The Northern Combination Women's Football League, also known simply as the Northern Combination, is at the fourth level of the English women's football

Women's football in England

While women's football has been played in England for over a century, it has only been in the 1990s that the game has seen a large increase in female players, as well as in female spectators, culminating in England hosting the Women's European Championships in 2005....

 pyramid, along with the three other Combination Leagues - South West

South West Combination Women's Football League

The South West Combination Women's Football League, also known simply as the South West Combination, is at the third level of the English women's football pyramid, along with the three other Combination Leagues - South East, Midland and Northern...

, South East

South East Combination Women's Football League

The South East Combination Women's Football League, also known simply as the South East Combination, is at the third level of the English women's football pyramid, along with the three other Combination Leagues - South West, Midland and Northern...

 and Midland

Midland Combination Women's Football League

The Midland Combination Women's Football League, also known simply as the Midland Combination, is at the third level of the English women's football pyramid, along with the three other Combination Leagues - South West, South East and Northern...

. The Northern Combination feeds directly into the FA Women's Premier League Northern Division

FA Women's Premier League Northern Division

The FA Women's Premier League Northern Division is a league in the third-level in the women's football pyramid in England, along with the Southern division. These two divisions are below the FA Women's Super League and National Division....

, and lies above the North West Women's Football League and the North East Women's Football League in the pyramid. The Combination leagues were founded in 1998.

Teams

The teams competing in the Northern Combination during the 2011-12

2011–12 in English football

The 2011–12 season is the 132nd season of competitive football in England.The season began on 5 August 2011 for the Football Leagues, with the Premier starting eight days later, League Football Conference Starting one day before Premier League starts.The Championship, League One, and League Two...

 season are:

• Bradford City Women's FC
• Cheadle Heath Nomads
• Huddersfield Town Ladies FC
• Liverpool Feds
• Middlesbrough F.C. Ladies
• Mossley Hill
• Newcastle United Women's FC
• Salford Ladies FC
• Sheffield Wednesday Women's FC
• South Durham & Cestria
• Stockport County
• Wakefield

Previous winners

Season	Winner
1998-99	Bangor City L.F.C.
1999-00	Oldham Curzon L.F.C.
2000-01	Manchester City L.F.C. Manchester City L.F.C. Manchester City Ladies Football Club are an English women's football club affiliated with Manchester City FC.-History:Manchester City Ladies was formed in 1989....
2001-02	Middlesbrough F.C. Ladies
2002-03	Stockport County L.F.C.
2003-04	Blackburn Rovers L.F.C. Blackburn Rovers L.F.C. Blackburn Rovers Ladies Football Club are an English women's football club affiliated with Blackburn Rovers. In 2006 they won the FA Women's Premier League Northern Division and were promoted to the FA Women's Premier League National Division, where they played until relegation in the 2010–11...
2004-05	Newcastle United W.F.C.
2005-06	Preston North End W.F.C. Preston North End W.F.C. Preston North End W.F.C. are an English women's football club affiliated with Preston North End F.C. and currently playing in the FA Women's Premier League Northern Division.-History:...
2006-07	Sheffield Wednesday L.F.C. Sheffield Wednesday Ladies F.C. Sheffield Wednesday F.C., often abbreviated to SWWFC and nicknamed The Owls, are a women's football team based in South Yorkshire, England. They play their home games at Sandy Lane on Babbage Way, Worksop, Nottinghamshire or Dearne Valley College's sports ground, Sheffield...
2007-08	Curzon Ashton L.F.C. Curzon Ashton L.F.C. Curzon Ashton Ladies Football Club is an English women's football club affiliated with Curzon Ashton F.C.. The club were known as Oldham Curzon Ladies Football Club until June 2005. They currently play in the FA Women's Premier League Northern Division. In 2008–09 they finished in tenth place, two...
2008-09	Leeds City Vixens L.F.C. Leeds City Vixens L.F.C. Leeds City Vixens Ladies Football Club is an English women's football team founded in 1993 by Martin Cockerill, based in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England...
2009-10	Rochdale AFC Ladies
2010-11	Sheffield FC

External links

• Official website of the Northern Combination Retrieved 21 November 2006.
• Scunthorpe United Ladies F.C.
• Salford Ladies F.C.