Birkdale United AFC

You are warmly invited to the first Birkdale United Quiz Night, in aid of club funds. This will take place on Sunday 20th September at the Blundell Arms, Upper Aughton Road, Birkdale. The quiz will start at 8pm prompt, and entry is £1 per team member.

For further information please contact Sharon or John Fletcher, who is organising the event.

All Managers should please check their respective team page, and confirm that the squad lists and team photos are up to date, if any information requires updating, please contact the admin team asap on admin@birkdaleunited.co.uk

Please be patient while the website upgrades take place, there is a lot of content to move and also new pages to be created. Please rest assured though the website will still be available whilst we work.

Next season Birkdale United will host 26 teams all playing football locally, so be sure to keep checking back for more information.

If you would like to add any ideas for your clubs new website, why not leave a comment below.

Many thanks

Admin

At the recent Liverpool County FA Charter Standard Awards Evening, the Club and its coaches were delighted and surprised to receive a number of awards.

Birkdale United was named Charter Standard Community Club of the Year, following on from the Development Club of the Year award of twelve months ago. This is a phenomenal achievement and every member of the club should feel great pride as everyone has worked towards this prestigious honour.

It was also a fantastic night for Club Chairman, Kevin Stockley, who was named not only LCFA Coach of the Year but also North West Coach of the Year. Both of these awards are just reward for the work which Kevin has put in, not only this year but over the many years he has been involved with the club. He now goes forward to the National awards and we wish him the very best of luck!

The next Managers Meeting will take place on Sunday 30th August, starting at 6:30pm at the Blundell Arms, Upper Aughton Road, Birkdale. All Managers are expected to attend. Any apologies should be directed to Club Secretary, Sharon Caul.

The Fundraising Committee will also hold its first meeting on the same day and at the same venue, beginning at 5:30pm. Apologies or queries should be directed to Committee Chairperson, Chris Walker.

The Managers’ Meeting is on Sunday 5th July 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.

The club AGM has new been rescheduled till Sunday 2nd August 2009. also at the Blundell Arms commencing at 6.30pm prompt. It is essential that all club managers attend.

Bet that got your attention!

For the 2009/10 season, the existing Youth team will be moving to Open Age, so for the second time the Club will have a Ladies team. It is the goal of the club that this team will be sustainable over the years, giving every single girl who starts playing football for Birkdale United  the opportunity to carry on as long as they wish, establishing multiple teams in a variety of competitions if necessary.

To this end, and to supplement the existing squad, if there are any ladies (16+) who are interested in joining a successful,  motivated and united team, then please contact Noel Warham or Sharon Caul using the contacts page.

The West Lancashire Girls League Challenge Cup Finals brought further success for the club’s teams.

The Under 11 North put in another sparkling performance to beat a gallant Euxton side 6-0. This meant that the girls had completed the treble of League, League Cup and Challenge Cup. This is an outstanding achievement which only one Birkdale side has managed before (the current Under 14′s), and they deserve great plaudits for what has been an outstanding season.

The Under 12′s also finished their season on a high with a hard-fought 3-0 win over Northfield. This meant that they completed the Cup Double, and added to their runners-up spot in the league, means that they have enjoyed another outstanding season.

Well done to all coaches, players and parents for these fantastic achievements.

The Under 11 Diamonds travelled to Blackpool this morning to take part in the B.J.F.F. tournament, and underlined their recent progress by winning the tournament. Out of seven games they won 5, drew 1 and lost 1. Congratulations to Duggy and the girls, we’ll have some photos of the victorious team on the website in the next few days.

The first day of the West Lancashire Girls League Cup Finals brought success and three great performances from the club’s teams. The Under 11′s North kicked events off with an impressive 3-1 victory over Crosby Stuart – their closest challengers in the league this season.

The Under 12′s then followed this up with a hard-fought 1-0 win over a resolute Golborne side. (Click on image)

Unfortunately, and despite an excellent performance, the Under 13′s were unable to overcome League Champions Crosby Stuart, losing by a slightly harsh 4-1.

All three teams played superbly and were a real credit to the club. Well done to you all, and good luck to those teams involved in finals tomorrow.

Birkdale Under 11 North also followed on the success of the day winning the the Burscough Tournament in their age group.

Birkdale North 1-0 Burscough
Nicole Smith
 
Birkdale North 2-0 Euxton
Tasha Meadows, Nicole Smith
 
Birkdale North 1-0 Burscough
Kelsey Singleton
 
Birkdale North 3-0 Euxton
Lucy Moore (2), Nicole smith
 
Semi final
Birkdale North 1-0 Birkdale Diamonds (aet)
Own goal
 
Final
Birkdale North 2-0 Burscough
Tash Meadows (2)
 
The team did brilliantly today to win their first tournament, just two weeks after winning the league, this really puts them in good stead for the cup finals in two weeks time.

Another positive of the day was going all through the tournament without conceding a goal.

Please leave comments below.

Birkdale United Under 12′s Girls today made a return to the Burscough Tournament, and after successfully winning last year were desperate to regain the title. The girls made a slow start and tasted defeat in their first game to Liverpool Feds, they woke up after that and made a fantastic recovery to finish Winners in their group.

The girls played against The Fillies in the Semi Final which they won, and then the Final was again against Liverpool Feds, the girls were now very confident and started very brightly and with some fantastic play they won 2-0.

Well done to all involved, feel free to leave comments below.

Our Under 12′s Girls have this season moved up to playing 9v9 football, the team is now looking to extend its squad  moving forward to next season, therefore we require more girls who are currently in Year 7 and interested in playing girls football to come and join in and have some fun and keep fit. Call Sharon directly on 01704 573619 or 07984 765083.  (more…)

Congratulations to Managers Scott Durrant and Tony Raistrick, but most importantly the Under 11 North Girls on your League Championship success.  

Hopefully a match report and celebration pictures will follow soon.

Please feel free to add comments below.

Birkdale United Under 13′s represented their club on Easter Sunday in a Friendship Game against TSV Uhlbach from Stuttgart, Germany.

This was the second visit by a team from TSV to play Birkdale, after their original visit two years ago to play the Under 15′s, and the reciprocal trip to Germany led by Jeff and Tommy last Easter. It is hoped that the Under 13′s will also be able to accept the kind invitation to travel to Stuttgart next year.

The match was played in the fullness of fair play, with both teams and the officials starting with their respective national anthems. TSV normally play 9-a-side, and consisted of two teams which had been put together for the trip. The first half was a little one-sided as the visitors came to terms with the different style of play, while the second half was a much more even affair. The finals score was 7-2 to Birkdale, although it was 4-0 at half time, so surely another game would be much closer.

Each team selected a Player of the Match, with the Birkdale award going to C. Halliwell and the TSV recipient being oustanding Goalkeeper, C. Tesch.

Below you can see the teams together after the game. (Click on the image to enlarge).

 

After the game, as with two years ago, there was a reception for our visitors at the Blundell Arms. The two teams socialised and in particular the pool table was very popular! At the reception, Vice Chairman, Noel Warham (right) presented a framed shirt to Jürgen Dehn from TSV Uhlbach to symbolise the ongoing friendship and strengthening links between the two clubs.

[Show as slideshow]

123►