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About South Liverpool F.C.

South Liverpool Football Club is a football club based in Liverpool, England, founded as a phoenix club of a club of the same name. They are currently members of the and play at Jericho Lane in Otterspool. The club's colours are white shirts, black shorts and red socks.HistoryPredecessorIt has long been accepted that the first South Liverpool FC was founded in the late-1890s when a club called African Royal changed its name, under the influence of W.J. Sawyer, and relocated to Dingle, just south of the city centre.The club relocated and became New Brighton A.F.C. in 1921.Foundation and early yearsThe second South Liverpool FC was formed in 1935, playing at Holly Park, Garston. The club joined the Lancashire Combination with immediate impact, winning it three years running, in 1937, 1938 and 1939. Given that the original South Liverpool continued playing until 1983 under the name of New Brighton, the second South Liverpool had no connection other than the same name. Indeed, South Liverpool played New Brighton reserves on a number of occasions in the Lancashire Combination and New Brighton's first team in the Liverpool Senior Cup.During the 1930s, South Liverpool applied regularly for election to the Football League. The idea was to have another leading club in the Liverpool area. Even in 1939, however, after South Liverpool won four trophies, the club only attracted 5 votes at the Football League AGM election - way behind the two re-elected Third Division North clubs, Accrington Stanley (29) and Hartlepools (38). Incidentally, even farther behind South Liverpool in that election were Wigan Athletic, who garnered zero votes. In all, South Liverpool applied to join the Football League on ten occasions, always without success.

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