A.F.C. Liverpool

Football club infobox
clubname = AFC Liverpool
current = AFC Liverpool season 2008-09


fullname = Association Football Club Liverpool
nickname =
founded = 2008
ground = Valerie Park
Prescot, England
capacity = 3,200
chairman = flagicon|England|size=25px Mark Woods
manager = flagicon|England|size=25px Derek Goulding
league = North West Counties Football League First Division
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leftarm2=FFFF00|body2=FFFF00|rightarm2=FFFF00|shorts2=FFFF00|socks2=FFFF00 A.F.C. Liverpool is a semi-professional English football club. Fans are able to buy into the club on a 'one man-one vote' basis. [cite news |title=The fans are revolting |url=http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/more/2008/03/08/the-fans-are-revolting-89520-20344000/ |work=Daily Mirror |date=2008-03-08 |accessdate=2008-03-18 ] [cite news |title=Liverpool fans plan AFC Liverpool |url=http://icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk/0500liverpoolfc/0100news/tm_headline=liverpool-fans-plan-afc-liverpool&method=full&objectid=20521205&siteid=50061-name_page.html |work=icLiverpool |date=2008-02-25 |accessdate=2008-03-18 ] The club will kick off the 2008-09 season in North West Counties League Division One. [cite news |title=AFC Liverpool join the rebels with vow of football for all|first=David|last=Conn |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2008/may/08/1 |work=The Guardian |date=2008-05-08 |accessdate=2008-05-08 ]

About

The club is aimed at Liverpool fans who have been priced out of Premier League football.cite news |title= Liverpool fans form a club in their price range |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2008/03/18/sfnliv118.xml |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=2008-03-18 |accessdate=2008-03-18 ] The club will adopt the same colours, fan songs and will also be based around the same community as Liverpool F.C.. The club is a non-profit organisation. The AFC Liverpool spokesman Alun Parry said "I've been going to Anfield since the late Seventies when I was six years old. A season ticket in the Kop cost £45 in 1985, today it's £650, which I know is a lot cheaper than some other Premier League clubs, but in inflation terms Eighties prices should equate to £98 today." He also stated that the forming of the club had nothing to do with the debated ownership of Liverpool F.C.. Parry stressed that the new club was not to be estranged from Liverpool F.C., but he hoped that it would look on AFC as a 'little brother'.

The formation of the club has already been featured in the Daily Telegraph, The Guardiancite news |title= Liverpool's little brother prepares to enter the world|url=http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/sport/2008/07/16/liverpools_little_brother_prep.html
work=The Guardian |date=2008-07-16 |accessdate=2008-07-16 ] , Daily Mirror, the Liverpool Echo, the Daily Postcite news |title= Hunt for 1,000 fans for AFC Liverpool football club|url=http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-fc/liverpool-fc-news/2008/03/07/hunt-for-1-000-fans-for-afc-liverpool-football-club-64375-20571833/ |work=Liverpool Daily Post |date=2008-03-07 |accessdate=2008-03-07 ] , BBC Sportcite news |title= Reds fans form 'affordable' club|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/low/football/teams/l/liverpool/7303144.stm |work=news.bbc.co.uk |date=2008-03-18 |accessdate=2008-03-18 ] , Radio City, City Talk FM, 106.7 Merseyside's KCR FM BBC Radio Merseyside, BBC London and Sky Sports News.

On the 17th June 2008, AFC Liverpool were officially accepted into the North West Counties League Division One for the 2008-09 season. In addition to this, Prescot Cables also granted AFC Liverpool permission to play their home games at Valerie Park.cite news |title= http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/drilldown/N160254080617-1500.htm|http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/drilldown/N160254080617-1500.htm; |work=Liverpoolfc.tv |date=2008-06-17 |accessdate=2008-06-17 ] AFC Liverpool club spokesman Alun Parry said: "Everybody at the club is delighted. We now have an excellent, atmospheric stadium to play in which has excellent transport links, making it easy for our fans to get to. "And the decision of the league's AGM puts us as full members of the Vodkat League, and it means that our dream is now a reality."

The first game in their history was played on Wednesday, 16th July 2008 against St Helens Town. The result was a 1-1 draw with the first ever goal for AFC Liverpool being a penalty scored by Martin Crowder.

On Saturday, 19th July 2008, AFC Liverpool won their first trophy; the Joe Fagan Commemorative Trophy, beating Nelson F.C. 5-3 on penalties.

As of 18th July 2008, A.F.C Liverpool, are looking for their first shirt sponsor.

The club's first competitive game took place on 9th August 2008, at home to Darwen, and resulted in a 5-0 victory in front of 442 fans.

Current squad

Honours

*Joe Fagan Commemorative Trophy
**Winners 2008-2009

*The Fans Club Trophy
**Winners 2008-2009

Records

*Record League victory: 5-0 v two teams (see below)
*Record win margin: 5
** v Darwen, 9 August 2008
** v Oldham Town, 13 September 2008
*Record League defeat:
**1-2 v Wigan Robin Park, 6 September 2008
*Record competitive defeat:
**1-6 v Waterloo Dock, 24 September 2008, Liverpool Senior Cup
*Record League attendance: Valerie Park, Prescott - 604 v Wigan Robin Park, 6 September 2008

ee also

*List of fan-owned sports teams

References

External links

* [http://afcliverpool.org.uk Official website]