Liverpool City was a semi-professional rugby league club. The club was based in the Stanley area of
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. With a population of in 2019, it is the 10th largest English district by population and its metropolitan area is the fifth largest in the United Kingdom, with a popul ...
, a
metropolitan borough
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of
Merseyside
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,
England
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.
The club played in the Rugby League for only one season, in
1906–07.
History
The club played in the Rugby League for the single season
1906-07 finishing in bottom place out of the 26 clubs (
Pontefract
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had folded after only 8 games and their records were expunged, but even they had won 3 of these 8 matches). The team lost all 30 league matches played. They did draw one game, against Bramley, but as the return fixture was cancelled, the first (drawn) fixture was expunged from the records.
Another club, also called
Liverpool City was formed in 1951 when Liverpool Stanley changed their name and location. There is no connection between the two clubs.
Ground
The club played at the Stanley Athletics Ground off Fairfield Street, Stanley.
Records
The club do hold, jointly, the record of playing a whole season without a win.
See also
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British rugby league system
The British rugby league system is based on a five-tier structure administered by the Rugby Football League.
There is no system of automatic promotion and relegation between all five tiers although teams have moved between them in the past. Since ...
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List of defunct rugby league clubs
This is a list of defunct professional rugby league clubs.
Australia
New South Wales Rugby League (1908-1994)
ARL (1995-1997), SL (1997) and NRL (1998-)
The teams listed above, with the exception of Adelaide, Hunter, Gold Coast, Northern Ea ...
References
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External links
RL All time records
Defunct rugby league teams in England
Sport in Liverpool
Rugby clubs established in 1906
Rugby league teams in Merseyside
1906 establishments in England