Cheshire Association Football League
| Founded | 1948 |
|---|---|
| Country | England |
| Region | Cheshire |
| Confederation | Cheshire FA |
| Divisions |
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| Number of clubs | 46 (Premier, One, Two) |
| Level on pyramid | The Premier Division is at Level 11 |
| Promotion to | North West Counties League (Division One South) |
| Relegation to | Hope Valley Amateur League Premier Division |
| Domestic cup(s) | J A Walton Challenge Cup JB Parker Premier cup |
| Current champions | Poynton FC (Premier Division) Bollington Town (League One) St. Helens Town (League Two) (2024–25) |
| Website | cheshirefl |
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. Founded in 1948, only one club (Knutsford) have maintained continuous membership since the formation of the league. Another two founder members left the league in 2012 (Whitchurch Alport) and 2014 (Barnton).[1]
The Premier Division sits at step 7 of the National League Pyramid, level 11 in the English Football Pyramid.
2025–26 members
Source:[2]
Premier Division
- Bollington Town
- Broadheath Central
- Crewe fc
- Denton Town
- Eagle Sports
- FC St Helens Reserves
- Garswood United
- Golborne Sports
- Lostock Gralam
- Middlewich Town
- Parklands
- Poynton
- St Michaels DH
- Vulcan
- Whaley Bridge Athletic
- Whalley Range
League One
- Billinge FC
- Cheadle Heath Nomads Reserves
- Clay Brow
- Congleton Town Reserves
- Daten Football Club
- Egerton
- Knutsford
- Mersey Valley
- Sandbach United Reserves
- St Helens Town
- Stretford Paddock
- Styal
- Upton
- Winsford Town
- Winstanley Warriors
- Wythenshawe Reserves
League Two
- Barnton Reserves
- Halton Farnworth Hornets
- Hartford
- Haydock
- Lymm Rovers
- Maine Road Reserves
- Moore United
- Newton-Le-Willows
- Northwich Victoria Reserves
- Pilkington U23
- Sandbach Town
- Trafford Reserves
- Tytherington
- Warrington Rylands Development
- West Didsbury & Chorlton Reserves
- Wigan Town
Previous Divisional Champions
| Season | Division One | Division Two |
|---|---|---|
| 1979–80 | Barnton | Prescot B I Reserves |
| 1980–81 | Rylands | Handforth Irwin |
| 1981–82 | Hanley Town | Intex |
| 1982–83 | Barnton | Newcastle Town |
| 1983–84 | Rylands | N/A |
| 1984–85 | Bramhall | N/A |
| 1985–86 | Newcastle Town | N/A |
| 1986–87 | Kidsgrove Athletic | N/A |
| 1987–88 | Kidsgrove Athletic | Leek Town Reserves |
| 1988–89 | Barnton | Wilmslow Albion |
| 1989–90 | Grove United | Garswood United |
| 1990–91 | Linotype | Newcastle Town Reserves |
| 1991–92 | Grove United | Broadheath Central |
| 1992–93 | Grove United | Malpas |
| 1993–94 | Linotype | Bollington Athletic |
| 1994–95 | Knutsford | Cheadle Heath Nomads |
| 1995–96 | Garswood United | Bollington Athletic |
| 1996–97 | Barnton | Lostock Gralam |
| 1997–98 | Barnton | Garswood United Reserves |
| 1998–99 | Barnton | Padgate St Oswalds |
| 1999–2000 | Barnton | Trafford Reserves |
| 2000–01 | Barnton | Broadheath Central |
| 2001–02 | Barnton | Crosfields |
| 2002–03 | Barnton | Golborne Sports |
| 2003–04 | Middlewich Town | Padgate St Oswalds |
| 2004–05 | Barnton | Penketh & Sankey Eagle |
| 2005–06 | Middlewich Town | Gamesley |
| 2006–07 | Middlewich Town | Stalybridge Celtic Reserves |
| 2007–08 | Styal | F.C. United of Manchester Reserves |
| 2008–09 | Woodley | Golborne Sports |
| 2009–10 | Club AZ | Lostock Gralam |
| 2010–11 | Greenalls Padgate St. Oswalds | Denton Town |
| 2011–12 | Knutsford | Whaley Bridge |
| 2012–13 | Knutsford | Barnton |
| 2013–14 | Garswood United | Poynton |
| Season | Premier Division | League One | League Two |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014–15 | Linotype & Cheadle Heath Nomads | Congleton Vale Rovers | Wythenshawe Town |
| 2015–16 | Knutsford | Wythenshawe Town | AFC Macclesfield |
| 2016–17 | Whaley Bridge | Billinge | Windle Labour |
| 2017–18 | Knutsford | Daten | Ford Motors |
| 2018-19 | Pilkington FC | Lostock Gralam | Ashton Athletic Reserves |
| 2019-20 | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom[3] | ||
| 2020-21 | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom[4] | ||
| 2021-22 | F.C. St Helens | Whalley Range | Golborne Sports |
| 2022-23 | Whalley Range | Parklands | Upton JFC |
| 2023-24 | Poynton | Golborne Sports | Pilkington FC U23s |
| 2024-25 | Poynton | Bollington | St Helens Town |
(The league ran only a single division from 1983 to 1987)
References
- ^ Whitchurch Alport FC Archived 16 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine Club Statement (1 August 2012)
- ^ "The Cheshire Football League". fulltime.thefa.com. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
- ^ "All football below National League to end". BBC Sport. 26 March 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
- ^ "Non-league steps three to six curtailed for second season". BBC Sport. 24 February 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
External links
- Official website
- FA Full-time Cheshire Football League