Central Lancashire Cricket League

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The Central Lancashire Cricket League (CLCL) was a fifteen team cricket league, traditionally based in Lancashire and the West Riding of Yorkshire. It was then based in Greater Manchester and West Yorkshire. The league ran competitions at First Team, Second Team, Third Team, Under 18, Under 15, Under 13 and Under 11 levels.

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The league was due to expand to a sixteen club format in 2005. Monton & Weaste were awarded the extra place ahead of Bamford Fieldhouse, Saddleworth, Elton, Walshaw, Didsbury and Bury. However, Stand left the league before the 2005 season and their replacement, Clifton did not join until 2006. That latter year also saw the introduction of a Twenty20 competition in the league, which was first won by Norden.

2015 was the final season for the league. Many of its clubs opting to join the new Greater Manchester Cricket League which started in 2016, CLCL merged with the Saddleworth League to form the Pennine League. [1] The Pennine League failed after only two seasons, blamed by the league secretary on the expansion plans of the Lancashire League [2] It was announced early in the 2017 season that Norden, Walsden, Littleborough, Rochdale and Middleton would all move to the Lancashire League. [3]

Member clubs

ClubMembership
FromToRejoined
Ashton1928
Bury 18921893
Castleton Moor 19161987
Clifton 2006
Crompton 1896
Darwen 18931896
Dukinfield 19011916
Glossop 19011916
Heywood 1892
Hyde 19811992
Littleborough 1892
Longsight 19071908
Middleton 1895
Milnrow 1892
Monton & Weaste 2005
Moorside 19011928
Norden 1981
Oldham 189218931900
Radcliffe 189218971937
Rochdale 1893
Royton 1892
Stalybridge 18981916
Stand 19932004
Stockport 19371998
Todmorden 18921897
Unsworth 1989
Walsden 1892
Werneth 1910

Honours

YearFirst
Division
Wood
Cup
Second
Division
Burton
Cup
Aggregate
Cup
Twenty20
Cup
1892Littleborough
1893Rochdale
1894Rochdale
1895Rochdale
1896Todmorden
1897Rochdale
1898MiddletonWalsden
1899MiddletonRochdale
1900RochdaleMilnrow
1901GlossopRochdale
1902CromptonOldham
1903GlossopRochdale
1904HeywoodRochdale
1905RochdaleRochdale
1906RochdaleRochdale
1907MoorsideRochdale
1908GlossopMiddleton
1909OldhamMiddleton
1910MilnrowLittleborough
1911LittleboroughCrompton
1912LittleboroughMilnrow
1913GlossopDukinfield
1914RoytonDukinfield
1915MoorsideWalsden
1916Oldham
1917Littleborough
1918Crompton
1919LittleboroughCrompton
1920MiddletonLittleborough
1921LittleboroughMiddletonMiddleton
1922RochdaleRochdaleMilnrow
1923RochdaleRochdaleRochdale
1924RochdaleRochdaleWerneth
1925RochdaleWernethCastleton Moor
1926Castleton MoorWernethMiddleton
1927RochdaleWernethCrompton
1928Castleton MoorCastleton MoorLittleborough
1929HeywoodHeywoodHeywood
1930MiddletonMiddletonOldhamMiddleton
1931HeywoodMiddletonCastleton MoorHeywood
1932LittleboroughRochdaleRochdaleLittleborough
1933AshtonMiddletonMiddletonMiddleton
1934LittleboroughWernethRoytonWerneth
1935LittleboroughLittleboroughMiddletonLittleborough
1936LittleboroughMiddletonLittleboroughLittleborough
1937RadcliffeWernethStockportRadcliffe
1938MiddletonMiddletonStockportStockport
1939WernethMilnrowWernethWerneth
1940AshtonAshtonAshtonAshton
1941StockportLittleboroughStockportStockport
1942StockportLittleboroughStockportStockport
1943Castleton MoorOldhamStockportStockport
1944RadcliffeWernethStockport / Oldham*Werneth
1945HeywoodHeywoodHeywoodHeywood
1946RadcliffeMilnrowWerneth
1947MilnrowMilnrowStockportMilnrow
1948RochdaleMiddletonStockportRochdale
1949Stockport / Milnrow*MilnrowStockportStockport
1950RochdaleAshtonMiddletonRochdale
1951RochdaleWernethStockportRochdale
1952RochdaleRochdaleMiddleton
1953RochdaleRochdaleRoytonRochdale
1954CromptonWalsdenCastleton Moor
1955RochdaleRochdaleMiddletonMiddleton / Rochdale*
1956RochdaleRochdaleRochdaleRochdale
1957OldhamRochdaleRoytonRochdale / Royton*
1958MiddletonRochdaleMiddletonMiddleton
1959MiddletonWernethMiddletonMiddleton
1960HeywoodMilnrowMiddletonMiddleton
1961RadcliffeRadcliffeWernethHeywood
1962Stockport / Walsden*WalsdenMiddletonMiddleton
1963HeywoodStockportStockportStockport
1964WalsdenAshtonAshtonAshton
1965Stockport / Crompton*AshtonMilnrowStockport
1966StockportStockportStockportStockport
1967HeywoodMiddletonHeywoodHeywood
1968HeywoodRadcliffeWernethWerneth
1969RadcliffeStockportStockportStockport
1970MiddletonHeywoodHeywood
1971RadcliffeHeywoodStockportStockportStockport
1972MilnrowCastleton MoorCastleton MoorRoytonMilnrow
1973MiddletonLittleboroughLittleboroughRoyton / Middleton*Middleton
1974HeywoodLittleboroughCastleton MoorCastleton MoorCastleton Moor
1975MilnrowWalsdenWernethMilnrowMilnrow
1976HeywoodLittleboroughWernethOldhamHeywood
1977LittleboroughMiddletonMiddletonMiddletonLittleborough
1978LittleboroughMilnrowRadcliffeWernethWerneth
1979OldhamOldhamWernethRoytonWerneth
1980RoytonCromptonMilnrowMiddletonMiddleton
1981HydeWernethWernethMilnrowMiddleton
1982OldhamLittleboroughWernethMiddletonOldham
1983LittleboroughOldhamOldhamMilnrowOldham
1984HeywoodHeywoodMiddletonHeywoodHeywood
1985LittleboroughOldhamOldhamLittleboroughLittleborough
1986LittleboroughLittleboroughOldhamMiddletonOldham
1987NordenMilnrowMiddletonMiddletonNorden
1988MiddletonOldhamLittleboroughRochdaleLittleborough
1989StockportMilnrowLittleboroughRochdaleLittleborough
1990RochdaleWernethMiddletonLittleboroughLittleborough
1991RochdaleRochdaleLittleboroughMiddletonRochdale
1992LittleboroughLittleboroughMilnrowMilnrowLittleborough
1993RochdaleHeywoodRadcliffeNordenMiddleton
1994RadcliffeLittleboroughMiddletonMilnrowRochdale
1995RochdaleWalsdenMiddletonStockportMiddleton
1996LittleboroughMilnrowRadcliffeHeywoodLittleborough
1997RochdaleLittleboroughMiddletonMilnrowMiddleton
1998LittleboroughLittleboroughMilnrowRochdaleLittleborough
1999RochdaleLittleboroughRochdaleRochdaleRochdale
2000MiddletonRochdaleRochdaleMilnrowMiddleton
2001RochdaleMiddletonMiddletonMilnrowMiddleton
2002LittleboroughNordenNordenLittleboroughLittleborough
2003RochdaleHeywoodWalsdenLittleboroughRochdale
2004NordenWalsdenRochdaleLittleboroughLittleborough
2005LittleboroughHeywoodLittleboroughLittleboroughLittleborough
2006HeywoodHeywoodWalsdenLittleboroughNorden
2007RochdaleHeywoodLittleboroughNorden
2008HeywoodMonton and WeasteMiddletonMonton and WeasteWalsden
2009Monton and WeasteMonton and WeasteRochdaleCliftonMiddleton
2010NordenMilnrowRochdaleMilnrowNorden
2011NordenMiddletonMiddletonLittleboroughNorden
2012WalsdenMiddletonNordenMiddletonWalsden
2013WalsdenHeywoodWalsdenHeywoodWalsden
2014NordenNordenNordenNordenNorden

* The title was shared in these years.

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