213:
165:
271:
199:
151:
185:
123:
206:
158:
192:
137:
350:
Although by the time Huyton RLFC had vacated Alt Park the ground had become subject to vandalism and general disrepair, after
Knowlsey United moved into Alt Park the ground underwent a series of renovations thanks largely to the involvement of the Orr family, who were the footballing proprietors of
130:
144:
116:
351:
Kirkby Town FC and also the people responsible for the team's relocation to Huyton with Roby. Due to the initial success of
Knowlsey United floodlights were installed and with the help of
323:
they finished as runners-up, and were promoted to the
Premier Division. The following season they reached the first round of the FA Cup for a second time, where they lost 4–1 at home to
312:. They won the division at the first attempt, and were promoted to Division Two, which they also won at the first attempt, resulting in promotion to Division One for the 1986–87 season.
40:
355:
the clubhouse, grandstand & social club were recommissioned & upgraded as well. Alt Park was transformed into a respectable ground for a club the size of
Knowsley United.
425:- Wigan Athletic 1990 to 1995 worked at Liverpool and Everton Academies then joining Wigan as a coach Notable went on the win Scottish Cup with Hibs 2016 after 114 years.
678:
335:
Kirkby Town played their home games at
Simonswood Lane and later Kirkby Sports Centre. The Football Ground and the night club appeared in the 1991 Frank Clarke film
673:
653:
441:
371:
striker and
England under-21 international. Scored the winner for England B in their 2–1 away win against their West German counterparts in February 1978.
305:. They finished third in 1979–80, and were promoted to Division One. However, they were immediately relegated back to Division Two after finishing 19th.
683:
459:
453:
447:
282:
in 1963. In 1966–67 they won the division, and were promoted to the First
Division. In 1969–70 they finished fourth, and were promoted to the
643:
319:. After two-second-placed finishes, the club won the league in 1990–91 and were promoted to Division One of the Northern Premier League. In
668:
648:
628:
482:
663:
688:
693:
352:
435:
422:
398:
320:
309:
295:
90:
392:
316:
243:
17:
658:
315:
In 1988 they changed their name to
Knowsley United in an attempt to attract further support from the broader
172:
406:
416:
Player. Notable for scoring F.C. United of
Manchester's first ever goal in a friendly match against
476:
374:
283:
95:
377: – Started as a youth player eventually playing for Kirkby Town from 1984 to 1987, Former
302:
279:
466:
382:
324:
8:
413:
402:
532:
533:"Liverpool career stats for Mike Marsh – LFChistory – Stats galore for Liverpool FC!"
364:
291:
409:
368:
629:
Photo of main stand at Alt Park during
Knowsley United's tenure at the ground.
637:
378:
417:
308:
In 1982 they switched leagues again, joining the Third Division of the new
220:
401: – Kirkby Town was one of the first clubs he ever played for. Former
388:
344:
247:
610:
557:
519:
619:
582:
294:. However, after finishing bottom of the Northern Premier League in
270:
39:
340:
339:. Upon becoming Knowsley United, they relocated to Alt Park in
287:
259:
251:
75:
395:
manager. Played for Kirkby Town at the start of his career
286:. In the same season they reached the first round of the
242:
was an English football club based in what is now the
558:"Football Club History Database – Knowsley United"
679:Association football clubs disestablished in 1997
391: – Retired Wigan Athletic player and former
301:In 1978 the club switched to Division Two of the
635:
298:, they returned to the Lancashire Combination.
674:Association football clubs established in 1967
583:"Football Club History Database – Kirkby Town"
278:Kirkby Town joined the Second Division of the
654:Sport in the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley
262:in 1988 and took the name Knowsley United.
38:
684:North West Counties Football League clubs
358:
269:
14:
636:
353:Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council
644:Defunct football clubs in Merseyside
290:for the first time, but lost 6–0 at
184:
115:
436:North West Counties Football League
24:
522:Fchd.info. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
25:
705:
669:1997 disestablishments in England
649:Defunct football clubs in England
604:
274:Kirkby Town team pictured in 1987
317:Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley
244:Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley
211:
204:
197:
190:
183:
163:
156:
149:
142:
135:
128:
121:
114:
664:1967 establishments in England
624:Football Club History Database
615:Football Club History Database
575:
550:
525:
513:
250:from 1963 to 1997. Founded in
13:
1:
689:Northern Premier League clubs
506:
343:which was previously used by
50:Knowsley United Football Club
694:Cheshire County League clubs
7:
327:. The club folded in 1997.
10:
710:
481:First Division runners-up
452:Second Division champions
446:First Division runners-up
429:
330:
310:North West Counties League
265:
458:Third Division champions
440:First Division champions
407:F.C. United of Manchester
393:New Zealand national team
233:
106:
102:
89:
81:
70:
62:
54:
46:
37:
477:Northern Premier League
284:Northern Premier League
96:Northern Premier League
659:Lancashire Combination
520:Knowsley club history.
359:Notable former players
303:Cheshire County League
280:Lancashire Combination
275:
98:Premier Division, 15th
273:
467:Liverpool Senior Cup
258:, the club moved to
414:Fleetwood Town F.C.
403:Prescot Cables F.C.
347:from 1969 to 1984.
34:
276:
32:
497:Raab Karcher Cup
237:
236:
229:
228:
85:5,850 (250 seats)
16:(Redirected from
701:
598:
597:
595:
593:
579:
573:
572:
570:
568:
554:
548:
547:
545:
543:
529:
523:
517:
492:Winners: 1989–90
365:David Fairclough
215:
214:
208:
207:
201:
200:
194:
193:
187:
186:
167:
166:
160:
159:
153:
152:
146:
145:
139:
138:
132:
131:
125:
124:
118:
117:
108:
107:
42:
35:
31:
21:
18:Kirkby Town F.C.
709:
708:
704:
703:
702:
700:
699:
698:
634:
633:
611:Knowsley United
607:
602:
601:
591:
589:
581:
580:
576:
566:
564:
556:
555:
551:
541:
539:
531:
530:
526:
518:
514:
509:
500:Winners 1989–90
471:Winners 1986–87
432:
383:Southend United
361:
333:
325:Carlisle United
268:
240:Knowsley United
225:
224:
217:
216:
212:
209:
205:
202:
198:
195:
191:
188:
177:
176:
169:
168:
164:
161:
157:
154:
150:
147:
143:
140:
136:
133:
129:
126:
122:
119:
33:Knowsley United
30:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
707:
697:
696:
691:
686:
681:
676:
671:
666:
661:
656:
651:
646:
632:
631:
626:
617:
606:
605:External links
603:
600:
599:
574:
549:
537:Lfchistory.net
524:
511:
510:
508:
505:
504:
503:
502:
501:
495:
494:
493:
489:Champions Cup
487:
486:
485:
474:
473:
472:
464:
463:
462:
456:
450:
444:
431:
428:
427:
426:
420:
410:A.F.C. Telford
396:
386:
372:
360:
357:
332:
329:
267:
264:
235:
234:
231:
230:
227:
226:
218:
210:
203:
196:
189:
182:
181:
180:
178:
170:
162:
155:
148:
141:
134:
127:
120:
113:
112:
111:
104:
103:
100:
99:
93:
87:
86:
83:
79:
78:
72:
68:
67:
64:
60:
59:
56:
52:
51:
48:
44:
43:
28:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
706:
695:
692:
690:
687:
685:
682:
680:
677:
675:
672:
670:
667:
665:
662:
660:
657:
655:
652:
650:
647:
645:
642:
641:
639:
630:
627:
625:
621:
618:
616:
612:
609:
608:
588:
584:
578:
563:
559:
553:
538:
534:
528:
521:
516:
512:
499:
498:
496:
491:
490:
488:
484:
480:
479:
478:
475:
470:
469:
468:
465:
461:
457:
455:
451:
449:
445:
443:
439:
438:
437:
434:
433:
424:
421:
419:
415:
411:
408:
404:
400:
397:
394:
390:
387:
384:
380:
376:
373:
370:
366:
363:
362:
356:
354:
348:
346:
342:
338:
328:
326:
322:
318:
313:
311:
306:
304:
299:
297:
293:
289:
285:
281:
272:
263:
261:
257:
253:
249:
245:
241:
232:
223:
222:
179:
175:
174:
110:
109:
105:
101:
97:
94:
92:
88:
84:
80:
77:
73:
69:
65:
61:
57:
53:
49:
45:
41:
36:
29:Football club
27:
19:
623:
614:
590:. Retrieved
586:
577:
565:. Retrieved
561:
552:
540:. Retrieved
536:
527:
515:
418:Flixton F.C.
399:Gary Bennett
349:
336:
334:
314:
307:
300:
277:
255:
239:
238:
221:Away colours
219:
173:Home colours
171:
26:
620:Kirkby Town
423:John Doolan
389:Ken Dugdale
345:Huyton RLFC
337:Blonde Fist
292:Bangor City
256:Kirkby Town
638:Categories
507:References
375:Mike Marsh
248:Merseyside
74:Alt Park,
587:Fchd.info
562:Fchd.info
379:Liverpool
369:Liverpool
367:- former
63:Dissolved
47:Full name
592:16 March
567:16 March
542:16 March
82:Capacity
622:at the
613:at the
483:1992–93
460:1984–85
454:1985–86
448:1989–90
442:1990–91
430:Honours
331:Stadium
321:1992–93
296:1971–72
266:History
91:1996–97
55:Founded
412:, and
385:player
341:Huyton
288:FA Cup
260:Huyton
252:Kirkby
76:Huyton
71:Ground
594:2019
569:2019
544:2019
381:and
66:1997
58:1963
254:as
246:in
640::
585:.
560:.
535:.
405:,
596:.
571:.
546:.
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.