{{Short description|Defunct association football league (1908–2006)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}} The '''Liverpool County Football Combination''' was a football league based in Merseyside, England. It was founded in 1908 and had its first season in 1909–10. A second division was quickly formed, and the league ran with two divisions for the majority of its existence.
The league had a knockout competition, the George Mahon Cup,<ref>{{cite news | title = And If You Know Your History | publisher = Toffee Web | date = 16 December 2008 | url = http://www.toffeeweb.com/season/09-10/comment/fan/10231.html | accessdate = 6 November 2010 | archive-date = 9 January 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110109005945/http://www.toffeeweb.com/season/09-10/comment/fan/10231.html | url-status = dead }}</ref> for the entire duration of its existence.
The league's last season was 2005–06, when the league champions were Speke. At the conclusion of the 2005–06 season, the league merged with the I Zingari League to form a new competition – the Liverpool County Premier League, which took the County Combination's former place at step 7 (or level 11) of the English football league system and as a feeder to the North West Counties Football League First Division. The George Mahon Cup is still contested by teams in the new league.<ref> {{cite news | title = George Mahon Cup Final at Goodison Park | publisher = Liverpool Echo | date = 22 May 2010 | url = http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/corinthian/2010/05/22/george-mahon-cup-final-at-goodison-park-100252-26494803/ | accessdate = 6 November 2010}}</ref>
==Season summary == {{Expand list|date=May 2012}} {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |- ! Season ! Division 1 Champions ! Division 1 Runners-Up ! Division 2 Champions ! Division 2 Runners-Up
|- | 1909-10<ref name="LC1909-50">{{cite web|title=Liverpool County Combination Tables 1909-1959|url=http://www.nonleaguematters.net/Regs_2_N2/LivCo09.htm|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130222004237/http://www.nonleaguematters.net/Regs_2_N2/LivCo09.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 February 2013|publisher=NonLeagueMatters.net|accessdate=16 May 2012}}</ref> | Garston Gasworks | Prescot Wireworks | | |-
|- | 1910-11<ref name="LC1909-50" /> | Skelmersdale United | Prescot Wireworks | Banks Road | Widnes County Reserves |-
|- | 1911-12<ref name="LC1909-50" /> | Garston North End | Skelmersdale United | L & N.W.R. Perway | Prescot Swifts |-
|- | 1912-13<ref name="LC1909-50" /> | Garston Gasworks | Prescot Wireworks | | |-
|- | 1913-14<ref name="LC1909-50" /> | Skelmersdale United | Wallasey Borough | | |-
|- | 1914-15<ref name="LC1909-50" /> | Burscough Rangers<ref>Season abandoned in November 1914 upon the outbreak of World War One</ref> | St Helens Town | | |-
|- | 1915-16<ref name="LC1909-50" /> | ''Competition suspended - World War One'' | | | |-
|- | 1916-17<ref name="LC1909-50" /> | ''Competition suspended - World War One'' | | | |-
|- | 1917-18<ref name="LC1909-50" /> | ''Competition suspended - World War One'' | | | |-
|- | 1918-19<ref name="LC1909-50" /> | ''Competition suspended - World War One'' | | | |-
|- | 1919-20<ref name="LC1909-50" /> | ''Competition suspended - World War One'' | | | |-
|- | 1920-21<ref name="LC1909-50" /> | Skelmersdale United | Frodsham Athletic | | |-
|- | 1921-22<ref name="LC1909-50" /> | Burscough Rangers | Frodsham | | |-
|- | 1922-23<ref name="LC1909-50" /> | New Brighton Reserves | Wigan Borough Reserves | | |-
|- | 1923-24<ref name="LC1909-50" /> | New Brighton Reserves | Ormskirk | | |-
|- | 1924-25<ref name="LC1909-50" /> | Port Sunlight Athletic | Everton 'A' |-
|- | 1925-26<ref name="LC1909-50" /> | Burscough Rangers | Whiston Parish Church | | |-
|- | 1926-27<ref name="LC1909-50" /> | Burscough Rangers | New Brighton Reserves | | |-
|- | 1927-28<ref name="LC1909-50" /> | Marine | Whiston | | |-
|- | 1928-29<ref name="LC1909-50" /> | Whiston | Marine | | |-
|- | 1929-30<ref name="LC1909-50" /> | Liverpool 'A' | Bootle Celtic | | |-
|- | 1930-31<ref name="LC1909-50" /> | Marine | Everton 'A' | | |-
|- | 1931-32<ref name="LC1909-50" /> | Everton 'A' | Whiston | | |-
|- | 1932-33<ref name="LC1909-50" /> | Whiston | Everton 'A' | | |-
|- | 1933-34<ref name="LC1909-50" /> | Marine | Everton 'A' | | |-
|- | 1934-35<ref name="LC1909-50" /> | Marine | Everton 'A' | | |-
|- | 1935-36<ref name="LC1909-50" /> | Everton 'A' | Skelmersdale United | | |-
|- | 1936-37<ref name="LC1909-50" /> | Everton 'A' | Earlestown Bohemians | | |-
|- | 1937-38<ref name="LC1909-50" /> | Everton 'A' | Hoylake Athletic | | |-
|- | 1938-39<ref name="LC1909-50" /> | Skelmersdale United | Everton 'A' | | |-
|- | 1939-40<ref name="LC1909-50" /> | ''Competition suspended - World War Two'' | | | |-
|- | 1940-41<ref name="LC1909-50" /> | ''Competition suspended - World War Two'' | | | |-
|- | 1941-42<ref name="LC1909-50" /> | ''Competition suspended - World War Two'' | | | |-
|- | 1942-43<ref name="LC1909-50" /> | ''Competition suspended - World War Two'' | | | |-
|- | 1943-44<ref name="LC1909-50" /> | ''Competition suspended - World War Two'' | | | |-
|- | 1944-45<ref name="LC1909-50" /> | ''Competition suspended - World War Two'' | | | |-
|- | 1945-46<ref name="LC1909-50" /> | Skelmersdale United | Marine | Marlborough | Skelmersdale United Reserves |-
|- | 1946-47<ref name="LC1909-50" /> | Liverpool 'A' | Skelmersdale United | Castner Kellner | Napiers |-
|- | 1947-48<ref name="LC1909-50" /> | Earlestown F.C. | Formby | Everton 'B' | Ellesmere Port Town Reserves |-
|- | 1948-49<ref name="LC1909-50" /> | Formby | Everton 'A' | Everton 'B' | Runcorn Athletic |-
|- | 1949-50<ref name="LC1909-50" /> | Burscough | Skelmersdale United | Skelmersdale United Reserves | Burscough Reserves |-
|- | 1950-51<ref name="LC1950-75">{{cite web|title=Liverpool County Combination Tables 1950-1975|url=http://www.nonleaguematters.net/Regs_2_N2/LivCo50.htm|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130222145002/http://www.nonleaguematters.net/Regs_2_N2/LivCo50.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 February 2013|publisher=NonLeagueMatters.net|accessdate=17 May 2012}}</ref> | Skelmersdale United | Everton 'A' | Everton 'B' | Earlestown Reserves |-
|- | 1951-52<ref name="LC1950-75" /> | Skelmersdale United | Formby | Fleetwood Hesketh | Everton 'B' |-
|- | 1952-53<ref name="LC1950-75" /> | Everton 'A' | Formby | Everton 'B' | Brenka |-
|- | 1953-54<ref name="LC1950-75" /> | Skelmersdale United | Everton 'A' | Burscough Reserves | Liverpool 'B' |-
|- | 1954-55<ref name="LC1950-75" /> | Everton 'A' | Liverpool 'A' | Aintree S.S. | Everton 'B' |-
|- | 1955-56<ref name="LC1950-75" /> | Liverpool 'A' | Marine Reserves | | |-
|- | 1956-57<ref name="LC1950-75" /> | Unit Construction | South Liverpool Reserves | | |-
|- | 1957-58<ref name="LC1950-75" /> | Dunlop (Speke) | Marine Reserves | | |-
|- | 1958-59<ref name="LC1950-75" /> | Guinness Exports | Burscough Reserves | | |-
|- | 1959-60<ref name="LC1950-75" /> | Guinness Exports | Unit Construction | | |-
|- | 1960-61<ref name="LC1950-75" /> | Rylans Recreation | Guinness Exports | | |-
|- | 1961-62<ref name="LC1950-75" /> | Guinness Exports | Langton | Guinness Exports Reserves | Waterloo Ramblers |-
|- | 1962-63<ref name="LC1950-75" /> | Guinness Exports | Langton | Guinness Exports Reserves | Unit Construction Reserves |-
|- | 1963-64<ref name="LC1950-75" /> | Guinness Exports | Unit Construction | Guinness Exports Reserves | Liverpool Transport |-
|- | 1964-65<ref name="LC1950-75" /> | Langton | Formby | Dunlop (Speke) Reserves | Lucas Sports |-
|- | 1965-66<ref name="LC1950-75" /> | Lucas Sports | Maghull | | |-
|- | 1966-67 |Aintree S.S Prescot B.I | | | |-
|- | 1967-68 | | | | |-
|- | 1968-69<ref name="LC1950-75" /> | Langton | Guinness Exports Reserves | | |-
|- | 1969-70<ref name="LC1950-75" /> | Langton | Lucas Sports | | |-
|- | 1970-71<ref name="LC1950-75" /> | Langton | Lucas Sports | | |-
|- | 1971-72<ref name="LC1950-75" /> | Langton | Dunlop (Speke) | | |-
|- | 1972-73<ref name="LC1950-75" /> | Langton | Waterloo Dock | | |-
|- | 1973-74<ref name="LC1950-75" /> | Bootle | Lucas Sports | | |-
|- | 1974-75<ref name="LC1950-75" /> | Waterloo Dock | Ainsdale | | |-
|- | 1975-76<ref name="LC1957-2006">{{cite web|title=Liverpool County Combination Tables 1975-2006|url=http://www.nonleaguematters.net/Regs_2_N2/LivCo75.htm|publisher=NonLeagueMatters.net|accessdate=17 May 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130222002625/http://www.nonleaguematters.net/Regs_2_N2/LivCo75.htm|archive-date=22 February 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> | Waterloo Dock | Aintree S.S. | | |-
|- | 1976-77<ref name="LC1957-2006" /> | Aintree S.S. | Waterloo Dock | | |-
|- | 1977-78<ref name="LC1957-2006" /> | Waterloo Dock | Prescot B.I. | | |-
|- | 1978-79<ref name="LC1957-2006" /> | Waterloo Dock | | | |-
|- | 1979-80<ref name="LC1979-80">{{cite web|title=Non League Tables for 1979-1980|url=http://www.nonleaguematters.co.uk/nonleaguetables/lt1979-1980.html#LIVE1|publisher=NonLeagueMatters.co.uk|accessdate=16 May 2012}}</ref> | St Dominics | Garswood United | | |-
|- | 1980-81<ref name="LC1980-81">{{cite web|title=Non League Tables for 1980-1981|url=http://www.nonleaguematters.co.uk/nonleaguetables/lt1980-1981.html#LIVE1|publisher=NonLeagueMatters.co.uk|accessdate=16 May 2012}}</ref> | Waterloo Dock | St Dominics | | |-
|- | 1981-82<ref name="LC1981-82">{{cite web|title=Non League Tables for 1981-1982|url=http://www.nonleaguematters.co.uk/nonleaguetables/lt1981-1982.html#LIVE1|publisher=NonLeagueMatters.co.uk|accessdate=16 May 2012}}</ref> | St Dominics | Earle | | |-
| 1982-83<ref name="LC1982-83">{{cite web|title=Non League Tables for 1982-1983|url=http://www.nonleaguematters.co.uk/nonleaguetables/lt1982-1983.html#LIVE1|publisher=NonLeagueMatters.co.uk|accessdate=16 May 2012}}</ref> | St Dominics | Earle | | |-
| 1983-84<ref name="LC1983-84">{{cite web|title=Non League Tables for 1983-1984|url=http://www.nonleaguematters.co.uk/nonleaguetables/lt1983-1984.html#LIVE1|publisher=NonLeagueMatters.co.uk|accessdate=16 May 2012}}</ref> | BRNESC | St Dominics | LMT | Littlewoods Ath |-
| 1984-85<ref name="LC1984-85">{{cite web|title=Non League Tables for 1984-1985|url=http://www.nonleaguematters.co.uk/nonleaguetables/lt1984-1985.html#LIV1|publisher=NonLeagueMatters.co.uk|accessdate=16 May 2012}}</ref> | BRNESC | Waterloo Dock | Speke B C O B | Kirkby Town Reserves |-
| 1985-86<ref name="LC1985-86">{{cite web|title=Non League Tables for 1985-1986|url=http://www.nonleaguematters.co.uk/nonleaguetables/lt1985-1986.html#LIVE1|publisher=NonLeagueMatters.co.uk|accessdate=16 May 2012}}</ref> | St Dominics | Waterloo Dock | Avon Athletic | Evans |-
| 1986-87<ref name="LC1957-2006" /> | Waterloo Dock | BRNESC | | |-
| 1987-88<ref name="LC1987-88">{{cite web|title=Non League Tables for 1987-1988|url=http://www.nonleaguematters.co.uk/nonleaguetables/lt1987-1988.html#LIVE1|publisher=NonLeagueMatters.co.uk|accessdate=16 May 2012}}</ref> | Uniasco | Waterloo Dock | Stantondale | Derry |-
| 1988-89<ref name="LC1988-89">{{cite web|title=Non League Tables for 1988-1989|url=http://www.nonleaguematters.co.uk/nonleaguetables/lt1988-1989.html#LIVE1|publisher=NonLeagueMatters.co.uk|accessdate=16 May 2012}}</ref> | Waterloo Dock | St Dominics | Bootle Reserves | Ford Motors |-
| 1989-90<ref name="LC1957-2006" /> | Waterloo Dock | St Dominics | | |-
|- | 1990-91<ref name="LC1957-2006" /> | Stantondale | St Dominics | | |-
|- | 1991-92<ref name="LC1957-2006" /> | Yorkshire Copper Tube | St Dominics | | |-
|- | 1992-93<ref name="LC1957-2006" /> | St Dominics | Lucas Sports | | |-
|- | 1993-94<ref name="LC1957-2006" /> | St Dominics | Lucas Sports | | |-
|- | 1994-95<ref name="LC1957-2006" /> | St Dominics | Waterloo Dock | | |-
|- | 1995-96<ref name="LC1957-2006" /> | Stockbridge | Waterloo Dock | | |- Eldonians
|- | 1996-97<ref name="LC1957-2006" /> | Waterloo Dock | Stockbridge | | |-
|- | 1997-98<ref name="LC1957-2006" /> | St Dominics | Crawford United Biscuits | | |-
|- | 1998-99<ref name="LC1957-2006" /> | St Dominics | Manweb | | |-
|- | 1999-2000<ref name="LC1957-2006" /> | Waterloo Dock | Yorkshire Copper Tube | | |-
|- | 2000-01<ref name="LC1957-2006" /> | Yorkshire Copper Tube | Waterloo Dock | | |-
|- | 2001-02<ref name="LC1957-2006" /> | St. Aloysius | Speke | | |-
|- | 2002-03<ref name="LC1957-2006" /> | Speke | Waterloo Dock | | |-
|- | 2003-04<ref name="LC1957-2006" /> | Waterloo Dock | Speke | | |-
|- | 2004-05<ref name="LC1957-2006" /> | Waterloo Dock | St Dominics | | |-
|- | 2005-06<ref name="LC1957-2006" /> | Speke | Waterloo Dock | | |-
|}
==References== {{Reflist}}
Category:Liverpool County Football Combination Category:Sports competitions in Liverpool Category:Defunct football leagues in England Category:1908 establishments in England Category:Football in Merseyside