2009/10 team

The 2009/10 team is being managed by Paul Bowman and Paul Cleeworth. Training takes place on Friday evenings at County Officers ground in Upton with games being played on Saturday mornings in the Wallasey Girls League.

Contact Paul Bowman on 330179 for further information

What a great season!

It finally ended on July 4th after beginning in early September, but what a great season it was.

Our debut in the Wallasey Junior League was definitely a step up from playing in the Chester Junior League. There were some really good teams in the League and we had some really hard games. Nevertheless we held our own despite sometimes having no substitutes and sometimes less players than the opposition.

Arrangements for the season started so tragically in August when Rachel's mum was killed in a car crash, a tremendous shock to us all. Mike had that morning received a text from her arranging to meet up to collect the registration forms. We held a minutes silence in our first game in the League.

The bad weather delayed the start of the season but when we got going we had some excellent games in the Autumn. The comeback from 3-0 down to Manor Bullets to 3-3 was one of the highlights of the season and marked an impressive debut for Elia who started the comeback with a well taken goal.

We thrashed Wirral Rangers in the cup in October. November produced some good games. Just before Christmas we had a fantastic game against Heygarth at Eastham where we were comprehensive winners. The bad weather intervened in January and it was February before we got going again and produced some excellent wins including beating Irby Colts away with only 6 players against their 7.

In March we played fantastically against Wallasey Wanderers at Oxton Park despite losing against the top side in the League and beat Greenleas at home. In April we played some evening games and were superb including beating Ellesmere Port with two Lily goals and Ridgewood Rangers at Waverton. We finished off our home games with a 5-1 thrashing of Delta Rangers with goals from Lily, Emma, Hollie, Emma and Kiera.

We beat Delta Colts in the League at Oxton with Caitlin on superb form.

We progressed well in the Presidents Cup beating, Delta Colts in the semi final in Central Park in Wallasey, before that memorable final against Irby Colts.

That night in Birkenhead in June was fantastic. The girls took time to settle but once Kiera had put us into the lead with a goal straight from the corner, we were always in control. Ellie Riste rang down the left to add a second and Meg popped up to knock in the third. Kiera collected the trophy, a really proud moment for all at AFC Waverton.

The season ended with an excellent performance in the rain at the Vicars Cross tournament where we made it through to the final of the Shield beating Winsford in the quarters and Buckley Town in the semi through a nerve wracking penalty shootout. In the final we could have won, but were undone by a quality individual goal with just two minutes left.

A great season indeed and all the girls can be proud of their achievements individually and as a team.

Lucie went in goal full time in November and really made a difference straight away. She is so brave and kept us in it so often.

Kiera has been inspirational all season and a true leader on and off the field leading the girls through warm up drills. Entirely appropriate that she was captain for the Presidents Cup Final.

Meg and Emma came to us from Vicars Cross and fitted in really well. Meg was absolutely solid at the back and Emma's passion and determination was a joy to behold.

Hollie improved so much during the year and grabbed a man of the match in April and a couple of goals. Well done Hollie!

Lily improved very well and grew in strength. Her inch perfect vision and passing was a real benefit to the team all season and her know how of where to be helped her to be one of the leading goalscorers for the season.

Caitlin now lives in Wiltshire and couldn't make every game but when she could play she was excellent and scored some cracking goals as well as playing superbly in goal in the tournament to help win the penalty shoot out.

Ellie is so strong and never ever stops running. She played many games in defence but was often seen running forward with the ball and popping up to score. Her crunching tackles were in evidence all season.

Finally to Elia who only joined us in September. What a star she has been and how she has improved. She is tricky, reads the game well and has grown in such strength that she will hold her own despite being the youngest in the team. She will shine in the u12s next season.

Thanks to all the parents and grandparents for their support and to David Harker, Simon Mageean, Matt Frost and Graham Frost for all their help.

Sadly the team is now being split up. Ellie, Lily, Emma, Caitlin and Kiera are moving up to the u14s with Lucie and Elia staying with the u12s. Hollie plans to retire and Meg has decided to hang up her boots.

Thank you girls for being a joy to coach. Have a great summer.

We're proud of you

Vicars Cross Tournament

A great individual goal from Manor Bullets was the separation between winning the Shield and losing. We played so well in many of our games en route to the final and came very close to winning before the knock out blow in the final few minutes.

Well done to all the girls who did so well today. There were some very good teams in the u12s and we did AFC Waverton proud. A good end to a great season.

The results were:

Group Stage:

v Chester City girls - drew 1-1 (Keira)

v Heygarth drew 0-0

v Vicars Cross Dynamoes won 1-0 (Lily)

v Halton lost 1-0

v Great Sutton Ladies lost 2-0

v Llewod Llanrug lost 2-0

v Bury drew 0-0

Quarter Final

v Winsford Girls won 2-1 (Kiera, Caitlin)

Semi Final

v Buckley Town Girls drew 0-0 won on penalties (Keira, Lily, Emma scoring)

Final

v Manor Bullets lost 1-0

Well done - Caitlin, Kiera, Hollie, Emma, Ellie, Lily, Elia and our special guest Liz.

Thanks to all players who played in positions that they didn't really want to, and especially to those who volunteered to go in goal and did brilliantly - Ellie, Liz, Hollie, Kiera and Caitlin.

Thanks all the parents, to Vicars Cross Dynamoes for the excellent organisation and to David Harker for coming down to support and bringing some more water supplies.

Quotes of the day:

"Can I be captain against Vicars Cross Dynamoes, please, please, please?"- Emma on her former club

"We have to do this, we just have to do this" - A fired up Emma at the start of extra time in the semi final

" Saturday mornings are not for football" - Hollie revealing her thinking for next season

" I need a burger" - Keira

" Keira's dead" - Emma's little brother

" Azucar, Azucar" Elia teaching Spanish to the girls

" Be back in 10 mins" An optimistic Mike to three girls needing the toilet but who decided to head to the Rugby club rather than the portaloos 15 mins before the next game

" We need a wee" - Most of the girls just before kick off in the Final

"Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you" - All the girls to Liz who spent her 11th birthday with us

All set for Vicars Cross tournament Saturday?

The final action of the long season takes place on Saturday at the Vicars Cross Girls Festival of Football. Or is the Festival of Girls Football?

Meet at 9am at Chester Rugby Club Training Field at Hare Lane Littleton. It is over the by pass from the Rugby Club. Parking is on the field. Any problems call Mike on 07901552261.

Bring - trainers or hard ground/moulded stud boots as well as boots if you wish as the ground could be hard, sun protection, drinks, some food for lunch, snacks, small amount of money if you wish to buy anything etc. All costs for the tournament are met by the club. Please come in full Waverton kit and bring wet weather tops too.

See you there!

Training on Wednesday 1 July/Girls Festival 4 July UPDATED

The final training session of 2008/09 will take place at Waverton on WEDNESDAY 1 JULY at 5:30 - 6:30. Please be there on time. The training will focus on preparing for the Vicars Cross Girls Festival of Football on Saturday 4 July.

The under 12 tournament is now full and the draw has been made. We wait to see who we have to play but there are some good sides in the u12 group including Wigan. The games will kick off

at 9:30 and all girls will have to meet there at 9.

The confirmed squad is: Kiera, Lily, Elia, Emma, Hollie, Caitlin, and Ellie.

The festival will take place at the Rugby club at Hare Lane. From Littleton go across the A51 and past the Rugby club entrance, over the by pass and into the Rugby training field on the left. Car parking and the matches will all be in this field.

Any parents or friends who wish to take photos or video can do so but will have to complete a request form. Mike has copies which will have to be handed in to the registration tent.

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We need to sort out the registrations for all those girls who want to play for us next season. Details on the thread below, but we need to collect:

Waverton registration form 2009/10 (see front page of main website) and cheque for £75

Two passport photos for 2009/10 Wallasey League registration.

Both of the above should be handed to Mike or Heather by the date of the tournament at the absolute latest.

Arrangements for next season and Vicars Cross tournament

Next Season

We need to complete the registration arrangements for next season asap, definitely by the end of June. 

We have entered three teams into the Wallasey League, at u16, u14 and u12 level. 

Kiera, Ellie, Lily, Emma, Meg and Caitlin will team up with Cara, Olivia, Ellie M, Nicola, Laura and Amy to form a very strong under 14 side. You all have played for a season with Olivia, Cara and Ellie so you know them well. 

Elia and Lucie will stay with the under 12s along with Hollie if she decides to stay for another season. These girls will be joined by a group of new girls who have been recruited from Christleton and Waverton Primary Schools. Lizzie who trained with us in the winter may also join the under 12s. 

Mike and Heather will move up to manage the under 14s with Paul Bowman taking over the under 12s. Paul has been managing junior football at Waverton for a while and his

daughter Isobel will also join the u12s. 

All of the Wallasey League games will take place on Saturday mornings (and some midweek games in the Autumn and Spring), so there will be no change from what you have all been used to. 

David Harker, who many of you will know, will act as co-ordinator for the girls football at the club. Robbie Mills will continue coaching the u16s. 

Heather and Mike will be sad to lose Elia, Hollie and Lucie, but we'll see you again in the 2010/11 season when the current u12 team will all be the under 14 side. Get it? We'll still be around of course to offer help and support. 

We need to get the registrations sorted. All girls must complete the two processes: 

1 Complete an AFC Waverton registration form. This is downloadable and printable from the resources page of this AFC Waverton website. Go the home page and resources is on the menu on the left. The form is the first one on the Resources page. This is the subscription for the 2009/10 season for the club. You will need to print off the form and return to Mike along with a cheque for £75 for the years sub by 30 June. This covers things like FA registration of each player, insurance, training equipment and kit, referee costs etc.

2 Complete a registration form for the Wallasey League. Mike has these and the good news is that this is paid by the club and Mike will complete most of the form for you as last season. You will just need to tell us if contact details, school, medical issues, etc have changed from last season. Also because the girls change so quickly, the League insist on two new passport photos. Please get these done asap. 

Mike will be in touch with you to agree how the information will be collected from you, but we need to do all this by 30 June. After that point, we will start recruiting externally for the teams. So we have given our existing girls until the end of the month to get signed up and we have guaranteed them a place in the squad if they complete all of the paperwork by then.

The above applies to Lucie, Holly and Elia too, Mike will sort out your stuff for you. 

Any problems, please give Mike a call/text on 07901 552261. 

Vicars Cross Tournament - Girls Festival of Football - Saturday July 4

We have entered the team into the Vicars Cross tournament given the encouraging responses on availability. 

The squad is: 

Kiera, Lily, Ellie, Emma, Elia, Hollie, Caitlin.  We have no subs so get to bed early the night before girls!

We are awaiting details from Vicars Cross, but we understand that they are really looking forward to us being there and the U12 age group is now full. It should be a great day and an excellent way to finish the season. 

You will need to reserve all day. The tournament will be held at Chester Rugby Club at Hare Lane. There will be no charge to the girls, the £30 entry fee is being paid by the club. 

As soon as we more details, we'll put them here. 

Shooting practice needed!

End of season night out

Hope all the girls had a great time out last night at Laser Quest and Pizza Hut at Cheshire Oaks. A good end to a great season.

Mike's red team beat Heather's green team in the first game and then it went the other way in the second game. There was some hand to hand combat going on in there too, but we won't mention any names!

We'll probably be going back there in the new season as everyone enjoyed it.

End of season night out this Friday

This Friday is our end of season night out. We are going to Laser Quest at Cheshire Oaks followed by a pizza.

Please confirm your attendance with Mike on 07901552261 and meet at the bowling place at Cheshire Oaks at 6:15 prompt. We should be all finished by 9 to 9:15.

Mike and Heather will be there all evening and so parents don't need to stay.

Please bring two passport photos for registration for next season - further details to follow.

Watch out in this week's Chronicle and Standard for a special report on the brilliant Cup win.

We have entered the Vicars Cross tournament - Saturday July 4th - put it in your diary.

We won the Cup!

AFC Waverton 3 - Irby Colts 0

A great end to the Wallasey League season ended in our girls taking the Presidents Cup back down the M53 to Waverton after a great display against Irby Colts.

Heather's special message for the girls, sent all the way from Spain, was read out to the girls just before kick off.

A nervous start meant that for the first 15 minutes the girls didn't settle easily with little evidence of the great passing football that the girls have played for much of the season. Once the deadlock had been broken though through a Kiera corner which went straight in, the girls relaxed and were always in control.

Ellie shows her ball control skills and a knowledge of the handball rule

1-0 at half time the girls were told not to panic and keep playing their passing game. This is what happened and Ellie added the second goal running through and slotting the ball home into the far corner and then Meg chose a great time to score her first goal of the season tapping home a low cross from close range.

Meg chooses a great time to score her first goal of the season

Kiera stepped up to collect the President's Cup from Robbie McGlynn of the Wallasey League and the celebrations began.

Thanks to Robbie, Hughie, Karen and all at the Wallasey League for their hard work in organising the evening and to all the supporters who travelled from Waverton.

Well done girls. All of AFC Waverton is proud of you!

Lucie keeps her cool even in the handshaking

'What's that round white thing over there?'

Vicars Cross Tournament - Saturday July 4th

Following a discussion with a number of parents, we have entered a team in the u12s section of the Vicars Cross tournament. This will take place on Saturday July 4th and will last most of the day.

Can those girls who haven't yet confirmed availability, please do so.

More details to follow but please put in your diaries for now. It should be a really good day.

Arrangements for President's Cup FInal

The Presidents Cup Final will take place at the Solly Recreation Ground in Birkenhead (Woodchurch) on Wednesday evening.

The ground is right near to Junction 3 of the M53. Parking is at Glenavon FC and people are asked to walk back to the road turn left and walk along for 20 yards to the entrance to the Recreation Ground.

To find the car park, follow the signs to Birkenhead from J3 which will take you under the motorway round the roundabout and up a slipway. Once on the slipway GO SLOW as you will need to turn left through a gate just as the roads merge. Park here and then go back to the road and turn left for 20 yards and turn into the field where the final is. The Challenge Cup game will be played before ours, with our game due to kick off at 7:15.

All players are asked to meet at the field at 6:45. 7 players have confirmed their availability. Caitlin is unavailable and we haven't heard from Hollie. If anybody needs a lift please contact Mike on 07901552261.

The squad is:

Lucie, Lily, Emma, Meg, Ellie, Elia, Kiera.

Kiera will be captain for this game being the oldest and longest serving AFC Waverton player in the u12s.

As posted earlier, full AFC Waverton kit is to be worn including black shorts and black and yellow topped socks. Let Mike know if anybody is missing anything and we'll try to sort you out. Please bring training tops. The warm weather is drying out the pitches and players should ideally bring hard ground football boots (shorter studs) or football trainers in case it is too hard for soft ground boots (longer studs). If anyone is unsure give Mike a call.

Parents, other relatives, friends and supporters are very welcome. Admission will be by a programme which will cost £1.

Get a good night's sleep and eat your tea!

Wirral Ladies game off

With only 4 players definitely available we have had to call off our last League game scheduled for this Saturday. The points will be awarded to Wirral Ladies.

Can all girls please confirm their availability for the Presidents Cup Final with Mike on 07901552261 asap or use the poll on the right.

Directions to the Solly Recreation Ground in Woodchurch will be put here soon, but as posted earlier, the car park is right next to junction 3 of the M53.

This is a very important game for us and we would like a full turnout. All girls will be expected to wear full kit including black shorts and Waverton black and yellow topped socks. If any girls are missing any of this kit, please let Mike know as soon as possible as we might be able to supply a spare set. Training tops should also be brought down.

Parents, relatives, friends and supporters are encouraged to come and watch. Admission will be £1 which includes a programme.

All girls are asked to arrive by 6:45. Heather will be away in Spain but has a special message for the girls which will be read out just before the game.

Last League Games, Cup Finals, Nights Out and Next Season

Thursday game v Irby Colts

With only three players definitely available, and needing to be fair to the opposing team to get themselves organised, we have called off Thursday's game with Irby Colts. The points are likely to be awarded to Irby but the League Committee will decide.

Saturday game v Wirral Ladies.

Our final League game takes place on Saturday at home with a 9:30 kick off, but only if we can get a team out. Can all players please let us know of their availability by Thursday eve. If we can't get enough, the game will be called off and Wirral Ladies will get the points.

Presidents Cup Final v Irby Colts

This is now confirmed for Wednesday 3 June with a kick off of 7:15. All girls are asked to arrive by 6:45. The game will take place at Glenavon FC which is literally right next to M53 junction 3. We went to look at the ground last night and the entrance is easy to miss. Further details to follow. Admission to the ground for parents and supporters will be by a programme which costs £1

Night Out

Now confirmed for the evening of Friday 12 June. We will do an activity (hopefully Laser Quest) followed by a pizza. Their will be a cost, further details to follow.

Next Season

We have entered 3 teams in the Wallasey League for 2009/10, u12s, u14s and u16s. It is a very good league and we feel the girls have really beneifitted from the standard of football. The alternative was to play against 3 or 4 other teams in the Chester League, but we felt that the travelling was worth it.

Heather and Mike will run the u14s (with Simon helping out) , Robbie Mills the u16s and Paul Bowman the u12s.

We need to get all girls registered for both the Wallasey League and AFC Waverton. The forms for the latter are on the home page of this website. We will be in touch with you very soon with more details as we wish to get everything sorted by the end of June.

The calm before the storm

Wirral Hawks 6 - AFC Waverton 1

The Wirral Hawks last game of the season was never in doubt in collecting the points, but this was a real celebration of their title win and both teams enjoyed a good game played out in a friendly atmosphere. With only 5 girls from Waverton, Wirral Hawks lent us three girls Monica, Jess and Elsa and they performed excellently against their team mates.

Ellie lost the toss to go in goal in the first half and did really well but couldn't stop the score reaching 4 by halftime. The Hawks are really strong and some of their finishing was top class. In the second half Caitlin went in goal and the Hawks got another two before a handball in the box presented Waverton with a penalty. Emma stepped up and slotted the ball home in the left hand corner. A couple of minutes later, Ellie was brought down and another penalty was awarded. Ellie took it but hit it wide. Lily and Elia got through the home defence a number of times and were unlucky not to score.

A nice way to end the season for the Hawks but for Waverton the most important game of the season will take place just down the road next Wednesday evening.

Game v Wirral Hawks away - Tuesday/End of season night out

Wirral Hawks have won the League and their last game of the season is against us this Tuesday at Arrowe Park with a 6pm kick off. Wirral Hawks have said that even if we can't get enough players they would still like to play and will lend us some players from their squad just so we can have a game. Emma, Caitlin, Lily, Elia and Ellie are available and poss Hollie. Meg, Lucie and Kiera are away.

UPDATE - DIRECTIONS - TAKE M53 to Junction 3. Turn left (first exit) and go up to roundabout. Follow signs for Arrowe Park Hospital (you will see it in front of you on the left), go past it along Arrowe Park Road. The field is on the left behind the wood. Either enter immediately after the Hospital (I am not sure whether you can get onto the field there with a car) or go up to next junction and turn left into Arrowe Brook Road and then go alongside the field and turn into a car park a little down the road on the left.

For the Sat Navvies, the postcode of Arrowe Park Hospital is CH49 5PE

Can all players who are available please let Mike know on 07901 552261 or use the poll on the right.

Provisionally our night out will be Friday June 12 and the girls have said they'd like to go to Laser Quest in Chester and then for a Pizza. Mike and Heather will go so parents can leave the girls. We'll keep you posted.

Who is the leading goalscorer?

Today the AFC Waverton statto can reveal who has scored the most goals so far this season.

Here it is:

Elia 15
Lily 12
Kiera 12
Caitlin 8
Emma 8
Ellie 7
Hollie 2
own goal 1

So Elia is leading so far with 15 goals but Lily and Kiera can catch her if they do well in the Cup Final and any other games this season. The most goals scored in one game was Caitlin away to Delta Colts in the League when she bagged five, followed by Elia who scored four goals in the game against Wirral Rangers back in October.

There are lots of candidates for best goal of the season but that's another debate.

Saturday game v Greenleas cancelled

Tomorrow's game against Greenleas has been called off as we only had one definite player.

On Tuesday at 6pm we have a game against Wirral Hawks away at Arrowe Park, but this looks unlikely as we only have 3 players definitely available.

On Thursday at 6pm we have a game against Irby Colts at Waverton and we only have 3 players available.

These games are looking unlikely, but if players who haven't confirmed their availability can do so, we'll update the webpage.

President's Cup Final - details

At last night's League meeting we learned that the President's Cup Final against Irby Colts will be held on either Wednesday 3 or Thursday 4 June at The Glen in Birkenhead. The kick off is likely to be 7:15.

This will be a great occasion for the girls section at Waverton and we hope that all the players will be available and that parents, brothers, sisters, grandparents and dogs will be coming along to support us.

We'll let you know more details when we get them.

Tuesday game cancelled

UPDATE SUNDAY EVE- THIS TUESDAY'S GAME HAS BEEN POSTPONED BECAUSE GREENLEAS CELTIC CANNOT GET TO WAVERTON FOR 6 AND THE PARENTS DON'T WANT A LATER KICK OFF BECAUSE THEY WILL GET HOME TOO LATE.

TRAINING SESSION 5:45 - 6:45 ON THE FIELD AT WAVERTON INSTEAD.

Five star magic

AFC Waverton 5 - Delta Rangers 1

The evening magic continued as Waverton beat Delta Rangers in the same convincing style as they beat their Colts counterparts last Thursday.

Waverton lined up with Lucie in goal, Hollie and Meg at the back, Birthday girl and captain Ellie, Lily and Kiera in the middle and Emma up front. Elia started as sub.

Emma opened the scoring and Ellie grabbed the second in a repeat of her goal last Thursday running and cutting in from the left and firing past the 'keeper. 2-0 at half time although Lucie had to be at her best to keep the clean sheet.

In the second half a great move down the left put Lily away who cut in towards the middle and hit a low shot just inside the left hand side post for the third goal. Hollie (the scream) came on and went up front to replace Emma with instructions to score. She duly obliged hitting one in when the ball came to her inside the box. Cue special Hollie goal celebration. Lucie and Meg swapped positions with Meg taking her turn between the sticks and Lucie giving her legs a run.

Kiera had been threatening to score all night with numerous shots that just went wide but hit one right on target in the final five minutes to claim the fifth goal. The Rangers got one back right at the end for a consolation when a break saw 4 players running against defender Lucie and sub keeper Meg. Though Meg was very brave and got a bang on her head for her troubles, she couldn't stop the Rangers from scoring.

This was another great win for Waverton and they really are playing as a team and producing good football. Bring on that Cup Final!

MOM - Lucie Parkinson, for Delta Rangers - Chloe Rowlands.
Referee Matt Frost

Keep posted for news of Saturday