Maghull Football Club are a

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club based in

Maghull Maghull ( ) is a town and civil parish in Sefton, Merseyside, England. The town is north of Liverpool and west of Kirkby. The town is also the location of Ashworth Hospital. Maghull had a population of 20,444 at the 2011 Census. Housing in th ...

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, England. They are currently members of the

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Division One North, having previously played in the

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Division One.

History

Maghull were founded in 1921, and situated 8 miles north of

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on the main A59 Preston Road, they played their home games at Deyes Lane, just one mile away from their present Old Hall Lane ground. They joined the

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in 1972 and then the

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six years later. During this time they reached the third round of the

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. In 1984 they became one of the founder members of the

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and were North West Counties Division 2 Champions in 1993 but were not promoted due to ground grading issues. Maghull joined the

Division One for the 1999–2000 season and played in that league until the 2023/2024 season, when they were promoted to the North West Counties League First Division North. They finished their first season back in the NWCL in a respectable 10th place, recording victories over Droylsden, Darwen and a 7-1 home win against Skelmersdale United during the 2024/25 season. Football Clubs History database – Maghull
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Honours

Division Two **Champions 1992–93 *

**Champions 2013–14 **Runners-up 2006–07, 2010–11, 2023-24

Records

**Third Round 1981–82

Notable players

Liam Watson (footballer) Liam Watson (born 21 May 1970) is an English former professional footballer and current club director of Southport Football Club. Playing career Professional career Having plied his trade at Maghull and Burscough, Watson finally made his mar ...

Neil Murphy Neil Anthony Murphy (born 19 May 1980 in Liverpool) is an English former professional footballer, who plays for Maghull FC, he also still works part-time as a coach for Liverpool's academy. He has represented England at under-17 and under-20 ...

* Adam Hammill *

Connor Randall Connor Steven Randall (born 21 October 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a Defender/Midfielder for club Ross County where he is also club captain. Club career Early career Randall was born and raised in Melling, Mer ...

References

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