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Most of the teams in the L&C were able to shake off their pre-season dust in an action-packed programme of league and County Cup competitions The RFAITS Premier Division’s showcase game of the weekend came at Bedians who held reigning champions Wythenshawe Wanderers to a 3-3 draw in a breathless encounter. Wanderers flew out of the traps with two well-taken early strikes, but Bedians had restored parity by the break. The visitors’ goalkeeper Leyton Entwistle was in inspired f

Burnley United reclaimed the McKeown Cup for the LAL with a 3-1 win over Bedians in a close game played in hot and dry conditions in East Lancashire. In a first half of few clear chances, Burnley had the better of the early exchanges with visitors going closest with a shot that flashed across goal but past the far post. The home side went ahead when a loose ball in the six-yard box was clipped home, and the lead was doubled on the half-hour when a quick counter attack ended w

Clubs are reminded that the August General Meeting will take place at the Tameside Stadium on Thursday 13th August 2026, starting at 8pm. Attendance is mandatory, League Admin Packs will be distributed, and Conor Brown from Manchester FA will be running through the changes to the Laws of the Game effective this season. Huge thanks to our friends at Curzon Ashton and Conor for their kind support.

After an excllent season in 2025.26 the Lancashire and Cheshire Football League has been working hard and making great progress in the close season. L&C Chairman Mike Yates (Pictured with new President Antony Lockley) said: “I gave a warm welcome to the 117th AGM for the Lancashire and Cheshire Amateur Football League for the season 2025-26. “I am now in my 17th season coming up and in all my time I have never had the pleasure of introducing so many new clubs (fourteen) and

Antony Lockley OBE, Vice Chair of Village Manchester Football Club, will be Honorary President of the Lancashire & Cheshire League for the 2026-7 season. He said, “I am honoured to be invited to be President of the L&C for the 2026-7 season. This year is a special one for my club – Village Manchester FC – as it is our 30th birthday. I am proud of the association between my club and the L&C, which is ten years old this year. I accept the presidency as recognition for what my c

The draft divisional structure for 2026-27 season has now been prepared and details can be found below. The LMC will monitor pre-season fixtures and liaise with clubs over the next four weeks and adjust accordingly to ensure that all divisions are competitive. There are six divisions, which will be a minimum of twelve teams and a maximum of fourteen teams. The season starts for all divisions on Saturday 5th September 2026. PREMIER DIVISION AFC Oldham AFC Stockport 1st AFC Urm

The League held it's 117th Annual General Meeting at the Tameside Stadium yesterday evening, and the following clubs were elected: AR Elite- new open-age team (Deans Trust Ardwick) Barr Hill United - merger of Barr Hill and Salford United (Bolton Road PF, Salford) Didsbury Phoenix - new open-age team (Bedians AFC) Eagles Wilmslow - new club (Wilmslow High School) Eastside United - new club (Ken Ward Centre, Hattersley) Gamesley from Hope Valley League (two teams) (Melandra Pa

The Lancashire and Cheshire AFL completed another busy season with its awards presentation afternoon hosted at the friendly venue of South West Manchester CC In Chorlton. Representatives from trophy-winning clubs and special award winners enjoyed a relaxed afternoon with excellent refreshments and plenty of banter and camerarderie. Presenting the trophies and other prizes was L and C President Rob O’Connor (Bedians) who also received a special, award of an engraved tankard fr

A massive well done to Referees Secretary Russell HOYTE⁩ for receiving richly deserved recognition at the Manchester FA Referees Awards Evening at Hotel Football. He received the inaugural Spirit of Refereeing award for his outstanding work and commitment to supporting and developing our match officials and a Ten Years Service award. At Manchester FA Referees Awards evening, the L&C was recognised for the work it does for Match Official Development. This is a massive achievem

The League Management Committee has decided to remove Cavaliers from fixtures for the remainder of the season, and their record will be expunged from the record as they had not completed 90% of their fixtures. This follows a fourth Failure to Fulfil last Saturday, and the League subsequently being advised by the club that it was likely they would not be able to fulfil further fixtures. This brings the competition into disrepute, and to avoid unnecessary expense and inconvenie

With the season fast approaching the 'business end' of the season, the L&C is inviting applications for membership for 2026-27 season. The L&C is an open-age Saturday afternoon mens league, serving clubs across Greater Manchester, North Cheshire and surrounding districts close to the motorway network. We are a progressive, club-centred league offering ongoing support and flexibility to meet club needs, with affordable fees that have been unchanged since 2012. If you are a new