Lancashire Amateur League
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The Lancashire Amateur Football League is an English
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 association football league founded in 1899. Currently the league consists of eight divisions - Premier, One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six and Seven. The Premier Division is at level 14 in the English football league system
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The top two teams from each division are promoted to the next division up and the bottom two teams are relegated to the next division down. Two teams from the same club are generally not permitted to compete in the same division.

About the League

The Lancashire Amateur Football League (more commonly known as the LAL) was founded in 1899 and consists of approx. 40 Clubs who run in the order of 140 teams. These clubs are situated throughout the old boundaries of Lancashire & Cheshire; stretching from Preston in the North, Southport in the West, Rochdale and Oldham in the East and Lymm in the South.

The League's Premier League has "feeder league status" within the FA Pyramid scheme for Referees. The Executive Committee and League Council are elected by clubs in membership of the League. Although clubs running a minimum of two teams are preferred, the League will consider applications for clubs running one team provided they match the League's standards expected for discipline, ground & facilities, fair play and standards of organisation/administration. The League has a strict policy of monitoring the discipline record of players (using a points system) and players whose conduct has not been considered acceptable are subject to their registration being withdrawn.

Member club Old Boltonians play on what has been recognised as the oldest football ground still in use in the world.

Current member clubs

The member clubs for the 2011–12 season are as follows
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Premier Division
Bury Grammar School Old Boys
Castle Hill
Chaddertonians
Chew Moor Brook
Failsworth Dynamos
Hesketh Casuals
Horwich Victoria
Howe Bridge Mills
Little Lever Sports Club
Old Boltonians
Old Mancunians
Prestwich
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Rochdale St. Clements
Rossendale Amateurs
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Division One
Ainsworth
Bolton Wyresdale
Broughton Amateurs
Hindley Juniors
Horwich Railway Mechanics Institute
Mostonians
Old Blackburnians
Prairie United
Radcliffe Town
Roach Dynamos
Rochdale St.Clements Reserves
Rossendale Amateurs Reserves
Thornleigh
Tyldesley United
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Division Two
Accrington Amateurs
Ashtonians
Bury Grammar School Old Boys Reserves
Cadley
Chadderton
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'A'
Chaddertonians Reserves
Little Lever Sports Club Reserves
North Walkden
Old Blackburnians Reserves
Old Boltonians Reserves
Old Mancunians Reserves
Old Standians
Oldham Hulmeians
Radcliffe Boys
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Division Three
Bacup United
Blackrod Town
Bolton Lads Club
Castle Hill Reserves
Chaddertonians 'A'
Chew Moor Brook Reserves
Failsworth Dynamoes Reserves
Hesketh Casuals Reserves
Lymm
Old Boltonians 'A'
Radcliffe Town Reserves
Rossendale Amateurs 'A'
Tottington United
Westhoughton Town
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Division Four
Accrington Amateurs Reserves
Astley Bridge
Bolton Wyresdale Reserves
Broughton Amateurs Reserves
Dobbies
Horwich Railway Mechanics Inistitute Reserves
Horwich Victoria Reserves
Mostonians Reserves
Old Blackburnians 'A'
Old Standians Reserves
Oldham Hulmeians Reserves
Prestwich Reserves
Rochdale St. Clements 'A'
Rossendale Amateurs 'B'
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Division Five
Ainsworth Reserves
Ashtonians Reserves
Bury Grammar School Old Boys 'A'
Hesketh Casuals 'A'
Howe Bridge Mills Reserves
Lymm Reserves
Old Mancunians 'A'
Prestwich 'A'
Radcliffe Boys Reserves
Radcliffe Town 'A'
Roach Dynamos Reserves
Rochdale St. Clements 'B'
Rossendale Amateurs 'C'
Thornleigh Reserves
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Division Six
Bolton Wyresdale 'A'
Broughton Amateurs 'A'
Lymm 'A'
Mostonians 'A'
Old Blackburnians 'B'
Old Boltonians 'B'
Old Mancunians 'B'
Oldham Hulmeians 'A'
Radcliffe Town 'B'
Thornleigh 'A'
Tottington United Reserves
Tyldesley United Reserves
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Division Seven
Bolton Wyresdale 'B'
Broughton Amateurs 'B'
Bury Grammar School Old Boys 'B'
Chaddertonians 'B'
Hesketh Casuals 'B'
Horwich Railway Mechanics Institute 'A'
Horwich Victoria 'A'
Howe Bridge Mills 'A'
Little Lever Sports Club 'A'
Old Blackburnians 'C'
Oldham Hulmeians 'B'
Thornleigh 'B'

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