Football clubs in Merseyside

There are 302 non-league and grassroots teams listed in Merseyside, playing in 31 leagues (165 Saturday, 88 Sunday league, 16 veterans, 30 women's, 3 university). The biggest are the Liverpool Football League, the Birkenhead Sunday Football League, the West Cheshire League.

Teams are grouped below by league and division, highest level first. Clubs already on BallFindr are marked, and you can message them or apply to their vacancies.

302 teams31 leagues165 Saturday88 Sunday league16 veterans30 women's3 university

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National League

Saturday football · Step 2 · 2 teams

National League North

  • Marine
  • Southport

Northern Premier League

Saturday football · Step 4 · 3 teams

West Division

  • Bootle
  • Lower Breck
  • Prescot Cables

North West Counties Football League

Saturday football · Steps 5–6 · 10 teams

Premier Division

  • AFC Liverpool
  • FC St Helens
  • Litherland REMYCA
  • South Liverpool

Division One North

  • AFC Knowsley
  • Ashville
  • Cammell Laird 1907
  • Halewood Apollo
  • Maghull
  • Woolton

West Cheshire League

Saturday football · Step 7 · 45 teams

1st Division

  • Aintree Villa
  • Capenhurst Villa
  • Chester Nomads
  • FC Kirkby
  • Helsby
  • Heswall
  • Mallaby
  • Mossley Hill Athletic
  • Neston Nomads
  • Newton
  • Rainhill Town
  • South Liverpool Reserves
  • Vauxhall Motors Reserves

Division One

  • Litherland REMYCA Reserves
  • Marshalls

2nd Division

  • AFC Knowsley Reserves
  • Aintree Villa U23
  • Blacon Youth Club
  • Great Sutton
  • Heron Marshalls
  • Higher Bebington Kelma
  • Hooton
  • Marine Reserves
  • Moreton
  • Mossley Hill Athletic Reserves
  • Runcorn Sports
  • Sefton Park Rangers
  • Sutton Rangers
  • West Kirby

3rd Division

  • Athletico Blues
  • Capenhurst Villa Reserves
  • Christleton
  • Ellesmere Port Town
  • Glenavon JFC
  • Great Sutton Reserves
  • Helsby U23
  • Heswall Reserves
  • Kelsall
  • Litherland Athletic JFC
  • Moreton II
  • Neston Nomads U23
  • Rainhill Town Reserves
  • Sutton Rangers Reserves
  • West Kirby Reserves
  • Woodchurch Juniors

Liverpool County Premier League

Saturday football · Step 7 · 34 teams

Premier Division

  • City of Liverpool
  • Deysbrook
  • East Villa Rail
  • FC Community of Liverpool
  • FC King Harry
  • Formby FC
  • Granby Toxteth Athletic
  • Joey Orrs
  • L4 Football Club
  • Liver Academy
  • Liverpool NALGO
  • MSB Woolton
  • Ormskirk West End
  • River Football Club
  • Sefton Athletic
  • Skelmersdale United
  • The Grenadier FC
  • Waterloo Dock

Championship Division

  • Halewood Apollo Reserves
  • MSB Woolton Reserves
  • Netherley FC
  • Ormskirk West End Reserves
  • Redgate Rovers
  • SB Litherland FC
  • South Liverpool U23
  • Sporting Club Merseyside
  • Warbreck

Conference Division

  • Edge Hill Boys Club
  • FC Sonny
  • Granby Toxteth Athletic DS
  • Mandela FC
  • Marina Sands
  • River Football Club Reserves
  • The Eight FC

Liverpool Football League

Saturday football · Step 8 and below · 55 teams

Championship

  • Alumni
  • Brnesc
  • Mersey Harps 2
  • Mexoc
  • Mossley Hill Athletic LFL
  • MSB Woolton U23
  • Old Xaverians A
  • Sal FS
  • Sefton OA
  • Spr 2
  • WoodStreet

League One

  • Allerton
  • Bankhall
  • Collegiate Old Boys
  • Croxteth Park
  • Kingsford Larkin
  • L12
  • Merseyside County
  • North Hill
  • Old Xaverians B
  • Sacre Coeur Former Pupils
  • Waterloo Grammar School Old Boys

League Two

  • AFC Swan All Saints
  • Convocation
  • Dynamo Childwall
  • Forefield Rangers
  • Lark Lane
  • Liobians
  • Liverpool Ramblers Reserves
  • Longview
  • Manwell AFC
  • River 3rds
  • St Margaret's OB Storrsdale

Premier Division

  • Cheshire Lines
  • FC Alder
  • FC Salle
  • Haroldeans
  • Huyton Stanley
  • Lingmell FC
  • Lingmill
  • Liverpool Ramblers
  • Mersey Harps 1
  • Old Xaverians
  • St Margaret's OB
  • Victoria FC

Conference

  • AFC Swan Reserves
  • Childwall Valley
  • JJ Proactive
  • Kenny Fields
  • L11 Community
  • Liobians Second Team
  • Litherland Athletic Reserves
  • Mersey Shamrocks
  • Seel Arms
  • Twelfth Man

Warrington & District Football League

Saturday football · Step 8 and below · 7 teams

Division One

  • Blackbrook
  • Bold FC
  • Rainhill Town YD

Division Two

  • Rainhill Town YD Reserves

Division Three

  • Blackbrook Youth & Development
  • Bold Miners
  • Huyton Rovers

Merseyside Christian League

Saturday football · 5 teams

Teams

  • Botanic FC
  • Breckfield FC
  • Lord Warden FC
  • Mossley Hill Churches FC
  • The Lane FC (Long Lane)

I Zingari League

Saturday football · 1 team

Teams

  • Wavertree Park AFC

Liverpool Business House League

Saturday football · 1 team

Teams

  • Naylorsfield FC

Liverpool CMS League

Saturday football · 1 team

Teams

  • The Victoria Memorial FC

Liverpool Old Boys League

Saturday football · 1 team

Teams

  • Oaks Institute OB

Birkenhead Sunday Football League

Sunday football · 50 teams

Premier Division

  • Beechwood SC
  • Cheshire Cheese FC
  • Dock AFC
  • Fc Bidston
  • Fender FC
  • Lancelyn Glenavon
  • Oxton Celtic
  • Queens Park FC
  • Rig Move FC
  • Rock Ferry Social
  • Wellington FC
  • Woodchurch Hotel FC

Championship

  • AFC Shaftes
  • Corsair FC
  • Heather Brow FC
  • Higher Beb Kelma
  • Hooton VH
  • Lukes FC
  • Neston Nomads
  • Seamus O'Donnells FC
  • The Dell FC
  • Wirral Hundred
  • Woodchurch Rovers

League One

  • AFC Nelson
  • AFC Raeburn
  • Eastham Rangers
  • Glenavon Athletic
  • Heswall FC
  • Lions FC
  • Lottie Dod FC
  • Parkgate St Germain
  • Upton Grange FC
  • Upton Town

League Two

  • AFC Rangers
  • AFC Tima
  • Lighthouse FC
  • MSC Eastham
  • New Brighton Rakers
  • New Brighton Tower
  • New Ferry Rangers
  • Ridgewood FC
  • Saughall FC
  • Sutton Rangers
  • West Kirby Utd
  • West Kirby Wasps
  • Whistle FC

Other teams

Current division not confirmed yet.

  • Bedford
  • Eswa FC
  • Neston United
  • Victoria Colts

FA Sunday Cup (national)

Sunday football · 11 teams

Teams

  • Black Bull
  • Brow
  • Custys
  • Deysbrook
  • FC Childwall
  • Home Bargains
  • Huyton
  • Molly
  • San Marina
  • Southport & Ainsdale Amateurs
  • The Arms

Liverpool Business Houses League

Sunday football · 9 teams

Championship

  • Dengo United
  • The King Harry F.C.

Other teams

Current division not confirmed yet.

  • BRNESC FC
  • HJC Stadium FC
  • Naylorsfield FC
  • The Arkles FC
  • The Other Place Bar FC
  • The Queens Aintree
  • Townsey Football Club

Birkenhead Sunday League cup entrants (other leagues)

Sunday football · 3 teams

Teams

  • Shore Villa FC
  • Stockport Orion
  • Vineyard AFC

Liverpool & District Sunday League

Sunday football · 3 teams

Teams

  • MPH Liverpool
  • The Cabbage Hall
  • Woolton FC

Liverpool Sunday League

Sunday football · 3 teams

Teams

  • Hunting Lodge Athletic
  • St Michaels FC
  • Stakhanovites FC

Wallasey & District Sunday League

Sunday football · 3 teams

Teams

  • Phoenix (Wallasey)
  • Primrose Dukes
  • The Clarence FC

Wirral Sunday League

Sunday football · 2 teams

Teams

  • Eagle & Crown F.C.
  • Port Sunlight FC

Chester & District Sunday League

Sunday football · 1 team

Teams

  • Wirral Villa FC

Liverpool area Sunday league (Sunday Premier Division)

Sunday football · 1 team

Premier Division

  • TNT FC

St Helens & District Combination

Sunday football · 1 team

Teams

  • Sutton Junction FC

Warrington Sunday Football League

Sunday football · 1 team

Teams

  • Prescot Argyle FC

I Zingari Veterans League

Veterans football · 9 teams

Division 1

  • Netherley Bridge Inn F.C.

Division 2

  • De La Salle Vets
  • Jawbone Vets
  • Maghull Vets

Other teams

Current division not confirmed yet.

  • Alder Vets
  • CDV Vets
  • Farmers Arms Vets
  • Hightown Vets
  • River FC Vets

Cheshire Veterans Football League

Veterans football · 7 teams

Division 1

  • Mossley Hill Veterans

Division 4

  • Blackbrook Over 35 Veterans A

Other teams

Current division not confirmed yet.

  • Earlestown Athletic JFC
  • Mersey Clipper Vets
  • South Liverpool Vets B
  • Vulcan (Newton-le-Willows) Vets
  • Wirral Radio Vets

FA Women's National League

Women's football · Women's tier 3 · 1 team

Northern Premier Division

  • Liverpool Feds Women

North West Women's Regional Football League

Women's football · Women's tier 6 · 7 teams

Premier Division

  • FC St Helens Women
  • Tranmere Rovers Women

Division One South

  • Mossley Hill Athletic Women
  • MSB Woolton Women
  • Tranmere Rovers Reserves Women
  • Wirral Phoenix Women
  • Wirral United Women

Liverpool Women's & Youth Football League

Women's football · 18 teams

Premier Division

  • Alder Women
  • FC Northern Women
  • FC St Helens Reserves Women
  • Maghull Women
  • Marine Women
  • Pilkington Reserves Women
  • St Michaels Women
  • Tranmere Rovers Development Women
  • Vauxhall Motors Women

Division One

  • FC Community of Liverpool Women
  • Marine Reserves Women
  • MSB Woolton Reserves Women
  • Rainford Athletic Women
  • Southport Women
  • West Kirby United Women
  • Wirral Phoenix Development Women

Division Two

  • City of Liverpool Women
  • Vulcan UDA Women

Cheshire Women's & Youth Football League

Women's football · 4 teams

Premier Division

  • Newton-le-Willows Women
  • Oxton Women
  • Wirral United Women

Championship

  • Glenavon Belles

BUCS

University football · 3 teams

Northern 2A

  • Liverpool John Moores University Men's 1st XI
  • University of Liverpool Men's 1st XI

Northern 4

  • Liverpool Hope University Men's 1st XI

About this list

Compiled from public league and club information, last updated October 2026. Grassroots football changes every season, so if a club has folded, moved division or is missing, tell us and we'll fix it. Professional clubs aren't listed: BallFindr is for non-league and grassroots football.