The Cheshire Football League is a football competition based in Cheshire

Cheshire

Cheshire is a ceremonial county in North West England. Cheshire's county town is the city of Chester, although its largest town is Warrington. Other major towns include Widnes, Congleton, Crewe, Ellesmere Port, Runcorn, Macclesfield, Winsford, Northwich, and Wilmslow...

, England

England

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, which until 2007 was known as the Mid-Cheshire Association Football League. It has three divisions: Divisions One and Two, and a Reserve Division. Founded in 1948, only three clubs (Barnton

Barnton F.C.

Barnton Football Club is a football club in the village of Barnton, near Northwich, in Cheshire. The club was founded in 1897 and today play their home games at Townfield...

, Knutsford

Knutsford F.C.

Knutsford F.C. are a football club based in the town of Knutsford, Cheshire. The club was founded in 1888 and today play their football in the First Division of the Cheshire Association Football League...

 and Whitchurch Alport) have maintained continuous membership since the formation of the league.

Division One sits at step 7 (or level 11) of the National League System

National League System

The National League System comprises the seven levels of the English football league system immediately below the level of the Premier League and The Football League. It contains 91 league competitions and more than 1,600 clubs. It comes under the jurisdiction of The Football Association...

, and is a feeder to the North West Counties League

North West Counties Football League

The North West Counties Football League is a football league in North west of England. As of 2011, the league covers Cheshire, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Merseyside, Southern Cumbria, Northern Staffordshire, the High Peak area of Derbyshire, and the far west of West Yorkshire. In the past, the...

 Division One. The Cheshire Football League is fed by the Altrincham and District Amateur League.

Due to a sponsorship agreement, for the 2007-08 season the official name of the league was the Cheshire Building Society

Cheshire Building Society

The Cheshire Building Society is a former building society based in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England. Prior to the merger with the Nationwide Building Society it was the 11th largest in the United Kingdom based on total assets of £5.0 billion at 31 December 2007. It is a member of the Building...

 Cheshire Football League. Greenalls Padgate St. Oswalds won the Division One Championship in 2010-11, while the Division Two title was won by Denton Town.

Division One

• Billinge
• Denton Town
• Eagle Sports
• Gamesley
• Garswood United
  Garswood United F.C.
  Garswood United Association Football Club is an English football club based in Garswood, Merseyside. The club are currently members of Division One of the Cheshire League and play at Simms Lane End.-History:...
  
  
• Golborne Sports
• Grappenhall Sports
• Greenalls Padgate St. Oswalds
• Knutsford
  Knutsford F.C.
  Knutsford F.C. are a football club based in the town of Knutsford, Cheshire. The club was founded in 1888 and today play their football in the First Division of the Cheshire Association Football League...
  
  
• Linotype & Cheadle Heath Nomads
• Lostock Gralam
• Middlewich Town
  Middlewich Town F.C.
  Middlewich Town is an association football team based in the Cheshire town of Middlewich. As of 2011-12, they play in the Cheshire Association Football League Division One.-History:...
  
  
• Pilkington
• Rylands
• Styal
• Tarporley Victoria

Division Two

• Barnton
  Barnton F.C.
  Barnton Football Club is a football club in the village of Barnton, near Northwich, in Cheshire. The club was founded in 1897 and today play their home games at Townfield...
  
  
• Congleton Town
  Congleton Town F.C.
  Congleton Town F.C. is a football club based in Congleton, Cheshire, England. They currently play in the North West Counties Football League Premier Division and are full members of the Cheshire County Football Association...
  
   Reserves
• Crewe
• Daten
• Maine Road
  Maine Road F.C.
  Maine Road F.C. are an English football club, based in Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester. They currently play in the North West Counties Football League Premier Division and are members of the Manchester Football Association...
  
   Reserves
• Malpas
• Moore United
• Poynton
• Rudheath Social
• Runcorn Town
  Runcorn Town F.C.
  Runcorn Town Football Club is an English association football club based in Runcorn, Cheshire, England. After spending most of their years in the West Cheshire League, they were elected to the North West Counties League in Division One and are currently in the Premier Division...
  
   Reserves
• Sandbach United
• Whaley Bridge
• Whitchurch Alport

Recent Divisional Champions

Season	Division One	Division Two
1979-80	Barnton Barnton F.C. Barnton Football Club is a football club in the village of Barnton, near Northwich, in Cheshire. The club was founded in 1897 and today play their home games at Townfield...	Prescot B I Reserves
1980-81	Rylands	Handforth Irwin
1981-82	Hanley Town	Intex
1982-83	Barnton Barnton F.C. Barnton Football Club is a football club in the village of Barnton, near Northwich, in Cheshire. The club was founded in 1897 and today play their home games at Townfield...	Newcastle Town Newcastle Town F.C. Newcastle Town F.C. are an English football club based in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire. They play in the Northern Premier League First Division South. They are full members of the Staffordshire Football Association.-History:...
1983-84	Rylands	N/A
1984-85	Bramhall	N/A
1985-86	Newcastle Town Newcastle Town F.C. Newcastle Town F.C. are an English football club based in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire. They play in the Northern Premier League First Division South. They are full members of the Staffordshire Football Association.-History:...	N/A
1986-87	Kidsgrove Athletic Kidsgrove Athletic F.C. Kidsgrove Athletic F.C. is an English football club based in based in Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, England currently playing in the Northern Premier League Division One South...	N/A
1987-88	Kidsgrove Athletic Kidsgrove Athletic F.C. Kidsgrove Athletic F.C. is an English football club based in based in Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, England currently playing in the Northern Premier League Division One South...	Leek Town Leek Town F.C. Leek Town Football Club is an English football club based in Leek, Staffordshire, currently playing in the Northern Premier League Division One South...  Reserves
1988-89	Barnton Barnton F.C. Barnton Football Club is a football club in the village of Barnton, near Northwich, in Cheshire. The club was founded in 1897 and today play their home games at Townfield...	Wilmslow Albion
1989-90	Grove United	Garswood United Garswood United F.C. Garswood United Association Football Club is an English football club based in Garswood, Merseyside. The club are currently members of Division One of the Cheshire League and play at Simms Lane End.-History:...
1990-91	Linotype	Newcastle Town Newcastle Town F.C. Newcastle Town F.C. are an English football club based in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire. They play in the Northern Premier League First Division South. They are full members of the Staffordshire Football Association.-History:...  Reserves
1991-92	Grove United	Broadheath Central
1992-93	Grove United	Malpas
1993-94	Linotype	Bollington Athletic
1994-95	Knutsford Knutsford F.C. Knutsford F.C. are a football club based in the town of Knutsford, Cheshire. The club was founded in 1888 and today play their football in the First Division of the Cheshire Association Football League...	Cheadle Heath Nomads
1995-96	Garswood United Garswood United F.C. Garswood United Association Football Club is an English football club based in Garswood, Merseyside. The club are currently members of Division One of the Cheshire League and play at Simms Lane End.-History:...	Bollington Athletic
1996-97	Barnton Barnton F.C. Barnton Football Club is a football club in the village of Barnton, near Northwich, in Cheshire. The club was founded in 1897 and today play their home games at Townfield...	Lostock Gralam
1997-98	Barnton Barnton F.C. Barnton Football Club is a football club in the village of Barnton, near Northwich, in Cheshire. The club was founded in 1897 and today play their home games at Townfield...	Garswood United Garswood United F.C. Garswood United Association Football Club is an English football club based in Garswood, Merseyside. The club are currently members of Division One of the Cheshire League and play at Simms Lane End.-History:...  Reserves
1998-99	Barnton Barnton F.C. Barnton Football Club is a football club in the village of Barnton, near Northwich, in Cheshire. The club was founded in 1897 and today play their home games at Townfield...	Padgate St Oswalds
1999-00	Barnton Barnton F.C. Barnton Football Club is a football club in the village of Barnton, near Northwich, in Cheshire. The club was founded in 1897 and today play their home games at Townfield...	Trafford Trafford F.C. Trafford F.C. is an English football club based in Flixton, Greater Manchester. The club are currently members of Division One North of the Northern Premier League and play at Shawe View.-History:...  Reserves
2000-01	Barnton Barnton F.C. Barnton Football Club is a football club in the village of Barnton, near Northwich, in Cheshire. The club was founded in 1897 and today play their home games at Townfield...	Broadheath Central
2001-02	Barnton Barnton F.C. Barnton Football Club is a football club in the village of Barnton, near Northwich, in Cheshire. The club was founded in 1897 and today play their home games at Townfield...	Crosfields
2002-03	Barnton Barnton F.C. Barnton Football Club is a football club in the village of Barnton, near Northwich, in Cheshire. The club was founded in 1897 and today play their home games at Townfield...	Golborne Sports
2003-04	Middlewich Town Middlewich Town F.C. Middlewich Town is an association football team based in the Cheshire town of Middlewich. As of 2011-12, they play in the Cheshire Association Football League Division One.-History:...	Padgate St Oswalds
2004-05	Barnton Barnton F.C. Barnton Football Club is a football club in the village of Barnton, near Northwich, in Cheshire. The club was founded in 1897 and today play their home games at Townfield...	Penketh & Sankey Eagle
2005-06	Middlewich Town Middlewich Town F.C. Middlewich Town is an association football team based in the Cheshire town of Middlewich. As of 2011-12, they play in the Cheshire Association Football League Division One.-History:...	Gamesley
2006-07	Middlewich Town Middlewich Town F.C. Middlewich Town is an association football team based in the Cheshire town of Middlewich. As of 2011-12, they play in the Cheshire Association Football League Division One.-History:...	Stalybridge Celtic Stalybridge Celtic F.C. Stalybridge Celtic are an English full time professional football club from Stalybridge, Greater Manchester in North West England. The club, which plays its home matches at Bower Fold, is currently in the Conference North in the sixth tier of the English football league system...  Reserves
2007-08	Styal	F.C. United of Manchester F.C. United of Manchester F.C. United of Manchester is an English semi-professional football club based in Bury, Greater Manchester that plays in the Northern Premier League Premier Division. It was formed in 2005 by Manchester United supporters opposed to American businessman Malcolm Glazer's controversial takeover of the... Reserves
2008-09	Woodley	Golborne Sports
2009-10	Club AZ	Lostock Gralam
2010-11	Greenalls Padgate St. Oswalds	Denton Town

(The league ran only a single division from 1983–87)

External links

• Official website
• FA Full-time Cheshire Football League