The Lancashire Combination was a

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league founded in the North West of England in 1891–92. It absorbed the Lancashire League in 1903. In 1968 the Combination lost five of its clubs to the newly formed

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. In 1982 it was finally merged with the

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to form the North West Counties League.

Champions

Member clubs

The following clubs and reserve teams played in the Lancashire Combination: *

Accrington Accrington is a town in the Hyndburn borough of Lancashire, England. It lies about east of Blackburn, west of Burnley, east of Preston, north of Manchester and is situated on the culverted River Hyndburn. Commonly abbreviated by locals to ...

* Accrington Stanley (modern) * Accrington Stanley (original) * Accrington Stanley reserves * ACI Horwich *

Altrincham Altrincham ( , locally ) is a market town in Trafford, Greater Manchester, England, south of the River Mersey. It is southwest of Manchester, southwest of Sale, Greater Manchester, Sale and east of Warrington. At the 2021 United Kingdom ce ...

* Ashton Athletic * Ashton Town * Ashton United * Astley & Tyldesley Collieries * Astley Bridge * Astley Bridge Wanderers * Atherton * Atherton Collieries * Bacup Borough * Bacup Borough reserves * Bangor City * Barnoldswick & District * Barnoldswick Town * Barnoldswick United * Barrow * Barrow reserves * Bell's Temperance * Berry's Association * Black Lane Temperance * Blackburn Park Road * Blackburn Rovers reserves * Blackburn Rovers 'A' * Blackpool 'B' * Blackpool Mechanics * Blackpool reserves * Bolton ST * Bolton St Lukes * Bolton Wanderers 'B' * Bolton Wanderers reserves *

Bootle Bootle (pronounced ) is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, Merseyside, England, which had a population of 51,394 in 2011; the wider Bootle (UK Parliament constituency), Parliamentary constituency had a population of 98,449. It is pa ...

* Bootle Athletic * Brynn Central * Burnley 'A' * Burnley reserves *

Burscough Burscough () is a town and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the district of West Lancashire, Lancashire, England. The town is located approximately north-northeast of Liverpool and southwest of Preston, Lancashire, Preston. Its north ...

* Burscough Rangers * Burscough reserves * Bury reserves * Caernarfon Town * Carlisle United * Chadderton *

Chester Chester is a cathedral city in Cheshire, England, on the River Dee, Wales, River Dee, close to the England–Wales border. With a built-up area population of 92,760 in 2021, it is the most populous settlement in the borough of Cheshire West an ...

Chorley Chorley is a town and the administrative centre of the wider Borough of Chorley in Lancashire, England, north of Wigan, south west of Blackburn, north west of Bolton, south of Preston and north west of Manchester. The town's wealth ca ...

* Chorley reserves * Chorley St George's *

Clitheroe Clitheroe () is a town and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the Ribble Valley, Borough of Ribble Valley, Lancashire, England; it is located north-west of Manchester. It is near the Forest of Bowland and is often used as a base for to ...

Colne Colne () is a market town and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the Borough of Pendle in Lancashire, England. The town is northeast of Nelson, Lancashire, Nelson, northeast of Burnley and east of Preston, Lancashire, Preston. The ...

* Colne Dynamoes * Colne Town * Corinthians * Crewe Alexandra reserves * Cromptons Recreation * Daisy Hill *

Darwen Darwen is a market town and civil parish in the Blackburn with Darwen borough in Lancashire, England. The residents of the town are known as "Darreners". The A666 road, A666 road passes through Darwen towards Blackburn to the north, Bolton to ...

* Darwen reserves *

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* Denton * Dick, Kerr's * Droylsden * Droylsden United * Dukinfield Town * Earlestown (1880–1911) * Earlestown (1945–63) * Eccles United * Ellesmere Port Town * Everton reserves *

Failsworth Failsworth is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, north-east of Manchester and south-west of Oldham. The M60 motorway, M60 ring-road motorway skirts it to the east. The population at the United Kingdom C ...

Fleetwood Fleetwood is a coastal town in the Borough of Wyre in Lancashire, England, at the northwest corner of the Fylde. It had a population of 25,939 at the 2011 United Kingdom census, 2011 census. Fleetwood acquired its modern character in the 1830 ...

* Fleetwood Rangers * Fleetwood reserves * Ford Motors *

Formby Formby is a town and Civil parishes in England, civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, Merseyside, England. Historic counties of England, Historically in Lancashire, three manors are recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 under ...

* Glossop North End * Glossop North End reserves *

Great Harwood Great Harwood is a town in the Hyndburn district of Lancashire, England, located north east of Blackburn and adjacent to the Ribble Valley. Great Harwood is part of the "Three Towns" conurbation along with the towns of Clayton-le-Moors and Ris ...

* Great Harwood reserves * Great Harwood Town * Guinness Exports * Halliwell * Haslingden * Hebden Bridge * Heywood * Heywood United * Hindley * Hindley Central * Hindley Green Athletic * Hindsford * Horwich RMI * Horwich RMI reserves * Hurst Ramblers * Hyde * Hyde St George's * Kirkby Town * Kirkby Town reserves * Lancaster City * Lancaster City reserves * Leyland *

Leyland Motors Leyland Motors Limited (later known as the Leyland Motor Corporation) was an English vehicle manufacturer of lorries, buses and trolleybuses. The company diversified into car manufacturing with its acquisitions of Triumph and Rover in 1960 a ...

* Little Lever * Liverpool reserves *

Liverpool Stanley Liverpool Stanley was a semi-professional rugby league club from Liverpool, England. It was renamed Liverpool City in 1951, but was otherwise unrelated to the Liverpool City (1906) (rugby league), original Liverpool club of the same name. The c ...

* Lomax * Lomond * Lostock Hall * Lucas Sports *

Lytham Lytham St Annes () is a seaside town in the Borough of Fylde in Lancashire, England. It is on the The Fylde, Fylde coast, directly south of Blackpool on the Ribble Estuary. The population of the built-up area at the 2021 United Kingdom census, ...

Macclesfield Macclesfield () is a market town and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East, Cheshire, England. It is sited on the River Bollin and the edge of the Cheshire Plain, with Macclesfield Forest to its east; the town lies south of Ma ...

* Maghull * Manchester Central * Manchester City reserves * Manchester North End * Manchester Polytechnic * Manchester United reserves * Marine *

Morecambe Morecambe ( ) is a seaside town and civil parish in the City of Lancaster district of Lancashire, England, on Morecambe Bay, part of the Irish Sea. In 2011 the parish had a population of 34,768. Name The first use of the name was by John Whit ...

* Morecambe reserves *

Nantwich Nantwich ( ) is a market town and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East in Cheshire, England. It has among the highest concentrations of listed buildings in England, with notably good examples of Tudor and Georgian architecture ...

* Nelson * Nelson reserves * Netherfield * Netherfield reserves * New Brighton * New Brighton reserves * New Brighton Tower reserves * Newton Heath Athletic *

Newton-le-Willows Newton-le-Willows, often shortened informally to Newton, is a market town in the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens, Merseyside, England. The population at the United Kingdom Census 2021, 2021 census was 24,642. Newton-le-Willows is on the ea ...

* Northern Meols * Northern Nomads * Northwich Victoria * Oldham Athletic * Oldham Athletic reserves * Oldham Athletic 'A' * Oldham Dew * Oswaldtwistle Rovers * Oswestry United * Padiham (original) * Padiham (revival) *

Pendlebury Pendlebury is a town in the City of Salford, Greater Manchester, England. The population at the 2011 Census was 13,069. It lies north-west of Manchester, north-west of Salford, Greater Manchester, Salford and south-east of Bolton. Histori ...

* Plank Lane * Portsmouth Rovers *

Port Sunlight Port Sunlight is a model village in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England. It is located between Lower Bebington and New Ferry, on the Wirral Peninsula. Port Sunlight was built by Lever Brothers to accommodate workers in ...

* Prescot Cables * Prescot Cables reserves *

Prescot Prescot is a town and civil parish within the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley in Merseyside, England. It lies about to the east of Liverpool city centre. At the 2001 Census, the civil parish population was 11,184 (5,265 males, 5,919 femal ...

* Preston North End 'A' * Preston North End reserves * Prestwich Heys * Radcliffe Borough * Rawtenstall * Rochdale (1896) * Rochdale (1907) * Rochdale reserves * Rolls Royce * Rossendale United * Rossendale United reserves *

Royton Royton is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, with a population of 21,284 in 2011. Close to the source of the River Irk, near undulating land at the foothills of the South Pennines, it is northwest of Ol ...

* St Anne's Athletic * St Helens Recreation * St Helens Town * Skerton * Skelmersdale United * Skelmersdale United reserves * South Liverpool * Southport Central * Southport reserves * Stalybridge Celtic * Stalybridge Celtic reserves * Stalybridge Rovers * Stockport County reserves * Stubshaw Cross Rovers * Tranmere Rovers * Tranmere Rovers reserves * Turton * Tyldesley Albion * Vulcan Institute * Vulcan Newton * Walkden Central * Whitworth Valley *

Wigan Athletic Wigan Athletic Football Club is a professional association football club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. The team competes in the EFL League One, the third level of the English football league system. Founded in 1932, they have p ...

* Wigan Athletic reserves * Wigan Borough * Wigan Borough reserves * Wigan Rovers * Wigan Town * Witton Albion *

Workington Workington is a coastal town and civil parish in the Cumberland district of Cumbria, England. The town is at the mouth of the River Derwent on the west coast, south-west of Carlisle and north-east of Whitehaven. At the 2021 census the ...

* Wren Rovers In 1894, the competition took over the North East Lancashire League. One of the clubs admitted as a result, Brierfield, withdrew before the season started.

References

External links

Full list of Lancashire Combination league tables
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