23 January 2010
Association of
Northern Counties Senior Cup 23 January 2010 West Kirby 3 - Kendal County FC 1
West Kirby
progressed to the next round of the Northern Counties Senior Cup with a thrilling 3-1 victory over a determined Kendal County
at Apex Marine Park on Saturday.
Honors were even in the opening exchanges with Kendal looking
dangerous on the break with piercing runs down the left wing that drew the best from the Lee Gibson and the West Kirby defence
to keep them out.
As the half progressed West Kirby raised the tempo pressing for an opening
and on 31 minutes the pressure paid off as the home team won a penalty and captain Lee Gibson stepped up to break the deadlock
with a shot low to the keeper's left. Kendal
County held firm to the interval as the teams went in 1-0 to West Kirby at half Time.
Battling
for their Cup life Kendal came out in the second half all guns blazing to silence the home crowd with an early goal on 55
minutes to level the tie 1-1.
Forced into raising their game again West Kirby powered forward
to enjoy the territory but failed to register the score. Home fans were left biting their nails as their forward’s squandered
4 good chances that should have put the tie out of sight.
Rushing shots and scrambling for the ball when
a cool head would have hammered home the advantage left West Kirby locked in a tough Cup battle with Kendal looking more than
dangerous on the break.
In his third season as West Kirby Manager John Brett has produced a team
of determination, character and skill. The Wirral men were not to be denied as the winning ways instilled in the squad came
to the fore with two late goals by Andy Barker and Mikey Burke which broke the hearts of the Westmorland team and their travelling
supporters.
Monday 27 April 2009
West Kirby Reserves 2 - Capenhusr Villa 3
West Kirby Reserves made a couple of defensive errors to gift the visitors a couple of goals. The home team did have
their chances and on one occasion the ball hit the upright and rebounded on to the cross bar. Capenhurst Villa pressed
hard and were committed to attack.
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Saturday 25 April 2009
Newton 3 - West Kirby 2
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| Ged Grannon's goal against Newton |
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| Lee Cairn's goal opens the scoring for West Kirby |
West Kirby went down 3-2 to Newton with a team shorn of a number of the first team regulars. Going into the break
2-0 down after a poor performance in the first half, the second half saw much improvement, with goals from Lee Cairns
and Ged Grannon, but a missed penalty by J P Stanhope saw West Kirby's efforts to gain at least a draw fade at the
last.
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Saturday 25 April 2009
West Kirby Reserves 1 - Helsby 4
West Kirby Reserves held their own against the league champions until the last 10 minutes, after a goal by Wayne
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Monday 20 April 2009
West Kirby Reserves 3 - Chester Nomads 1
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| Matty Carlin's opening goal against Chester Nomads |
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| Marc Bishop scores against Chester Nomads |
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| Wayne Wellbeck completes the scoring for West Kirby Reserves |
West Kirby Reserves went into the break 1-1, through a powerful headed goal by Matty Carlin from a corner kick by
Paul Stevenson. Chester Nomads pressed high up the field after the half time interval and were unlucky, hitting the woodwork.
However the home team came back into the game and scored two goals late on through Marc Bishop and Danny Wellbeck.
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Friday 17 April 009
Umbro Cheshire Amateur Cup Final
Poulton Victoria 1 - West Kirby 2
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| Kevin Ryan opened the scoring for West Kirby |
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| Ged Grannon's winning goal |
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West Kirby ran out 2-1 winners in a hard fought cup final. Goals for West Kirby came via Kevin Ryan and Ged
Grannon.
Many congratulations to the Managers, physio and of course the players.
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Wednesday 15 April 2009
Upton AA v West Kirby
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| Chris Reilly's first goal against Upton AA |
Upton AA went into a 2 - 0 lead early into the game, scoring directly from a corner and then a penalty before
Chris Reilly scored for West Kirby before half time. West Kirby created the majority of the chances in the half but
failed to take advantage from them,as Upton defending strongly and played to attack on the break. With 20 minutes
to go Chris Reilly scored his second of the match to equalise and take the point West Kirby needed in their quest
to retain their position as first division champions .
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Saturday 11 April 2009
West Kirby Reserves 3 - Bronze Social 3
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| Matty Carlin opens the scoring for West Kirby |
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| Danny McNocholas' goal against Bronze Social |
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| Steven Murphy scores the equaliser against Bronze Social |
West Kirby Reserves made it hard for themselves after a series of defensive mistakes enabled Bronze Social to race into
a 2-0 lead. A goal from Matty Carlin before half time looked to have halted the trend but Bronze went into the break 3-1 ahead,
despite West Kirby Reserves hitting the woodwork twice. The second half saw West Kirby dominant and goals came from Danny
McNicholas and Steven Murphy to even the soce, but that final deciding goal didn't come.
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Saturday 11 April 2009
Marine Reserves 1 - West Kirby 2
Goals from John Johnson and Ged Grannon helped West Kirby grind out another win against a hard working Marine Reserves.
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Monday 6 April 2009
West Kirby 4 - Heswall 1
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| Lee Cairns' goal against Heswall |
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| Kevin Ryan's goal in the game against Heswall |
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| Jamie Holmes' first goal |
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| Jamie Holmes second goal |
West Kirby maintained their challenge for the championship, taking three points from the game with Heswall. Goals came
from Kevin Ryan, Lee Cairns and two from Jamie Holmes in the second half.
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| Paul Casey's goal against Runcorn Town |
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| Chris Barrow opens the scoring for West Kirby against Runcorn Town |
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| Chris Reilly's goal in the game against Runcorn Town |
West Kirby and went into half time with a one goal lead through Chris Barrow, who scored from Chris Relly's cross,
following in after the keeper had saved his first attempt. Runcorn had started the stronger at the start of the game and came
out in the same way at the start of the second, pressing high up the pitch. West Kirby though went further ahead through a
cracking shot from Chris Reilly and an excellent free kick by Paul Casey. As Runcorn continued to push high upfield looking
for goals, a long ball out from West Kirby was well taken by Kevin Ryan who ran on to round the Runcorn keeper for the final
goal.
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Saturday 28 February 2009
West Kirby Reserves 2 - Willaston 3
West Kirby Reserves went into the break 1 - 0 up with a goal by Adam Lea before Willaston then pulled ahead 3-1.
Adam Lea scored again to provide an exciting finish.
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Saturday 14 February 2009
West Kirby 3 - Maghull 1
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| Chay Dysart's first goal against Maghull |
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| Ged Grannon scores against Maghull |
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| Chay Dysart's second goal |
West Kirby closed the gap on leaders Runcorn Town with this 3 -1 defeat of Maghull. Goals came from Chay Dysart - 2 and
Ged Grannon.
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Saturday 14 February 2009
Ashville 1 - West Kirby Reserves 4
A great performance from West Kirby Reserves means they continue their move up the table, the goals coming from
Danny McNicholas - 2, Matty Carlin and Robbie Stewart.
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Saturday 27 December 2008
West Kirby Reserves 5 - AFC Bebington Athletic 2
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| Carl Maughan's first goal against AFC Bebington Athletic. |
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| Chay Dysart's goal against AFC Bebington Athletic. |
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| Andy Barker's goal against AFC Bebington Athletic. |
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| Lee Cairns scores his penalty against AFC Bebington. |
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| Carl Maughan's second goal against AFC Bebington Athletic. |
A strengthened West Kirby Reserves had a convincing win against AFC Bebington Athletic running out 5-2 winners. The final
score could have been higher but for a fine performance from the Bebington 'keeper. A brace of goals came from
Carl Maughan, who was unlucky not to complete his hat trick, with the others coming from Chay Dysart, Andy Barker and Lee
Cairns.
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Saturday 20 December 2008
Capenhurst Villa 1 - West Kirby Reserves 0
No luck for West Kirby Reserves today as they went down to a goal in the third minute and failed to pull back, despite
hitting the wood work four times.
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Saturday 6 December 2008
West Kirby Reserves 1 - Mossley Hill Athletic 1
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| Robbie Stewart follows up as a Mossley Hill Athletic defender head into his own goal. |
Own goals from both teams were the order of the day in a game in which West Kirby Reserves had more clear cut chances,
but failed to score.
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Saturday 29 December 2009
West Kirby 6 - Blacon Youth Club 0
A very good all round performance shown by goals from 6 different players, Matty Cass, Paul Casey, Dean Stewart,
Robbie Stewart, Kevin Ryan and John Johnson.
Grange Athletic 1 - West Kirby Reserves 1
Adam Lea scored West Kirby's only goal to extend their unbeaten run.
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Saturday 15 November 2008
West Kirby Reserves 2 - Mallaby 3
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| Adam Lea's goal against Mallaby. |
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| Kyle Jones opens the scoring for West Kirby Reserves. |
West Kirby Reserves deserved a bit more from this mid table clash than going down by the odd goal in 5. Goals
came from Kyle Jones and Adam Lea.
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Saturday 15 November 2008
Maghull 1 - West Kirby 5
A very good performance from West Kirby takes them just two points behind league leaders Runcorn Town. Goals came via
Carl Maughan's hat trick and two from Kevin Ryan.
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Saturday 8 November 2008
Mossley Hill Athletic 4 - West Kirby Reserves 3
West Kirby Reserves went into a 2-0 lead before Mossley Hill drew level, with West Kirby again moving into a one goal
lead before Mossley hill again equalised and then scored the winner. West Kirby Reserves' goals came from Ian Gauntlett, Adam
Lea and Lee Jones.
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Saturday 8 November 2008
West Kirby 3 - Cammell Laird Reserves 2
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| Matty Cass's first penalty against Cammell Laird Reserves |
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| J P Stanhope's goal in the match against Cammell Laird Reserves. |
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| Matty Cass converts his second penalty kick in the game against Cammell Laird Reserves. |
A cracker of a game. Cammel Lairds Reserves went into a deserved 2-0 lead, but after a good spell towards the end of
the first half West Kirby pulled a goal back after Carl Maughan was held in the penalty area and Matty Cass scored from
the penalty spot. After manager John Brett's half time talk, West Kirby came out firing on all cylinders and equalised through a
J P Stanhope header, which the Lairds' keeper got a hand to but couldn't keep out. West Kirby took the lead after
Kevin Ryan was brought down in the box and Matty Cass again stepped up to convert the penalty, which turned out to be
the winning goal.
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Saturday 1 November 2008
West Kirby 1 - Vauxhall Motors Reserves 0
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| John Johnson scores the only goal of the game against Vauxhall Motors Reserves. |
West Kirby started brightly and scored after ten minutes through a John Johnson header. This was closely followed
by a bizarre miss when the Vauxhall Motors Reserves 'keeper slipped and the ball hit the post, spun back into play but
then went wide. West Kirby players missed several chances, had three goals disallowed against a very good and hard
working Vauxhall Motors Reserves and were glad to gain three very valuable points.
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Saturday 18 October 2008
Wirral FA Senior Cup
West Kirby 2 - Capenhurst Villa 1
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| Dean Stewart scores West Kirby's second goal against Capenhurst Villa. |
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| Capenhurst Villa's keeper can only watch as JP Stanhope's shot goes in.. |
A hard fought game as Capenhurst Villa played well right to the end of the game. In the first half the wood work
kept West Kirby from scoring and at half time the score was 0-0. After the break West Kirby went into and 2 - 0 lead and had
the chances to extend it. Capenhurst Villa scored a deserved goal from a free kick and kept up the pressure on West Kirby
leading to a hectic last 15 minutes. West Kirby's goals came from J P Stanhope and Dean Stewart.
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Saturday 18 October 2008
AFC Bebington Athletic 2 - West Kirby Reserves 2
A disappointed reserve team drew 2-2 with AFC Bebington Athletic, after goals from Lee Jones and Robbie Stewart
took West Kirby Reserves into a 2-0 lead.
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Saturday 11 October 2008
Wirral FA Amatur Cup
Willaston 3 - West Kirby Reserves 3
Willaston go through on penalties 5 - 4 after extra time.
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| Kieran Fleetwood's goal in the cupt tie with Willaston. |
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| Robbie Stewart's scores the second of West Kirby's goals in the cup tie with Willaston. |
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| Mark Lake's goal against Willaston in the Wirral FA Amateur cup. |
This was a cracking cup tie, with both teams going for the win right to the end of extra time. West Kirby Reserves raced
into a 2 - 0 lead with goals from Kieran Fleetwood and Robbie Stewart, but not before Willaston had hit the post and missed
a penalty. Willaston pulled themselves back into the game and then scored to take a 3-2 lead. West Kirby piled on the
pressure and Mark Lake came on to score the equaliser for West Kirby to take the game into extra time. With both teams looking
for the winner, chances fell to both teams, but the match went to penalties, with Willaston taking the honours 5-4.
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Saturday 11 October 2008
West Kirby 4 - Aintree Villa 0
Four excellent goals, two from Carl Maughan and one each from Paul Casey and Chris Reilly secured the win for West
Kirby, keeping up the challenge at the top of the table.
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Saturday 4 October 2008
Newton 2 - West Kirby 4
Oops, sorry about the wrong team, it's fixed now!
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| Carl Maughan scores West Kirby's third goal against Newton in the Pyke cup. |
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| Kevin Ryan's second goal against Newton in the Pyke cup. |
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| Kevin Ryan's first goal against Newton in the Pyke cup. |
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| Kevin Ryan scores West Kirby's penalty in the Pyke Cup to complete his hat trick. |
An exciting cup match opened with West Kirby racing into a two goal lead, Kevin Ryan scoring both goals, one after a
flick on from Carl Maughan and the second a thunderous shot from the edge of the penalty area. Newton fought
hard to pull back the score line as the game went from end to end, with West Kirby keeping the Newton Keeper
the busier. Newton scored before Carl Maughan's header from close range brought West Kirby's third. Newton
had a player sent off, a straight red, after which West Kirby had more time and space to create the better chances. West
Kirby went further ahead through a penalty kick, taken by Kevin Ryan which completed his hat trick, before Newton
scored a second goal as West Kirby pushed upfield.
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Saturday 4 October 2008
West Kirby Reserves 4 - Southport Trinity 3
West Kirby Reserves played really well to run out winners against league leaders Southport Trinity, scoring their
fourth winning goal after Southport had pulled back from 2-0 down to 3-3. Chances missed by West Kirby were balanced
by a man of the match performance from the West Kirby goal keeper, Zharir Mustafa.
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Saturday 27 September 2008
Castrol Social 0 - West Kirby 1
J P Stanhope's single goal was enough to keep West Kirby at the top of the table, as missed chances were the order of
the day.
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Saturday 27 September
Haworth and Gallaher Bowl
West Kirby Reserves 0 - Mallaby 5
A combination of poor defending and a strong Mallaby performance saw off West Kirby Reserves' cup hopes.
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Wednesday September 24 2008
Bill Weight Trophy Final
West Kirby 1 Castrol Social 1
West Kirby won on Penalties
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| Jamie Holmes's equalising goal against Castrol Social in the Bill Weight Trophy final. |
West Kirby won the Bill Weight Memorial Trophy for the third year running. Castrol Social provided stern opposition
and edged the first half, scoring first before West Kirby equalised 2 minutes later thanks to a Jamie Holmes goal. A
competitive second half saw West Kirby create the most chances, which they failed to convert. With the scores
being 1-1 after 90 minutes the game moved to a penalty shoot out, which West Kirby went on to win.
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Saturday 20 September 2008
West Kirby 3 - Runcorn Town 0
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| J P Stanhope opens the scoring against Runcorn Town. |
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| Kevin Ryan's first goal against Runcorn Town. |
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| Kevin Ryan's second goal against Runcorn Town. |
West Kirby scored against the run of play late in the first half, a well worked goal taken by J P Stanhope. After
the break the home team came out fired up and scored two further goals through Kevin Ryan, worthy winners on the second half
performance to progress to the next round of the Cheshire Amateur cup.
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Saturday 20 September 2008
Poulton Victoria Reserves 1 - West Kirby Reserves 0
Another improved performance saw West Kirby Reserves hold out until right to the end of the game before conceding a late
winner to the home team.
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Saturday 13 September 2008
West Kirby Reserves 3 - Mallaby 2
Wirral FA Amateur Cup Round 1
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| Robbie Stewart opens the scoring for West Kirby Reserves. |
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| Zhar Mustafa's penalty save. |
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| Lee Jones' first goal. |
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| Lee Jones' second goal. |
West Kirby Reserves and Mallaby contributed to an end to end cup tie with plenty of incident and 5 goals, ending with
West Kirby running out winners. Fortune smiled on West Kirby as Mallaby missed two penalties and hit the bar twice.
However this was a good performance from the home team after the disappointing start to the season, showing the progress that
has been made. Goals from Robbie Stewart (1) and Lee Jones (2) led to the victory as well as a good penalty save by Zhar
Mustapha in the West Kirby goal.
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Saturday 13 September 2008
Blacon Youth Club 1 - West Kirby 4
A comprehensive win by 10 man West Kirby sent them to the top of the table. Goals from JP Stanhope, Adam Lea, Kevin Ryan
and Dean Stewart.
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Wednesday 3 September 2008
West Kirby 2 - Poulton Victoria 1
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| Jamie Holmes's goal against Poulton Victoria. |
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| Carl Maughan's goal, through rain drops on the camera lens. |
West Kirby ran out 2-1 winners against Poulton Victoria. A close first half saw West Kirby go into the half time
break just 1-0 up through a goal from Jamie Holmes, after creating a number of chances that went begging. A second half
goal thanks to the quick responses of Carl Maughan after a goal mouth deflection took West Kirby 2-0 up. Poulton Victoria
pulled one back just before the end.
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Monday 1 September 2008
West Kirby Reserves 7 - New Brighton Reserves 2
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| New Brighton defenders watch Colin Morris's first goal. |
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| Second Colin Morris goal. |
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| Lee Jones scores his first and West Kirby Reserves third goal. |
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| Colin Morris completes his hat trick with a penalty. |
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| Lee Jones second goal. |
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| Lee Jones completes his hat trick, |
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| John Johnson's goal. |
West Kirby Reserves finally played to their potential in this very comfortable win over New Brighton Reserves. Goals
came via a pair of hat tricks, from Colin Morris and Lee Jones, rounded off by a goal from man of the match John Johnson.
Another welcome sight was the return of Keiran Fleetwood after a long term injury.
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Saturday 30 August 2008
West Kirby 2 - Upton 2
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| Matty Cass scores with a long range shot in the first minute against Upton AA. |
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| Matty Cass's second goal against Upton AA. |
West Kirby missed chances to take all three points against a well organised Upton team. Matty Cass scored in the first
minute, but after this West Kirby seemed to loose momentum and Upton came more and more into the game, equalising
before half time. West Kirby pushed on in the second half and the game went from end to end with both teams looking for
the winner. West Kirby were awarded a penalty after Kevin Ryan was brought down. Matty Cass took it but
it was saved by the Upton 'keeper. West Kirby's Carl Maughan was fastest to the rebound and enabled Matty Cass to
fire home.
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Wednesday 27 August 2008
West Kirby 1 - Newton 2
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| Kyle Jones' goal against Newton. |
West Kirby were beaten by a strong and skillful Newton team who were quick to close down. Although they had chances to
score the West Kirby forwards were thwarted on a number of occasions by Newton's 'keeper, who was their man of the match.
Kyle Jones scored West Kirby's goal just before half time.
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Tuesday 26 August 2008
Willaston 2 - West Kirby Reserves 1
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| Willaston defenders can only stand and watch as Colin Morris's shot hits the back of the net. |
West Kirby lost to a strong Willaston side after equalising through Colin Morris just before half time. A number
of good second half chances were created by West Kirby but it was Willaston who took the lead and ran out winners.
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Wednesday 20 August 2008
Christleton 0 - West Kirby 4
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| The Christleton goal keeper can only stand and watch Kevin Ryan' shot as it passes him into the goal |
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| Chris Reily wheels away after providing the assist for Chris Barrow's goal. |
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| Matty Cass heads in West Kirby's third goal in the game against Christleton. |
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| J P Stanhope curls his free kick directly into the Christleton goal. |
A very good performance from West Kirby against Christleton as they run out 4-0 winners, with two goals in each half.
Scorers in the first half were Kevin Ryan and Chris Barrow and in the second, Matty Cass and J P Stanhope.
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Monday 18 August 2008
West Kirby Reserves 1 - Ashville 3
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| Craig Kavanagh's goal against Ashville. |
Despite the result this was a better performance by West Kirby Reserves against a very good Ashville team. Craig
Kavanagh scored the West Kirby goal to bring the scores level at half time. Ashville went ahead before some disastrous defending
by the home team resulted in a last minute penalty to Ashville and the West Kirby goalkeeper being sent off.
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Saturday 16 Augist 2008
Mallaby 3 - West Kirby Reserves 1
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| Lee Jones' goal against Mallaby. |
A game to forget as West Kirby Reserves start the season out of sorts, with defensive errors the order of the day and
few chances created up front. Mallaby took advantage going into a 2-0 lead, before Lee Jones pulled one back. More of
the same in the second half enabled Mallaby to extend their lead running out comfortable winners.
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Friday 15 August 2008
Cammel Laird Reserves 1 - West Kirby 1
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| Carl Maughan's equaliser in the season opener with Cammel Laird Reserves. |
A cracking game to start off the season. A slow start from West Kirby allowed Lairds to press forward with quick attacks
from defence taking a one goal lead into half time, but not before West Kirby came back into it with a
good 20 minute spell in which they attacked and had a goal not given as the ball crossed the line. The
second half saw end to end football with Carl Maughan scoring an equaliser for West Kirby late in the second half.
Good chances were created by both sides but neither set of fowards were able to take advantage of them and put the ball in
the net.
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Monday 11 August 2008
Bill Weight Trophy Semi-final
Poulton Victoria Reserves 0 (4) - West Kirby 0 (5)
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| Poulton Victoria goalkeeper grabs the rebound from J P Stanhope's shot on goal. |
West Kirby progressed to the final of the Bill Weight Trophy through a 5-4 penalty shoot out after 90 minutes.
J P Stanhope hit the post late in the second half for West Kirby as both teams pressed hard for a goal. Penalties
for West Kirby were scored by J P Stanhope, Ged Grannon, Paul Casey, Lee Gibson and Adam Lea.
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Pre-season Results
Thursday 7 August 2008 West Kirby Res 3 - Pensby 2
Saturday 9 August 2008 West Kirby 2 - Waterloo Dock 1
Saturday 9 August 2008 Tarvin 1 - West Kirby Res 4
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Saturday 2 August 2008
West Kirby 8 - Prescot Cables 0
The second half goals from the match.
West Kirby played some excellent football in this romp against a Prescot Cables team.
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Thursday 31 August 2008
West Kirby 1 - Seymour 1
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| JP Stanhope's goal against Seymour. |
This was a fiery encounter in which JP Stanhope scored the West Kirby goal.
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Tuesday 29 July 2008
West Kirby 3 - Brow FC 2
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| Chris Riley's opening goal against Brow FC. |
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| J P Stanhope's goal against Brow FC. |
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| Lee Jone's winning goal against Brow FC. |
West Kirby were given a hard workout by Brow FC. West Kirby went ahead through Chris Riley before Brow took their chance
and equalised. J P Stanhope again put West Kirby ahead only to see the visitors equalise after a defensive error.
West Kirby created goal scoring opportunities but good goalkeeping and missed chances were the order of the day,
until Lee Jones scored the winner.
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Saturday 26 July 2008
West kirby Reserves 8 - Corsair 1
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| Richards Hughes first goal. |
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| Richard Hughes second goal. |
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| Danny Grannon goal three. |
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| Danny Grannon goal two. |
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| Danny Grannon goal one. |
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| Paul Fellingham's goal. |
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| Peter Hanlon's goal. |
West Kirby Reserves were 8 -1 up when Corsair left the field of play 20 minutes before the end of the second half.
Goals came from Richard Hughes 3, Danny Grannon 3, Peter Hanlon 1 and Paul Fellingham 1.
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Thursday 25 July 2008
West Kirby Reserves 2 - Meols FC 1
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| Matty Carlin scores the first goal against Meols FC. |
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| Craig Cavanah's goal, photo courtesy of Adam Stokes. |
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| Lee Gibson's header hits the crossbar, photo Adam Stokes. |
West Kirby reserves were put through a hard workout by visitors Meols FC. Matty Carlin and Craig Cavanah sent West
Kirby 2-0 up before Meols pulled one back just before half time. An outstanding save from the Meols keeper and the crossbar
kept out the West Kirby forwards in the second half, as good approach play wasn't rewarded with goals.
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Tuesday 22 July 2008
West Kirby Reserves 6 - Mersey Royal 0
| Phily Hudson'a first goal. |
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| Phily Hudson's second goal. |
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| Matty Carlin's scores the third goal. |
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| Paul Felingham's goal. |
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| Mike Docherty's goal. |
Managers Joe Joynson and Bill Price were pleased with this pre-season result which saw West Kirby reserves run out 6-0
winners. Changing the majority of players at half time, three goals in each half were spread amongst Philly Hudson (2), Matty
Carlin, Paul Felingham, Mike Docherty and Mark Lake. Sorry Mark the photographer missed your goal.
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Saturday 19 July 2008
West Kirby FC 3 - Airbus FC 3
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| More action from the game with Airbus. |
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| Action from the pre-season friendly with Airbus. |
West Kirby fell behind 1-0 to a dubious linesman's decision after 20 minutes
but pulled level via a Chris Barrow goal, before going into the break 2-1 ahead through a JP Stanhope goal direct
from a corner kick.
After a number of team changes at half time a goal keeping mistake enabled Airbus to draw level. West Kirby fell behind
2-3 after poor defending but pulled back level 10 minutes from the end after substitute Dean Stewart rose at the far post
and headed across goal for Matty Cass to head home. Overall the final resul 3-3 was a fair result in this pre-season friendly.
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| Chris Barrow's first goal in the pre-season friendly with Bangor. |
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| Phil Hudson's penalty in the pre-season friendly with Bangor. |
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| Chris Barrow's second goal in the pre-season friendly with Bangor. |
West Kirby went into their first pre-season friendly after just one training session - and it showed
- as Bangor raced into a 3 - 0 lead after 20 minutes, thanks to a series of defensive mistakes. West Kirby slowly came back
into the game and Chris Barrow scored with a looping header just before half time to go into the break 3-1 down.
After John Brett’s half time talk West Kirby came out for the second half playing much more like themselves and began
take the play much more into the Bangor half, winning a penalty which Philly Hudson converted. Bangor broke away and scored
to make it 4-2 but West Kirby began to assert themselves, scoring again through another Chris Barrow header and Bangor were
on the back foot as the game drew an end.
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Wirral Senior Cup Final
Heswall 0 - West kirby 1
Luck favoured West Kirby in this hard fought Wirral Senior Cup Final. It is fair to say that Heswall had the majority
of possession but couldn't convert their few chances, including a scrambled clearance off the goal line by the West Kirby
defence. Goalless at half time, West Kirby played better after the break and fortune favoured their attacking ambition via
an own goal from a deflected Matty Cass shot.
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| Liam Atherton holds the trophy |
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| Lee Gibson and team mate |
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