Birkenhead Sunday Association Football League round-up, 27 September 2026

Birkenhead Sunday Association Football League round-up, 27 Sept 2026

October 1, 2026 - Bernie Holmes (Press Officer)

Another action-packed weekend of Birkenhead Sunday League fixtures, sponsored by Nuclear Competitions in association with Macron Sportswear, produced a series of contrasting results across the divisions.

Image: Fender (dark blue) v Lancelyn

The standout performance of the day came in the Premier Division, where Wellington FC ended the unbeaten start of league leaders Queens Park. James Fee and Joel Kelly both found the net for Queens Park, while Wellington FC hit back through Dil Thomas and Dan Ohalouran.The game hung delicately in the balance at 2-2 when Wellington was reduced to 10 men.

Despite the numerical disadvantage, they regrouped and finished strongly with goals from Jack Maybury and Gabe Cooper securing a 4-2 victory, inflicting a first defeat of the season on the leaders.

Fender FC took full advantage of the slip-up to claim top spot, maintaining their perfect record with five wins from five thanks to a comfortable 3-0 away win at Lancelyn, courtesy of a Nathan Johnson double and a Ben Morris strike.

Beechwood were brought back down to earth as they fell to a 4-0 home defeat against a resurgent Rock Ferry Social. Josh Hulmston led the way with a brace, while Liam Driscoll and Keegan Warrington added gloss for Degsy Ward’s men.

Meanwhile, Dock got back to winning ways with a commanding 5-0 win at Bidston FC, led by a Ben Wood brace alongside goals from Cam McGregor, Peter Morgan, and Jamie Eaton.

Elsewhere, Shaun Weaver was a two-goal hero as his Rig Move side secured a 3-1 win at Woodchurch FC. Corey Bevan also netted for the visitors, while Adam Gunnery grabbed a consolation goal for Woodchurch.

In the Championship, Steve Abbot rolled back the years for Shaftesbury FC, coming off the bench to bag a superb hat-trick and secure a 3-2 win against The Dell FC, whose goals came from Titch Mason and Ryan Mason.

Neston Nomads took over at the summit of the table following a resounding 6-2 victory at Higher Bebington Kelma. Louie Westhead was the hat-trick hero, with Rhys Nevis, Joe Foster, and Cal Spence also scoring, while Kelma’s consolations came from Joe Batty and Cole Saunders. Meanwhile, goals from Will Evans and Callum Whitby secured a solid 2-0 away win for Woodchurch Rovers at Corsair.

League One action saw bottom side Heswall put up a valiant performance against leaders Eastham Rangers before losing by the odd goal in five. Despite scoring through Jack Roberts and Jamie Smith, Heswall were just undone as Eastham Rangers went one better with goals from Jamie Conway, Jack Cooke, and Harry Huggins.

Lions kept up the hunt with a solid 2-0 away win at Glenavon Athletic, where Matt Lydiate and Paul Ryan scored the all-important goals to move the visitors into second place.

Upton Grange secured a narrow 2-1 win at AFC Raeburn thanks to goals from Kyle Partington and Alex Broadbent, with Troy Galer netting Raeburn’s consolation.

Meanwhile, Lottie Dod won a nine-goal thriller to secure a 6-3 victory against Parkgate St Germain. Alex Clarke bagged himself a hat-trick, Caston Ball hit a brace, and Tom Murphy completed the scoring, while Cal Blondel, Nick McKnight, and Ben Swift replied for Parkgate St Germain.

In League Two, leaders Saughall added three points and a major goal-difference boost with a commanding 8-1 away win at Lighthouse FC. Tom Ashcroft was the main instigator with a hat-trick, supported by goals from Owen Wharton, James Wharton, Dec Barham, Ciaran Atkinson, and Andy Noonan. Lighthouse FC managed a solitary reply through Declan Cleary.

Second-placed West Kirby Wasps fell to a 2-1 derby defeat against rivals West Kirby United. Brad Bland was the United hero with a double, while the Wasps’ consolation came from Ben Travis.

Elsewhere, Linden O’Brien was in fine form, helping himself to a hat-trick to see Sutton Rangers defeat Whistle FC 3-0.

AFC Tima had four different scorers in their 4-1 victory against New Brighton Rakers, with T. Grattan, G. Reay, C. Roberts, and D. Wray all netting, while Josh Walters scored for the Rakers.

New Ferry Rangers secured a 4-2 home victory over New Brighton Towers thanks to a Luke Burns double and singles from Daniel Malone and Dennis Mearns, despite a Sam Richard brace for the Towers.

Finally, in the weekend’s only cup fixture, Ridgewood secured a narrow 2-1 victory over AFC Nelson in the David Tacy first round, with goals from Adam Pickering and Connor Bowman eclipsing Jack Gleave’s reply for Nelson.