Lancashire Combination
Football competition in the north-west of England
Follow Lancashire Combination on Notably News to receive short updates to your email — rarely!
| July 28 2025 | The National League suspended Morecambe's league membership with immediate effect, postponing three fixtures and scheduling a review meeting for 20 August. |
| July 23 2025 | A minority group of club shareholders issued an ultimatum to Bond Group to sell the club within 48 hours or face High Court action. |
| July 16 2025 | The club announced its pre-season home fixture against Barrow would be played behind closed doors (later cancelled), and was potentially facing a ban from its first National League game. |
| July 9 2025 | Jason Whittingham claimed a 'last minute' deal with a new UK buyer had been agreed, prompting Panjab Warriors to threaten legal action. |
| July 4 2025 | Bond Group announced a sale to Panjab Warriors, with completion initially expected on 7 July (later postponed to 8 July). |
| July 2 2025 | Club directors planned to put the club into administration if not sold to new owners. |
| July 2 2025 | All recent club directors resigned following actions by the Bond Group, leaving the club's board vacant. |
| 2025 | Ryan Lowe becomes the current manager of Wigan Athletic, taking over the role from Shaun Maloney. |
| June 6 2025 | The takeover of Southport F.C. by David Cunningham and Kieran Malone was officially completed, marking a significant change in the club's ownership. |
| 2025 | Won the National League play-off final, securing promotion back to the Football League and EFL League Two for the 2025–26 season. |
| May 14 2025 | David Cunningham released a statement confirming that the Big Help Group, Peter Mitchell, and the board were no longer involved with Southport F.C., indicating the initial stages of a ownership transfer. |
| May 2025 | The club announces the closure of its academy due to 'significant financial challenges', and Andy Holt steps down as chairman. |
| 2025 | Carlisle were relegated to the National League at the end of the 2024-25 season. |
| 2025 | Relegated to the National League, ending their 18-year stay in the English Football League. |
| 2025 | Morecambe F.C. projected to reach the Third Round of the FA Cup. |
| 2025 | The Terrace continues as kit manufacturer with shirt sponsor to be confirmed (tbc) |
| April 21 2025 | Morecambe F.C. were relegated from League Two after 18 years in the Football League, following a home defeat to Salford City. Club directors reported 'positive progress' towards the sale of the club. |
| March 12 2025 | Manager Jim Bentley and assistant manager Alan Morgan were dismissed following a poor run of games, including a 1-0 loss to local rivals Marine A.F.C. Player-manager David Morgan was appointed to oversee the first team until a new management team is found. |
| February 2025 | The club revealed plans for a new 5,000 capacity stadium in Thornton. |
| February 26 2025 | Nigel Adkins left Tranmere by mutual agreement after a ten-game winless run, and was replaced by assistant manager Andy Crosby until the end of the season. |
| February 6 2025 | Mark Hughes became Carlisle's new head coach. |
| February 3 2025 | Mike Williamson was sacked after just five wins from 25 games. |
| 2024 | Radcliffe F.C. achieved their highest home attendance of 2800 during the FA Cup, marking their first competitive match against Bury FC, which resulted in a sold-out stadium. |
| 2024 | Won the Northern Premier League Premier Division title, securing promotion to the National League North. |
| 2024 | Manchester City's Elite Development Squad became Premier League 2 champions. |
| 2024 | Manchester City finished as runners-up in the FA Youth Cup, continuing to showcase the potential of their young players. |
| 2024 | Marine earns promotion to the National League North after a 2-1 victory away to Macclesfield F.C. |
| 2024 | Adopted Malooka as kit manufacturer. |
| 2024 | Marine A.F.C. won the Northern Premier League Premier Division Play-Off and Liverpool Senior Cup. |
| 2024 | Carlisle were immediately relegated back to League Two, finishing 24th with only 30 points. |
| 2024 | Oliver Reiss becomes Academy Manager, succeeding Ben Wilkinson. |
| 2024 | Ben Wilkinson leads Manchester City to victory in the FA Youth Cup. |
| 2024 | The Terrace becomes the kit manufacturer and The Fan Cave Memorabilia becomes the shirt sponsor |
| 2024 | Morecambe F.C. reached the Third Round of the FA Cup. |
| 2024 | Burnley F.C. Academy wins the Professional U18 Development League 2 North and the Central League Cup. |
| 2024 | Reached the FA Trophy semi-finals in the ongoing 2024-25 season. |
| December 2024 | Marine signed an option agreement on a plot of land for a new stadium, subject to planning and funding. |
| December 19 2024 | Morecambe received a suspended two-points deduction for five failures to report non-payment of accounts owed to HM Revenue and Customs. |
| September 2024 | Additional players like James Overy and Samuel Lusale joined the Academy in later months of 2024. |
| September 24 2024 | Kaden Braithwaite makes his first-team debut at age 16 in a match against Watford. |
| August 21 2024 | Paul Simpson was sacked after losing three of the first four league games. |
| August 10 2024 | Nico O'Reilly debuts at age 19 against Manchester United. |
| July 2024 | First Year Scholars joined the Manchester United Academy, including Cameron Byrne-Hughes, Frederick Heath, Daniel Armer, and other young talents from England and other countries. |
| May 2024 | The club announced plans to build a new stadium with a fundraising target of £5 million. |
| May 20 2024 | Morecambe announced the departure of 16 players, leaving the club with only five players in the first-team squad. |
| May 13 2024 | Stadium renamed to The Brick Community Stadium in partnership with a local Wigan charity focused on addressing poverty and homelessness. |
| May 9 2024 | The family of local businessman Peter Ogden completed a £2 million takeover of Rochdale A.F.C. after World Soccer Holdings' exclusivity period expired. |
| April 2024 | The club received a three-point deduction and owner Jason Whittingham was fined £10,000 for failures over players' wages. |
|
We are only showing the most recent entries for this topic. |
|
This contents of the box above is based on material from the Wikipedia articles Wigan Athletic F.C., Manchester City F.C. Under-21s and Academy, Tranmere Rovers F.C., Southport F.C., Oldham Athletic A.F.C., Marine A.F.C., Rochdale A.F.C., Burnley F.C. Academy, Manchester City F.C. EDS and Academy, Radcliffe F.C., Accrington Stanley F.C., Manchester United F.C. Under-21s and Academy, Carlisle United F.C. & Morecambe F.C., which are released under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.