South Lancs/Cheshire 4

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South Lancs/Cheshire 4
SportRugby Union
Instituted1996;28 years ago (1996)
Ceased2009;15 years ago (2009)
Number of teams7
CountryFlag of England.svg  England
Holders West Park Warriors (1st title) (2008–09)
(transferred to North Lancs 2)
Most titles Orrell Anvils, Prenton (2 titles)
Website clubs.rfu.com

South Lancs/Cheshire 4 was a regional English rugby union league at the ninth tier of national competition for teams from the South Lancashire, Cheshire and Manchester area. Teams were promoted to South Lancs/Cheshire 3 and generally there was no relegation - although there was up until 2002 when South Lancs/Cheshire 5 was still active. Despite retaining healthy numbers of teams South Lancs/Cheshire 4 was abolished by the end of the 2008-09 season with most teams moving automatically up into South Lancs/Cheshire 3.

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Original teams

When this league was introduced in 1996 it contained the following teams:

South Lancs/Cheshire 4 honours

South Lancs/Cheshire 4 (1996-2000)

The original South Lancs/Cheshire 4 league was ranked at tier 13 of the league system. Promotion was to South Lancs/Cheshire 3 and, as it was the lowest level in the North-West region, there was no relegation until the creation of South Lancs/Cheshire 5 at the end of the 1999–00 season.

South Lancs/Cheshire 4
SeasonNo of TeamsChampionsRunners–upRelegated Teams
1996–975 Shell Stanlow Halton No relegation
1997–987 Moore Vulcan No relegation
1998–99 [1] 6 Halton Runcorn No relegation
1999–00 [2] 7 Orrell Anvils [lower-alpha 2] Capenhurst Lucas Merseyside, Mossley Hill [lower-alpha 3]
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

South Lancs/Cheshire 4 (2000-2009)

Northern league restructuring by the RFU at the end of the 1999-2000 season saw the cancellation of North West 1, North West 2 and North West 3 (tiers 7-9). This meant that South/Lancs Cheshire 4 became a tier 10 league. The creation of South Lancs/Cheshire 5 meant that there was briefly relegation into that division until it ceased at the end of the 2000–01 season. South Lancs/Cheshire 4 was itself cancelled at the end of the 2008–09 season with the majority of teams transferred into South Lancs/Cheshire 3.

South Lancs/Cheshire 4
SeasonNo of TeamsChampionsRunners–upRelegated Teams
2000–01 [3] 10 Orrell Anvils Bowdon No relegation
2001–02 [4] 10 Prenton Liverpool Collegiate No relegation
2002–03 [5] 10 Manchester Wanderers Halton No relegation
2003–04 [6] 10 Sale FC Oswestry No relegation
2004-05 [7] 10 Mossley Hill Oxton Parkonians No relegation
2005–06 [8] 12 Prenton Trentham No relegation
2006–07 [9] 12 Eagle Trentham No relegation
2007–08 [10] 10 Marple Knutsford No relegation
2008–09 [11] 10 West Park Warriors [lower-alpha 4] Linley [lower-alpha 5] No relegation
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Number of league titles

Notes

  1. ↑ Shell Stanlow are now known as Ellesmere Port RUFC.
  2. ↑ Despite finishing as champions Orrell Anvils were not promoted due to the division increasing from 7 to 10 teams for the following season.
  3. ↑ Mossley Hill were also relegated despite finishing 4th.
  4. ↑ Although champions due to the cancellation of South Lancs/Cheshire 4 at the end of the season, West Park Warriors instead transferred across to North Lancs 2.
  5. ↑ Runners up Linley would go up into South Lancs/Cheshire 3 along with Oxton Parkonians, Ramsey, Capenhurst, Port Sunlight, Congleton and Helsby due to this being the last season of South Lancs/Cheshire 4. Crosby St. Mary's would transfer to North Lancs 2 along with champions West Park Warriors while Merseyside Police would drop out of the league altogether joining the North West Merit League Division 4 West.

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  3. ↑ "2000-01 Northern Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
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