New Brighton A.F.C. (1993)
| Full name | New Brighton Athletic Football Club |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1993 |
| Dissolved | 2012 |
| Ground | Harrison Drive |
| Chairman | Russell Holmes |
| Manager | Carl Williamson |
| League | West Cheshire League Division Two |
| 2011–12 | West Cheshire League Division Two, 3rd |
New Brighton Association Football Club was a football club from the seaside resort of New Brighton, in Wallasey, Merseyside in England. In 1993, a phoenix club was formed of the original New Brighton A.F.C. which folded 1983. It played in the West Cheshire League, until folding in 2012.
History
A new club of the same name was formed in 1993, and joined the Birkenhead and Wirral League, which they won in their first season. In 1995 the club switched to the South Wirral League. After upgrading their new ground, the club were admitted to the Second Division of the West Cheshire League in 1996. The club won the Second Division in the 2004/5 season, and were promoted to the First Division.
The club joined the West Cheshire League in 1996-97. In 2005, the Rakers won the Second Division Championship and promotion to Division One. Their best season was in 2007-8 when they finished fifth in the West Cheshire top division. But in the 2008-9 season the first team was obliged to drop out of the top division, with their record being expunged. The following year, the first team took the place of the reserve team in the second division of the West Cheshire League. In their final season, the re-formed club finished just outside the promotion places, third in the Second Division.
However, the new club also folded in the close season of 2012, having been unable to raise a new committee to replace the outgoing one.
See also
- New Brighton players
References
External links
- Every match result and League table while a member of the Football League
- New Brighton Football Club History Database
- New Brighton Historical Kits
Further reading
- Jawad, Hyder (2013). Rest In Pieces: South Liverpool Football Club (1894-1994). Flict Enterprises.
- Dykes, Garth (1990). New Brighton – a complete record of the Rakers in the Football League. Breedon Books.
Coordinates: 53°25′53.98″N 3°04′02.59″W / 53.4316611°N 3.0673861°W