Port Sunlight F.C.

Port Sunlight

Full name	Port Sunlight Football Club
Nickname	the Soapmen
Founded	1892
Dissolved	1985
Ground	The Oval
colours

Port Sunlight Football Club was an English football club based in Port Sunlight, Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside.

History

The club played in West Cheshire Football League in the 1890s winning the title in 1894–95. They played in The Combination for the 1904–05 and 1905–06 seasons before moving to the Lancashire Combination for a single season.

In 1907, the club changed its name to Wirral United, but, after being unable to find a suitable ground, was forced to withdraw from the Lancashire Combination, to be replaced either by Turton or Ashton Town, depending on the former's place in the Lancashire Alliance. ^[1] The club seems to have reverted back to its former name to play in the more local leagues.

After World War Two the club rejoined the West Cheshire Football League and were league champions a further four times and runners-up on five occasions. ^[2] The club was forced to withdraw from the West Cheshire league in May 1985 and disbanded. ^[3]

Colours

The club originally wore blue shirts and white shorts, ^[4] changing to blue and black by 1904, ^[5] and adopting maroon jerseys in 1905. ^[6] In 1906 the club changed again, to black and white striped shirts, ^[7] and after the First World War it used white jerseys with black shorts and socks. ^[8]

Ground

The club played at the Lever Brothers Oval, on the Old Chester Road. ^[9]

Notable players

• Notable players  ( 5 )

External links

• Football Club History Database

Honours

• West Cheshire Football League Division One
  • Champions (5): 1894–95, 1946–47, 1950–51, 1972–73, 1973–74
  • Runners-up (5): 1952–53, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1974–75, 1981–82
• West Cheshire Football League Division Two
  • Champions (3): 1947–48 (reserves), 1951–52 (reserves), 1974–75 (reserves),

References

1. "Lancashire Combination Club withdraws". Manchester Evening News: 2. 5 July 1907.
2. "Port Sunlight". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
3. "Football Echo". Liverpool Echo: 42. 18 May 1985.
4. "Association". Birkenhead News: 3. 15 September 1894.
5. "Answers to correspondents". Athletic News: 4. 6 February 1905.
6. "Jottings". Birkenhead News: 3. 7 October 1905.
7. "Answers to correspondents". Athletic News: 4. 4 February 1907.
8. "Port Sunlight Football Club". Liverpool Echo: 6. 1 November 1924.
9. "105 years of Lever's Oval, Port Sunlight!". facebook. Retrieved 28 August 2025.