Palace Shield
The MHA Palace Shield is a cricket competition based in Preston and surrounding districts in Lancashire, England. There are eight divisions in the main Saturday competition, three Sunday leagues, a Twenty20 competition and a junior competition.
Test cricketers such as Andrew Flintoff and Simon Kerrigan began their careers in the Palace Shield, although it remains a competition for amateurs only. Richard Gleeson who played One Day International and Twenty20 Cricket for England Cricket Team also played in the competition.
In 2024,[1] changes were made to the competition which saw a coalition between the Northern Premier Cricket League (NCPL), the Palace Shield and the Westmorland Cricket League. It resulted in the NCPL becoming a two-division league, leaving the Palace Shield as an amateur competition and incorporating the Westmorland League into the pyramid in a more recognised fashion than previously. Division One and Division Two of the NCPL will have ten teams, as will the Palace Shield Premier Division.[2]
Clubs
Teams for the 2025 season:[3]
Palace Shield Premier Division (10 teams)
- Eccleston
- Fylde
- Heysham
- Lancaster
- Morecambe
- Penrith
- Preston
- Rufford
- Torrisholme
- Westgate
Northern Premier Cricket League Division One (10 teams)
- Blackpool
- Chorley
- Fleetwood
- Fulwood & Broughton
- Garstang
- Kendal
- Leyland
- Longridge
- Netherfield
- Settle
Northern Premier Cricket League Division Two (10 teams)
- Barrow
- Carlisle
- Carnforth
- Euxton
- Great Eccleston
- Mawdesley
- Penwortham
- St Annes
- Thornton-Cleveleys
- Vernon Carus
Premier Division Winners (Division A)
| 1902 | St Annes |
| 1903 | Blackpool |
| 1904 | Kirkham |
| 1905 | Blackpool |
| 1906 | Kirkham (after play off) |
| 1907 | Blackpool |
| 1908 | Kirkham |
| 1909 | Fulwood |
| 1910 | Ashton |
| 1911 | Fulwood |
| 1912 | Fulwood |
| 1913 | Fulwood |
| 1914 | Penwortham |
| 1915 | Leyland |
| 1916, 1917, 1918 no Competition | |
| 1919 | Penwortham |
| 1920 | Penwortham |
| 1921 | Penwortham |
| 1922 | Fleetwood |
| 1923 | Penwortham |
| 1924 | Dick Kerr’s |
| 1925 | Dick Kerr’s |
| 1926 | Dick Kerr’s |
| 1927 | Penwortham |
| 1928 | Dick Kerr’s |
| 1930 | Dick Kerr’s |
| 1931 | Lancaster |
| 1932 | Leyland |
| 1933 | Blackpool |
| 1934 | Dick Kerr’s |
| 1935 | Kirkham |
| 1936 | South Shore (after play-off) |
| 1937 | Whittingham |
| 1938 | Whittingham |
| 1940 | Whittingham |
| 1941 | Whittingham |
| 1942 | Whittingham |
| 1943 | Whittingham and Thornton I.C.I. |
| 1944 | Whittingham and Thornton I.C.I. ‘A’ (Joint Holders) |
| 1945 | Whittingham |
| 1946 | Whittingham |
| 1947 | Whittingham |
| 1948 | South Shore |
| 1949 | Bradshaws & Loxhams |
| 1950 | South Shore |
| 1951 | Bradshaws & Loxhams |
| 1952 | South Shore |
| 1953 | South Shore |
| 1954 | Bradshaws & Loxhams |
| 1955 | Penwortham |
| 1956 | Penwortham |
| 1957 | Bradshaws & Loxhams |
| 1958 | Bradshaws & Loxhams |
| 1959 | South Shore |
| 1960 | Bradshaws & Loxhams |
| 1961 | Fulwood & Broughton |
| 1962 | English Electric |
| 1963 | Bradshaws & Loxhams |
| 1964 | English Electric |
| 1965 | Penwortham |
| 1966 | English Electric |
| 1967 | Fulwood & Broughton and English Electric (Joint Winners) |
| 1968 | South Shore |
| 1969 | Bradshaws & Loxhams |
| 1970 | Bradshaws & Loxhams |
| 1971 | Penwortham |
| 1972 | Loxhams & Bradshaws |
| 1973 | South Shore |
| 1974 | Thornton Cleveleys |
| 1975 | Thornton I.C.I |
| 1976 | Dutton Forshaw |
| 1977 | Fulwood & Broughton |
| 1978 | English Electric |
| 1979 | South Shore |
| 1980 | South Shore |
| 1981 | English Electric |
| 1982 | South Shore |
| 1983 | Springfields |
| 1984 | South Shore |
| 1985 | Fylde |
| 1986 | Fylde |
| 1987 | Fylde |
| 1968 | Penwortham |
| 1989 | Penwortham |
| 1990 | Fulwood & Broughton |
| 1991 | Vernon Carus |
| 1992 | Penwortham |
| 1993 | Fulwood & Broughton |
| 1994 | Fulwood & Broughton |
| 1995 | Penwortham |
| 1996 | Longridge |
| 1997 | Longridge |
| 1998 | Longridge |
| 1999 | Vernon Carus |
| 2000 | Longridge |
| 2001 | Vernon Carus |
| 2002 | Thornton Cleveleys |
| 2003 | Vernon Carus |
| 2004 | Longridge |
| 2005 | Fulwood & Broughton |
| 2006 | Great Eccleston |
| 2007 | Vernon Carus |
| 2008 | Great Eccleston |
| 2009 | Vernon Carus |
| 2010 | Vernon Carus |
| 2011 | Penwortham |
| 2012 | Vernon Carus |
| 2013 | Vernon Carus |
| 2014 | Vernon Carus |
| 2015 | Great Eccleston |
| 2016 | Fulwood & Broughton |
| 2017 | Garstang |
| 2018 | Longridge |
| 2019 | Lancaster |
| 2020 | Not Awarded |
| 2021 | Penrith |
| 2022 | Fleetwood |
| 2023 | Euxton |
| 2024 | Barrow |
References
- ^ "Nathan Walmsley blows away Torrisholme to seal Penwortham’s top-six position in Palace Shield" – Lancashire Post, 23 September 2024
- ^ "Changes to NPCL and Palace Shield for the 2025 season" – The Gazette, 22 April 2024
- ^ Diver, Alex. "2025 Divisions Confirmed". www.palaceshieldcricket.co.uk. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
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