Prescot Cables F.C.

The club's earliest league action came in the Lancashire Alliance, which it joined in 1895–96; after a runner-up finish the following season, it joined the Lancashire Combination in 1897–98, but only lasted one season, failing to be re-elected after finishing second bottom. It had already returned to the Alliance in November 1897, replacing the ailing Hindley, and won the title in 1899–1900 - only to plunge to the bottom in 1900–01, and leave the competition for the Lancashire League. Prescot only spent the 1901–02 season in the Lancashire League, although it was originally listed as a member for 1902–03 - it did not turn up to the first two matches, amidst rumours of disbandment, and the club was indeed noted as having disbanded in October. Prescot Cables re-joined the Lancashire Combination in 1927–28, while still simply known as Prescot, taking over the record of Fleetwood who resigned after playing 22 matches, while also finishing its season in the Liverpool County Combination. (Until 1968, when the Northern Premier League was formed, the Lancashire Combination was one of top leagues in the north-west of England). Cables - the name being added in 1928 - was runner-up in the Combination on three consecutive seasons from 1930–31 to 1932–33. In 1932, Valerie Park hosted its record attendance (8,122) in a game against Ashton National. Unfortunately for the Cables, the glory years were not to return for another 20 years. The years 1954 to 1960 were probably the club's most…