6wins
Friendship Cup
Over 35s
- 2018/19
- 2019/20
- 2020/21
- 2021/22
- 2023/24
- 2024/25
About Sefton Veterans FC
Competitive friendly football in Sefton, Merseyside since 2011.
Our History
Sefton Veterans FC was founded in 2011 by former long-standing players and members of Waterloo Grammar School Old Boys Football Club, who wanted to keep playing the way they always had. The idea was straightforward and it still holds: competitive friendly football for over 35s — properly contested games, played in the right spirit.
From that start the club has grown into a stable, multi-cup-winning operation, attracting good players from across Merseyside — providing they fit the club's standards, on and off the pitch.
A second veterans side followed in 2019, and the club now runs an Over 45s and an Over 50s alongside the original Over 35s. The 45s and 50s play chiefly in the Friendship Masters Cup and the Friendship Legends Cup, with a full programme of friendlies across Merseyside, Wirral and Cheshire.
In 2023/24 the club welcomed an association with an open age team playing under the name Sefton OA FC, who won the Liverpool Football League Cup in 2025/26. That same season the Over 35s stepped up into the Cheshire & Wirral Football League — the club's first venture into league football, and a measure of how far it has come from a handful of old boys wanting a game on a Saturday.
Honours Board
1win
Friendship Masters Cup
Over 45s
- 2021/22
1win
Liverpool Football League Cup
Open Age
- 2025/26
Special Recognition
Clubmen of the Decade
David Stafford & Phil Stafford
David and Phil Stafford have given Sefton Veterans FC decades of service — as players for the club, and as long-standing sponsors behind the scenes. In recognition of that commitment, both were named Clubman of the Decade.
The club are very grateful for all that you have both done.
Roll of Honour
Season by season since 2011/12. Where two names share an award, the club was fielding more than one side that year.
2025/26
- Top Scorer
- Karl Bergqvist35sPaul Smith45sBen HitchmanOAjointLewis RodenOAjoint
- Players' Player of the Year
- Karl Bergqvist35sMick Shannon45sTom MasonOA
- Managers' Player of the Year
- Karl Bergqvist35sJay Curran45sBen HitchmanOAjointDanny DraperOAjoint
- Gerry Kinsella Clubman of the Year
- Geoff McKeatingAsh StottOAjointJohn McGunigleOAjoint
- Clubmen of the Decade
- David StaffordPhil Stafford
2024/25
- Top Scorer
- Lee Reid35sPaul McKendrick45s
- Players' Player of the Year
- Neil McQueen35sjointTony James35sjointGary Brookes45s
- Managers' Player of the Year
- Jamie Hay35sChris Long45s
- Gerry Kinsella Clubman of the Year
- David Stafford
2023/24
- Top Scorer
- Lee Reid35sRob Cowley45s
- Players' Player of the Year
- Danny O'Connor35sSte McNulty45s
- Managers' Player of the Year
- Mark Shildhauer35sJoe McNally45s
- Gerry Kinsella Clubman of the Year
- Dave Sellick
2022/23
- Top Scorer
- Lee Reid35sRob Cowley45s
- Players' Player of the Year
- Thomas King35sSteve King45s
- Managers' Player of the Year
- David Stafford35sSte Byrne45s
- Gerry Kinsella Clubman of the Year
- Geoff McKeating
2021/22
- Top Scorer
- Lee Reid35sRob Cowley45s
- Players' Player of the Year
- Lee Reid35sRob Cowley45s
- Managers' Player of the Year
- Chris Long35sRob Cowley45s
- Gerry Kinsella Clubman of the Year
- Alan Roberts
2020/21
- Top Scorer
- Lee Reid
- Players' Player of the Year
- Dave Parkinson
- Managers' Player of the Year
- Joe McNally
- Gerry Kinsella Clubman of the Year
- Gerard Kinsella
2019/20
- Top Scorer
- Dave Parkinson
- Players' Player of the Year
- Dave Parkinson
- Managers' Player of the Year
- Warren Jones
- Gerry Kinsella Clubman of the Year
- Brian Gilligan
2018/19
- Top Scorer
- Dave Parkinson
- Players' Player of the Year
- Ste King
- Managers' Player of the Year
- Carl Brennand
- Gerry Kinsella Clubman of the Year
- The Club
2017/18
- Top Scorer
- Mark Shildhauer
- Players' Player of the Year
- Mark Shildhauer
- Managers' Player of the Year
- Chris Long
- Gerry Kinsella Clubman of the Year
- Chris Long
2016/17
- Top Scorer
- Mark Shildhauer
- Players' Player of the Year
- Wayne Robinson
- Managers' Player of the Year
- Gary McBirnie
- Gerry Kinsella Clubman of the Year
- Wayne Robinson
2015/16
- Top Scorer
- Gary Roberts
- Players' Player of the Year
- Jay Shannon
- Managers' Player of the Year
- Jay Shannon
- Gerry Kinsella Clubman of the Year
- Brian Gilligan
2014/15
- Top Scorer
- Jamie Byron
- Players' Player of the Year
- Jamie Byron
- Managers' Player of the Year
- Mike Jump
- Gerry Kinsella Clubman of the Year
- Jay Shannon
2013/14
- Top Scorer
- Mannie Penzie
- Players' Player of the Year
- Chris Long
- Managers' Player of the Year
- Gerard Kinsella
- Gerry Kinsella Clubman of the Year
- Joe Lundon
2012/13
- Top Scorer
- Paul Jordan
- Players' Player of the Year
- Jay Shannon
- Managers' Player of the Year
- Wayne Robinson
- Gerry Kinsella Clubman of the Year
- Gerard Kinsella
2011/12
- Top Scorer
- Les Ash
- Players' Player of the Year
- Chris McGunigle
- Managers' Player of the Year
- Dave Scanlan
- Gerry Kinsella Clubman of the Year
- Mark Williams
Committee
- Geoff McKeatingChairman
- Gerard KinsellaSecretary/Treasurer
- Robbie HalpinOver 35s Fixtures
- Brian GilliganOver 45s & 50s Fixtures
- Alan RobertsSocial Secretary
- Fran ArmstrongMember
- Chris LongMember
- Gary BrookesMember
Team Management
- Jay ShannonClub Captain
- David StaffordOver 35s Manager
- Thomas KingOver 35s Captain
- Gary McQueenOver 45s Manager
- Paul McKendrickOver 50s Manager
- Tom FurnivalOpen Age Manager
- Antony HathawayOpen Age Manager
- John McGunigleOpen Age Captain
- Ash StottOpen Age Treasurer