The Liverpool County Football Association, simply known as the Liverpool FA, is the County Football Association

County Football Association

The County Football Associations are the local governing bodies of association football in England. County FAs exist to govern all aspects of football in England...

 in Merseyside

Merseyside

Merseyside is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 1,365,900. It encompasses the metropolitan area centred on both banks of the lower reaches of the Mersey Estuary, and comprises five metropolitan boroughs: Knowsley, St Helens, Sefton, Wirral, and the city of Liverpool...

, England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

. It runs several league

Sports league

League is a term commonly used to describe a group of sports teams or individual athletes that compete against each other in a specific sport. At its simplest, it may be a local group of amateur athletes who form teams among themselves and compete on weekends; at its most complex, it can be an...

 and cup

County cup

County Cups in association football are knockout cup competitions held at a sub-regional level, intended to encourage competitive football at all levels. In English football, County Football Associations host a range of County Cups open to all affiliated members of the County FA...

 competitions in the county

Counties of the United Kingdom

The counties of the United Kingdom are subnational divisions of the United Kingdom, used for the purposes of administrative, geographical and political demarcation. By the Middle Ages counties had become established as a unit of local government, at least in England. By the early 17th century all...

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Organisation

The aim of the Liverpool County Football Association Ltd, is to establish for the benefit of all concerned within Football, the appropriate structures and systems to enable the Association to control, manage, regulate and promote the game within the area. This will enable us to assist with the development of the game, to increase the quality and quantity of participation across the various sections.

Specific Objectives of LCFA are:

• To govern and administer all aspects of football within the County boundary
• To proactively introduce the initiatives of the Football Association to all bodies of football within the County boundary
• To actively encourage people to participate and develop their individual skills, through their participation in football

Affiliated Leagues

There are a large number of leagues covering the Merseyside area, many of which are affiliated to the Liverpool County FA but some are affiliated to the Cheshire County FA or Lancashire County FA.

Men's Saturday Leagues

• Liverpool County Premier League
  Liverpool County Premier League
  The Liverpool County Premier League is a football competition based in Merseyside, England. It was founded in 2006 as a merger of the Liverpool County Football Combination and the I Zingari League....
  
  
• Birkenhead and Wirral League
• Liverpool and District CMS League
• Liverpool Old Boys Amateur League
• Southport and District Amateur League
• South Wirral League
• St Helens and District Combination League
• Warrington and District League

Men's Sunday Leagues

• Birkenhead Sunday League
• Crosby and District Sunday League
• Ellesmere Port Senior Sunday League
• Formers League - Sunday Competition
• Liverpool and District Sunday League
• Liverpool Business Houses League - Sunday Competition
• Ormskirk and District Sunday League
• Skelmersdale and District Sunday League
• Southport and District League - Sunday Competition
• Wallasey and District Sunday League
• Wirral Sunday League

Youth Leagues

• Anfield Junior Summer League
• Belle Vale and District Junior League
• Bootle, Litherland and Netherton Junior League
• Craven Minor League
• Eastham and District Junior League
• Edge Hill Junior League
• Ellesmere Port Junior League
• Halewood Summer Junior League
• Halton and District Junior League
• Hightown Junior League
• Kirkby Summer Junior League
• Kirkby Youth and Junior League
• Liverpool and District Junior Summer Soccer League
• Merseyside and Halewood Junior League
• Scotland Road and District Junior League
• St Helens and Rainhill Junior Alliance League
• South Liverpool and District Junior League
• Springfield Junior League
• Skelmersdale Junior League
• Alice Petricca Junior League
• Tuebrook Junior Sports League
• Wallasey Junior League
• Walton and Kirkdale Junior League
• Warrington Junior League
• West Derby Junior League
• Wigan and District Youth League

Small Sided Leagues

• Liverpool Soccer Sixes Wednesday League
• St Helens Thursday 6 A Side League (Football Mundial)
• Southport Tuesday 6 A Side League (Football Mundial)
• Walton 7 a side Summer League
• Warrington Monday 6 A Side League (Football Mundial)

Disbanded or Amalgamated Leagues

A number of leagues that were affiliated to the Liverpool County FA have disbanded or amalgamated with other leagues including:

• Liverpool County Combination
• I Zingari League
  I Zingari League
  The I Zingari League was an amateur association football competition based in Liverpool, England which existed from 1895 .Its name means 'the gypsies' in dialecticised Italian, and I Zingari was the name of an English amateur cricket club formed in 1845, and an Australian one formed 40 years later...
  
  
• Liverpool Shipping League
• Halewood Junior League
• Merseyside Junior Winter League
• Rainhill and District Junior League

Affiliated Member Clubs

Among the notable clubs that are (or have been) affiliated to the Liverpool County FA are:

• AFC Liverpool
  A.F.C. Liverpool
  A.F.C. Liverpool is a semi-professional English football club set up by 1,000 Liverpool football club fans in 2008. Fans are able to buy into the club on a 'one member-one vote' basis. The club kicked off the 2010–11 season in North West Counties League Division One...
  
  
• Bootle
  Bootle F.C.
  Bootle Football Club is an English football club based in Bootle, Merseyside. The club are currently members of the North West Counties League Premier Division and play at New Bucks Park.-Previous clubs in Bootle:...
  
  
• Burscough
  Burscough F.C.
  Burscough F.C. is an English football club based in Burscough, Lancashire. The club are members of the Northern Premier League Premier Division and groundshare with Skelmersdale United...
  
  
• Cammell Laird
  Cammell Laird F.C.
  Cammell Laird Football Club is an English Semi Professional football club based in Birkenhead, Merseyside. The club are currently members of the Northern Premier League Division One North, The 8th Tier of English Football, and play at the Kirklands Stadium....
  
  
• Everton
  Everton F.C.
  Everton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football...
  
  

• Formby
  Formby F.C.
  Formby F.C. are an English football club based in Formby, Merseyside. They currently play in the North West Counties Football League Division One and are members of the Liverpool County Football Association...
  
  
• Knowsley United
  Knowsley United F.C.
  Knowsley United was an English football club based in Huyton, Merseyside. Originally named Kirkby Town they folded in 1997.-History:Kirkby Town joined the Second Division of the Lancashire Combination in 1963. In 1966–67 they won the division, and were promoted to the First Division. In 1969–70...
  
   (now defunct)
• Liverpool
  Liverpool F.C.
  Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups...
  
  
• Maghull
  Maghull F.C.
  Maghull F.C. are an English association football club based in Maghull, Merseyside. They currently play in the West Cheshire League. In 1981–82 they reached the 3rd round of the FA Vase.-History:...
  
  

• Marine
  Marine F.C.
  Marine Football Club is an English football club in Crosby, Merseyside. The club, which was founded in 1894, is a member of both the Liverpool County and Lancashire County Football Associations, and currently plays in the Northern Premier League Premier Division.Marine is notable for having the...
  
  
• New Brighton
  New Brighton A.F.C.
  -Revived club:New Brighton A.F.C. were reborn in 1993, and joined the Birkenhead and Wirral League, which they won in their first season. In 1995 the club switched to the South Wirral League. After upgrading their new ground, the club were admitted to the Second Division of the West Cheshire League...
  
   (now defunct)
• Prescot Cables
  Prescot Cables F.C.
  Prescot Cables F.C. is a football club based in Prescot, Merseyside. It was established in 1884 and has also been known as Prescot and Prescot Town...
  
  
• Skelmersdale United
  Skelmersdale United F.C.
  Skelmersdale United F.C. are a football club from Skelmersdale, West Lancashire competing in the Northern Premier League Division One North. The club is a member of both the Liverpool F.A. and the Lancashire County Football Association.-The first 75 years:...
  
  

• Southport
  Southport F.C.
  Southport Football Club are an English football club, based in Southport, Merseyside. They are currently in the Conference National, and play their home matches at Haig Avenue, which has a capacity of 6,008...
  
  
• South Liverpool
  South Liverpool F.C.
  South Liverpool F.C. are a football club from Liverpool, England. They are currently in the West Cheshire Amateur Football League and play their home matches at Jericho Lane. The club's colours are white shirts, black shorts and red socks.-First incarnation:...
  
  
• St Helens Town
• Tranmere Rovers
  Tranmere Rovers F.C.
  Tranmere Rovers Football Club are an English team based in Birkenhead, Wirral. The club currently compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system...
  
  

Leagues

Competition	Holders
Liverpool County Premier League Liverpool County Premier League The Liverpool County Premier League is a football competition based in Merseyside, England. It was founded in 2006 as a merger of the Liverpool County Football Combination and the I Zingari League....  Premier Division	Waterloo Dock
Liverpool County Premier League Liverpool County Premier League The Liverpool County Premier League is a football competition based in Merseyside, England. It was founded in 2006 as a merger of the Liverpool County Football Combination and the I Zingari League....  Division One	Aigburth Peoples Hall
Liverpool County Premier League Liverpool County Premier League The Liverpool County Premier League is a football competition based in Merseyside, England. It was founded in 2006 as a merger of the Liverpool County Football Combination and the I Zingari League....  Division Two	Sacre Coeur Former Pupils
Liverpool County Women's League	Tranmere Rovers Ladies Tranmere Rovers L.F.C. Tranmere Rovers Ladies Football Club are an English team founded in 1990, based in the Wirral, and affiliated with Tranmere Rovers F.C. Between 1996 and 2004 they competed in the FA Premier League National Division, then the top tier of the English women's football pyramid. Since 2011, they have...
Liverpool County Men's Futsal League	Dengo United
Liverpool County Women's Futsal League	Brazil Girls

Adult cups

Competition	Holders
Liverpool Senior Cup Liverpool Senior Cup The Liverpool County Football Association Senior Cup, commonly known as the Liverpool Senior Cup, is a football knockout tournament involving teams from the city of Liverpool, England and surrounding areas....	Liverpool
Liverpool Women's Senior Cup	Mossley Hill Ladies
Liverpool Challenge Cup	Waterloo Dock / Aigburth Peoples Hall
Liverpool Sunday Premier Cup	Melling Victoria / The Paddock
Liverpool Saturday Junior Cup	Eagle Sports / Knowsley South
Liverpool Sunday Junior Cup	Reos / Eagle cons
Liverpool Saturday Intermediate Cup	Mosscroft
Liverpool Sunday Intermediate Cup	Knowsley South / Oasis Cafe
Liverpool Veteran's Cup	Canon

Youth cups

Competition	Holders
Liverpool Youth Cup (Under-18)	Marine Marine F.C. Marine Football Club is an English football club in Crosby, Merseyside. The club, which was founded in 1894, is a member of both the Liverpool County and Lancashire County Football Associations, and currently plays in the Northern Premier League Premier Division.Marine is notable for having the...
Liverpool Under-16 Boys Cup	Real Santos
Liverpool Under-16 Girls Cup	Tranmere Rovers Tranmere Rovers L.F.C. Tranmere Rovers Ladies Football Club are an English team founded in 1990, based in the Wirral, and affiliated with Tranmere Rovers F.C. Between 1996 and 2004 they competed in the FA Premier League National Division, then the top tier of the English women's football pyramid. Since 2011, they have...
Liverpool Under-13 Boys Cup	Netherley Woodlane Legion
Liverpool Inter League U18 Cup	St Helens Comb
Liverpool Inter League U16 Cup	Bootle & Netherton
Liverpool Inter League U14 Cup	South Liverpool South Liverpool F.C. South Liverpool F.C. are a football club from Liverpool, England. They are currently in the West Cheshire Amateur Football League and play their home matches at Jericho Lane. The club's colours are white shirts, black shorts and red socks.-First incarnation:...
Liverpool Inter League U12 Cup	South Liverpool South Liverpool F.C. South Liverpool F.C. are a football club from Liverpool, England. They are currently in the West Cheshire Amateur Football League and play their home matches at Jericho Lane. The club's colours are white shirts, black shorts and red socks.-First incarnation:...

External links

• Liverpool County Football Association Official Website