Waterloo Dock A.F.C. is a

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club from

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, England. The club is currently in the and plays its home matches at Anfield Sports and Community Centre.

History

Waterloo Dock Football Club were established in 1963 and played in Liverpool Business Houses Leagues until the 1969–70 season, winning the Second Division, First Division and Premier Division titles. They joined the Liverpool County Combination in the 1970–71 season, gaining promotion at the first attempt, winning the Second Division championship. This was the start of a 34-year spell in the top flight of the Liverpool County Combination where the club was to win the First Division championship no less than twelve times and finish as runners-up on a further ten occasions. The club's best performance in the

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came in 1985–86 when the club progressed to the 4th round, eventually losing to Warrington Town. The

Liverpool County Combination The Liverpool County Football Combination was a association football, 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 divi ...

merged with the

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to form the new

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at Step-7 in the National league System for the start of the 2006–07 season and Waterloo Dock have dominated the new league, winning the Premier Division title in each of the first five seasons, although the 2011–12 season saw them lose the title for the first time to Aigburth Peoples Hall when they finished 3rd, their worst league finish since 2001–02. The club was accepted into the Liverpool Senior Cup in 2006–07 and the club fought their way past

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, Tranmere Rovers and

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in the 2008–09 season to become the first side from the Liverpool County Premier League to reach the final. Facing a Liverpool Reserves side containing many of then manager Rafael Benitez's young talents, The Dock were only sunk by a late goal from Krisztian Nemeth after matching Gary Ablett’s side for most of the game. In November 2008 the

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confirmed that club manager Jimmy Davies was the longest ever serving football manager recorded in the country after he had completed 45 years in the job. The record had been held by another Merseysider, Roly Howard, who managed

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for 33 years. In May 2013, Davies announced that, at the age of 71, he was to retire at the end of the 2012–13 season after 50 years at the helm.

League history

Honours

The club has won over 70 trophies since its formation. Honours include:

League champions

(6): 2006–07; 2007–08; 2008–09; 2009–10; 2010–11; 2018–19 *

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– First Division (12): 1974–75; 1975–76; 1977–78; 1978–79; 1980–81; 1986–87; 1988–89; 1989–90; 1996–97; 1999–2000; 2003–04; 2004–05 *

– Second Division (1): 1970–71 * Liverpool Business Houses League Premier Division (1): 1969–70 * Liverpool Business Houses League First Division (1): 1967–68 * Liverpool Business Houses League Second Division (1): 1966–67

League runners-up

(3): 2012–13, 2013–14, 2015–16 *

– First Division (11): 1972–73; 1976–77; 1984–85; 1985–86; 1987–88; 1994–95; 1995–96; 2001–01; 2002–03; 2005–06; 2012–13; 2013–14 * Liverpool Business Houses League Premier Division (1): 1968–69

Cup-winners

– George Mahon Cup (11): 1974–75; 1975–76; 1977–78; 1982–83; 1986–87; 1991–92; 1995–96; 1996–97; 2000–01; 2004–05; 2009–10 * LA County Challenge Cup (9): 1976–77; 1988–89; 1994–95; 1998–99; 2003–04; 2004–05; 2005–06; 2009–10; 2012–13 * Liverpool FA Amateur Cup (1): 1975–76 * Liverpool Business Houses Senior Cup (2): 1967–68; 1969–70 * Lord Watertree Cup (1): 2002–03 * Lord Mayor's Charity Shield (2): 2004–05; 2005–06 * Fred Micklesfield Cup (1): 1976–77 * NDLB Newlands Cup (1): 1968–69

Cup runners-up

– George Mahon Cup: 2006–07; 2010–11; 2011–12; 2013–14 * LA County Challenge Cup: 2010–11

Notable former players

1. Players that have played/managed in the football league or any foreign equivalent to this level (i.e. fully professional league).
2. Players with full international caps.
3. Players that hold a club record or have captained the club. *

Ryan Brookfield Ryan Brookfield (born 10 May 1987) is a semi-professional English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. He currently plays for City of Liverpool, as well as acting as their goalkeeper coach. Earlier in his career, he played in the Football Leag ...

– played in the

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for Chester City. * Jimmy Davies - played a small number of games for the club before becoming manager for 50 years. *

John Durnin John Paul Durnin (born 18 August 1965) is an English former footballer who scored 100 goals in 475 league appearances over a career spanning close to two decades. He began his career at Liverpool in 1986, but made just three minor cup appeara ...

– sold by the club to Liverpool FC for £500 in 1986. *

Leighton McGivern Leighton Terence McGivern-Henshaw (born 2 June 1984) is a semi-professional footballer who played as a striker. He notably played in the Football League with Rochdale and Accrington Stanley. Club career After playing for Everton as a trainee, ...

– played in the

for

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and Accrington Stanley after his first spell at the club. * Mark Maddox – played for

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– played at

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* Ray Putterill – played for Accrington Stanley and

Managers

* Jimmy Davies and John Morton (1963–2013) (1995–2000) (50 years – longest serving manager in English football)

References

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External links

Official club website

Football History database entry
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