Results Feb 18th & 19th
Results From Feb 18th & 19th
Mini Soccer
The Under 7’s – No Game
The Under 8’s – beat Manor Coyotes 4-1 with a hat trick from Man of Match Joe Ryan and the other from Aaron Clausen
The Under 9’s – No Game
The Under 10’s – No Game
Girls
Under 10s got off to a great start in the Knockout Cup, beating New Brighton Saints 2 – 0 in pretty poor weather conditions at Overchurch. This result again showed the continuing improvement in the team, as they reversed a league defeat earlier in the season. Goals came from Emily Cardus and Ellie Johns, whilst Erin Mooney was player of the match.
Under 12s were due to play Wirral Rangers but the opposition rang at 10am to say the pitch was waterlogged
Under 12 Rangers played a strong Birkenhead Ladies team and again showed great determination, tiring in the heavy conditions to end up losing 6 – 2. Goals were scored by Elizabeth Morgan and player of the match Anna Pippard.
Under 14s, second in the division, were nevertheless unable to make any impression on league leaders Manor. Although a Leah McNay goal shortly before half time gave some hope at 3 – 1 down, Manor scored again early in the second half and ran out 8 – 1 winners. Leah McNay was player of the match. A win against Greenleas in our last league match will secure second position, and hopefully we can put a good cup run in.
Under 16s were due to play Birkenhead Ladies in the Knockout Cup, in a game that had already been cancelled once because the opposition could not field a team. Unfortunately, Birkenhead could not field a team again, and we await the league’s decision on the tie
Boys
The Under 11’s beat Manor 2-0 in the Knockout Cup with goals from Man of Match Matt Benson and Brendan Doherty
The Under 12’s – lost 3-1 to Birkenhead Youth in the Knockout Cup with the goal from Man of Match John Adediran
The Under 13’s beat Manor Milan 5-0 in the Knockout Cup with 2 goals from Louis Mcadam and others from Mike Cooper, Peter Doogan & Luke Sommers with Dan Cardis Man of Match
The Under 14’s again were unlucky to lose 3-0 to Hoylake despite an excellent display with Ryan Fleming Man of Match
The Under 15’s – beat Manor 5-1 in a top of the table clash with 4 goals from Callum Mernock and 1 from Joe Murray with Mitchell Duggan Man of Match
The Under 16’s drew 2-2 with Wallasey Wanderers
Youth Team
The Youth Team – beat Heswall 1-0 in the District Cup semi final to claim a place in the final
Open Age
The Open Age – had a fine 3-0 win in the cup against AM Plant Hire
Youth Team Reach Final
Congratulations to Upton FC Youth Team who yesterday reached the Wirral District Youth Cup Final after a hard fought 1-0 semi final win against Heswall Athletic. They now face Ashville Youth or Vauxhall Youth in the final with details to follow.
This Sunday the team are in their divisional cup semi final against Christleton the team they are also battling for the league title with so it promises to be an excellent game, good luck once again to the team.
Results Feb 11th & 12th
Results From Jan 11th & 12th
Mini Soccer
The Under 7’s – No Game
The Under 8’s – beat Hope Farm 4-0 with 2 goals from Man of Match Luke O Keefe and others from Carter Peers & Paul New
The Under 9’s drew 1-1 with Shafts YC with a goal from Callum Palmer with Alex Clarke Man of Match
The Under 10’s continued their improved form with a 1-0 win against Spartans Gold with a goal from Owen Burns with Lewis Heath Man of Match
Girls
Under 10s No Game
Under 12 Rangers No Game
Under 12s No Game
Under 14s No Game
Under 16s No Game
Boys
The Under 11’s beat Ashville 10-0 with 4 goal star Ben Mcallister Man of Match, Jamie Johns weighed in with a hat trick with other goals from Matt Benson, Leon Cooney & Tom Harrop
The Under 12’s – No Game
The Under 13’s lost 6-0 to Glenavon with Tom Jones Man of Match
The Under 14’s put in a great performance only losing 3-1 to title chasers Manor with a goal from Joe Abraham with Jack Hopkins Man of Match
The Under 15’s – No Game
The Under 16’s beat Manor 2-0 with goals from Man of Match Jack Martin & Sean Walker
Youth Team
The Youth Team – No Game
Open Age
The Open Age – No Game
Results Jan 28th & 29th
Results From Jan 28th & 29th
Mini Soccer
The Under 7’s – Game Off
The Under 8’s – Game off
The Under 9’s won 1-0 against Glenavon with a goal from Alex Clarke with Andrew Murray Man of Match
The Under 10’s had a close defeat 3-1 to Spartans with Lewis Heath scoring and named Man of Match
Girls
Under 10s continued their upward curve despite losing 4 – 2 to Manor Lightning. Just a couple of “mad minutes” after half time, when Manor scored 3 goals quickly, let the game go away, but as ever the girls battled hard and it is good to see them getting closer to teams who beat them by wider margins early in the season, and also scoring goals. Ellie Johns and Lucy Evans scored, and Tessie Nickson was player of the match.
Under 12 Rangers No Game
Under 12s No Game
Under 14s were down to 7 because of other commitments, and played Wallasey Wanderers who had 7 players for the first time in a while. Katie Murray opened the scoring very early on and the greater age and experience overall of the Upton team was evident throughout the game. Upton ran out 17 – 0 winners, which is harsh on the opposition keeper, who made a number of good saves but had little protection. Recorded scorers were Rebecca Pritchard-Howarth (4); Jodie Williams and Isabel Nolan (3) each; Sarah Buckley and Katie Murray (2 each); and Charlotte Byrne and Ceri Duff. Jodie Williams was player of the match
Under 16s No Game
Boys
The Under 11’s drew 0-0 with league leaders Rakers with Matt Benson Man of Match
The Under 12’s won 5-0 against Wallasey Wanderers with 2 goals each from John Adediran & Aaron Finlay, the other goal came from Joshua Smith with Michael Lynch Man of Match
The Under 13’s lost 4-2 to NBS with goals from Luke Atkinson & Joseph Nugent with Alex Highton Man of Match
The Under 14’s had their first victory over an older age team beating Wirral Rangers 13-0 with 4 goals from Jordan Taylor & 3 from Charlie Weir, the rest came from Ryan Fleming, Ciaran O Loughlin, Christian Rule, Tyler Smith, Adam Sunners & Ryan Williams with Harry Ashcroft Man of Match
The Under 15’s kept up their 100% record beating the younger Glenavon team 6-1 with 2 goals from Man of Match Tyler Brace and others from Chris Turk, Callum Mernock, Joe Murray & David O Brien
The Under 16’s beat Wallasey Wanderers 3-0 with goals from Matty Crawford, Jamie Manifold & Sean Walker with Aaron Owens Man of Match
Youth Team
The Youth Team remain top of the league with a 5-2 win against Heswall Athletic
Open Age
The Open Age lost 2-0
Results Jan 14th & 15th
Results From Jan 14th & 15th
The weather accounted for a lot of this weeks games but some did go ahead
Mini Soccer
The Under 7’s – Game Off
The Under 8’s – Game off
The Under 9’s Game Off.
The Under 10’s had an excellent 5-0 win against Olympic with goals from Reece Gannon, Lewis Heath, Jack Torpey, David Thomas and Reece Pirie who was also Man of Match
Girls
Under 10s were due to play a first round Knockout Cu tie against New Brighton Saints, but the pitch did not thaw out in time and the match was postponed by the referee.
Under 12 Rangers had the unenviable task of being drawn against top of the league Manor Torpedoes in the first round of the Knockout Cup. Manor continued their 100% record this year with a 9 – 0 success but the girls will know they played a very strong team and, not at full strength themselves, put in a battling performance. Elizabeth Morgan was player of the match
Under 12s got through to the second round of the cup with a 4 – 1 win over Oxton Ladies. Not at their most fluent in this game, they still came through with goals from Elizabeth Sullivan (2), Shannon Navarro and player of the match Jess Farrell
Under 14s had a bye in the first round of the cup and played Waverton in a league fixture. Most of Waverton’s team are in the lower year of the age range, whereas most of Upton’s players are older, and the age and experience told as Upton ran out comfortable winners. Waverton did show plenty of spirit, especially in the first half, and Sarah had to be alert in goal to make a few saves, including one from a very well taken free kick. In addition to one own goal, Upton scorers were Jodie Williams (3); Isabel Nolan (2); Leah McNay (2); Poppy Buckley; Katie Murray; Rebecca Pritchard-Howarth; Charlotte Byrne and player of the match Sarah Buckley (not a “Tim Howard” goal, but from playing out in the second half). Manor await next week.
Under 16s first round cup tie against Birkenhead Youth was called off by the opposition as they were unable to field a team
Boys
The Under 11’s Game Off
The Under 12’s lost 5-0 to Peninsula Stars
The Under 13’s had a 11-0 win against Whitby Wanderers with 4 goals from Man of Match Mike Cooper, a hat trick from Luke Summers, Peter Doogan, Dan Cardus, Tom Jones & Ewan Clarke.
The Under 14’s Game Off
The Under 15’s Game Off
The Under 16’s Game Off
Youth Team
The Youth Team Game Off
Open Age
The Open Age lost 4-1
Results Jan 7th & 8th
Results From Jan 7th & 8th
Mini Soccer
The Under 7’s – No Report
The Under 8’s – Won 2-0 against Glenavon Eagles with goals from Joe Ryan & Man of Match, Aaron Clausen
The Under 9’s beat Greenleas 3-1 with goals from Callum Palmer, Alex Clarke & Dylan Davies with Tom Carrington Man of Match An excellent game saw the lads get off to a winning start in 2012. Right from the first whistle they looked raring to go after the Christmas break, and were first to the ball in the opening minutes. With the wind blustering around the conditions were testing, but the lads settled down well and produced some nice passing football. With the lads taking control of the game the chances started to arrive, but unfortunately, both good goalkeeping and unlucky finishing meant we could not take the lead. However the breakthrough came just before midway through the first half. The ball broke to Andrew just outside the Greenleas box, and he fired his shot goalwards. The ball looked to be going wide, but Alex hooked an overhead shot into the goal. It was only what the lads deserved as they controlled the game. The second was not long in coming, with an impressive passing move finding Callum in space, and he fired a well struck shot into the corner of the net. The boys were now well on top, and the third came a few minutes later, when Dylan displayed some neat footwork to outfox the Greenleas defence before slotting his shot into the net. This seemed to fire up the opposition, and they produced a couple of decent attacks, but some stout defending by Andrew and Philip kept them at bay, and when they did get through Alfie produced a fine save to tip round the post. The second half did not produce anymore goals for our lads, but a number of chances came and went, with the Greenleas goalie making a number of fine saves to keep the score down. A disputable penalty halfway through the second half saw Greenleas pull a goal back, and Will, coming on in goal in the second period, also produced a couple of decent saves to keep them at bay. With some tough games coming in the next few weeks, the lads needed to get a good win under their belts, and they achieved this with some good football.
The Under 10’s had a rare 0-0 draw against Manor with Reece Pirie Man of Match
Girls
Under 10s – Manager Mark reported a huge improvement which saw the girls lose 2 – 0 against New Ferry Rangers, a team to whom they had lost 10 – 1 last time. With the team continuing to work hard, we hope that they are repaid for their efforts with some wins in the near future – hopefully a good start in the cup next week! Ellie Johns was player of the match.
Under 12 Rangers also showed how much they have come on in the last couple of months, reversing a 4 – 0 away defeat earlier in the season to win 4 – 1 at home to Waverton. Quickly into their stride, Upton raced into an early 3 – 0 lead through Anna Pippard (2) and Elizabeth Morgan, before conceding a bit of a soft goal before half time. The second half saw both teams have chances, before Yasmin Deplidge managed to squeeze a shot past the Waverton keeper to restore the three goal advantage. Anna Pippard was player of the match but mention must be made of the efforts of all the players – Yasmin; Elizabeth; Zoe; Georgia; Sophie; Mollie; Ellen; and new signing Kati-Mai – to achieve a win against a good passing team.
Under 12s their twelfth win of the season in the return fixture against Rakers Belles. Although the younger of the two Rakers teams in the division, they are certainly as good as their elders and always provide tough opposition. Two goals from Elizabeth Sullivan and one from player of the match Charlotte Carroll secured a 3 – 0 away win to keep the pressure on Manor Torpedoes at the top of the table.
Under 14s came into the game level on points with Wirral Hawks, who had deservedly won 5 -1 at Overchurch earlier in the season. On the sloping Victoria Park pitch, Upton played the first half uphill and (largely) against the wind. Katie Murray opened the scoring with a lofted shot over the keeper, but Hawks equalised when their excellent striker followed up on a shot well saved by Sarah, and fired home the loose ball. Both sides worked hard to gain an advantage, and with a couple of minutes to go to half time, Isabel Nolan’s pass found Brittany White unmarked in the area, and she calmly picked her spot. With the downhill advantage in the second half, Upton scored through Jodie Williams, Poppy Buckley, Isabel Nolan and, in her first game for the club, Charlotte Byrne. Hawks scored one in reply for a 6 – 2 win to Upton. Whilst Hawks did hit the bar twice, our defence was excellent today, with Ceri Duff, player of the match Rebecca Pritchard-Howarth and later Brittany White all doing great work there
Under 16s had drawn both games against Greenleas earlier in the season, but got of to a good start to 2012 with a 5 – 0 win in their third league meeting. Abbie Bateman and Louise O’Brien scored 2 each, and Aira Temporal the other, whilst Leah McAteer was player of the match
Boys
The Under 11’s beat Birkenhead Youth 11-2 with a hat trick from Matt Benson, Jamie Johns 2, Brendan Doherty 2, Liam Mcevoy, Leon Cooney & 2 from Man of Match Neil Stanley
The Under 12’s had no game this week
The Under 13’s came from 3-1 down to draw 3-3 with 4th placed Wirral Rangers with Louis Mcadam & Luke Atkinson amongst the goals with Tom Wilson Man Of Match
The Under 14’s had a great 3-1 win over title rivals Glenavon with goals from Harry Ashcroft, Christian Rule & Jordan Taylor with Ciaran O Loughlin Man of Match
The Under 15’s kept up their 100% start to the season making it 11 out of 11 with an 8-1 win over NBS with. Joe Murray 2, Callum Mernock 2, Tom Murphy, Chris Turk, Matty Doogan & Alex Pitt getting the goals with Mitchell Duggan Man of Match.
The Under 16’s had a bad day losing 7-0 to Glenavon with Sean Walker Man of Match
Youth Team
The Youth Team had no game
Open Age
The Open Age had no game
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Results Dec 3rd & 4th
Results From Dec 3rd & 4th
Mini Soccer
The Under 7’s – No Report
The Under 8’s – beat Beechwood 4-0 with goals from Man of Match Joe Ryan 2, Carter Peers & Aaron Clausen
The Under 9’s lost 3-1 to NBS in the KO Cup quarter final with Callum Palmer Man of Match and Alex Clarke getting the goal
The Under 10’s went down 2-1 to FC Spartans Gold in another close match with Reece Gannon getting the goal and Owen Burns Man of Match
Girls
26th November
Under 10s faced a stiff task against league leaders Manor Exocets but fought really hard. However, unbeaten Manor were too strong and won 9 – 0. Lucy Evans was player of the match
Under 12 Rangers continued their good run of form with a great 3 -3 draw against Oxton Ladies. With only 6 players in the first half, Yasmin typified the spirit in the team by rushing straight from an exam to make the second half. Anna Pippard scored 2 including a late equaliser, and was player of the match; Ellen McGowan scored the other Upton goal.
Under 12s proved too strong for Oxton Girls, running out 8 – 0 winners. Jess Farrell scored 4 and was player of the match. Morgan Mayes, Shannon Navarro, Jasmine Pugh and Elizabeth Sullivan scored one each.
Under 14s took an early lead against Irby Colts when Poppy Buckley cut in from the left and fired home. Further goals from Isabel Nolan (3), Leah McNay and player of the match Jodie Williams, together with a clean sheet, secured a good win.
Under 16s lost 2 – 1 against Wallasey Wanderers, with Louise O’Brien scoring the Upton goal, and Katie Rutter being awarded player of the match
3rd December
Under 10s faced a physically bigger Oxton team on a very wet Overchurch pitch and again worked hard without reward, Oxton winning 3 – 0. Rebecca Owen was player of the match.
Under 12 Rangers were without manager Jim this week, but under Colin and Pete from our other under 12 team, continued their progress with a fine 4 – 2 win over Manor Missiles. The improvement in the last few weeks is there for all to see with every player on the pitch playing a big part in the win. Zoe Hazlehurst scored a deserved first goal of the season, Yasmin Deplidge scored 2, whilst Anna Pippard finished the scoring with a fine shot from distance, as well as being awarded player of the match.
Under 12s produced a great display of passing to run out 9 – 1 winners against Oxton Ladies. The scoreline does not recognise a number of excellent saves by the Oxton keeper and their goal was well taken and deserved. However, Upton created numerous opportunities through sheer quality of passing play and the team really are playing well from front to back. Jess Farrell scored 4 and was player of the match; Shannon Navarro scored 2; Olivia Radford, Caitlin Quinn and Elizabeth Sullivan one each
Under 14s were to play Manor at Poulton Vics but the referee arrived in a torrential downpour, and took the entirely reasonable decision at the time that the game should be postponed
Under 16s got back into winning ways at the Delph, beating Birkenhead Youth 7 – 0. Both teams played well considering the cold rain and strong wind. Louise O’Brien, Hannah Smith and Aira Temporal scored two each, and Abbie Bateman the other goal, whilst Lauren McGarrity was player of the match.
Boys
The Under 11’s game was postponed
The Under 12’s had no game this week
The Under 13’s got beat 3-1 by Oldershaw with Dan Cardus getting the goal
The Under 14’s game was postponed
The Under 15’s played joint top of the league Glenavon in a massive game and put in a superb performance to win 6-0 and keep their 100% start to the season. Joe Murray 3, Callum Mernock, George Thomson and Man of Match Tyler Brace got the goals
The Under 16’s kept up their good run of form with a 4-3 win over Greenleas with goals from Sean Walker, Aaron Owens, Jamie Manifold and Man of Match Cameron Hurley
Youth Team
The Youth Team had no game
Open Age
The Open Age lost out in another close game
Results Nov 26th & 27th
Results From Nov 26th & 27th
Mini Soccer
The Under 7’s – No Report
The Under 8’s – drew 1-1 with Glenavon Eagles, Cameron Parry got the goal with Josh Kelly Man of Match.
The Under 9’s – lost a close game 3-2 to Manor with goals from Alex Claeke & Tom Carrington with Dylan Davies Man of Match.
The Under 10’s also lost a close game 3-2 to NBS Rovers with goals from Man of Match Connor Jones and Thomas Brier.
Girls
No Reports Yet
Boys
The Under 11’s won 5-0 against NBS Rangers with goals from Man of Match Ben Mcallister 2, Matt Benson, Jamie Johns & Liam Mcevoy
The Under 12’s lost 3-0 to Glenavon Man of Match Ewan Nolan
The Under 13’s got back on the winning trail with a 5-2 win over Manor Milan with goals from Loius Mcadam 2, Luke Sommers, Peter Doogan & Man of Match Dan Cardus
The Under 14’s came up against the older Upton 15’s for the second time putting up another fine effort despite losing 7-0, Ciaran O Loughlin was Man of Match
The Under 15’s made it 11 from 11 with a 7-0 win over Upton 14’s with hat tricks from Man of Match Mitchell Duggan & Joe Murray with Callum Mernock getting the other goal
The Under 16’s – beat Wallasey Wanderers 2-0 with both goals from Jamie Manifold and Jack Hoijord-Beard Man of Match
Youth Team
The Youth Team had no game
Open Age
The Open Age had a great 5-1 win against FC Victoria in the cup a week after losing 3-2 in the league to the same team.
Results Nov 19th & 20th
Results From Nov 19th & 20th
Mini Soccer
The Under 7’s – No Game
The Under 8’s – No Game
The Under 9’s – No Game
The Under 10’s were in KO Cup q/f action and recorded a fantastic 3-1 win against Greenleas Jets to reach the semi finals. Reece Gannon, Reece Pirie & Lewis Heath got the goals with Zac Hemsworth Man of Match.
Girls
Under 10s recorded their first win of the season, against Beechwood. Libby Gahan scored the goals, whilst Tessie Nickson was player of the match. Although the next game is a tough test, against league leaders Manor, hopefully the improvement shown by the team over recent weeks will continue.
Under 12 Rangers were ready to build on last week’s win, but opposition Oxton Girls rang to cancel the game on Friday. Two points gained but the girls would rather have played the game, and kept the good work going!
Under 12s, who always play the team Rangers played the week before, ran out 8 – 1 winners at Irby. Morgan Mayes scored 4, whilst sister Taylor Mayes scored 2. Elizabeth Sullivan scored 2 and was player of the match
Under 14s were at home to Heygarth Utd in the reverse fixture of the first game of the season. The visitors were lively and played some good football, before Leah McNay broke the deadlock late in the first half with a fine finish from Brittany White’s corner. Leah scored a second early in the second half, before Heygarth pulled one back. The game was closely matched until an emphatic finish from Jodie Williams, and a goal from Isabel Nolan saw Upton finish 4 -1 winners. Rebecca Pritchard-Howarth was deservedly player of the match.
Under 16s played Waverton for the third time this season, the visitors having kindly agreed to reverse the fixture so that coach and parents could recover from our Xmas party the night before. A good game of football, with both sides playing well, was enjoyed by the home and away supporters, but Upton ended up winning 5 – 1 with goals from Louise O’Brien (2); Abbie Bateman; Lauren McGarrity; and Lucy McKeown, who was also player of the match.
Boys
The Under 11’s drew 2-2 with the Rakers with goals from Brendan Doherty & Neil Stanley with Man of Match Matt Benson.
The Under 12’s lost another close game 2-1 to FC Spartans with the goal from Man of Match Ewan Nolan
The Under 13’s went down 4-1 to high flying Olympic with a much improved performance. Luke Atkinson got the goal with Tom Wilson Man of Match.
The Under 14’s were in District Cup Q/F action against old foes The Rakers and despite a good effort were beaten 6-0 by a very good side
The Under 15’s had a walkover victory bringing up the perfect 10 from 10 for the season so far
The Under 16’s – No Game
Youth Team
The Youth Team won 5-2 against Heswall Athletic to remain in second place albeit with 2 games in hand on the leaders.
Open Age
The Open Age lost 3-2 to FC Victoria as their form and results continue to improve
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