Sport in Wirral

A sporting borough

Wirral has a strong sporting history and welcomes hundreds of sporting fans of all ages every year.

Wirral has a large variety of private and municipal golf courses and is a favourite golfing break destination for golfers from all over the world. The borough has hosted the Open Championship on various occasions, including in 2014 and 2023.

While over the Mersey in Liverpool you’ll find Liverpool FC and Everton FC, in Wirral you’ll find Tranmere Rovers.

Wirral Rugby Club and Wirral Cricket Club also both have a full fixture of matches throughout the season.

If you want to undertake some sport yourself whilst here then Wirral’s vast watersports offering may be for you, along with our many walking and cycling routes, guides to which can be found below.