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 teams at an AGM...

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 club represents...

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 Urmston Meadowside...