Birkdale United AFC

Skem Atletic vs. Birkdale United. This game ended up being a disaster for Birkdale United girls, with their goalkeeper unfortunately taken ill at the last minute, it was defender Dolan who thankfully took her place, this left the usually strong Birkdale defence weakened without its central defender and goalkeeper, this was proven in the result loosing to a trio of Skem Athletic goals.

Birkdale United made the short trip to Burscough for todays game, Ian and Martin started out by welcoming and introducing new assistant, David, former Millers manager to the girls.  (more…)

The first real chance of the game fell to L. Williams after ten minutes but his shot slipped agonisingly just wide. The game continued to ebb and flow with Birkdale having slightly the better of it but no more chances were created until L. Jackson shot just wide following a goal mouth scramble after 28 minutes.

 

Both teams made a bright start to the game but neither side was really able to take control.

 

Birkdale finally scored on the stroke of half time with a great run and shot from M. Regan, 1 – 0.

The second half started in very much the same way as the first half with neither side creating any real goal scoring opportunities.

After 15 minutes, Crosby Stuart had their first chance of the game when a ball crossed from the left was met by the advancing forward but N. Knight, having had nothing to do until this point, made a good point blank save.

Crosby Stuart were now starting to apply more pressure and were rewarded with a well taken headed goal from a corner, 1 – 1.

That was the way it stayed until full time.

A draw was probably a fair result at the end of the game but yet again Birkdale can rue their missed chances in the first half that might have sealed victory.   Joint Man of the Match this week were B. Pike and J. Young.

Northfield vs. Birkdale United, Birkdale took the lead with a goal from Pring, but Northfield pulled one back to keep it all square at half time.

A much improved second half performance saw Birkdale score four more goals, two coming from Smith, another from Pring and one from Ormerod.

A good result for Birkdale girls against a strong Northfield team.

Wigan Athletic vs. Birkdale, A usual slow start from Birkdale United had them go a goal down to Wigan, this sparked the visitors into life and saw Ormerod getting a hat-trick, two goals from Pring and two from Heron.

A strong Wigan side managed to get two goals back.

Both teams made a slow start to the game with neither side really taking control. The cold and windy conditions didn’t help either as the game flowed from end to end.

The first goal came after 25 minutes when Liam Jackson picked up the ball just inside the penalty area and fired it past the Ainsdale keeper , 0 -1. (more…)

Birkdale Youth started 2009 with a great performance and fantastic victory over high-flying Burscough South. This was a game which a lot of the players had been looking forward to, following the exciting 8-6 defeat in Burscough in November, and also considering the opposition featured six former Birkdale players. Birkdale were just one short of a full team, with Waring finally making her debut and Davidson her ‘re-debut’ – her first game for almost 18 months. (more…)

The Youth recorded their second consecutive win with a hard-fought win over a hard-working and impressive Fillies side in difficult conditions.

The team were without Waring from last week due to work but welcomed back Bleacher and Tuakli, making her first appearance of the season. This meant for only the second time this season the girls had a full 11 players. (more…)

Sunday 18^th January saw the girls travel to Golborne to play their first competitive football match since the 8-1 reversal to Crosby Stuart , 2 months ago. With the Diamonds sitting only 1 place above the opposition in the table it was always going to be a close match. (more…)

Today Birkdale United S welcomed Southport Trinity Blue to Carr Lane, Birkdale. (more…)

Both teams made a slow start to the game with neither side really taking control.

The first real chance of the game fell to G Rawsthorne who ran on to a through ball but shot just over the bar. After six minutes Rawsthorne made amends for his earlier miss scoring the opening goal, the game continued to ebb and flow with neither side creating any real chances until two minutes before half time, when a corner from the right was cleverly flicked into the net at the near post by L Aindow. (more…)

Due to unforseen circumstances Birkdale United were unable to put together an Under 10′s Girls football team for the 2008/2009 season. The club has been working hard to resolve this (more…)

The Managers’ Meeting has now been scheduled for Sunday 18th January 2009, at the Blundell Arms, Birkdale. It will commence at 6.30pm. All Managers are expected to attend, any apologies should be forwarded to Club Secretary, Sharon Caul.