Archive for category: BFSFA 2011-12

The G Casino Blackpool & Fylde Sunday Alliance Report 06 November 2011

Both G Casino Blackpool & Fylde Sunday Alliance teams went out of the Lancashire Sunday Trophy in the re-played ties postponed last week. Quilligans suffered their first defeat in over twelve months when losing 2-1 to Mill Hill from Blackburn. After a goalless first half Mill Hill took a 2-0 lead with skipper Phil Thompson scoring a late consolation goal. Despite being reduced to ten men Tower Lounge held previous winners Lostock Hall to a 3-3 score line with goals from Scott McCabe Lee McCabe and Gordon Reeves but went out 4-3 on penalties. The only Alliance survivors are Poulton SFC whose game against Acregate was again postponed.

In the Gledhill Cup Blackpool Catholic Club knocked out Premier side AFC Additions thanks to a first half goal from Marco Cobb. Doubles from Adam Challoner and Lee Impett secured a 5-1 win for Gardeners Arms against Bathroom Solutions. Newton Arms beat FC Rangers 7-1 with Terence Fearns two goals topping their scorers. Mythop Leisure overcame Clifton Arms 3-2 with Chris Moreton Matthew Rainbow and an own goal on their score sheet. 

In the Premier Division Bloomfield Vets. moved above Christ The King after defeating them 2-1 with strikes from Richard Horrocks and Benjamin McKay. Fleetwood Gym and FC Loco shared the points in the 1-1 result with Liam Forrest and Matthew Parr the scorers.

Division One leaders Blackpool Motor Works suffered their first defeat when losing 5-1 to third placed Village Steel with John Whittle netting twice. Golden Eagle who are joint top beat Uncle Toms Cabin 4-1 with a pair from James Rawcliffe. The County`s new signings enjoyed their debuts in the 7-0 success over Wrea Green with Ric Seear grabbing a hat trick and Ben Seear and Warwick Hargreaves adding to other goals from Mike Shorrock and Scott Waters. 

At the top of Division Two Blackpool Lane Ends won 5-2 against Travel Village with   a Peter Clarkson treble and a Matthew Wannell double. Lee O`Neill netted five for Boars Head in the 6-1 success over FC Wilo. The Sun Inn held 21st Century Windows to a 2-2 draw with Stephen Gay and Wesley Renshaw scoring and Rory Davies and Liam Orr replying. Goals from Mark Sinnett and Ben Stott secured a 2-1 victory for Stable Bar over Hanson Cab.

Mere Park inflicted a double defeat on Division Three leaders Xceptional Kitchens with Nick Tosh George Livesey and Jacob Peake scoring in the first twenty minutes. Kitchens fought back in the second half with Matthew Carlisle netting twice in two minutes before a late strike from Jacob Peake gave Mere a deserved 4-2 win. Number Four Celtic are joint top after Luigi Farina`s two goals clinched a 5-3 victory over St Annes with Graham Harrison scoring a hat trick for the losers. Jordan Howe scored his fourth treble in five game in Bispham Hotel`s 8-0 trouncing of Old England. Mark Lees`s double earned Kingsfield a 6-3 win over Metrostars. 

Newton FC went top of Division Four after defeating bottom side Victoria Hospital  6-0 with Ryan Dodd grabbing a hat trick. Berrys Beds hammered DS Rovers 8-1 with a Kevin Everton treble and a Tyler Austin pair. DH Gas romped home by the same score against Stanley Arms with four goals from Steven Turner.

The G Casino Blackpool & Fylde Sunday Alliance Report 30 October 2011

The fourth round of the Lancashire Sunday Trophy was a disappointing day for the G Casino Blackpool & Fylde Sunday Alliance teams with three sides having their ties postponed due to the weather and FC Wilo losing 3-2 to Golborne Park House.

In the Premier Division Gardeners Arms kept up their challenge for second spot after defeating Spindles 3-1 with an Adam Challoner double and a Chris Coll strike and Mark Cottam replying. FC Loco moved above Bloomfield Vets. after beating them 3-2 with Matthew Parr scoring twice.

Golden Eagle kept the pressure on the leaders of Division One with a 3-2 victory over Bathroom Solutions with Chris Bright James Rawcliffe and Brady Skellington on their score sheet. Blackpool Catholic Club got back to winning ways against Highfield Social when after leading 1-0 at half time they rattled in seven more goals without reply with Jimmy Gilmour and Adam Casson both netting twice. Wrea Green held Village Steel to a 3-3 draw with Nathan Cook and Liam Jenks scoring doubles for their teams.

At the top of Division Two leaders Blackpool Lane Ends dropped points in their 1-1 result with Travel Village with Martyn Percival and Neil Gore on target. Boars Head beat FC Rangers 4-0 for the second successive week with pairs from Craig Harding and Lee O`Neill. Squirrel climbed off the bottom after the 5-0 defeat of CTK with Richard Mills scoring four. Lloyd Pattern scored the only goal of the game for Stable Bar against 21st Century Windows. A Paul Passmore double for Clifton Arms secured a 4-0 success over The Sun Inn.

Division Three toppers Xceptional Kitchens won 3-1 against Marton Athletic with goals from Kyle Pieri Dale Ritchie and Gareth Vickers. A Luigi Farina pair clinched a 2-0 victory for second placed Number Four Celtic over Lane Ends. Doubles from Shane Hull and Tony Spokes keep Kingsfield in third place after beating St Annes 4-1. Mere Park enjoyed a 6-1 victory over Metrostars with George Livesey bagging a first half hat trick and other goals from Lee Ferguson Jacob Peake and Andrew Slater. Jordan Howe`s third treble in the month helped Bispham Hotel to a 6-1 success over Old England.

With the leaders of Division Four not playing FC Newton went level second with Soul Suite after defeating them 2-1 with Daniel Greenway and Paul Rossall scoring. Pairs from Stuart Bunn and Stephen Twist earned a 5-1 win for Blue Room over Fylde Coast Vets. Lane Ends Res. won 6-1 against Victoria Hospital with Craig Gillies hat trick topping their scorers. Philharmonic and Berrys Beds shared the points in the 1-1 result with Tom Delaney and Tyler Austin on target. A last minute equaliser earned DS Rovers a deserved share of the points in the 4-4 draw with Stanley Arms.

The G Casino Blackpool & Fylde Sunday Alliance Report 23 October 2011

In the Premier Division of the G Casino Blackpool & Fylde Sunday Alliance leaders Quilligans celebrated their 12 month unbeaten run in all competitions with a 4-0 win over a spirited Chris Allen Garages with Jordan Spedding and Ben Waddington both scoring twice. AFC Additions moved to second after defeating Poulton SFC 4-2 with Ashley Robinson`s second successive hat trick. Christ the King got back to winning ways with a 4-1 victory over Mythop Leisure with two goals from Lewis Battersby.

Strikes from Matthew Clews and Matthew Parr secured a 2-1 win for for FC Loco against Fleetwood Gym. Bloomfield Vets enjoyed a 4-1 success over Gardeners Arms with Ross Gouck (2) Andy Gouck and Richard Horrocks their marksmen.

Leaders of Division One Blackpool Motor Works beat Brun Grove 3-1 with a Matthew Derby pair and a Jamie Nay goal. Golden Eagle climbed above Blackpool Catholic Club into second spot second after defeating them 2-0 with Kevin Langton and Joshua Walker on target. Village Steel kept in touch after their 4-1 win against The County with Liam Jenks Lee Murphy John Whittle and Tony Whittle on their score sheet. Northern Care Colts and Tangerine Tavern shared the points in the 6-6 result with Alan O`Loughlin and Mark Robinson scoring doubles for Colts and Barry Davenport replying with a hat trick. Paul Gaskell scored the only goal of the game to secure the points for Bathroom Solutions against Wrea Green. The two bottom sides finished level 2-2 with Damian Eastwood and Alex Hutchinson scoring for Highfield Social and Tom Harrison replying for Uncle Toms Cabin.

The two top teams in Division Two both scored four with Blackpool Lane Ends winning 4-2 against Hansom Cab and Boars head defeating FC Rangers 4-0. A pair from Rory Davies clinched a 3-1 victory for 21st Century Windows over The Sun Inn.  Two goals from Rob Harris earned Blackpool Catholic Colts a 4-2 success over Squirrel. 

At the top of Division Three Xceptional Kitchens beat St Annes 5-3 with Darren Worrall netting twice. Number Four Celtic overtook Kingsfield to go second after defeating them 3-0 with a double strike from Luigi Farina and a Philip Unsworth goal.  

A Nathan Shelliker pair secured a 4-2 victory for Lane Ends over Blue Spot Knee Clinic. Four goals from Conner Cooper and two from Andy Smith for Teamsport 90 ended Bispham Hotel`s good run in the 6-3 scoreline. Marton Athletic enjoyed a 5-2 success against Metrostars with Richard Evans scoring twice. Division Four leaders Thatched House defeated Lane Ends Res. 4-2 with a Paul Parker treble. Blue Room romped home 8-0 against Stanley Arms with Stephen Twist bagging three and Darren Elwell two goals. Philharmonic held FC Newton to a 1-1 draw with Chris Brookfield and John Pickervance scoring.

In the outstanding Lancashire Sunday Trophy tie Newton Arms lost on penalties to Preston City after finishing level 3-3 leaving four Alliance teams to compete in next weeks fourth round.

Newton Arms FC go out on penalties against Preston Sunday League leaders Preston City.  I'm sure the whole of the Fylde Coast footballing community would wish to join me in congratulating Quilligans FC in going a whole twelve months unbeaten in all competitions, OK just me then.  Another win today puts them seven points clear with a game in hand at the top of the Prem.  Blackpool Motor Works FC are still unbeaten at the top of Division 1 six points clear after beating Brun Grove 3-1.  It's getting interesting at the top of Division 2.  Blackpool Lane Ends FC win away at Hansom Cab and the Boars Head looked to have returned to form with a great 4-0 away win at FC Rangers.  Xceptional Kitchens FC win again to stay top of Division 3 but it was an important win for No 4 Celtic FC who stay in touch with an impressive away win at FC Kingsfield.  FC Newton were held by the Philharmonic in Division 4 but both Thatched and Soul Suite fought hard to take maximum points.  The good form of the Blue Room continued with an 8-0 away thrashing of Stanley Arms, Wesham.

Marton Athletic FC on their way to a rare win at Commonedge Road against Metrostars FC in Division 3

Lancashire Sunday Trophy

Newton Arms 3 – 3 Preston City (Won on pens 5-3)

Three wins in row for Great Eccleston FC in the Prem as they stay second.  Poulton SFC move into third after they beat Mythop Leisure FC 4-0.  Blackpool Motor Works FC retain top spot in Division 1 after they trounce C&G Electrical FC 11-2.  Both Boars Head FC and 21st Century Windows FC make ground in Division 2 as Blackpol Lane Ends FC are held to a 1-1 draw.  FC Kingsfield narrow the gap in Division 3 after they win and leaders Xceptional Kitchens FC are beaten away at Mere Park FC.  Thatched FC win the big game of the day in Division 4 after beating rivals Soul Suite FC 4-3 away.  FC Newton are looking good in third as their latest win takes them within three points of the leaders with three games in hand.

Ouch, that looks a little painful.  The Bluespot Knee Clinic FC keeper dislocated his little finger resulting in an unscheduled visit to the infirmary.

Lancashire Sunday Trophy (Round 3)

BAC Continental 1 – 1 Spindles (BAC won 3-1 on pens)

Preston City (Abandoned at HT – waterlogged pitch) Newton Arms