The North West Women's League (NWWL) was a
women's football Women's football most often refers to:
* Women's association football (hannah jones ).
Women's football may also refer to:
* Women's gridiron football
* Women's Australian rules football
* Ladies' Gaelic football
* Women's rugby league
* Women's ...
league, representing the top level of play in
North West England
North West England is one of nine official regions of England and consists of the ceremonial counties of England, administrative counties of Cheshire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Merseyside. The North West had a population of ...
.
The league was founded in 1970 and originally consisted of eight teams, including
Fodens Ladies F.C. Later teams in the division included
St Helens W.F.C.
St Helens Women's Football Club was a leading women's football club in England.
The club was founded in 1976 by Chris Slater and Liz Deighan, who had met at trials for the England women's national football team. It joined the Merseyside League, ...
,
Chorley L.F.C., Crewe L.F.C., F.C. Redstar,
Leasowe Pacific and
Preston Rangers W.F.C.[{{cite news , last1=Keeling , first1=Neal , title=They paved the way for the Women's Euros in muddy Fog Lane Park - the legend of Manchester Corinthians , url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/paved-way-womens-euros-muddy-24549871 , access-date=24 August 2022 , work=Manchester Evening News , date=24 July 2022]
In 1989, the league merged with the Greater Manchester and Merseyside League, and with the Three Counties League, to form the
North West Women's Regional Football League.
References
Defunct women's football leagues in England