 Even in 1939, however, after South Liverpool won four trophies, the club only attracted 5 votes at the Football League AGM election – way behind the two re-elected Third Division North clubs, Accrington Stanley (29) and Hartlepools (38).Incidentally, even farther behind South Liverpool in that election were Wigan Athletic, who garnered zero votes.In all, South Liverpool applied to join the Football League on ten occasions, always without success.