Sports
The town's football team, Skelmersdale United, plays in the Unibond Northern Premier League Division One North and was a FA Vase winner in 1971. One of its former players was Steve Heighway, who went on to play for Liverpool F.C. for many years. Everton's, Leon Osman once in Skelmersdale and sent his son to St James Catholic primary School in Ashurst.
The town is also host to an archery club, The Bowmen of Skelmersdale whose collective members hold 19 county records and 14 World Records held by three individuals from the same family (Melissa-Jane Daniel, Harriet Daniel and Gary Daniel), 6 of which were claimed at the National Flight Championships on 19 August 2006 held at RAF Church Fenton.
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