The application window is closed for the 24-25 season.
New applications will be accepted for 25-26 from
January 25 in good time for the new season. Please keep an eye out on the website under "News".
⚽️ The League can confirm that all existing clubs shall pay NO LEAGUE FEES next season.
In addition, any teams already affiliated & wishing to join our competition from another league shall only be required to pay the league bond when joining our league. ⚽️
We are pleased to say that we recommence on April 4th. Leagues to start from scratch with teams playing each other once; Remembrance Cup from where we left off; divisional cups to follow as well. No lockdowns or bad weather please. Only got until end of June to complete it all.
A minutes silence was observed at the meeting this evening for the League to pay its respect and give thanks to Taffy Roberts for his years of service.
Set your clocks. Noon on Monday and the new divisions for 2022-23 will be revealed here first.
5 divisions
8 new clubs
14 new teams
57 teams in total
18 promotions and 1 reassignment
Start date - August 28th
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Nights like this remind the Committee why give up their time. From when they arrived at 6pm with all of this for
@TheBrickWigan
to the time they left after the presentations the conduct of both
@FcWinkley
,
@FcCulcheth
and their fans was exemplary. It was the COMMUNITY CUP ....
We are sad to hear that Taffy Roberts has passed away. Taffy spent several years on the League Committee and numerous years working tirelessly for the good of amateur football. Our thoughts go out to his family and football family at Ashton Athletic. A true football friend to all
🏆 Chairman’s Cup Final 🏆
It was a 4-3 Victory yesterday in their Semi-Final clash for
@StandishSabres
over Old Town.
The Division One Cup Final has now been set and we will see
@Pilkingtonfc
🆚
@StandishSabres
at
@AshtonAthletic
Brocstedes Park on Tuesday 30th April KO 7pm
Good luck to our teams and referees.
Sunday sees us start the 38th season of the SLCFL.
Could all managers take note that the team sheet pads are carbonated. Put a card under each set to stop it copying all the way down the pad. 😀
May the ball run well.⚽️
@andysmanclubuk
⚽️ Our aim is for our league to commence as of Sunday 6th September. ⚽️
We have as many as 14 new applications to join our competition. We have a FINAL interview opportunity for interested clubs/teams via Zoom meeting 📝 this coming Thursday 23/7/20.
Following last night's SGM to vote on new applications we congratulate and welcome our five new teams.
FC Golborne 2nd
Kingshead
Rufford Park Rangers 2nd
Sporting RedBlacks
Whitecross
59 teams will now be allocated a division. Look out on Sunday for the 24/25 division placings.
Our Season 2019/20 🏆 gets underway this weekend!
Best of luck to all of the teams competing across each of our four League Divisions & Cup Competitions.
Congratulations to our Leading Goal Scorers ⚽️ for the Season 2018/19 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Premier Division 🏆 - Ashley Rimmer
@HaresFc
Division One 🏆- Ste Rothwell
@VillageHotel_FC
Division Two 🏆 - Steven Leese
@AFCBotanical
Division Three 🏆- Joseph Harrison
@GidlowFc
Fixtures are now on FA Full-Time for the first two Sundays. Referees will now be added by Steve. Big thanks to Harry for all of his hard work over the last few days. Football is coming home.
That’s all for 2021. Best wishes to all our players, referees, managers, club officials and supporters for a great Xmas and New Year. Stay safe, stay well, and look after your loved ones.
See you all in 2022
We are sorry to share with you the news that David Orrell MBE, a dedicated official of the Wigan Amateur League has passed away.
Dave was not just a friend but also a great referee who was our Referee of the Year on four occasions.
He will be sadly missed but never forgotten.
Congratulations to
@ClayBrowfc
Reserves of our Division One who have today progressed to the
@Liverpool_CFA
Junior Cup 🏆 Final.
They shall now meet Sefton Young Boys in the Final.
Due to the ridiculous speed of Whole Game and FA Full-Time please be aware an email will be sent by the League Secretary later today giving teams allowances and instructions so games can still take place on Sunday. We are still good to go ⚽️
All of our teams are invited to hold a minutes silence this coming weekend for Remembrance Sunday. Home teams, please arrange with your opponents & referee.
Update - Completed:
Club data imported for the Committee
Stationery / handbooks ordered
League affiliated at County FA
To be done in order:
Data transfer to FA Full-Time
Cup draws to be made
First fixtures released
Greenhalgh Cup - 21.8
League Meeting - 22.8
Season start - 28.8
Following some new additions, resignations and some new changes the men's divisions are confirmed.
The women's format will be announced in early August.
May I thank all of our clubs, spectators and those associated with our sponsor
@Belgrade1976
for their generous donations. This morning, the Chairman and League Secretary attended the offices of
@andysmanclubuk
.
We have raised the fantastic total of £2000.00
#ITSOKAYTOTALK
Congratulations to the following Award Winners for Season 2018/19.
Manager’s of the Year 🏆 - Rob Drummond & Tony Doyle
@ClayBrowfc
Reserves
Meritorious Award 🏆 John Pendlebury
@WiganCosmos
Club Official of the Year 🏆 Andy Houghton
@Orrell_FC
The League joins in mourning with the nation. After discussions, the League has decided that games will take place on Sunday.
Should the league be instructed otherwise by the FA to postpone games, teams will be notified via FA-Full Time.
1/2
@andysmanclubuk
is our chosen charity for 23/24.
@OA_Grange
Ladies v
@plattbridgefc1
Ladies "coming together".
@andysmanclubuk
and others are ready to listen. Please talk.
Look out for more photos weekly of our teams coming together with this important message.
It was sad for the League to say goodbye to
@TGAJFC
.
Special thanks and best wishes to Mike Ashton and his team. Instead of taking back their bond of £50 they have kindly donated it to
@TheBrickWigan
. Thank you.
Time for an update
w/c 14 Aug - Divisions shown on Full-Time
w/c 21 Aug: First fixtures released
24 Aug: First club meeting of the season
Cup draws made next day
27 Aug: Greenhalgh Cup Final
@ClayBrowSundays
v
@HawkleyAthletic
3 Sep: Start for the men
17 Sep: Start for the women
Congratulations to our newly crowned Division One Champions 🏆
@VillageHotel_FC
who have had a magnificent first season with us in the South Lancs Counties & are still competing in two of our Cup competitions. They will be a welcome addition to our competitive Premier Division.
🎉REFEREE PROMOTIONS🎉
Following a meeting of the
@FA
Referee's Committee, we are delighted to announce that 5
@LancashireFA
match officials have been promoted to Level 3 (Contributory League) referees ⚽️
Well done to all referees on your fantastic achievements and success 👏
⚽️ANNOUNCEMENT!⚽️
As of the start of the 2023/24 season, we will have a Women's Division!!
Any teams looking for a home, get in touch to apply! 🥰
(*must be within 25 miles of Wigan Town Hall!)
⚽️ This Thursday 16th May, it’s our Remembrance Cup 🏆 Final between
@sunday_fc
🆚
@VillageHotel_FC
.
Game is to be played at
@AshtonAthletic
Brocstedes Park, WN4 0NR with KO of 7pm.
Admission is £4 including match programme with the Bar 🍻 open & Refreshments available 🍔 ☕️
2023-2024. This year the League asks all of it's clubs to help us support our chosen charity
@andysmanclubuk
. More details will follow at the August meeting and our 2024 Charity Cup Final will also be played in honour to raise as much as we can.
@LancashireFA
@Liverpool_CFA
Congratulations to our Players of the Season 2018/19 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Premier Division 🏆 - Callum Davies
@HalsallFC2
Division One 🏆 - Ken Dixon
@Pilkingtonfc
Division Two 🏆- Dale Gore
@WiganLaneFC
Division Three 🏆- Nathan Smith
@united_hg
This Wednesday 8th May at 7pm it’s the Premier Division’s President’s Cup 🏆 between
@HaresFc
🆚
@ClayBrowfc
.
The game will be played at at
@AshtonAthletic
Brocstedes Park, WN4 0NR.
All support greatly appreciated for what should be a great game 👍🏼
The League is sorry to report that they have received the resignation of Penlake from the League. The premier division will now progress with nine teams.
ONE WEEK TO GO: We invite applications for 21/22 from new and existing open-age teams. 5 divisions and 2 cups per team means football for all standards. Send an email to sec.slcfl
@virginmedia
.com for an invite to our interview night on Monday 14th June.
Retweets appreciated.
On behalf of the Management Committee, we wish all the clubs, players, volunteers & match officials in the South Lancs Counties Football League a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
A minutes silence has been held due to it being the Remembrance Cup... and in particular in Remembrance of Norman Hickson, who's son Gary is here tonight
Congratulations to both
@VillageHotel_FC
&
@sunday_fc
on their victories in today’s Remembrance Cup 🏆 Semi-Final fixtures.
These two sides shall now contest the Final on Thursday 16th May at Brocstedes Park
@AshtonAthletic
with KO 7pm.
Division Two - Sunday 6th September
Atherton Town v Goose Green 11:00am
Clay Brow A v St. Helens Town Reserves 11:00am
Horwich St Marys v Ormskirk Cavaliers 11:00am
AFC Wigan v Bridge Celtic 11:30am
Astley Village v Astley & Tyldesley 2:00pm
Springfield – no game
Tonight sees the League host our 38th AGM.
Full agenda plus presentations.
All clubs must be represented.
Whelan's Sports Bar
@WiganStadium
7:00pm for a 7:30pm start.
See you all there. ⚽️⚽️⚽️
The League congratulates four of our match officials for being awarded the
@LancashireFA
Sunday Trophy Final.
9/4/24 7:30pm - The County Ground
Bamber Bridge United v Mill Hill
Thoroughly deserved for the whole team:
James Birch-Ford
Dennis Thomas
Nathan Yates
Daniel Seddik
Conditions are fantastic for tonight’s Cup 🏆 Final between
@Cricketers_FC
&
@PenlakeOpenAge
It’s a 7pm KO with the bar 🍺 open and food 🍔 also available.
£4 entry fee at
@AshtonAthletic
Brocstedes Lane Postcode WN4 0NQ
We’re getting closer. First meeting of the season on this Monday. All clubs to attend. League is now affiliated and we wait for the details to be transferred to FA Full-Time.
And for those that can’t wait …. The fixtures for the opening day will also be revealed on the night ⚽️
The League is ready and we get closer to kick off of the 39th season of the SLCFL on Sunday September 1st.
See all of the clubs at the meeting on Thursday.
😀😀⚽️⚽️😀😀⚽️⚽️
At the SGM held last week we increased our numbers by 4 to start the season with a magnificent total of 63 open age teams in five divisions.
Welcome:
FC St Helens A
Daten Development
Cherrybrook Vipers
Woolston Rovers Warriors.
Keep an eye out later tonight for the cup draws.
The Committee has received the resignation of Steve Gregory as Referees Secretary. Thank you to Steve for his years of service. We now welcome Gavin Prior to the role and as a League we look forward to working with him for many seasons to come. ⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️
Cup Final 6 - The big one
Tuesday 16th May 7:30pm
@DaisyHillFC
Remembrance Cup Final (Open Cup)
@WhiteSwanFC
v
@HawkleyAthletic
£4 adults (18-64) £1 all concessions. £2 programmes. CASH ONLY.
Gates open 6:30pm
2024 Unity Cup Final sponsored by
@Belgrade1976
.
@Parkdalefcmens
v
@HAFC_Sundays
Thursday 2nd May 7:00pm
@DaisyHillFC
£4 adults (18-64) £1 concessions £2 programmes. CASH ONLY Gates open from 6:00pm. Refreshments available inside the ground.
Please retweet.
Congratulations to the winners of the Chairman's Cup 2023/24 Aspull!
A huge thank you to our sponsors ATI Insulation
And our Official photographer for tonight MC Photography
First fixtures are now on the website.
24 Aug: First club meeting of the season. All clubs must attend. Apologies not accepted.
25 Aug: Cup draws made.
27 Aug: Greenhalgh Cup Final.
@ClayBrowSundays
v
@HawkleyAthletic
3 Sep: Start for the men.
17 Sep: Start for the women.
As per the FA all games in the SLCFL will be POSTPONED this Sunday. Fixtures will be updated on FA Full-Time to this effect. The League will now monitor how the FA instructs us for Sunday 18th and update teams when information is available.
Best of luck to
@PenlakeOpenAge
in their rearranged
@Liverpool_CFA
Intermediate Cup 🏆 1/4 Final tie away to Sorrento FC. Hopefully, they can join Clay Brow’s Reserves in the Semi Final stage. 👍🏼
⚽️ We are still interested in hearing from teams wishing to join our league for season 20/21.
Please feel free to follow us / DM us for further information if you have any questions.
All retweets welcomed ! Thank you ⚽️
@andysmanclubuk
is our chosen charity for 23/24.
@OA_Grange
Ladies and
@HindleyWolves
Ladies "coming together".
@andysmanclubuk
and others are ready to listen. Please talk.
Look out for more photos weekly of our teams coming together with this important message.