Affordable Football Club Liverpool is a semi-professional football club based in Liverpool, England. The club was formed in 2008 by 1,000 supporters of Liverpool Football Club; a not-for-profit organisation, it is run on a one-member, one-vote system. They are currently members of the and play at Bootle's New Bucks Park.
History After plans were announced in February 2008,Reds fans plan AFC Liverpool Liverpool Echo, 25 February 2008 A.F.C. Liverpool were established by Alun Parry in March 2008 for Liverpool fans who had been priced out of Premier League football,Liverpool fans form a club in their price range The Daily Telegraph 18 March 2008 adopting the same colours as Liverpool. The new club applied to enter Division Two of the North West Counties League for the 2008–09 season,Reds fans form 'affordable' club BBC Sport, 18 March 2008 with their place in the now-renamed Division One confirmed in June. They also agreed a groundshare with Prescot Cables to play at Valerie Park.Parry’s delight as new club is elected to league Liverpool Echo, 17 June 2008 By mid-July the club had attracted around 1,000 members.Liverpool's little brother prepares to enter the world The Guardian, 16 July 2008
The club played their first match on 16 July, a friendly against St Helens Town at Ashton Town's Edge Street. In front of a crowd of around 600, the game ended in a 1–1 draw, with Martin Crowder scoring A.F.C. Liverpool's first-ever goal.AFC Liverpool – A club is born Liverpool Echo, 17 July 2008 The club's first league match on 9 August saw them beat Darwen 5–0.AFC Liverpool off to flying start BBC Sport, 28 August 2008 Their first season saw the club win the Division One Challenge Trophy with a 1–0 win over Padiham, whilst they finished fourth in the league, missing out on promotion by four points.2008-09 North West Counties League Football Club History Database
In 2009–10 the club finished fifth in Division One. They also played in the FA Vase for the first time, losing 2–1 at home to Dinnington Town in the second qualifying round. However, they retained the Division One Challenge Trophy.AFC Liverpool Retain The first Division Trophy North West Counties League, 27 April 2010 In 2010–11 the club entered the FA Cup for the first time, losing 4–1 at Hemsworth Miners Welfare in the extra-preliminary round. In the league they finished fourth, earning promotion to the Premier Division after Rossendale United were expelled from the league and third-placed Holker Old Boys declined promotion.League Constitution 2011–12 – AFC Liverpool promoted North West Counties League, However, they failed to retain the Division One Challenge Trophy, losing 3–2 after extra time in the final by Atherton Collieries.Atherton Collieries – 1st Division Trophy Winners North West Counties League, 26 October 2014
In 2012–13 they reached the final of the Liverpool Senior Cup, losing 4–3 on penalties to Bootle after a 1–1 draw.Liverpool Senior Cup joy for Bootle Liverpool Echo, 23 August 2013 Prior to the 2014–15 season the club announced that they would be leaving Valerie Park and playing at Rossett Park in Crosby.AFC Liverpool Moving to Marine Next Season A.F.C. Liverpool, 25 January 2014 They reached the Liverpool Senior Cup final again in 2014–15, losing 5–4 to Skelmersdale United.Liverpool Senior Cup Final – Skelmersdale U 5 AFC Liverpool 4 North West Counties League, 20 April 2015 The 2017–18 season saw the club finish in the relegation zone, resulting in relegation back to Division One. In 2021 the club were promoted to the Premier Division based on their results in the abandoned 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons.
Season-by-season SeasonLeagueLevelPldWDLFAGDPtsPosAv. attendanceManager2008–09North West Counties League Division One103422398239+43694/18316Derek GouldingAFC Liverpool Announce First Ever Manager AFC Liverpool, 15 May 20082009–10North West Counties League Division One1032154136043+17495/17178Derek GouldingManager Derek Goulding Leaves AFC Liverpool AFC Liverpool, 8 April 2010Paul MoorePaul Moore Accepts the Role as First Team Manager AFC Liverpool, 13 May 20102010–11North West Counties League Division One103419696534+31634/18126Paul Moore2011–12North West Counties League Premier Division942136236073–134519/22124Paul Moore2012–13North West Counties League Premier Division942186186964+56011/22108Paul Moore2013–14North West Counties League Premier Division942217148854+34707/22119Paul Moore2014–15North West Counties League Premier Division940178157456+18599/21139Paul Moore2015–16North West Counties League Premier Division9421115168692–64817/22139Paul MooreMoore Becomes Director of Football AFC Liverpool, 25 September 2015Joe GibbonsGibbons Appointed Manager AFC Liverpool, 26 September 2015Kevin DallyKevin Dally Appointed Manager AFC Liverpool 8 February 20162016–17North West Counties League Premier Division942169177984–55412/22145Kevin Dally2017–18North West Counties League Premier Division944126267794–174220/23141Chris StammersStuart Keir & Ben Williams2018–19North West Counties League Division One North103825499767+30793/20116Stuart Keir & Ben WilliamsStuart Keir2019–20North West Counties League Division One North102917669143+4857–118Chris Anderson2020–21North West Counties League Division One North104310157+810–123Chris Anderson2021–22North West Counties League Premier Division940131017808004914 2022–23North West Counties League Premier Division942207158363+20676 2023–24North West Counties League Premier Division9461852387114–275914 Source: FCHD Non League Matters – NWC-P Non League Matters – NWC-1N
Ground The club play at New Bucks Park in Bootle, the home ground of Bootle FC.
Honours North West Counties League League Challenge Cup winners 2025–26 Division One Challenge Trophy winners 2008–09, 2009–10 Joe Fagan Commemorative Trophy Winners 2008–09, 2009–10 The Fans Club Trophy Winners 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11
Records Best FA Cup performance: First qualifying round, 2015–16 Best FA Vase performance: Fourth round, 2021–22, 2022–23 Record attendance: 604 vs Wigan Robin Park, 6 September 2008 (at Valerie Park)Mike Williams & Tony Williams (2016) Non-League Club Directory 2017, Tony Williams Publications, p453 Biggest win: 9–0 vs St Helens Town, 13 September 2014St. Helens Town 0-9 (nine) AFC Liverpool A.F.C. Liverpool, 13 September 2014 Heaviest defeat: 1–8 vs Winsford United, North West Counties League Premier Division 18 August 2012
See also
List of fan-owned sports teams F.C. United of Manchester
References
External links Official website