Maghull

Maghull FC is a non-league football club, formed in 1921, who are located eight miles north of Liverpool. The club originally played its home games at Deyes Lane, starting out playing friendlies before joining the I Zingari Alliance League in 1922-23.

Maghull became a member of the Liverpool County Combination in 1960. The Lancashire Combination was joined for the 1972-73 season before becoming one of the founder members of Division Two of the Cheshire County League in 1978-79.

DT Hughes Community Stadium in 2025
Image taken from Maghull X feed

1982-83 saw the formation of the North West Counties League, with Maghull being placed in Division Three, later renamed Division Two. The side were crowned as champions in 1992-93 but were denied promotion owing to ground grading issues.

This was because in 1991 disaster had struck as the clubs’ facilities were destroyed in a fire. They were replaced with a new building containing fine changing rooms, a lounge bar and a small, covered area for spectators, which was decided to be inadequate for a higher grade of football.

This eventually led to Maghull joining the West Cheshire League in 1999-00. The side ended as runners-up in 2006-07 and 2010-11 before being crowned as champions in 2013-14. Joe Burns was appointed as manager at the start of the 2016-17 season, beginning a long and fruitful spell in charge.

A league runners-up place in 2023-24, along with a successful planning application to Sefton Council, allowed improvements to be made to the sponsored title, DT Hughes Community Stadium, so that Maghull were promoted to the North West Counties League.

Their debut season in Division One North saw the team finish in tenth place.

Maghull FC will play in the North West Counties League Division One North in the 2025-26 season.

My visit

Tuesday 19th October 2010

It was the final day of my stay on Merseyside. I had a great time sightseeing, socialising and visiting grounds. I had crossed the Mersey to call in at Cammell Laird and Tranmere Rovers before taking a train north.

Maghull seemed a very nice village suburb, but unfortunately the weather gods were against me. It started pouring down as soon as I left the station. I sheltered under the trees before continuing my walk once the rain abated slightly.

I found the Old Hall Field easily enough on Hall Lane. The ground was pretty basic but very smart at the same time. The cricket ground was on one side with the football pitch surrounded by a rail and post fence on the other. The clubhouse and changing rooms building were on the far side.

Cricket and Football, side by side

I walked back to Maghull station glad I'd ticked another ground off, but a little regretful about doing it in the rain!