The weather has once again took its toll on The Houlihan’s Birkenhead Sunday Association Football League with only three cup ties and two league games surviving the waterlogged pitches.
Queens Park‘s love affair with The Veronica Conway Premier Cup continues. They have won the trophy on 12 occasions and been in numerous semi-finals and have secured a place yet again in the semi-finals with a comfortable win over The Lukes 6-0 thanks to a brace from Levi Chiduka and singles from Jamie Leyland, Tom Black, Kian Hamm, and Callum Maddocks.
Luke Wynne helped himself to a fine hat-trick for Prenton FC in their 5-1 win at West Kirby United in The David Tacey Memorial Cup and make progress into the last 16. Jake Whittaker and Jay Beattie were also on the mark with James Shaw replying for West Kirby.
North Wirral Saints secured a place in the semi-finals of the Jimmy Core Memorial Cup after a 3-1 success over Parkgate St Germain (Matty Bolton). Finding the net for Saints were Tom Fleming, Callum Sait, and Frazer Lucking.
Woodchurch Hotel took advantage of their 3G pitch to move into third place and close the gap at the top of the Premier Division for the Ryan ‘Gigsy’ Atherton Memorial Trophy with a hard-fought 3 points over KRCT Bidston (Billy New) thanks to Jake Prescott, Jordan Deer and Michael Burkey registering a 3-1 win.
Division Three continues to deliver goals with Parkgate Panthers and Old Parks FC serving up a 10-goal feast to share the spoils and points. Panthers’ goals came from Jay Harvey, Alex Butterworth, Chris Bushell, Harrison Roberts and a penalty and Liam Peacock. On the scoresheet for Old Parks FC were Declan Wray with a double, and further singles from Jack Harrison, Karlin Fleckner, and Kev Walker.
The Houlihan’s Birkenhead Sunday Association Football League are now accepting applications for a proposed Youth Division for the season 2023/24 that is scheduled to start in August 2024, any Youth clubs that wish to enter two teams can do so, one team will be known as Youth U/18’s and a second team is normally known as a Colts U/17’s, please visit the League website for contact details
Premier Division
| # | Team | Pl | HW | HD | HL | AW | AD | AL | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | Pts |
| 1. | BEECHWOOD FC | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 24 |
| 2. | DOCK FC | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 21 |
| 3. | WOODCHURCH HOTEL FC | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 19 |
| 4. | ROCK FERRY SOCIAL | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 17 | 10 | 19 |
| 5. | GREAT FLOAT SPORTS & SOCIAL FC | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 14 |
| 6. | QUEENS PARK FC | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 13 |
| 7. | NESTON NOMADS | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 12 |
| 8. | LANCELYN GLENAVON | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 30 | -12 | 9 |
| 9. | KRCT BIDSTON FC | 12 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 25 | 47 | -22 | 7 |
| 10. | CORSAIR PV | 9 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 22 | -9 | 3 |
| 11. | THE LUKES FC | 9 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 29 | -18 | 3 |
Division One
| # | Team | Pl | HW | HD | HL | AW | AD | AL | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | Pts |
| 1. | CHESHIRE CHEESE FC | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 10 | 15 | 16 |
| 2. | JPL JETS | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 7 | 21 | 15 |
| 3. | EASTHAM RANGERS COLTS | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 15 |
| 4. | WELLINGTON FC | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 14 |
| 5. | BUSHELL ATHLETIC | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 14 |
| 6. | WIRRAL RADIO FC | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 20 | -3 | 12 |
| 7. | UPTON TOWN FC | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 11 |
| 8. | RIG MOVE SERVICES FC | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 7 |
| 9. | MSC EASTHAM | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 42 | -31 | 7 |
| 10. | AFC SHAFTES | 9 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 27 | -18 | 3 |
| 11. | WOODCHURCH ROVERS | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 27 | -20 | 1 |
Division Two
| # | Team | Pl | HW | HD | HL | AW | AD | AL | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | Pts |
| 1. | SHERIDANS FC | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 7 | 23 | 19 |
| 2. | PRENTON FC | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 5 | 25 | 17 |
| 3. | SAUGHALL FC | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 5 | 21 | 13 |
| 4. | WHITBY RANGERS FC | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 20 | 13 |
| 5. | LIONS FC | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 13 |
| 6. | BARKERS ARMCHAIR FC | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 27 | -16 | 12 |
| 7. | EAGLE & STIRRUP FC | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| 8. | BARCODE FC | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -6 | 8 |
| 9. | VICTORIA COLTS | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 39 | -27 | 5 |
| 10. | POULTON VICS S&S | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 22 | -15 | 2 |
| 11. | GLENAVON ATHLETIC | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 37 | -33 | 0 |
Division Three
| # | Team | Pl | HW | HD | HL | AW | AD | AL | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | Pts |
| 1. | WEST KIRBY UNITED | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 28 | 16 | 12 | 21 |
| 2. | AFC TIMA | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 29 | 26 | 3 | 19 |
| 3. | OLD PARKS FC | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 15 | 12 | 18 |
| 4. | AFC RANGERS | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 18 |
| 5. | OVAL FC | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 17 |
| 6. | EASTHAM RANGERS | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 15 |
| 7. | PARKGATE PANTHERS | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 20 | 8 | 12 |
| 8. | ATHLETIC VH | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 12 |
| 9. | HIGHER BEBINGTON KELMA | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 11 |
| 10. | PARKGATE ST GERMAIN | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 19 | -5 | 8 |
| 11. | WIRRAL ATHLETIC | 11 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 47 | -26 | 7 |
| 12. | NORTH WIRRAL SAINTS | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 21 | -5 | 5 |
| 13. | AFC RAEBURN | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 35 | -23 | 1 |
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