The Cheshire County League was a football league founded in the north west of England in 1919, drawing its teams largely from Cheshire, surrounding English counties and North Wales.
Initially the league was dominated by the reserve teams of Football League clubs, but as the Central League became established for these teams, the non-league clubs won every title after 1938.
The outbreak of World War II in 1939 led to the league being split into Eastern and Western sections, with the winners of each playing for the overall championship in 1939–40, with the league then closing down for the duration of the combat until restarting in 1945.
In 1968, the league lost several clubs to the newly formed Northern Premier League. Despite this, the league expanded in 1978 by adding a Division Two, however in 1982, the league ceased to exist, after it merged with the Lancashire Combination to form the North West Counties Football League.
Honours
League champions SeasonChampions1919–20Runcorn1920–21Winsford United1921–22Chester1922–23Crewe Alexandra reserves1923–24Crewe Alexandra reserves1924–25Port Vale reserves1925–26Chester1926–27Chester1927–28Port Vale reserves1928–29Port Vale reserves1929–30Port Vale reserves1930–31Port Vale reserves1931–32Macclesfield1932–33Macclesfield1933–34Wigan Athletic1934–35Wigan Athletic1935–36Wigan Athletic1936–37Runcorn1937–38Tranmere Rovers reserves1938–39Runcorn1939–40Runcorn1940–45No competition due to World War II1945–46Wellington Town1946–47Wellington Town1947–48Rhyl1948–49Witton Albion1949–50Witton Albion1950–51Rhyl1951–52Wellington Town1952–53Macclesfield Town1953–54Witton Albion1954–55Hyde United1955–56Hyde United1956–57Northwich Victoria1957–58Ellesmere Port Town1958–59Ellesmere Port Town1959–60Ellesmere Port Town1960–61Macclesfield Town1961–62Ellesmere Port Town1962–63Runcorn1963–64Macclesfield Town1964–65Wigan Athletic1965–66Altrincham1966–67Altrincham1967–68Macclesfield Town1968–69Skelmersdale United1969–70Skelmersdale United1970–71Rossendale United1971–72Rhyl1972–73Buxton1973–74Marine1974–75Leek Town1975–76Marine1976–77Winsford United1977–78Marine1978–79Horwich RMI1979–80Stalybridge Celtic1980–81Nantwich Town1981–82Hyde United
Division Two Champions SeasonChampions1978–79Bootle1979–80Prescot Town1980–81Accrington Stanley1981–82Congleton Town
Members During the league's history, 82 clubs and reserve teams played in the league:Cheshire County League RSSSF
Accrington Stanley Altrincham Anson Villa Ashton National Ashton Town Ashton United Atherton Collieries Atherton Laburnum Rovers Bangor City Bootle Burscough Buxton Chester Chester Reserves Chorley Congleton Town Connah's Quay & Shotton Crewe Alexandra Reserves Curzon Ashton Darwen Droylsden Eastwood Hanley Eccles United Ellesmere Port & Neston Ellesmere Port Cement Ellesmere Port Town Fleetwood Town Ford Motors Formby Frickley Colliery Glossop Horwich RMI Hyde United Irlam Town Kirkby Town Leek Town Leyland Motors Macclesfield Town Maghull Manchester Central Manchester North End Marine Middlewich Middlewich Athletic Monk's Hall Mossley Nantwich Town New Brighton New Mills Northwich Victoria Oldham Athletic Reserves Ormskirk Oswestry Town Port Vale Reserves Prescot BI Prescot Cables Prestwich Heys Radcliffe Borough Rhyl Rossendale United Runcorn Salford Saltney Athletic Sandbach Ramblers Sankeys of Wellington Skelmersdale United South Liverpool St Helens Town Stafford Rangers Stalybridge Celtic Stalybridge Celtic Reserves Stockport County Reserves Tranmere Rovers Reserves Wallasey United Warrington Town Wellington Town Whitchurch Wigan Athletic Wigan Rovers Winsford United Witton Albion Wrexham Reserves
References
External links ZFE Web grid of final placings links to final tables