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The Cheshire contingent at Peel for the Northern Counties
Second image:
Stuart Williams, Gordon Edwards, Phil Bailey, Roy Smethurst, Phil Jones

Inter-county golf is formalised with the formation of the Daily Telegraph Northern Counties League. It comprises Cheshire, Lancashire, Yorkshire, Cumbria, Durham and Northumberland

Cheshire led the way at Arcot Hall, with Andrew Sandywell also winnijg the individual prize

Cheshire beat Lancashire in a great encounter at Prestbury, and with it as good as clinch the league.
left to right - James Newton, Chris Peterson (Chairman of Selectors), Barry Barker, Mark Geddes, Oliver Carr, Jimmy Murphy, Mike Bedford, Dave…

Scores from several Big 6 championships

Cheshire win the league again

The team at Ganton for the "Big 6"

The county team

League winners again.
From the back:
Jamie Howarth, M.A.Jones, Paul Grannell
Ray Hughes, Mark Pilling, Dave Peel
Gareth Bradley, Stephen Buckley, Phil Bolton
Dale Marmion, Gordon Parry (President), Adam Stott
Kevin Kean, Jimmy Murphy, David…

The Presidents of the Northern Counties gather at the "Big 6", Carlisle G.C.

Cheshire win the Northern Counties league for a second successive year

Cheshire win their first Northern Counties league
Adrian Hill, Andrew Hill, Gareth Bradley, Phil Bailey, David Bathgate, Roy Smethurst, Andrew Sandywell

The Northern Counties is, somewhat belatedly, officially formed. Despite the optimism in the report on the formation of a formal league, this did not materialise until 1984!