North-West West 2 (1987–1992) The original incarnation of Lancs/Cheshire 2 was known as North-West West 2, and was a tier 10 league with promotion up to
North-West West 1 and relegation down to
North-West West 3.
Cheshire / Lancashire South (1992–1996) Restructuring of north-west leagues saw North-West West 2 split into two new regional divisions named Cheshire and Lancashire South. Both regional divisions were initially at tier 10 but the creation of
National 5 North for the 1993–94 season meant that they both dropped to become tier 11 leagues. Promotion was to the newly named
Cheshire/Lancs South (formerly North-West West 1), while the cancellation of
North-West West 3 meant that there was no relegation until further league restructuring at the end of the 1995–96 season.
South Lancs/Cheshire 2 (1996–2000) The league system was restructured from top to bottom by the
Rugby Football Union for the start of the 1996–97 season. Firstly, as part of the reorganisation of the Cheshire and Lancashire leagues, the two regional divisions Cheshire and Lancashire were merged back into a single division called South/Lancs Cheshire 2. The cancellation of
National 5 North and creation of
North West 3 meant that South Lancs/Cheshire 2 was a tier 11 league, with promotion to
South/Lancs Cheshire 1 (formerly Cheshire/Lancs South) and relegation to the newly formed
South Lancs/Cheshire 3 (previously North-West West 3).
South Lancs/Cheshire 2 (2000–2015) Northern league restructuring by the
RFU at the end of the 1999-2000 season saw the cancellation of
North West 1,
North West 2 and
North West 3 (tiers 7-9). This meant that South/Lancs Cheshire 2 became a tier 8 league. At the end of 2014–15 season South Lancs/Cheshire 2 and
South Lancs/Cheshire 3 were discontinued and all teams were transferred into
Cheshire (South),
Lancashire (North) or
Merseyside (West).
South Lancs/Cheshire 2 (2016–2018) After just one season
Cheshire (South) and
Merseyside (West) were discontinued and South Lancs/Cheshire 2 and
South Lancs/Cheshire 3 reinstated for the 2016–17 seasons with all clubs transferred back into these divisions.
Lancs/Cheshire 2 (2018–present) A further restructure for the 2018–19 season saw South Lancs/Cheshire 2 renamed to Lancs/Cheshire 2. The cancellation of
South Lancs/Cheshire 3 at the end of the 2019–20 season meant that there was no longer relegation, although promotion still continued to
Lancs/Cheshire 1. The introduction of
North 2 West for the 2019–20 season saw Lancs/Cheshire drop to become a tier 9 league. ==Number of league titles==