# Lancashire Amateur League

The Lancashire Amateur Football League is an English association football league founded in 1899. Currently the league consists of five divisions – Premier, One, Two, Three and Four. The Premier Division is at level 14 in the English football league system.
The top two teams from each division are promoted to the next division up and the bottom two teams are relegated to the next division down. Two teams from the same club are not permitted to compete in the same division.

## History

The Lancashire Amateur Football League (more commonly known as the LAL) was founded in 1899. Clubs are situated throughout the old boundaries of Lancashire and Cheshire; stretching from Preston in the north, Southport in the west, Rochdale and Oldham in the east and Lymm in the south.
The Executive Committee and League Council are elected by clubs in membership of the League. Although clubs running a minimum of two teams are preferred, the League will consider applications for clubs running one team provided they match the League's standards expected for discipline, ground and facilities, fair play and standards of organisation/administration. The League has a strict policy of monitoring the discipline record of players (using a points system) and players whose conduct has not been considered acceptable are subject to their registration being withdrawn.
Member club Old Boltonians play on what has been recognised as the oldest football ground still in use in the world.

## Current members
### Premier Division

| Club | Home ground |
| Ashtonians | Byrchall High School |
| Bolton Wyresdale | The Castle Hill Centre |
| Burnley Belvedere | Holden Road |
| Chaddertonians | Hopwood Hall College |
| Old Blackburnians AFC | Harrison Playing Fields |
| Old Boltonians A.F.C. | Tower Street |
| Old Mancunians | Manchester University Sports Ground |
| Radcliffe Town AFC | King George V Playing Fields |
| Roach Dynamos Open Age | Darnhill Playing Fields |
| Rochdale St. Clements | Burton Park |
| Whitworth Valley | Rawstron Street |
| Winstanley St Aidans | The Convent |

### Division One

| Club | Home ground |
| Accrington Amateurs | Stanley Sports Hub |
| AFC Wigan | Scot Lane Playing Fields |
| Ashtonians Reserves | Byrchall High School |
| Burnley United | Barden Sports Arena |
| Bury G.S.O.B. | Buckley Wells |
| Chaddertonians | Hopwood Hall College |
| Crompton FC Academy Crompton FC OA | ESSA Academy |
| Howe Bridge Mills | Howe Bridge Leisure Centre |
| Milltown FC | Hopwood Hall College |
| Old Mancunians Reserves | Manchester University Sports Ground |
| Radcliffe Boys | Hollinhurst Playing Fields |
| Wardle | Rutherford Park |

### Division Two

| Club | Home ground |
| Bury G.S.O.B. Reserves | Buckley Wells |
| Breightmet United | Moss Park Bury Road Bolton BL2 6NX |
| Old Blackburnians AFC Reserves | Harrison Playing Fields |
| Old Boltonians AFC Reserves | Tower Street |
| Old Rivingtonians | Green Lane |
| Oldham Hulmeians AFC | Kingsway Park High School |
| Radcliffe Town AFC Reserves | King George V Playing Fields |
| Rochdale St. Clements Reserves | Burton Park |
| Rossendale Athletic FC | Stacksteads Recreation Ground |
| Rossendale FC | Marl Pits Sports Complex |
| Whitworth Valley Reserves | Rawstron Street |

### Division Three

| Club | Home ground |
| Ainsworth FC | Ainsworth Hall |
| Bolton Wyresdale Reserves | The Castle Hill Centre |
| Breightmet United FC Reserves | Moss Park Bury Road Bolton BL2 6NX |
| Chaddertonians 'A' | Hopwood Hall College |
| Crompton FC Academy | Canon Slade School |
| Hesketh Casuals | Preston New Road Recreation Ground |
| Howe Bridge Mills Reserves | Howe Bridge Leisure Centre |
| Lymm AFC | Sandy Lane |
| Old Mancunians 'A' | Manchester University Sports Ground |
| Old Rivingtonians Reserves | Green Lane |
| Radcliffe Boys Reserves | Hollinhurst Playing Fields |
| Tyldesley FC | St Mary's Catholic High School |
| Wardle Second | Rutherford Park |

### Division Four

| Club | Home ground |
| AFC Wigan Reserves | Scot Lane Playing Fields |
| Bury G.S.O.B. 'A' | Buckley Wells |
| Halshaw Moor Reserves | Kearsley Academy |
| Lymm AFC Reserves | Sandy Lane |
| Milltown FC Reserves | Hopwood Hall College |
| Moses Gate FC | Little Lever School & Sports Centre |
| Old Mancunians 'B' | Manchester University Sports Ground |
| Oldham Hulmeians AFC Reserves | Kingsway Park High School |
| Prestwich | Hopwood Hall College |
| Radcliffe Town AFC 'A' | King George V Playing Fields |
| Rossendale Athletic FC | Stacksteads Recreation Ground |

## Lancashire Amateur League winners
### 2003–2004

| Season | Premier | One | Two | Res Prem | Res One | Res Two | Three 'A' |
| 2003–04 | Gregorians Reserves | Old Mancunians | Gregorians Reserves | Old Boltonians Reserves | Bolton Wyresdale Reserves | Bury Amateurs | Old Blackburnians 'A' |

### 2004–10

| Season | Premier | One | Two | Three | Four | Five | Six | Seven |
| 2004–05 | Prairie United | Walshaw SC | Chaddertonians Reserves | Walshaw SC Reserves | Fairfield Reserves | Gregorians 'A' | Old Blackburnians 'A' | Accrington Loyal Amateurs 'B' |
| 2005–06 | Little Lever Sports Club | Hindley Juniors | Spotland Methodists | Old Blackburnians Reserves | Hesketh Casuals Reserves | Radcliffe Boys Reserves | Rochdale St Clements 'B' | Rossendale Amateurs 'B' |
| 2006–07 | Rochdale St Clements | Old Blackburnians | Failsworth Dynamos | Rochdale St Clements 'A' | Bury Amateurs Reserves | Rossendale Amateurs 'A' | Bury Amateurs 'A' | Mostonians 'B' |
| 2007–08 | Rossendale Amateurs | Failsworth Dynamos | Howe Bridge Mills | Hesketh Casuals Reserves | Mostonians Reserves | Bury Amateurs 'A' | Rossendale Amateurs 'B' | Lymm 'B' |
| 2008–09 | Old Blackburnians | Howe Bridge Mills | Rossendale FC Reserves | Mostonians Reserves | Castle Hill Reserves | Radcliffe Boys Reserves | Lymm 'B' | Chaddertonians 'B' |
| 2009–10 | Little Lever Sports Club | Horwich St Mary's Victoria | Prestwich | Roach Dynamos | Chaddertonians 'A' | Hesketh Casuals 'A' | Prestwich Reserves | Broughton Amateurs 'B' |

### 2010–11

| Season | Premier | One | Two | Three | Four | Five | Six (N) | Six |
| 2010–11 | Failsworth Dynamos | Prestwich | Rochdale St Clements Reserves | North Walkden | Old Boltonians 'A' | Prestwich Reserves | Rossendale Amateurs 'C' | Ashtonians Reserves |

### 2011–14

| Season | Premier | One | Two | Three | Four | Five | Six | Seven |
| 2011–12 | Castle Hill | Hindley Juniors | North Walkden | Tottington United | Prestwich Reserves | Rossendale Amateurs 'C' | Thornleigh 'A' | Horwich Victoria 'A' |
| 2012–13 | Prestwich | Tottington United | Oldham Hulmeians | Failsworth Dynamos Reserves | Mostonians Reserves | Thornleigh Reserves | Thornleigh 'A' | Howe Bridge Mills 'A' |
| 2013–14 | Prestwich | North Walkden | Oldham Hulmeians Reserves | Old Boltonians 'A' | AFC Dobbies | Radcliffe St Mary's Reserves | Oldham Hulmeians 'A' | Radcliffe Boys Reserves |

### 2014–17

| Season | Premier | One | Two | Three | Four | Five | Six |
| 2014–15 | Old Boltonians | Tyldesley United | Whitworth Valley | Hesketh Casuals Reserves | Accrington Amateurs Reserves | Mostonians 'A' | Whitworth Valley Reserves |
| 2015–16 | Failsworth Dynamos | Oldham Hulmeians | Thornleigh | Accrington Amateurs Reserves | Horwich St Mary's Victoria Reserves | Thornleigh 'A' | Howe Bridge Mills 'A' |
| 2016–17 | Failsworth Dynamos | Roach Dynamos | AFC Dobbies | Horwich St Mary's Victoria Reserves | Old Blackburnians 'A' | Howe Bridge Mills 'A' | Radcliffe Boys Reserves |

### 2017–23

| Season | Premier | One | Two | Three | Four | Five |
| 2017–18 | Mostonians | Whitworth Valley | Chaddertonians | Oldham Hulmeians | Whitworth Valley Reserves | Horwich RMI Reserves |
| 2018–19 | Whitworth Valley | Bolton Wyresdale | Little Lever Sports Club (Seniors) Reserves | Bolton Wyresdale Reserves | Old Boltonians A.F.C. 'A' | Old Mancunians 'A' |
| 2019–20 | Void | Void | Void | Void | Void | Void |
| 2020–21 | Void | Void | Void | Void | Void | Void |
| 2021–22 | Little Lever Sports Club (Seniors) | Radcliffe Town AFC | Blackburn Eagles JFC Saturday | Radcliffe Boys | Oldham Hulmeians AFC Reserves | Radcliffe Boys Reserves |
| 2022–23 | Chaddertonians | Mill Hill (Blackburn) | Radcliffe Boys | Oldham Hulmeians AFC | Crompton FC Academy Reserves | Old Rivingtonians Reserves |

### Premier Division league titles by club

| Club | Winners | Winning seasons |
| Failsworth Dynamos | 3 | 2010–11, 2015–16, 2016–17 |
| Prestwich | 2 | 2012–13, 2013–14 |
| Little Lever Sports Club | 2 | 2005–06, 2009–10 |
| Chaddertonians | 1 | 2022–23 |
| Little Lever Sports Club (Seniors) | 1 | 2021–22 |
| Whitworth Valley | 1 | 2018–19 |
| Mostonians | 1 | 2017–18 |
| Old Boltonians | 1 | 2014–15 |
| Castle Hill | 1 | 2011–12 |
| Old Blackburnians | 1 | 2008–09 |
| Rossendale Amateurs | 1 | 2007–08 |
| Rochdale St Clements | 1 | 2006–07 |
| Prairie United | 1 | 2004–05 |
| Gregorians Reserves | 1 | 2003–04 |