Lancashire Amateur League

Lancashire Amateur League
Country England
Founded 1899
Divisions 8
Number of teams 91 teams from 39 clubs
Level on pyramid 13 to 19
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 seven divisions – Premier, One, Two, Three, Four, Five and Six. The Premier Division is at level 13 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 generally not permitted to compete in the same division.

About the League

The Lancashire Amateur Football League (more commonly known as the LAL) was founded in 1899[1] and consists of approx. 40 Clubs who run in the order of 100 teams. These clubs are situated throughout the old boundaries of Lancashire & Cheshire; stretching from Preston in the North, Southport in the West, Rochdale and Oldham in the East and Lymm in the South.

The League's Premier League has "feeder league status" within the FA Pyramid scheme for Referees. 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 & 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a points system) and players whose conduct has not been considered acceptable are subject to their registration being withdrawn.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.[2]

Current member clubs

The member clubs for the 2014–15 season are as follows

Premier Division
Bury Grammar School Old Boys
Castle Hill
Failsworth Dynamos
Horwich Victoria
Howe Bridge Mills
Little Lever Sports
Mostonians
North Walkden
Old Blackburnians
Old Boltonians
Old Mancunians
Prestwich
Rochdale St. Clements
Tottington United
Division One
Ainsworth
Blackrod Town
Bolton Wyresdale
Chaddertonians
Farnworth Town
Hesketh Casuals
Horwich Railway Mechanics Institute
Old Boltonians Reserves
Oldham Hulmeians
Roach Dynamos
Rochdale St.Clements Reserves
Rossendale
Tyldesley United
Wardle
Division Two
Accrington Amateurs
Ashtonians
Bury Grammar School Old Boys Reserves
Digmoor
Failsworth Dynamos Reserves
Little Lever Sports Reserves
Mostonians Reserves
Old Blackburnians Reserves
Old Boltonians 'A'
Oldham Hulmeians Reserves
Radcliffe Town
Thornleigh
Whitworth Valley
Division Three
AFC Dobbies
Bacup United
Bolton Lads Club
Castle Hill Reserves
Chaddertonians Reserves
Hesketh Casuals Reserves
Howe Bridge Mills Reserves
Old Mancunians Reserves
Radcliffe Boys
Radcliffe Town Reserves
Rochdale St. Clements 'A'
Thornleigh Reserves
Division Four
Accrington Amateurs Reserves
Ainsworth Reserves
Blackrod Town Reserves
Bolton Wyresdale Reserves
Farnworth Town Reserves
Horwich Railway Mechanics Institute Reserves
Horwich Victoria Reserves
North Walkden Reserves
Old Blackburnians 'A'
Old Mancunians 'A'
Rossendale Reserves
Thornleigh 'A'
Wardle Reserves
Division Five
Ashtonians Reserves
Bolton Wyresdale 'A'
Bury Grammar School Old Boys 'A'
Hesketh Casuals 'A'
Lymm
Mostonians 'A'
Old Boltonians 'B'
Oldham Hulmeians 'A'
Radcliffe Town 'A'
Rochdale St. Clements 'B'
Tottington United Reserves
Tyldesley United Reserves
Division Six
AFC Dobbies Reserves
Bolton Wyresdale 'B'
Bury Grammar School Old Boys 'B'
Horwich Railway Mechanics Institute 'A'
Little Lever Sports Club 'A'
Lymm Reserves
Old Blackburnians 'B'
Old Mancunians 'B'
Oldham Hulmeians 'B'
Radcliffe Boys Reserves
Radcliffe Town 'B'
Thornleigh 'B'
Whitworth Valley Reserves

References

  1. ↑ Official website
  2. ↑ Lancashire Telegraph

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