Lancs/Cheshire Division One

Lancs/Cheshire Division One (formerly Lancs/Cheshire Division 2) 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 top two clubs are promoted to North 2 West and the bottom two clubs are relegated to Lancs/Cheshire Division Two. Each season two teams from Lancs/Cheshire Division 2 are picked to take part in the RFU Senior Vase (a national competition for clubs at level 8) - one affiliated with the Cheshire RFU, the other with the Lancashire RFU.

Lancs/Cheshire Division One
Current season or competition:
2019–20 Lancs/Cheshire Division One
SportRugby union
Number of teams8
Country England
HoldersOrrell (2nd title) (2019–20)
(promoted to North 2 West)
Most titlesAnselmians, Dukinfield (3 titles)
WebsiteEngland RFU

The division had a break for the 2015-16 season as the RFU decided to restructure the South Lancs/Cheshire league into three zones - Merseyside (West), Cheshire (South) and Lancashire (North). This was short-lived and the division returned to its original format for the 2016-17 season - with only Lancashire (North) remaining of the three zones. Up until the 2017-18 season the division was known as South Lancs/Cheshire 2 but the name changed for the 2018-19 season due to restructuring of the northern leagues by the RFU due to 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.[1]

Since the renaming of Lancs/Cheshire Division 1 to North 2 West, Lancs/Cheshire Division 2 has been renamed as Lancas/Cheshire Division One.

Teams 2019–20

Teams 2018–19

Teams 2017–18

Participating Clubs 2016-17
  • Dukinfield
  • Eagle
  • Heaton Moor
  • Hoylake (relegated from South Lancs/Cheshire 1)
  • Liverpool Collegiate
  • Marple
  • Moore
  • Oldershaw
  • Port Sunlight
  • Ruskin Park (prompted from Merseyside (West))
  • Tyldesley
  • Vagabonds R.U.F.C.
  • Winnington Park (relegated from South Lancs/Cheshire 1)

2015-16

For the 2015-16 season this league, and South Lancs/Cheshire 3, were replaced by three county-wide leagues - Cheshire (South), Merseyside (West) and Lancashire (North). However, with the exception of Lancashire North, the county leagues were axed after just one season and the South Lancs/Cheshire leagues were restored.

Participating Clubs 2014-15
  • Ashton-on-Mersey (relegated from South Lancs/Cheshire 1)
  • Dukinfield
  • Liverpool Collegiate
  • Marple
  • Moore
  • Ormskirk
  • Orrell
  • Oswestry
  • Port Sunlight
  • Prenton (promoted from South Lancs/Cheshire 3)
  • Southport
  • Trentham (promoted from South Lancs/Cheshire 3)
  • Tyldesley (relegated from South Lancs/Cheshire 1)
  • Vagabonds (I.O.M.)

Participating Clubs 2013-14

Participating Clubs 2012-13
  • Buxton
  • Douglas (I.O.M.)
  • Dukinfield
  • Liverpool Collegiate
  • Marple
  • Moore
  • Oldershaw
  • Ormskirk
  • Oswestry
  • Ramsey (IoM)
  • Sefton
  • Southport
  • Vagabonds (I.O.M.)
  • Wallasey

Lancs/Cheshire Division One Honours
Lancs/Cheshire Division One Honours
Season No of Teams Champions Runners–up Relegated Teams League Name
1998-99[2]9DukinfieldCrosby St Mary'sOxton ParkoniansSouth Lancs/Cheshire 2
1999-00[3]10Ellesmere PortMoorePrenton, Bowdon, Ruskin ParkSouth Lancs/Cheshire 2
2000-01[4]12DukinfieldOrmskirkNewton-le-WillowsSouth Lancs/Cheshire 2
2001-02[5]12WirralSouthportCrosby St Mary's, WallaseySouth Lancs/Cheshire 2
2002-03[6]12AnselmiansBowdonRuncorn, TrenthamSouth Lancs/Cheshire 2
2003-04[7]12HoylakeSandbachMoore, St Edward's O.B.South Lancs/Cheshire 2
2004-05[8]11AnselmiansOldershawEllesmere Port, Ashton-on-MerseySouth Lancs/Cheshire 2
2005-06[9]12Sale FCDukinfieldSouthport, Manchester WanderersSouth Lancs/Cheshire 2
2006-07[10]11Ruskin ParkWiganSt Edward's O.B.South Lancs/Cheshire 2
2007-08[11]12DukinfieldOrmskirkOldershaw, Liverpool CollegiateSouth Lancs/Cheshire 2
2008-09[12]12AnselmiansWarrington, Oswestry (also promoted)No relegation[a 1]South Lancs/Cheshire 2
2009-10[13]13Liverpool CollegiateAshton-on-MerseyCrewe and NantwichSouth Lancs/Cheshire Division 2
2010-11[14]14OrrellWarringtonHolmes Chapel, WallaseySouth Lancs/Cheshire Division 2
2011-12[15]14Ruskin ParkCrewe and NantwichEllesmere Port, TrenthamSouth Lancs/Cheshire Division 2
2012-13[16]14SeftonDouglas (I.O.M.)Buxton, OldershawSouth Lancs/Cheshire Division 2
2013-14[17]14Manchester MedicsBowdonWallasey, Ramsey (I.O.M.)South Lancs/Cheshire Division 2
2014-15[18]14Liverpool CollegiateTyldesleyAshton-on-Mersey, TrenthamSouth Lancs/Cheshire Division 2
2015-16Due to the restructuring of the South Lancs/Cheshire league by the RFU there was no South Lancs/Cheshire 2 this season.
2016-17[19]12TyldesleyHoylakeNo relegation[a 2]South Lancs/Cheshire Division 2
2017-18[20]12Winnington ParkLiverpool CollegiateOldershaw, VagabondsSouth Lancs/Cheshire Division 2
2018-19[21]11AspullEcclesOswestry, Port SunlightLancs/Cheshire Division 2
2019-20[22]8[a 3]OrrellHoylakeRamsey, BirchfieldLancs/Cheshire Division One
2020-218
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Number of league titles

Notes
  1. No relegation as division due to increase from 12 to 13 teams for the following season.
  2. Due to the restructuring of the South Lancs/Cheshire leagues for the following season there was no relegation.
  3. 3 teams from the newly restructured Lancs/Cheshire Division One dropped out of the RFU leagues to join the ADM Lancashire Leagues.

See also

References
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