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Counties 1 adm Lancashire & Cheshire
Current season or competition:
2025–26 Counties 1 adm Lancashire & Cheshire
SportRugby union
Instituted2022
Number of teams12
CountryEngland
HoldersWest Park St Helens (2024–25)
Most titlesThree teams (1 title)
WebsiteEngland Rugby
Promotion toRegional 2 North West
Relegation toCounties 2 ADM Lancashire & Cheshire

Counties 1 adm Lancashire & Cheshire is an English rugby union division, the seventh tier of the domestic competition, and the top level for local rugby union in parts of Lancashire and Cheshire. West Park St Helens are the current champions.

Format

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The champions are promoted to Regional 2 North West. The number of teams relegated depends on feedback following promotion and relegation in the leagues above, but is usually to Counties 2 ADM Lancashire & Cheshire.

The season runs from September to April and comprises twenty-two rounds of matches, with each club playing each of its rivals, home and away. The results of the matches contribute points to the league as follows:

  • 4 points are awarded for a win
  • 2 points are awarded for a draw
  • 0 points are awarded for a loss, however
  • 1 losing (bonus) point is awarded to a team that loses a match by 7 points or fewer
  • 1 additional (bonus) point is awarded to a team scoring 4 tries or more in a match.

2025–26

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Participating teams and location

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Departing were West Park St Helens promoted to Regional 2 North West while Heaton Moor (11th) and Glossop (12th) were relegated.

2024–25

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Participating teams and location

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Departing were the champions Widnes, and runner-up Eccles, both promoted to Regional 2 North West. Warrington (11th) and Bolton (12th) were relegated to Counties 2 ADM Lancashire & Cheshire.[1][2] Joining were Liverpool St Helens (12th), relegated from Regional 2 North West and Glossop (12th), relegated from Regional 2 North East. Also coming in were Trafford MV and New Brighton, both promoted from Counties 2 ADM Lancashire & Cheshire.[3][4][5]

League table

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2024–25 Counties 1 adm Lancashire & Cheshire[6]
Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Loss bonus Points Pts adj
1 West Park St Helens (P) 22 19 0 3 708 417 291 16 2 94 0
2 Tarleton 22 18 0 4 681 416 265 12 3 87 0
3 Didsbury Toc H 22 18 0 4 635 366 269 11 3 86 0
4 Wilmslow 22 15 0 7 631 410 221 14 4 78 0
5 Aldwinians 22 12 0 10 589 440 149 10 7 65 0
6 Broughton Park 22 9 1 12 505 486 19 6 5 49 0
7 Liverpool St Helens 22 9 0 13 483 604 −121 10 2 48 0
8 New Brighton 22 8 0 14 488 673 −185 9 4 45 0
9 Trafford MV 3 22 7 0 15 568 878 −310 13 4 45 0
10 Aspull 22 8 0 14 548 629 −81 9 3 44 0
11 Heaton Moor (R) 22 6 1 15 534 692 −158 13 3 42 0
12 Glossop (R) 22 2 0 20 365 724 −359 2 4 −1 −15
  • If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
  1. Number of matches won
  2. Difference between points for and against
  3. Total number of points for
  4. Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
  5. Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled
Green background is the promotion place. Pink background are the relegation places.
Updated: 9 November 2025

2023–24

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Participating teams and location

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Departing were Liverpool St Helens promoted to Regional 2 North West.[7] Southport,[8] Sefton and Leigh were relegated to Counties 2 ADM Lancashire & Cheshire. Joining were Broughton Park and Wilmslow,[9] relegated from Regional 2 North West. Eccles were promoted from Counties 2 ADM Lancashire & Cheshire along with Heaton Moor.

League table

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2023–24 Counties 1 adm Lancashire & Cheshire[10]
Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Loss bonus Points Pts adj
1 Widnes (P) 22 20 0 2 767 360 407 15 0 95 0
2 Eccles (P) 22 18 1 3 729 376 353 16 2 93 −1
3 Aldwinians 22 16 0 6 595 391 204 13 3 81 −1
4 Wilmslow 22 14 2 6 527 366 161 9 0 70 −1
5 West Park St Helens 22 12 1 9 467 408 59 10 6 64 −2
6 Broughton Park 22 10 1 11 563 500 63 8 4 54 0
7 Tarleton 22 10 1 11 478 436 42 7 5 54 0
8 Didsbury Toc H 22 9 1 12 585 531 54 7 6 51 0
9 Aspull 22 8 3 11 433 488 −55 6 4 46 −2
10 Heaton Moor 22 4 0 18 450 800 −350 11 6 33 0
11 Warrington (R) 22 4 0 8 387 827 −440 4 5 25 0
12 Bolton (R) 22 2 0 20 310 847 −537 5 3 16 0
  • If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
  1. Number of matches won
  2. Difference between points for and against
  3. Total number of points for
  4. Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
  5. Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled
Green background are the promotion places. Pink background are the relegation places.
Updated: 8 November 2025

2022–23

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Participating teams and location

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This was the first season following the RFU Adult Competition Review. The league had some similarities to North 2 West with five teams returning; of the remainder, four were promoted – three to Regional 2 North West (Anselmians, Rochdale[11] and Winnington Park[12] ) and one (Keswick) to Regional 2 North – whilst two were level transferred to Counties 1 Cumbria (Cockermouth and St. Benedict's), and one dropped to Counties 2 ADM Lancashire & Cheshire (Orrell).

The remaining places were taken by five teams returning from the ADM Premier Division[13] and two from the ADM Championship – two of the Lancashire RFU breakaway leagues formed in 2018–19.[14]

League table

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2022–23 Counties 1 adm Lancashire & Cheshire[15]
Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Loss bonus Points Pts adj
1 Liverpool St Helens (P) 22 17 1 4 657 402 255 10 3 83 0
2 Didsbury Toc H 22 16 1 5 643 374 269 12 1 79 0
3 Tarleton 22 15 0 7 554 373 181 11 7 79 +1
4 Widnes 22 14 0 8 644 442 202 13 3 72 0
5 Warrington 22 12 0 10 549 577 −28 12 3 63 0
6 West Park St Helens 22 11 1 10 435 390 45 7 3 56 0
7 Aldwinians 22 11 0 11 454 440 14 7 3 55 +1
8 Aspull 22 10 1 11 538 586 −48 9 4 55 0
9 Bolton 22 8 1 13 478 508 −30 4 5 38 −5
10 Southport (R) 22 7 0 15 421 670 −249 7 1 36 0
11 Sefton (R) 22 4 1 17 442 712 −270 7 4 29 0
12 Leigh (R) 22 4 0 18 357 698 −341 3 4 23 0
  • If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
  1. Number of matches won
  2. Difference between points for and against
  3. Total number of points for
  4. Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
  5. Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled
Green background is the promotion place Pink background are the relegation places
Updated: 8 November 2025

Counties 1 adm Lancashire & Cheshire honours

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List of Counties 1 adm Lancashire & Cheshire honours
Season No of teams Champions Runner-up Relegated team(s) Ref
2022–23 12 Liverpool St Helens Didsbury Toc H Southport (10th), Sefton (11th) and Leigh (12th) [15]
2023–24 12 Widnes Eccles Warrington (11th) and Bolton (12th) [10]
2024–25 12 West Park St Helens Tarleton Heaton Moor (11th) and Glossop (12th) [6]
Green background is the promotion place(s).

Number of league titles

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Widnes RUFC to join Regional 2 North West division next season". In Your Area Community. 4 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Eccles secure back to back promotion". Eccles RUFC. 11 April 2024.
  3. ^ "All change at Moss Lane ahead of LSH's first game of year". St Helens Star. 3 September 2024.
  4. ^ "FIXTURES ANNOUNCED FOR 2024/25 SEASON FOR NEWLY PROMOTED TRAFFORD MV 1st XV". Trafford MVRFCC. 14 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Back To Back Promotions Are Rare - Hard Work But We Did It!!!! A Toast To The Club". New Brighton RUFC. 18 April 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Counties 1 adm Lancashire & Cheshire". EnglandRugby. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  7. ^ "LSH promoted as champions after beating Widnes at Moss Lane". St Helens Star. 21 March 2023.
  8. ^ "The 2023/24 season". Southport RUFC. 12 June 2023.
  9. ^ "Glossop 16 Wilmslow 20". Glossop RUFC. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  10. ^ a b "Counties 1 adm Lancashire & Cheshire". EnglandRugby. Retrieved 8 November 2025.
  11. ^ "Rochdale Awarded Club of the Year". Rochdale RUFC. 31 May 2022.
  12. ^ "Park promoted to Regional 2 North West league – Level 6 rugby is back". Winnington Park RFC. 25 May 2022.
  13. ^ "Friends reunited for Widnes RUFC as league restructured". In Your Area Community. 21 June 2022.
  14. ^ "Lancashire Rugby Counties Leagues begin new era". Talking Rugby Union. 15 August 2018.
  15. ^ a b "Counties 1 adm Lancashire & Cheshire". EnglandRugby. Retrieved 8 November 2025.