Lichfield City Football Club is a football club based in Lichfield, Staffordshire, England. They are members of the and play at the City Ground.
The original Lichfield City joined the Birmingham Combination in 1923, but left after two seasons. The modern club was established in 1970 as Lichfield Football Club and joined Division One B of the West Midlands (Regional) League in 1976. They were placed in Division One the following season when the league was reorganised and remained in the division until being relegated to Division Two at the end of the 1985âÂÂ86 season. The club were Division Two runners-up in 1989âÂÂ90, earning promotion back to Division One. In 1994 they were renamed Lichfield City. Their first season under the new name saw the club finish as runners-up in Division One, earning promotion to the Premier Division.
Despite finishing in mid-table in their first season in the Premier Division, Lichfield resigned from the league and became a Sunday league team. They returned to Saturday football when the club joined Division Three of the Midland Combination in 2008. Despite only finishing fifth in the division in 2008âÂÂ09, they were promoted to Division Two. In 2010âÂÂ11 the club won the league's Challenge Vase with a 2âÂÂ1 win over Continental Star Reserves in the final. They also finished fourth in the division, earning promotion to Division One. Another fourth-place finish the following season led to them being promoted to the Premier Division.
In 2014 the Midland Combination merged with the Midland Alliance to form the Midland League, with Lichfield placed in Division One. In 2021 the club were promoted to the Premier Division based on their results in the abandoned 2019âÂÂ20 and 2020âÂÂ21 seasons. They won the JW Hunt Cup in 2022âÂÂ23, defeating OJM 3âÂÂ0 in the final. They retained the cup the following season, beating Wolverhampton Sporting 3âÂÂ1 in the final. The club were also runners-up in the Midland League Premier Division, qualifying for the promotion play-offs. After beating Highgate United 3âÂÂ1 in the semi-finals, they lost 3âÂÂ1 to Darlaston Town (1874) in the final.
The 2024âÂÂ25 season saw Lichfield win the Midland League Premier Division title, earning promotion to Division One Midlands of the Northern Premier League.