The Central Lancashire Cricket League (CLCL) was a fifteen team cricket league, traditionally based in Lancashire and the West Riding of Yorkshire. It was then based in Greater Manchester and West Yorkshire. The league ran competitions at First Team, Second Team, Third Team, Under 18, Under 15, Under 13 and Under 11 levels.
The league was due to expand to a sixteen club format in 2005. Monton & Weaste were awarded the extra place ahead of Bamford Fieldhouse, Saddleworth, Elton, Walshaw, Didsbury and Bury. However, Stand left the league before the 2005 season and their replacement, Clifton did not join until 2006. That latter year also saw the introduction of a Twenty20 competition in the league, which was first won by Norden.
2015 was the final season for the league. Many of its clubs opting to join the new Greater Manchester Cricket League which started in 2016, CLCL merged with the Saddleworth League to form the Pennine League. The Pennine League failed after only two seasons, blamed by the league secretary on the expansion plans of the Lancashire League It was announced early in the 2017 season that Norden, Walsden, Littleborough, Rochdale and Middleton would all move to the Lancashire League.
Member clubs
ClubMembership FromToRejoinedAshton1928 Bury18921893Castleton Moor19161987Clifton2006 Crompton1896 Darwen18931896Dukinfield19011916Glossop19011916Heywood1892 Hyde19811992Littleborough1892 Longsight19071908Middleton1895 Milnrow1892 Monton & Weaste2005 Moorside19011928Norden1981 Oldham189218931900Radcliffe189218971937Rochdale1893 Royton1892 Stalybridge18981916Stand19932004Stockport19371998Todmorden18921897Unsworth1989 Walsden1892 Werneth1910
Honours Year First Division Wood Cup Second Division Burton Cup Aggregate Cup Twenty20 Cup1892Littleborough 1893Rochdale1894Rochdale1895Rochdale1896Todmorden1897Rochdale1898MiddletonWalsden1899MiddletonRochdale1900RochdaleMilnrow1901GlossopRochdale1902CromptonOldham1903GlossopRochdale1904HeywoodRochdale1905RochdaleRochdale1906RochdaleRochdale1907MoorsideRochdale1908GlossopMiddleton1909OldhamMiddleton1910MilnrowLittleborough1911LittleboroughCrompton1912LittleboroughMilnrow1913GlossopDukinfield1914RoytonDukinfield1915MoorsideWalsden1916Oldham1917Littleborough1918Crompton1919LittleboroughCrompton1920MiddletonLittleborough1921LittleboroughMiddletonMiddleton1922RochdaleRochdaleMilnrow1923RochdaleRochdaleRochdale1924RochdaleRochdaleWerneth1925RochdaleWernethCastleton Moor1926Castleton MoorWernethMiddleton1927RochdaleWernethCrompton1928Castleton MoorCastleton MoorLittleborough1929HeywoodHeywood Heywood1930MiddletonMiddletonOldhamMiddleton1931HeywoodMiddletonCastleton MoorHeywood1932LittleboroughRochdaleRochdaleLittleborough1933AshtonMiddletonMiddletonMiddleton1934LittleboroughWernethRoytonWerneth1935LittleboroughLittleboroughMiddletonLittleborough1936LittleboroughMiddletonLittleboroughLittleborough1937RadcliffeWernethStockportRadcliffe1938MiddletonMiddletonStockportStockport1939WernethMilnrowWernethWerneth1940AshtonAshtonAshtonAshton1941StockportLittleboroughStockportStockport1942StockportLittleboroughStockportStockport1943Castleton MoorOldhamStockportStockport1944RadcliffeWernethStockport / Oldham*Werneth1945HeywoodHeywoodHeywoodHeywood1946RadcliffeMilnrowWerneth1947MilnrowMilnrowStockportMilnrow1948RochdaleMiddletonStockportRochdale1949Stockport / Milnrow*MilnrowStockportStockport1950RochdaleAshtonMiddletonRochdale1951RochdaleWernethStockportRochdale1952RochdaleRochdale Middleton1953RochdaleRochdaleRoytonRochdale1954CromptonWalsdenCastleton Moor1955RochdaleRochdaleMiddletonMiddleton / Rochdale*1956RochdaleRochdaleRochdaleRochdale1957OldhamRochdaleRoytonRochdale / Royton*1958MiddletonRochdaleMiddletonMiddleton1959MiddletonWernethMiddletonMiddleton1960HeywoodMilnrowMiddletonMiddleton1961RadcliffeRadcliffeWernethHeywood1962Stockport / Walsden*WalsdenMiddletonMiddleton1963HeywoodStockportStockportStockport1964WalsdenAshtonAshtonAshton1965Stockport / Crompton*AshtonMilnrowStockport1966StockportStockportStockportStockport1967HeywoodMiddletonHeywoodHeywood1968HeywoodRadcliffeWernethWerneth1969RadcliffeStockportStockportStockport1970MiddletonHeywood Heywood1971RadcliffeHeywoodStockportStockportStockport1972MilnrowCastleton MoorCastleton MoorRoytonMilnrow1973MiddletonLittleboroughLittleboroughRoyton / Middleton*Middleton1974HeywoodLittleboroughCastleton MoorCastleton MoorCastleton Moor1975MilnrowWalsdenWernethMilnrowMilnrow1976HeywoodLittleboroughWernethOldhamHeywood1977LittleboroughMiddletonMiddletonMiddletonLittleborough1978LittleboroughMilnrowRadcliffeWernethWerneth1979OldhamOldhamWernethRoytonWerneth1980RoytonCromptonMilnrowMiddletonMiddleton1981HydeWernethWernethMilnrowMiddleton1982OldhamLittleboroughWernethMiddletonOldham1983LittleboroughOldhamOldhamMilnrowOldham1984HeywoodHeywoodMiddletonHeywoodHeywood1985LittleboroughOldhamOldhamLittleboroughLittleborough1986LittleboroughLittleboroughOldhamMiddletonOldham1987NordenMilnrowMiddletonMiddletonNorden1988MiddletonOldhamLittleboroughRochdaleLittleborough1989StockportMilnrowLittleboroughRochdaleLittleborough1990RochdaleWernethMiddletonLittleboroughLittleborough1991RochdaleRochdaleLittleboroughMiddletonRochdale1992LittleboroughLittleboroughMilnrowMilnrowLittleborough1993RochdaleHeywoodRadcliffeNordenMiddleton1994RadcliffeLittleboroughMiddletonMilnrowRochdale1995RochdaleWalsdenMiddletonStockportMiddleton1996LittleboroughMilnrowRadcliffeHeywoodLittleborough1997RochdaleLittleboroughMiddletonMilnrowMiddleton1998LittleboroughLittleboroughMilnrowRochdaleLittleborough1999RochdaleLittleboroughRochdaleRochdaleRochdale2000MiddletonRochdaleRochdaleMilnrowMiddleton2001RochdaleMiddletonMiddletonMilnrowMiddleton2002LittleboroughNordenNordenLittleboroughLittleborough2003RochdaleHeywoodWalsdenLittleboroughRochdale2004NordenWalsdenRochdaleLittleboroughLittleborough2005LittleboroughHeywoodLittleboroughLittleboroughLittleborough2006HeywoodHeywoodWalsdenLittleborough Norden2007RochdaleHeywood Littleborough Norden2008HeywoodMonton and WeasteMiddleton Monton and WeasteWalsden2009Monton and WeasteMonton and WeasteRochdaleCliftonMiddleton2010NordenMilnrowRochdaleMilnrowNorden2011NordenMiddletonMiddletonLittleboroughNorden2012WalsdenMiddletonNordenMiddletonWalsden 2013WalsdenHeywoodWalsdenHeywoodWalsden 2014NordenNordenNordenNordenNorden
* The title was shared in these years.
See also Club cricket List of English cricket clubs
References
External links Official website