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league in the county of

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, which also includes teams from

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. Its current principal sponsor is ''Carlsberg'', also sponsor of the South West Peninsula League. It has a Division One, Division Two and Division Three. Division One sits at step 7 (or level 11) of the

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. The top five teams may be eligible for promotion to the

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Division One. After several triumphs in Division One,

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was promoted to the North West Counties League in 2004, and its reserve team, which had won Division Two, was promoted to Division One. It was the only team since

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to be promoted from the league, until Runcorn Town was promoted in 2010. In 2014, Vauxhall Motors returned to the league. The league also runs cup competitions.

2024–25 member clubs

Division One

*AFC Knowsley *Aintree Villa *Capenhurst Villa *Chester Nomads * Ellesmere Port Town *FC Bootle *Helsby *

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* Litherland REMYCA (reserves) *Marshalls *Mossley Hill Athletic *Newton *Rainhill Town *Runcorn Sports * South Liverpool (reserves) *

(reserves)

Division Two

*Aintree Villa (reserves) * Cammell Laird 1907 (reserves) *Chester Nomads (reserves) *FC Kirkby *Higher Bebington Kelma *Hooton * Maghull (reserves) *Mallaby *Marshalls (reserves) * Maghull (reserves) *Mossley Hill Athletic (under-23s) *Neston Nomads *Runcorn Sports (reserves) ''(resigned December 2024)'' *South Sefton Borough *West Kirby

Division Three

*AFC Knowsley (under-23s) * Cammell Laird 1907 (under-23s) *Capenhurst Villa (reserves) *Christleton * Ellesmere Port Town (under-23s) *Great Sutton *Heswall (under-23s) * Maghull (under-23s) *Neston Nomads (reserves) *Rainhill Town (reserves) *Sefton Park Rangers *Shaftesbury *Sutton Rangers *West Kirby (reserves) *Willaston

Divisional champions

1890s

1900s

1910s

1920s

No known league tables found although it is believed that the competition did operate in the period.

1930s

No known league tables found although it is believed that the competition did operate in the period.

1940s

All football competitions were suspended in for the seasons from 1940–41 to 1945–46 due to the Second World War.

1950s

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

2020s

Source
FA Full-TimeNon League Matters
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References

External links

F.A. Full Time website
{{Men's football in England 1892 establishments in England Football in Cheshire Football leagues in England Sports leagues established in 1892