Liverpool Football League
| Founded | 1923 (as Liverpool Old Boys Amateur League) 2024 (renamed in 2024 as The Liverpool Football league) |
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| Country | England |
| Divisions | 4 |
| Number of clubs | 48 Premier Division : 13 Championship Division : 13 Division One : 10 Division Two : 12 |
| Level on pyramid | Levels 14 to 17 |
| Current champions | Mersey Harps 1 (Premiership) ACOL First (Championship) Mexoc (League One) Kingsford Larkin (League Two) (2024–25) |
| Website | Liverpool Football League |
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.[1]
After running for 100 years (1923-2023),the league was relaunched in 2024 as The Liverpool Football league.[2]
The league is at Level 14-17 of English football league system pyramid, and 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
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Championship Division
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League One Division
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League Two Division
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Champions
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| 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 | |
| 2019–20 | Season 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 Team |
| as Liverpool Football League | ||||
| Premier | Championship | League One | League Two | |
| 2024–25 | Mersey Harps 1 | ACOL First | Mexoc | Kingsford Larkin |