Cheshire Association Football League Explained

Cheshire Association Football League
Country:England
Founded:1948
Teams:46 (Premier, One, Two)
Promotion:North West Counties League
(Division One South)
Relegation:Hope Valley Amateur League Premier Division
Levels:The Premier Division is at Level 11
Domest Cup:Parklands FC (J A Walton Challenge Cup)
Lostock Gralam (JB Parker Premier cup)
Champions:Whalley Range FC (Premier Division)
Parklands FC (League One)
Upton Fc (League Two)
Season:2022-23
Sponsorship Name:Hallmark Security Cheshire Football League
Region:Cheshire

The Cheshire Association Football League is a football competition based in Cheshire, England, which until 2007 was known as the Mid-Cheshire Association Football League. From season 2017–18, the league operates four divisions: the Premier Division, Divisions One and Two, and a Reserve Division. Founded in 1948, only one club (Knutsford) have maintained continuous membership since the formation of the league. Two other founder members have only recently left the league – Whitchurch Alport in 2012 and Barnton in the summer of 2014 .[1]

The Premier Division sits at step 7 of the National League Pyramid, level 11 in the English Football Pyramid.

2024–25 members

Source:[2]

Premier Division

League One

League Two

Previous Divisional Champions

SeasonDivision OneDivision Two
1979–80BarntonPrescot B I Reserves
1980–81RylandsHandforth Irwin
1981–82Hanley TownIntex
1982–83BarntonNewcastle Town
1983–84RylandsN/A
1984–85BramhallN/A
1985–86Newcastle TownN/A
1986–87Kidsgrove AthleticN/A
1987–88Kidsgrove AthleticLeek Town Reserves
1988–89BarntonWilmslow Albion
1989–90Grove UnitedGarswood United
1990–91LinotypeNewcastle Town Reserves
1991–92Grove UnitedBroadheath Central
1992–93Grove UnitedMalpas
1993–94LinotypeBollington Athletic
1994–95KnutsfordCheadle Heath Nomads
1995–96Garswood UnitedBollington Athletic
1996–97BarntonLostock Gralam
1997–98BarntonGarswood United Reserves
1998–99BarntonPadgate St Oswalds
1999–2000BarntonTrafford Reserves
2000–01BarntonBroadheath Central
2001–02BarntonCrosfields
2002–03BarntonGolborne Sports
2003–04Middlewich TownPadgate St Oswalds
2004–05BarntonPenketh & Sankey Eagle
2005–06Middlewich TownGamesley
2006–07Middlewich TownStalybridge Celtic Reserves
2007–08StyalF.C. United of Manchester Reserves
2008–09WoodleyGolborne Sports
2009–10Club AZLostock Gralam
2010–11Greenalls Padgate St. OswaldsDenton Town
2011–12KnutsfordWhaley Bridge
2012–13KnutsfordBarnton
2013–14Garswood UnitedPoynton
SeasonPremier DivisionLeague OneLeague Two
2014–15Linotype & Cheadle Heath NomadsCongleton Vale RoversWythenshawe Town
2015–16KnutsfordWythenshawe TownAFC Macclesfield
2016–17Whaley BridgeBillingeWindle Labour
2017–18KnutsfordDatenFord Motors
2018-19Pilkington FCLostock GralamAshton Athletic Reserves
2019-20Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom[3]
2020-21Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom[4]
2021-22F.C. St HelensWhalley RangeGolborne Sports
2022-23Whalley RangeParklandsUpton JFC
2023-24PoyntonGolborne SportsPilkington FC U23s
(The league ran only a single division from 1983 to 1987)

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.whitchurchalportfc.co.uk/page2.htm Whitchurch Alport FC
  2. Web site: The Cheshire Football League . 2022-06-11 . fulltime.thefa.com.
  3. News: 2020-03-26 . All football below National League to end . en-GB . . 2022-06-11.
  4. News: 2021-02-24 . Non-league steps three to six curtailed for second season . en-GB . . 2022-06-11.