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Haystacks · 01-17-2023, 02:46 PM

The Lancashire League

Since the formation of Edge Hill Red Stockings B.B.C. base ball has spread across the mill towns and industrial population centres of Lancashire, first it was a slow burn, driven by workers curiosity, but with the birth of the Mersey & Irwell League base ball began to take root with some fever.

The most successful of these clubs, Burnley Athletic B.B.C., Accrington B.B.C. and Blackburn Olympic B.B.C., had all unsuccessfully petitioned the Mersey & Irwell League to allow them to compete. On ever occasion this had been rejected, finally in the winter at the dawn of 1880 the four teams came together to form their own amateur league competition, the Lancashire Base Ball League. They drew up a modest schedule of 18 games per team to play through June, July and August. A new league was born.

Accrington B.B.C.

The club was formed by members of the cricket club, enthused by a new game, and workers of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway. Like their colleagues at Newton Heath they were encouraged to fully embrace the pursuit of base ball by the company. The team share a ground with the cricket clubs and football club on Thorneyholme Road.

Blackburn Olympic B.B.C.

The Olympic Base Ball Club was formed by members of the Blackburn based association football club of the same name. They play their ball games at Hole-i'-th-Wall where the football team also play, the ground is somewhat renowned for it's often poor conditions and sloping surface.

Bolton Weavers Base Ball Club

The Bolton based club was formed by textile workers associated with the Bolton Power Loom Weavers' Association, a trade union representing the cotton mill workers of the Bolton area. Since their formation they have played in any reasonable location they could get permission, however with the prospect of organised league play they settle in Heywood Recreation Ground where they've come to a rental agreement on a suitable location for a base ball field.

Burnley Athletic Base Ball Club

The Burnley based club was born from the town athletic club after a couple of members had happened across a game whilst visiting Manchester and returned home imbued with virtues of the game. The team have come to an agreement to share space with the town cricket club at Turf Moor so that they may have a consistent home ground to play their league games.

01-17-2023, 02:46 PM	#16
Haystacks Minors (Double A) Join Date: Jan 2022 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 170	The Lancashire League is born. The Lancashire League Since the formation of Edge Hill Red Stockings B.B.C. base ball has spread across the mill towns and industrial population centres of Lancashire, first it was a slow burn, driven by workers curiosity, but with the birth of the Mersey & Irwell League base ball began to take root with some fever. The most successful of these clubs, Burnley Athletic B.B.C., Accrington B.B.C. and Blackburn Olympic B.B.C., had all unsuccessfully petitioned the Mersey & Irwell League to allow them to compete. On ever occasion this had been rejected, finally in the winter at the dawn of 1880 the four teams came together to form their own amateur league competition, the Lancashire Base Ball League. They drew up a modest schedule of 18 games per team to play through June, July and August. A new league was born. Accrington B.B.C. The club was formed by members of the cricket club, enthused by a new game, and workers of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway. Like their colleagues at Newton Heath they were encouraged to fully embrace the pursuit of base ball by the company. The team share a ground with the cricket clubs and football club on Thorneyholme Road. Blackburn Olympic B.B.C. The Olympic Base Ball Club was formed by members of the Blackburn based association football club of the same name. They play their ball games at Hole-i'-th-Wall where the football team also play, the ground is somewhat renowned for it's often poor conditions and sloping surface. Bolton Weavers Base Ball Club The Bolton based club was formed by textile workers associated with the Bolton Power Loom Weavers' Association, a trade union representing the cotton mill workers of the Bolton area. Since their formation they have played in any reasonable location they could get permission, however with the prospect of organised league play they settle in Heywood Recreation Ground where they've come to a rental agreement on a suitable location for a base ball field. Burnley Athletic Base Ball Club The Burnley based club was born from the town athletic club after a couple of members had happened across a game whilst visiting Manchester and returned home imbued with virtues of the game. The team have come to an agreement to share space with the town cricket club at Turf Moor so that they may have a consistent home ground to play their league games.