Lancashire Amateur League

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Lancashire Amateur League
Lancashire Amateur League
Country England
Founded 1899
Divisions 8
Number of teams 104 teams from 38 clubs
Levels on pyramid Level 14 to 21
Website http://www.lancsam.fsnet.co.uk/

The Lancashire Amateur Football League is an English association football league founded in 1899. Currently the league consists of eight divisions - Premier, One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, and Seven. The Premier Division is at level 14 in the English football league system. The champions of the Premier League may apply for promotion to the West Lancashire Football League.

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.

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[edit] History

The league was formed in 1899.[1] Member club Old Boltonians play on what has been recognised as the oldest football ground still in use in the world.[2]

[edit] Current member clubs

The member clubs for the 2007–08 season are as follows:[3]

Premier Division
Bolton Lads Club 1st XI
Bury Amateurs 1st XI
Bury GSOB 1st XI
Chaddertonians 1st XI
Horwich RMI 1st XI
Little Lever SC 1st XI
Lymm 1st XI
Mostonians 1st XI
Old Blackburnians 1st XI
Old Boltonians 1st XI
Old Mancunians 1st XI
Radcliffe Town 1st XI
Rochdale St Clements 1st XI
Rossendale Amateurs 1st XI
Division One
Bolton Ambassadors 1st XI
Bolton Wyresdale 1st XI
Broughton Amateurs 1st XI
Castle Hill 1st XI
Chaddertonians Reserves
Failsworth Dynamos 1st XI
Hesketh Casuals 1st XI
Hindley Juniors 1st XI
Little Lever SC Reserves
Old Blackburnians Reserves
Prairie United 1st XI
Spotland Methodists 1st XI
Thornleigh 1st XI
Tyldesley United 1st XI
Division Two
Accrington Loyal Amateurs 1st XI
Astley Bridge 1st XI
Bacup United 1st XI
Chew Moor Brook 1st XI
Horwich Victoria 1st XI
Howe Bridge Mills 1st XI
Ladybridge 1st XI
Old Blackburnians 'A'
Old Boltonians Reserves
Oldham Hulmeians 1st XI
Radcliffe Boys 1st XI
Roach Dynamos 1st XI
Rochdale St.Clements Reserves
Rossendale Amateurs Reserves
Division Three
Accrington Loyal Amateurs Reserves
Ainsworth 1st XI
Ashtonians 1st XI
Bolton Wyresdale Reserves
Broughton Amateurs Reserves
Bury Amateurs Reserves
Bury GSOB Reserves
Hesketh Casuals Reserves
Little Lever SC 'A'
Lymm Reserves
Old Mancunians Reserves
Radcliffe Town Reserves
Rochdale St. Clements 'A'
Tottington United 1st XI
Division Four
Castle Hill Reserves
Chaddertonians 'A'
Hesketh Casuals 'A'
Horwich RMI Reserves
Horwich Victoria Reserves
Howe Bridge Mills Reserves
Little Lever SC 'B'
Mostonians Reserves
Old Blackburnians 'B'
Old Boltonians 'A'
Rossendale Amateurs 'A'
Spotland Methodists Reserves
Thornleigh Reserves
Division Five
Accrington Loyal Amateurs 'A'
Ainsworth Reserves
Ashtonians Reserves
Bolton Lads Club Reserves
Bury Amateurs 'A'
Mostonians 'A'
Old Boltonians 'B'
Oldham Hulmeians Reserves
Old Mancunians 'A'
Radcliffe Boys Reserves
Rochdale St. Clements 'B'
Thornleigh 'A'
Tottington United Reserves
Division Six
Bolton Wyresdale 'A'
Broughton Amateurs 'A'
Bury GSOB 'A'
Hesketh Casuals 'B'
Horwich RMI 'A'
Lymm 'A'
Oldham Hulmeians 'A'
Old Mancunians 'B'
Radcliffe Town 'A'
Rossendale Amateurs 'B'
Thornleigh 'B'
Division Seven
Bolton Wyresdale 'B'
Broughton Amateurs 'B'
Bury Amateurs'B'
Bury GSOB 'B'
Chaddertonians 'B'
Lymm 'B'
Old Blackburnians 'C'
Oldham Hulmeians 'B'
Radcliffe Town'B'
Rossendale Amateurs 'C'
Spotland Methodists 'A'

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