Cammell Laird 1907 F.C.

Cammell Laird 1907
Full name Cammell Laird 1907 Football Club
Nickname(s) The Lairds, The Camels, The Shipyarders
Founded 1907 (as Cammell Laird Institute)
Ground North West Construction Stadium (formerly Kirklands Stadium), Birkenhead
Ground Capacity 2,000 (250 seated)
Chairman Frank Games
Manager Paul McNally
League North West Counties Football League Premier Division
2014–15 North West Counties Football League Division One, 2nd (promoted)

Cammell Laird 1907 Football Club is an English semi-professional football club based in Birkenhead, Merseyside. The club are members of the North West Counties Football League Premier Division, the ninth tier of English football, and play at the North West Construction Stadium. The club changed its name from Cammell Laird in 2014.[1]

History

1907–21 Beginnings and Early West Cheshire League Era

Cammell Laird Institute Association Football Club was established in June 1907 and was based in Conway Street, Birkenhead. Originally playing at the Old Prenton Park on Temple Road, the club played in white shirts and blue Socks and joined the West Cheshire League that year.

In September 1909, the club moved to their newly enclosed ground in Park Road North, Birkenhead Park where they stayed until 1921.

At the end of their first season in the Park, Lairds finished bottom but retained their Division One status after being successful with their re-election speech.

After World War I ended and shipbuilding decreased, the Cammell Laird company decided to take the football club in-house, and organised a company league for twelve teams, with a representative team playing in the Wirral FA cups at Park Road North, whilst the league games were played at Bebington Oval.

1922–2004 Move to Kirklands and West Cheshire dominance

In 1922 the club was re-established as Kirklands F.C. and joined Division Two of the Birkenhead League. They won the Wirral Minor B Cup in 1924, Division Two in 1924–25 and the Regent Cup in 1927. However, they club folded in 1935.

In September 1944 the club was re-established for a second time, and again joined the West Cheshire League. They won Division Two in 1957–58 and 1958–59, and were promoted to Division One. After winning their first Division One title in 1968–69, the club went on to win it a further eighteen times between 1970–71 and 2001–02.

In 2003–04 the club finished second, and applied to join Division Two of the North West Counties League. They were successful, and therefore joined the English football pyramid for the first time in their history.

2004–08 The rise up the pyramid

Cammell Laird play in a friendly against Tranmere Rovers in 2008

Lairds won the division in their first season in 2004–05 to earn promotion to Division One. They also won Division One at the first attempt in the 2005–06 season, a season in which they also reached the semi-finals of the FA Vase, only to be beaten by Nantwich Town 5–0 on aggregate. The Lairds earned promotion to Division One of the Northern Premier League for the 2006–07 season for the first time in their history

The 2006–07 season was also successful for Lairds, as they won the Cheshire Senior Cup for the first time. After finishing runners-up in 2006–07, Lairds missed out on a fourth successive promotion after losing the play-off final to Eastwood Town.

The club finished second again in the 2007–08 Season, but this time were given automatic promotion to the Premier Division because 1st Place Retford failed to meet ground criteria. However, despite finishing eighteenth in 2008–09, this rule came back to haunt Lairds and the club were relegated to Division One North due to their Kirklands Stadium failing to meet the ground grading criteria. The club lost their appeal.[2]

2009–14 Northern Premier League era

In the 2009–10 season Lairds were back in the Northern Premier League Division One South, and finished 16th. In the 2010–11 season Lairds were transferred to the Northern Premier League Division One North to satisfy the restructuring process. Lairds finished 19th in 2010–11 but survived the drop. In the 2011–12 season, Lairds finished bottom after what was a very testing season with a lack of funds and a depleted squad. However, Durham City's request to leave the league coupled with the ground grading failure for Woodley Sports, meant Lairds were reprieved and played in the Northern Premier League for the 2012–13 season.

Manager Tony Sullivan was awarded his first managerial accolade in January 2013, when he was named Manager of the Month for the Evo-Stik Northern Premier Division One (North) after a fine run of results during that month. Wins over Northern Premier League Sides Marine and Chorley away in the cup helped win the award and set up a Doodson Sport Cup Quarter-final tie against Northwich Victoria.

In May 2013 Lairds finished the season as runners-up to Skelmersdale United, and a semi-final win over Mossley at Kirklands set up a play-off final with Trafford on 10 May, again at Kirklands. The game finished 0–0 after full-time and 30 minutes of extra-time, so the game went to penalties, in which Lairds ultimately lost. On 17 April 2014, the Northern Premier League announced that Cammell Laird had resigned from the league and that they would drop to Step 6 of the National League System for 2014–15.[3]

2014 onwards North West Counties League

Under its present name, the club was accepted into Division One of the North West Counties League for the start of the 2014–15 season.,[4] and achieved promotion to the Premier Division after only one season.

League history

(Since Joining the National League System)

Season
 Division Tier
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
 League Position Average Lge
Attendance
Joined the North West Counties League
2004–05 North West Counties League
Division Two		 10 36 27 6 3 142 34 +108 87 1st of 19
Promoted		 83
2005–06 North West Counties League
Division One		 9 42 35 3 4 126 36 +90 102 1st of 22
Promoted		 114
2006–07 Northern Premier League
Division One		 8 46 28 10 8 105 56 +49 94 2nd of 24
Play-Offs		 171
2007–08 Northern Premier League
Division One South		 8 42 27 5 10 82 54 +28 86 2nd of 18
Promoted		 148
2008–09 Northern Premier League
Premier Division		 7 42 12 11 19 58 70 −12 47 18th of 22
Relegated		 161
2009–10 Northern Premier League
Division One South		 8 42 13 11 18 49 64 −15 50 16th of 22 93
2010–11 Northern Premier League
Division One North		 8 44 13 8 23 66 94 −28 47 19th of 23 126
2011–12 Northern Premier League
Division One North		 8 42 8 4 30 34 103 −69 28 22nd of 22 65
2012–13 Northern Premier League
Division One North		 8 42 26 8 8 86 58 +28 86 2nd of 22
Play-Offs 		57
2013–14 Northern Premier League
Division One North		 8 42 15 9 18 65 64 +1 54 11th of 22
Relegated 		55
2014–15 North West Counties League
Division One		 10 36 28 5 3 114 35 +79 89 2nd of 19
Promoted 		54

Stadium

North West Construction Stadium (formerly Kirklands)
formerly known as Kirklands
Full name North West Construction Stadium
Location St. Peters Road
Birkenhead
Wirral
England
Capacity 2,000 (250 seated)
Surface Grass
Opened 1922
Tenants
Cammell Laird 1907 F.C. (1922–present)
Tranmere Rovers Reserves (2009–2010) (2012-2013)

Cammell Laird currently play at the North West Construction Stadium (also known as Kirklands) in Rock Ferry. It was first in use by the club in 1922,[5] and currently has a capacity of 2,000 with 250 Seats.

The ground is also used for several local Sunday League cup finals.

Capacity: 2,000[6]
Seating: 250

Average attendances

Records

Squad

First Team

As of 2015–16 season Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines FW Kevin Kevinson

Managers

Manager Nationality Period
Ian Doran EnglandJune 2004 – June 2008
Ken McKenna EnglandJune 2008 – September 2008
Derek Ward EnglandSeptember 2008 – November 2009
Alex Hay EnglandNovember 2009 – November 2010
Tony Sullivan EnglandNovember 2010 – October 2014
Paul McNally EnglandOctober 2014 –February 2016

align=left|Tony Sullivan||align=left| England||align=center|February 2016-May 2016

Honours

League

Northern Premier League

North West Counties League

West Cheshire League

Birkenhead & Wirral League

Cup

Northern Premier League

North West Counties League

West Cheshire League

Cheshire Senior Cup

Cheshire Amateur Cup

Wirral Senior Cup

Shipley Cup

Regent Cup

Records

References

  1. ↑ "New Phoenix Club formed as Cammell Laird 1907 FC". Non League Daily. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  2. ↑ http://www.thefa.com/Leagues/NationalLeagueSystem/NewsAndFeatures/2009/KingsLynnCammellLaird The FA dismissed Cammell Laird's appeal on being relegated.
  3. ↑ Evo-Stik League - Press Statement
  4. ↑ "Allocation Of Clubs Update". NWCFL. 10 June 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  5. ↑ History Cammell Laird FC
  6. ↑ http://evostikleague.pitchero.com/club-info.php?id=1631&team_id=23550&Submit=Select Stadium Capacity

External links

Coordinates: 53°22′08″N 3°00′07″W / 53.369°N 3.002°W / 53.369; -3.002

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