Formed in 1909, the league is one of the largest open age Saturday afternoon open age men’s leagues in the country, providing competitive matches in a sporting manner.

The L&C pioneered the Respect Charter in 2002, and in 2007 the FA adopted Respect and the L&C were a Pilot League.

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The L&C were among the first Leagues in the country to achieve Charter Standard, and were awarded an FA Bronze Award in 2013.