The
North West Counties A.R.L. are a series of
rugby leagueRugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
regional leagues covering the following age groups in the North West of England:-
- Age 8 to 12
- Age 13 to 15
- Age 16 to 18
- Open Age
The leagues are linked to the
British Amateur Rugby League AssociationThe British Amateur Rugby League Association is the governing body for social and recreational rugby league in the United Kingdom...
(BARLA). Teams from the North West Counties Open Age can apply for election to the
National Conference LeagueThe National Conference League is the top league in the pyramid of amateur rugby leagues run by the British Amateur Rugby League Association...
if they meet minimum criteria.
History
Following the formation of
British Amateur Rugby League AssociationThe British Amateur Rugby League Association is the governing body for social and recreational rugby league in the United Kingdom...
in 1973, local District Leagues got together and pooled their resources. The North West Counties was formed by a merger of Leigh, Manchester, St Helens, Warrington, Widnes and Wigan districts.
NW Counties 13-15's ARL
Based at Golborne Parkside Sports & Community Club and meeting on the first Wednesday of the month, the NW Counties 13-15's ARL have 105 teams and over 2,000 players registered for the 2007/2008 Season.
Teams compete at three separate age groups i.e. under-13, under-14 & under-15 and participate in 4 divisions per age.
League games are played on Sunday mornings from the beginning of September with clubs competing for a series of silver NW Counties League Cups.
A further knock-out cup competition is also run and leads, at the end of April, to the season's finale the NW Counties 13-15s Cup Finals Day and Presentation Evenings.
The NW Counties 13-15's Management Committee comprises:
- Margaret Byrne - Chair
- Sam Armstrong - League Secretary/Disciplinary Chair/BARLA Rep
- Paul Edwards - Under-13's Fixture & Registration Secretary
- Jackie Clowes - Under-14's Fixture Secretary
- Paul Mitchell - Under-15's Fixture Secretary
- Brian Edwards - Under-14's/under-15's Registration Secretary
- Jayne Bissett - League Treasurer
- David Lowe - Referee Appointments Officer
Teams
| Premier Division |
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| Ashton Bears |
| Bank Quay Bulls |
| Barrow Island Barrow Island is the name of at least three islands:*Barrow Island *Barrow Island, Cumbria, England*Barrow Island...
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| Blackbrook Royals |
| Halton Simms Cross |
Pilkington RecsThe Recs Rugby Football Club is an amateur rugby league team based in St Helens, Merseyside.-History:The club was founded in 1878 as part of the sports and recreational section of Pilkington Glass. The side played rugby, and occasionally association football.However, on 14 June 1913, to discuss the...
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| Rylands Sharks |
| Shevington Sharks Shevington Sharks are an amateur rugby league team in Wigan who participate in the North West Counties League. They are the third oldest club in Wigan being established in 1979. They play their home games at St John Rigby College along with Orell R.U.F.C....
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| Walney Central |
| Wigan St Cuthbert's |
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| Division 1 |
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| Albert Park Albert Park may refer to:In Australia:* Albert Park, Lismore, home to international baseball stadium Baxter Field* Albert Park, Victoria, a suburb of Melbourne** Albert Park and Lake, the park itself...
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| Blackpool Scorpions |
| Bold Miners |
| Clock Face Miners |
| Folly Lane |
| Golborne Parkside |
| Haydock Haydock is a village within the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens, in Merseyside, England. It contains all of the Haydock electoral ward and a section of the Blackbrook electoral ward. The village is located roughly mid-way between Liverpool and Manchester, close to the junction of the M6 motorway...
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| Leigh East Leigh East ARLFC is an amateur rugby league team from Leigh, a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, in Greater Manchester, England. They play in the National Conference League. They currently play their home matches at Leigh Sports Village, Ledgard Avenue and their playing colours are...
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| Leigh Miners Rangers 'A' |
| Oldham St Anne's 'A' |
| Roose Pioneers |
| Thatto Heath Crusaders Thatto Heath Crusaders is an amateur rugby league club situated in Thatto Heath, St Helens, Merseyside. The club currently competes in the National Conference League Premier division.-History:...
'A' |
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| Division 2 |
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| Adlington Rangers |
| Askam |
| Dalton Dalton may refer to:-In Canada:* Dalton, Algoma District, Ontario* Dalton Armoury, a Canadian Forces facility primarily used by the Queen's Own Rifles of Canada- In the United Kingdom :* Dalton, Cumbria, England* Dalton, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland...
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| Halton Farnworth Hornets |
| Ince Rose Bridge 'A' |
| Latchford Albion |
| Orrell St James' |
| Widnes St Marie's |
| Widnes West Bank |
| Wigan St Jude's 'A' |
| Wigan St Patricks Wigan St. Patricks is an Amateur Rugby League football club. It is situated in the Scholes area of Wigan, Greater Manchester.The first team plays in the National Conference League Premier Division. There is a Reserve side which plays in the North West Counties League First Division. The club also...
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| Woolston Rovers |
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| Division 3 |
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| Burtonwood Bridge |
| Haresfinch |
| Heysham Atoms |
| Hindpool Tigers |
| Higginshaw |
| Irlam Hornets |
| Langworthy Reds |
| Leyland Warriors |
Pilkington RecsThe Recs Rugby Football Club is an amateur rugby league team based in St Helens, Merseyside.-History:The club was founded in 1878 as part of the sports and recreational section of Pilkington Glass. The side played rugby, and occasionally association football.However, on 14 June 1913, to discuss the...
'A' |
| Spring View |
UlverstonUlverston is a market town and civil parish in the South Lakeland district of Cumbria in north-west England. Historically part of Lancashire, the town is located in the Furness area, close to the Lake District, and just north of Morecambe Bay....
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| Division 4 |
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| Bamber Bridge Bamber Bridge is a village to the south of Preston, Lancashire, England. The name derives from the Old English 'bēam' and 'brycg', which probably means "tree-trunk bridge". It is mentioned in an undated medieval document. The village is often referred to as "Brig" by residents...
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| Cadishead Rhinos |
| Eccles & Salford 'A' |
| Hindley Hindley may refer to:Places*Hindley, Greater Manchester, England*Hindley, Northumberland, EnglandPeople*Myra Hindley, convicted "Moors Murderess"*Henry Hindley, 18th century clockmaker*Clement Hindley, British railway engineer...
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| Rochdale Cobras |
| Rochdale Mayfield 'A' |
| Saddleworth Rangers 'A' |
| Waterhead Waterhead may refer to more than one place in England:*Waterhead, Carlisle, Cumbria*Waterhead, Devon*Waterhead, Greater Manchester - a district of Oldham*Waterhead, South Lakeland, Cumbria...
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| West Bank Swans |
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| Division 5 |
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| Bolton Mets (failed to complete season) |
| Bury Broncos |
| Chorley Panthers |
| Crosfields 'A' |
| Eccleston Lions |
| Newton Storm |
| Rylands Sharks 'A' |
| St Helens Wild Boar |
| Westhoughton Lions |
| Widnes Tigers |
| Wigan Bulldogs |
| Wigan St Cuthbert's 'A' |
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| Division 6 |
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| Accrington Panthers |
| Ashton Bears 'A' |
| Blackbrook Royals 'A' |
| Blackpool Scorpions 'A' |
Chester ARLFCChester Gladiators Rugby League Football Club is a rugby league club in Chester, England. They play in the North West Division of the Rugby League Conference, North West Counties and the North West Merit League.-History:...
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| Culceth |
| Fitton Hill |
| Folly Lane 'A' |
| Halton Simms Cross 'A' |
| Irlam Hornets 'A' |
| Leigh East Leigh East ARLFC is an amateur rugby league team from Leigh, a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, in Greater Manchester, England. They play in the National Conference League. They currently play their home matches at Leigh Sports Village, Ledgard Avenue and their playing colours are...
'B' |
| Little Hulton Reds |
| Rochdale Cobras 'A' |
| Widnes West Bank 'A' |
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See also
- British Amateur Rugby League Association
The British Amateur Rugby League Association is the governing body for social and recreational rugby league in the United Kingdom...
- British rugby league system
The British rugby league system is based on four separate structures: the professional leagues administered by the Rugby Football League, the reserve leagues, the amateur leagues administered by British Amateur Rugby League Association and the Rugby League Conference.There is no system of automatic...
- National Conference League
The National Conference League is the top league in the pyramid of amateur rugby leagues run by the British Amateur Rugby League Association...
- Pennine League
The Pennine Amateur Rugby League, or Pennine League is a rugby league competition for amateur open-age clubs that runs from September to April. The clubs are drawn from West Yorkshire, North Yorkshire, South Yorkshire and the east of Lancashire....
- CMS Yorkshire league
The CMS Yorkshire League is a series of rugby league divisions in the traditional county of Yorkshire.The league is run by the British Amateur Rugby League Association...
- Cumberland League
The Cumberland League is a series of rugby league divisions in the traditional county of Cumberland.The league is run by the British Amateur Rugby League Association . Teams from the Cumberland league can apply for election to the National Conference League if they meet minimum...
- Hull & District League
The Hull & District Youth League is a series of rugby league divisions in and around Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire.The league is run by a volunteer League Management Committee who are elected annually by the youth leagues member clubs...
- Barrow & District League
The Barrow & District League is a series of rugby league divisions in and around Barrow-in-Furness.The league is run by the British Amateur Rugby League Association . Officially, teams from the Barrow & District League can apply for election to the National Conference League if they meet minimum...
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