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Birko Times - Akarana Publishing
MATCH DAY SPONSOR
The
Birko Times
25-5 2013
BIRKENHEAD UNITED
v
CENTRAL UNITED
BUAFC Division 1 Ladies in action!
P R O M OT I N G F O OT B A L L I N O U R C O M M U N I T Y
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Contents
Page
Presidents Welcome...........................................................................3
First Team Report............................................................................4-5
Goal Scorers 1st and Reserve Team....................................................7
Reserve Team Report.........................................................................9
U/17s Metro...............................................................................10-13
Ladies Football............................................................................14-17
2005 BUAFC host Marist Tournament...........................................18-19
Premier Reserve Player Profiles.........................................................21
NRFL Premier Reserves Squad Lists..................................................22
NRFL Premier Mens Squad Lists.......................................................23
Premier First Team Player Profiles.....................................................25
Juniors Football...........................................................................26-29
NZFA Code of Conduct................................................................32-36
League Tables.............................................................................37-41
NRFL Prem Res and Prem Mens Fixtures/Results..........................42-43
Club Contacts...................................................................................44
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PRESIDENTS WELCOME
A warm welcome to Central United FC players, management and supporters
today to what promises to be another challenging game. Central come into
the game as the Chatham Cup champions of 2012, having also won the
cup in 1997, 1998, 2005 and 2007 and as NRFL champions in 2004, 2007 and 2008. With
three first team members having made the switch from Central last year to Birkenhead, this
is likely to be a competitively fought game.
Our lads were unlucky not to win last week playing away against Hamilton Wanderers. Playing
on a heavy pitch and having a leveling goal scored against us in the 94th minute was a tough
result, which I am sure will spur the team on, especially when considering a solitary point
is what separates us from ECB in second place. We have now gone 29 games unbeaten in
league matches and that is the mark of a good side which is well coached.
In the wider club, the lights for our lower fields are due to start construction any day now with
our permanent fence being reinstated in the next two weeks while plans are also progressing
for our last field and our training pitch to be rebuilt in October.
A warm thank to the life members of the club. In this our special 50th anniversary year,
their participation, guidance and generosity is more valuable than ever and I join my fellow
committee members in celebrating everything they have done for the club over many (in
some cases many, many, many) years.
Please feel free to join me in the clubrooms for a chat, a bite to eat and something to wash
it down with.
Regards,
Dave Newick
President - BUAFC
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FIRST TEAM REPORT
A warm welcome to the Central squad, officials and all
supporters today. We are expecting today’s game to be our
toughest of the season now the O league has finished.
Our last home game was a 2-1win against Bay Olympic with goals to Lawso
and Sam Margetts.
We rode our luck and to be honest didn’t play very well but we should have
put the game away in the second half. Bay Olympic played some nice football and were well
in the game until their send off.
Then to Hamilton last weekend. Disappointing to only draw after taking the lead in injury time,
and it was a tough game on a very poor pitch. Goals went to Jack and Dylan.
Thanks to Parky, Time, Hannah, Steve, Terry and Jason for all their help.
Cheers Hobbo
FIRST TEAM REPORT – MANAGERS SAY!
A big welcome from the “Home of Football” to Chris Zoricich and his players,
staff and supporters. Also to our officials for the day Chris Kerr and his
assistants. It’s been a few seasons since the last fixture between these two
sides with only from memory, Sam Jasper and Stuart Hogg in our ranks this
year from that last encounter at Kiwitea Street, while Hago has the shoe on
the other foot for this round! Let’s hope the heavens are kind to us for the sake of football.
Vs Bay Olympic 11-05-2013
A game that was physically challenging for both teams, yet the ‘mature’ Bay Olympic team
held the balance of power with the assistance of the chime of the whistle. This was well
supported due to ‘blanket cancellations’ Super City wide!
Birko created chances during the first stanza, yet only went to the break 1-0 to the better,
on a day football could be promoted. The only negative being that the 9th minute strike by
James Lawson to take the lead also saw him need to leave the field due to his fearless effort
to convert his change. 1-0 up at the break, yet still work to be done.
‘Fletch’ saved a penalty … superb! Yet Bay Olympic soon equalised! A 75th minute strike by
Sam ‘Magwheels’ Margetts to open his account this season saw us home for the 3 points.
An invigorating display at the back by Jacob ‘Jake the Muss’ Hall, with a chip and chase that
Frano Botica would be proud of, was outstanding and was player of the day as a result.
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On the road again vs. Hamilton Wanderers 18-05-2013
An early breakfast and coach trip to the Waikato to face the Mark Cossey coached Hamilton
Wanderers, and the lads seemed upbeat! Having Jack, Doobie, Jasper and Mags part of
Cossey’s Waikato FC squad ensured both teams were aware of each other.
The Porritt Stadium turf resembled more a ‘sticky pudding’ than a playing surface for which
an apology was made post match. For 20 minutes while the surface held up, Birko were
clinical and a 9th minute strike by Dylan Windust saw us up, only to be dragged back by the
half, with the hosts down to 10 men, yet 1-1 at the break.
The hosts “bottled up” in the second spell and when Jack Hobson-McVeigh scored in the “refs
time,” celebrations! Only to be subdued by a second equaliser moments later, go figure, still
1 point away from home! A very quiet coach trip home.
Player of the day with 150% effort to Ryan Howlett who when not playing or training, swims
with the sharks, crazy!
Great to see our loyal boys and girls travel
down to the Netherworld. The lads, staff and
all involved appreciate it no end! Enjoy today
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The Step
See you after the game
Cheers Parky
CAUTIONS
PLAYERS OF THE DAY
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Godwin Darkwa
East Coast Bays Dylan Windust
Onehunga Sports Sam Jasper
Manurewa
Bill Tuiloma
Waitakere
Dylan Windust
Bay Olympic
Jacob Hall
Hamilton WanderersRyan Howlett
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Sam Jenkins
Ryan Howlett
Jacob Hall
Doobie Parkinson
Sam Jasper
Stuart Hogg
Dylan Windust
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Stuart Hogg........................................... 4
Jack Hobson McVeigh............................. 4
Doobie Parkinson................................... 2
Dylan Windust......................................... 2
James Lawson....................................... 2
Sam Jenkins........................................... 2
Sam Jasper............................................ 2
Godwin Darkwa...................................... 1
Rodrigo Campodonico............................ 1
Ryan Howlett.......................................... 1
Sam Margetts......................................... 1
Bill Tuiloma........................................... 1*
Nathan Gibb........................................... 6
Harrison Bolton-Roberts.......................... 4
Paul Park................................................ 2
Rodrigo Campodonico............................ 1
Harry Bell............................................... 1
Cody Doherty......................................... 1
Connor Felstead..................................... 1
Elijah Neblett.......................................... 1
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Bill Tuiloma (Birkenhead United),
Alec Solomons (East Coast Bays) and Rhys Jordan (Bristol City, previously
with Forrest Hill Milford) on their selection for the Junior All Whites heading
off to the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Turkey next month. Also to former
Northern Football FTC players Luke Adams (Derby County) and Tim
Payne (Blackburn Rovers) who have both played for Waitakere United and
Waitakere City, while former Oratia United player Storm Roux (Perth Glory)
was a FTC and Weir Rosebowl representative for NFF.
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BIRKO RESSIES
Hamilton Wanderers v Birkenhead Reserves Porritt Stadium 18/05/2013
This fixture is the only time this season barring a cup run that the team
have a bit of a road trip. Given the previous weeks narrow win the team
knew that not only did we need to lift our game, but we needed to do it against the team
leading the reserve competition.
Arriving and warming up in the rain seems to be a regular thing this season, the difference in
Hamilton was that their pitches turn to bogs when wet and so playing attractive football would
prove difficult; the first five minutes proved that. We tried to get our passing game going only
to be punished by the big ol’ boot down the field to a very quick forward. He managed to
create enough pressure to get a shot off which took a deflection off Ash to put Gareth the
wrong way. Two minutes later following a similar move Hamilton struck again and once again
Ash’s knee helped the ball over the line. 2-0 down in less than 5 minutes! Our bodies may
have been on the park but our heads were still on the bus.
Eventually we worked our way into the game and adapted to the slippery conditions and
started dominating the possession. After a couple of good opportunities including a good
save from Elijah we struck back through Harrison Bolton-Roberts. Elijah had twisted and
turned his way around several players and played the ball to Nathan whose shot rebounded
to Harrison outside the box and his trademark drive left the keeper without a chance.
Our joy was short-lived. Following a free kick late in the half, Gareth was left with no chance
as the ball found the inside of the post to make it 3-1.
Despite the score-line the boys headed back out for the second half with the firm belief that
there was something to be had from the game (otherwise it was going to be a sad bus trip
home). But as the game neared full-time and all of our possession had come to nought, it
looked like things would remain the same. Hamilton had sensed that they were on the back
foot and had resorted to winding the clock down, whilst our boys continued to dig in deep.
When the subs came on the fresh legs added to the mix and the tempo was raised. With only
a few minutes to go a move that began with Drew at left back and seemed to involve most
players was smashed home by Connor. Pride at least had been restored and the icing was
on the cake when Elijah played a ball across the face of the goal in the 90th minute. Nathan
appeared out of nowhere to slot home from 3 metres out - a real goal poachers finish! The
ref played on for a further four minutes because of the time wasting and Elijah had another
chance to snatch victory, but for an excellent save. In the end the final whistle couldn’t come
quick enough for Hamilton and our boys learned that if you keep battling you will be rewarded!
Solid performances from Gareth in goal, Harry and Tom in midfield, Roddy and Elijah, who
was named man of the match.
Terry Taylor
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The prospect of being selected for the team every week just got more
difficult for Birkenhead’s top young talent. With the squad totaling 23, it has
become increasingly difficult to choose a well balanced team to represent
Birkenhead United in the elite Metropolitan League. Most would agree
Birkenhead’s u17 Metro selectors will have a challenging/stressful period selecting a winning
combination every week. Only 14 Players are selected every week for each game.
A treble by returning striker secures another emphatic win
Game 5 vs Bucklands Beach, Sunday 12 May, Rogers Park:
The brief to the boys this week was a simple one: “Bucklands Beach was Dylan Higgins
previous team and we want to teach them a lesson”. And with the return of Conor Felstead to
the strike force, we were once again set for another impressive showing.
The game leapt off to a flying start with us keeping possession and commanding control. The
boys maintained a constant pace by passing the ball all around the park but our attacking
play, with the final pass, was the let down this time. The likelihood of scoring never really
presented itself as our strikers hardly had the opportunity to shoot at goal.
A well placed free-kick by Adyn Kettle left the opposition defense motionless and the follow
up strike by Conor Felstead just missed pass the upright. Conor eventually scored after a
delivery by the midfield into the box. Scrappy, but effective 1-0 up and we felt we had broken
the seal. Within minutes an effective attacking play down the right flank allowed a cross-in
from the bi-line for Thomson Nkoy to finish, falling over as he shot for goal. Similar to the goal
scored by Lawso in the 1st team’s game the day before…..mmmmm, too many similarities
with that play it may be the coach is trying something new.
Our dominance in the mid-field exemplified our superior “on the ball” skills. A strong showing
by Adyn Kettle, Jack Benbow and especially Amili Kasim, showed off the opposition’s
mediocre performance. Bucklands Beach’s game is based on swift counterattack and our
defense (also worth mentioning) led by Scott Guyatt, presented very little chances for the
opposition to attack.
Shortly after the start of the second half, Conor Felstead scored quickly in succession,
4-0 up. To be honest, I cannot recall the exact plays and therefore cannot report on both
situations….it happened so fast. But I do however, clearly recall Amili’s goal. With so much
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possession in the mid-field, Amili found himself with enough time to contemplate a “Shot on
Goal” approximately. 20 metres out from the goal mouth. With a powerful right foot strike the
ball floated through the defense and for a moment it seemed as if the keeper had it covered
but no…. BAM through the legs…..unlucky, 5-0 up. Our 6th came courtesy of a Scott Guyatt
break away down the left flank and an intended cross into the danger area resulted in the ball
floating over the keeper, just under the crossbar and into the back of the net. He made it look
easy….let’s see you do that again Scott.
Conclusion: Home advantage was not enough to get Bucklands Beach even close to
our standard of superior football and I am sure they’ve learnt a valuable lesson how to play
proper football.
Stand outs: Amili Kasim, Conor Felstead, Scott Guyatt and Darius Shazell
Result: 6-0 win Coaching Team’s Emotion: Yippeeeee
Coach: Paul Hobson
Outlook: Table toppers
next….???
Trainers: Steve Holbutt & Terry Taylor Manager: Jason Higgins
Birko’s young guns move closer to topping the ladder
Game 6 vs Ellerslie, Sunday 19 May, Shepherds Park:
In my opinion the very essence of coaching is having a commanding sense of leadership.
At the heart of leadership you will find vision. And it’s got to be a vision you express clearly
and forcefully every time. I got to witness an example of Paul Hobson’s vision first hand this
past weekend.
With so many talented players to choose from for the game against the unbeaten Ellerslie,
Paul opted to select a team which was stacked with forwards. And it paid off big time!!! Frive
games played and Ellerslie only conceded two goals. Which meant their defense was hard
to penetrate. But our young guns easily exposed their defense and more than doubled their
‘Goals Against’ statistic.
I am sure our loyal supporters have grown accustomed to the way we dominate from the
outset, and the start of this game was no different. Within minutes Ellerslie quickly identified
that our lethal strike-force would direct play and assembled most of their players at their
goal mouth. It would take a stroke of inventive football to crack that defensive nut, and the
defensive nut eventually cracked courtesy of an Adyn Kettle goal.
A free kick just outside the box allowed a leaping Elijah to header the ball down at Adyn’s feet
which he calmly slotted past the keeper with a touch of finesse, bottom right. 1-0 up and we
were plain sailing to the end of the first half. But once again when we seem to dominate, a
lapse in concentration (a teenager’s daily default) showed off Ellerslie’s counter attack playing
style. Our boys just handed the ball to the opposition with that “final pass” not being executed
successfully. A play down the right hand side produced a corner which was not cleared and
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a shot at goal resulted in a handball in the box – penalty….aaaaarrrrgghh!
With the probability of an equaliser just before the end of the 1st half it was
now Darius’ turn to shine. He told me (after the game) he stared down the
penalty taker and noticed at the last second he glanced bottom left upright.
Good presumption as the correct deduction resulted in an awesome save – impressive goal
keeping.
The start to the second half was an even state of affairs. Ellerslie seem to identify that
they would need to push players up the field and attack if they were to contest this game.
Some high quality football from both sides provided our spectators with some entertainment.
Strong performances from the ever consistent Scott and the rest of the defense, Jarrod,
Jack, Amili and Harry Bell rarely allowed Ellerslie to shoot at goal.
A classy run down the left flank by Dylan Higgins (back from injury) to the bi-line assisted
in Elijah’s goal. Dylan somehow had enough time to decide to either cross over the face of
goal or lay it back to an approaching Elijah. Dylan chose the latter by “threading the needle“
between two defenders and after a deft touch and with pinpoint accuracy, Elijah curved the
ball around the keeper, 2-0 and the result seemed as if it was a foregone conclusion. But
another corner kick caused a little panic inside the box and WHAM a goal to the opposition.
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2-1 up and game on again.
In my last article I challenged Scott by
mentioning “let us see you do that again”.
In hindsight I should’ve set the challenge to
Amili. Because, believe it or not, his goal was
a virtual carboncopy of the goal he scored
last week. A ‘Shot on Goal’ approximately.
23 metres out from the goal mouth resulted
in a misjudgment by the keeper and BAM,
goal 3-1….let us see you do that again Amili.
Polished performances by Harri BoltonRoberts, Elijah Neblett and Thomson Nkoy
alleviated pressure which allowed our
team to dominate completely.
For me it was Hobbo’s pure vision that lead
the team to another overwhelming victory.
To quote a spectator after the game: “That’s
the type football we are used to watching
at Birkenhead United - just bloody brilliant”.
SEASON GOALS
Conor
Felstead
3
Thomson
Nkoy
3
Adyn
Kettle
2
Amili
Kasim
2
Elijah
Neblett
2
Dylan
Higgins
1
Harrison
Bolton-Roberts
1
Joel
Curran
1
John
Short
1
Keegan
Farrelly
1
Scot
Guyatt
1
Tate
Kimpton
1
TOTAL 19
Conclusion: “The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do
what he wants done, and self-restraint enough to keep from meddling with them while they
do it” - Theodore Roosevelt.
Stand outs: Darius Shazell, Scott Guyatt, Elijah Neblett, Thomson Nkoy and Jarred Dixon
Result: 3-1 win Coaching Team’s Emotion: Jubilant
Coach: Paul Hobson
Outlook: Possible league
winners
Trainers: Steve Holbutt & Terry Taylor Manager: Jason Higgins
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1ST DIVISION
12th May 2013 – vs. East Coast Bays: Result 2 - 3 Loss
What was down as a top of the table clash turned into a game full of clichés…
1. “It was a game of two halves”
2. “You have to play the full ninety”
3. “Nothing comes easy in this league”
The game started with the Birko Ladies receiving a lesson in quick ball movement, and fast
attacking play from a youthful looking Bays side, putting Birko on the back foot, chasing their
tails, for what seemed like the entire first half. Luckily for Birkenhead, and closely associated
to Caroline Anderson’s intelligent sweeping role, Bays were only able to grab one goal,
which came on the end of an untidy goal mouth scramble, from their dominating first half
performance.
After a tactful word or two at the break the second half was a complete contrast to the first,
Birko took the dominating role, and Bays were put on their back foot, and it wasn’t long until
Fiona Pierce calmly slotted one into the lower left hand corner. Another superb performance
from Lorna Selby, who has made the step up from under 15’s this year, and contributions
from Gill Lathwood (who may vaguely remember being 15), ensured the pressure continued.
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With twenty to go Birko went 2-1 up after Lisa Witberg netted an absolute screaming twenty
yard volley that any player would have been proud off, things were looking promising,
unfortunately now time to introduce cliché number 2.
With ten to go the Bays striker pinched the ball from the Birko defence and levelled the scores
from a one on one opportunity. With a sniff of victory Bays swung the dominance back in their
direction sending Birkenhead into survival mode, which they almost made. Come the second
minute of extra time a twenty five yard shot bounced off the Birko crossbar and up into the
keepers hands, seemingly freezing everyone in time, everyone except the Bays lineman who
was furiously flagging the ref indicating a goal. After a quick consultation between linesman
and ref the goal was awarded, (he must have had good eye sight from ten yards up the line),
thirty seconds later the full time whistle blew, aaaggghhh…..
A man of the match performance from Melia Rosen, who started off at right half and ended
up as right back, and plenty of good things to take from the days outing, however cliché
number 3, if we want to be at the top of the table come the end of the season, we must
ensure we get something out of games like these as opposition teams are all competitive
enough to steal your thunder if you give them the chance.
FIFA WOULD BE PROUD
19th May 2013 – vs. Te Atatu: Result 0 - 1 Loss
This was a game that was aptly described at the half-time break by the team captain, Yvette
Amadia, as “an arm wrestle that could go either way”; unfortunately we weren’t the ones who
came out on top at the end of the ninety!
Being moved off the number 1 field, and forced up to the number 4 was in itself disappointing
for the team, (and hopefully not reoccurring), but it also brought with it a strong cross wind
which could be described as influential.
With two very differing styles of play, Birkenhead – fast ball movement to feet, retain the
ball, switch the play, Te Atatu – pack defend, obtain the ball, coach yells “Go long, go long”,
kick it as hard as you can up the field, chase it, there are possible positives you could take
from both methods. The strong ‘pack’ defensive tactics of Te Atatu kept them in the running
throughout the game, with Birko having numerous goal box scrambles they just couldn’t
seem to get through.
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After approximately 65 minutes of their ‘kick it long’ tactics Te Atatu put one high and
heading towards the goal, on landing the ball took up a vicious spin cruelly heading through
the keepers hands and into the net. From that point Birko increased the pressure creating
several further goal scoring opportunities, but to no avail.
Another strong game from Lorna Selby, exploiting the opposition down the left hand side,
and a player of the day performance from Lisa Witberg, controlling the back line and tidying
up the copious long balls from Te Atatu, shows plenty of strength from the teams younger
players, providing plenty of promise for the team in years to come – as long as they are
provided the opportunities.
Next week we start the leagues second round and head out to West Auckland where the
team must keep their heads up, remain positive about their style of play, and learn from the
last couple of weeks.
2ND DIVISION
12th May – 2-1 loss vs. Norwest
This week saw us travel to current league leaders Norwest for what was always going to be
a tough game. In an attempt to stop the results slump we had found ourselves in recently it
was time to try a new formation. Giving a team a new formation half-way through the season
is never easy and we knew there’d be teething problems but the girls took to it well. The
game was a well contested one in which we saw plenty of the ball and had plenty of chances
to snatch all the points but we frustratingly couldn’t convert any and an early defensive
mistake ultimately cost us. Despite this we scored a very well taken goal through Patrice
Koks and Karen Taylor showed her experience to produce a man of the match performance
in the heart of our defence. So although feeling like we’d tossed the points away, the general
performance of the team was good and the potential looks promising for the rest of the year.
19th May – 6-1 Win vs. West Auckland
This week we hosted West Auckland at home and without knowing anything about them we
decided to stick with our new formation and see what happens. What happened was magic.
The girls put on the best performance I’ve ever seen them play and we ran out easy winners
in the end. Six goals with five different goal scorers tells its own story but the general play
all across the field was brilliant and could have easily produced more goals if the opposition
keeper hadn’t been having a good day. From our defensive line being solid and error free to
our midfield dominating and our strikers having a field-day, the overall performance was a
9/10. Whilst I could have picked anyone for player of the day the major stand-out was our
centre back Claire Kearney for an all-round brilliant performance topped off with a sublime 25
yard free kick into the top left which left the keeper rooted to the spot.
I expect this result to be a huge lift to the team’s morale after a difficult few weeks and
hopefully we can push on and start making up for lost ground in the league.
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3RD DIVISION
In the last two games we went from playing the team at the bottom of the table to the team
at top.
The first of the two was away to Glen Eden, a ridiculously easy game with an 8 nil win which
could have easily been higher. In saying that the girls didn’t let the score go to their head
and they carried on playing proper football. The spread of goal scorers across the card was
an encouraging sign. To name a few: Central midfield player Trish Coleman got on the card
three times, Laura Tattersall who constantly looked dangerous inside the box was unlucky
not to get more than two and Juliet Todd got her first goal of the season with a cheeky little
tap in.
On the other side of the coin is Waitemata, who are top of the table by winning all their
games, we knew it would be a hard match. We had a promising start in the first 15 minutes
where the ball barely left their half. Then Waitematä got their first goal which then became
five by the end of the half. The team came out in the second half with a positive attitude and
worked hard for each other even creating a couple of chances. Thanks to Jodi Ruakere’s
energetic and gutsy goalkeeping the game stayed at five nil.
From a coach’s point of view there is definitely a lot of positives we can take away from
the last two weeks of football and we can move toward Oratia Social with a great deal of
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2005
BUAFC Hosts Marist Tournament
In 2005 BUAFC had the honour of hosting the Marist tournament for the first time in our club
history. With teams arriving from Gisborne, Napier, Palmerston North and Wellington, we had
a true national flavour to this competition and the quality of football was at the highest level
with representation from Palmerston North’s Chatham Cup finalist team and our very own
newly promoted to the Northern Premier League “Birkenhead United”. (Yep, we have been
there before!)
A total of 67 games werre played with kick off at 8.30am on Saturday 24th September and
were played through until the Sunday Finals at 3.30pm.
The weekend proved to be a great success with not only brilliant football, but a great party
atmosphere ... who knew those girls from Palmy could drink that much!
The standout for the weekend though, was the amount of volunteers that put their time and
effort in to making it a really great weekend .... it just goes to show that “we” as a club were
and still are, a force to be reckoned with!
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RESERVE PLAYER PROFILES
Name: Jack Holbutt
DOB:
16-04-1994
Position:
Midfield
Favourite Overseas Football Team: Liverpool
Favourite Player of all time: David Beckham
Biggest Influence on your career: Mum and Dad
Career Highlights to Date:
Played in Swindon
County ground in cup final
Favourite Food:
Curry
Favourite Movie: Green Street
Favourite Actor
NA
Favourite Musician/Band:
Mikill Pane
Motivation for 2013 Season:
Finish in the top 4
Name: Harrison Bolton-Roberts
DOB:
23-08-1996
Position:
CDM, CM, CF, ST, GK
Favourite Overseas Football Team:Chelsea FC
Favourite Player of all time: Jack Wilshare
Biggest Influence on your career: Parents
Career Highlights to Date:
Beating WBHS in
Chatham Cup,
playing against Norwich, Ipswich,
Northampton, Farnborough, Aldershot,
Reading
Favourite Food:
Dean Kettles Fish Pie (Hmmph)
Favourite Movie: Stepbrothers
Favourite Actor
Will Farrell
Favourite Musician/Band:
Dizzy Wright, Hopsin
Motivation for 2013 Season:
Top goalscorer for ressies and U17
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Gareth Williams
Andrew McFadzean
Dylan Higgins
Nick Smith
Hussein Ewazi
Ashley Crawford
Jack Holbutt
Rodrigo Campodonico
Tom Holbutt
Andrew Collenette
Harrison Bolton-Roberts
Harry Bell
Nathan Gibb
Cody Doherty
Connor Felstead
Paul Park
Elijah Neblett
Sydney Lorence
Coach: Tom Hollbut
Manager: Terry Taylor
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GK
GK
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9
10
11
12
15
16
17
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Fahim Hamza
Oliver Sail
Scott Jacques
Reeda Maged
Isaac Moffat-Young
Brandon James
Nik Posa
Dane Norton
Devon Jones
William Batts
Regont Murati
Kurt McLachlan
Matthew Kolose
Connor Watts
Oscar Lipscombe
Gareth Smith
Nicolas Zambrano
Walid Omar
Coach:
Paul Posa
MATCH DAY OFFICIAL: WILSON, Allan
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2
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4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
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15
16
17
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John Fletcher
Paul Park
Harri Bolton-Roberts
Sam Jenkins
Ash Crawford
Sam Jasper
Godwin Darkwa
Dylan Windust
James Lawson
Sam Margetts
Jack Hobson-McVeigh
Stuart Hogg
Roussi Nkoy
David Parkinson
Jacob Hall
Ryan Howlett
Elijah Neblett
Rodrigo Campodonico
Coach: Asst Coach:
Manager: Physio:
Paul Hobson
Tim Howlett
Simon Parkinson
Hannah Dawson
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
11
12
14
16
17
18
19
20
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Fahim Hamza (GK)
Joshua Morrison
Nick Dale
Diego Giovani Jimenez
Adam Mitchell
Faiti Hamilton
Jordan Roberts
Paul Rhodes
Paul Urlovic
Ouadhah Ragued
Anthony Hagan
Stephen Carmichael
Finn Cochran
William Batts
Regi Murati
Dean Lausev
Greg Uhlmann
Riki Van Steeden
Blaz Bugarin (GK)
Coach:
Chris Zoricich
Asst. Coach: Michael Ridenton
Manager:
Phil Graham
Physio:
Andrew Newmarch
Tim Read
MATCH DAY OFFICIALS: Chris Kerr, Anna-Marie Keighley, Dimitry Sabitov
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Name: David Parkinson
DOB:
09-04-1992
Position:
Left Back/Left Wing
CAM
Favourite Overseas Football Team: Liverpool
Favourite Player of all time: Jack Hobson
Xabi Alonso
Biggest Influence on your career: Mum & Paul Robson
Career Highlights to Date:
Playing with Hobbo,
Mags and Jasper at Waikato
Favourite Food:
Chicken & Roast Potatoes
Favourite Movie: Never Back Down
Favourite Actor
Kim Kardashian
Favourite Musician/Band:
Carly Rae
Motivation for 2013 Season:
Chatham Cup & League Double!
Name: Sam Jasper
DOB:
06-02-1986
Position:
Centreback
Favourite Overseas Football Team: Chelsea
Favourite Player of all time: John Jerry & Joey Barton
Biggest Influence on your career: Mum & Dad
Career Highlights to Date:
NZ U17/U20 and
Playing A League
Favourite Food:
Big Mac Combo upsized with a
Chicken McCheese
Favourite Movie: Boyz in the Hood
Favourite Actor
Will Farrell
Favourite Musician/Band:
Kendrick Lamar & J Cole
Motivation for 2013 Season:
Win the Double!
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Fun Football Development Squad Trials
On Sunday we had 78 of our best kids from the 6th, 7th and 8th grades brave the elements
to trial for our development squads. These squads train one night a week with Paul Hobson
and attend inter-club tournaments. A big thanks to our selection panel of Paul Hobson, Jack
Hobson-McVeigh, Sam Margetts and James Lawson.
The 2013 development teams are:
6TH GRADE
Liam Beale
Noah Blandford
Tyler Hughes
Noah Henderson
Lucas Lohner-McBride
Joseph Marshall
Alfie Bell
Oscar Bentley
Oliver Watson
Oscar Neville
7TH GRADE
Leo Grant
Musso Tuiloma
Ethan Bates
Ryan Ede
Joel Blijevens
Tyler Van Zyl
Damien Melrose
Lachlan Simmons
McLean Barclay
Sam Lathwood
Javier Norton
Jarred D’Sousa
Jacob Stanley
Jack Londeen
Travis
8TH GRADE
Jack Gillum
Braeden Gibb
Sam McQuay
James Taylor
Jackson Walsh
Luka Lagenbach
Dominic Hawkins
James Marshall
Aaron Sievert
Logan Harkness
Jasper Watson
Ethan Gatchell
Josh Batty
Vojin Tamihana-Rilak
Dylan Grant
A BIG congratulations to those that made the team, training starts next week:
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8th Grade – Tuesday 4.15pm
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6th Grade – Wednesday 4.15pm
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7th Grade – Thursday 4.15pm
Invasion of the first team pitch
Deciding whether to cancel
football for 270 kids in
Saturday morning is a real
challenge. At 6.30am last
Saturday the brains trust of the
club met in what seemed fairly
torrential rain. By 7.30am, the
rain started to ease and with
a crazy bald headed character
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from Burnley yelled out “Bugger this, let’s get on
with it and play!”
With field 3 and the training pitch flooded, we
had no option but to invade the first team pitch,
so as that crazy man from Burnley boarded a
bus for Hamilton, on we went. The kids thought
they were in football heaven, playing on the
hallowed turf of Shepherds Park.
By 8am, we were dragging the last of the goals
out of the shed in bright sunshine. We could not
have asked for a nicer morning to play footy. “Hallelujah” the football God’s were on our side!
Ben McQuay
Fun Football Coordinator
9th Grade Blue Belles
The Blue Belles have faced difficult opposition in the last few weeks with one win and three
losses. Throughout the girls have kept their heads up and continued to work hard in every
game.
Anne
9th Grade Blue Buttons
The Blue Buttons must be the only team in
NFF to have lost two players with broken
arms this early in the season.
Both Georgia and Emma have been in the
wars (outside of Birkenhead United) in the
past few weeks. Despite these setbacks
the BB’s have made huge progress as a
team and are playing with a much improved
formation and structure. This is making it difficult for bigger and more experienced opposition
teams to score against us. The team now has a couple of wins under its belt and is really
only conceding goals due to player fatigue. The girls are a tight knit group who are hugely
supportive of each other. Get well soon Georgia!
Mike
10th Grade Blue Birds
The Blue Birds have been doing well over the last few weekends with 2 wins away at Hibiscus
Coast and a win and a draw at home to Warkworth scoring 13 goals and conceding 2.
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This ends the grading round for us with 7 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses scoring 34 goals and
conceding 5.
The team is progressing really well and if we can cut out some of the lapses in concentration
and take a few more of our chances we will do well against some tougher opposition in the
next round of competition.
Well done girls and keep up the good work.
Darryl & Dave
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(and quite a few parents)
Mid-way through the grading games of the season, whoa hang on, we are heading off
overseas to Waiheke. After confusing us that we needed a passport. We gear up for our trip
away. Jacket ‘check’ why it’s a beautiful morning? Boots (eww a bit dirty) ‘check’, Money for
the ferry ‘check’, change of clothes nah I’m 13 I don’t need a change of clothes, you can’t tell
me what to do.. 10am ferry all aboard - we hope! Quick up to the top deck, time to catch us
some wind and to send our hair back into the 1980’s!
Arrive on Waiheke our hair is all boofed up and looking sensational, and it’s .... raining,
straight hair again! A quick scramble in a variety of transport thankfully it’s not horse and cart,
and we arrive to a very busy Onetangi Sports field. Quick change into blue strip, 10 mins of
Lee Green and Stu Swanson making us run, pass, jump, dodge, drink water, run, pass, jump,
dodge, phew we are knackered and the game hasn’t started.. Apparently if we lose we have
to run up the fire break. Best we play well and win.
Kickoff, 30 seconds later Talisha GOALLLL, kickoff, 30 sec’s later Madison GOOOAAL, jeez
this is easy and lucky for us, it’s the Bengals slotting the ball into the back of the net. Kick
off again, from full back George dribbles, jinks, jumps, runs, passes, screams to get the ball
back and smashes it left foot into goal. Mums and Dads are grinning! We are on fire!
After a gruelling 27.5 minutes, for Waiheke, we are up 8-0, thanks to Madison, Cynthia,
Dariah and George. Second half-time to mix up the team, backs to the front, and strikers at
the back. The pressure is on Payge as Stu cheers his daughter on to get that elusive goal.
Second half kick-off 30 seconds later Millie GOOAAL! The second half is a repeat of the first
with shot after shot from Lucy sailing wide, over the top anywhere but in the goal. Mum and
supporters are on the knife-edge, please just one go in the back of the net! Lee murmurs,
“shots at goal” training coming at training. Rhiarne steps up to goal, Sophie Campbell has an
open goal in front of her, and passes, and that is why she is the goalie. It is pouring down; Elle
now sitting on the ground in goal tries to make tent for protection from her shirt. 10 seconds
to go we have a corner, can we score again and most importantly can Payge get one? Dariah
swings the ball in it bobbles, it bounces, it lands on Sophie, bounces onto Payge, Stu yells
get it in the ... GOAALLLLL for Payge!
12 -0. What a day, Waiheke are gracious in defeat, what a neat bunch of girls! I’m wet and it’s
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cold where is my change of clothes? Oh still on the floor of my bedroom, oops!
It’s now a mad dash back to the ferry and Auckland, hot chocolates, lollies, pies everything a
budding sports star needs! YUM! Oops who missing, I think we left someone behind?!
That has been the season so far with Bengals Red top of the table and comfortably winning
their grading pool. Me thinks the second half of the season won’t be so easy as they look to
step up to division 1.
Mark Campbell
15th Grade Girls
The Blues 15th Grade Girls team at Birkenhead football club are well into their grading round
and managed their first win of the season on Saturday in an exciting 3/2 match against
Fencibles. The girls have found it tough in Division 1 of a grade featuring some very strong
teams and have been well beaten in the first four games of the season but have trained very
hard and are now starting to play at the level demanded. Darren, the coach, started the
trainings in February and has been having very good turn outs and in his words ‘they are the
nicest bunch of girls to work with’ and you can see things are starting to gel in the team. We
are all looking forward to the rest of the season as the girls bring a real enthusiasim to their
training and playing and Darren has got them playing some attractive football.
Grant McPherson - Manager
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LEAGUE TABLES
NRFL PREMIER MENS TEAM
P
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Birkenhead Utd East Coast Bays Onehunga Sports Hamilton Wanderers AFC Central Utd Three Kings Utd Ellerslie AFC Bay Olympic Manurewa AFC Waitakere City FC 7
7
7
7
7
6
7
6
7
7
5
5
4
3
3
2
2
2
1
0
2
1
1
3
1
3
1
0
1
1
0
1
2
1
3
1
4
4
5
6
23
20
15
18
11
17
6
8
4
3
9
8
11
9
7
11
9
11
24
26
14
12
4
9
4
6
-3
-3
-20
-23
NRFL PREMIER RESERVES
TEAM
P
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Hamilton Wanderers AFC 7
5
2
0
19
7
12
Ellerslie AFC 7
5
1
1
19
11
8
Central Utd 7
5
0
2
24
13
11
Birkenhead Utd 7
4
2
1
20
14
6
Onehunga Sports 7
4
1
2
17
10
7
Three Kings Utd 7
3
1
3
12
18
-6
Manurewa AFC 7
2
2
3
14
15
-1
East Coast Bays 7
2
0
5
10
15
-5
Waitakere City FC 7
0
1
6
11
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Bay Olympic 7
0
0
7
6
22
-16
NFF MEN’S 1ST DIVISION
TEAM
P
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
East Coast Bays Sheehan 6
5
1
0
27
8
19
Waitakere Vitor 4
3
0
1
16
6
10
Birkenhead Camelspace 5
2
2
1
14
8
6
Air Force 3
2
0
1
10
7
3
Glenfield Exell 4
1
2
1
10
8
2
Oratia United 7
1
2
4
8
15
-7
Takapuna Boca Seniors 4
0
3
1
7
15
-8
North Shore United 5
0
0
5
2
27
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PTS
17
16
13
12
10
9
7
6
4
1
PTS
17
16
15
14
13
10
8
6
1
0
PTS
16
9
8
6
5
5
3
0
LEAGUE TABLES
NFF MEN’S 2ND DIVISION
TEAM
Albany The Boys Albany Africans Glenfield Muppets Birkenhead Hauraki Home Brew Takapuna Tornadoes East Coast Bays Syab North Shore Seagulls Glenfield Re-United Oratia Forrest Albany Red United Glenfield Juggernaut Hibiscus Evolution GA
8
14
14
8
17
9
12
14
19
25
15
43
GD
16
15
13
7
-4
3
1
9
-5
-11
-8
-36
PTS
19
16
16
15
12
9
8
7
7
6
3
0
NFF MEN’S 4TH DIVISION
TEAM
P
W
D
L
GF
GA
East Coast Bays Thomas 6
4
2
0
11
5
Forrest Hill Muff 6
4
1
1
22
12
Albany Champs 6
4
0
2
17
12
Puhoi Wolfpack 6
3
2
1
17
7
Birkenhead United 6
3
0
3
12
16
Albany Young Poles 6
2
2
2
17
11
East Coast Bays Optimus Prime 6
2
1
3
10
15
Glenfield Roberts 6
1
1
4
11
18
Forrest Hill Jammy Donuts 6
1
1
4
9
20
Navy 6
1
0
5
4
14
GD
6
10
5
10
-4
6
-5
-7
-11
-10
PTS
14
13
12
11
9
8
7
4
4
3
NFF MEN’S 6TH DIVISION
TEAM
P
Greenhithe Hardheads 6
Ranui Swanson 7
West Auckland Stormtroopers 6
West Auckland Wookies 6
Air Force 6
Greenhithe Frontal Lobotomy Boys 5
Puhoi 7
Forrest Hill Wanderers 5
Forrest Hill Flames 6
Waitemata 6
Birkenhead Frisby 6
GD
21
16
5
2
2
2
-2
1
-10
-15
-22
PTS
18
17
10
10
9
9
9
6
6
3
0
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P
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
7
7
6
7
W
6
5
5
5
4
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
W
6
5
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
0
D
1
1
1
0
0
3
2
1
1
0
0
0
D
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
L
0
1
1
2
3
2
3
3
4
5
5
7
L
0
0
2
2
3
2
4
3
4
5
6
GF
24
29
27
15
13
12
13
23
14
14
7
7
GF
29
26
15
12
14
11
16
11
10
11
3
GA
8
10
10
10
12
9
18
10
20
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NFF O35S 1ST DIVISION
TEAM
Albany Mad Dogs Albany Lads Hibiscus Statues Birkenhead Cavheads North Shore Bucks Glenfield Roosters Waitakere Bosch Car Service Oratia Gerihatricks East Coast Bays All Sorts Waitemata P
7
7
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
7
W
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
D
4
1
3
3
3
3
1
0
2
0
L
0
2
0
0
1
1
4
5
4
6
GF
17
15
27
23
22
16
14
19
14
10
GA
13
13
9
13
9
20
19
29
18
34
GD
4
2
18
10
13
-4
-5
-10
-4
-24
PTS
13
13
12
12
9
9
7
6
5
3
NFF O35S 2ND DIVISION
TEAM
Warkworth Glenfield Rock Norwest United West Auckland Oratia Rovers Birkenhead Progressive Glen Eden Blue Forrest Hill Milford East Coast Bays Kim Glen Eden Black P
7
7
7
7
7
6
7
5
6
7
W
6
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
0
D
1
4
3
2
1
2
2
1
0
0
L
0
0
1
2
3
2
3
2
5
7
GF
33
13
15
9
13
17
11
13
6
2
GA
11
3
11
9
15
11
13
10
26
23
GD
22
10
4
0
-2
6
-2
3
-20
-21
PTS
19
13
12
11
10
8
8
7
3
0
NFF O35S 3RD DIVISION
TEAM
Birkenhead Boca East Coast Bays Foreign Legion Waitemata Glenfield Gringos Te Atatu Socialbles Hibiscus Invaders Albany Originals Te Atatu Blue Hibiscus Heroes P
7
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
6
W
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
1
0
D
2
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
2
L
1
0
1
2
3
3
3
5
4
GF
12
7
17
18
12
6
9
7
8
GA
6
2
8
7
16
10
11
13
23
GD
6
5
9
11
-4
-4
-2
-6
-15
PTS
14
13
12
10
7
7
6
3
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NFF O35S 4TH DIVISION
TEAM
East Coast Bays Elford Birkenhead Bonnie Ladd West Auckland Old Farts Greenhithe Roaring Forties Ranui Ragers Glenfield Cobwebs Waitakere Matrix Greenhithe Rebels Albany Nortons Glenfield Internationals P
6
6
5
6
6
5
6
6
6
6
W
5
5
3
3
2
2
1
1
0
0
D
1
1
1
1
3
1
2
2
1
1
L
0
0
1
2
1
2
3
3
5
5
GF
23
18
7
12
17
9
8
8
2
2
GA
5
4
4
14
11
6
11
16
10
25
GD
18
14
3
-2
6
3
-3
-8
-8
-23
PTS
16
16
10
10
9
7
5
5
1
1
METRO 17TH GRADE
TEAM
Eastern Suburbs AFC Holt
Ellerslie AFC Sunday
Birkenhead Utd Forrest Hill Milford Waitakere City Mesias
Three Kings Bucklands Beach Spurs
Central Utd FC Oratia Utd Papakura City P
5
5
5
5
5
4
6
5
6
6
W
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
D
0
2
1
3
1
1
0
1
1
0
L
1
0
1
0
2
1
4
3
4
5
GF
12
15
16
7
7
7
6
3
5
8
GA
3
2
4
2
4
6
15
9
15
26
GD
9
13
12
5
3
1
-9
-6
-10
-18
PTS
12
11
10
9
7
7
6
4
4
3
NFF WOMEN’S 1ST DIVISION
TEAM
East Coast Bays Te Atatu Takapuna Birkenhead United Hibiscus Coast Gold (2013) West Auckland Reserves P
7
7
7
7
7
7
W
6
6
4
4
2
2
D
0
0
1
0
2
1
L
1
1
2
3
3
4
GF
25
15
16
14
4
10
GA
13
3
11
8
9
15
GD
12
12
5
6
-5
-5
PTS
18
18
13
12
8
7
Oratia United Te Atatu Sociabelles 6
6
0
0
1
1
5
5
3
5
15
18
-12
-13
1
1
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LEAGUE TABLES
NFF WOMEN’S 2ND DIVISION
TEAM
Norwest Reserves Glen Eden United East Coast Bays Reserves Birkenhead United Glenfield Gazelles Warkworth Surveyors Ranui Swanson West Auckland Knights Hibiscus Coast AAs Ranui Rebelles P
7
5
7
7
6
7
5
6
5
7
W
5
5
4
4
4
2
1
1
1
0
D
1
0
1
0
0
0
2
1
0
3
L
1
0
2
3
2
5
2
4
4
4
GF
17
17
12
25
15
16
10
4
9
7
GA
10
4
11
13
16
24
12
14
13
15
GD
7
13
1
12
-1
-8
-2
-10
-4
-8
PTS
16
15
13
12
12
6
5
4
3
3
NFF WOMEN’S 3RD DIVISION
TEAM
Waitemata Glenfield Black East Coast Bays Snell Oratia Social Takapuna Social Waitakere City Glenfield Gold Oratia Socialites Birkenhead United Oratia Divas West Auckland Wookettes Norwest Barker Glen Eden New P
7
7
7
6
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
7
W
7
6
5
5
4
3
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
D
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
L
0
1
1
0
2
3
3
4
4
4
5
6
7
GF
41
28
42
37
47
21
21
18
14
10
3
2
3
GA
9
9
9
11
14
20
24
14
15
29
30
36
67
GD
32
19
33
26
33
1
-3
4
-1
-19
-27
-34
-64
PTS
21
18
16
16
13
10
9
6
6
6
3
0
0
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2013 NRFL PREMIER RESERVES FIXTURE/RESULTS
TIME
HOME TEAM
Sat 6 Apr
Three Kings Utd
1
vs
Birkenhead Utd
AWAY TEAM
1
VENUE
Seymour Park 1
D
Sat 13 Apr
East Coast Bays
1
vs
Birkenhead Utd
2
Bay City Park 1
W
Sat 20 Apr
Onehunga Sports
1
vs
Birkenhead Utd
0
Waikaraka Pk 1
L
Sat 27 Apr
Birkenhead Utd
4
vs
Manurewa AFC
2
Shepherds Park 1
W
Sat 4 May
Waitakere City FC
2
vs
Birkenhead Utd
5
Fred Taylor Park 1
W
Sat 11 May
Birkenhead Utd
5
vs
Bay Olympic
4
Shepherds Park 1
W
Sat 18 May
Hamilton Wanderers AFC
3
vs
Birkenhead Utd
3
Porritt Stadium 1
D
Sat 25 May
Birkenhead Utd
vs
Central Utd
Shepherds Park 1
Sat 1 Jun *
Ellerslie AFC
vs
Birkenhead Utd
Michaels Ave 1
Sat 8 Jun
Birkenhead Utd
vs
Three Kings Utd
Shepherds Park 1
Sat 22 Jun
Birkenhead Utd
vs
East Coast Bays
Shepherds Park 1
Sat 6 Jul
Birkenhead Utd
vs
Onehunga Sports
Shepherds Park 1
Sat 13 Jul
Manurewa AFC
vs
Birkenhead Utd
Memorial Park 1
Sat 20 Jul
Birkenhead Utd
vs
Waitakere City FC
Shepherds Park 1
Sat 27 Jul
Bay Olympic
vs
Birkenhead Utd
Olympic Park
Sat 3 Aug
Birkenhead Utd
vs
Hamilton Wanderers AFC
Shepherds Park 1
Sun 11 Aug
Central Utd
vs
Birkenhead Utd
Freyberg Field
Sat 17 Aug
Birkenhead Utd
vs
Ellerslie AFC
Shepherds Park 1
The majority of games kick off at 12.30pm, but please check www.birkenheadunited.org.nz or www.aucklandfootball.org.nz for confirmation.
* Game on Sat 1 Jun a 3.45pm kick off.
Other League games being played this weekend
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Waitakere City FC
-
East Coast Bays
Three Kings Utd
-
Ellerslie AFC
Manurewa AFC
-
Bay Olympic
Onehunga Sports
-
Hamilton Wanderers AFC
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2013 NRFL MEN’S PREMIER FIXTURE/RESULTS
TIME
HOME TEAM
Sat 6 Apr
Three Kings Utd
1
vs
Birkenhead Utd
AWAY TEAM
1
VENUE
Seymour Park 1
D
Sat 13 Apr
East Coast Bays
1
vs
Birkenhead Utd
2
Bay City Park 1
W
Sat 20 Apr
Onehunga Sports
3
vs
Birkenhead Utd
5
Waikaraka Pk 1
W
Sat 27 Apr
Birkenhead Utd
5
vs
Manurewa AFC
0
Shepherds Park 1
W
Sat 4 May
Waitakere City FC
1
vs
Birkenhead Utd
6
Fred Taylor Park 1
W
Sat 11 May
Birkenhead Utd
2
vs
Bay Olympic
1
Shepherds Park 1
W
Sat 18 May
Hamilton Wanderers AFC
25
vs
Birkenhead Utd
2
Porritt Stadium 1
D
Sat 25 May
Birkenhead Utd
vs
Central Utd
Shepherds Park 1
Sat 1 Jun *
Ellerslie AFC
vs
Birkenhead Utd
Michaels Ave 1
Sat 8 Jun
Birkenhead Utd
vs
Three Kings Utd
Shepherds Park 1
Sat 22 Jun
Birkenhead Utd
vs
East Coast Bays
Shepherds Park 1
Sat 6 Jul
Birkenhead Utd
vs
Onehunga Sports
Shepherds Park 1
Sat 13 Jul
Manurewa AFC
vs
Birkenhead Utd
Memorial Park 1
Sat 20 Jul
Birkenhead Utd
vs
Waitakere City FC
Shepherds Park 1
Sat 27 Jul
Bay Olympic
vs
Birkenhead Utd
Olympic Park
Sat 3 Aug
Birkenhead Utd
vs
Hamilton Wanderers AFC
Shepherds Park 1
Sun 11 Aug
Central Utd
vs
Birkenhead Utd
Freyberg Field
Sat 17 Aug
Birkenhead Utd
vs
Ellerslie AFC
Shepherds Park 1
The majority of games kick off at 2.45pm, but please check www.birkenheadunited.org.nz or www.aucklandfootball.org.nz for confirmation.
* Game on Sat 1 Jun a 6pm kick off.
3/06/2013
@ 2pm
Cambridge
v
Birkenhead
United
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CLUB CONTACTS
Club Personnel
Facilities Manager:
Bill Illingworth
Ph. 482 2494
President:
David Newick
Ph. 021 579 996
Vice President:
Gareth Williams
Ph: 021 0287 1703
Secretary:
Neil Coventry
Ph: 021 0265 2828
Club Captain/Media Liaison Officer: Ajmol Ali
Ph: 021 781 333
Treasurer:
Sian Chad
Ph: 021 257 4566
Junior Convenor:
Ross Frisby
Ph. 483 5718 or 021 648 352
Director of Coaching:
Paul Hobson
Ph. 021 144 8702
1st Men’s Coach:
Paul Hobson
Ph. 021 144 8702
Events and Fundraising
Ajmol Ali
AP
021 781 333
Email: [email protected]
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