North Staffordshire and South Cheshire League

The North Staffordshire and South Cheshire Premier Cricket League is the top level of competition for recreational club cricket in the North Staffordshire and South Cheshire area of England, and the league Headquarters is based in Stoke on Trent.^[1] The league was founded in 1963^[2][3] and since 2001 it has been a designated ECB Premier League.^[4]

North Staffs and South Cheshire League

Countries	England
Administrator	ECB
Format	Limited Overs
First edition	1963 (Founded) 2001 (ECB Premier League)
Tournament format	League
Number of teams	12 (Premier Division)
Current champion	Hem Heath CC
Most successful	Longton CC (4) and Porthill Park CC (4)
Website	https://nssc.play-cricket.com/

Champions

• League Champions
  2001–2019

  Year	Club
  2001	Leek
  2002	Norton in Hales
  2003	Longton
  2004	Longton
  2005	Longton
  2006	Stone
  2007	Audley
  2008	Moddershall
  2009	Longton
  2010	Little Stoke
  2011	Wood Lane
  2012	Leek
  2013	Leek
  2014	Stone
  2015	Stone
  2016	Porthill Park
  2017	J & G Meakin
  2018	Porthill Park
  2019	Porthill Park

• League Champions
  2020–2022

  Year	Club
  2020	COVID-19 pandemic
  2021	J & G Meakin
  2022	Porthill Park
  2023	Hem Heath

Championships won

• League Championship
  Wins	Club
  4	Longton
  	Porthill Park
  3	Leek
  	Stone
  2	J & G Meakin
  1	Audley
  	Hem Heath
  	Little Stone
  	Moddershall
  	Norton in Hales
  	Wood Lane

Performance by season from 2001

Key
Gold	Champions
Blue	Left League
Red	Relegated

Premier Division performance by season, from 2001

Club	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
Ashcombe Park																6	10	7	7		12
Audley	10	10	2	5	7	4	1	5	8	2	5	7	11				11						6
Bagnall Norton																					5	7	8
Barlaston		8	12			6	7	12		9	12
Betley	3	3	11	6	12											7	12
Blythe																		3	12
Burslem					6	8	4	4	7	4	7	10	10	12			6	11			6	12
Caverswall	6	6	7	12
Cheadle	11											11							3		7	10	3
Checkley	9	9	5	4	8	11						9	3	9	2	5	7	4	6		4	3	4
Crewe	5	12
Eccleshall																							11
Elworth					11					11			12					12				6	12
Hem Heath							12		9	10	3	8	8	5	10	9	9	10	11			5	1
Knypersley	8	11		10	4	2	9	6	6	6	10	4	5	2	4	11
Leek	1	4	8	7	9	5	6	2	12		2	1	1	6	5	8	3	8	10		10	9	10
Leycett									11
Little Stoke	12		6	3	5	12		8	2	1	8	12		10	11
Longton	2	2	1	1	1	10	8	3	1	5	9	2	4	8	8	4	8	6	9		2	4	9
J & G Meakin														4	6	2	1	2	2		1	11
Meir Heath			9	11		9	11
Moddershall [a]	7	7	4	8	2	7	10	1	10	12					7	12							5
Moddershall and Oulton [a]																			5		8	2
Newcastle and Hartshill															12
Norton in Hales [b]		1	3
Porthill Park	4	5	10	9	10	3	3	10	4	7	4	5	6	7	9	1	2	1	1		3	1	2
Sandyford											11
Stafford								11
Stone				2	3	1	2	7	3	3	6	6	2	1	1	3	4	5	4		9	8	7
Whitmore													9	3	3	10	5	9	8		11
Wood Lane							5	9	5	8	1	3	7	11
References	[5]	[6]	[7]	[8]	[9]	[10]	[11]	[12]	[13]	[14]	[15]	[16]	[17]	[18]	[19]	[20]	[21]	[22]	[23]	[24][c]	[25]	[26]	[27]

1. Moddershall entered into a merger after the 2016 season and became Moddershall and Oulton.
2. Norton in Hales resigned from the Premier Division after the 2003 season.
3. Coronavirus pandemic forced a reduction in league activity. A replacement competition was organised for the later part of the season when cricket again became possible, but with the winners not to be regarded as official league champions.