Houlihan's Birkenhead Sunday Football League
Extra-Time Strikes Put Villa Through to Semi-Final 29/01/2012
Shore Villa ensured that it is an all Houlihan’s Birkenhead Sunday League semi-final in this season’s Wirral Premier Cup, with a 3-1 extra-time against Westminster. Adam Lea, Barry Hicks and Tom Kellock, securing a tie against Stirrup Sports & Social, for a place in the Final. FC Ellies also needed extra-time against Ravenscroft to win themselves a place in the last four of the Wirral Junior Cup. Doubles from Danny Mullah and Jimmy Cross and one from Danny Donaghy, were enough for a 5-3 success. Cavendish were unlucky to go out 3-2 against SCFC94, despite goals from Ryan Morgan and Chris Owens. Ashville Colts beat Beechwood Falcons 3-2 in the Cheshire U17 Cup, thanks to goals from Jamie Clague, Ben Kearney and Sam Hollywood.
In an amazing 4th Round Tony Houlihans Memorial Challenge Cup tie, Heygarth FC (Lee Yarlett 2, Mark Jones, Danny Hale, Ian Hobday) shared ten goals with Dock FC (Paul Howell 2, Lee Hammond, Neil Wilson, Jamie Kenyon); Heygarth winning the shoot-out 5-4. Queens Park had an easier passage to the next round, defeating Lancelyn Glenavon (Martin Reeve, Hayden Morris) 6-2; goals from Lee Gibson, Matty O’Shea, Terry Cotgrave, Dave Bowe, Tony Taylor and Rob Courtenay. In the Presidents Cup, Euro Wirral (Colin Smith, Billy Foster) won 2-0 at FC Fender and Robbie Black hit a last minute extra-time winner for Upton Villa (Jamie Rule) against Prenton Dell (John McKay) to seal a 2-1 win.
Churchwood (Jamie Duggan, Danny Povall) won 2-0 at Farmers Arms Moreton in the Tony Smith Cup 2nd Round and Rangers Breaks hit form with two Lewis Watterson goals and one from Liam Roberts as they beat FC Ridger 3-0. Armchair Alliance went through in the Rocky’s Gym Cup against FC Vaults (Chris Jackson), Robert Marrs, Liam Farrall and Steve Abbott registering in their 3-1 win.
Premier Division action saw Brow (Ricky Neil, Dave Lee) beat Argyll (Mike Thellsbury) 2-1 and New Ferry Wirral Hotel (Haydn Cooper 2, Gary Squibb, Mikey Barry, Jamie Gary) defeat The Tower (Paul Murray) 5-1. The points were shared in the match between Rock Ferry Social (Tony Waters, Craig Cairns) and Stirrup Sports & Social (Paul Devey, Michael Carroll pen) as it ended 2-2.
Marc Askew hit a hat-trick for Saddle Club in Division One; further goals from Lewis Chesters (2) and Adrian Mercer sealed a 6-0 win over Shaftesbury Youth A. Kings Arms (Gary Duckers, James Thomas) drew 2-2 with Lions FC (Harry Anson, Danny Morgan). In Division Two, Shaftesbury Youth B (Pinch, Holden, Devlin, Verdin) won 4-1 at Bebington FC (Hardman) and Bushell Athletic (S. Smith, Wood, Morgan, Ellis) won 4-0 at Ellesmere Port Town.
Kyle Kelly hit a hat-trick for Ashville Old Boys and Ryan Pleavin two, as they beat Pollards Inn 5-0 in Division Three. Stanley Arms (O’Toole 2, Parry) beat New Ferry Rangers (Brown) 3-1, Millcroft (Hulligan, McKeown, Brookes) recorded the same score at Old Parkonians (Lamb) and Eswa (Rose, Bowe) beat AFC Claughton 2-0. In the Youth Division, Vauxhall Youth (Amis, King, Smyth, Range) won 4-0 at Glenavon and Ashville (Leon Jones 3, Anglesey, McNeilis, Parker) beat Shore Villa (McNight) 6-1. Vauxhall Colts’ goal machine went in to overdrive again as they scored 14 without reply at Eastham Rangers; Lewis Clark 3, Easton 2, Tyson 2, Murphy 2, Lyth, Parsons, Cookson, L. Jones, Tollitt, all on the mark.
Colts Hit Four to Ride in to Semi-Final
The Houlihan’s Birkenhead Sunday League was again hit badly by the weather, as only five games managed to be played. Taking the headlines were Vauxhall Colts, who beat Egerton FC 4-1 in the Cheshire U17 Cup to win a place in the last four. On target for The Colts were, Sean Cookson, Ben Parsons, Luke Jones and Luke Murphy.
In the Tony Houlihan’s Memorial Challenge Cup, the only outstanding 3rd Round tie ended in a convincing win for Queens Park over fellow Premier Division side Argyll. Doubles from Ryan Thompson and Mike Purnell and singles from Dave Bowe and Matty O’Shea, helped Queens to a 6-1 win; Richard Feightman getting the consolation for Argyll. Birkenhead Youth B won their 2nd Round Tony Smith Cup tie at Shaftesbury Youth B, thanks to goals from Michael Cotgrave, Chris Watson, Alan Cross and John Wellman.
Dave McKeown hit a hat-trick and Colin Singleton a brace, as Millcroft defeated Ashville Old Boys 5-3; Shaun Reynolds, Kalumbu Mwandwe and an own goal for the Old Boys. In the Youth Division, Vauxhall Youth went joint top as Andy Bennett hit four, Ben Windle, Paul Pearce and Gino King all got singles, in their 7-1 win at Shaftesbury Youth, who had Sam Black on the scoresheet.
Tricky Ricky at the Double for Brow 15/01/2012
The Houlihan’s Birkenhead Sunday League was hit badly by the freezing temperatures on Sunday, with only a handful of games going ahead. In the Premier Division’s only game, Brow had a comfortable 4-0 victory at Bidston Hotel; Brow’s goals coming from Ricky Neil (2), Dave Lee and Phil Hudson. The Division is currently headed by Dock FC who have a 3 point lead; however, reigning Champions Queens Park loom large in 2nd place with three games in hand.
In Round 4 of the Tony Houlihan’s Memorial Challenge Cup, Shore Villa took a two goal lead only for New Ferry Rangers (Mikey Barry, Jamie Gary, Mike Hulse) to pull back to lead 3-2; however, Villa fought back themselves to take the points in a 4-3 classic, thanks to a John Paul Wheadon hat-trick and a Chris Penketh effort.
Division One is shaping up in to an intriguing battle, with 7 points separating the top seven sides. Kings Arms fought back from two down with goals from Kevin Machin and Gary Duckers, to draw with Shaftesbury Youth A (Jamie Smith, Mark Layfield) and move level on points with leaders Wellington. Shaftesbury, Euro Wirral, Upton Villa, Lions and Lancelyn Glenavon, should all still have a big say in deciding which two teams finish in the promotion places.
Shaftesbury Youth B (Ben Verdin, Stuart Sherratt) have set the pace in Division Two and they stretched their lead at the top to nine points with a 3-1 win over Farmers Arms Moreton (Kyle Barrow). Birkenhead Youth B are hot on their heels though with three games in hand; Churchwood and PSV Bushell appear to be the other main challengers for the top positions. AFC Houlihans (Adam Hellon, Graeme Walklett) defeated Bebington FC 2-0.
The sole Division Three game saw Cavendish win 3-1 at Pollards Inn, with goals from Victor Thurgill, Taffy and Lawrence Whelan. FC Ellies currently hold pole position, with a 1 point advantage over Riley’s who have played a game less. AFC Claughton have two games in hand on the leaders and trail by 4 points and Millcroft trail by 6 points but have played four games less.
Vauxhall Youth moved closer to 2nd place in the Youth Division with a 3-2 win over Ashville Youth (Mike Reynolds, Ryan Clarke); goals coming from Ben Windle, Kyle Smyth and a Sam Range winner. Glenavon Youth hit 11 without reply against Shaftesbury Youth; Conor Egan, Tom Fenley and Tom Booth all got doubles, with singles from Matty Byrne, Joe Selby, Greg Killen, Tom Hoater and Chris Ferguson.
FIVE STAR PERFORMANCE FROM BIDSTON HOTEL 08/01/2012
The Houlihan’s Birkenhead Sunday League is mourning the death of Bidston Hotel secretary Roy Scarisbrick, who has sadly lost his battle against illness. Our deepest sympathy and best wishes go to Roy’s family and friends. Roy’s club Bidston Hotel put in a fine display in his memory, as they ran out 5-4 winners against Shaftesbury Youth A (Jamie Smith 3, Lewis Trodden) in Round 4 of the Tony Houlihan’s Memorial Challenge Cup. Paul Platt scored and Craig Skillen got two, as did Tommy Baker, the 2nd of which was a last minute penalty winner.
In the other 4th Round ties, an own goal in extra-time was enough to seal a 2-1 win for Brow (Phil Hudson) over Stirrup Sports & Social (Carl Maughan). Two Paul Doolan goals put Euro Wirral through against Cavendish 2-0 and Ben Holmes struck a 35 yard free kick to send Churchwood through 1-0 at Wellington. Rock Ferry Social had a Craig Cairns penalty and a Steve Jones effort to thank for their 2-1 win at Upton Villa (Paul Casey, p).
The League’s interest in the Cheshire Sunday Cup ended as Queens Park went out 1-0 at Cranford, Heygarth FC (Mark Price) lost 4-1 to Pockets and despite having chances to win it in normal time, Shore Villa (John Paul Wheadon) lost 3-1 after extra-time to Bredbury.
The David Tacy Cup 2nd Round saw Millcroft hit New Ferry Rangers for six without reply, with doubles from Colin Singleton and Dave McKeown and efforts from Gary Richards and Jack Brookes. Kings Arms went one better in their 7-0 win at Armchair Alliance; Matty Smith (3), Kevin Machin (2), Sam Adams and Mylon Kleven doing the damage. Lions (Danny Morgan, Harry Anson, Steve Dutton, Josh Denson, p) won 4-0 at Riley’s and Pollards Inn beat Stanley Arms (Chris Dougan, Colin Parry) 4-2. Saddle Club (Joe Morgan, Lewis Chesters, Tom Hodson) won 3-2 after extra-time against FC Fender (Jamie Ferguson, John Duddy). Bebington (Martin Egan, Stuart Hardman, Chris Ballard) beat Comecon (Ryan Hughes) 3-1.
Cleveland Cup action saw Vauxhall Youth win 10-0 at Eastham Rangers; Ryan Bennett (4), Ryan Lawson (3), Ben Windle, Josh Greenlees, Sam Range. Vauxhall Colts (Jamie Easton, Luke Jones, Ben Tollitt) beat Ashville Youth 3-0 and Shore Villa Youth (Mark Smith 2, Danny Allen, Brad Taylor) won 4-1 at Shaftesbury Youth. Ashville Colts defeated Beechwood Falcons 3-2 after extra-time, with goals from Craig Platt, Jay Clague and Luke Street.
In the Premier Division, Argyll (Lloyd Ithell) drew 1-1 with The Tower (Gareth Gill); in Division Two, Farmers Arms Moreton (Zach Woods) drew 1-1 with Birkenhead Youth B (John Wellman) and Shaftesbury Youth B (Mark Lawlor 3, Ben Verdin) won 4-1 at FC Ridger (Colin Bingham). In the only game in Division Three, Ashville Old Boys (Kyle Dickenson 4, Ryan Pleavin 2, Craig Heron 2, Josh Billington, Kyle Kelly) had an amazing 10-5 success at Eswa (Philip Bryan 2, Mike Bowe 2, Liam Rose).
Finally, the Wirral District Youth side which has a large number of players from the Houlihan’s Sunday League has won through to the Final of the Cheshire County Youth Cup, where they will play Chester. The Final will take place in March, date and venue to be confirmed.
11/12/2011
No League football this week but Queens Park travelled to Burscough FC to meet Canada in the 3rd round of the FA Sunday Cup. Unfortunately they went down 4 - 1 to the home side.
ROYAL PERFORMANCE FROM BROW AS THEY REACH SEMI-FINAL 4/12/2011
It was a good day for the Houlihan’s Birkenhead Sunday League, as three of their sides progressed to the last four of the Wirral Premier Cup. John Harrison and Phil Hudson scored for Brow FC as they knocked out top Wallasey side Poulton Royal. Queens Park also won away at Woodlands Athletic; Ray Cox and Terry Cotgrave on the mark for Queens in a 2-0 win. Premier Division Stirrup Sports & Social defeated Wellington FC (Ali Major) 2-1, thanks to goals from Paul Devey and Michael Carroll; Carroll rounding off the week in which he became a granddad in fine style!
Birkenhead Youth B won themselves a place in the last four of the Wirral Amateur Cup, thanks to a 4-2 win at Bridewell. Trailing 2-0, two goals from Tom Povall and efforts from Reece Iverson and Alan Cross, secured a semi-final spot for Birkenhead.
Dock FC got back to winning ways in the Premier Division; Jamie Kenyon, Iggy McGraa, Paul Byrne, Lee Hammond and Shaun Holmes, all scoring in a 5-2 success at Heygarth FC (Mark Price, Steve Forbes). Also back on winning form were Rock Ferry Social; despite Tommy Baker hitting a hat-trick for Bidston Hotel, Craig Cairns struck five times for Rock Ferry, to seal a 5-3 victory.
Division One action saw a top display of finishing by Lanceyn Glenavon’s Steve Corris, as he hit all four of his sides goals; however, it was only enough for a point as Upton Villa fought back bravely with goals from Dava Byrne (2), Allan Sutton and Philly Owen, to claim a 4-4 draw. Another four goal marksman was Harry Anson for Lions FC, further doubles from Danny Morgan and Steve Dutton, completed an 8-3 win over Comecon (Ryan Hughes 2, og). In Division Two, Jamie Duggan (2), Josh Hughes (2), Christian Lewis, Ian Jones and Ben Holmes all registered for Churchwood in their 7-1 demolition of FC Ridger (Graham Williams). A Graeme Walklett hat-trick and a Michael Gallagher effort, gave AFC Houlihans the edge in a seven goal encounter against Farmers Arms Moreton (Will Mcferrin, Steven Wilson, Anthony Daniels).
AFC Claughton stayed in the Division Three promotion battle thanks to a goal in each half from Liam Cotgrave, in a 2-1 victory at Cavendish FC (Martin Wilde). Paul Lindfield and Kyle Dickenson hit doubles and Shaun Reynolds one, in Ashville Old Boys’ 5-2 result at Stanley Arms; Danny Wilson getting both goals for Stanley. Youth Division action saw Tom Anglesey bag a hat-trick, Dave McNeilis (2), Liam Walsh, Luke Heskey, Keiran Sait and Mike Worrall, all register for Ashville Youth as they beat Shaftesbury Youth 9-0. Vauxhall Youth had two goals from Sam Range and singles from Ben Windle, Josh Greenlees and Ryan Lawson, in a 5-0 defeat of Shore Villa Youth.
STIRRUP RIDE TO VICTORY OVER ROCK 27/11/2011
Stirrup Sports & Social moved clear in to 3rd place in the Premier Division table, as Paul Devey (2), Carl Maughan, Billy Devey and Kevin Upton, all registered in their 5-3 success over Rock Ferry Social (Steven Jones, Paul Stewart, og). Adam Lea, Tom Kellock and Sam Hunt scored for Shore Villa as they won 3-2 at Dock FC (Jamie Kenyon, Iggy McGraa) and it ended goalless in the game between New Ferry Wirral Hotel and Brow FC. Premier Division Queens Park moved in to the last eight of the Cheshire Sunday Cup, largely thanks to a hat-trick from John Johnson and another strike from Terry Cotgrave, as they won 4-0 at Prenton Dell.
In Round 3 of the Tony Houlihans Memorial Challenge Cup, Ian Hobday scored twice for Heygarth FC as they went through 2-1 at The Tower (Max Blood). Craig Fletcher and Martin Reeve were on the mark, as Lancelyn Glenavon beat Old Parkonians (Danny Johnson) 2-1. In the 1st Round of the David Tacy Cup, Saddle Club defeated AFC Houlihans (Jack Withy, Stevie Kendrick) 3-2, with goals from Danny Whitehead, Marc Askew and Kris Foulkes.
Division One leaders Wellington FC, stretched their lead at the top as Jamie Breeze hit a hat-trick and Kieran Delaney added another, in a 4-0 win against Comecon. 2nd placed Euro Wirral (Craig Griffiths) slipped up, losing 2-1 to Shaftesbury Youth A; goals coming from Mark Layfield and Jamie Smith. Kings Arms took full advantage to move in to 2nd spot, with two goals from James Thomas in a 2-1 win at FC Fender (Daniel Stewart).
The top two in Division Two both strengthened their position; Aaron Dillon hit three for Birkenhead Youth B in a 3-0 result over Bebington FC and Shaftesbury Youth B beat PSV Bushell (Keiran Latham, Mark Crossan), with goals from Ben Verdin (2), Michael Swindlehurst (2) and Steve Devlin.
In Division Three, leaders FC Ellies had two goals from Jimmy Cross and one from Mike Bristow, in a 3-0 win against Pollards Inn. Riley’s FC stay hot on their heels in 2nd by beating Millcroft (Dave McKeown 2) 3-2; goals from Tom Ashcroft, Ryan Edwards and Sam Yates. Liam Rose and Jack Rook hit doubles for Eswa FC and Michael Toal a single, as they beat Stanley Arms 5-3; Colin Parry (2) and Carl Griffiths with Stanley’s goals. FC Vaults (Chris Pitfield, Chris Jackson, og) won 3-1 at Ashville Old Boys (Ben Cloney) and there were no goals in the game between New Ferry Rangers and AFC Claughton.
Youth Division action saw Vauxhall Youth hit two late goals to seal a 3-1 victory over Glenavon Youth (Danny Dixon); Sam Range hitting two and Kyle Smyth one for Vauxhall. Ashville Youth defeated Eastham Rangers 11-0, with the goals coming from Greg Shone (3), Dave McNeilis (2), Tom Anglesey (2), Leon Jones, Danny Amis, Mikey Reynolds and Keiran Sait).
QUEENS PARK TOO STRONG FOR GYM 20/11/2011
Houlihan’s Birkenhead Sunday League Premier Champions, Queens Park, proved far too strong for Derby Lane Gym in the 2nd Round of the FA National Sunday Cup. The visitors cause wasn’t helped as they were reduced to ten men after just 7 minutes, although they still created a couple of early chances. Terry Cotgrave broke the deadlock on 25 minutes, when his free kick from the left managed to evade everyone and find its way in to the far corner, to give Queens the lead which they held until half-time. The home side dominated the early exchanges of the 2nd half and extended their lead on 62 minutes when a Cotgrave free kick was headed home brilliantly at the back post by Rob Courtenay. Ryan Thompson scored a third at the back post with a couple of minutes to go, to confirm a convincing 3-0 victory.
In The Cheshire Sunday Cup 3rd Round, Heygarth FC (Steve Forbes 2, Lee Yarlett, Mark Jones) had an extra-time 4-2 win at Rock Ferry Social (Cairns pen, Baird). Shore Villa (Olly James, Sam Hunt, Adam Lea) won 3-2 at Thorne P&H. Brow (Phil Hudson) went out 4-1 to Bredbury and The Tower (Steve Hawitt) were toppled by Pockets 8-1. The Tony Houlihan’s Memorial Challenge Cup 3rd Round saw Euro Wirral (Billy Foster 3, Terry New, Matty Maddocks) go through 5-3 at Shaftesbury Youth B (Craig Holman, Steve Devlin, Caulfield) and Bidston Hotel (Nathan Jones, Shaun Skillen) beat Farmers Arms Moreton (Steven Wilson) 2-1. Churchwood (Jamie Duggan 2, Christian Lewis) needed extra-time to beat PSV Bushell (Matt Purcell-Jones) 3-1.
Goals galore in the 1st Round of the David Tacy Cup; FC Fender (Danny Ormond 3, Kev Woods, Sam Copely 2, Danny Stuart) beat Eswa (Philip Bryan) 7-1 and in an amazing game, Comecon (Chris Clarke, Ryan Hughes 2, Luke Shillcock, David Kirby, Kieran O’Sullivan) won 6-5 at FC Ridger (Chris McGowan 3, Andy Freeman, Graham Williams). Armchair Alliance (Graham Simpson, Liam Farrall, Ian Wakefield, Lee Walton, Rob Marrs, Mark Barrow) beat AFC Claughton (Matty Boyd) 6-1 and it was the same result for Kings Arms (Karl Smith) as Matty Smith hit five against Ashville Old Boys (Liam Randles). Millcroft (Rob Maddocks) went through 4-3 on pens after drawing with Rangers Breaks (Liam Roberts).
Carl Maughan hit a hat-trick for Stirrup Sports & Social (Chris Griffiths) as they put a dent in Dock FC’s (Gary Reay) title challenge, with a 4-1 win. Mikey Barry and Jamie Garry scored for New Ferry Wirral Hotel in a 2-1 success over Argyll FC (Shaun Cunliffe). In Division One, Alex Wood hit a late winner for Lions (Paul Pulham, Steve Morgan) to beat Prenton Dell (Sinnot, Sample) 3-2 and the points were shared between Lancelyn Glenavon (Martin Reeve 2) and Wellington (Ali Major, Kieran Delaney).
Two own goals helped Cavendish draw 2-2 with Stanley Arms (Danny Wilson, Paul Smith) in Division Three. FC Ellies (Mike Bristow, Ali Herbert, Ben Pollard 2) won 4-1 at FC Vaults (Paul Rimmer) and Pollards Inn beat Riley’s FC (Tom Ashcroft 2, Peter McCoy) 4-3. Youth Division action saw Tom Fenley hit the winner for Glenavon Youth against Vauxhall Colts. Ashville Colts (Luke Street 3, Lewis Crawford, Ryan Smith) won 5-2 at Shore Villa Youth (Harry Camp, Mark Smith) and Vauxhall Youth (Sam Range 3, Ryan Lawson 2, Andrew Jones, Ryan Bennett, Kyle Smyth) hit eight without reply at Eastham Rangers. Ashville Youth (Leon Jones 6, Danny Amis 2, Greg Shone) defeated Shaftesbury Youth (Adam Badley) 9-1.
RUN OF THE MILL FOR VICTOR AS CAVENDISH GO THROUGH 13/11/2011
Houlihan’s Birkenhead Sunday League sides, Millcroft and Cavendish went head to head in the Wirral Junior Cup 3rd Round and it was Cavendish who went through to the last eight. Two goals from Victor Thurgill, a Martin Wilde chip and a Robby Batty effort, gave Cavendish a 4-0 win. Also, through to the Quarter-Final stage are FC Ellies; two goals from Jake Painter and one from Danny Donaghy were enough for a 3-0 success at Sandbrook. Ashville Old Boys (Ryan Pleavin, Danny Donaghy) went out 3-2 to Ravenscroft.
Dava Byrne hit a hat-trick for Upton Villa as they beat Prenton Dell (Aaron West, Kev Thompson) 3-2 in the Tony Houlihan’s Memorial Challenge Cup and Euro Wirral (Joe Keenan, Scott Connolly, Terry New) won 4-1 at Lions FC (Steve Dutton) in Round 1 of the Presidents Cup.
Premier Division action saw Queens Park (Terry Cotgrave 2, Josh Dures, Danny Brookes) stay top, thanks to a 4-2 result over Stirrup Sports & Social (Paul Devey, og). Dock FC remain level on points at the top with goals from Craig Donaghy, Mike Saunders, Gary Reay, Craig Johnston and a man of the match performance from Billy Newman, in a 4-0 win at The Tower. Brow had another two goals from Jack Ford and efforts from Phil Hudson and Matty Wood, as they beat Rock Ferry Social (Baird, Stewart) 4-2. Bidston Hotel (Steve Jones, Craig Skillen, og) won 3-1 against Argyll (Chris Tague) and Shore Villa (John Paul Wheadon 2, Adam Lea) edged out Heygarth FC (Lee Yarlett, Steve Forbes) 3-2.
In Division One, FC Fender (Mike Thomas, Daniel Stuart) beat Shaftesbury Youth A 2-0 and Kings Arms (Graham Edge, James Thomas) stayed in the promotion mix, with a 2-1 success at Lancelyn Glenavon (Dean Corris). Wellington (Jamie Breeze, Ally Major) and Saddle Club (Ross Henderson, Chris Aldcroft) shared four goals to share the points. North Star had doubles from Matty Maguire and Vinny O’Toole and one from Chris Bowe in a 5-1 win at Ellesmere Port Town, in Division Two. PSV Bushell (Kieran Latham, Mark Crossan) leapfrogged Churchwood as they beat them 2-0 and FC Ridger (Graham Williams) were held to a 1-1 draw by Bebington FC (Kevin Kearney).
In Division Three, New Ferry Rangers (Brown 2, Gouldson, Kenyon) shared the points with Pollards Inn, in an eight goal thriller and Riley’s FC (Peter Byrne, Tom Ashcroft) defeated Stanley Arms 2-1, to move to the top of the table. Youth Division action saw Chris Ferguson hit four for Glenavon Youth (Greg Killen, Sean Deehan) in their 6-1 win over Shore Villa Youth. Vauxhall Colts (Josh Lyth 2, Luke Jones, Ben Tollitt, Jamie Easton) maintained their form, winning 5-2 at Beechwood Falcons (Tom McGrath, Luke Wynne) and Shaftesbury Youth (Ryan Summers, Kieran Ashley) drew 2-2 with Eastham Rangers (Anthony Wilkinson, James Caul).
JACK ON A HIGH AS BROW TOPPLE BIG HOUSE 06/11/2011
In the Wirral Premier Cup 3rd Round, Houlihan’s Birkenhead Sunday League Premier Division side, Brow FC progressed to the last eight. Brow had two goals from Jack Ford and singles from John Harrison and Daniel Parnell as they battled back from two down to win 4-3 against Big House. Kieran Delaney hit a hat-trick for Wellington (Ally Major, Joe Robbo) as they knocked Upton Villa out 5-4 and James Atherton scored the only goal as Queens Park defeated Neston. Adam Lea hit four for Shore Villa (Leigh Carter, Carl Clampitt) in a 6-2 result at Wirral Sportsmans Arms and Stirrup Sports & Social (Paul Devey 2, Mike Devey, Michael Carroll) beat Saddle Club 4-0. Rock Ferry Social (Atkinson 2, K Jones) went out 7-3 at Poulton Royal.
Birkenhead Youth B carry the League flag into the last eight of the Wirral Amateur Cup, after an Aaron Dillon hat-trick and efforts from Tom Povall and Karlin Fleckner, gave them a 5-3 victory at Higher Bebington. Ellesmere Port Town, Farmers Arms Moreton, FC Ridger and PSV Bushell all failed to progress. There was better news in Round 2 of the Wirral Youth U18 Cup, as Vauxhall Youth (Kyle Smyth 2, Josh Greenlees) beat Princes Villa 3-0.
Premier Division action saw Paul Howell, Shaun Holmes and Gary Reay all register, as Dock beat Heygarth (Mark Price) 3-1. An own goal and a Nathan Jones effort were enough for Bidston Hotel as they defeated New Ferry Wirral Hotel (Mikey Barry) 2-1. Lions FC won 5-1 at FC Fender (Glen Comber) in Division One, with goals from Alex Wood (2), Danny Morgan, Mark Jamieson and a Steve Dutton penalty. Andy Bolton and Dave McElroy scored, as Prenton Dell beat Euro Wirral 2-0.
Churchwood maintained their promotion push in Division Two; doubles from Keith Lewis and Jamie Duggan and singles for Graham Reid and Josh Hughes, gave them a 6-0 win at Rangers Breaks. Bebington FC (Kevin Kearney, Kyle Pritchard, Stephen Nenna) shared six goals with AFC Houlihans (Jack Withy 2, James Magner). In Division Three, Armchair Alliance went two down against Eswa, through Ben Kierman and a Liam Rose penalty; Armchair’s Rob Marrs responded with a fine hat-trick, before Liam Rose levelled for Eswa; however, Liam Farrall popped up with a great finish to seal a 4-3 win for Armchair. AFC Claughton (Jonesy, Joe Lloyd, Joe Forrester, Liam Cotgrave) beat FC Vaults (Chris Pitfield, Garth Cooper, Paul Rimmer) 4-3 and Victor Thurgill scored a typical poacher’s effort, as Cavendish beat Pollards Inn 1-0. Jake Thompson hit three for Riley’s FC (Tom Ashcroft, Aaron Morgan, Peter Byrne) as they hit Old Parkonians for six and FC Ellies (Jake Painter 2, Jimmy Cross 2, Ben Pollard, Luke Ivory) defeated New Ferry Rangers (Gouldson, Gilsenan) 6-2.
Vauxhall Colts continued their goal crusade, this time hitting twelve without reply against Shaftesbury Youth; Jamie Easton (3), Kieran Linford (3), Josh Lythe (2), Ben Parsons, Lewis Clarke, Luke Murphy and Luke Jones all on target. Sam Hollywood got a hat-trick for Ashville Colts (Luke Street 2, Lewis Crawford, Jordan Downey) in their 7-2 win over Eastham Rangers (Anthony Wilkinson, Callum Limb). Ashville Youth (Leon Jones 2, Tom Anglesey) won 3-1 at Glenavon Youth (Chris Ferguson) and Beechwood Falcons won 5-3 away at Shore Villa Youth.
SIX HITTER EASTON SHOOTS COLTS TO CRICKET SCORE 30/10/2011
In the Cheshire U17 Cup 2nd Round, Houlihan’s Birkenhead Sunday League’s Vauxhall Colts went goal crazy as they thrashed Sandbach United 21-0. Jamie Easton was the main man with a double hat-trick; there were also hat-tricks for Ben Parsons, Ben Tollitt and Jake Carragher, with singles for Liam Charles, Scott Blades, Josh Lythe, Lewis Clarke, Luke Murphy and Adam Lewin. Ben Kearney hit all four goals for Ashville Colts in their 4-1 result at Ridgewood Rangers and Beechwood Falcons beat Winsford Diamonds 9-0. Glenavon Youth (Danny Dixon 2, Tom Hoather, Sean Malone, Conor Egan) went out 6-5 after extra-time against Sale United and Eastham Rangers (Anthony Wilkinson, Matty Ryan, Aidan Roberts, Joss Matthews) also fell 6-4 to Christleton New Scene.
Ashville Old Boys (Kalumbu Mwandwe 2, Ben Turner, Liam Randles, Ryan Pleavin) progressed in the Wirral Junior Cup, in a 5-4 extra-time victory over Dukes. AFC Claughton went out 1-0 at Hope Farm. In the Wirral U18’s Cup 2nd Round, there were hat-tricks for Dave McNeilis and Leon Jones as Ashville Youth (Greg Shone) beat Christleton 7-4.
The Tony Houlihans Memorial Challenge Cup 2nd Round saw Cavendish beat Lions (Josh Denson) 2-1 with goals from Martin Wilde and Victor Thurgill. FC Ellies progressed easily in the Rocky’s Gym Cup, beating Stanley Arms (Mike Davies) 7-1, thanks to goals from Redmond Bush, Ben McDaid, Danny Mullah, Luke Ivory, Danny Donaghy, Jimmy Cross and an own goal.
Premier Division action saw Paul Howell score two and Lee Hammond one, as Dock defeated New Ferry Wirral Hotel (Mikey Jones) 3-1. Bidston Hotel (Nathan Jones,
Billy New, Tommy Baker, Shaun Skillen) won 4-0 at Brow FC and Stuart Smith and Lloyd Ithell scored for Argyll, as they triumphed 2-0 at The Tower. Ian Hobday and John-Paul Wheadon both got doubles as Heygarth and Shore Villa drew 2-2.
In Division One, Kevin Woods and Daniel Stuart both got hat-tricks and Danny Ormand one as FC Fender beat Comecon 7-0. Scott Connelly scored twice for Euro Wirral (Terry New, Andy Hughes, John Strange) as they beat Saddle Club 5-2 and Kings Arms (Graham Edge 2, Matty Smith) won 3-1 against Shaftesbury Youth A (Mark Layfield). Upton Villa (Jamie Holmes 2, Lee Davies) edged out Prenton Dell (Dave McElroy, Danny Edwards) 3-2.
In Division Two, Danny Wood hit four, Neil Morgan and Keiran Latham one each, as PSV Bushell beat Bebington FC (John Kearney) 6-1. Aaron Dillon 2, Tom Povall, Karlin Fleckner, Alex Davies and Mikey Cotgrave, all hit the target for Birkenhead Youth B, as they beat Rangers Breaks (Lewis Watterson) 6-1. Shaftesbury Youth B (Tommy Wright 2, Mike Swindlehurst 2, Ben Verdin) won 5-1 at Farmers Arms Moreton (Steven Wilson) and FC Ridger (Sean Smyth 2, Andy Neal, Andy Freeman) beat Ellesmere Port Town 4-0. North Star (Vinny O’Toole) and Churchwood (Josh Hughes) drew 1-1.
Armchair Alliance (Rob Marrs 2, Liam Farrall, Mark Barrow) won 4-2 at FC Vaults (Chris Jackson, Jeff Bunon) in Division Three and Millcroft (Greg Hartly, Leigh Hutton, Colin Singleton) beat Eswa (Liam Rose, Bathing Wilson) 3-2. Riley’s FC
HEYGARTH’S HAT-TRICK HEROES PUT THEM THROUGH 23/10/2011
Clint Evans and Steve Forbes both hit hat-tricks as Houlihan’s Birkenhead Sunday League Premier Division side Heygarth FC, hit Weaverham Chapels for six without reply in the Cheshire Sunday Cup 2nd Round. Brow FC will join them in the last 16, after a deserved win against Dock. John Harrison and John-Paul Cassidy gave Brow a two goal interval lead but their nerves were tested in the closing minutes, as Lee Hammond pulled one back for Dock from the spot; however, Dave Lee made up for an earlier penalty miss to score from the spot with the last kick of the game, giving Brow the 3-1 victory.
Shore Villa had two hat-trick stars of their own in John-Paul Wheadon and Adam Lea; two more from Paul Kellock and one from Tony Powell completed the 9-0 thrashing of Alsager. Prenton Dell (Tony Sample, Danny Edwards, Andy Bolton, Kev Duffy, Kev Thompson) went through 5-2 against Boarhound and Queens Park (Ryan Thompson 2, Terry Cotgrave, James Atherton) won 4-0 at Upton Villa. The Tower, with two goals from Stewart Speed and one from Elliot Corridon recorded a fine win at Queens Bredbury 3-1. Euro Wirral (Terry New) went down 5-1 to Bredbury and New Ferry Wirral Hotel (Mikey Jones) took the lead but went out 3-1 to Pockets.
In the 1st Round of the Tony Smith Cup, Anthony Povall and Karlin Fleckner hit the target for Birkenhead Youth B, as they beat Ellesmere Port Town 2-0 and Churchwood defeated PSV Bushell 1-0 thanks to a Jamie Duggan goal. Shaftesbury Youth B won 4-1 at AFC Claughton in the 2nd Round of the Tony Houlihans Memorial Challenge Cup, thanks to two well taken Ben Verdin goals and singles from Mark Lawlor and Karl Pinch and in the 1st Round of the Rocky’s Gym Cup, Mark Fitzpatrick (2) and Dan Kerr registered for Millcroft in their 3-1 success over Pollards Inn.
A Nathan Jones double was enough to give Bidston Hotel a 2-1 verdict over Stirrup Sports & Social (John Duddy) in the only Premier Division game. In Division One, Danny Morgan hit three, Alex Wood two and singles for Paul Pulham and Steve Dutton, as Lions FC won 7-1 at Comecon. Lancelyn Glenavon’s Steve Corris showed his penalty expertise as he hit the only goal of the game from the spot against FC Fender. Shaftesbury Youth C (Liam Bradley, Gareth Craven) beat Saddle Club 2-1 and Wellington (Paul Leah, Ally Major) also won 2-1 against Kings Arms (Kevin Machin).
In Division Two, doubles from Steve Wilson and Kyle Barrow, added to a Jason Taylor strike, gave Farmers Arms Moreton a 5-0 result over Bebington FC and FC Ridger beat North Star 4-0; Andy Burriss (2), Sean Smyth and Andy Neal on target. Robbie McClennon hit three and Johnny Hammett two, as Armchair Alliance beat Ashville Old Boys (Ryan Pleavin, Craig Heron, Kyle Kelly, og) 5-4 in Division Three. Riley’s FC (Tom Ashcroft, Aaron Morgan) defeated Cavendish (Lee Byrne) 2-1 and New Ferry Rangers won 4-1 at Old Parkonians.
Ashville Colts (Ben Kearney, Luke Street, Lewis Clarke) beat neighbours Ashville Youth (Leon Jones 2) in the Youth Division; Glenavon Youth (Danny Dixon 2, Adam Leatt, Matty Byrne) won 4-2 against Eastham Rangers (Anthony Wilkinson, Matty Ryan) and Vauxhall Youth (Ryan Lawson, Kyle Smyth, Paul Pearce, Ben Windle) beat Beechwood Falcons 4-1. Shaftesbury Youth (Kieran Ashley 2, Craig Murphy) shared the points with Shore Villa Youth, 3-3
McDAID IN HEAVEN FOR ELLIES 16/10/2011
Despite creating a number of good chances, reigning Houlihan’s Birkenhead Sunday League Premier Division Champions Queens Park, fell at the first hurdle in the National Sunday Cup, going down 1-0 to Eagle Cons.
In the Wirral Junior Cup 2nd Round, Ben McDaid hit three, Luke Ivory and Mike Bristow two and Chris Moore got one, as FC Ellies defeated Armchair Alliance 8-2. Cavendish (Daniel Fortune 2, Chase Kerwin, Martin Wilde) also went through, winning 4-2 at Star Ozzys and despite finishing with only nine men, Millcroft went through 4-2 after extra-time against AM Plant Hire, thanks to goals from Colin Singleton, Chris Riley, Dan Kerr and a cramp ridden Peter Williams. In a 1st Round tie, Ashville Old Boys had four goals from Liam O’Dowd and singles from Ryan Pleavin, Jackson Smith, Liam Randles, as they won 7-2 at Birkenhead News. Riley’s FC (og, Taaffe) went out 3-2 at SCFC 94, as did Churchwood (Jamie Duggan) losing 2-1 to Birkenhead Vale in the Wirral Amateur Cup 2nd Round.
Round Two of the Tony Houlihans Memorial Challenge Cup saw Shaftesbury Youth C (Danny Mooney 3, Paul Ryan 2, Steve Duckers, Gareth Craven, Dean Nunn) beat Birkenhead Youth B (Tom Povall) 8-1. Dava Byrne hit three and Lee Davies one, as Upton Villa knocked out North Star 4-0. In the 1st Round of the Presidents Cup, Lancelyn Glenavon (Ben Edwards 2, Mike McGree 2, Steve Evans, Craig Fletcher) hit Comecon for six without reply. Prenton Dell (Tony Sample, Danny Edwards, Chrissy Hannon) beat Shaftesbury Youth A (Jamie Smith, Lee Robinson) 3-2
In the Premier Division, Rock Ferry Social had four goals from John Atkinson and doubles from Craig Cairns and Kyle Jones, as they hammered New Ferry Wirral Hotel (Wil Bulpin) 8-1. Paul Devey scored the only goal of the game for Stirrup Sports & Social against The Tower and Paul Howell and Nick Saunders scored for Dock FC without reply against Argyll. Heygarth FC (Andy Grimes, Chris Robertson, og) won 3-2 at Bidston Hotel (Nathan Jones, Shaun Skillen) and Shore Villa won 4-3 at Brow (Lee, Harrison, Durose) with goals from Adam Lea 2, John Paul Wheadon and Darren Caplin.
The only Division One game saw a brilliant hat-trick from Peter Rutter, as FC Fender beat Lions FC 3-1; unfortunately Lions’ goalscorer and captain, Craig Parry ended up in hospital with a suspected fractured cheekbone and we all wish him a very speedy recovery. Mark Lawler also hit three for Shaftesbury Youth B in Division Two, as they won 3-1 at Ellesmere Port Town (Gary Handley). AFC Houlihans (Jack Withy 2, Mike Farrell, Lee Patterson) beat FC Ridger (McGowan, Smyth, Neal) 4-3. Stanley Arms (Paul Haddock 2) shared four goals with Eswa (Liam Rose, Tim Wilson) in Division Three.
Ashville Colts (Ben Kearney 2, Luke Street 2, Lewis Crawford) beat Beechwood Falcons (Jake Whittaker, Joshua Clements, Connor McDonald) 5-3 in the Youth Division and Vauxhall Colts (Sean Cookson, Josh Lythe) beat Glenavon Youth (Danny Dixon) 2-1.
SHORE VILLA SHOCK DOCK IN PREMIER CUP 9/10/2011
In an all Houlihan’s Birkenhead Sunday League encounter in Round 2 of the Wirral Premier Cup, Shore Villa put in an excellent display to knock out Dock FC. Carl Clampitt broke the deadlock with a header in the 20th minute and two minutes into the 2nd half Tom Kellock doubled Villa’s advantage. It looked all over when Jon-Paul Wheadon struck from outside the box to make it three, but Dock hit back immediately through Shaun Turner; however their joy was short-lived when Adam Lea pounced on a goalkeeping error to score and despite Lee Hammond scoring a penalty with 18 minutes to go, Shore Villa held firm to claim a 4-2 victory and a place in the last 16.
Rock Ferry Social (Cairns 2, K Jones, Charles) had their goalkeeper sent off after 20 minutes but still went through 4-2 at Thorne P&H. Wellington FC with goals from McNally and Lyons defeated New Ferry Wirral Hotel (M Jones) 2-1 and doubles from Cassidy and Harrison helped Brow to a 4-2 win at MSC Eastham. Queens Park had penalties from Bowe and Cox to thank for their 2-1 success over Liscard Bronze and Upton Villa (Taft, Davies, Byrne, Williams) beat Gleve Motors 4-2. Two Paul Devey goals and efforts from Haye and Duddy, were enough for Stirrup Sports & Social’s 4-0 defeat of Cat and Saddle Club (Hodson, Chesters, Watkins) beat Grace Arms 3-1.
In the Wirral Amateur Cup 2nd Round, Gary Handley hit four for Ellesmere Port Town (Freeman, Scott, Abraham) in a 7-2 win at Lord Raglan. Birkenhead Youth B (Dillon, A Povall) defeated Rangers Breaks 2-0 and FC Ridger (Jenkins, Bingham, Williams) won on penalties after finishing 3-3 with Shore Villa from the Wirral Sunday League. PSV Bushell also needed penalties to see off Bebington FC (Craze, G Kearney, Hardman) and AFC Houlihans (Withy, McDonald, Kendrick) went out 4-3 against Towers FC after extra-time.
In the Cheshire Youth Cup, Ashville Colts recorded a memorable victory with goals from Clark, Downey and Hollywood, in a 3-2 win at Altrincham. Cavendish (Wilde, Loughton, Thurgill 2) won 4-3 at Ashville Old Boys (Pleavin 2, Lindfield) in Round 1 of the Rocky’s Gym Cup. Riley’s FC (Edwards, Morgan, White) beat Eswa 3-0 and New Ferry Rangers (Gouldson, Develing, Brown) knocked out AFC Claughton (D Jones) 3-1. Kyle Smyth hit a hat-trick for Vauxhall Youth (Range) in the Cleveland Cup, but it still finished all square with Glenavn Youth (Deehan 2, Dixon, Fenley) 4-4; Vauxhall winning the shoot-out 4-3.
In the only Premier Division game, Heygarth FC (Grimes, Robertson) drew 2-2 with The Tower (Ashurst, Corridon). In Division One, Prenton Dell (Bolton, Sample, Molloy, West) won 4-1 at Comecon (Hill) and FC Fender (Woods 2, Stuart, Rutter) beat Shaftesbury Youth C 4-0. Pollards Inn drew 1-1 with Millcroft (Fitzpatrick) in Division Three and Stanley Arms (S Jones, Griffiths, Haddock, Dougan) shared eight goals with Armchair Alliance (Farrell 2, A Smith, Hammett). FC Ellies (Pollard 2, Ivory, Bush, Cashin, Bristow) beat Old Parkonians (Matty Langford 3) 6-3.
Beechwood Falcons (Wynne 3, McDonald 2, Bell, Clements, Ellis, Bilsborough) beat Eastham Rangers 9-0 in the Youth Division and Vauxhall Colts (Easton 3, Cookson 2, Tyson) beat Shaftesbury Youth (Dom Campbell) 6-1.
WILL POWERS FARMERS THROUGH TO NEXT ROUND 02/10/2011
It was Round Two day in the Tony Houlihan’s Memorial Challenge Cup and 2nd Division Farmers Arms Moreton claimed the scalp of FC Fender (Jamie Beacall, Mike Thomas) from the Division above. Man of the moment was Will McFerran, who claimed a hat-trick in their 4-2 win; Steven Stewart getting the other. Old Parkonians also beat a Team from the Division above, as they ran out winners against FC Ridger. Trailing to a Colin Bingham goal, Jamie Swindlehurst came off the bench to take the tie to extra time, before hitting another, together with Paul Jones to seal a 3-1 win.
Churchwood FC, with a hat-trick from Jamie Duggan and a Liam Smith effort, conquered Kings Arms 4-1 and Lancelyn Glenavon (Ben Edwards 2, Martin Reeve, Alan Cairns) were too strong for Ashville Old Boys (Liam Randalls) winning 4-1. PSV Bushell had Ste Davies, Danny Wood and Neil Morgan on target, as they beat Millcroft (Adam Bolton, Leigh Hutton) 3-2. Prenton Dell (Aaron West 2, Andy Bolton) won 3-0 at FC Ellies and Wellington beat Eswa 4-0, with Paul Leah (2), Kieran Delaney and Dave Lyons registering. In an outstanding 1st Round tie, Rangers Breaks scored 5 times through Dave Thorbinson (2), Adam Barnett, Jay Palmer, Andy Williams; however Shaftesbury Youth B went one better, as Ben Verdan and Richard Denny both hit hat-tricks to win 6-5.
Veronica Conway Cup 1st round action saw Paul Devey bag a hat-trick for Stirrup Sports & Social as they beat New Ferry Wirral Hotel 3-0. A Tommy Baker brace and singles for Shaun Skillen, Jamie Freaney and Shaun Scarrisbrick, gave Bidston Hotel a 5-0 win at The Tower. Two Carl Clampitt goals and one from Adam Lea, edged Shore Villa through 3-2 against Brow FC (Peter Hanlon, Jack Ford).
In the Premier Division, Queens Park (James Atherton 2, Lee Gibson) came from behind to draw 3-3 with Rock Ferry Social (Craig Cairns 2, John Atkinson) and it was honours even between Argyll and Heygarth as goals from Wayne Hulse and James Carey ensured it finished 1-1. Division One action saw a brave effort from nine-man Saddle Club (Chesters 2, Hodson, pen) as they held out to draw 3-3 with Shaftebury Youth A (Lee Griffiths, Ryan Griffiths). The only other game was a resounding 9-1 victory for Upton Villa over Comecon (Ryan Hughes); goals for Lee O’Brien, Jamie Rule, with doubles for Lee Davies, Dava Byrne and a Philly Owens hat-trick.
There was another nine goal haul in Division Three as Vic Thurgill (3), Lee Byrne (2), Chase Kerwin, Wes Morgan, Terry Griffiths and Peter Kerr, were all on target for Cavendish FC, in their 9-2 success over New Ferry Rangers (Brown). In a much tighter game, Stanley Arms (Simon Jones 2, Carl Griffiths) defeated Pollards Inn 3-2. Riley’s beat FC Vaults 4-1 with goals from Tom Ashcroft, Sam Yates, Peter Byrne and Jake Thompson.
In the Cheshire U17 Cup 1st Round, goals from Matty Ryan, Jordan Cossins and Sean Williams gave Eastham Rangers a fine 3-1 victory over FC Hyde. Glenavon Youth (Danny Dixon, Olly Smith, Conor Egan) beat Altrincham Jnrs 3-1 and Shore Villa Youth (James Barry, Danny Allen, Will Callanan) also won 3-1 against Shaftesbury Youth (Ben Davies).
DILLON’S HAT-TRICK DELIGHT FOR BIRKENHEAD 25/09/2011
Aaron Dillon hit a hat-trick for Birkenhead Youth B against Churchwood FC (Jamie Duggan, Graham Reid) in Division Two of the Houlihan’s Birkenhead Sunday League. Further strikes from Vinny Duong and Tom Povall were enough for a 5-2 victory and moved them to level points with the league leaders. Ben Williams, Jay Mills and Colin Bingham scored for FC Ridger in their 3-2 win against Farmers Arms Moreton (Jason Taylor, Will McFarren) and it ended 2-2 in the game between Shaftesbury Youth B (Kevin Mearns, Michael Swindlehurst) and AFC Houlihans (Adam Hellon, Jack Withy).
In the Premier Division, Queens Park extended their lead at the top of the table with two goals from Steve Abbott, one from Terry Cotgrave and another from Anthony Gardner, in their 4-0 win at Stirrup Sports & Social. Rock Ferry Social (Hesketh, Bird, Stewart) defeated Argyll 3-0, New Ferry Wirral Hotel had two goals from Mikey Barry to thank for their 2-1 win over Heygarth FC (Steve Forbes) and Shore Villa (Clampit, Lea) finished all square with Brow FC (Dave Lee, John Cassidy) 2-2. Bidston Hotel won their Wirral Premier Cup tie 5-1 against Comecon (Tom Mairs), with goals from Peter Woods, Tommy Baker, Shaun Skillen and two from Billy New.
Division One action saw Kings Arms be the only one of the top five clubs to win, thanks to a Kevin Machin effort in a 1-0 result over Prenton Dell. Leaders Euro Wirral drew 3-3 at Lancelyn Glenavon (Danny Jones, Niall Macklin, Ben Edwards) and it was the same scoreline in the game between Saddle Club (Hodson 2, Hawthorne) and Wellington FC, for whom Lewis McNally hit a hat-trick. A fine performance from FC Fender saw them defeat Upton Villa 2-1, with Kevin Woods and Peter Rutter on target. Shaftesbury Youth C defeated neighbours Shaftesbury Youth A 4-0.
Doubles from Jamie Copley and Liam Cotgrave sent AFC Claughton to the top of the Division Three table, as they beat Stanley Arms (Carl Cavanagh) 4-1. FC Ellies (Mike Bristow 2, Danny Mulla 2, Danny Harrold, Jake Painter) hit six against Rileys FC (Tom Ashcroft) to win 6-1; as did FC Vaults (Ryan Wilson, Gaz Cooper, Chris Jackson, Jeff Bynon, Paul Rimmer, og) against Old Parkonians. Armchair Alliance (og) went down 2-1 at home to New Ferry Rangers (Gouldson 2). Eswa had goals from Liam Rose, Andrew Samson and two from Ben Kierman, but had to settle for a share of the points in a 4-4 draw with Cavendish (Daniel Fortune 2, Michael Woods, Martin Wilde).
In the Youth Division, Lewis Crawford hit four for Ashville Colts (Luke Street, Harry White) as they beat Eastham Rangers 6-0 and Vauxhall Colts recorded the same score against Shore Villa Youth, with goals from Luke Murphy 2, Josh Lyth, Jamie Easton, Sean Cookson and Ben Tollitt. Glenavon Youth had hat-tricks from Tom Fenley and Stefan Dodd, with singles for Sean Deehan and Conor Egan, in their 8-1 victory at Beechwood Falcons. Vauxhalls were in midweek action in the FA Youth Cup and put in a fine performance, only going down to a last minute strike against Lancaster.
ATKINSON’S THE ROCK FOR SOCIAL 18/09/2011
There were good wins for many of the Houlihan’s Birkenhead Sunday League sides competing in the Cheshire Sunday Cup, with Rock Ferry Social’s John Atkinson hitting a hat-trick in his team’s 3-1 win over Bidston Hotel (Tommy Baker). New Ferry Wirral Hotel (James Diable, Jamie Garry) won 2-0 at Argyll and a late Dave Lee penalty was enough for Brow to win 1-0 at Lancelyn Glenavon.
Euro Wirral went all the way to penalties in their tie with Old Star; 4-4 at extra-time with goals from Neil Doolan, John Strange, Billy Foster and Terry New, they held their nerve to win the shootout 4-2. Dock FC (Jamie Kenyon, Gary Reay, Lee Hammond, Bernie Holmes) went through 4-1 against Stockport Dynamoes and The Tower (Stewart Speed 2, Phil Parkhill, Paul Murray) beat Neston Nomads 4-2 after extra-time. Shore Villa defeated Cheadle Lions 6-2 with two goals each for Adam Leah and John Paul Wheadon and singles for Sam Hunt and Leigh Carter. Shaftesbury Youth C (Dean Nunn 2, Josh Griffiths) went down 5-3 against Cranford Rangers.
In the Wirral Junior Cup, Riley’s FC won well at Oxton Villa; with a Peter Byrne hat-trick and efforts from Mike White, Andrew Noonan and Sam Yates, in their 6-2 win. Millcroft (Dave McKeown, Mark Fitzpatrick) beat Eswa (Ben Williams) 2-1 but Stanley Arms went out 3-0 to Ravenscroft.
The Wirral Youth Cup saw Ashville Youth hit nine without reply against Heswall Athletic; Leon Jones hitting four, singles from Dave McNeilis, Danny Amis, Greg Shone, Tom Anglesey and an own goal. Vauxhall Youth (Kyle Smyth 2, Sam Range 2, Andy Jones, Ryan Bennett) won 6-1 at Glenavon Youth and Shore Villa Youth won 3-2 at Neston Nomads.
In the only Premier Division game, it ended honours even at 3-3 between Heygarth FC (Andy Grimes 2, Mark Jones) and Queens Park (Danny Brookes, Ian Loughran, Matty Holt) and in Division One, Saddle Club (Hodson 2, Chesters, Morgan) beat Lions FC (Craig Parry, Alex Wood, Danny Mirlees) 4-3. Division Two action saw North Star (Vinny O’Toole 2, John Clarke, Matty McGuire) run out 4-3 victors against AFC Houlihans (Steve Kendrick, Danny Squires, Adam Hellon). Ben Williams scored the only goal of the game for FC Ridger in their 1-0 win at Ellesmere Port Town and Neston Athletic had goals from Rob Marrs and Mike Davies to thank for their 2-1 success over Rangers Breaks (Andy Cefai).
In Division Three, Joe Lloyd and Steve Ando efforts gave AFC Claughton a share of the points in a 2-2 draw at FC Ellies (Tim Gilbert, Ben McDaid) and there was also stalemate in the 1-1 draw between Pollards Inn and Armchair Alliance (Liam Farrell). FC Vaults (Jeff Bunon, Dave Winterson) defeated Old Parkonians 2-1. In the only Youth Division match Ashville Colts (Luke Street 2, Ben Kearney 2, Lewis Clarke, Lewis Crawford) won 6-3 at Shaftesbury Youth (Adam Bagley 2, Lewis Taylor).
GRAHAM GIVES KINGS THE EDGE IN PREMIER CUP 11/09/2011
It was Wirral Premier Cup day for some of the top sides in the Houlihan’s Birkenhead Sunday League and King’s Arms put in a royal performance with a 3-0 win at Prenton Park. Two goals from regular marksman Graham Edge and one from Matty Smith put Kings into the hat for round 2.
Martin Reid scored a hat-trick and Mike McGree one, as Lancelyn Glenavon went through 4-0 at Prenton Dell and a Carl Maughan double and efforts from Danny Devey and John Duddy, were enough for a 4-2 win by Stirrup Sports & Social against The Cheese. Wellington FC recorded a fine result at Wirral Sunday League side Kent; a Paul Leah effort was added to by an Ali Major winner in extra time, in a 2-1 victory. Saddle Club (M. Jones 2, L.Jones, Ygartua, Hodson, Chesters) rode through to the next round, winning 6-2 against Shaftesbury Youth C. Queens Park (Steve Abbot, Terry Cotgrave, Ray Cox) beat Euro Wirral 3-0, Upton Villa beat Lions FC (Alex Wood) 2-1 and Brow FC (Dave Lee 2, Phil Hudson, Daniel Parnell) ran out 4-2 winners over Heygarth FC (Jack Woods, Mark Price). Stuart Smith scored two for Argyll FC but Rock Ferry Social went through after extra-time thanks to Atkinson, Swain and an own goal. FC Fender (Peter Rutter) went out 4-1 to Westminster.
In the Wirral Amateur Cup, Mark Lawler hit a hat-trick for Shaftesbury Youth B and Steve Devlin and Ben Verdan got singles, in their 5-0 defeat of TSF.
League action saw North Star (Chris Bowe 2, Vinny O’Toole 2, John Clarke, Matty McGuire) win a ten goal thriller in Division Two; 6-4 against Bebington FC (Chris Ballard, Mike Ballard, Les Skillen, Alan Craze). Birkenhead Youth B (Aaron Dillon, Tom Povall, Karlin Fleckner) beat PSV Bushell 3-0 and AFC Houlihans (Connor Murphy, Paul Kearon, Jack Withy, Grahame Hellon) won 4-1 at Rangers Breaks (Liam Roberts). Farmers Arms Moreton (Alex Broadbent) drew 1-1 with Neston Athletic (Mike Davies).
In Division Three, Paul Lindfield and Craig Heron registered for Ashville Old Boys in their 2-2 draw with Millcroft (Dave McKeown, Adam Bolton) and the points were also shared in the 1-1 draw between FC Ellies (Danny Donaghy) and Cavendish (Chase Kerwin). A Matty Boyd free kick and a Joe Lloyd effort gave AFC Claughton a 2-0 result at Riley’s FC and Armchair Alliance (Ian Wakefield 2, Mike Jones 2, Ryan Farrell, Ryan Jones, Mark Barrow) were in seventh heaven, as they defeated Old Parkonians 7-0. Eswa (Liam Rose 2, Nathan Wilson, Ben Kierman) beat New Ferry Rangers 4-0 and Stanley Arms won 3-2 against FC Vaults (Mark Waring, Paul Rimmer).
Tom Fenley scored four, with singles from Conor Egan and Olly Smith, in Glenavon Youth’s 6-2 success over Beechwood Falcons. Eastham Rangers recorded their first win of the season, with James Caul scoring the only goal of the game against Shaftesbury Youth. Sean Cookson hit two as Vauxhall Colts beat Vauxhall Youth (Kyle Smyth) 2-1 and it was honours even between Ashville Youth (Leon Jones 2, Ryan Clarke) and Ashville Colts (Luke Street 2, Ben Kearney) in a 3-3 draw.
SIX HITTER McNOON SHINES BRIGHT FOR NORTH STAR 4/09/2011
It was Round 1 of the Tony Houlihan’s Memorial Challenge Cup on Sunday and North Star FC’s Mark McNoon was the star of the round, as he hit six in his sides 13-1 win over Stanley Arms. Further goals from Josh O’Toole 2, Jimmy Hodgin 2, William Doyle, Vinny O’Toole and John Clarke, completed the scoring. Lancelyn Glenavon put AFC Houlihans (Lee Patterson) to the sword, with goals from Luke Hughes 2, Mike McGree 2, Martin Reid, James Beatie and Hayden Morris, in a 7-1 victory. King’s Arms (Graham Edge 2, Gary Duckers, Dave Leslie, Kevin Machin, og) knocked out Neston Athletic (John Brennan 2) 6-2 and Churchwood (Tom Briggs 3, Christian Lewis, Jake Walker, Jamie Duggan) hit six against Comecon to win 6-1.
Kevin Woods hit a hat-trick for FC Fender (Peter Rutter, Sam Copely) as they beat Ellesmere Port Town (Gary Handley) 5-1. Farmers Arms Moreton (Alex Broadbent 2, Kyle Barrow, Steven Wilson, Steve Painter) won 5-3 after extra-time against Rileys FC (Tom Ashcroft 2, Peter Byrne) and Cavendish knocked out FC Vaults 2-0. A 2nd half goal from Steve Morgan was enough to put Lions FC through against Pollards Inn and Wellington FC (Kieron Delaney 2, Ali Major) beat Saddle Club 3-0. Shaftesbury Youth C (Ben Jones, Paul Ryan) knocked out Bebington FC (Chris Ballard) 2-1 and Ashville Old Boys (Ryan Pleavin 2, Tom Murray, Ross Miller) won 4-2 at New Ferry Rangers.
In the Premier Division, Queens Park turned on the style to topple The Tower (Max Blood, Gareth Gill). Goals from Anthony Taylor 2, Anthony Gardner 2, Ray Cox, Steve Abbot, Mike Purnell and Ian Loughrin, completed an 8-2 win for the League leaders. Also amongst the goals were Shore Villa, who completed an excellent 6-1 victory over Rock Ferry Social (Craig Cairns), with a hat-trick for Jon-Paul Wheadon, two from Stuart Watterson and an Olly James effort. New Ferry Wirral Hotel surprised 2nd placed Stirrup Sports & Social (Paul Devey, Kevin Upton) with a 3-2 win and Argyll (Steve Scallion, Lloyd Ithell) drew 2-2 with Bidston Hotel (Steve Jones, Neil Smith). Two goals from Jamie Kenyon and one from Paul Byrne gave Dock FC the points against Brow FC (Lewis Morgan) 3-1.
The only game in Division One saw Terry New break the deadlock to give Euro Wirral a 1-0 win over Upton Villa. In Division Two, Shaftesbury Youth B beat Birkenhead Youth B (Lloyd Cartwright) 5-1, with goals from Craig Holman, Steve Devlin, Mark Lawler and a double for Ben Verdin. Division Three action saw doubles for Johnny Hammett and Liam Farrell and one from Chris Jones, as Armchair Alliance beat FC Ellies (Ben Pollard, Danny Donaghy) 5-2. Millcroft won 4-1 at Eswa (Andy Samson); Chris Riley, Dave Mckeown and Colin Singleton all on the mark.
Jamie Easton 3, Ben Parsons 3, Reece Orton 2, Kieron Linford and Josh Lyth all registered, in Vauxhall Colts 10-0 win over Eastham Rangers in the Youth Division. Glenavon Youth (Tom Booth) and Ashville Colts (Jamie Clague) drew 1-1 and Shore Villa Youth won 2-1 at Beechwood Falcons (Jake Whittaker).
BLADES PUTS THE KNIFE IN FOR BUSHELL Midweek 30th / 31st August
In Division Two, Daniel Blades looked sharp as he notched a hat-trick for PSV Bushell against Rangers Breaks; Dave Richards scored the other in a 4-0 victory. Vinny O’Toole grabbed a double and Liam Casey and Chris Wright singles as North Star defeated Neston Athletic 4-0. Birkenhead Youth B (Aaron Dillon 2, Tom Povall, Declan Iverson) ran out 4-1 victors over Farmers Arms Moreton and Churchwood won 2-1 at Ellesmere Port Town (Andy Henry), with goals from Danny Ainscow and Josh Hughes. Stuart Hardman, John Kearney and Kevin Kearney were on the mark for Bebington FC in their 3-3 draw with Shaftesbury Youth B and AFC Houlihans (Steve Kendrick, Jack Withy) also shared the points with FC Ridger (Graham Williams, Colin Bingham) in a 2-2 draw.
David Williams scored a last minute for Wellington in Division One, as they continued their strong start to the season; this time winning 2-1 at Comecon (Day Kirby). A Luke Hughes double was enough to give Lancelyn Glenavon a 2-0 success over Kings Arms and Lee Robinson, Mark Layfield and Jamie Atkinson all registered in Shaftesbury Youth A’s 3-0 defeat of Lions FC. Upton Villa beat Shaftesbury Youth C (Michael Davis) 3-1 and Euro Wirral were convincing 7-1 winners at Saddle Club.
In Division 3, AFC Claughton’s Chris Brown saved two penalties as his side beat Old Parkonians 3-2; goals from Ali Byrne, Joe Lloyd and a last minute free kick from Matty Boyd. Millcroft won 4-0 at FC Ellies with goals from Dave McKeown, Adam Bolton, Mark Fitzpatrick and Dan Kerr. Ashville Old Boys had Ryan Pleavin, Karl Dennis, Kyle Kelly, Steve Williams and Liam Randles on target in their 5-2 victory at FC Vaults. Stanley Arms (Ryan Hill, Simon Jones) drew 2-2 at Pollards Inn.
Premier Division action saw Stirrup Sports & Social (Carl Maughan 2, Paul Devey, Billy Devey, Griffiths) record an excellent 5-2 victory over Dock FC (Lee Hammond, Jamie Kenyon). Queens Park (Anthony Taylor, Jay Clare) beat Shore Villa 2-1 and New Ferry Wirral Hotel drew 1-1 with Rock Ferry Social (Craig Cairns). Argyll had a Lloyd Ithell hat-trick and an Anthony Hesketh double to thank for their 5-3 win at Parkside (Ian Irvine 2, Joe Jones).
In the Youth Division, Vauxhall Youth hit double figures again, this time against Beechwood Falcons, as Tom Cardus (4), Sam Range (3), Ben Windle, Luke Camden and Kyle Smyth, all found the net in their 10-0 win.
WELLINGTON PUT THE BOOT IN 28/08/2011
Houlihan’s Birkenhead Sunday League Division One side, Wellington FC put in an excellent performance as they ran riot against Upton Villa. An excellent 1st half display from Lewis McNally with two goals, set the foundation and further goals from Paul Leah (2), Kieron Delaney (2), Joe Robbo and Ali Major, completed an 8-2 victory. A Lee New goal gave Euro Wirral the points against Lions and Lancelyn Glenavon (Ben Edwards 2, Luke Hughes p) came from behind to beat Prenton Dell (Andy Bolton, Nicky Scholes) 3-2. Lee Robinson scored all four goals in Shaftesbury Youth A’s 4-0 result over Comecon. Saddle Club (Hodson, Hawthorne, Founds) won 3-1 at FC Fender (Peter Rutter).
In the Premier Division, there was a minutes silence held before the Rock Ferry Social versus Brow match, in memory of former Rock Ferry captain Bernie Jones who sadly recently passed away. The game itself saw Craig Cairns continue his goalscoring form with a hat-trick and Hesketh add another, as Rock Ferry won 4-2; Jon Cassidy and David Foggarty were on target for Brow. Stirrup Sports & Social (Paul Devey 2, Chris Griffiths, Mike Devey) ran out 4-2 winners over Bidston Hotel and Dock FC (Jamie Kenyon, Iggy McGraa, Shaun Holmes, og) won by the same scoreline at New Ferry Wirral Hotel (Haydn Cooper, Fitzy). Queens Park (Steve Abbot 2, Terry Cotgrave, p) still lead the way after defeating Argyll 3-0.
Josh Hughes got a double as Churchwood beat AFC Houlihans 2-0 in Division Two and goals from Dan Taylor and Rob Marrs gave Neston Athletic a 2-1 win at PSV Bushell (Danny Wood). Shaftesbury Youth B hit Rangers Breaks (Andy Williams, Dave Thorburton) for six with a Craig Holman hat-trick, a Derden double and a Mark Lawler effort. Ellesmere Port Town (Nathan Mapletoft, Gary Handley, Andy Henry) shared the points with Bebington FC (Stuart Hardman, Chris Ballard, Stephen Nenna) 3-3 and Farmers Arms Moreton (Jason Taylor 2, Anthony Daniels, Alex Broadbent) beat FC Ridger (Darren Pritchard, Hayden Croxford, Colin Bingham) 4-3.
In Division 3, Andrew Samson hit three and Scott Hoather and Liam Rose singles, as Eswa defeated Pollards Inn 5-0. Jimmy Cross also hit a hat-trick for FC Ellies (Ben Pollard, Tim Gilbert) as they beat Old Parkonians (Darren Halligan) 5-1. AFC Claughton (Jones 2) won 2-1 against Cavendish (Ryan Morgan) and FC Vaults (Chris Jackson) drew 1-1 with Millcroft (Mark Fitzpatrick).
Goals galore in the Youth Division, as Vauxhall Colts defeated Beechwood Falcons 11-1; Josh Lyth 3, Liam Scarth 2, Sean Cookson 2, Reece Orton, Ben Parsons, Jamie Easton, and Adam Lewis completing the tally. Glenavon Youth (Conor Egan 3, Danny Dixon 2, Tom Booth, Lewis Killen, Tom Fenley, Lewis Killen, Chris Ferguson) won 9-1 at Eastham Rangers (Anthony Wilkinson) and Ashville Colts (Luke Street 2, Craig Platt 2, Sam Hollywood) ran out 5-3 winners over Shaftesbury Youth (Tom Campbell, Luke Shaw, Joe Mullen).
CAINE IS ABLE FOR NORTH STAR Midweek 23 & 25/08/2011
The Division Two game between Rangers Breaks and North Star produced ten goals, four of which were scored by Paul Caine. Jacob Smith, Vinny O’Toole, Chris Bowe and John Clarke also scored in Star’s resounding 8-2 victory. In other high scoring games, Shaftesbury Youth B defeated AFC Houlihans (Paul Lloyd, Steven Kelly) 11-2, and Birkenhead Youth B (Aaron Dillon 2, Tom Povall 2, Vinny Duong) ran out 5-3 victors over Ellesmere Port Town (Nathan Mapletoft 2, Joe Hayes). Churchwood beat PSV Bushell 4-0, with Josh Hughes, Jamie Duggan and Jamie Ferguson amongst the scorers. Stuart Hardman and John Kearney hit the net for Bebington FC as they defeated Neston Athletic (Dan Taylor) 2-1.
Jamie Holmes struck a hat-trick for Upton Villa as they beat Saddle Club 3-0 in Division One and Karl Smith, Graham Edge and Matty Smith were on target for King’s Arms in their 3-1 win at Euro Wirral. Paul Lay hit a last minute screamer for Wellington, adding to a Ben Crossley double as they beat Shaftesbury Youth A, 3-2. Prenton Dell (Andy Bolton, D. Edwards) were 2-1 winners over Shaftesbury Youth C and Lancelyn Glenavon won 3-0 at Comecon.
In Division 3, there was a 4-4 draw in the game between Eswa (James Gillison, Michael Toal, Liam Rose, Andrew Samson) and FC Vaults (Jeff Bynon, Ryan Wilson, Dave Ratcliff) and despite fighting back to lead at one stage, Stanley Arms (Paul Haddock 3, Colin Parry) also drew 4-4 with FC Ellies (Luke Ivory, Danny Donaghy, Chris Moores, Tim Gilbert). Riley’s FC (Steven Robertson 2, Peter Byrne, Ryan Edwards) defeated Pollards Inn 4-2; Old Parkonians beat Ashville Old Boys 1-0 and Armchair Alliance drew 1-1 with AFC Claughton.
Thursday night Premier Division action saw Queens Park (John Johnson 2, Mike Purnell, Ray Cox) go to the head of the table with a 4-1 win over New Ferry Wirral Hotel (Mike Jones). Craig Cairns was on target again for Rock Ferry Social, with the only goal of the game against The Tower and Dock FC (Jamie Kenyon 2, Billy Newman) defeated Argyll (Lloyd Ithell) 3-1. Heygarth had Chris Georgeson to thank for their 1-0 win at Brow and two goals from Shaun Skillen and another from Paul Platt helped Bidston Hotel to a 3-1 success over Parkside. Stirrup Sports & Social (Carl Maughan, Paul Devey) shared the points with Shore Villa (Jon-Paul Wheadon 2) in a 2-2 draw.
In the Youth Division, Vauxhall Youth hit double figures against Eastham Rangers, as Ben Windle (4), Tom Cardus (3), Paul Pearce (2) and Sam Range, all found the net in their 10-0 win. In a much tighter game, two well taken goals from Danny Allen and Wil Callanan, were enough to give Shore Villa Youth a narrow 2-1 victory over Vauxhall Colts (Paul Lyth)
UPTON UP ON TOP 21/08/2011
Upton Villa have taken early pole position in Division One of the Houlihans Birkenhead Sunday League. Goals from Dava Byrne, Lee Davies and Jamie Holmes gave them a 3-0 win at Comecon and maintained their 100% start. Right up there with them are Shaftesbury Youth C (Alan Cross, Paul Ryan) who beat Lions 2-0. Prenton Dell (Andy Bolton, Aaron West) defeated Wellington (Luke Baugh) 2-1 and King’s Arms (Axel Ekani) against Euro Wirral (Andrew Hughes) finished all square 1-1.
In the Premier Division, Stirrup Sports & Social (Paul Devey 2, Chris Griffiths, Carl Maughan) ran out 4-2 winners over Heygarth (Clint Evans 2) and Dock FC (Jamie Kenyon, Lee Hammond, Shaun Turner, Paul Howell) won by the same scoreline at Shore Villa (Daniel Andrews 2). Craig Cairns scored another two goals for Rock Ferry Social, only to end up on the losing side as Matty O’Shea, Anthony Taylor and Anthony Gardner, scored for Queens Park in a 3-2 victory. Mike McGee hit two for Argyll, adding to an own goal and a Lloyd Ithell strike, as they beat New Ferry Wirral Hotel (Ricky Davis, Wil Bulpin).
PSV Bushell made it three wins from three matches in Division Two, with goals from Danny Taylor and Dave Richards in their 2-0 win at Bebington FC. North Star (Chris Wright, Paul Caine, Liam Casey, Chris Bowe, Mark McNoon) hit five without reply against Farmers Arms Moreton, as did Churchwood FC (Danny Povall Jamie Ferguson, Josh Hughes 2, Jamie Duggan) against FC Ridger. Shaftesbury Youth B completed a clean sweep for the away sides, as Craig Holman and Mark Lawler both hit doubles in a 4-2 result over Neston Athletic (Alex Fewtrell, Mike Davies).
In Division 3, Pollards Inn defeated Old Parkonians (Phil Hayward 2, Kyle Kirkham) 5-3 and Armchair Alliance beat FC Vaults (Dave Ratcliffe) 4-1. Rileys FC (Andy Noonan, Jake Thompson, Thomas Ashcroft) fought out a 3-3 draw with New Ferry Rangers (Rob Calcott, Lee Gilsenan, Liam Gouldson); whilst Cavendish (Robby Batty, Ryan Morgan, Lee Wharton) won 3-1 at Stanley Arms . Jimmy Cross scored two and Danny Donaghy one, as FC Ellies beat Ashville Old Boys (Liam O’Dowd, Ben Cloney) 3-2.
Leon Jones hit four for Ashville Youth (Tom Anglesey 2, Ryan Clarke, Mike Reynolds) in the Youth Division, as they ran out easy 8-0 winners at Beechwood Falcons. Vauxhall Youth defeated Shaftesbury Youth 4-1, with goals from Paul Pearce, Kyle Smyth, Luke Camden and Ryan Bennett.
SHAFTESBURY OVER THE MOONEY Midweek 16 & 18/08/2011
Danny Mooney hit two and Mark Gray got one, as Shaftesbury Youth C triumphed 3-2 at Euro Wirral, in Division One. Wellington beat Lions FC (Steve Morgan) 3-1. There were 2-2 draws in the games between Comecon (Gary Peake, Dave Curran) versus Saddle Club and Prenton Dell (Andy Bolton, Tony Sample) versus Kings Arms (Karl Smith, Graham Edge p).
The draws continued in Division Two as AFC Houlihans (Graham Hellon, Mike Farrell) versus Birkenhead Youth B (Tom Povall 2) and FC Ridger (Graham Williams, Sean Smyth) against Neston Athletic (Rob Marrs, Jay Gardner) ended 2-2. It was all square in the 1-1 draw between Farmers Arms Moreton and Churchwood (Lloyd Winkle) and Stuart Hardman hit a hat-trick as Bebington FC (Tom Woolley 2, Chris Ballard) defeated Rangers Breaks 6-0. Steve Lacey scored twice for PSV Bushell, including a spectacular overhead effort, as they beat Shaftesbury Youth B 2-1 and Ellesmere Port Town ran out easy winners, 5-0 at North Star.
Even more 2-2 draws in Division 3, as the games between AFC Claughton (Joe Lloyd, Ali Byrne) and Ashville Old Boys (Ross Millar, Craig Heron) and Old Parkonians (Phil Hayward 2) and Stanley Arms, ended honours even. Chase Kirwan and Victor Thurgill hit doubles to add to an Andy McCloughlin effort and an own goal, as Cavendish won 6-3 against FC Ellies (Ali Herbert, Chris Moore, Danny Donaghy). Millcroft (Dave McKeown 2, Colin Singleton, Mark Fitzpatrick, Luke Roberts, Dan Kerr) beat Armchair Alliance (Liam Farrell) 6-1, Riley’s FC (Andy Noonan, Adam Loftus) had a 2-0 result over Eswa and Pollards Inn drew 1-1 with New Ferry Rangers (Lee Gilsenan).
Thursday night Premier Division action saw Rock Ferry Social win 2-1 at Dock FC (Paul Howell), with two goals from Craig Cairns. Mark Jones hit the only goal of the game as Heygarth defeated Argyll and the points were shared in the 2-2 draw between Queens Park (Jamie Atherton, Dave Bowe) and Brow FC (Ryan Thompson, John Cassidy). Chris Griffiths scored twice for Stirrup Sports & Social and Davey Hay added another, as they beat The Tower 3-0. Jamie Williams scored four times for Parkside but unbelievably finished up on the losing side as ‘Chesney’ Diable hit a hat-trick and Wil Bulpin and Hayden Cooper singles for New Ferry Wirral Hotel to win 5-4. Adam Lea scored for Shore Villa (Jon-Paul Wheadon) but missed a penalty as Villa were unlucky to go down 3-2 against Bidston Hotel; two goals from Ryan Atherton and one from Mike Skillen securing the points.
SHORE START FOR VILLA 14/08/2011
The new Houlihans Birkenhead Sunday League season got underway on Sunday, with Premier Division new boys Shore Villa getting off to a winning start, thanks to a goal from Adam Lea against Stirrup Sports & Social. The other promoted team, Argyll (Ithell 2, Hesketh), picked up a point in a 3-3 draw against Rock Ferry Social (Baird, Heskey, og). Reigning Champions Queens Park (Dave Bowe, Anthony Taylor) began the new term with a 2-0 success at Bidston Hotel and Dock FC won 5-1 against The Tower (White), with two goals for Lee Hammond and singles for Mike Saunders, Jamie Kenyon and man of the match Paul Howell. Brow (Lee 2, Grannon, Cassidy) hit four without reply against New Ferry Wirral Hotel and a penalty from Craig Kavanagh was enough for Heygarth FC to defeat Parkside.
The 1st Division saw a Craig Griffiths double help Euro Wirral win 4-1 at Comecon and Craig Parry got the only goal of the game for Lions FC against Saddle Club. Kings Arms (Edge pen, Easterbrook, K. Smith) started well with a 3-1 result over Wellington and Upton Villa (Connor, Pinkham) beat Shaftesbury Youth A, 2-0.
Goals from Graham and Ben Williams, Colin Bingham and Danny McDowall, set FC Ridger on their way to a 4-0 result over Rangers Breaks, in Division Two. Birkenhead Youth B (Dillon, Duong) and Neston Athletic (Higgins, Fewtrell) shared the points in a 2-2 draw. A Simon Mapletoft double and singles for Nathan Mapletoft and Joe Hayes gave Ellesmere Port Town a 4-2 win over AFC Houlihans (Adam Hellon, Jack Withy). PSV Bushell had keeper Dave Farr to thank for saving a penalty and goals from Keiron Latham, Danny Wood and Dave Richards in their 3-1 result over Farmers Arms Moreton (Jason Taylor). Ben Burden, Tommy Wright and David Bolton hit the mark as Shaftesbury Youth B won 3-1 at Churchwood FC (Brian Barber).
In Division 3, an own goal and a Tim Gilbert brace gave FC Ellies a 3-2 win at Pollards Inn. Old Parkonians (Phil Hayward 2, James Kirkham) were three up at half time but Rileys FC fought back to draw with goals from Andy Noonan, Jake Thompson and Thomas Ashcroft. FC Vaults (John Evans) drew 1-1 with AFC Claughton (Jamie Copley) and Millcroft (Colin Singleton, Mark Fitzpatrick) shared the points with Cavendish FC (Victor Thurgill, Steve Minnow). Two goals each for Craig Heron and Ben Cloney gave Ashville Old Boys a winning start, 4-1 against Stanley Arms. Eswa (James Gillison 2, Mike Roche, Gary Earnden) also started with a win, 4-2 over Armchair Alliance (Josh Dobson, Liam Farrell)
Ashville Colts set the standard in the Youth Division as they hit seven without reply against Shore Villa; doubles for Jordan Downey, Ryan Smith and Luke Street adding to a Lewis Clarke effort. Shaftesbury Youth (Joe Mullin 2, Jake Smith) won 3-0 at Beechwood Falcons and Vauxhall Colts won 4-0 against Ashville Youth, thanks to two great long-range Josh Lyth efforts, a penalty from Ben Parsons and an individual effort from Jamie Easton. Matthew Tyson and Jake Carragher both had fine games for The Colts in midfield.