The 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.
Champions SeasonChampions1891–92Blackburn Rovers reserves1892–93Blackburn Rovers reserves1893–94Blackburn Rovers reservesLancashire Football Combination Commemorative Handbook 1891–19821894–95Everton reserves1895–96Preston North End reserves1896–97Liverpool reserves1897–98Preston North End reserves1898–99Preston North End reserves1899–1900Liverpool reserves1900–01Everton reserves1901–02Manchester City reserves1902–03Accrington Stanley SeasonDivision One championsDivision Two championsEverton reservesSouthport Central1904–05Stockport CountySt Helens Recreation1905–06Accrington StanleyColne1906–07Oldham AthleticCarlisle United1907–08Everton reservesBlackburn Rovers reserves1908–09Everton reservesManchester City reserves1909–10Everton reservesGlossop North End reserves1910–11RochdaleHaslingden1911–12RochdaleStalybridge Celtic1912–13Eccles BoroughSouth Liverpool1913–14Tranmere RoversWitton Albion1914–15Eccles BoroughRochdale Northern SectionSouthern Section1915–16Accrington StanleySouth Liverpool First CompetitionSecond Competition1916–17HurstTranmere Rovers1917–18South Liverpool Liverpool SectionManchester Section1918–19Tranmere RoversStalybridge Celtic SeasonChampions1919–20Chorley1920–21Barrow1921–22Lancaster Town1922–23Chorley1923–24Fleetwood1924–25Morecambe1925–26Nelson reserves1926–27Rossendale United1927–28Chorley1928–29Chorley1929–30Lancaster Town1930–31Darwen1931–32Darwen1932–33Chorley1933–34Chorley1934–35Lancaster Town1935–36Lancaster Town1936–37South Liverpool1937–38South Liverpool1938–39South Liverpool1945–46Chorley1946–47Bacup Borough SeasonDivision One championsDivision Two championsWigan AthleticStubshaw Cross Rovers1948–49NetherfieldBootle1949–50NelsonBlackpool "B"1950–51Wigan AthleticSt Helens Town1951–52NelsonPrescot Cables1952–53Wigan AthleticBolton Wanderers "B"1953–54Wigan AthleticBurscough1954–55Accrington Stanley reservesBurnley 'A'1955–56BurscoughSkelmersdale United1956–57Prescot CablesRossendale United1957–58Horwich RMIOldham Athletic reserves1958–59New BrightonNetherfield reserves1959–60ChorleyClitheroe1960–61ChorleyChorley reserves1961–62MorecambeAshton United1962–63MorecambeCrompton Recreation1963–64ChorleyAccrington Stanley1964–65NetherfieldNetherfield reserves1965–66South LiverpoolWigan Rovers1966–67MorecambeKirkby Town1967–68MorecambeOldham Athletic reserves SeasonChampions1968–69Great Harwood1969–70Burscough1970–71Prestwich Heys1971–72St Helens Town1972–73Darwen1973–74Accrington Stanley1974–75Darwen1975–76Bootle1976–77Bootle1977–78Accrington Stanley1978–79Wren Rovers1979–80Clitheroe1980–81Wren Rovers1981–82Caernarfon Town
Member clubs The following clubs and reserve teams played in the Lancashire Combination:
Accrington Accrington Stanley (modern) Accrington Stanley (original) Accrington Stanley reserves ACI Horwich Adlington Altrincham Ashton Athletic Ashton Town (1903) Ashton Town (1953) Ashton United Astley & Tyldesley Collieries Astley Bridge Astley Bridge Wanderers Atherton Atherton Collieries Bacup Borough Bacup Borough reserves Bangor City Barnoldswick & District Barnoldswick Town Barnoldswick United Barrow Barrow reserves Bell's Temperance Berry's Association Black Lane Temperance Blackburn Park Road Blackburn Rovers reserves Blackburn Rovers 'A' Blackpool 'B' Blackpool Mechanics Blackpool reserves Bolton ST Bolton St Luke's Bolton Wanderers 'B' Bolton Wanderers reserves Bootle Bootle Athletic Brynn Central Burnley 'A' Burnley reserves Burscough Burscough Rangers Burscough reserves Bury reserves Caernarfon Town Carlisle United Chadderton Chester
Chorley Chorley reserves Chorley St George's Clitheroe Clitheroe Central Colne Colne Dynamoes Colne Town Crewe Alexandra reserves Cromptons Recreation Daisy Hill Darwen Darwen reserves De Havilland Denton Dick, Kerr's Droylsden Droylsden United Dukinfield Town Earlestown (1880–1911) Earlestown (1945–63) Eccles United Ellesmere Port Town Everton reserves Failsworth Fleetwood Fleetwood Rangers Fleetwood reserves Ford Motors Formby Glossop North End Glossop North End reserves Great Harwood Great Harwood reserves Great Harwood Town Guinness Exports Halliwell Haslingden Hebden Bridge Heywood Heywood United Hindley Hindley Central Hindley Green Athletic Hindsford Horwich RMI Horwich RMI reserves Hurst Ramblers Hyde
Hyde St George's Kirkby Town Kirkby Town reserves Lancaster City Lancaster City reserves Leyland Leyland Motors Little Lever Liverpool reserves Liverpool Stanley Lomax Lomond Lostock Hall Lucas Sports Lytham Macclesfield Maghull Manchester Central Manchester City reserves Manchester North End Manchester Polytechnic Manchester United reserves Marine Milnthorpe Corinthians Morecambe Morecambe reserves Nantwich Nelson Nelson reserves Netherfield Netherfield reserves New Brighton New Brighton reserves New Brighton Tower reserves Newton Heath Athletic Newton-le-Willows North Meols Northern Nomads Northwich Victoria Oldham Athletic Oldham Athletic reserves Oldham Athletic 'A' Oldham Dew Oswaldtwistle Rovers Oswestry United Padiham (original) Padiham (revival) Pendlebury Plank Lane Portsmouth Rovers
Port Sunlight Prescot Cables Prescot Cables reserves Prescot Preston North End 'A' Preston North End reserves Prestwich Heys Radcliffe Borough Rawtenstall Rochdale (1896) Rochdale (1907) Rochdale reserves Rochdale Town Rolls Royce Rossendale United Rossendale United reserves Royton St Anne's Athletic St Helens Recreation St Helens Town Skerton Skelmersdale United Skelmersdale United reserves South Liverpool (1890s) South Liverpool Southport Central Southport reserves Stalybridge Celtic Stalybridge Celtic reserves Stalybridge Rovers Stockport County reserves Stubshaw Cross Rovers TongeWithdrew before the end of its one season (1895–96) and record expunged. Tranmere Rovers Tranmere Rovers reserves Turton Tyldesley Albion Vulcan Institute Vulcan Newton Walkden Central Whitworth Valley Wigan Athletic Wigan Athletic reserves Wigan Borough Wigan Borough reserves Wigan Rovers Wigan Town Witton Albion Workington Wren Rovers
In 1894, the competition took over the North East Lancashire League. One of the clubs admitted as a result, Brierfield, withdrew before the season started.
References
External links Full list of Lancashire Combination league tables RSSSF