WEBSITE CHANGES
Starting from this season, details for all our matches will now be recorded in the Merseyside Christian League section of the FA Website - visit our Fixtures and Results section for details of this. This website will still continue to be used for rercording details of forthcoming events and other important notices. Committee/League documentation can be found in the Admin section with the more sensitive information (Contact details, financial statements etc.) being held in our Members Area - you will need a username and password to access this part of the website.
KING OF SPORT WINNER - 2010
With several players going into the final round all in with a chance of claiming this year's crown, it really could not have been tighter. A late and unfortunate withdrawal for challenger Chris Loughlin put an end to his hopes and that cleared the way for the remaining competitors. Leader Darren Dixon struggled from start to finish and his dismal combined score of 94 saw him come last in this event. He did however manage to hang on to the money places and he finished the overall competition in 3rd, with a combined total of 19 points. Taking the 10-Pin bowling event by storm with a score of 240 was Graham Hacking. Unfortunately it wasn't enough for him to take the crown so he had to settle for 2nd place with 22 points. Taking the title therefore, and this year's honour of being named the Norris Green FC King of Sport for 2010, was none other than Shane Neeson. His 2nd place score of 212 in the bowling was enough to finish top of the KOS leaderboard by 3 points with a total of 25. Congratulations to Shane and commiserations to the rest! For the full details, please visit the KING OF SPORT page.
SEASON FINISH
The A Team season came to a close last Saturday (8th May) with a double header against Meols. The 0-0 draw and 4-3 win means Norris Green A finish their first season in Division One in a respectable 8th place. Resepctable, given their traumatic opening half of the campaign which saw them temporarily in 12th place (last). With a couple of new signings though, performances improved in the New Year and the team went on a great run which saw them move out of the relegation zone and into Division One saftey with games to spare. A tremendous effort by all the lads and it should give them real hope for next season. Congratulations to all involved!
SEASON WIND DOWN
WIth the B Team season over and the A Team fulfilling their remaining fixtures, attention will soon turn to the annual King of Sport event (4 events this year) and the end of season Presentation Night.
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The season will finish for summer at the end of May and pre-season will begin on the first Tuesday in July. Events as follows:
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Tue 27 Apr 2010 - King of Sport Round 1 - Conversions (to take place at Joe Stone alongside training)
Tue 04 May 2010 - King of Sport Round 2 - Pool
Tue 11 May 2010 - King of Sport Round 3 - Darts
Fri 21 May 2010 - King of Sport Round 4 - 10-Pin Bowling (followed by end of season night out)
Tue 25 May 2010 - AGM - all players/club members to attend
Fri 28 May 2010 - A Team v B Team (see below), followed by Presentation Night.
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This new annual match will take place at the end of every season prior to that season's Presentation Night and will be in memory of the late DIxie Arrowsmith, our B Team player who sadly passed away this year. A trophy will be awarded to the winning team and this will be passed over year on year. This season's game will take place at the Merseyside Police Club at Fairfield (Prescot Road) with a 6.30pm kick-off. The Presentation Night will take place straight after at the same venue. Everybody is welcome to come along and entry to both the game and the evening is free. All we ask is that you let the committee know if you plan to bring anyone so we can gauge numbers.
B TEAM COMPLETE DEBUT SEASON
Congratulations to the new B Team on completing their first season in the Merseyside Christian League. Whilst the overall league position was perhaps not as high as we would have liked, the very fact the we completed the whole season after all the early pre-season worries of whether or not it would go ahead, and with a squad of 20 players at the end, is a fantsastic achievement and gives us real hope for next season. The squad is looking quite strong now and with a decent pre-season there is optimism that next year can bring some form of success to the club.
CHRISTMAS BREAK - TRAINING DATES
The last 5-a-side before the Christmas break will be Tue 15 Dec 2009. After this there will be a 2 week break, resuming in the New Year on Tue 05 Jan 2010.
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Confirmation of dates:
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Tue 15 Dec 2009 - 5-a-side as normal
Tue 22 Dec 2009 - Cancelled
Tue 29 Dec 2009 - Cancelled
Tue 05 Jan 2010 - 5-a-side as normal
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For match details please refer to the FIXTURES AND RESULTS section.
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Norris Green Baptist Church Football Club would like to take this opportunity to wish everybody a very Happy Christmas and wish you the very best of luck in 2010!
TRAINING SWITCH
From next Tuesday 22 Sep 2009 training will move back to Peter Lloyd in Tuebrook. Training (5-a-side) will start at 7.30pm for an hour and players are asked to arrive ready to play no later than 7.15pm. This will give the committee time to collect subs and pick teams in time for the 7.30pm kick-off. Anyone arriving late will run the risk of missing out as teams will have already been picked - so get there early! It is expected that training at Peter Lloyd will run now until sometime in the Spring.
NORRIS GREEN FORM NEW TEAM
After weeks/months of preparation, analysis, not to mention effort, Norris Green Football Club today officially entered two teams into the Merseyside Christian League for next season. Norris Green A will play in Division One after winning promotion from Divison Two last year and the team will continue to be managed by Alan Roberts. The new team, Norris Green B, will start off in Division Three and will be managed by new manager Danny Murphy. Best of luck to both teams as they emabark on an exciting new campaign!
KING OF SPORT WINNER - 2009
After a tense final round of the King of Sport competition for 2009, tournament leader Alan Roberts manages to hold off the challenge of both Craig Masters and Craig Wakerley, despite losing to the former in the early rounds, to claim this year's crown. Victory in this round went to Andy Paton, Andy was also the winner in the previous round and should really have been vying for top spot. Maybe next year perhaps? Well done to all the players. For full details please visit the KING OF SPORT page.
PRE-SEASON TRAINING 2009 - NOTICE
Please refer to the EVENTS page for more details. The first pre-season training session (5-a-side) will take place at Peter Lloyd Leisure Centre in Tuebrook, next Tuesday (26 May 2009) at 8.15pm - please arrive on time, or even better, early!! There will be no 5-a-side the following week (Tue 02 Jun 2009) but normal service will resume the week after that, at 6.45pm on Tue 09 Jun 2009. 5-a-side will continue every week thereafter at 6.45pm right through until Tue 04 Aug 2009. After this date (Tue 11 Aug 2009), training will switch to Joe Stone, from 6.15pm.
NORRIS GREEN FC WIN PROMOTION TO DIVISION ONE!
The last match of the season between Frontline and Anfield ended in a 4-0 victory for the away side which ensures Norris Green finish the season as runners-up and they will now ply their trade in the First Division next season. Congratulations to all the lads for their efforts these past 12 months! A thoroughly deserved outcome!
FORTHCOMING EVENTS
These details have been moved to the EVENTS page.
KING OF SPORT
The new annual "King of Sport" competition is due to start in a few weeks time. 19 players will line up against each other in the following 5 sporting events:
1. Pool
2. Table Tennis
3. Darts
4. 10-Pin Bowling
5. Penalty Shoot-Out
Apart from the 10-Pin Bowling event which will be a straight aggregate scoring system over 2 games, events will be split up into "World Cup" groups. The winners and possibly runners-up (time permitting) of each group will progress to the quarter-finals and/or semi-finals and along with the final itself there will also be a 3rd place play-off. 5th place onwards will be determined either by using play-offs or by using scores from group stages.
Points in all competitions will be scored as follows:
1st - 10 points
2nd - 8 points
3rd - 6 points
4th - 5 points
5th - 4 points
6th - 3 points
7th - 2 points
8th - 1 point
The highest points scorer after all 5 events will be crowned "King of Sport 2009" and the winner will be presented with the trophy at the Presentation Night. Other prizes will also be awarded to 1st, 2nd and 3rd. Best of luck lads!
SEASON FINISHED - PROMOTION POSSIBLE?
Having started the year in 1st place and with only a handful of wins required, the season finished on Saturday on a somewhat disappointing note. Having suffered a couple of defeats lately, Norris Green needed a win against leaders Trinity to have any chance of winning the title. The home side seemed to dominate most of the second half but were unable to convert any of their chances. Trinity, however, scored midway through this period and took the game 1-0 and along with it the title - so congratulations go out to them and Norris Green wish them all the best next season in Division One. Norris Green FC currently lie 2nd but await the outcome of the Frontline/Anfield game in 2 weeks time to see where they end up. Frontline must win this game, their last, to take 2nd spot and the final promotion place ahead of Norris Green.
CHRISTMAS and NEW YEAR BREAK
(2 week break for matches, 1 week break for training)
The team played their last match of the year yesterday, a 3-2 win away to Bethel, to go into the Christmas and New Year period top of the league on goal difference. The next league game is Sat 03 Jan 2009. The final training session of the year at Walton Hall Park will be Tue 16th Dec 2008 meaning there will be no training session on Tue 23 Dec 2008. Walton Hall Park will also be closed on Tue 30th Dec 2008 but the team will be training (circuit training/running) in the gym at the church in preparation for the game on 03 Jan. Normal training at Walton Hall Park will resume as normal from Tue 06 Jan 2009. The club would like to wish everybody a Happy Christmas and a prosperous New Year!
TRAINING VENUE CHANGED - WALTON HALL PARK SPORTS CENTRE
Training has been switched again, with effect from Tuesday 25th November 2008, to Walton Hall Park Sports Centre on Walton Hall Avenue. The time has also changed and training now runs from 7.30pm to 9.30pm.
TRAINING VENUE CHANGED - PETER LLOYD, TUEBROOK
Due the nights drawing in, training has now been switched to the winter venue, Peter Lloyd Leisure Centre in Tuebrook. Training will still begin at 6.30pm.
ALL GAMES OFF
Due to the bad weather, all games in the Merseyside Christian League this Saturday have been postponed.
FIXTURES FOR 2008/2009 NOW OUT
The fixtures for the forthcoming football season have been published, see FIXTURES AND RESULTS for more details. See also the FA Website at http://full-time.thefa.com/Index.do?selectedSeason=4955329&selectedDivision=1711370.
TRAINING CANCELLED THIS WEEK
Training has had to be cancelled for this week only and will resume, as normal, from next Tuesday onwards.
NORRIS GREEN FC REACH FINAL OF UMBRO CUP (UMBRO DYNAMIS COMPETITION 1)
A superb effort on Day 2 of the Umbro Cup tournament sees Norris Green FC reach their first ever Cup Final. Unfortunately, the team ran out of steam in the final game itself going down 4-1 to a well organised Brooklands team from Manchester. After the ups and downs of the previous day, a more settled side was selected for Day 2 and the team deserved their place in the final after some fine performances along the way. All the players should be proud of their achivements. See FIXTURES AND RESULTS for more details.
LAST GASP EQUALISER DENIES NORRIS GREEN OVERNIGHT LEAD
An injury time goal in the final group game of the day denies Norris Green FC overnight top spot in the Umbro Cup (Group 2, League B). After a terrible start, Norris Green got their act together and that last minute equaliser against them means they go into day 2 in 3rd place, level on points with 2nd and just 1 point off the leaders. See FIXTURES AND RESULTS for details.
UMBRO CUP FIXTURES AVAILABLE
The fixtures for this weekend's Umbro Cup are now available (see their website http://www.umbrocup.com for details). Norris Green FC have been drawn in Group 2 League B against 4 unknown teams; Dilke Celtic, Rocca Juniors, Hamilton Park and West Manchester.
TRAINING SWITCHED TO THURSDAY - NEXT WEEK ONLY
With the team participating in the Umbro Cup tournament this weekend training has been moved from Tuesday (12 Aug) to Thursday (14 Aug), for next week only.
NORRIS GREEN FC WIN FIRST PRE-SEASON FRIENDLY
Norris Green FC win 4-2 in first pre-season friendly in Derby, with a 4-goal salvo from a sharp looking Michael Cronican in what was Player Manager Alan Roberts' first game in charge. To read more about the game visit the FIXTURES AND RESULTS page.
5 MILE SPONSORED RUN - SEFTON, PARK, LIVERPOOL
To read more about the team's sponsored run visit the EVENTS page.
SKY SPORTS BREAKING NEWS - KEEPER CONFIRMED!!!
Norris Green FC today completed the signing of goalkeeper Craig Masters for an undisclosed fee. The news will come as a relief not only to the manager but also to the rest of the squad who were worried that the manager was going to don his goalie gloves and keep nets himself.
The capture of the experienced goalkeeper comes after a 2 month long search with manager Alan Roberts commenting "It is a relief to sign someone of Craig's stature and ability. That said, I remember him being a bit xxxx from the last time I played with him. Also he's a bit small I seem to remember and I can't actually remember him to be honest, I couldn't pick him out in a line-up. Anyway, it's better than no-one so beggars can't be choosers eh".
Craig is away for the next 2 weeks so hopes to be unveiled during the team's first friendly in Newark on 02 Aug.
PRE-SEASON TRAINING STARTS
Pre-Season training begins tonight at 6.30pm at Joe Stone. Newcomers are welcome. Training will continue every Tuesday throughout the summer and into the autumn. Pre-Season Friendlies will begin in August.
2007 / 2008 PRESENTATION - NORRIS GREEN BAPTIST CHURCH
To read more about the 2007 / 2008 Presentation visit the EVENTS page.
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
The club's first Annual General Meeting takes place tonight at Norris Grren Baptist Church at 8.00pm. The meeting will be the first of many regular meetings once the committe has been established. Anybody connected with the club wishing to attend is more than welcome.
