Association football club in England
Football club
Affordable Football Club Liverpool
is a semi-professional
football
club based in
Liverpool
,
England
. The club were formed in 2008 by 1,000 supporters of
Liverpool Football Club
; a not-for-profit organisation, it is run on a one-member, one-vote system.
[2]
They are currently members of the
North West Counties League
Premier Division and play at
Marine's
Rossett Park
.
History
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After plans were announced in February 2008,
[3]
A.F.C. Liverpool were established by
Alun Parry
in March 2008 for Liverpool fans who had been priced out of
Premier League
football,
[2]
and who were unhappy with
Liverpool F.C.
being owned by American businessmen
George Gillett
and
Tom Hicks
, adopting the same colours as Liverpool. The new club applied to enter Division Two of the North West Counties League for the
2008?09 season
,
[4]
with their place in the now-renamed Division One confirmed in June.
[5]
They also agreed a groundshare with
Prescot Cables
to play at
Valerie Park
.
[5]
By mid-July the club had attracted around 1,000 members.
[6]
The club played their first match on 16 July, a friendly against
St Helens Town
at
Ashton Town
's Edge Street. In front of a crowd of around 600, the game ended in a 1?1 draw, with Martin Crowder scoring A.F.C. Liverpool's first-ever goal.
[7]
The club's first league match on 9 August saw them beat
Darwen
5?0.
[8]
Their first season saw the club win the Division One Trophy with a 1?0 win over
Padiham
, whilst they finished fourth in the league, missing out on promotion by four points.
[9]
In
2009?10
the club finished fifth in Division One.
[10]
They also played in the
FA Vase
for the first time, losing 2?1 at home to
Dinnington Town
in the second qualifying round.
[10]
However, they retained the Division One Trophy.
[11]
In
2010?11
the club entered the
FA Cup
for the first time, losing 4?1 at
Hemsworth Miners Welfare
in the extra-preliminary round. In the league they finished fourth, earning promotion to the Premier Division after
Rossendale United
were expelled from the league and third-placed
Holker Old Boys
declined promotion.
[12]
However, they failed to retain the Division One Trophy, losing 3?2 after extra time in the final by
Atherton Collieries
.
[13]
In 2012?13 they reached the final of the
Liverpool Senior Cup
, losing 4?3 on penalties to
Bootle
after a 1?1 draw.
[14]
Prior to the
2014?15 season
the club announced that they would be leaving Valerie Park and playing at Rossett Park in Crosby.
[15]
They reached the Liverpool Senior Cup final again in 2014?15, losing 5?4 to
Skelmersdale United
.
[16]
The
2017?18 season
saw the club finish in the relegation zone, resulting in relegation back to Division One. In 2021 the club were promoted to the Premier Division based on their results in the abandoned
2019?20
and
2020?21 seasons
.
Season-by-season
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Honours
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- North West Counties League
- Division One Challenge Trophy winners 2008?09, 2009?10
- Joe Fagan Commemorative Trophy
- The Fans Club Trophy
- Winners 2008?09, 2009?10, 2010?11
Records
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- Best FA Cup performance: First qualifying round,
2015?16
[10]
- Best FA Vase performance: Third round, 2010?11
[10]
- Record attendance: 604 vs
Wigan Robin Park
, 6 September 2008 (at Valerie Park)
[29]
- Biggest win: 9?0 vs
St Helens Town
, 13 September 2014
[30]
- Heaviest defeat: 1?8 vs
Winsford United
, North West Counties League Premier Division 18 August 2012
See also
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References
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- ^
"Marine FC commercial brochure"
(PDF)
.
Marine FC
.
- ^
a
b
Liverpool fans form a club in their price range
The Daily Telegraph
, 18 March 2008
- ^
Reds fans plan AFC Liverpool
Liverpool Echo, 25 February 2008
- ^
Reds fans form 'affordable' club
BBC Sport, 18 March 2008
- ^
a
b
Parry’s delight as new club is elected to league
Liverpool Echo, 17 June 2008
- ^
Liverpool's little brother prepares to enter the world
The Guardian, 16 July 2008
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AFC Liverpool ? A club is born
Liverpool Echo, 17 July 2008
- ^
AFC Liverpool off to flying start
BBC Sport, 28 August 2008
- ^
2008-09 North West Counties League
Football Club History Database
- ^
a
b
c
d
AFC Liverpool
at the
Football Club History Database
- ^
AFC Liverpool Retain The first Division Trophy
North West Counties League, 27 April 2010
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League Constitution 2011?12 ? AFC Liverpool promoted
North West Counties League,
- ^
Atherton Collieries ? 1st Division Trophy Winners
North West Counties League, 26 October 2014
- ^
Liverpool Senior Cup joy for Bootle
Liverpool Echo, 23 August 2013
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AFC Liverpool Moving to Marine Next Season
Archived
21 March 2016 at the
Wayback Machine
A.F.C. Liverpool, 25 January 2014
- ^
Liverpool Senior Cup Final ? Skelmersdale U 5 AFC Liverpool 4
North West Counties League, 20 April 2015
- ^
AFC Liverpool Announce First Ever Manager
Archived
10 October 2016 at the
Wayback Machine
AFC Liverpool, 15 May 2008
- ^
Manager Derek Goulding Leaves AFC Liverpool
Archived
29 May 2019 at the
Wayback Machine
AFC Liverpool, 8 April 2010
- ^
Paul Moore Accepts the Role as First Team Manager
Archived
10 October 2016 at the
Wayback Machine
AFC Liverpool, 13 May 2010
- ^
Moore Becomes Director of Football
Archived
29 May 2019 at the
Wayback Machine
AFC Liverpool, 25 September 2015
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Gibbons Appointed Manager
Archived
29 May 2019 at the
Wayback Machine
AFC Liverpool, 26 September 2015
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Kevin Dally Appointed Manager
Archived
29 May 2019 at the
Wayback Machine
AFC Liverpool 8 February 2016
- ^
"AFC Liverpool Appoint New Manager"
. 21 June 2017.
- ^
"New Joint Bosses for AFC Liverpool"
. February 2018.
- ^
"Coronavirus: All football below National League to end"
. BBC Sport
. Retrieved
20 May
2021
.
- ^
"AFC Liverpool appoint Chris Anderson as Manager ? AFCLiverpool.tvAFCLiverpool.tv"
. Archived from
the original
on 29 May 2019
. Retrieved
29 May
2019
.
- ^
"FA Council Ratify Curtailment of 2020-21 Season"
. NWCFL
. Retrieved
20 May
2021
.
- ^
"FA Restructure Details Announced"
. NWCFL
. Retrieved
20 May
2021
.
- ^
Mike Williams & Tony Williams (2016)
Non-League Club Directory 2017
, Tony Williams Publications, p453
ISBN
978-1869833695
- ^
St. Helens Town 0-9 (nine) AFC Liverpool
Archived
30 June 2016 at the
Wayback Machine
A.F.C. Liverpool, 13 September 2014
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