Port Sunlight F.C.
| Full name | Port Sunlight Football Club | |
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| Nickname(s) | the Soapmen | |
| Founded | 1892 | |
| Dissolved | 1982 | |
| Ground | The Oval | |
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Port Sunlight Football Club was an English football club based in Port Sunlight, Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside.
History
The club played in West Cheshire Football League in the 1890s winning the title in 1894–95. They played in The Combination for the 1904–05 and 1905–06 seasons before moving to the Lancashire Combination for a single season.
In 1907, the club changed its name to Wirral United, but, after being unable to find a ground, was forced to withdraw from the Lancashire Combination, to be replaced either by Turton or Ashton Town, depending on the former's place in the Lancashire Alliance.[1] The club seems to have reverted back to its former name to play in the more local leagues.
After World War Two the club rejoined the West Cheshire Football League and were league champions a further four times and runners-up on five occasions.[2]
Colours
The club wore maroon jerseys before the First World War[3] and white jerseys with black shorts and socks afterwards.[4]
Honours
- West Cheshire Football League Division One
- Champions (5): 1894–95, 1946–47, 1950–51, 1972–73, 1973–74
- Runners-up (5): 1952–53, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1974–75, 1981–82
- West Cheshire Football League Division Two
- Champions (3): 1947–48 (reserves), 1951–52 (reserves), 1974–75 (reserves),
References
- ^ "Lancashire Combination Club withdraws". Manchester Evening News: 2. 5 July 1907.
- ^ "Port Sunlight". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
- ^ "Jottings". Birkenhead News: 3. 7 October 1905.
- ^ "Port Sunlight Football Club". Liverpool Echo: 6. 1 November 1924.