Birkdale United AFC

Sunday 15th May – The Liverpool league Ladies team will go for the League and Cup double when they face Liverpool Feds in the League Cup final at Heron Eccles, Allerton, L18 7JT. 2pm kick off, all support welcome!

Saturday 21st May – There will be a Race Night in support of the Club at The Portland, Bedford Road, Birkdale, PR8 4HU. The evening will start at 8pm. Please try and attend this entertaining evening to support the work of the club’s volunteers.

Sunday 22nd May – Managers Meeting at Southport and Birkdale Sports Club, Trafalgar Road, Southport. 7pm start, all Managers to attend. Apologies to Sharon Caul.

Sunday 5th June – West Lancashire Girls League Presentation, for all teams who have finished as League Champions, Runners Up or Cup Winners, as well as Representative Squad members. Times to be advised.

Saturday 11th June – Club Presentation from 2pm at Greenbank High School, Hastings Road, Southport, PR8 2LT. Exact timings to be advised (likely to be two sessions as in previous years).

Saturday/Sunday 9th/10th and 16th/17th July – Birkdale United AFC Tournament at Southport Rugby Club, Waterloo Road. Details to be advised later this week.

If you would like any further information about any of these events, please contact Sharon Caul or Noel Warham using the Contacts page.

The club is looking to recruit players for next season at a number of age groups.

Firstly, Seb from the current Under 8′s is looking for a few new players for his team. Training takes place on a Tuesday evening from 6-7pm at Bedford Park. For further details, either head along to training or contact the Secretary.

We are also looking to set up Under 9 and Under 10 Girls teams for next year. Our youngest female teams have been incredibly successful this year with the Under 10′s winning their league and the Under 11′s finishing close runners-up. Players of all levels of experience and ability are welcome. If you are interested in these or any other age groups, please contact Club Secretary, Sharon Caul, via the contacts page.

Birkdale United’s adult female section achieved a notable first as the Liverpool team clinched the League Championship with a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Leighbridge. Goals came from Ferguson and Rodriguez, although ‘keeper Rimmer was the hero with TWO penalty saves!

This is a fantastic and notable achievement as it signals the first promotion for the Women’s Section, and the Club will now have a team in the North West Women’s League from next season.

This is on top of the notable achievement in running two women’s teams this season in separate leagues. The quality of play from both teams has been superb, and the way in which both teams have supported each other is very encouraging indeed.

Congratulations to all the Ladies and to Dave, Rob, Loren and the rest of the coaching team. On behalf of this webmaster – thank you!

The Under 11′s Girls have done fantastically well in their first season under the stewardship of Graham and Hazel, and have rounded off their season by being Under 11′s West Division Runners-Up. They were really close to winning the League, finishing only a point behind Athletico, but still this is a superb achievement and the girls and their Coaches should be very proud of all they have achieved. Well done to you all!

The Under 13′s Girls have completed a memorable unbeaten season with a fantastic 4-2 Challenge Cup victory over Northfield. This is a fantastic achievement by Duggy and the girls – many congratulations from everyone at the Club!

Many congratulations to Peter, Mark and the Under 10′s Girls who have been crowned West Lancashire Girls League Champions in their first season of competitive football. They finished tied on points with Mill Hill, but the League have sensibly decided that both teams will share the honour of calling themselves Champions.

This is a particularly impressive honour as they have remained unbeaten throughout the League campaign. Well done to everyone involved with the team.