The West Cheshire Association Football League (commonly known as the West Cheshire League) is an

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league in the county of

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, which also includes teams from

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, and its champions are eligible for promotion to the North West Counties Football League 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

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was promoted in 2010. In 2014, Vauxhall Motors returned to the league. The league also runs cup competitions.

2022–23 member clubs

Division One

*Aintree Villa *Bootle St Edmund's *Capenhurst Villa *Chester Nomads * Ellesmere Port Town *

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* Litherland REMYCA reserves *

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* Marine U23s *Marshalls *Mersey Royal *Mossley Hill Athletic *Newton * Prescot Cables reserves *Rainhill Town *

reserves

Division Two

*Ashville reserves *

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reserves *Cheshire Lines *Helsby *

reserves *Mallaby *Marshalls reserves *Mossley Hill Athletic reserves *Poulton Royal *Poulton Victoria *Runcorn Sports * South Liverpool reserves *South Sefton Borough *Sutton Athletic *West Kirby

Division Three

*Aintree Villa reserves *Capenhurst Villa reserves *Chester Nomads reserves * Ellesmere Port Town reserves *Groves Athletics *Helsby reserves *

reserves *Higher Bebington Kelma *Hooton *Neston Nomads *Poulton Victoria reserves *Rainhill Town reserves *Runcorn Sports reserves * South Liverpool thirds *West Kirby reserves

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
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