Prescot Cables Football Club was founded in 1884 and have been playing their home games at Valerie Park on Eaton Street in Prescot since 1906. The Board of Directors has recently issued a statement to fans regarding the future of the club’s home ground. You can read the full statement here.
Cllr Graham Morgan, Leader of Knowsley Council, commented: “We have been working closely with Prescot Cables since 2018 when we stepped up to buy the ground from private owners who were not allowing the club to extend their lease. Since then, we have supported the Club in making improvements to Valerie Park and bring the ground up to the standards required by the Football League. This has included providing the Club with a loan of £63,000 to enable them to secure funding for £200,000 of ground improvements – via the Premier League Stadium Fund. This has funded work at the ground to meet the grading requirements associated with playing Step 3 of the Non-League System.
“Following a recent independent assessment, it is clear that the main stand is nearing the end of its life. Within the next three years it will need replacing / rebuilding at a significant cost and currently the Club has no funding plan in place to cover this.
“We are working closely with the club to support them in identifying funding sources and developing a future plan for Valerie Park. Whilst this does regrettably mean some uncertainty in the short term what is absolutely clear is that both the Club and the Council – and the wider community too – want to see Prescot Cables remain in the town for now and for generations to come.”
Prescot Cables have committed to keeping supporters up to date with their plans.