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BFSFA Presentation Night – May 31st 2012
 | Last night saw the 2011/12 season Presentation night at the Bierkeller on Blackpool Promenade. The Fyldesport camera was in attendance. |
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The venue
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Sweet
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MC HAMMERED
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Committee members Peter Collins and Dennis Wylde
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Division 4 runners up – Blue Room FC
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Division 4 Champions – Thatched FC
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Division 3 Runners up – Mere Park FC
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Division 3 Champions – Xceptional Kitchens FC
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Division 2 Champions – 21st Century Windows FC
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Division 1 Runners up – Tower Lounge FC
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Division 1 Champions – Blackpool Catholic Club FC
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Premier Division Runners up – Poulton SFC
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BFSFA Champions – Sanuk FC
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Sanuk FC backroom team from left – Brian Croft, Tony Wood, Jim Provan and Mark Spedding
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Catholic Club's Brian McGuinness with David Cram
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Michael Clarke
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Dave Cram
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BFSFA Manager of the Year – Alan Cocker
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Alan Cocker – BFSFA Runners up, Gledhill & Prem/Division 1 Cup winner
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Brian Croft, Tony Wood and Mark Arrowsmith
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The OOMPAH Band is on
Mere Park FC getting into the swing of things led by Fred West (Right)
Brian McGuinness of Blackpool Catholic Club FC jigs with the trophy
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Drink's tray
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Memories of the BFSFA Season 2011/12
| Well, that's that then. Another season of Sunday football is over. With the Euro's on the horizon it won't be too long until August is upon us. Read on for the 2011/12 Roll of Honour as well as the Fyldesport best pictures of the year. Looking forward to seeing you all for the 2012/13 campaign. |
With the move from Saturday mornings to Sunday afternoon's I'm afraid that watching the boy play Junior Football (rather badly) had to take priority over Sunday Football. This meant that I couldn't put as much effort into creating the weekly 'Sportspy Reports' feature and that I couldn't get around all of the Sunday football venues as I usually do. However, I did manage to get out and about almost every week and tried my utmost to capture as many players, officials and supporters as I possibly could. I've put together a video this time. Hope you enjoy it and apologies if you didn't feature…there's always next season. Well done to the relative few that won something and to the rest, when it comes to Sunday Football, and despite the highs and lows, it truly is the taking part. Please play your part in keeping Sunday football alive on the Fylde Coast.
Look, it's getting serious now. We've gone all season without a major sponsor so we're paying for Fyldesport out of our own pockets – we can't run such a big site for free. If you can help us out by advertising, please do so or one day soon the switch will be turned off and it's all gone with no return. sportspy22@aol.com
Memories of the BFSFA Season 2011/12 and thanks to John McNicholas and Steve Knight for the additional Divisional Cup Final pictures. For optimum effect please click 'full screen' in the bottom right corner and ensure that you're alcohol or chemically enhanced.
Roll of Honour 2011/12 Season
Premier Division Champions – Sanuk FC
Premier Division runners up – Poulton SFC
First Division Champions
– Blackpool Catholic Club FCFirst Division Runners up – Tower Lounge FC
Second Division Champions
– 21st Century Windows FCSecond Division Runners up – Boars Head FC
Third Division Champions
– Xceptional Kitchens FCThird Division Runners up – Mere Park FC
Fourth Division Champions – Thatched FC
Fourth Division Runners up – Blue Room FC
Gledhill Cup winners – Poulton SFC
Gledhill Cup runners up – Parkside FC
Bierkeller Premier Division/Division 1 Cup winners – Poulton SFC
Bierkeller Premier Division/Division 1 runners up – Newton Arms FC
Bierkeller Division 2/3 Cup winners – Backpool Lane Ends FC
Bierkeller Division 2/3 runners up – FC Kingsfield
Bierkeller Division 4 Cup winners – Lane Ends Reserves FC
Bierkeller Division 4 runners up – Excellent UK FC
Fair play winners – C&G Electrical FC
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Gledhill Cup Final – May 17th 2012
 | Last night saw the playing of the 45th Gledhill Cup Final at what we all hope will be the Premier Division ground of Blackpool FC at Bloomfield Road. Regulars Poulton SFC were there once again and up against Parkside FC. Here are a few pictures and a brief match summary. |
Gledhill Cup Final
Poulton SFC 2 – 1 Parkside FC
Poulton were decent favourites and in the first 35 minutes they proved the bookmakers correct with an awesome performance that in effect won the game from them. A Danny Morris Penalty on 6 minutes and an Eastwood shot ten minutes later put them firmly in control and in all fairness they had two great chances to score more early doors but the golden opportunities were squandered.
Parkside finally got going around the 35 minute mark and Phil Smith was very unfortunate not to pull one back when his curling effort hit the angle of crossbar and post. The second half was a lot more evenly contested but the Poulton goal rarely looked threatened. Catlow danced around a couple of defenders only to see his shot well saved low down by Romeo. Parkside were handed a penalty late on that was well despatched by Brookes but it was to be no more than a consolation although it made for a couple of interesting minutes at the end. The Fyldesport Man of the match was Gary Pett of Poulton SFC. Covered every blade of grass from box to box for 90 minutes.
Well officiated by referee Hill and his team. Congratulations to Poulton SFC on their win and well done to Parkside who, on reflection will look back on a very good season.
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The ball boys from Thornton Cleveleys FC U12's – good job done lads
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Parkside FC supporter on the ball.
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James and Grady making the best of a rare opportunity – one day for real maybe
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Poulton SFC sporting their sponsor's 'Randy Ron' warm up T Shirts
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'Give us a kick'
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The players and officials emerge from the tunnel
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Tonight's officials
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Poulton SFC 2011/12
Due to the confusion re the minutes silence for Martin Rogers I was unable to take the parkside FC team picture but if the camera guy who did could E-Mail me a copy to sportspy22@aol.com this is where it will go.
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Tossing for ends
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Ball boy
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Good early pressure from Poulton
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Parkside FC manager Lee Impett (Left) alongside 4th Official Derek Ball
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On 6 minutes referee Hill adjudged that a Parkside player had handled a corner above his head. Penalty – Danny Morris buries it in the corner. 1-0
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A bad miss from Whittaker who had a free header and a lot of the goal to aim at but he got it all wrong
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Tom Porter leaps the highest
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Phil Smith
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Craig Littlewood in goals for Parkside
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The crowd watches on
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Sixteen minutes and it's 2-0 Poulton after Carl Eastwood (Out of picture right) fires home
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Alan Thompson (Right) and ex Poulton SFC playerChris Debar
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A good performance from BFSFA referee of the year Steve Hill
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Poulton keeper Speighty
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Danny Betmead (Left)
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Poulton's long serving manager Alan Cocker
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Parkside's best effort of the first half. Phil Smith (Out of picture cut in from the right and hit a great curling effort on to the bar with Speight well beaten. You can just see the ball on the angle.
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Danny Morris crocked again
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Mr Spedding an interested spectator for a change.
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Half time up in the VIP box and the prawn sandwich brigade
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and down in the stand with a cup of bovril
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Good to see the 'Fair Play' penalty prize competition back at half time in the Gledhill. This year it was won by the Squirrel…
Bierkeller Division 2 & 3 Cup Final – 13/05/2012
 | Photos from the Bierkeller Division 2 & 3 Cup Final at Fletwood Town FC on 13/05/2012. Many thanks to Steve Knight for the images. |
The Officials
Out come the teams
Kingsfield FC
Referee George Robinson with Captains Martyn Percival (Blackpool Lane Ends, left) and Darren Atkinson (Kingsfield FC)
Lane Ends' Mattie Wannell
Mitch Horton getting stuck in
Veteran Niall Eaves (left)
Lane Ends Manager Daz Meehan with the Mancini impression
Jeff Blincow of Lane Ends
Ryan Green away with the ball
Bierkeller Premier & Division 1 Cup Final – 13/05/2012
 | Photos from the Bierkeller Premier & Division 1 Cup Final held at the ground of Fleetwood Town FC on 13/05/2012. many thanks to John McNicholas for these images. |
Officials (from left) Peter Sutton, Tony Zak (ref), Dave Wolfenden and Dave Connor
Managers Mick Hutchinson (centre) and Alan Cocker (right)
The teams emerge from the Highbury tunnel
Poulton SFC
Newton Arms FC
The Boys In Black
Catholic Club Manager Brian McGuinness just back from the sunbed in time for kick off
Danny Morris with a free kick
Superb playing surface
Who says Sporty gets all the best Wags?
Goal for Poulton
Bierkeller Premier & Division 1 Cup Winners 2011/12 – Poulton SFC
Ex BFSFA referee dies suddenly
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Sincere thanks to John McNicholas for sending in the following words;
Sad news reached those of us attending the Divisional Cup finals at Fleetwood Town yesterday that popular local Referee and Coach Martin Rogers had passed away suddenly at home on Friday. Regrettably, the news has since been confirmed. Our sympathy goes out to his fiance and family who have lost him at only 43 years of age. Martin was a trusted and popular referee. He was active in the local footballing community for many years, always sporting a fine sense of humour – a true football person.
Dennis Peters recalled fond memories of him suddenly appearing to ref in the old Combination as a youngster twenty odd years ago and after being so impressed he referred him on to Len Smith in the old Sunday Football arena. Martin continued for many years and only ceased with officiating on a Sunday morning a couple of seasons ago to concentrate on his coaching role with Blackpool And Fylde College alongside Parkside FC player Jimmy Hone. I refereed many times alongside Martin and along with Dave Connor and many others have also officiated both in the middle and on the line numerous times for Martin's College side. D.C. and I will miss his knowledge, wit and banter enormously. R.I.P. Martin Rogers – A lovely Guy ! ! !
Martin Rogers (Right) prior to one of the Divisional Cup finals at fleetwood Town FC
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News from the Divisional Cup finals – 13/05/2012
 | Sincere apologies but I have been unable to attend the two Divisional Cup finals at Fleetwood today due to junior football commitments. In the Premier/Division 1 Cup final Poulton SFC beat Newton Arms FC 2-1. In the Division 2/3 Cup final, Blackpool Lane Ends FC came back from 1-0 down to beat Division 3 side FC Kingsfield 6-1. Congratulations to both. Don't forget that on Thursday night it's the Gledhill Cup final at Bloomfield Road between Poulton SFC and Parkside FC. (Kick off at 7pm) |
Results round up – Sunday April 29th 2012
 | Here is the weekly BFSFA round up described by Frank Kennedy and courtesy of the BFSFA. You can “talk to Frank” with your contributions to this weekly article by e-mailing press@bfsfa.com with a brief paragraph on your match. |
The G Casino Blackpool & Fylde Sunday Alliance Report 29 April 2012
In the G Casino Blackpool & Fylde Sunday Alliance only one of the cup finals survived the wet weather with the Bierkeller Division Two/Three tie between Blackpool Lane Ends and Kingsfield being postponed. In the Bierkeller Division Four Cup Lane Ends Res. lifted the trophy after defeating Excellent UK 2-1 with goals from Michael Booth and Craig Gillies and Jack Martin scoring for the runners up.
Premier Division champions Sanuk FC finished their season with a 4-1 win against Mythop Leisure with Michael Clark ending his fine season with a hat trick and Michael Braebaum`s goal sealing the victory. Poulton SFC only need to win one of their two remaining games to take runners up spot after beating Great Eccleston 4-0 with Adam Shorrocks (2) Darren Hall and Brett Dawson their marksmen. Newton Arms avenged their earlier defeat by Chris Allen Garages by winning 4-0 with Terence Fearns (2) Michael Clay and James Roberts on target.
Division One champions Blackpool Catholic Club surprisingly lost 5-2 to Wrea Green with Sam Weatherby (2) Adam Quigley Nathan Cook and Andrew Thornley on their score sheet. Tangerine Tavern trounced Highfield Social 12-0 with Tony Buxton scoring three and pairs from Barry Davenport Carl Dixon and Michael Long.
At the top of Division Three Mere Park lost out on goal difference to take second place after winning 4-2 against Teamsport 90 with Lee Ferguson Scott Grimes Paul Garforth and Joseph Howarth finding the net and Andy Pritchard and Kevin Moran replying.
Division Four title winners Thatched House beat Philharmonic 5-2 in their final match with Chris Matthews grabbing four and Ryan Skelly one and Damian Dinsmore and Richard Jebb scoring for the losers.
Results – Sunday April 29th 2012
 | Courtesy of the BFSFA committee, here are all of the provisional results from today's programme of Sunday Football league and Cup Final action. The tables, fixtures and results have now been updated. If in doubt, please call Dennis on 391055. (Also includes pictures from the Division 4 Cup final at the ground of AFC Blackpool). |
Lane Ends Reserves FC win the Division 4 Cup after beating Excellent UK FC 2-1 in the wind and rain at AFC Blackpool. The Division 2 & 3 Cup final due to take place on the same pitch this afternoon was sensibly postponed. Thatched FC take the Division 4 title from runners up Blue Room FC by a point after they beat Philharmonic 5-2 this morning. It's been a long wait but Xceptional Kitchens FC have won the Division 3 title and Mere Park FC finish runners up. Poulton SFC won again today and three more points from their final two fixtures will give them runners up spot in the prem.
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Action from AFC Blackpool where Excellent UK FC met Lane Ends Reserves FC in the Division 4 Cup final. Shocking conditions for late April with wind and rain driving across the pitch making pictures difficult.
Bierkeller Division 2 & 3 Cup final
Blackpool Lane Ends FC Postponed FC KIngsfield
Bierkeller Division 4 Cup final
Excellent UK FC 1 – 2 Lane Ends Reserves FC
Premier Division
Sanuk FC 4 – 1 Mythop Leisure
WCT Chris Allen Garages 0 – 4 Newton Arms
Great Eccleston 0 – 4 Poulton SFC
Division 1
Tangerine Tavern 12 – 0 Highfield Social
Wrea Green 5 – 2 Blackpool Catholic Club
Division 3
Teamsport 90 FC 2 – 4 Mere Park FC
Thatched FC 5 – 2 Philharmonic FC
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Referee Ben Wiseman in charge of this one
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Sheltering from the rain
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Lane Ends take the lead, he drew the keeper on the right and scored from a tight angle. The Excellent UK FC defenders couldn't keep it out.
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Just over the bar
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Lane Ends Reserves FC bench
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The last kick of the first half and there was a deserved equaliser from Excellent UK FC. One on one with the keeper and he slotted it through his legs. They played some good football in the first half into the strong wind. 1-1 at the break.
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Yellow card
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Off you go
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Late winner from Lane Ends – lobbed the keeper
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Gutted
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Bierkeller Division 4 Cup winners 2011/12 – Lane Ends Reserves FC
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