Merseyside (West)

{{Infobox rugby league football competition

| name = Merseyside (West)

| logo =

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| sport = Rugby union

| founded = {{Start date and age|2015}}

| folded = {{Start date and age|2016}}

| teams = 12

| country = {{ENG}}

| champion = Southport (1st title)

| season = 2015-16

| most_champs = Southport

| count = 1

| TV =

| website = [http://clubs.rfu.com clubs.rfu.com]

}}

Merseyside (West) was a regional league for teams from the Merseyside area which ranked at tier 8 of the English rugby union system. The league had replaced South Lancs/Cheshire 2 and South Lancs/Cheshire 3. The league was contested for just one season and the following season South Lancs/Cheshire divisions 2 and 3 were restored.

Participating Clubs 2015-16

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Liverpool U.M.

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Mossley Hill

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Newton-le-Willows

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Oldershaw

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Oxton P

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Port Sunlight

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Prenton

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Ruskin Park

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Southport

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St. Edward's OB

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Wallasey

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Birchfield

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Ellesmere Port

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\|Team !\|Ground !\|Capacity !\|City/Area !\|Previous season
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Birchfield	Birchfield Park Sports & Social Club		Widnes, Cheshire	Transferred from North Lancashire 1 (9th)
Ellesmere Port	Whitby Sports and Social Club		Ellesmere Port, Cheshire	Transferred from South Lancs/Cheshire 3 (1st)
Liverpool University Medics	Wyncote Playing Fields		Liverpool, Merseyside	Transferred from South Lancs/Cheshire 3 (8th)
Mossley Hill	Mossley Hill Athletic Club		Liverpool, Merseyside	Transferred from North Lancashire 2 (5th)
Newton-le-Willows	Newton-le-Willows Sports Club		Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside	Transferred from North Lancashire 2 (9th)
Oldershaw	Belvidere Recreational Ground		Wallasey, Merseyside	Transferred from South Lancs/Cheshire 3 (6th)
Oxton Parkonians	Holm Lane		Oxton, Birkenhead, Merseyside	Transferred from South Lancs/Cheshire 3 (7th)
Port Sunlight	Leverhulme Playing Fields		Bromborough, Merseyside	Transferred from South Lancs/Cheshire 2 (10th)
Prenton	Prenton Dell Road		Prenton, Birkenhead, Merseyside	N/A
Ruskin Park	Ruskin Drive Sports Ground		St Helens, Merseyside	Transferred from South Lancs/Cheshire 1 (14th)
Southport	Recreation Ground	3,500	Southport, Merseyside	Transferred from South Lancs/Cheshire 2 (3rd)
St. Edward's Old Boys	Sandfield Park		Liverpool, Merseyside	Transferred from North Lancashire 1 (11th)
Wallasey	Cross Lane		Wallasey, Merseyside	Transferred from South Lancs/Cheshire 3

Merseyside (West) Honours

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| style="border:0;"|Merseyside (West) Honours

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! style="background:#efefef; width:70px;"|Season

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

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

! style="background:#efefef; width:175px;"|Runners–up

! style="background:#efefef; width:200px;"|Relegated Teams

! style="background:#efefef; width:200px;"|League Name

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| 2015–16{{Cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/northern-division/2015-2016/group/19972|title = RFU}} || 12 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Southport || Ruskin Park || No relegation || Merseyside (West)

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

Merseyside (West)

Participating Clubs 2015-16

Merseyside (West) Honours

Notes

References

See also