The Liverpool Football League is a football competition based in Merseyside, England. It was founded in 1923 as Liverpool Old Boys Amateur League by a group of former players from Liverpool FC.
The league initially had just four clubs, but it has since grown to become one of the largest amateur football leagues in Merseyside. The league has been home to some notable players over the years, including Bill Shankly, Bob Paisley, and Kenny Dalglish.
After running for 100 years (1923-2023), the league was relaunched in 2024 as The Liverpool Football league.
The league operates four divisions; the Premier Division, the Championship Division, the League One Division and the League Two Division.
The league has six knockout cup competitions:
The Liverpool Football league Cup is open to all clubs across the four divisions. The Liverpool Football league Trophy is open to clubs knocked out of the preliminary (1st) Round of the Liverpool Football league Cup. The Marlborough Trophy is open to clubs in the Premier Division. The Alan Brown Trophy is open to clubs in the Championship Division. The Connerty Cup is open to clubs in the League One Division. The Bushell Cup is open to clubs in the League Two Division.
Member clubs 2025–26
Premier Division Bridge Cathinians Cheshire Lines FC Alder 1st FC Salle 1st Haroldeans Huyton Cons Huyton Stanley Liverpool Ramblers 1st Mersey Harps 1 Old Xaverians 1st St Margaret's OB Valley Victoria FC
Championship Division Alumni First Barry's Lodge FC BRNESC Childwall Abbey FC Kingfisher FC Mersey Harps 2 Mexoc Mossley Hill Athletic LFL MSB Woolton U23 Old Xaverians A Team River FC 2nds Saltbox FC Sefton OA
League One Division ACOL Collegiate Old Boys Forefield Rangers First Kingsford Larkin Liobians 1st North Hill FC Old Xaverians B Team Rainhill FC Sacre Coeur Former Pupils Sefton Park Rangers 2
League Two Division AFC SWAN Bankhall FC Albert Rovers FC Alumni Res. Childwall Abbey Res. Convocation Dynamo Childwall-Rhein Liobians 2nd Liverpool Ramblers 2nd Manwell AFC Merseyside County FC Waterloo GSOB First
Champions
as Liverpool Old Boys Amateur League Season Division 1 Division 2 Division 3 Division 4 2013–14 Quarry Bank OB Res. Old Bootleians Hope Park 1st Old Xaverians 'A' 2014–15 Quarry Bank OB Res. Roby College OB First Quarry Bank OB 'A' Oakes Institute OB 2015–16 Bankfield OB Old English ACOL 2nds De La Salle OB 2016–17 Quarry Bank OB Res. Waterloo GSOB Res. Waterloo GSOB 'A' Collegiate Old Boys B 2017–18 Alumni Reserves St Margaret's OB Quarry Bank OB 'A' DLS Division 1 Division 2 Division 3 2018–19 Quarry Bank OB Reserves Oakes Institute Woodstreet Reserves 2019–20Season declared null and void due to COVID-19 2020-21 South Liverpool 3rd Team KCC Old Boys Collegiate Old Boys A Division 1 Division 2 Division 3 Division 4 2021–22 FC Salle First Valley OB Reserves Alumni Reserve 2 Netherley Athletic First Premier Championship League One League Two 2022–23 Abbey Road Old Xaverians B Team Redgate Rovers First ACOL Academy 2023–24 Mersey Harps 1 Cheshire Lines Kingfisher FC Old Xaverians B Teamas Liverpool Football League Premier Championship League One League Two 2024–25 Mersey Harps 1 ACOL First Mexoc Kingsford Larkin
References
External links Liverpool Football League on Full-time Liverpool Football League on instagram Liverpool Football League on x/twitter Liverpool Football League on Football Club History Database