The Liverpool County Football Combination was a football league based in Merseyside, England. It was founded in 1908 and had its first season in 1909–10. A second division was quickly formed, and the league ran with two divisions for the majority of its existence.
The league had a knockout competition, the George Mahon Cup,[1] for the entire duration of its existence.
The league's last season was 2005–06, when the league champions were Speke. At the conclusion of the 2005–06 season, the league merged with the I Zingari League to form a new competition – the Liverpool County Premier League, which took the County Combination's former place at step 7 (or level 11) of the English football league system and as a feeder to the North West Counties Football League First Division. The George Mahon Cup is still contested by teams in the new league.[2]
Season summary edit
| Season | Division 1 Champions | Division 1 Runners-Up | Division 2 Champions | Division 2 Runners-Up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1909-10[3] | Garston Gasworks | Prescot Wireworks | ||
| 1910-11[3] | Skelmersdale United | Prescot Wireworks | Banks Road | Widnes County Reserves |
| 1911-12[3] | Garston North End | Skelmersdale United | L & N.W.R. Perway | Prescot Swifts |
| 1912-13[3] | Garston Gasworks | Prescot Wireworks | ||
| 1913-14[3] | Skelmersdale United | Wallasey Borough | ||
| 1914-15[3] | Burscough Rangers[4] | St Helens Town | ||
| 1915-16[3] | Competition suspended - World War One | |||
| 1916-17[3] | Competition suspended - World War One | |||
| 1917-18[3] | Competition suspended - World War One | |||
| 1918-19[3] | Competition suspended - World War One | |||
| 1919-20[3] | Competition suspended - World War One | |||
| 1920-21[3] | Skelmersdale United | Frodsham Athletic | ||
| 1921-22[3] | Burscough Rangers | Frodsham | ||
| 1922-23[3] | New Brighton Reserves | Wigan Borough Reserves | ||
| 1923-24[3] | New Brighton Reserves | Ormskirk | ||
| 1924-25[3] | Port Sunlight Athletic | Everton 'A' | ||
| 1925-26[3] | Burscough Rangers | Whiston Parish Church | ||
| 1926-27[3] | Burscough Rangers | New Brighton Reserves | ||
| 1927-28[3] | Marine | Whiston | ||
| 1928-29[3] | Whiston | Marine | ||
| 1929-30[3] | Liverpool 'A' | Bootle Celtic | ||
| 1930-31[3] | Marine | Everton 'A' | ||
| 1931-32[3] | Everton 'A' | Whiston | ||
| 1932-33[3] | Whiston | Everton 'A' | ||
| 1933-34[3] | Marine | Everton 'A' | ||
| 1934-35[3] | Marine | Everton 'A' | ||
| 1935-36[3] | Everton 'A' | Skelmersdale United | ||
| 1936-37[3] | Everton 'A' | Earlestown Bohemians | ||
| 1937-38[3] | Everton 'A' | Hoylake Athletic | ||
| 1938-39[3] | Skelmersdale United | Everton 'A' | ||
| 1939-40[3] | Competition suspended - World War Two | |||
| 1940-41[3] | Competition suspended - World War Two | |||
| 1941-42[3] | Competition suspended - World War Two | |||
| 1942-43[3] | Competition suspended - World War Two | |||
| 1943-44[3] | Competition suspended - World War Two | |||
| 1944-45[3] | Competition suspended - World War Two | |||
| 1945-46[3] | Skelmersdale United | Marine | Marlborough | Skelmersdale United Reserves |
| 1946-47[3] | Liverpool 'A' | Skelmersdale United | Castner Kellner | Napiers |
| 1947-48[3] | Earlestown F.C. | Formby | Everton 'B' | Ellesmere Port Town Reserves |
| 1948-49[3] | Formby | Everton 'A' | Everton 'B' | Runcorn Athletic |
| 1949-50[3] | Burscough | Skelmersdale United | Skelmersdale United Reserves | Burscough Reserves |
| 1950-51[5] | Skelmersdale United | Everton 'A' | Everton 'B' | Earlestown Reserves |
| 1951-52[5] | Skelmersdale United | Formby | Fleetwood Hesketh | Everton 'B' |
| 1952-53[5] | Everton 'A' | Formby | Everton 'B' | Brenka |
| 1953-54[5] | Skelmersdale United | Everton 'A' | Burscough Reserves | Liverpool 'B' |
| 1954-55[5] | Everton 'A' | Liverpool 'A' | Aintree S.S. | Everton 'B' |
| 1955-56[5] | Liverpool 'A' | Marine Reserves | ||
| 1956-57[5] | Unit Construction | South Liverpool Reserves | ||
| 1957-58[5] | Dunlop (Speke) | Marine Reserves | ||
| 1958-59[5] | Guinness Exports | Burscough Reserves | ||
| 1959-60[5] | Guinness Exports | Unit Construction | ||
| 1960-61[5] | Rylans Recreation | Guinness Exports | ||
| 1961-62[5] | Guinness Exports | Langton | Guinness Exports Reserves | Waterloo Ramblers |
| 1962-63[5] | Guinness Exports | Langton | Guinness Exports Reserves | Unit Construction Reserves |
| 1963-64[5] | Guinness Exports | Unit Construction | Guinness Exports Reserves | Liverpool Transport |
| 1964-65[5] | Langton | Formby | Dunlop (Speke) Reserves | Lucas Sports |
| 1965-66[5] | Lucas Sports | Maghull | ||
| 1966-67 | ||||
| 1967-68 | ||||
| 1968-69[5] | Langton | Guinness Exports Reserves | ||
| 1969-70[5] | Langton | Lucas Sports | ||
| 1970-71[5] | Langton | Lucas Sports | ||
| 1971-72[5] | Langton | Dunlop (Speke) | ||
| 1972-73[5] | Langton | Waterloo Dock | ||
| 1973-74[5] | Bootle | Lucas Sports | ||
| 1974-75[5] | Waterloo Dock | Ainsdale | ||
| 1975-76[6] | Waterloo Dock | Aintree S.S. | ||
| 1976-77[6] | Aintree S.S. | Waterloo Dock | ||
| 1977-78[6] | Waterloo Dock | Prescot B.I. | ||
| 1978-79[6] | Waterloo Dock | |||
| 1979-80[7] | St Dominics | Garswood United | ||
| 1980-81[8] | Waterloo Dock | St Dominics | ||
| 1981-82[9] | St Dominics | Earle | ||
| 1982-83[10] | St Dominics | Earle | ||
| 1983-84[11] | BRNESC | St Dominics | LMT | Littlewoods Ath |
| 1984-85[12] | BRNESC | Waterloo Dock | Speke B C O B | Kirkby Town Reserves |
| 1985-86[13] | St Dominics | Waterloo Dock | Avon Athletic | Evans |
| 1986-87[6] | Waterloo Dock | BRNESC | ||
| 1987-88[14] | Uniasco | Waterloo Dock | Stantondale | Derry |
| 1988-89[15] | Waterloo Dock | St Dominics | Bootle Reserves | Ford Motors |
| 1989-90[6] | Waterloo Dock | St Dominics | ||
| 1990-91[6] | Stantondale | St Dominics | ||
| 1991-92[6] | Yorkshire Copper Tube | St Dominics | ||
| 1992-93[6] | St Dominics | Lucas Sports | ||
| 1993-94[6] | St Dominics | Lucas Sports | ||
| 1994-95[6] | St Dominics | Waterloo Dock | ||
| 1995-96[6] | Stockbridge | Waterloo Dock | ||
| 1996-97[6] | Waterloo Dock | Stockbridge | ||
| 1997-98[6] | St Dominics | Crawford United Biscuits | ||
| 1998-99[6] | St Dominics | Manweb | ||
| 1999-2000[6] | Waterloo Dock | Yorkshire Copper Tube | ||
| 2000-01[6] | Yorkshire Copper Tube | Waterloo Dock | ||
| 2001-02[6] | St. Aloysius | Speke | ||
| 2002-03[6] | Speke | Waterloo Dock | ||
| 2003-04[6] | Waterloo Dock | Speke | ||
| 2004-05[6] | Waterloo Dock | St Dominics | ||
| 2005-06[6] | Speke | Waterloo Dock |
References edit
- ^ "And If You Know Your History". Toffee Web. 16 December 2008. Archived from the original on 9 January 2011. Retrieved 6 November 2010.
- ^ "George Mahon Cup Final at Goodison Park". Liverpool Echo. 22 May 2010. Retrieved 6 November 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao "Liverpool County Combination Tables 1909-1959". NonLeagueMatters.net. Archived from the original on 22 February 2013. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
- ^ Season abandoned in November 1914 upon the outbreak of World War One
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w "Liverpool County Combination Tables 1950-1975". NonLeagueMatters.net. Archived from the original on 22 February 2013. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v "Liverpool County Combination Tables 1975-2006". NonLeagueMatters.net. Archived from the original on 22 February 2013. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
- ^ "Non League Tables for 1979-1980". NonLeagueMatters.co.uk. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
- ^ "Non League Tables for 1980-1981". NonLeagueMatters.co.uk. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
- ^ "Non League Tables for 1981-1982". NonLeagueMatters.co.uk. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
- ^ "Non League Tables for 1982-1983". NonLeagueMatters.co.uk. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
- ^ "Non League Tables for 1983-1984". NonLeagueMatters.co.uk. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
- ^ "Non League Tables for 1984-1985". NonLeagueMatters.co.uk. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
- ^ "Non League Tables for 1985-1986". NonLeagueMatters.co.uk. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
- ^ "Non League Tables for 1987-1988". NonLeagueMatters.co.uk. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
- ^ "Non League Tables for 1988-1989". NonLeagueMatters.co.uk. Retrieved 16 May 2012.