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Counties 2 ADM Lancashire & Cheshire

Current season or competition: 2024-25 Counties 2 ADM Lancashire & Cheshire
Sport	Rugby union
Instituted	1987; 38 years ago (1987)
Country	England,  Isle of Man
Most titles	Altrincham Kersal, Warrington (3 titles)
Website	England RFU

Counties 2 ADM Lancashire & Cheshire (formerly Lancs/Cheshire Division 1) is a regional English Rugby Union league for teams from Cheshire, Merseyside, Lancashire and Greater Manchester, ranked at tier 8 of the English league system.

The division was initially known as North-West West 1 when it was created in 1987, and had a number of different names with South Lancs/Cheshire 1 being the longest running. The division switched to its final name for the 2018–19 season due to the restructuring of the northern leagues by the Rugby Football Union (RFU) as a result of 19 Lancashire clubs withdrawing from RFU competitions across the leagues to form their own competitions. This would see the North Lancashire/Cumbria division abolished, with Lancashire-based sides from that league being transferred into Lancs/Cheshire 1, while the Cumbria sides were transferred into Cumbria 1.

The introduction of North 2 West for the 2019–20 season at tier 7 of the north west leagues, meant that Lancs/Cheshire Division 1 dropped down to being a tier 8 league. Then after the cancellation of Adult Competitive Leagues (National League 1 and below) for the 2020/21 season due to the coronavirus pandemic, the league was disbanded with teams transferred into the Lancashire Merit Table competitions or ADM Lancashire leagues.

After a hiatus for season 2021-22 the league returned in its new guise following the restructuring of the English rugby union system ahead of the 2022–23 season, with the league renamed to Counties 2 ADM Lancashire & Cheshire.

Promotion is to Counties 1 ADM Lancashire & Cheshire and relegation to Counties 3 ADM Lancashire & Cheshire.

Participating clubs 2024-25

Joining were Bolton and Warrington, relegated from Counties 1 ADM Lancashire & Cheshire. Wigan and Thornton-Cleveleys were promoted from Counties 3 ADM Lancashire & Cheshire

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season Bolton Avenue Street Bolton, Greater Manchester Relegated from Counties 1 ADM Lancashire & Cheshire Hoylake Carham Road Hoylake, Merseyside 8th Leigh Round Ash Park Leigh, Greater Manchester 7th Littleborough Rakewood Road Littleborough, Greater Manchester 6th Liverpool Collegiate Aigburth Cricket Ground Aigburth, Liverpool, Merseyside 9th Oldham Manor Park Oldham, Greater Manchester 10th Sefton Thornhead Lane Liverpool, Merseyside 5th Southport Recreation Ground 3,500 Southport, Merseyside 3rd Thornton-Cleveleys Thornton Sports Centre Thornton, Lancashire Promoted from Counties 3 ADM Lancashire & Cheshire Tyldesley St Georges Park Tyldesley, Greater Manchester 4th Warrington The Fortress Walton, Warrington, Cheshire Relegated from Counties 1 ADM Lancashire & Cheshire Wigan Douglas Valley Wigan, Greater Manchester Promoted from Counties 3 ADM Lancashire & Cheshire

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Participating clubs 2023-24

Joining were Southport, Sefton and Leigh, all relegated from Counties 1 ADM Lancashire & Cheshire. New Brighton and Hoylake and were promoted from Counties 3 ADM Lancashire & Cheshire

At the end of the season, New Brighton and Trafford MV RFCC were promoted to Counties 1 ADM Lancashire & Cheshire. Fleetwood and De La Salle (Salford) were relegated to Counties 3 ADM Lancashire & Cheshire.

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season De La Salle (Salford) De La Salle Sports & Social Club Salford, Greater Manchester 8th Fleetwood Melbourne Avenue Fleetwood, Lancashire 7th Hoylake Carham Road Hoylake, Merseyside Promoted from Counties 3 ADM Lancashire & Cheshire Leigh Round Ash Park Leigh, Greater Manchester Relegated from Counties 1 ADM Lancashire & Cheshire Littleborough Rakewood Road Littleborough, Greater Manchester 4th Liverpool Collegiate Aigburth Cricket Ground Aigburth, Liverpool, Merseyside 6th New Brighton Hartsfield Moreton, Merseyside Promoted from Counties 3 ADM Lancashire & Cheshire Oldham Manor Park Oldham, Greater Manchester 9th Sefton Thornhead Lane Liverpool, Merseyside Relegated from Counties 1 ADM Lancashire & Cheshire Southport Recreation Ground 3,500 Southport, Merseyside Relegated from Counties 1 ADM Lancashire & Cheshire Trafford MV RFCC MacPherson Park Trafford, Greater Manchester 3rd Tyldesley St Georges Park Tyldesley, Greater Manchester 5th

FleetwoodGreater ManchesterHoylakeLeighLittleboroughL CollegiateNew BrightonSeftonSouthportTyldesleyclass=notpageimage| Locations of the 2023-24 Counties 2 ADM Lancashire & Cheshire teams DLSOldhamTrafford MVclass=notpageimage| Locations of the 2023-24 Counties 2 ADM Lancashire & Cheshire teams in Greater Manchester

Participating clubs 2022–23

This was the first season following the RFU Adult Competition Review with the league adopting its new name of Counties 2 ADM Lancashire & Cheshire. At the end of the season, Eccles and Heaton Moor were promoted to Counties 1 ADM Lancashire & Cheshire. Ormskirk (10th), Wigan (11th) and Orrell were relegated to Counties 3 ADM Lancashire & Cheshire.

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season De La Salle (Salford) De La Salle Sports & Social Club Salford, Greater Manchester Eccles Gorton Street Eccles, Greater Manchester Fleetwood Melbourne Avenue Fleetwood, Lancashire Heaton Moor Green Lane Heaton Moor, Stockport, Greater Manchester Littleborough Rakewood Road Littleborough, Greater Manchester Liverpool Collegiate Aigburth Cricket Ground 3,000 Aigburth, Liverpool, Merseyside Oldham Manor Park Oldham, Greater Manchester Ormskirk Green Lane Ormskirk, Lancashire Orrell St John Rigby College Orrell, Greater Manchester Trafford MV RFCC MacPherson Park Trafford, Greater Manchester Tyldesley St Georges Park Tyldesley, Greater Manchester Wigan Douglas Valley Wigan, Greater Manchester

FleetwoodGreater ManchesterLittleboroughL CollegiateOrmskirkOrrellTyldesleyWiganclass=notpageimage| Locations of the 2022-23 Counties 2 ADM Lancashire & Cheshire teams DLSEcclesHeaton MoorOldhamTrafford MVclass=notpageimage| Locations of the 2022-23 Counties 2 ADM Lancashire & Cheshire teams in Greater Manchester

Season 2021-22

Not contested as many of the Lancashire RFU affiliated clubs had joined the Lanacashire ADM splinter leagues.

Season 2020–21

On 30 October the RFU announced that a decision had been taken to cancel Adult Competitive Leagues (National League 1 and below) for the 2020/21 season meaning the league was not contested.

Teams 2019–20

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season Birchfield Birchfield Road Widnes, Cheshire 5th Congleton Congleton Park Congleton, Cheshire 4th Ellesmere Port Whitby Sports & Social Club Ellesmere Port, Cheshire Promoted from Lancs/Cheshire 3 (runners up) Garstang Hudson Park Garstang, Lancashire 8th Hoylake Carham Road Hoylake, Merseyside Relegated from Lancs/Cheshire 1 (12th) New Brighton Hartsfield 2,000 Moreton, Merseyside 7th Orrell St John Rigby College Orrell, Greater Manchester 3rd Ramsey Mooragh Park Ramsey, Isle of Man Promoted from Lancs/Cheshire 3 (champions)

BirchfieldCongletonEllesmereGarstangHoylakeNew BrightonOrrellRamseyclass=notpageimage| Locations of the 2019–20 Lancs/Cheshire Division 1 teams

Teams 2018–19

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season Altrincham Kersal Stelfox Avenue Timperley, Altrincham, Greater Manchester Relegated from North 1 West (12th) Bolton Avenue Street Bolton, Greater Manchester Transferred from North Lancashire/Cumbria (3rd) Bowdon Clay Lane Timperley, Altrincham, Greater Manchester 5th Fleetwood Melbourne Avenue Fleetwood, Lancashire Transferred from North Lancashire/Cumbria (10th) Glossop Hargate Hill Lane Charlesworth, Glossop, Derbyshire 3rd Hoylake Carham Road Hoylake, Merseyside 11th Leigh Round Ash Park Leigh, Greater Manchester 7th Liverpool Collegiate Aigburth Cricket Ground 3,000 Aigburth, Liverpool, Merseyside Promoted from South Lancs/Cheshire 2 (runners up) Rochdale Moorgate Avenue Rochdale, Greater Manchester Relegated from North 1 West (13th) Sefton Thornhead Lane Liverpool, Merseyside 10th Southport Recreation Ground 3,500 Southport, Merseyside 9th Tarleton Carr Lane Tarleton, Lancashire Transferred from North Lancashire/Cumbria (7th) Winnington Park Burrows Hill Hartford, Northwich, Cheshire Promoted from South Lancs/Cheshire 2 (champions)

AltrinchamBoltonBowdonFleetwoodGlossopHoylakeLeighL CollegiateRochdaleSeftonSouthportTarletonWinningtonclass=notpageimage| Locations of the 2018–19 Lancs/Cheshire 1 teams

Teams 2017–18

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season Anselmians Malone Field Eastham, Merseyside 11th Bowdon Clay Lane Timperley, Altrincham, Greater Manchester 5th Broughton Park Hough End Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester 3rd Glossop Hargate Hill Lane Charlesworth, Glossop, Derbyshire 4th Hoylake Carham Road Hoylake, Merseyside Promoted from South Lancs/Cheshire 2 (runners up) Leigh Round Ash Park Leigh, Greater Manchester Relegated from North 1 West (13th) Liverpool St Helens Moss Lane 3,000 St. Helens, Lancashire 6th New Brighton Hartsfield 2,000 Moreton, Merseyside 10th Sefton Thornhead Lane Liverpool, Merseyside 8th Southport Recreation Ground 3,500 Southport, Merseyside 9th Tyldesley St Georges Park Tyldesley, Greater Manchester Promoted from South Lancs/Cheshire 2 (champions) West Park St Helens Red Rocks St. Helens, Lancashire Relegated from North 1 West (12th) Widnes Heath Road Widnes, Cheshire 7th

AnselmiansHoylakeLiverpool St HelensNew BrightonSeftonSouthportWest Park St HelensWidnesclass=notpageimage| Locations of the 2017–18 South Lancs/Cheshire 1 teams in Merseyside & Cheshire BowdonBroughton ParkGlossopLeighTyldesleyclass=notpageimage| Locations of the 2017–18 South Lancs/Cheshire 1 teams in Greater Manchester & Derbyshire

Participating clubs 2016–17

• Anselmians
• Bowdon
• Broughton Park
• Douglas (I.O.M.)
• Glossop
• Liverpool St Helens
• Manchester
• Manchester Medics (promoted from Cheshire (South))
• New Brighton
• Oswestry (promoted from Cheshire (South))
• Sefton
• Southport (promoted from Merseyside (West))
• Widnes
• Wigan

Participating clubs 2015–16

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season Anselmians Malone Field Eastham, Merseyside 8th Bowdon Clay Lane Timperley, Altrincham, Greater Manchester 11th Douglas Port-e-Chee Meadow Douglas, Isle of Man 10th Glossop Hargate Hill Lane Charlesworth, Glossop, Derbyshire 7th Hoylake Carham Road Hoylake, Merseyside 12th Liverpool Collegiate Aigburth Cricket Ground 3,000 Liverpool, Merseyside Promoted from South Lancs/Cheshire 2 (champions) Liverpool St Helens Moss Lane 3,000 St. Helens, Lancashire 2nd Manchester Grove Park 4,000 (250 seats) Cheadle Hulme, Stockport, Greater Manchester 9th New Brighton Hartsfield 2,000 Moreton, Merseyside Relegated from North 1 West (13th) Northwich Moss Farm Northwich, Cheshire 3rd Sefton Thornhead Lane Liverpool, Merseyside 6th West Park St Helens Red Rocks St. Helens, Lancashire 5th Wigan Douglas Valley Wigan, Lancashire Level transfer from North Lancashire/Cumbria (7th) Winnington Park Burrows Hill Winnington, Northwich, Cheshire 4th

AnselmiansHoylakeLiverpool CollegiateLiverpool St HelensNew BrightonSeftonWest Park St Helensclass=notpageimage| 2015-16 Merseyside South Lancs/Cheshire 1 teams BowdonDouglasGlossopManchesterMerseysideNorthwich Wigan Winnington Park class=notpageimage| Locations of the 2015-16 South Lancs/Cheshire 1 teams

Participating clubs 2014–15

• Altrincham Kersal (relegated from North 1 West)
• Anselmians
• Bowdon (promoted from South Lancs/Cheshire 2)
• Douglas (I.O.M.)
• Glossop
• Hoylake
• Liverpool St Helens (relegated from North 1 West)
• Manchester
• Manchester Medics (promoted from South Lancs/Cheshire 2)
• Northwich
• Ruskin Park
• Sefton
• West Park St Helens
• Winnington Park

Participating clubs 2013–14

• Anselmians
• Ashton-on-Mersey
• Douglas (I.O.M.) (promoted from South Lancs/Cheshire 2)
• Glossop
• Hoylake
• Manchester (relegated from North 1 West)
• New Brighton
• Northwich
• Ruskin Park
• Sefton (promoted from South Lancs/Cheshire 2)
• Tyldesley
• West Park St Helens
• Wigan
• Winnington Park

Participating clubs 2012–13

• Ashton-on-Mersey
• Bowdon
• Broughton Park (relegated from North 1 West)
• Crewe & Nantwich
• Glossop
• Hoylake
• New Brighton
• Orrell
• Ruskin Park
• Tyldesley
• Warrington
• West Park St Helens
• Wigan
• Winnington Park

Original teams

When league rugby began in 1987 this division contained the following teams:

• Aspull
• Birchfield
• Douglas
• Eagle
• Liverpool College
• Mersey Police
• Old Anselmians
• Old Parkonians
• Oldershaw
• Ormskirk
• St. Edward's Old Boys

Lancs/Cheshire 1 honours

North-West West 1 (1987–1992)

The original incarnation of Lancs/Cheshire 1 was known as North-West West 1, and was a tier 9 league with promotion up to North West 2 and relegation down to North-West West 2.

Cheshire/Lancs South (1992–1996)

Restructuring of north-west leagues saw North-West West 1 renamed as Cheshire/Lancs South for the 1993–94 season. Promotion continued to be up to North West 2, while relegation was to either Cheshire or Lancashire South (new regional divisions of what was North-West West 2). The division was initially at tier 9 but the creation of National 5 North for the 1993–94 season meant that Cheshire/Lancs South dropped to become a tier 10 league.

South Lancs/Cheshire 1 (1996–2000)

The league system was restructured from top to bottom by the Rugby Football Union for the start of the 1996–97 season. Firstly, as part of the reorganisation of the Cheshire and Lancashire leagues, Cheshire/Lancs South was renamed South Lancs/Cheshire 1. The cancellation of National 5 North and creation of North West 3 meant that South/Lancs Cheshire 1 remained a tier 10 league, with promotion to North West 3 and relegation to the newly named South/Lancs Cheshire 2 - now back to being a single division. From the 1998–99 season onward the league was known as EuroManx South Lancs/Cheshire 1 after its sponsor EuroManx.

South Lancs/Cheshire 1 (2000–2018)

Northern league restructuring by the RFU at the end of the 1999–2000 season saw the cancellation of North West 1, North West 2 and North West 3 (tiers 7-9). This meant that South/Lancs Cheshire 1 became a tier 7 league, with promotion to North 2 West (currently North 1 West). The division would continue to be known as EuroManx South Lancs/Cheshire 1 until the 2007–08 season when EuroManx ceased operations. Relegation during this time continued to be to South Lancs/Cheshire 2 except for one season (2015–16) where teams dropped to Cheshire (South), Lancashire (North) or Merseyside (West).

Lancs/Cheshire 1 (2018-present)

South Lancs/Cheshire 1 was renamed as Lancs/Cheshire 1 for the 2018–19 season continuing as a tier 7 league with promotion to North 1 West. The creation of North 2 West for the 2019–20 season meant that Lancs/Cheshire 1 dropped to being a tier 8 league with promotion into this new division. Relegation continued to Lancs/Cheshire 2 (formerly South Lancs/Cheshire 2).

Promotion play-offs

For the 2018–19 season there was play-off between the runners-up of Lancashire/Cheshire 1 and Cumbria 1 and for the third and final promotion place to North 1 West. Previously Lancs/Cheshire sides had faced teams from North Lancashire/Cumbria (see following subsection). As of 2019–20 Lancashire/Cheshire 1 sides have one win to Cumbria's zero; and the home side has one win to the away side's zero. The introduction of North 2 West for the 2019–20 and the subsequent demotion of both Lancashire/Cheshire 1 and Cumbria 1 to tier 8 divisions, means that if the playoff continues it will be in place in the newly introduced division.

Discontinued promotion play-offs

Between the 2000–01 and 2017–18 seasons there was a play-off between the runners-up of North Lancashire/Cumbria and South Lancs/Cheshire 1 for the third and final promotion place to North 1 West. The team with the superior league record had home advantage in the tie. This continued until the North Lancashire/Cumbria division was abolished due to RFU restructuring of the leagues. At the end of the 2017–18 season the North Lancashire/Cumbria and South Lancs/Cheshire 1 team sides had nine wins apiece; and the home team had won promotion on thirteen occasions compared to the away teams five.

Number of league titles

• Altrincham Kersal (3)
• Warrington (3)
• Broughton Park (2)
• Northwich (2)
• Ruskin Park (2)
• St. Edward's Old Boys (2)
• Wilmslow (2)
• Anselmians (1)
• Aspull (1)
• Birchfield (1)
• Birkenhead Park (1)
• Burnage (1)
• Caldy (1)
• Leigh (1)
• Manchester (1)
• Mersey Police (1)
• New Brighton (1)
• Ormskirk (1)
• Orrell (1)
• Rochdale (1)
• Sale FC (1)
• South Liverpool (1)
• Widnes (1)
• Wirral (1)

See also

• Cheshire RFU
• Lancashire RFU
• English rugby union system
• Rugby union in England

Notes

1. Now known as Anselmians.
2. 3rd place Vagabonds were also promoted.
3. The restructure of the North-West leagues for the following season with North-West West 3 being discontinued and North-West West 2 splitting into two regional leagues - Cheshire and Lancashire South - meant that there was no relegation, although bottom side Old Intonians would merge with Old Rockferrians to form Prenton RUFC and would enter the Cheshire league for the 1992–93 season.
4. Reorganisation of the Lancashire and Cheshire leagues for the 1996–97 season meant that four teams instead of three were relegated into the new look South/Lancs Cheshire 2 - now back to being a single division.
5. No relegation as division due to increase from 11 to 14 teams for the following season.
6. Only one team relegated from division as Manchester Medics dropped out of the league.
7. 3 teams from the newly restructured Lancs/Cheshire Division 1 dropped out of the RFU leagues to join the ADM Lancashire Leagues.
8. Warrington won 2000-01 promotion playoff by default as Carlisle were unable to raise a team.

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