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Regional English Rugby Union league
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 [ edit ]
Locations of the 2015-16 Merseyside (West) teams in Merseyside
Locations of the 2015-16 Merseyside (West) teams in Cheshire
Team
Ground
Capacity
City/Area
Previous season
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 [ edit ]
Merseyside (West) Honours
Season
No of Teams
Champions
Runners–up
Relegated Teams
League Name
2015–16[1]
12
Southport
Ruskin Park
No relegation
Merseyside (West)
Green backgrounds are promotion places.
References [ edit ]
See also [ edit ]
Governing body National teams
International competitions
Competition divisions
European competitions National competitions London and South East competitions Midland competitions Northern competitions South West competitions County competitions Discontinued competitions Related articles Other