North West Counties Football LeagueThe North West Counties Football League (NWCFL) is a football league in the North West of England. The current geographic spread of league member clubs includes Isle of Man, Cumbria, Cheshire, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Merseyside, Staffordshire, Shropshire, the northern-western West Midlands, the far west of West Yorkshire, and the High Peak area of Derbyshire. In the past, the league has also hosted clubs from North Wales.Lancashire and Cheshire Amateur Football LeagueThe Lancashire and Cheshire Amateur Football League is an English association football league founded in 1909. As of the 2026/27 season, the league consists of six divisions – Premier, One, Two and Three, then A and B. Historically the divisions named A-D were for Reserve sides of teams in the top four divisions, but 1st teams can now play at the lower levels. In 2026/27, only A and B divisions continue to have this style of name.
Northern Premier LeagueThe Northern Premier League is an English football league that was founded in 1968. Together with the Isthmian League and the Southern League it forms levels seven and eight of the English football league system. Geographically, the league covers all of Northern England and the northern, central areas of the Midlands, and western parts of East Anglia.Football League Third Division NorthThe Third Division North of the Football League was a tier in the English football league system from 1921 to 1958. It ran in parallel with the Third Division South with clubs elected to the League or relegated from a higher division allocated to one or the other according to geographical position. Some clubs in the English Midlands shuttled between the Third Division North and the Third Division South according to the composition of the two leagues in any one season.Central League (England)The Central League is a football league for reserve teams, primarily from the English Football League. The league was formed in 1911 and in its early years consisted of a mix of first teams and reserve teams from the North and the Midlands. However, when the Football League Third Division North was created in 1921, all the first teams in the Central League became founder members.
Cheshire Senior CupThe Cheshire County Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the Cheshire Senior Cup, is a footballknockout tournament founded in the 1879–80 season and involves teams from Cheshire, Greater Manchester and Merseyside, England. It is the County Cup competition of the Cheshire FA and currently involves teams from the Football League and non-league clubs.
Bower FoldBower Fold in Stalybridge, Greater Manchester, England, is the home ground of Stalybridge Celticfootball club and Oldham R.L.F.C.. HistoryThere has been a ground at Bower Fold since 1906. The current main stand was built in 1996, with the covered stand at the Town End (Joe Jackson Stand) dating from 1994. The main stand replaced a wooden one dating from 1909, which held 500 fans, before being converted to tip-up seating with a reduced capacity of around 400 persons.Lancashire CombinationThe Lancashire Combination was a football 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 Northern Premier League. In 1982 it was finally merged with the Cheshire County League to form the North West Counties League.
StalybridgeStalybridge () is a town in Tameside, Greater Manchester, England. At the 2021 census, it had a population of 26,830. Historically divided between Cheshire and Lancashire, it is 8 miles (12.9 km) east of Manchester and 6 miles (9.7 km) north-west of Glossop. When a water-powered cotton mill was constructed in 1776, Stalybridge became one of the first centres of textile manufacture during the Industrial Revolution.
Association footballTeam sport played with a ballAssociation football, commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who mostly use their feet to kick an inflated ball around a pitch (playing field). The objective of the game is to score more goals than the opposing team by moving the ball into the rectangular-framed goal which that team defends. Traditionally, the game has been played over two 45-minute halves, for a total match time of 90 minutes.Tyldesley Albion F.C.Tyldesley Albion F.C. was an association football club from Tyldesley, Lancashire, active in the early 20th century.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.