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.
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
edit| Club | Membership | ||
| From | To | Rejoined | |
| Ashton | 1928 | ||
| Bury | 1892 | 1893 | |
| Castleton Moor | 1916 | 1987 | |
| Clifton | 2006 | ||
| Crompton | 1896 | ||
| Darwen | 1893 | 1896 | |
| Dukinfield | 1901 | 1916 | |
| Glossop | 1901 | 1916 | |
| Heywood | 1892 | ||
| Hyde | 1981 | 1992 | |
| Littleborough | 1892 | ||
| Longsight | 1907 | 1908 | |
| Middleton | 1895 | ||
| Milnrow | 1892 | ||
| Monton & Weaste | 2005 | ||
| Moorside | 1901 | 1928 | |
| Norden | 1981 | ||
| Oldham | 1892 | 1893 | 1900 |
| Radcliffe | 1892 | 1897 | 1937 |
| Rochdale | 1893 | ||
| Royton | 1892 | ||
| Stalybridge | 1898 | 1916 | |
| Stand | 1993 | 2004 | |
| Stockport | 1937 | 1998 | |
| Todmorden | 1892 | 1897 | |
| Unsworth | 1989 | ||
| Walsden | 1892 | ||
| Werneth | 1910 | ||
Honours
edit| Year | First Division | Wood Cup | Second Division | Burton Cup | Aggregate Cup | Twenty20 Cup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1892 | Littleborough | |||||
| 1893 | Rochdale | |||||
| 1894 | Rochdale | |||||
| 1895 | Rochdale | |||||
| 1896 | Todmorden | |||||
| 1897 | Rochdale | |||||
| 1898 | Middleton | Walsden | ||||
| 1899 | Middleton | Rochdale | ||||
| 1900 | Rochdale | Milnrow | ||||
| 1901 | Glossop | Rochdale | ||||
| 1902 | Crompton | Oldham | ||||
| 1903 | Glossop | Rochdale | ||||
| 1904 | Heywood | Rochdale | ||||
| 1905 | Rochdale | Rochdale | ||||
| 1906 | Rochdale | Rochdale | ||||
| 1907 | Moorside | Rochdale | ||||
| 1908 | Glossop | Middleton | ||||
| 1909 | Oldham | Middleton | ||||
| 1910 | Milnrow | Littleborough | ||||
| 1911 | Littleborough | Crompton | ||||
| 1912 | Littleborough | Milnrow | ||||
| 1913 | Glossop | Dukinfield | ||||
| 1914 | Royton | Dukinfield | ||||
| 1915 | Moorside | Walsden | ||||
| 1916 | Oldham | |||||
| 1917 | Littleborough | |||||
| 1918 | Crompton | |||||
| 1919 | Littleborough | Crompton | ||||
| 1920 | Middleton | Littleborough | ||||
| 1921 | Littleborough | Middleton | Middleton | |||
| 1922 | Rochdale | Rochdale | Milnrow | |||
| 1923 | Rochdale | Rochdale | Rochdale | |||
| 1924 | Rochdale | Rochdale | Werneth | |||
| 1925 | Rochdale | Werneth | Castleton Moor | |||
| 1926 | Castleton Moor | Werneth | Middleton | |||
| 1927 | Rochdale | Werneth | Crompton | |||
| 1928 | Castleton Moor | Castleton Moor | Littleborough | |||
| 1929 | Heywood | Heywood | Heywood | |||
| 1930 | Middleton | Middleton | Oldham | Middleton | ||
| 1931 | Heywood | Middleton | Castleton Moor | Heywood | ||
| 1932 | Littleborough | Rochdale | Rochdale | Littleborough | ||
| 1933 | Ashton | Middleton | Middleton | Middleton | ||
| 1934 | Littleborough | Werneth | Royton | Werneth | ||
| 1935 | Littleborough | Littleborough | Middleton | Littleborough | ||
| 1936 | Littleborough | Middleton | Littleborough | Littleborough | ||
| 1937 | Radcliffe | Werneth | Stockport | Radcliffe | ||
| 1938 | Middleton | Middleton | Stockport | Stockport | ||
| 1939 | Werneth | Milnrow | Werneth | Werneth | ||
| 1940 | Ashton | Ashton | Ashton | Ashton | ||
| 1941 | Stockport | Littleborough | Stockport | Stockport | ||
| 1942 | Stockport | Littleborough | Stockport | Stockport | ||
| 1943 | Castleton Moor | Oldham | Stockport | Stockport | ||
| 1944 | Radcliffe | Werneth | Stockport / Oldham* | Werneth | ||
| 1945 | Heywood | Heywood | Heywood | Heywood | ||
| 1946 | Radcliffe | Milnrow | Werneth | |||
| 1947 | Milnrow | Milnrow | Stockport | Milnrow | ||
| 1948 | Rochdale | Middleton | Stockport | Rochdale | ||
| 1949 | Stockport / Milnrow* | Milnrow | Stockport | Stockport | ||
| 1950 | Rochdale | Ashton | Middleton | Rochdale | ||
| 1951 | Rochdale | Werneth | Stockport | Rochdale | ||
| 1952 | Rochdale | Rochdale | Middleton | |||
| 1953 | Rochdale | Rochdale | Royton | Rochdale | ||
| 1954 | Crompton | Walsden | Castleton Moor | |||
| 1955 | Rochdale | Rochdale | Middleton | Middleton / Rochdale* | ||
| 1956 | Rochdale | Rochdale | Rochdale | Rochdale | ||
| 1957 | Oldham | Rochdale | Royton | Rochdale / Royton* | ||
| 1958 | Middleton | Rochdale | Middleton | Middleton | ||
| 1959 | Middleton | Werneth | Middleton | Middleton | ||
| 1960 | Heywood | Milnrow | Middleton | Middleton | ||
| 1961 | Radcliffe | Radcliffe | Werneth | Heywood | ||
| 1962 | Stockport / Walsden* | Walsden | Middleton | Middleton | ||
| 1963 | Heywood | Stockport | Stockport | Stockport | ||
| 1964 | Walsden | Ashton | Ashton | Ashton | ||
| 1965 | Stockport / Crompton* | Ashton | Milnrow | Stockport | ||
| 1966 | Stockport | Stockport | Stockport | Stockport | ||
| 1967 | Heywood | Middleton | Heywood | Heywood | ||
| 1968 | Heywood | Radcliffe | Werneth | Werneth | ||
| 1969 | Radcliffe | Stockport | Stockport | Stockport | ||
| 1970 | Middleton | Heywood | Heywood | |||
| 1971 | Radcliffe | Heywood | Stockport | Stockport | Stockport | |
| 1972 | Milnrow | Castleton Moor | Castleton Moor | Royton | Milnrow | |
| 1973 | Middleton | Littleborough | Littleborough | Royton / Middleton* | Middleton | |
| 1974 | Heywood | Littleborough | Castleton Moor | Castleton Moor | Castleton Moor | |
| 1975 | Milnrow | Walsden | Werneth | Milnrow | Milnrow | |
| 1976 | Heywood | Littleborough | Werneth | Oldham | Heywood | |
| 1977 | Littleborough | Middleton | Middleton | Middleton | Littleborough | |
| 1978 | Littleborough | Milnrow | Radcliffe | Werneth | Werneth | |
| 1979 | Oldham | Oldham | Werneth | Royton | Werneth | |
| 1980 | Royton | Crompton | Milnrow | Middleton | Middleton | |
| 1981 | Hyde | Werneth | Werneth | Milnrow | Middleton | |
| 1982 | Oldham | Littleborough | Werneth | Middleton | Oldham | |
| 1983 | Littleborough | Oldham | Oldham | Milnrow | Oldham | |
| 1984 | Heywood | Heywood | Middleton | Heywood | Heywood | |
| 1985 | Littleborough | Oldham | Oldham | Littleborough | Littleborough | |
| 1986 | Littleborough | Littleborough | Oldham | Middleton | Oldham | |
| 1987 | Norden | Milnrow | Middleton | Middleton | Norden | |
| 1988 | Middleton | Oldham | Littleborough | Rochdale | Littleborough | |
| 1989 | Stockport | Milnrow | Littleborough | Rochdale | Littleborough | |
| 1990 | Rochdale | Werneth | Middleton | Littleborough | Littleborough | |
| 1991 | Rochdale | Rochdale | Littleborough | Middleton | Rochdale | |
| 1992 | Littleborough | Littleborough | Milnrow | Milnrow | Littleborough | |
| 1993 | Rochdale | Heywood | Radcliffe | Norden | Middleton | |
| 1994 | Radcliffe | Littleborough | Middleton | Milnrow | Rochdale | |
| 1995 | Rochdale | Walsden | Middleton | Stockport | Middleton | |
| 1996 | Littleborough | Milnrow | Radcliffe | Heywood | Littleborough | |
| 1997 | Rochdale | Littleborough | Middleton | Milnrow | Middleton | |
| 1998 | Littleborough | Littleborough | Milnrow | Rochdale | Littleborough | |
| 1999 | Rochdale | Littleborough | Rochdale | Rochdale | Rochdale | |
| 2000 | Middleton | Rochdale | Rochdale | Milnrow | Middleton | |
| 2001 | Rochdale | Middleton | Middleton | Milnrow | Middleton | |
| 2002 | Littleborough | Norden | Norden | Littleborough | Littleborough | |
| 2003 | Rochdale | Heywood | Walsden | Littleborough | Rochdale | |
| 2004 | Norden | Walsden | Rochdale | Littleborough | Littleborough | |
| 2005 | Littleborough | Heywood | Littleborough | Littleborough | Littleborough | |
| 2006 | Heywood | Heywood | Walsden | Littleborough | Norden | |
| 2007 | Rochdale | Heywood | Littleborough | Norden | ||
| 2008 | Heywood | Monton and Weaste | Middleton | Monton and Weaste | Walsden | |
| 2009 | Monton and Weaste | Monton and Weaste | Rochdale | Clifton | Middleton | |
| 2010 | Norden | Milnrow | Rochdale | Milnrow | Norden | |
| 2011 | Norden | Middleton | Middleton | Littleborough | Norden | |
| 2012 | Walsden | Middleton | Norden | Middleton | Walsden | |
| 2013 | Walsden | Heywood | Walsden | Heywood | Walsden | |
| 2014 | Norden | Norden | Norden | Norden | Norden |
* The title was shared in these years.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Chris Ostick (22 June 2015). "Central Lancashire League and Saddleworth League merge to form new Pennine League". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
- ^ Aimee Belmore (4 October 2017). "Anger after rapid demise of Pennine Cricket League". Sadleworth Independent. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
- ^ Alex James (7 April 2017). "Lancashire League confirm five new clubs will join for 2018 season". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 13 February 2021.