Race Night September 25th
We are holding a race night in order to raise money from the club for the forth coming season.
It will be held at the Eagle and Crown function room in Upton village on Saturday 25th September 2010; it will start at 7.30pm and finish about 11.30pm.
Tickets will be priced at £3 each and this will include a light buffet half way through. If you can let your manager know if you want to attend and give him the money for the tickets.
This is an adult event and no one will be allowed to come if they are under the age of 18.
There is the opportunity for companies or individuals to sponsor the 9 races for £10
We will be selling “horses” so if anyone is interested in buying horse for £1 then let me know by email or telephone. You must come up with a good name for the horse as well. There will be 9 races in total of which 8 we will be selling horses with 8 horses in each.
There will be a prize for the owner of each winning horse.
All the races and horses must sold by Friday 24th September in order for me to print the programs for the event.
There is a limit of 100 tickets for this event and they will be given out on first come first serve basis.
No tickets will be available on the door on the night of the event.
We will hopefully be doing a raffle on the night so if anyone has any prizes that they wish to donate then I will be more than glad to take them off your hands for the event.
If we get this event sold out then it will be a really good night for all attending and will raise funds for the football club for the forthcoming season.
Goalkeeper Required For Under 13 Boys
Upton Under 13′s (School Yr 8) are looking for a quality goalkeeper to join their squad for the new season. Anyone interested please contact Ken Taylor on 07977285113
Coaches & Players Required For Girls Team
Upton Football Club are currently looking for suitably qualified coaches to look after their Under 14 & Under 16 Girls Football Teams who play in the Wallasey League on a Saturday.
We are also looking for players for the Under 10 team (school year 5/6 and the Under 16 team (school year 10/11)
Anyone who is interested should contact Brian Buckley on 652 7042
League Champions At Last!!
After an anxious wait whilst a disciplinary matter was finalised we can finally congratulate Upton Fc Under 16′s for being crowned Wallasey League Champions 2009/2010. This is an outstanding achivement from all connected with the team and is thoroughly deserved. Once again congratulations to Manager Paul Ward, his assistants and all the lads for a great effort and good luck moving forward into the Youth Team set up in season 2010/11
Upton FC Re Opens For Season 2010/11
Players are welcome to either return or become new members of Upton FC as Saturday morning training sessions have now started again from July 17th. Boys and Girls are welcome at Hayfield School on Manor Drive Upton 9.00-10.00 for children going to be 6 in next school year. Either call in for more details or contact someone at the club.
We also offer football skills for children in year 5/6 with disabilities so again please call for more details if you are interested.
Bibby Community Awards 2009
… and the Bibby Community Awards 2009 Top Volunteer award goes to – Steve Turk.
Steve Turk, Upton Football Club’s Under 13 Team Manager was delighted to receive the award last Friday at the Bibby Community Awards Ceremony held at the Hard Days’ Night Hotel in Liverpool.
This is the second time in three years that Steve has won the award and after hearing the news he said, ”To my great surprise and against some very tough competition I won first prize for the Top Volunteer throughout the whole Group Worldwide Operation for the second time in three years. I was not expecting anything this year given I have been in the frame for the last two years and was even more shocked when Sir Michael asked me to say a few words!!”
Steve is a very enthusiastic and dedicated member of Upton Football Club and has made a fantastic impact both on the field and off the field with his excellent work in fund raising for the club.
Congratulations to Steve and his family for this fantastic award from all at Upton Football Club.
Your Champions Awards 2009
Cliff Elliott, Club Chair and Steve Kell,Club Secretary attended the Your Champions Awards Dinner on Friday 6th November 2009 at the Chester Crowne Plaza on behalf of Upton Football Club.
The event was organised by Trinity Mirror Cheshire – the sister publishers to the Wirral News – and our co-sponsors ScottishPower.
As Wirral News winners of the Sporting Champion category Upton Football Club went forward to the finals of the Trinity Mirror-Scottish Power Your Champions awards.
The competition was exceptionally tough and the judges had a hard time deliberating.
At the awards night, hosted by snooker star Willie Thorne, the names of the overall regional winners were announced. Upton F.C. did not win the overall award for Sporting Champions but as Steve Kell said, ‘The standard of the finalists was excellent with some very heart warming and upsetting stories - all finalists were a credit to the community that they work in ’
Jane Clare, Executive Editor for the Wirral News, said: “It was really inspirational to read people’s stories and see what they do to make a difference in their community.
“Picking winners was really hard. But everyone who was nominated deserves credit for the work they do.”
Club Newsletter – November 2009
Please find attached a copy of the latest Upton FC newsletter. Click on the following link to either read the newsletter electronically, download it to your PC or to print it off.
Upton FC – Club of the Year 2008
Upton Football Club is proud to announce that they have been awarded the “Club of the Year Award” by Wirral Sports Development Unit.
The award is open to all sports clubs throughout Wirral, and as a consequence of the award, club officials will be attending the Wirral Sports Forum to receive the award officially on 9 October 2008.
The Club will also be nominated to represent Wirral for the Merseyside Award, at the Merseyside Future Sporting Champions Dinner on Friday 17 October 2008 at the Britannia Adelphi Hotel.
The Celebration Dinner is organised by the Merseyside Sports Partnership to profile successful sporting achievements across Merseyside.
Club Secretary, Steve Kell said, “ This is another fantastic achievement by the club, and is testimony to the hard work and care that all members of our volunteer staff put into the Club.”
League Champions 2008 & Radio City Interview
Congratulations go to a fantastic performance by the Upton FC Under 11 team who won their league in the 2007/08 season. Well done everyone, a great achievement.
The team were featured on Radio City recently. Click on the following link to hear the full audio.
Team Trials for 2008/09
The current Under 11 team – Under 12s for 2008/09 – will be holding player trials to recruit players for the forthcoming 2008/09 season. Eligible players will be going into Year 7 in Sept 2008.
As a championship winning team, the team are looking for exceptional players to improve the squad, though everyone is welcome to try out. The trials will run from May 10th through to early July when squad selection will be made.
All interested players should contact Stephen Turk on 07977 720071 for further details.
