Marine A.F.C.

Not to be confused with Marines F.C..

Marine
Full nameMarine Association Football Club
Nickname(s)The Mariners, The Lilywhites
Founded1894 (1894)
GroundRossett Park, Crosby
Capacity2,200
ChairmanPaul Leary
ManagerNeil Young
LeagueNational League North
2023–24Northern Premier League Premier Division, 3rd of 21 (promoted via play-offs)
Websitehttp://www.marinefc.com
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Marine Association Football Club is an English football club based in Crosby, Merseyside. The club, which was founded in 1894, is a member of both the Liverpool County and Lancashire County Football Associations, and currently plays in the National League North, the sixth tier of the English football league system.

Marine is notable for having the longest-serving manager in postwar English football. Roly Howard occupied the post from 1972 to 2005 and oversaw a total of 1,975 games.[1]

  1. ^ "Longest serving football (soccer) club manager". Guinness World Records. Archived from the original on 29 March 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2022.