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| Full name | Affordable Football Club Liverpool | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname | The Non League Reds | ||
| Founded | 2008 | ||
| Ground | Rossett Park,Crosby | ||
| Capacity | 2,150[1] | ||
| Chairman | Chris Stirrup | ||
| Manager | Phil Stafford | ||
| League | North West Counties League Premier Division | ||
| 2024–25 | North West Counties League Premier Division, 9th of 24 | ||
| Website | afcliverpool.co.uk | ||
Affordable Football Club Liverpool is a semi-professionalfootball club based inLiverpool, England. The club was formed in 2008 by 1,000 supporters ofLiverpool Football Club; a not-for-profit organisation, it is run on a one-member, one-vote system.[2] They are currently members of theNorth West Counties League Premier Division and play atMarine'sRossett Park.
After plans were announced in February 2008,[3] A.F.C. Liverpool were established byAlun Parry in March 2008 for Liverpool fans who had been priced out ofPremier League football,[2] and who were unhappy withLiverpool F.C. being owned by American businessmenGeorge Gillett andTom Hicks, adopting the same colours as Liverpool. The new club applied to enter Division Two of the North West Counties League for the2008–09 season,[4] with their place in the now-renamed Division One confirmed in June.[5] They also agreed a groundshare withPrescot Cables to play atValerie 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 againstSt Helens Town atAshton 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 beatDarwen 5–0.[8] Their first season saw the club win the Division One Trophy with a 1–0 win overPadiham, whilst they finished fourth in the league, missing out on promotion by four points.[9]
In2009–10 the club finished fifth in Division One.[10] They also played in theFA Vase for the first time, losing 2–1 at home toDinnington Town in the second qualifying round.[10] However, they retained the Division One Trophy.[11] In2010–11 the club entered theFA Cup for the first time, losing 4–1 atHemsworth Miners Welfare in the extra-preliminary round. In the league they finished fourth, earning promotion to the Premier Division afterRossendale United were expelled from the league and third-placedHolker Old Boys declined promotion.[12] However, they failed to retain the Division One Trophy, losing 3–2 after extra time in the final byAtherton Collieries.[13]
In 2012–13 they reached the final of theLiverpool Senior Cup, losing 4–3 on penalties toBootle after a 1–1 draw.[14] Prior to the2014–15 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 toSkelmersdale United.[16] The2017–18 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 abandoned2019–20 and2020–21 seasons.
| Season | League | Level | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Pos | Av. attendance | Manager |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008–09 | North West Counties League Division One | 10 | 34 | 22 | 3 | 9 | 82 | 39 | +43 | 69 | 4/18 | 316 | Derek Goulding[17] |
| 2009–10 | North West Counties League Division One | 10 | 32 | 15 | 4 | 13 | 60 | 43 | +17 | 49 | 5/17 | 178 | Derek Goulding[18] Paul Moore[19] |
| 2010–11 | North West Counties League Division One | 10 | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 65 | 34 | +31 | 63 | 4/18 | 126 | Paul Moore |
| 2011–12 | North West Counties League Premier Division | 9 | 42 | 13 | 6 | 23 | 60 | 73 | –13 | 45 | 19/22 | 124 | Paul Moore |
| 2012–13 | North West Counties League Premier Division | 9 | 42 | 18 | 6 | 18 | 69 | 64 | +5 | 60 | 11/22 | 108 | Paul Moore |
| 2013–14 | North West Counties League Premier Division | 9 | 42 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 88 | 54 | +34 | 70 | 7/22 | 119 | Paul Moore |
| 2014–15 | North West Counties League Premier Division | 9 | 40 | 17 | 8 | 15 | 74 | 56 | +18 | 59 | 9/21 | 139 | Paul Moore |
| 2015–16 | North West Counties League Premier Division | 9 | 42 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 86 | 92 | –6 | 48 | 17/22 | 139 | Paul Moore[20] Joe Gibbons[21] Kevin Dally[22] |
| 2016–17 | North West Counties League Premier Division | 9 | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 79 | 84 | –5 | 54 | 12/22 | 145 | Kevin Dally |
| 2017–18 | North West Counties League Premier Division | 9 | 44 | 12 | 6 | 26 | 77 | 94 | –17 | 42 | 20/23 | 141 | Chris Stammers[23] Stuart Keir & Ben Williams[24] |
| 2018–19 | North West Counties League Division One North | 10 | 38 | 25 | 4 | 9 | 97 | 67 | +30 | 79 | 3/20 | 116 | Stuart Keir & Ben Williams Stuart Keir |
| 2019–20 | North West Counties League Division One North | 10 | 29 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 91 | 43 | +48 | 57 | –[A] | 118 | Chris Anderson[26] |
| 2020–21 | North West Counties League Division One North | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 10 | –[B][C] | 123 | Chris Anderson |
| 2021–22 | North West Counties League Premier Division | 9 | 40 | 13 | 10 | 17 | 80 | 80 | 0 | 49 | 14 | ||
| 2022–23 | North West Counties League Premier Division | 9 | 42 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 83 | 63 | +20 | 67 | 6 | ||
| 2023–24 | North West Counties League Premier Division | 9 | 46 | 18 | 5 | 23 | 87 | 114 | –27 | 59 | 14 | ||
| Source:FCHDNon League Matters – NWC-PNon League Matters – NWC-1N | |||||||||||||
