Marine
AFC

Northern Premier League β€’ North West

Overview

Marine AFC is an association football club, based in Liverpool. Founded 129 years ago in 1894, the team currently compete in the Northern Premier League, the 7th tier of English football.

They play their home matches at Rossett Park, and are nicknamed "The Mariners".

The team's playing kit is manufactured by Macron.

History

Marine FC was formed in 1894 by a group of local businessmen and former college students.

They moved to their present ground, the Marine Travel Arena, in 1903 and enjoyed success in the I Zingari League and Liverpool Combination, eventually becoming professional in 1974.

They won three Cheshire League Championships before moving to the Northern Premier League in 1979/80, where they became Champions twice and won the League Cup on four occasions.

In recent years, the club have made improvements to their Marine Travel Arena base, as well as reaching the 3rd Round of the FA Cup and semi-finals of the FA Trophy.

In 2021/22 they returned to the Northern Premier League Premier Division after a successful play-off campaign.