With a depleted programme of fixtures due to waterlogged pitches, there were only three games played, all on 3G surfaces.
The most notable game for teams in The Houlihan’s Birkenhead Sunday Association Football League was Woodchurch Hotel who progressed to the quarter-finals of the Cheshire County Football Association Sunday Cup. Woodchurch had to rely on a successful penalty shot out to dump Duckinfield out 4-2 after both teams were locked at 1-1 after normal regulatory time. Ben Holmes was the marksman for Woodchurch Hotel. Woodchurch are the first of a possible seven teams from The Houlihan’s Birkenhead Sunday Association Football League to claim a place in the final eight.
At the solar campus in Leasowe, second in the division Bushell Grange Athletic hosted division leaders The Lukes on a cold, windy & a very bright Sunday morning. Bushell’s had a few early chances but the final ball was not always there. A strike from Ash Power midway through the first half was enough for The Lukes to collect all three points.
Bushell’s may have won the game themselves only for The Lukes keeper to keep them at bay. Lukes have now gone 9 points clear at the helm with Bushells having a game in hand. The only time Lukes were beaten and dropped points was back in early September with a 3-2 reversal at Neston United. The last time Bushell’s lost any game was in The Cheshire FA Sunday cup to Lukes, a bit of a bogey team, both clubs are expected to win promotion to the elusive Premier Division.
Premier Division action saw Queens Park share the honours with Beechwood 2-2, with Harvey Sample notching a fine brace with Tom Hayes and an OG registering for Beechwood. There was no league double for Queens Park as they won the reverse fixture earlier in the season 3-2.
The Houlihan’s Birkenhead Sunday Association Football League are now accepting applications for the new season that is scheduled to start in August 2022 in both Open Age and Youth, any Youth clubs that wish to enter two teams can do so, one team will be known 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 | |
| Queens Park FC 2 | 2 Beechwood FC |
| Division 1 | |
| AFC Shaftes P | P Woodchurch Rovers |
| Bushell Grange Athletic 0 | 1 The Lukes FC |
| Poulton Vics S&S P | P Wirral Radio FC |
| Upton Town P | P Neston United |
| Division 2 | |
| Barcode FC P | P Eagle Styirrup FC |
| KRCT FC P | P New Ferry Rangers |
| Prenton FC P | P Victoria Colts |
| Division 3 | |
| AFC Park North P | P Parkgate St Germain |
| AFC Rangers P | P Wallasey Village FC |
| AFC Tima P | P AFC Raeburn |
| Whitby Rangers P | P Old Parks FC |
| Cheshire County FA Sunday Cup – Round 3 | |
| Rock Ferry Social P | P Lanclyn Glenavon |
| Sale Utd P | P Bromborough Rake |
| Woodchurch Hotel FC 1 | 1 FC Duckinfield |
| Tony Houlihan Memorial Challenge Cup – Round 3 | |
| Barkers Armchair P | P MSC Eastham |
| JPL Jets P | P Wellington FC |
| David Tacy Memorial Trophy – Round 1 | |
| North Wirral Saints P | P Glenavon Athletic |
| Saughall FC P | P Oval FC |
| Jimmy Core Memorial Trophy – Round 1 | |
| West Kirby United P | P Wirral Athletic |
Premier Division Table
| # | Team | Pl | HW | HD | HL | AW | AD | AL | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | Pts |
| 1. | ROCK FERRY SOCIAL | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 19 |
| 2. | DOCK AFC | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 15 | 15 | 17 |
| 3. | WOODCHURCH HOTEL FC | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 17 |
| 4. | RIVACRE FC | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 15 | 12 | 15 |
| 5. | QUEENS PARK FC | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 15 |
| 6. | CORSAIR FC | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 15 |
| 7. | BEECHWOOD FC | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 20 | 8 | 14 |
| 8. | GREAT FLOAT S&S | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 19 | -4 | 10 |
| 9. | NESTON NOMADS | 10 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 27 | -8 | 10 |
| 10. | FC BIDSTON | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 54 | -39 | 4 |
| 11. | LANCELYN GLENAVON | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 23 | -14 | 2 |
Division One Table
| # | Team | Pl | HW | HD | HL | AW | AD | AL | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | Pts |
| 1. | THE LUKES FC | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 8 | 22 | 27 |
| 2. | BUSHELL GRANGE ATHLETIC | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 18 |
| 3. | AFC SHAFTES | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 16 |
| 4. | BROMBOROUGH RAKE | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 15 |
| 5. | UPTON TOWN | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 12 |
| 6. | NESTON UNITED | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 26 | -8 | 10 |
| 7. | POULTON VICS S&S | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 9 |
| 8. | WOODCHURCH ROVERS | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 16 | -1 | 8 |
| 9. | WIRRAL RADIO FC | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 22 | -8 | 6 |
| 10. | LIONS FC | 9 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 34 | -24 | 3 |
Division Two Table
| # | Team | Pl | HW | HD | HL | AW | AD | AL | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | Pts |
| 1. | KRCT FC | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 11 | 40 | 27 |
| 2. | WELLINGTON FC | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 7 | 33 | 23 |
| 3. | JPL JETS | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 10 | 15 | 20 |
| 4. | NEW FERRY RANGERS | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 7 | 17 | 19 |
| 5. | MSC EASTHAM | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 29 | 28 | 1 | 15 |
| 6. | SAUGHALL FC | 10 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 32 | 25 | 7 | 12 |
| 7. | VICTORIA COLTS | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 25 | -16 | 10 |
| 8. | EAGLE STIRRUP FC | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 18 | -5 | 9 |
| 9. | PRENTON FC | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 19 | -4 | 6 |
| 10. | GLENAVON ATHLETIC | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 35 | -22 | 4 |
| 11. | BARCODE FC | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 33 | -22 | 4 |
| 12. | SILVA ATHLETIC | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 49 | -44 | 3 |
Division Three Table
| # | Team | Pl | HW | HD | HL | AW | AD | AL | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | Pts |
| 1. | AFC PARK NORTH | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 14 | 13 | 27 |
| 2. | WHITBY RANGERS | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 15 | 37 | 21 |
| 3. | BARKERS ARMCHAIR FC | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 20 |
| 4. | NORTH WIRRAL SAINTS | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 14 | 12 | 16 |
| 5. | AFC TIMA | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 16 |
| 6. | OLD PARKS FC | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 16 |
| 7. | OVAL FC | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 28 | -9 | 15 |
| 8. | AFC RANGERS | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 36 | -17 | 13 |
| 9. | WIRRAL ATHLETIC | 9 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 32 | -13 | 9 |
| 10. | WEST KIRBY UTD | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 25 | -4 | 7 |
| 11. | WALLASEY VILLAGE FC | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 22 | -9 | 5 |
| 12. | PARKGATE ST GERMAIN | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 15 | -8 | 4 |
| 13. | AFC RAEBURN | 9 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 36 | -23 | 1 |
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