Lancashire Combination
The Lancashire Combination was a football league founded in the North West of England in 1891–92. It absorbed the Lancashire League in 1903. In 1968 the Combination lost five of its clubs to the newly formed Northern Premier League. In 1982 it was finally merged with the Cheshire County League to form the North West Counties League.
Champions
[edit]| Season | Champions |
|---|---|
| 1891–92 | Blackburn Rovers reserves |
| 1892–93 | Blackburn Rovers reserves |
| 1893–94 | Blackburn Rovers reserves[1] |
| 1894–95 | Everton reserves[1] |
| 1895–96 | Preston North End reserves |
| 1896–97 | Liverpool reserves |
| 1897–98 | Preston North End reserves |
| 1898–99 | Preston North End reserves |
| 1899–1900 | Liverpool reserves[1] |
| 1900–01 | Everton reserves |
| 1901–02 | Manchester City reserves |
| 1902–03 | Accrington Stanley |
| Season | Division One champions | Division Two champions |
|---|---|---|
| 1903–04 | Everton reserves | Southport Central |
| 1904–05 | Stockport County | St Helens Recreation |
| 1905–06 | Accrington Stanley | Colne |
| 1906–07 | Oldham Athletic | Carlisle United |
| 1907–08 | Everton reserves | Blackburn Rovers reserves |
| 1908–09 | Everton reserves | Manchester City reserves |
| 1909–10 | Everton reserves | Glossop North End reserves |
| 1910–11 | Rochdale | Haslingden |
| 1911–12 | Rochdale | Stalybridge Celtic |
| 1912–13 | Eccles Borough | South Liverpool |
| 1913–14 | Tranmere Rovers | Witton Albion |
| 1914–15 | Eccles Borough | Rochdale |
| Northern Section | Southern Section | |
| 1915–16 | Accrington Stanley | South Liverpool |
| First Competition | Second Competition | |
| 1916–17 | Hurst | Tranmere Rovers |
| 1917–18 | South Liverpool | |
| Liverpool Section | Manchester Section | |
| 1918–19 | Tranmere Rovers | Stalybridge Celtic |
| Season | Champions |
|---|---|
| 1919–20 | Chorley |
| 1920–21 | Barrow |
| 1921–22 | Lancaster Town |
| 1922–23 | Chorley |
| 1923–24 | Fleetwood |
| 1924–25 | Morecambe |
| 1925–26 | Nelson reserves |
| 1926–27 | Rossendale United |
| 1927–28 | Chorley |
| 1928–29 | Chorley |
| 1929–30 | Lancaster Town |
| 1930–31 | Darwen |
| 1931–32 | Darwen |
| 1932–33 | Chorley |
| 1933–34 | Chorley |
| 1934–35 | Lancaster Town |
| 1935–36 | Lancaster Town |
| 1936–37 | South Liverpool |
| 1937–38 | South Liverpool |
| 1938–39 | South Liverpool |
| 1945–46 | Chorley |
| 1946–47 | Bacup Borough |
| Season | Division One champions | Division Two champions |
|---|---|---|
| 1947–48 | Wigan Athletic | Stubshaw Cross Rovers |
| 1948–49 | Netherfield | Bootle |
| 1949–50 | Nelson | Blackpool "B" |
| 1950–51 | Wigan Athletic | St Helens Town |
| 1951–52 | Nelson | Prescot Cables |
| 1952–53 | Wigan Athletic | Bolton Wanderers "B" |
| 1953–54 | Wigan Athletic | Burscough |
| 1954–55 | Accrington Stanley reserves | Burnley 'A' |
| 1955–56 | Burscough | Skelmersdale United |
| 1956–57 | Prescot Cables | Rossendale United |
| 1957–58 | Horwich RMI | Oldham Athletic reserves |
| 1958–59 | New Brighton | Netherfield reserves |
| 1959–60 | Chorley | Clitheroe |
| 1960–61 | Chorley | Chorley reserves |
| 1961–62 | Morecambe | Ashton United |
| 1962–63 | Morecambe | Crompton Recreation |
| 1963–64 | Chorley | Accrington Stanley |
| 1964–65 | Netherfield | Netherfield reserves |
| 1965–66 | South Liverpool | Wigan Rovers |
| 1966–67 | Morecambe | Kirkby Town |
| 1967–68 | Morecambe | Oldham Athletic reserves |
| Season | Champions |
|---|---|
| 1968–69 | Great Harwood |
| 1969–70 | Burscough |
| 1970–71 | Prestwich Heys |
| 1971–72 | St Helens Town |
| 1972–73 | Darwen |
| 1973–74 | Accrington Stanley |
| 1974–75 | Darwen |
| 1975–76 | Bootle |
| 1976–77 | Bootle |
| 1977–78 | Accrington Stanley |
| 1978–79 | Wren Rovers |
| 1979–80 | Clitheroe |
| 1980–81 | Wren Rovers |
| 1981–82 | Caernarfon Town |
Member clubs
[edit]A total of 191 clubs and reserve teams played in the Lancashire Combination: