New Brighton
Formed 1921
Elected to Division Three (North) 1923. Failed re-election 1951
Kit History
1921-1922 (e)
1922-1923 (a)
1923-1924 (b,e)
1924-1928 (e)
1928-Oct 1934 (d,e)
Oct 1934-1937 (e,f)
1937-1940 (e,f)
1945-1948 (e,f)
1948-1949 (e,f)
1949-1951 (e,f,g)
Background
In 1921, local physician Dr Tom Martlew launched New Brighton FC in the Lancashire League. This was the second attempt to host a League club in the struggling resort on the Wirral, New Brighton Tower FC having foundered 20 years earlier. In 1923 the club was elected to one of the vacancies arising when Division Three (North) was extended to 22 clubs.
In 1925 New Brighton achieved their best ever position, finishing third in Division Three (North). They never finished higher than tenth after that and had to seek re-election four times. In 1951 they failed re-election and were replaced by Workington FC.
The club continued to play in non-league competition until 1983, when they were wound up. The current New Brighton club was founded in 1997 and plays in the West Cheshire League at Harrison Park in Wallasey Village.
Sources
- (a) Images of Sport
- (b) Tranmere Rovers FC (Images of Sport - Peter Bishop)
- (c) Club Colours (Bob Bickerton 1998)
- (d) The Football Encyclopaedia (Associated Sporting Press 1934) - information provided by Arthur Fergus
- (e) Greger Lindberg
- (f) New Brighton - a Complete Record (Garth Dykes - Breedon Books) - information provided by Ralph Pomeroy
- (g) Mark Parker