Check Fixtures & Results for league dates and venue.
West Cheshire AC are affiliated to the following leagues:
- The North Staffs CC League: Separate races across all age groups, at four venues before Christmas. Finishing positions in all four rounds count towards final positions.
- The 'Grand Prix Express' North Wales SENIOR CC League: One race at 2pm for women over-15 and men under-17 and over-70; another at 2:45pm for all other men. At five venues between September and February. Some rounds have races for under-11s to under-15s from 10:30, but are open to North Wales clubs and schools only.
- The Manchester
Area CC League (see also here): All age groups (no under-11s at first round), at
five venues between October and February. For each race, runners use
the race number allocated to them at the start of the series
(additions are also allowed before each race). A runner's best four
finishing positions count towards individual and team
awards at the end of the series (best three for under-11s).
- The Liverpool
and District CC Union League: One race for men and women, at
three venues before Christmas (used to be male-only but senior
women now run with the men).
In league 3 above, runners' numbers are recorded by the finish funnel stewards. Finishers in the other leagues are handed a disc or ticket showing their finishing position, to pass on to the WCAC team recorder, who fills in a sheet to allow the race organisers to calculate positions.
Details of individual cross-country league fixtures are available from the overall fixture list on the frontpage, by clicking on the "All Events" tab at the top of the list of fixtures, then selecting in turn "Cross country" under "Filter by event type" and the appropriate month. Alternatively, see the monthly-updated "Concise fixtures...pdf" within the overall fixture list.
Second claim members can run in league 3 above, if they notify the organisers beforehand (normally via your club's cross country secretary, who arranges for the league to produce all numbers worn by club members). They can also run in league 4 (there is a ~£2 pre-entry fee for the Sefton Park fixture, which is combined with the European trials and a nationwide mini-league). League 4 also allows guest runners (ie those who are neither first- nor second-claim members of the league clubs) in two of their fixtures. Leagues 1 & 2 do not allow either second claim or guest runners.
Age Groups for Leagues:
Veteran/Master age groups are decided by their age at the first league race of the series.
Liverpool and District CC Union: senior women must be over 20 and men 17 or older on the preceding 31st August.
Manchester Area CC League & North Staffs CC League: all age groups are from the preceding 31st August.
North Wales CC League: the under 17 & senior age groups are from the preceding 31st August.