East Lancashire Football League

2024-25 - 17 Teams across 3 Divisions

About East Lancashire Football League

Open-age football in East Lancashire

The East Lancashire Football League is an open-age men’s grassroots competition serving East Lancashire and nearby parts of Yorkshire. Its current clubs include sides from Blackburn, Barnoldswick, Burnley, Great Harwood, Padiham, Rimington and surrounding communities, illustrating the league’s broad local footprint rather than a fixed boundary.

Read the full league overview

The league is affiliated with Lancashire FA and provides Saturday football for independent clubs, community sides and reserve teams. It has its own official competition website, club directory and application process.

League structure

The current programme includes a Premier Division and Division One, plus a reserve-team cup. Regular league fixtures are played on Saturdays, while clubs also enter relevant county and regional cup competitions.

Teams interested in joining can use the league’s published application information. Players seeking a side should contact a current club directly. The official league site provides live fixtures, results, tables and current club information.