Counties 1 ADM Lancashire & Cheshire
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Current season or competition: 2025–26 Counties 1 adm Lancashire & Cheshire | |
| Sport | Rugby union |
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| Instituted | 2022 |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| Country | England |
| Holders | West Park St Helens (2024–25) |
| Most titles | Three teams (1 title) |
| Website | England Rugby |
| Promotion to | Regional 2 North West |
| Relegation to | Counties 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.
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
Participating teams and location
Departing were West Park St Helens promoted to Regional 2 North West while Heaton Moor (11th) and Glossop (12th) were relegated.
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Locations of the 2025–26 Counties 1 ADM Lancashire & Cheshire teams Locations of the 2025–26 Counties 1 ADM Lancashire & Cheshire teams in Greater Manchester
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2024–25
Participating teams and location
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.[3][4] 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.[5][6][7]
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Locations of the 2024–25 Counties 1 ADM Lancashire & Cheshire teams Locations of the 2024–25 Counties 1 ADM Lancashire & Cheshire teams in Greater Manchester
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League table
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| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Try bonus | Loss bonus | Points | Pts adj | |||||
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| 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 | |||
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| Green background is the promotion place. Pink background are the relegation places. Updated: 9 November 2025 | |||||||||||||||
2023–24
Participating teams and location
Departing were Liverpool St Helens promoted to Regional 2 North West.[11] Southport,[12] Sefton and Leigh were relegated to Counties 2 ADM Lancashire & Cheshire. Joining were Broughton Park and Wilmslow,[13] relegated from Regional 2 North West. Eccles were promoted from Counties 2 ADM Lancashire & Cheshire along with Heaton Moor.
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Locations of the 2023–24 Counties 1 ADM Lancashire & Cheshire teams Locations of the 2023–24 Counties 1 ADM Lancashire & Cheshire teams in Greater Manchester
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League table
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| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Try bonus | Loss bonus | Points | Pts adj | |||||
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| 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 | |||
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| Green background are the promotion places. Pink background are the relegation places. Updated: 8 November 2025 | |||||||||||||||
2022–23
Participating teams and location
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[15] and Winnington Park[16] ) 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[17] and two from the ADM Championship – two of the Lancashire RFU breakaway leagues formed in 2018–19.[18]
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Locations of the 2022–23 Counties 1 ADM Lancashire & Cheshire teams
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League table
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| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Try bonus | Loss bonus | Points | Pts adj | |||||
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| 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 | |||
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| 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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| Season | No of teams | Champions | Runner-up | Relegated team(s) | Ref | |||||||||
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| 2022–23 | 12 | Liverpool St Helens | Didsbury Toc H | Southport (10th), Sefton (11th) and Leigh (12th) | [21] | |||||||||
| 2023–24 | 12 | Widnes | Eccles | Warrington (11th) and Bolton (12th) | [14] | |||||||||
| 2024–25 | 12 | West Park St Helens | Tarleton | Heaton Moor (11th) and Glossop (12th) | [10] | |||||||||
| Green background is the promotion place(s). | ||||||||||||||
