title: Merseyside (West)
text: # Merseyside (West)
  
  Merseyside (West) was a regional league for teams from the Merseyside area which ranked at tier 8 of the English rugby union system. The league had replaced South Lancs/Cheshire 2 and South Lancs/Cheshire 3. The league was contested for just one season and the following season South Lancs/Cheshire divisions 2 and 3 were restored.
  
  ## Participating Clubs 2015-16
  
  | Team | Ground | Capacity | City/Area | Previous season |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Birchfield | Birchfield Park Sports & Social Club | | Widnes, Cheshire | Transferred from North Lancashire 1 (9th) |
  | Ellesmere Port | Whitby Sports and Social Club | | Ellesmere Port, Cheshire | Transferred from South Lancs/Cheshire 3 (1st) |
  | Liverpool University Medics | Wyncote Playing Fields | | Liverpool, Merseyside | Transferred from South Lancs/Cheshire 3 (8th) |
  | Mossley Hill | Mossley Hill Athletic Club | | Liverpool, Merseyside | Transferred from North Lancashire 2 (5th) |
  | Newton-le-Willows | Newton-le-Willows Sports Club | | Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside | Transferred from North Lancashire 2 (9th) |
  | Oldershaw | Belvidere Recreational Ground | | Wallasey, Merseyside | Transferred from South Lancs/Cheshire 3 (6th) |
  | Oxton Parkonians | Holm Lane | | Oxton, Birkenhead, Merseyside | Transferred from South Lancs/Cheshire 3 (7th) |
  | Port Sunlight | Leverhulme Playing Fields | | Bromborough, Merseyside | Transferred from South Lancs/Cheshire 2 (10th) |
  | Prenton | Prenton Dell Road | | Prenton, Birkenhead, Merseyside | N/A |
  | Ruskin Park | Ruskin Drive Sports Ground | | St Helens, Merseyside | Transferred from South Lancs/Cheshire 1 (14th) |
  | Southport | Recreation Ground | 3,500 | Southport, Merseyside | Transferred from South Lancs/Cheshire 2 (3rd) |
  | St. Edward's Old Boys | Sandfield Park | | Liverpool, Merseyside | Transferred from North Lancashire 1 (11th) |
  | Wallasey | Cross Lane | | Wallasey, Merseyside | Transferred from South Lancs/Cheshire 3 |
  
  ## Merseyside (West) Honours
  
  Merseyside (West) Honours :
  
  | Season | No of Teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated Teams | League Name |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2015–16 | 12 | Southport | Ruskin Park | No relegation | Merseyside (West) |
  | Green backgrounds are promotion places. |||||||||||
  