Prescot Wire Works were founder members of the Liverpool County Football Combination league and were runners three times in the years leading up to the First World War.

Prescot Cables joined the Lancashire Combination in 1927–28 taking over the record of Fleetwood who resigned after playing 22 matches.

In 1982–83 the Cables became founder members of the North West Counties League and in 1986–87 they won promotion to Division One.

One of the main reasons for their rapid promotion was that the Football Pyramid underwent major changes in 2004.

The Cables finished in 5th place that season following the FA's decision to award them 6 points, thanks to the Spennymoor United failing to fulfil two fixtures against Prescot.

His assistant Dave Ridler took over as caretaker and was given the job permanently on 23 December 2010, steering the club towards safety.

In the summer of 2014, Powell was replaced by Neil Prince, who had earlier had a successful spell in charge of Bootle.

In August 2015, Cables parted company with Neil Prince after only three games of the 2015/16 season with the club at the foot of the table.

Paxton stepped down as manager in October 2016 and was replaced by former Skelmersdale assistant Brian Richardson, a former professional player with Blackpool.

Cables won the Liverpool Senior Cup for the first time in their history at the end of the 2016–17 season, beating Southport of the National League 2–0.

In the 2017–18 season Cables defied the odds to finish 5th in the league qualifying them for a place in the promotion play-offs.

Prescot came up short in the play-off final, losing 1–0 away to an 80th-minute goal against Bamber Bridge They successfully defended their Liverpool Senior Cup title after a 4–0 win away at Marine of the Northern Premier League in the final, handing the club their second ever title in the competition.

At the back end of 2018 the club were given a 99-year lease by Knowsley Council, who had taken ownership of the ground following on from issues with the previous owners going into administration during the financial crash in 2008.

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