 | The second batch of team statistics has been received from the committee. They include results, appearances and goalscoring details for teams running from Cash & Carry Kitchens FC through to Fylde Coast Gates FC. Any queries should be addressed to the league and not Fyldesport. |
 | The final instalment of our favourite pictures of the 2007/08 season takes us through from Christmas to the final day on May 11th. If anyone's interested there's a CD available with the top 440 pictures of he 2007/08 season on a 25 minute Powerpoint presentation available for club presentation nights, keepsake's etc. E-Mail sportspy22@aol.com for your free copy. |
A minute's silence for Mick Elgee.
The Waterloo Hotel FC are heading for a Gledhill semi-final. Gaz Jakins the scorer, Neil Charles congratulates.
Tim Kinley.
Six men restrain pint sized Wayne Gardiner.
Cafu needs to regularly stretch those aging tendons
Fine margins between titles and runners up.
Gavin Hughes.
Derek Sanderson, the growling Jock in South Beach's midfield
Chris Cairns.
Adam Casson.
Alliance top scorer Michael Evans (Right).
Veteran Scott Buchanan.
Craig Saxon.
Iron Man Don Hasson, they don't make them like him any more
Ben McKay.
Winston Piper
Jimmy Robinson.
Vets against the Shovels.
Ashley Casey.
Phil Ioannou.
Alan O'Loughlin.
Nice finish.
Football South Fylde style.
That's the hat trick.
Daniel Hogg.
Anthony Cox.
Eddie Kay.
Joe Greatrex of CTK
Terry Green
Never too shy to get his kit off – Layton's Mark Meehan
Best celebration picture.
Steve 'Grizzly' Taylor of CTK helps an injured foe off the pitch
Nigel Marlow.
Tom Duerden.
Hits the post.
The Cup is ours.
Sandy Gear with the obligatory card to Andy Howarth
Paul Bromley.
Lee Bonney.
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Jordan Spedding v FC United for Mechs (Photo by Phil Heywood).
Same player – same game.
Uncle Toms Cabin FC score against the Burlington FC.
Ansdell FC keeper Anthony Jones.
Wayne Binks.
Mark Cottam of Sundays FC.
Simon Bowden.
Stable Bar FC player/manager Dave Pearse.
Layton Institute Juniors FC.
Bar 19 FC (Best picture of the year).
'End of the match'.
Crossy (Layton Institute FC).
Martin Marlow (Ward Heating FC).
Wayne Taylor (Left) alongside brother James (CTK FC).
Frank Cygal.
Progress Property Management FC.
Lewis Cooke.
David Cram.
Joel Chappell heads home for the Saddle FC against Clifton Skye FC.
Lee O'Neill (Pre Shovels FC)
Joel Chappel (Left)
You'd score easily wouldn't you?
Curt Smith.
The Burlinton FC wall.
Trades & Social FC.
The keeper saved it.
FC Eden.
Mark Miles (Left) marking Premier Division top scorer Carl Eastwood.
Danny Morris.
Paul Sumner.
Andy Gouck.
Glen Rogerson.
Steven Brookes.
Robbie Boal (Left) and Stuart Bracewell.
Tony Swallow.
Chris Matthews.
Craig Worrall.
Steve Mercer.
Wesham.
Putting the posts away.
Chris Debar (Left).
Anthony Warwick.
Jordan Black.
Carl Faber.
The first of a couple of broken legs for Great Eccleston FC this season.
Ditch monster.
Rossall Tavern FC.
Peewee Pritchard.
Tom Porter.
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 | In part 2 of our 'Favourite Photo's of 2007/08' we feature managers, club officials and referees. Without them there would be no Sunday football. Up next will be our first compilation of player photo's. |
Fylde Coast Gates FC manager Brian Carr keeping his eye on the time.
Top picture in this category 'Loyalty'. Liner in the rain at Commonedge Road.
Derek Burleigh.
Scott Rimmer always shows a good card
Brun Grove FC manager Dennis Beardall in his final season.
Referee of the year Dave Wolfenden.
Lee Willetts.
Tony Zak
Ian Rose.
Saddle FC manager Scott Elliott.
Chris Giles.
Mike Mahoney.
Quilligans FC linesman Brian Croft.
Brian Croft (Top right) and Mike Mahoney (Bottom right) when they were playing in the late sixties/early seventies.
'Zeig Heil !' – Paul Tuffy.
Pulcinellas FC player/manager Paul Haslam.
Graham Nixon.
Referee's favourite & Golden Eagle FC manager Dave Perry.
Layton Institute FC manager Stuart Todd.
Poulton SFC manager Alan Cocker.
Rick Parr.
Blackpool Catholic Club FC manager Owen Burns (Left).
Visualise North FC's Joe Hulme.
Darren Spedding (Quilligans FC) in the shades.
Hydronics FC liner.
Alex Walker.
Ross Swift.
Fleetwood Car Centre FC manager Terry Hargreaves.
Mark Ayre.
Mark Faber.
John Ross – Highfield Social FC
Sundays FC manager Paul Stevens (Sweeper).
Tony Cunliffe – we hope to see him back refereeing on a Sunday next season.
James Burgess – stalwart of Northern Care FC and Northern Care Reserves FC.
Player manager of Cash & Carry Kitchens FC Russ Perrett.
Kelvin Dyson.
Mark Errington.
Barry Cropp, seen here booking Quills players as they come out of the changing rooms. Every credit.
Mark Hughes.
Dave 'Collina' Connor.
Paul Tuffy.
Darren Meehan – Waterloo Hotel FC manager.
John Miles – Camera-shy Blackpool Rangers FC manager.
John McDonald (There's talk of retirement – surely not).
The Burlington FC manager Lee Ramsden.
Spindles FC manager Graham Heathcote.
Spindles FC liner.
Real Kingsfield FC manager Roy Atkinson.
Colin Bascombe.
Stuart Todd and the Layton Instute FC cabal.
Brian Ward.
Progress Sports & Social FC manager David Meehan.
Shades.
Ali Martin – fiery Clifton Skye FC manager.
D B Builders FC manager Mark Miles.
Squirrel FC player/manager Andrew Wright.
Dave Taylor.
Gez Curry of Bispham Juniors FC.
Max Cobb.
Ward Heating FC manager Mick Hutchinson.
Mark Ayre.
Great Eccleston FC secretary Hugh Glancy.
Alex Lambe.
Pete Lambe.
John Hornsby.
Darren Openshaw – Fairhaven FC manager.
Brian Carr.
Sam Johnson (Left), John Hay and Simon Moore.
Terry Hargreaves.
Northern Care FC manager Gary Collings.
Andy Byrne (Left), Sandy Gear and Kelvin Dyson.
Brian Ward (Left), Mark Bates, Peter Sutton and Ian Rose.
Mick Hutchinson.
John McNicholas.
Max Cobb.
Quilligans FC manager Mark Spedding.
Referees' secretary David Connor.
RESPECT THE REF !
On behalf of all the players sincere thanks to all the managers, referees, club linesmen, club secretaries, footballing widows, kit washers and all the other 'off pitch' personnel that make our league one of the best officiated and managed in the country. All your efforts are very much appreciated.
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 | The first batch of team statistics has been received from the committee. They include results, appearances and goalscoring details for teams running from Ansdell FC through to Burlington FC. Any queries should be addressed to the league and not Fyldesport. |
 | The final results grids for the 2007/08 season courtesy of the BFSFA. |
 | We start our look back at our favourite pictures of the 2007/08 season with a section called 'Just out and about watching'. A collection of supporter and spectator photographs from around the Fylde Coast. Next up will be 'officials, managers etc' |
Andy Speight (Left) and Liam Frend at Mechs v FC United.
'One more season and I'll let you go to Viz North' Mark Spedding (Right) has a pre-season chat with Steve Palmer.
Highfield Social FC supporter Big Ryan.
Mr & Mrs Kinley with Paul Bromley (Left)
Blackpool Rangers FC are interested spectators.
Glen Rogerson of Visualise North FC.
FC United fan.
Red Rose Catering FC.
Oliver Chappell (Saddle FC fan)
Little Fat Jacks FC fan Tommy May.
League Chairman Nigel Hough.
Craig Byrom of Sundays FC out injured for most of the season.
Pulcinellas FC fans more interested in skipping.
A couple more young Pulcinellas FC supporters.
Committee enforcer Robin checking on discipline and equipment.
Over from Wigan out watching their side against Hydronics FC in the Lancashire Sunday Trophy.
Young Bamber out watching the Stanley Arms Wesham FC.
Fleetwood Car Centre FC supporter Louis.
Two of the pretty Car Centre supporters Club.
……………..and two more lovely ones.
Tia.
Car centre sponsor Gennar.
Highfield Social FC follower.
Fairhaven FC supporters sheltering from the rain.
'Best picture' in this category. Loyal Fylde Coast Gates FC supporter Hannah Wright out in the gales at Commonedge watching brother Henry.
Trades & Social FC supporter.
Shovels FC supporters well prepared for any conditions.
Another one well wrapped up at Commonedge Road.
Quilligans FC supporters.
A couple of the more older Quilligans FC fanbase.
Ward Heating FC keeping an eye on the opposition.
Fixtures' secretary Carole Cox FC with league secretary Peter Collins.
South Beach FC supporter Lucy Mason.
Nina – Miss Layton Institute Juniors FC.
League registration secretary Dennis Peters.
Veteran referee Dave Taylor (Left) with John McNicholas.
Burlington FC supporter.
Miss Spindles FC.
The newest Shovels FC supporter.
West Coast Tackle Postal FC supporters.
Burlington FC fans.
Young Gorrie who rarely misses a Quilligans FC fixture home and away.
I think she's a Progress Sports & Social FC supporter or it might be Frenchman's Cove FC.
Nodded off.
Discipline secretary Dave Hall.
Mr Peters wrapped up against the elements of Boundary Park.
Hydronics FC – always out watching when they've no game.
Car Centre MWAGS.
Martin Cardwell (Left), Glen Rogerson and Tim Kinley of Visualise North FC.
Even more Car Centre girls. Bizarre for such an ugly side.
CTK FC supporter Jack Taylor with dad Wayne.
Gates supporter Nathan with dad Brian.
Thanks to all the supporters and spectators who brave the wet, windy and freezing conditions of Fylde Coast football pitches every Sunday morning to watch their teams. Your support is much appreciated by all concerned.
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 | Working up a good hangover at the Layton Institute watching the presentation of awards for the 2007/08 BFSFA season. A wise move taking today off. |
The silverware.
Peter Collins.
Division 3B winners Spindles FC “Goal difference, goal difference, goal difference…………….”
Division 3B runners up Burlington FC. “Not by much, not by much, not by much”.
Division 3A winners FC Eden.
Division 3A runners up – Progress Sports & Social FC.
Division 2B winners – Pulcinellas FC.
Division 2B runnners up – Fleetwood Car Centre FC.
Division 2A winners Ward Heating FC.
Division 2A runners up – Visualise North FC.
Division 1 winners – Sundays FC.
Division 1 runners up – Blackpool Rangers FC
BFSFA champions – Quilligans FC.
BFSFA runners up – Layton Institute FC
The best set of lads to play against in Sunday football – Jacks FC.
“Open yer ….kin eyes ref!” Top whistler Dave Wolfenden.
Best club liner – Matt Bradshaw of the Stable Bar FC.
Safe hands – top keeper Tony Clowes of Quilligans FC. Ex Blackpool FC star Colin Methven handing out tonight's trophies.
Top goalscorer in the Premier Division – Poulton SFC's Carl Eastwood.
Top goalscorer in 2A – Ward Heating FC's Graham Hutchinson.
Alliance top scorer 2007/08 – Michael Evans of the Burlington FC.
Manager of the year – Mark Spedding of Quilligans FC
Quilligans FC skipper Robbie Boal picks up the Premier Division Trophy to the hearty cheers of the big crowd.
Brian Croft – Associated with Sunday football for over 40 years in various guises.
Meehan's back's gone again.
Layton manager Stuart Todd.
Craig Byrom of Sundays FC who managed to stay upright this year.
The baying mob.
Eden are Champions.
Burlington FC happy with the choice of Alliance top scorer.
Tasty barmaid – dusky eyes and an accent to die for.
Discipline Secretary Dave Hall
Ward Heating FC.
Sundays FC – away with the fairies.
'If we don't tell Joel he'll never find out'. Glenn 'Cafu' Rogerson with fixtures secretary Carole Cox.
Referees secretary Dave Connor.
Ward Heating FC with the 2A trophy.
'Bonney & Clyde'. Good to see Lee Bonney and Woodsy of 'Lags Eleven FC' at the presentation night.
'Can't talk…………..drinking'. Getting late as John McNicholas sinks another.
McCabe.
'You're 'avin a a laugh!' BFSFA Treasurer Dennis Wilde is presented with the committee bar tab.
The Quilligans FC backroom staff.
'Who's the daddy?' Darren Spedding metamorphising into the image of his dad.
'A don't care what time it is – give me another one'. Terry Hargreaves – Fleetwood Car Centre FC manager.
Mark Meehan of Layton Institute FC.
Layton Institute FC manager Stuart Todd.
Jim Provan of Quilligans FC (Left).
Progress Sports & Social FC manager David Meehan (Right)
Dave Meehan, Mark Meehan & Braveheart with Committee Wag
Last two men standing in Rumours… Gordon Reeves & Stuart Todd
Back to bed for another hour.
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 | Photographs from Elswick and Boundary Park where the last three matches of the 2007/08 season were taking place. Two sides needed a win in order to finish runners up and another needed three points to win a Divisional title. Would they get them? |
We had to wait until the very last Sunday of the season for hot and dry weather and it's strange how quickly all those wet and freezing cold morning's on Commonedge are forgotten. Firstly, it was a leisurely drive to Great Eccleston to call in on Ward Heating FC as they needed a win to secure the 2A title. Not the best of starts to the day as the posts were down at Great Eccleston. Fortunately, the Great Eccleston secretary Hugh Glancy was there picking up equipment and he told me that the game had been switched at the last minute to Gorst Farm, Elswick which is one of the furthest outposts of Fylde Coast Sunday football.
I followed him to the ground which is difficult to find for the first time but eventually I was driving through the farm gate past the sign that said, 'Drive in for home grown rhubarb'. Well it wasn't that bad. The game kicked off fifteen minutes late.
“Fancy a couple of steaks lads?” shouts Lee 'Rustler' Bonney, the Ward Heating keeper.
Relax.
I'll let someone else have a go.
Ward Heating FC manager Mick Hutchinson.
An early tussle.
Good catch from Eccleston keeper.
Referee Max Cobb.
Bonney in trouble again.
Just before the quarter hour mark Ward Heating took the lead. A strong and determined run down the right wing from Morrisison resulted in him shrugging off the defender and fetting a shot in on goal. The Eccleston keeper could only parry it and there was Graeme Hutchinson to pounce on the rebound to put his sde ahead whilst settling the nerves.
Hutchinson puts Ward Heating FC 1-0 up.
A pastoral idyll out in Elswick but no running water means that it probably won't be used as a BFSFA venue next season.
Hutchinson misses a sitter as strike partner Morrison unselfishly gifts him a golden opportunity. No problem in the end as Ward Heating FC won the 2A title with a 5-1 win and with striker Hutchinson winning the 2A Golden Boot. Well done to Ward.
Eccleston fans out in Elswick already well away on the beer. Normal Sunday dress in the sticks apparently.
Did you ever see the film 'Escape to victory?'……………I don't think he's coming back.
Off then to Boundary Park for the last 45 minutes of the season. Poulton SFC were looking to finish runners up in the Prem by beating Hydronics FC and Fleetwood Car Centre FC required a win against Mythop Leisure to finish ahead of the Saddle in second place in 2B.
Well Fleetwood Car Centre just about managed a win against a well organised Mythop. They won 2-1 which was enough to secure that runners up spot whilst adding to the Division 2 Cup victory. No such luck for Poulton who were well beaten 4-2 by Hydronics FC. Layton Institute now finish in second. Poulton finished in third whilst beaten Gledhill finalists Hydronics ended a memorable first season in the Prem by finishing in fifth.
Here are a few pictures from both games.
Poulton (Red) v Hydronics. The grass needed cutting.
Young Danny Morris.
Paul Bailey smashes a penalty past the Poulton keeper to make it 4-1.
With the keeper AWOL Tom Porter is called upon to head it off the line.
Lee Willetts.
Pranem Patel.
Getting close amongst the dandelions, Carl Spedding and 'Dunes' target Liam Frend.
Mythop Leisure FC (Yellow) against Fleetwood Car Centre FC
Just like my stomach that.
Matt Rainbow scores one of the best goals of the season and gets a hug from manager Matt Smith.
The all important goal for the Car Centre that put them 2-1 up and ended up securing runners up spot in 2B.
12:20 and Chairman Nigel Hough arrives. We can let him off for having a lie in on the final day.
Before
After.
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