The Cheshire Association Football League is a

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competition based in

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, 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 (

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

2024–25 members

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Premier Division

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(reserves) *Broadheath Central *Crewe *Denton Town * Garswood United *Golborne Sports *Eagle Sports *Lostock Gralam * Middlewich Town *Parklands *Poynton *St. Michael’s DHFC *Vulcan *Whaley Bridge Athletic *Whalley Range *Winstanley Warriors

League One

*Billinge New Street *Bollington Town * Cheadle Heath Nomads (reserves) *Clay Brow * Congleton Town (reserves) *Daten * Egerton * F.C. St Helens (reserves) *

*Malpas *

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(Under-23s) * Sandbach United (reserves) *Styal *Upton *Winsford Town * Wythenshawe Amateurs (reserves)

League Two

*Hartford *Haydock *Halton Farnworth Hornets *Lymm Rovers *

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(reserves) *Mersey Valley *Moore United *Newton Athletic *Newton-Le-Willows * St Helens Town *Sandbach Town * Stretford Paddock *Warrington Rylands (development) *Wigan Town

Previous Divisional Champions

''(The league ran only a single division from 1983 to 1987)''

References

External links

Official websiteFA Full-time
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