Lancs/Cheshire Division Three

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{{Location map+|Cheshire|width=400|float=right|caption=Locations of the 2018–19 Lancs/Cheshire 3 teams|places=

{{location map~|Cheshire|lat=53.2620316|long=-2.9095700|label=Ellesmere|position=right|label_size=80}}

{{location map~|Cheshire|lat=53.3793965|long=-2.9119407|label=Liverpool Uni|position=right|label_size=80}}

{{location map~|Cheshire|lat=53.3746490|long=-2.9199600|label=Mossley H|position=bottom|label_size=80}}

{{location map~|Cheshire|lat=53.4582596|long=-2.6280899|label=Newton-le-Willows|position=right|label_size=80}}

{{location map~|Cheshire|lat=53.4030685|long=-2.2378600|label=Bedians|position=right|label_size=80}}

{{location map~|Cheshire|lat=53.4215546|long=-3.0536826|label=Oldershaw|position=right|label_size=80}}

{{location map~|Cheshire|lat=53.3775406|long=-3.0526400|label=Oxton|position=top|label_size=80}}

{{location map~|Cheshire|lat=53.364700317|long=-3.055140018|label=Prenton|position=bottom|label_size=80}}

{{Location map~|Cheshire|lat=53.47 |long=-3.1 |mark=Arrows 12x12 nw.svg |marksize=18|label=Ramsey / Vagabonds|position=right|label_size=80}}

{{location map~|Cheshire|lat=53.4576988|long=-2.7581301|label=Ruskin P|position=top|label_size=80}}

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{{Location map+|North West England|width=300|float=right|caption=Locations of the 2017–18 Lancs/Cheshire 3 (North) teams|places=

{{location map~|North West England|lat=53.5061111|long=-2.094589|label=Ashton|position=right|label_size=80}}

{{location map~|North West England|lat=53.5838377|long=-2.3041961|label=Bury|position=right|label_size=80}}

{{location map~|North West England|lat=53.8649467|long=-2.3921762|label=Clitheroe|position=right|label_size=80}}

{{location map~|North West England|lat=53.3852997|long=-2.6395800|label=Eagle|position=right|label_size=80}}

{{location map~|North West England|lat=53.9036407|long=-2.7709799|label=Garstang|position=right|label_size=80}}

{{location map~|North West England|lat=53.5263290|long=-2.1792099|label=N Manchester|position=left|label_size=80}}

{{location map~|North West England|lat=53.4030685|long=-2.2378600|label=Bedians|position=right|label_size=80}}

{{location map~|North West England|lat=53.5715762|long=-2.890099|label=Ormskirk|position=right|label_size=80}}

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{{Location map+|Merseyside|width=300|float=right|caption=Locations of the 2017–18 Lancs/Cheshire 3 (South) teams in Merseyside & Isle of Man|places=

{{location map~|Merseyside|lat=53.3793965|long=-2.9119407|label=Liverpool University|position=top|label_size=80}}

{{location map~|Merseyside|lat=53.3746490|long=-2.9199600|label=Mossley Hill|position=bottom|label_size=80}}

{{location map~|Merseyside|lat=53.4582596|long=-2.6280899|label=Newton-le-Willows|position=left|label_size=80}}

{{location map~|Merseyside|lat=53.3775406|long=-3.0526400|label=Oxton|position=left|label_size=80}}

{{Location map~|North West England|lat=54.12 |long=-3.72 |mark=Arrows 12x12 nw.svg |marksize=18|label=Ramsey|position=right|label_size=80}}

{{location map~|Merseyside|lat=53.364700317|long=-3.055140018|label=Prenton|position=bottom|label_size=80}}

{{location map~|Merseyside|lat=53.3775406|long=-3.0526400|label=Wallasey|position=top|label_size=80}}

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{{Location map+|Cheshire|width=300|float=right|caption=Locations of the 2017–18 Lancs/Cheshire 3 (South) teams in Cheshire|places=

{{location map~|Cheshire|lat=53.3855591|long=-2.7373099|label=Birchfield|position=right|label_size=80}}

{{location map~|Cheshire|lat=53.1831856|long=-2.8331971|label=Christleton|position=right|label_size=80}}

{{location map~|Cheshire|lat=53.2620316|long=-2.9095700|label=Ellesmere Port|position=right|label_size=80}}

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• Aspull
• Birchfield
• Christleton
• Congleton
• Ellesmere Port
• Linley
• Liverpool University
• Mossley Hill
• Newton-le-Willows
• Old Bedians
• Oxton Parkonians
• Prenton
• Ramsey (IoM)
• Wallasey

For the 2015-16 season this league, and South Lancs/Cheshire 3, were replaced by three county-wide leagues - Cheshire (South), Merseyside (West) and Lancashire (North). However, with the exception of Lancashire North, the county leagues were axed after just one season and the South Lancs/Cheshire leagues were restored.

• Capenhurst
• Congleton
• Ellesmere Port
• Helsby
• Knutsford
• Linley
• Liverpool University
• Oldershaw
• Oxton Parkonians
• Ramsey (IoM) (relegated from South Lancs/Cheshire 2)
• Wallasey (relegated from South Lancs/Cheshire 2)

• Buxton (relegated from South Lancs/Cheshire 2)
• Capenhurst
• Congleton
• Ellesmere Port
• Helsby
• Holmes Chapel - withdrew after 3 games, 1st team now plays in NOWIRUL Leagues
• Knutsford
• Linley
• Liverpool University
• Oldershaw (relegated from South Lancs/Cheshire 2)
• Oxton Parkonians
• Prenton
• Trentham

• Capenhurst
• Congleton
• Ellesmere Port
• Helsby
• Holmes Chapel
• Knutsford
• Linley
• Liverpool University
• Manchester Medics
• Parkonians
• Port Sunlight
• Prenton
• Trentham

When league rugby began in 1987 this division contained the following teams:

• Agecroft
• Burtonwood
• Halton
• Helsby
• Hoylake
• Mossley Hill
• Old Rockferrians{{efn|Old Rockferrians would merge with Old Instonians to form Prenton RUFC in 1992.{{cite web|url=https://www.pitchero.com/clubs/prentonrufc/a/history-9010.html|title=HISTORY|publisher=Prenton RUFC|accessdate=19 July 2020}}}}
• Prescot
• Shell Stanlow{{efn|Shell Stanlow are now known as Ellesmere Port RUFC.}}
• Wigan Tech

The original incarnation of South Lancs/Cheshire 3 was known as North-West West 3, and was a tier 11 league with promotion up to North-West West 2 and as the lowest ranked league in the region there was no relegation.

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! style="background:#efefef; width:50px;"|No of Teams

! style="background:#efefef; width:175px;"|Champions

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! style="background:#efefef; width:175px;"|Relegated Teams

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| 1987–88 || style="text-align: center;"| 10 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Halton || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Old Rockferrians || No relegation

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| 1988–89 || style="text-align: center;"| 12 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Hoylake || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Shell Stanlow || No relegation

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| 1989–90 || style="text-align: center;"| 9 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Vagabonds || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Wallasey || No relegation

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| 1990–91 || style="text-align: center;"| 8 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| St. Mary's Old Boys || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Mossley Hill || No relegation

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| 1991–92 || style="text-align: center;"| 8 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Birchfield || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Wallasey{{efn|The North-West West leagues would be restructured for the following season. This meant all teams in North-West West 3 would be transferred into the tier above - which would be split into two regional divisions. Wallasey, Moore and Helsby would go into Cheshire, while Birchfield, Halton, Hightown and Lucas would go into South Lancashire.}} || No relegation

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| colspan="15" style="border:0; font-size:smaller; text-align:center;"| Green backgrounds are promotion places.

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The division would be reintroduced for the 1996–97 season, this time with the name South Lancs/Cheshire 3 and at tier 12 of the league system. Promotion would be to South Lancs/Cheshire 2 (formerly North-West West 2) while relegation would be down to the newly formed South Lancs/Cheshire 4. From the 1998–99 season onward the league was known as EuroManx South Lancs/Cheshire 3 after its sponsor EuroManx.

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| 1996–97 || style="text-align: center;"| 8 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Marple || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| St. Mary's Old Boys || Vulcan, Mossley Hill

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| 1997–98 || style="text-align: center;"| 8 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Shell Stanlow || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Prenton || Halton, Hoylake

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| 1998–99{{cite web|url=https://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/search-results?competition=1623&division=279&season=1998-1999#table|title=1998-99 Northern Division|publisher=England Rugby|accessdate=30 April 2017}} || style="text-align: center;"| 8 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Moore || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Douglas || Didsbury Toc H

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| 1999–00{{cite web|url=https://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/search-results?competition=1623&division=591&season=1999-2000#table|title=1999-00 Northern Division|publisher=England Rugby|accessdate=30 April 2017}}|| style="text-align: center;"| 8 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Runcorn || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Hoylake{{efn|3rd place Liverpool Collegiate were also promoted.}} || Vulcan, Oxton Parkonians

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| colspan="15" style="border:0; font-size:smaller; text-align:center;"| Green backgrounds are promotion places.

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Northern league restructuring by the RFU at the end of the 1999-2000 season saw the cancellation of North West 1, North West 2 and North West 3 (tiers 7-9). This meant that South/Lancs Cheshire 3 became a tier 9 league. The division would continue to be known as EuroManx South Lancs/Cheshire 1 until the 2007–08 season when EuroManx ceased operations. At the end of 2014–15 season South Lancs/Cheshire 2 and South Lancs/Cheshire 3 were discontinued and all teams were transferred into Cheshire (South), Lancashire (North) or Merseyside (West).

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| 2000–01{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/northern-division/2000-2001/group/9737|title=2000-01 Northern Division|publisher=England Rugby|accessdate=30 April 2017}} || style="text-align: center;"| 9 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Anselmians || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Runcorn || No relegation{{efn|No relegation as division to increase from 9 to 10 teams for the following season.}}

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| 2001–02{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/northern-division/2001-2002/group/10071|title=2001-02 Northern Division|publisher=England Rugby|accessdate=30 April 2017}} || style="text-align: center;"| 10 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Hoylake || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Bowdon || No relegation{{efn|No relegation as division to increase from 9 to 10 teams for the following season.}}

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| 2002–03{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/northern-division/2002-2003/group/10406|title=2002-03 Northern Division|publisher=England Rugby|accessdate=30 April 2017}} || style="text-align: center;"| 11 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Ruskin Park || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Orrell || Crosby St. Mary's

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| 2003-04{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/northern-division/2003-2004/group/10791|title=2003-04 Northern Division|publisher=England Rugby|accessdate=30 April 2017}} || style="text-align: center;"| 11 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Manchester Wanderers || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Wallasey || Congleton

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| 2004–05{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/northern-division/2004-2005/group/11191|title=2004-05 Northern Division|publisher=England Rugby|accessdate=30 April 2017}} || style="text-align: center;"| 12 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Sale FC || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| St. Edward's Old Boys || Trentham, Prenton

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| 2005–06{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/northern-division/2005-2006/group/11547|title=2005-06 Northern Division|publisher=England Rugby|accessdate=30 April 2017}} || style="text-align: center;"| 11 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Oswestry || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Sefton || No relegation

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| 2006–07{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/northern-division/2006-2007/group/11858|title=2006-07 Northern Division|publisher=England Rugby|accessdate=30 April 2017}} || style="text-align: center;"| 11 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Southport || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Liverpool Collegiate || Marple

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| 2007–08{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/northern-division/2007-2008/group/12311|title=2007-08 Northern Division|publisher=England Rugby|accessdate=30 April 2017}} || style="text-align: center;"| 11 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Douglas || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Trentham || Oxton Parkonians

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| 2008–09{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/northern-division/2008-2009/group/12772|title=2008-09 Northern Division|publisher=England Rugby|accessdate=30 April 2017}} || style="text-align: center;"| 12 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Oldershaw || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Liverpool Collegiate{{efn|Moore and Marple were also promoted. This was due to the cancellation of South Lancs/Cheshire 4 leading to restructuring of the South Lancs/Cheshire leagues.}} || Mossley Hill, Newton-le-Willows, Eagle{{efn|As South Lancs/Cheshire 4 was to be abolished all relegated teams would join North Lancs 2 instead.}}

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| 2009–10{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/northern-division/2009-2010/group/13582|title=2009-10 Northern Division|publisher=England Rugby|accessdate=30 April 2017}} || style="text-align: center;"| 11 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Holmes Chapel || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Ramsey || No relegation

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| 2010–11{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/northern-division/2010-2011/group/14454|title=2010-11 Northern Division|publisher=England Rugby|accessdate=30 April 2017}} || style="text-align: center;"| 12 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Crewe & Nantwich || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Ellesmere Port || No relegation

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| 2011–12{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/northern-division/2011-2012/group/15363|title=2011-12 Northern Division|publisher=England Rugby|accessdate=30 April 2017}} || style="text-align: center;"| 12 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Wallasey || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Buxton || No relegation

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| 2012–13{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/northern-division/2012-2013/group/16301|title=2012-13 Northern Division|publisher=England Rugby|accessdate=30 April 2017}} || style="text-align: center;"| 12 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Manchester Medics || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Port Sunlight || No relegation

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| 2013–14{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/northern-division/2013-2014/group/17231|title=2013-14 Northern Division|publisher=England Rugby|accessdate=30 April 2017}} || style="text-align: center;"|12 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Prenton || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Trentham || No relegation

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| 2014–15{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/northern-division/2014-2015/group/18269|title=2014-15 Northern Division|publisher=England Rugby|accessdate=30 April 2017}} || style="text-align: center;"| 11 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Ellesmere Port || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Ramsey (IOM) || No relegation

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| colspan="15" style="border:0; font-size:smaller; text-align:center;"| Green backgrounds are promotion places.

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After just one season Cheshire (South) and Merseyside (West) were discontinued and South Lancs/Cheshire 2 and South Lancs/Cheshire 3 reinstated for the 2016–17 season with all clubs transferred back into these divisions.

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! style="background:#efefef; width:175px;"|Champions

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| 2016–17{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/northern-division/2016-2017/group/21355#/table|title=2016-17 Northern Division|publisher=England Rugby|accessdate=30 April 2017}} || style="text-align: center;"| 14 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Aspull || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Congleton || No relegation

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| colspan="15" style="border:0; font-size:smaller; text-align:center;"| Green backgrounds are promotion places.

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A further restructure for the 2018–19 season saw South Lancs/Cheshire 3 renamed to Lancs/Cheshire 3. At the end of the 2018–19 the division was cancelled.

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| 2017–18{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/northern-division/2017-2018/group/25762|title=2017-18 Northern Division|publisher=England Rugby|accessdate=28 April 2018}} || style="text-align: center;"| 9 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Garstang || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Birchfield || No relegation

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| 2018–19{{cite web|url=https://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/northern-division/2018-2019/group/26460|title=2018-19 Northern Division|website=England Rugby|publisher=RFU|accessdate=13 April 2019}} || style="text-align: center;"| 11 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Ramsey || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Ellesmere Port || No relegation

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| colspan="15" style="border:0; font-size:smaller; text-align:center;"| Green backgrounds are promotion places.

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• Ellesmere Port (2){{efn|One of Ellesmere Port's titles was won when the club were known as Shell Stanlow.}}
• Hoylake (2)
• Anselmians (1)
• Aspull (1)
• Birchfield (1)
• Crewe & Nantwich (1)
• Douglas (1)
• Garstang (1)
• Halton (1)
• Holmes Chapel (1)
• Manchester Medics (1)
• Manchester Wanderers (1)
• Marple (1)
• Moore (1)
• Oldershaw (1)
• Oswestry (1)
• Prenton (1)
• Ramsey (1)
• Runcorn (1)
• Ruskin Park (1)
• Sale FC (1)
• Southport (1)
• St. Mary's Old Boys (1)
• Vagabonds (1)
• Wallasey (1)

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