Northern Combination Women's Football League

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Northern Combination Women's Football League
Founded1998
Folded2014
CountryFlag of England.svg  England
Divisions1
Number of teams12
Level on pyramid4
Feeder to FA Women's Premier League Northern Division
Relegation to North West Women's Regional Football League
North East Regional Women's Football League
Last champions Huddersfield Town Ladies F.C.
(2013–14)
Most championships Newcastle United W.F.C.
Website Official website

The Northern Combination Women's Football League, also known simply as the Northern Combination, was a women's football league in England from 1998 to 2014. Until the creation of the FA Women's Super League in 2011, they sat at the third level of English women's football pyramid along with the three other Combination Leagues – South West, South East and Midland. The Northern Combination fed into the FA Women's Premier League Northern Division, and lied above the North West Women's Regional Football League and the North East Regional Women's Football League in the pyramid. For the 2014–15 season the Midland Combination was incorporated into the newly re-structured FA Women's Premier League as the FA WPL Northern Division One.

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Clubs for 2013–14 season

ClubFinishing position 2012–13Finishing position 2013–14
Cheadle Heath Nomads11th11th
Chester le Street Town1st in North East 7th
Chorley2nd2nd
Huddersfield Town 6th1st
Leeds City Vixens 8th9th
Liverpool Feds10th8th
Middlesbrough FC Ladies 4th6th
Mossley Hill 9th3rd
Sheffield United Community5th10th
Stockport County7th5th
Tranmere Rovers 1st in North West 4th
Wakefield12th12th

Previous winners

SeasonWinner
1998–99Bangor City L.F.C.
1999–00Oldham Curzon L.F.C.
2000–01 Manchester City Ladies F.C
2001–02 Middlesbrough FC Ladies
2002–03Stockport County L.F.C.
2003–04 Blackburn Rovers L.F.C.
2004–05 Newcastle United W.F.C.
2005–06 Preston North End W.F.C.
2006–07 Sheffield Wednesday L.F.C.
2007–08 Curzon Ashton L.F.C.
2008–09 Leeds City Vixens L.F.C.
2009–10Rochdale AFC Ladies
2010–11 Sheffield FC Ladies
2011–12 Newcastle United W.F.C.
2012–13South Durham & Cestria
2013–14 Huddersfield Town Ladies F.C.

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