Relegation and Promotion!

Following the euphoria of their Championship success in 2011, Lancashire suffered the shock of relegation the following season becoming the third side, after Notts and Yorkshire, to drop out of the top flight the year after winning the title since the introduction of two divisions in 2000. However Glen Chapple's side put that disappointment behind them to clinch the Division 2 title in 2013 and bounce straight back up.