City of Liverpool F.C.
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| Full name | City of Liverpool FC | |
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| Founded | 2015 | |
| Ground | Delta Taxi Stadium | |
| Capacity | 1750 | |
| Chairman | Paul Manning | |
| Manager | Simon Burton | |
| League | Hallmark Security League | |
| 2016/17 | 2nd currently | |
| Website | http://www.colfc.co.uk/ | |
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City of Liverpool is an English football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Formed in 2015, they were admitted to the Northern Premier League Division One West in 2016.
History
Formation and league application
The first meeting that led to the formation of the club was proposed in October 2014 by Paul Manning and present at that 1st meeting, were Peter Furmedge, Martin Jones, Kevin Morland & Nicky Allt.[1] A number of names such as "Liverpool City FC" and "Merseyside FC" were considered before the club was officially established in May 2015 as "City of Liverpool FC".[2][1] The club chose to play in the colour purple due to it being the civic colour of the city.[3]
Simon Burton, formerly of Runcorn Town, was appointed as the first manager of the club in March 2016.[4] The club applied to join the North West Counties Football League in early 2016 but their application was rejected by the FA in May and they were instead placed in the Liverpool County Premier League.[5] They chose to take up their option to appeal the decision, particularly in light of the league being left with a vacancy following the resignation of Northwich Manchester Villa, and attended an appeal hearing at Wembley Stadium on 8 June 2016. The appeal was successful, allowing the club to join the First Division of the North West Counties Football League for the 2016–17 season.[6]
Debut season
The club played its historic first game away to Prestatyn Town of the Cymru Alliance on 9 July 2016 in a pre-season friendly, which resulted in a 3-2 win [7]
Current squad
- As of 23 September 2016.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Stadium
City of Liverpool originally intended to play within the Liverpool city boundaries from the start but, as suitable facilities did not currently exist at the time the club was formed, they were forced to explore other avenues. In December 2015, the club agreed a deal with Bootle that will see them ground-share at the 1750 capacity Delta Taxis Stadium in neighbouring Sefton for the 2016-17 season while they continue to search for a permanent home within the city.[8]
Ownership
The club was officially registered as a Community Benefit Society in November 2015 and is owned completely by its supporters.[9][10] Membership is obtained by paying an annual fee to the club (£10 for adults, £5 for concessions and £1 for children) and entitles the owner to a single share. Members aged 16 and over also receive voting rights within the club.[11]
Memberships had reached the 500 mark by February 2016 despite the club being without a manager or players and having not contested a single match at that point.[12] As the 2016/17 season, the club currently has 1242 official paid up members as at 28th November 2016.
Records
Source: [13]
- Record home win: 8-0 vs Atherton Laburnum Rovers, 29 August 2016, NWCFL Division One
- Record home attendance: 711 vs Litherland REMYCA, 11 September 2016, FA Vase
References
- ^ a b Thomas, Joe (14 September 2015). "Revealed: Plans to create official fan-owned football club to represent Liverpool". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
- ^ "FAQ's". City of Liverpool FC. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
- ^ Wilson, Paul (1 October 2015). "City of Liverpool FC seek to give community a team of its own". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
- ^ Kelly, Andy (29 March 2016). "Newly formed City of Liverpool football team appoint first manager". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
- ^ Templeman, Ian (12 May 2016). "NWCFL Constitution - Season 2016-17". NWCFL. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
- ^ Templeman, Ian (9 June 2016). "City of Liverpool FC Join Our League". NWCFL. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
- ^ @CityofLpoolFC (9 July 2016). "Final score: Prestatyn Town 2 - 3 #COLFC" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Philbin, Paul (3 December 2015). "City of Liverpool FC to play in Sefton after club bosses can't find a suitable ground in the city". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
- ^ Thomas, Joe (17 November 2015). "It's official: City of Liverpool FC confirmed as new supporter-owned club". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
- ^ "City of Liverpool Football Club Limited". Community Shares. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
- ^ "Memberships". City of Liverpool FC. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
- ^ Thomas, Joe (17 February 2016). "Liverpool's newest football club on the hunt for a manager*". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
- ^ http://www.hallmarksecurityleague.com/results.php?comp=6