North Lancashire and District Football League
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The North Lancashire and District Football League (currently sponsored by Baines Bagguley Solicitors) is a football
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 competition based in England
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. The league was founded in 1919 and presently has a total of five divisions, the highest of which, the North Lancashire and District Football League Premier Division, and has a total of 61 teams several of which are reserve teams although the league can accommodate up to 70 teams, and sits at level 14 of the English football league system
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. However the league is not officially part of the National League System and therefore has only an informal feeder agreement with the West Lancashire Football League with applicants only being accepted on such grounds as financial stability, ground quality and ground ownership amongst others. The league generally covers the area surrounding Lancaster
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 and Morecambe
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 but there are clubs from further afield in both Cumbria
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 and North Yorkshire
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who also play in the league.

Premier Division

  • Arnside
  • Bentham
  • Bowerham & Furness
  • Carnforth Rangers
  • Cartmel & District
  • Caton United
  • Galgate
  • Highgrove
  • Ingleton
  • Marsh United
  • Morecambe Royals
  • Slyne-with-Hest Reserves
  • Storeys
  • Swarthmoor Social Club

Division One

  • Bolton-le-Sands
  • Boys Club
  • Cartmel & District Reserves
  • College
  • Freehold
  • Grange
  • Heysham
  • Kirkby Lonsdale
  • Marsh United Reserves
  • Millhead
  • Morecambe Royals Reserves
  • TIC Dynamos of Overton & Middleton
  • Trimpell

Division Two

  • Bentham Reserves
  • Boys Club Reserves
  • Carnforth Rangers Reserves
  • Galgate Reserves
  • Highgrove Reserves
  • Ingleton Reserves
  • Morecambe Gold
  • Slyne-with-Hest Reserves
  • Storeys Reserves
  • TIC Dynamos of Overton & Middleton Reserves
  • Torrisholme
  • Westgate Wanderers

Division Three

  • Allithwaite
  • AFC Moorlands
  • Burton Thistle
  • Caton United Reserves
  • Gregson
  • Kirkby Lonsdale Reserves
  • Lancaster Rovers
  • Moghuls
  • Moor Lane
  • Pilling
  • Trimpell Reserves
  • Villa Royale

Division Four

  • Arnside Reserves
  • AFC Heaton
  • Bolton-le-Sands Reserves
  • Carnforth Rangers 'A'
  • College Reserves
  • Freehold Reserves
  • Gregson Reserves
  • Heysham Reserves
  • Lancaster Rovers Reserves
  • Millhead Reserves
  • TIC Dynamos of Overton & Middleton 'A'
  • Wittle Wanderers
  • Westgate Wanderers Reserves

League competitions

Season Premier Division Division 1 Division 2 Division 3 Division 4
2009-10 Marsh United Swarthmoor Social Club Trimpell Galgate Reserves Pilling
2010-11 Highgrove Arnside Grange Morecambe Gold Moor Lane

Cup competitions

Season Senior Challenge Cup Premier Division Division 1 Division 2 Division 3 Division 4 Reserve Cup
2009-10 Carnforth Rangers Morecambe Royals Caton United Carnforth Rangers Reserves Boys Club Reserves Trimpell Reserves Cartmel & District Reserves
2010-11 Storeys Highgrove Caton United Grange Villa Royale Lancaster Rovers Cartmel & District Reserves
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