NEW LEAGUE: LIVERPOOL AND DISTRICT LEAGUE
The newly formed Liverpool and District League follows the Metropolitan League’s initial format of six clubs playing the other five on six occasions, for a thirty game season. Three teams from in and around the city of Liverpool are joined by three more from nearby towns to complete the inaugural line-up.
GREAT FLOAT WEST
Ballpark: Wallasey Bridge Road; Jersey Colour: Sky Blue
Great Float come from the town of Birkenhead in Cheshire, just across the River Mersey from Liverpool on the Wirral peninsula. They are named after the western section of the Great Float, the town’s dockland area, having been formed by workers there are playing very nearby. Their jerseys are a pale shade of blue.
LINACRE GAS
Ballpark: Canal Park; Jersey Colour: Brown
From the small town of Bootle, just to the north of Liverpool, Linacre are the works team of the Linacre Gas Works, opened a few years ago and now a major employer in the area. It is thought that the league would have been unlikely to admit a private club from such a small town but as a works team with a large supply of potential players, Linacre were invited. They will play in dark brown jerseys, while their home field of Canal Park is so named as it lies alongside the Leeds and Liverpool Canal.
LIVERPOOL ST PATRICK’S
Ballpark: Sheil Park; Jersey Colour: Dark Blue
St. Patrick's, as their name suggests, were formed amongst the city's Irish community and will play at Sheil Park on the eastern side of Liverpool. Their jersey colour is dark blue, with a shamrock featuring the club's initials embroidered on the chest.
SANKEY BROOK
Ballpark: Little Sankey Green; Jersey Colour: Dark Green
Sankey Brook represent the town of Warrington and have become the leading club in the area ahead of a couple formed closer to the town centre, largely because they have a larger home field and more room for spectators. They play in a shade of dark green with the club’s initial embroidered in pink.
ST HELENS HARDSHAW
Ballpark: Hardshaw Hill; Jersey Colour: Blue with black and white stripes
St Helens take their name from the area of the town where the club is based, with their colours coming from the coats of arms of prominent local families. They play in blue with white stripes which are edged in black, and have their initials embroidered on their chests.
TOXTETH PRINCES
Ballpark: Princes Road; Jersey Colour: Black
The Princes come from Liverpool’s southern suburbs and take their name from the Princes Park, named after the late Prince Consort and which lies just across the road from their home field. They will play in black jerseys, with an elaborate rendering of their initials in gold.
The Liverpool and District League will begin on the last Saturday in March, two weeks after the Metropolitan League but one week before the Manchester and District.
LOGOS AND UNIFORMS:
Top Row (L-R): Great Float West, Linacre Gas, Liverpool St Patrick's
Bottom Row (L-R): Sankey Brook, St Helens Hardshaw, Toxteth Princes
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