'Pre-season friendly'
Bury travelled to Blackburn expecting a hard match as Lammack Juniors won their league last season. But Bury took control from kick off.
Lammack played well with midfield feeding the balls through to the attackers but the defence of Holly, Ellie, Maz and Loz W handled it perfectly. It wasn’t long before Kim knocked one in from a lovely cross from Jenna and some good vision from Courtney to get the ball to Kim. Five minutes later, Courtney did a 1-2 pass with Lauren K for a well deserved goal from Loz K! Soon Courtney’s hard work paid off as she also struck it into the net. For Lammack Juniors, it was relief when the whistle for half time blew!
Half time – Lammack Juniors 0 – 3 Bury FC
However it wasn’t all glamour at half time as one of our defenders had an injury from Sundays’ tournament. But Loz W put on a brave face and played on.
The whistle for the second half blew and Bury were determined to keep the lead. Lammack Juniors were still fighting though but luckily Bury bagged another goal when Charlotte found power in her legs and placed it in the top corner! Two minutes later, Lammack won a free kick but unfortunately it wasn’t cleared and ended up in the net. There was a sudden spark in all the Lammack players as they got themselves in the game, pressurising the defence to call for back-up from the midfield. However, it all cooled down when Maz played a brilliant through ball to Hannah who finished it off! Then this really peed off the striker who was trying to get into an argument with Nam. She started to push hard during throwins and when Maz passed the ball, she came in guns flaming and rammed Maz down. But this didn’t stop Bury from scoring another goal when Jenna put a perfect through ball to Kim. Another goal followed when 5 minutes later Kim took it past the keeper and shot on an open goal to make it 7-1 to the shakers! Then from a good goal-kick from Mel, Hannah got on the end of it and scored!! We want to see some more of those Mel please!! Soon you will be scoring from your net! A couple of minutes later Nam did some good communication telling Lizzie to leave it as she shot and scored!! Another goal went in for Courtney and then Courtney went for a hat-trick but hit the post just for Loz K to hit it in! Emily and Jenna did some really good running up the BIG pitch! Well done!
Thank god when Lizzie scored because she really deserved it with the effort she put in the game. A couple of minutes before fulltime Loz K hit a volley. Nearly everyone looked away as we thought it was going over but with her quality, she lobbed the keeper!! That was one of the best goals of the match!! Soon after – the whistle for full time blew.
Well done girls!! Maz, Hol, Loz W, Charlotte and Ellie were solid at the back. Emily, Nam, Lizzie, Loz K and Jenna were all on top form. And the strikers – Kim, Courtney and Hannah took all their chances when needed!
Final Score: Lammack Juniors FC 1 Bury Girls & Ladies FC 13
Goal scorers – Kim (3) Lauren K (3) Courtney (2) Hannah (2) Charlotte (1) Nam (1) Lizzie (1)
Reporter: 'Hamster'
Bury would like to hope that Jenna is OK as she was ill during the match but managed to carry on! Well done! And we wish a Happy Birthday to Lauren W for Saturday!
Click here to see Lammack's form last season.
27/08/08 Urmston Meadowside AFC U14s V Bury Girls & Ladies U13s
'Pre-season friendly'
On this “I don’t know whether to rain or stay dry” day Bury were looking for a good challenge as everyone had all rested from Sunday’s tournament, and they got that indeed!!
Straight from the whistle Urmston Meadowside were pressuring the defence, but with the solid defence the keeper was safe! After a couple of minutes Bury got into a passing and running routine (as they always do on their good days) and took control of the game but the opponents never gave up the fight!
Then we took the lead with a superb shot from Courtney. With the midfield helping the defence to keep the lead secure, we were looking like the Bury we normally are!!
Goal after Goal went in. One was Jenna's where she beautifully controlled it with her knee and swerved it in the top corner! Then near half time Urmston managed to sneak one in from the winger who was clearly one of their best and fastest players.
Half time – Urmston Meadowside 1 – 4 Bury…
The manager didn’t have much to say as Bury were playing like Real Madrid… She did pick on a few little mistakes but nothing is perfect on a football pitch!!
It was obvious from the start of the half that Urmston’s manager had had a few things to say to his team because they were putting a lot of pressure on the away team! In defence, it was hard to get the ball out as every time we kicked it, it would stop dead 2cm from the line. This was because some idiotic person forgot to mow the pitch. In other words that guy was half a job Harry.
Anyway, Charlotte did some great runs and put in some great tackles helping out the defence. Lauren K was her normal self – her skill on the ball was a pleasure to watch! Lizzie was very strong in her positions and didn’t let the older girls push her around!! Anyway the game continued and Bury bagged some more great goals. Kim – from a difficult angle - managed to get the ball in the net. No-one on the pitch knew what had happened. We all just saw the net swish. There wasn’t one person who had their mouths shut. It was a quality goal!! Another was when Courtney had a shot from near the half way line. She managed to squeeze it through a couple of defenders. One parent shouted “You’ll never score from there!” But luckily it went through the keepers legs!! That parent just got Shot down!! Nam let off a screamer with her left foot which almost pulled the net out of the ground! In the end it turned out Urmston Meadowside 2 – 7 Bury.
Well done to all the girls! The defence of Maz, Hol, Loz W and Ellie remained strong throughout with some superb passes and tackles. The midfield of Courtney, Jenna, Lauren K, Nam, Emily and Charlotte played some delightful passes and shots. The strikers of Lizzie and Kim applied great pressure on the defence and the goalie. Our goalie – Mel- had her usual solid performance and kept her concentration throughout the game making some good saves when needed. I wasn’t joking about playing like Real Madrid!!
Final Score: Urmston Meadowside AFC U14s 2 Bury Girls & Ladies U13s 7
Goal Scorers: Kimberli Kendall (1), Jenna Richardson (1), Courtney Bradburn (2), Emily Fogg (1), Naomi Hildersley (1), Lizzie Evans (1). (Girls let me know if this isn't correct)
Reporter: 'Hamster'
14/08/08 Woodbank Girls FC U14s V Bury Girls & Ladies FC U13s
'Pre-season friendly'
Bury travelled to Ramsbottom to play their first ever full size pitch away match against the top team of Woodbank Girls under 14's who only a couple of days before were in the local papers showing there trophys, cups and shields they had won during there successful season they had had. Game on and from the whistle you could see Woodbank are a quality outfit and have school of excellence players who can play proper football who want and have the will to win. For the first ten minutes both teams battled hard to take control with both teams not being shy to win the ball and both teams getting big shots off and both sets of defenders digging deep and being very brave with some absolute stalwart tackling. Bury brought an outfit of thirteen players to this game with two players still being on holiday and this Bury outfit can truly say their isn't a single weak player in this squad and maybe this shone through in the end as Bury finally broke the deadlock after fifteen minutes with yet another quality goal which started from mid, went to the wings, brought back in then unleashed, top corner, Ramsbottom almost exploded with the delight from the season ticket holder away fans. Woodbank had to up the stakes and so they did and immediately went down the the throat of bury and at goal, to which the Bury keeper eventually picked up , only to be whistled by the ref who said it was a back pass. This was to be Woodbank's chance to equalise and how they came so close, shot took and smash against the crossbar and back out and cleared.
To Bury's credit we now started to take control and stuck to the positionally perfect positions these girls are given which eventually pays off and destroys other teams and Bury as yet again started to break Woodbank's hearts and took well deserved 4-0 lead at half time. Woodbank after the break got a free kick after a push by a Bury defender and from the acute angle from the edge of the area they scored probably one the best goals of the game which was precisely smashed into the top corner of net. This did lift Woodbank and they did get another two to three shots at the Bury goal only to be saved or put wide and one brave girl went one on one with our keeper only to come out injured and couldn't take part no more. It was to be Woodbanks last stand and Bury went on to score another three goals and show the footballing world that we are a top team in a top league and will give any girls football team a good run for their money. Another performance of pure quality.
Final Score: Woodbank Girls FC U14s 1 Bury Girls & Ladies FC 7
Goal Scorers: Emily Fogg (2), Courtney Bradburn (1), Jenna Richardson (1)
Lizzie Evans (3)
Attendance: 72
Reporter: 'The Stig'
09/08/08 Bury Girls & Ladies V Burnley Girls 'Pre-season friendly'
On a day that should have been one of them glorious August days were you need plenty of drinks and sun cream. Well forget it, it was proper %$£*ing down and our ground was like a brolly shop and all the fake tans and mascara was running because of the rain and making the grass turn a purply black. Burnley having never played under their new manager were keen to impress and for the first couple of minutes got stuck in and showed their worth but Bury kept their witt's about them and played some great football down the wings and within five minutes took the lead with a Lizzie Evans screamer in the top corner of the net. Bury now were totally dominant and were rolling the subs on and off so everyone got a fair share of the game and positions being swapped for final preparations before the season starts on 6/7 September. To Burnley's credit they did have three defenders missing for this match and could only put ten players on the pitch due to holidays etc and when we meet in the league we are sure the result won't be as big as it was today. To Bury's credit though we were almost perfect yet again with only a couple of things needing to be gone over in training. Every girl should be proud today as you showed your footballing masterclass and the teamwork was second to none and yet again fitness played a vital part of which everybody could manage a full match with ease.
Final Score: Bury Girls & Ladies FC 15 Burnley Girls FC 1
Goal Scorers: Kimberli Kendall (2), Nicola Murphy (1), Hannah White (1), Emily Fogg (1), Lauren Kavanagh (1), Courtney Bradburn (5) and Lizzie Evans (4)
Attendance: 42
SEASON 2007/2008 - U12s
10/05/08 Bury Girls & Ladies FC U12s V Brandlesholme Warriors FC U13s
'Friendly'
On a glorious May day Bury played their first ever game on a full size pitch against the year older girls of Brandlesholme and also now playing with the offside rule and getting themselves ready for a title challenge come next year. The more experienced Brandlesholme must of thought the younger Bury team were going to be cannon fodder. How wrong could they of been. Bury where positionally perfect from the off and immediately broke through the defences of Brandlesholme and had shot after shot saved by the keeper (ex bury player). Brandlesholme were rattled and so it showed with there Assistant Manager Andy (ex Bury manager) shouting abuse to the 16 year old female referee and the female 15 year old lineswoman who he was clearly trying to intimidate because they are female. what a stress head loser he is. Brandlesholme did hit Bury on the break and bagged the first goal of the match against play. Bury immediately hit back and levelled when top scorer of the season Lizzie bagged Bury's 1st goal then within minutes Bury took the lead and went two one up and Brandlesholmes heads were starting to drop and has half time approached Bury with there clinical formation and play hit another two to go into half time with a 4-1 lead. Second half and Bury wanted more and with their strict fitness training now reaping the rewards went for the kill and hit another two goals to take a comfortable lead, but obviously this rattled one Brandlesholme player who then decided to try and rip the cheek off the face of one of our new players. Bullies always get found out and this one did, as captain marvel (Holly) came to her rescue and planted the best right hand on the chin you could ask for. Yes, it deserved a instant red card and she would have got her marching orders if the pitch wasn't invaded by parents and the intimidating ex Bury manager obviously not liking his daughter getting knocked out and shouting allsorts of childish rubbish and that he was abandoning the match. He just couldn't take it that we demolished his side the sore loser that he is. Bury don't condone violence of any sort on the football pitch and hopefully this wont be repeated. Anyway, well done to every girl on the pitch for putting in a fantastic performance and that title is ours this coming season.
Final Score: Bury Girls & Ladies FC 6 Brandlesholme Warriors FC 2
Goal Scorer: Lizzie Evans (2), Naomi (2), Charlotte Vining (1), Hannah White (1)
20/04/08 Bury Girls & Ladies FC V Bromley Cross Girls FC
Bury had the delight of playing Bromley Cross in a match what basically decides the final placings and a match both teams had to win. Not only did the Bury team have to play the girls of Bromley Cross but also had to endure the foul language of certain Bromley Cross parents. Bury knew what was needed in this game and came out of the blocks at pace and completely dominated from the whistle and played some fine football and had shot after shot at the Bromley Cross net only to be hit wide or over the bar or straight at the keeper. Bury went into half time with the game somehow still at nil, nil instead of the three or four nil lead we should have had. Time for a change in midfield for the start of the second half and with a fine sweet pass down the centre by Nicola Murphy and a first time shot by Kimberli Kendall, Bury took their well deserved lead. Bromley Cross had a few chances but couldn't convert and then with Bury giving away a free kick on the edge of the area Bromley Cross converted and somehow where back level. With time fast running out Bury piled on the pressure and with just a couple of minutes left to play Lizzie Evans unleashed a screamer that ripped into the net and won us this game that Bury should of had wrapped up before half time.
Final Score: Bury Girls & Ladies FC 2 Bromley Cross Girls FC 1
Goal Scorer: Kimberli Kendall and Lizzie Evans
Girl of the match: Lizzie Evans
13/04/08 Woodbank Girls FC U13s V Bury Girls & Ladies FC U12s
'Friendly'
With Bury's league match scheduled for the 12th cancelled due to a waterlogged pitch Bury were happy to play Woodbank in a friendly. Woodbank's U13s hadn't played for a couple of weeks and with a Cup Final coming up next week needed a warm up match to get rid of any match rust. Bury on the other hand were happy to oblige as this allowed the girls to play on a bigger pitch and 9-a-side against an older side who have already played a season at 11-a-side, as Bury's U12s are now in the process of making the transition from small sided football to full size.
Bury started the game well and played some good passing football, not always easy when some of the players have not played together before. Bury was also fielding some inexperienced players with Hollie on her 2nd match and Jenna her 3rd. Soon Bury found themselves 1 - 0 up when a shot from Kim found its way between the keepers legs and into the back of the net. Woodbank kept coming back strong and thanks to Mel in net Bury managed to maintain the lead for some time. However after some end to end action Woodbank finally equalised then took the lead. Bury didn't give up and tried to come back. However, pitch conditions weren't helping either teams cause as the pitch became muddier and muddier.
Well done to all the girls involved and thanks to Woodbank.
Final Score: Woodbank 3 Bury 1
Goal Scorer: Kimberli Kendall
06/04/08 Bolton Wanderers Girls FC V Bury Girls & Ladies FC
Bury, expecting another battle (having played Bolton twice at home this season) were playing away at Bolton. Knowing that the Bolton side would be up for it, Bury was ready from the off! Having snowed that morning it was a cold day but the sun was starting to shine. With the Bury defence (Ellie and Holly) sending good balls through to Kim and Lizzie, Bury was soon on goal, with Charlotte coming in from the right, she scored a shocker from the edge of the area! Hannah and most of the midfield had many chances at Bolton's keeper but none of the shots were lucky enough to go in! Charlotte, on fire this game popped in another goal for Bury. After half time Bolton came back to Bury's keeper Melissa, but Mel pulled off some good saves. With the weather getting colder Bury was struggling to get another goal although the passing and moving skills far out classed Bolton. Bury seemed to be missing that final touch. The match was over and Bury was happy that they'd won this match - well played girls. Written by Holly Golding
Final Score: Bury 2 Bolton 0
Goal Scorers: Charlotte Vining(2)
Girl Of The Match: Holly Golding
29/03/08 Bury Girls & Ladies FC V Blackpool Girls FC
After already losing to the mighty Blackpool, Bury new they were in for a rough game! from kick off bury got stuck in and were on form, as did Blackpool. with good passing from the bury midfield of Hannah, Lizzie and Charlotte they were able to have numerous chances at goal, but Blackpool's keeper pulled off some good saves, until Hannah slipped in a goal just before halftime. however after half time Blackpool came back trying to get through the Bury defence of Holli and Ellie, and unfortunatly Blackpools striker managed to get to goal and scored in Bury's keeper Melissa Clive. soon after Kimberli had a shot and missed. coming back into Burys half Blackpool were given a corner, Nicola trying to defend stuck out her leg to clear the ball but ended up scoring a unfair own goal, but its happened to everyone on the team! Bury's heads were slowly going down and Blackpool placed another goal into the back of Burys net. the final whistel blew. Written by Holli Golding
Final score: Bury 1 Blackpool 3
goal scorer: Hannah White
Girl Of The Match: Ellie Evans
16/03/08 Wigan Athletic Girls FC V Bury Girls & Ladies FC
Bury playing away travelled down to deepest darkest outpost town of Wigan where the women have tattoos and the men drink mild and they have annual pie throwing championships and this year's winner was Brenda with the beard. That was all a joke by the way and the people of Wigan are the most friendly and homely people you can meet and its always a joy to play them. Anyway both teams needed the win and I think both teams expected a tough game. With the wind chill making it freezing cold. Bury actually came flying out and immediately took control of the game with the width of how Bury play with their wingers on both left and right caused problems for the Wigan defence and Bury bombarding the Wigan goal with shot after shot with fine saves off the Wigan keeper keeping the score down to two nil at half time of which Lizzie scored both goals. Wigan caused Bury problems but Bury's defence of Holly and Ellie swept up and what they didn't sweep the keeping skills of Mel handled sweetly in the Bury goal. With Nicola Murphy in mid and putting fine balls through to the wings so Lizzie on the left and Hannah on the right and Kim as centre forward could latch on to and with Charlotte niggling away at any Wigan player who got the ball. Bury's third goal came from our new super signing from the under 11's with her debut goal Jenna Morris unleashing her lethal left foot and celebrating like she had just won the lottery. Then to top a good spirited game off, Kimberli smashed one into the Wigan goal to make it four nil and all three points to the Bury team that are now finding there right positions and squad building for next years full size pitches and full size squad.
Final Score: Wigan Athletic Girls FC 0 Bury Girls & Ladies FC 4
Girl of the match: Kimberli Kendall
Scorers: Kimberli Kendall (1), Lizzie Evans (2), Jenna Morris (1)
08/03/08 Bury Girls & Ladies FC V Bolton Wanderers Ladies FC
Although we had beaten Bolton earlier in the season in a cup game, Bury knew this league game would be a different cup of tea, looking at Bolton's recent form we knew we had a tough game. After a good team talk Bury were ready to go. Straight from kick off Bury went to gain control of the game and within two minutes and some good passing Bury found the back of Bolton's net. This lifted spirits and the belief that good passing will get them more goals. Bury had slightly changed formation for this match and this was working well. The game continued with both teams working hard and the keepers having to pull off some good saves. Well done to Melissa who was really on form today. With about 5 minutes to go in the first half Bolton started to play more of a physical game, but Bury continued to pressure the Bolton keeper and this paid off with another goal just before the end of the half.
Bury were reminded at half time that they had to keep the good football going if they wanted to win, Bolton weren't going to give up without a fight. Bolton came out with all guns blazing, spurred on by their usual following of somewhat loud and sometimes not polite and encouraging fans (to put it nicely). Bury met them like for like and as Bolton tried to step it up so did Bury. Bury's defence like nothing more than players coming in hard, gives them a chance to be hard back, not the players you want to wind up, as Holly mentioned 'she was just warming up'. Mid way through the second half saw Bury slot their 3rd goal home and Bolton had no come back to this. Game over. A great result for Bury and a moral boost given the hard run the team has had over the last few weeks. Keep it up now girls, keep passing and moving.
Final Score: Bury Girls & Ladies FC 3 Bolton Wanderers Ladies FC 0
Girl of the match: Kimberli Kendall
Scorers: Kimberli Kendall (1), Lizzie Evans (2)
23/02/08 Bury Girls & Ladies FC V Manchester United Girls FC
The unbeaten Manchester United came to Bury and so our game was going to be tough from the whistle. Bury being back to a full squad for the first time in three weeks. With United's superb passing and moving and their top quality players this game was always going to be a struggle and so it was United who did the struggling. Bury were up for this one having had a bad game against City the week before. Bury came out and got stuck in straight away and proved to be United's equal . For the first ten minutes both teams were equal and then United slipped through the Bury defence and fired home their first goal. Five minutes later a misunderstanding between keeper and defender gifted United their second and then the Bury heads went down for the next five minutes. United still struggled to be comfy on the ball and Bury pressured them in to mistakes. Time for the subs to come on and with our new record fee signing from the under elevens, Jenna Morris came on and with fresh legs and a natural left footed striker made a good impact straight away and Bury started to give United serious problems. Half time Bury 0 Man Utd 2 . Half time team talk of come on girls have the belief and show the United players who is the better side. I think United's half time talk was the same, as United came out and fired their third of the game within minutes but Bury still in the game put some fine moves together and split the defence wide open and Lizzie Evans fired home Bury's first goal and after the restart went straight at United and were really unlucky not to have scored another couple within minutes to bring the game level. With Kim easily skinning the United defender time after time and coming closer and closer with every shot and then out of the blue United hit there fourth and then fifth. Bury hit straight back with a fine goal from Kim and Holly came so close with a twenty yard chip that left the keeper stranded only for the ball to hit the roof of the netting. A great game to watch and a great performance by both teams and all players in the hardest league at under twelves in the country if not Europe. Well done you all played fantastic and give it your best. A special well done to Ellie, who played her hardest even though she was unwell. Great fighting spirit girls.
Final Score: Bury Girls & Ladies FC 2 Manchester United Girls FC 5
Girl of the match: Ellie Evans
Scorers: Kimberli Kendall, Lizzie Evans
16/02/08 Manchester City Ladies FC V Bury Girls & Ladies FC
Bury with the bear minimum squad for the second week running went to City with high hopes of a win having already played each other twice this season with a win each and although expecting a toughy were confident of a result. How wrong could we have been. Bury were the last to every ball, wouldn't put tackles in and ball watched for the entire game. The defence had their work cut out, but Holly and Ellie worked their socks off, but you can only do so much and Bury paid the price eventually and conceded 7 goals against a City side of the same ability as Bury, but who clearly had the belief they would win and win easily they did.
If a football team have one bad game during the season, then this was our turn to have the bad game and hopefully a valuable lesson learned and not to be repeated. Anyway chins up girls and back to it like trojans and the war horses that we are.
Final Score: Manchester City Ladies FC 7 Bury Girls & Ladies FC 0
Girl of the match: Holly Golding
9/02/08 Preston North End Girls FC V Bury Girls FC
Bury travelled up to Preston to face the league leaders on a glorious day with the hope of a giant killing act after our superb performances of the last few weeks. Bury having the absolute bear minimum squad and having no substitutes whatsoever were still up for the game. The ref blew the whistle for the start and oh deary me, Bury were the lambs to the slaughter and went 5-0 down within twenty minutes and to be fair Preston were the better team with precise passing and shooting. Bury finally woke up and fired back at Preston and after some slick movement fired our first goal into the Preston net by Charlotte Vining who hit the ball into the net after the first shot by Nicola Murphy was rebounded straight back out by the Preston keeper. Bury now had Preston on the back foot and pressed and pressed and it paid dividends with some smart passing up the right wing and a superb cross by Charlotte with a even better finish on the volley by Lizzie Evans. The best goal you would ever witness in football. Half time 5-2. Second half and Preston were still rattled and Bury went straight back on the attack but were thwarted every time by the giant Preston players who left some of the Bury players flattened and bruised and with a few bad decisions by the ref the Bury girls heads finally went down and Preston hit us with another three goals and so ended all the hopes we had before the game started. Well done to the fighting spirit the girls have and to the battered and bruised legs they have got.
Final Score: Preston North End Girls FC 8 Bury Girls FC 2
Scorers: Charlotte Vining, Lizzie Evans
Girl of the match: Holly Golding
26/01/08 Burnley Girls FC V Bury Girls FC
Bury having not played for over a month due to Christmas and bad weather went up to Burnley expecting a very tough game and in a game that was only declared fit to play on the morning of the match in severe windy conditions of gusts of about seventy miles a hour. A tree of sixty foot tall actually fell over during warm up. we was scared. Anyhow game started and to say everyone thought the girls would be rusty having had over a month off were wrong. Bury put together the best pass and move game you could witness. Six , seven , eight passes skin a player aim and shoot, goal. Kim bagging the first two goals of which all the players had a helping hand due to the passing. Burnley were still a threat but Bury's passing was simply brilliant. Kim got another goal for her hattrick. Hannah White got two and was superb running her socks off and Lizzie Evans bagged a couple and set others up and Nicola Murphy one of our new players scored. The two coolest defenders in the country Holly and Ellie did there usual calm clearing up of anything that came their way and Holly had a stint in net after we knew we had the game won and Charlotte was brilliant as to the way she niggles players and tracks back to cover. Another fine display against a very good Burnley team were our fitness training is starting to pay dividends and every girl is now match ready and match fit and could play all day every day. Well done to all players again.
Final Score: Burnley Girls 2 Bury Girls FC 8
Girl of the Match: Kimberli Kendall
Goal Scorer: Kimberli Kendall (3), Hannah White (2), Lizzie Evans (2), Nicola Murphy (1)
15/12/07 Bury Girls FC V Inter Mill Hill Girls FC
Inter Mill Hill came to Bury and having had to miss a match due to no fixture the week before were well raring to go. With the training sessions of fitness and pass and move, it was finally starting to pay off as Bury's possession and passing was second to none and was a delight to watch. Bury were quickly off the mark and were two nil up within five minutes and maybe Inter tried to hit back but it wasn't there day bless 'em. Bury were relentless and started to bombard the Inter goal with shot after shot and goal after goal. The inter keeper did pull off some fine saves but couldn't keep them all out due to the Bury pressure. A good days football with our biggest ever league win. Fantastic to watch for the Bury fans. Well done to every girl on the pitch.
Final Score: Bury Girls FC 13 Inter Mill Hill Girls 0
Girl of the Match: Hannah White
Goal Scorer: Lizzie Evans (5), Kimberli Kendall (3), Holly Golding (1), Hannah White (2), Charlotte Vining (1), Ella Majid (1)
1/12/07 Manchester United Girls V Bury Girls FC
Bury travelled down to the cliff to play the champions elect in a game that was only 50/50 to go ahead due to the weather. Bury won the toss and kicked off and immediately played the ball out to the wing and then a couple of neat passes and a cross and Kim smashed the ball home into the roof of the net. One nil the Shakers. United were shell shocked and couldn't believe they were one nil down after only twenty seconds. Bury were now believing in themselves and were simply the better team. For fifteen minutes they looked awesome with sweet pass and move football and they truly thought a win was on the cards. United on the stroke of fifteen minutes equalised and the dream was over of a shock Bury win. United turned the screw and got there game going and went on to win 7-1 but a scoreline that didn't deserve the Bury players. well done to every girl.
Final Score: Manchester United Girls 7 Bury Girls FC 1
Girl of the Match: Hannah White
Goal Scorer: Kimberli Kendall
24/11/07 Bury Girls FC V Manchester City Ladies FC
Bury had the pleasure of playing city again and having knocked them out the cup were confident we could once again beat them. To be honest this match should of been called off because a over night frost turned into torrential rain/sleet. Bury just didn't turn up for this game and city dominated from the whistle and soon took the lead and never looked back. They wanted it more and the weather just didn't look like it was bothering them. Half the Bury players looked and were froze and it showed. City went on and beat us 5-1 and i think everybody was glad to hear the final whistle because the conditions were so bad. Hats off to City they beat us fare and square and to the Girls of Bury who battled it out to the whistle.
Final Score: Bury Girls FC 1 Manchester City Ladies FC 5
Girl of the Match: Holly Golding
Goal Scorer: Hannah White
17/11/07 Bury Girls FC V Rochdale Girls FC
THE BIGGEST EVER ROBBERY. Having already played Rochdale and losing 4-1 but having goals disallowed for no apparent reason Bury wanted revenge at home. The Bury side played there hearts out and by half time should of been 3-0 up but for some absolute whistle happy ref who disallowed two good goals. If he actually moved from the centre circle he would have noticed one ball was over the line and the other was kicked between the keepers legs and into net. The mind boggles how he disallowed them. Half time Bury 1 Rochdale 0. Second half was same as first half with both teams battling hard but Bury having the upper hand even thou there heads were down after the two goals disallowed fiasco. Then out of the blue Rochdale equalised and it lifted them. Bury had more fantastic efforts but couldn't convert, but would it of mattered as the ref probably would of disallowed it. Then Rochdale performed the greatest smash and grab raid and scored the winner with only two minutes left of play. The girls played there hearts out in this match and were gutted that we actually lost all because the ref couldn't ref.
Final Score: Bury Girls FC 1 Rochdale Girls FC 2
Girl of the Match: Melissa Clive
Goal Scorer: Charlotte Vining
10/11/07 Inter Mill Hill Girls FC V Bury Girls FC
Bury had to travel to Inter Mill Hill up in the sticks of Blackburn for this away match in proper winter conditions of side on rain and gales. The game nearly got delayed because vandals had attacked the pitch overnight but credit to the grounds men who worked frantically in the severe conditions to put the ground back in order after the vandals (moles) that had dug hundreds of little holes all over the pitch. Bury started this game well and within minutes had a couple of shots saved and two thunderous shots blasted over the bar by the leading scorer Lizzie Evans. Inter had to defend like trojans and so they did. Inter did hit Bury a couple of times on the break but the defence of Ellie and Charlotte dealt with it. After ten or so minutes Bury got there first deserved goal by Lizzie and now Bury went for it big time. Lizzie bagged another and Hannah bagged one with half time approaching. Half time Inter Mill Hill 0 Bury 3. Tactics were changed for the second half with Bury going up front with three strikers, two in the middle and one at the back and they bombarded the Inter goal with shot after shot of which the brave Inter keeper managed to keep most of them at bay. After ten minutes of the second half Lizzie and Hannah hit the back of the net again with two superb goals by passing and striking between themselves. Basically now the game was won but the Bury players wanted more and then a ball fell sweetly for Holly who unleashed a superb chip from the half way line to chip the keeper. Kim our other striker tried to get on the score sheet but it wasn't her day, but she tried her hardest. Lizzie went on to hit her fourth of the match when the keeper spilt a shot. Charlotte and sub Abbie run their legs off and worked tirelessly in the middle and our keeper Mellissa had one of her quieter days but pulled off one stunning save that saw her stretch the full length of goal and tip the ball wide . Good result in real winter conditions.
Final score: Inter Mill Hill Girls FC 0 Bury Girls FC 7
Goal Scorers: Hannah White (2). Lizzie Evans (4), Holly Golding (1)
Girl of Match: Holly Golding
Attendance: Approximately 20 wet and froze parents. 429 moles. ha ha!
27/10/07 Bury Girls FC V Burnley Girls FC
Bury entertained second bottom Burnley and must of thought this would be a easier game than what we have played in. in recent weeks. Not on your nelly. Bury started brightly and went on the attack from the start with Kim upfront on the left, Lizzie on the right and Abbie and Hannah holding the middle. could we score. Could we eck. Shot after shot went wide, over the top, at the keeper, pee rollers. Burnley wasn't as easy as they thought it was going to be and also had there chances but the defence of holly and Ellie stood firm. With half time approaching we should of been at the least a couple of goals up, but credit to Burnley, they kept the shakers at bay with some solid defending of there own.
Half time .. Bury 0 Burnley 0. Second half starts with tactics and positions changed and disaster hits as Burnley with there dogged determination break through the defence and are one on one with the keeper and with silence around the ground, slots the ball home to the delights of the travelling Burnley supporters who erupt with delight. Bury now were put to the test of having to pull the game back. Positions put back to normal and were very nicely told (that's a lie) to sort there selves out and try to retrieve something from this game. The wake up call had finally come as the shakers went at Burnley like flies around dog muck. With Bury finally starting to pass the ball about and one pass fell sweetly for Hannah who then shot the ball into the back of the net. Game on. Bury now dominating and believing went straight on the attack again and who else but Hannah with a touch then bang into the net again. Even the shakers fans were now on there toes and wanting more. Bury did want more and then who else but Hannah who went straight for goal and without panicking slotted the ball home again for her hatrick . Burnley did have there chances again but it wasn't to be the shock on the cards that they thought may happen.
Final score: Bury Girls FC 3 Burnley Girls FC 1
Goal Scorers: Hannah White (Hatrick)
Girl of Match: Holly Golding
Attendance: Approximately
20/10/07 Manchester United Girls FC V Bury Girls FC (League Cup Semi-final)
Bury travelled down to the Cliff to take on Man u in the cup semis and knew we were in for the toughest game of the season so far. Was this to be Custers last stand, well sort of. The game started and to be honest it was all Utd and the girls were told to close them down and stand them up which they sort of did do. Bury played the defensive game and blocked shot after shot and then when Utd skinned our defensive line up and unleashed there shots, our keeper Melissa pulled off save after save. On the occasions we did go on the attack the Utd team were simply to strong for us and the best organised outfit you will ever come across. Great credit though to Bury for trying there hardest to keep Utd at bay. Utd broke the deadlock half way through the first half to take a deserved lead and then went on to score again when the Bury captain tried to clear a shot and sliced the ball into her own net. Half time Man u 2 Bury 0.
Anyhow the half time pep talk was done. The Mighty shakers were told to go out there and believe they can turn this game around and beat the mighty Man u. Bury did try there absolute hardest but it wasn't there day and Utd went on to score another two. A great effort by Bury but it wasn't enough against a fantastic Utd team. Full time Utd 4 Bury 0.
Final score: Manchester United Girls FC 4 Bury Girls FC 0
Girl of Match: Melissa Clive
Attendance: Approximately 67,573
14/10/07 Bromley Cross Girls FC V Bury Girls FC
The shakers travelled to Bromley Cross expecting a tuffy but full of confidence from last weeks giant killing exploits of dumping man city out of the cup (who ar ya who ar ya). Anyway Bury started by completely dominating and must of had ten shots on goal in the first ten minutes but with no luck as nothing would go in. Bromley cross slowly started to get in the game and had a couple of shots which were dealt with by the Bury keeper. Then while Bury were on the attack again, Bromley Cross cleared there lines and hit Bury on the break and bagged a goal. Half time Bromley Cross 1 Bury 0 Anyway after a good half time team talk by Diana (THE SPECIAL ONE) Bury started strongly again and dominated and attacked but just couldn't find the back of the net. At a goal down with time running out it was time for a gamble and the special one told our superb left back Ellie to go to the centre forward position and get us a goal. With all guns blazing she did just that and ran the entire length of the field and let go a rocket at the keeper. GOAL..... What a tactical switch it was that saved our skins and come away with a point.
Final score: Bromley Cross Girls FC 1 Bury Girls FC 1
Goal Scorers: Ellie Evans
Girl of Match: Melissa Clive
Attendance: Approximately 29.5
06/10/07 Bury Girls FC V Manchester City Girls FC (Cup match)
Having come through the first round against a tough Bolton side we now entertained the blue half of Manchester. Manchester city are a top team and played like a top team. Bury started this game well and after a couple of minutes believed in them selves. Game on. End to end action with both keepers pulling off fine saves. Bury's defence of Holly and Ellie stood firm and put in some fine work. With Kim and Hannah working the wings and Charlotte in the middle and Lizzie up front they took the game to city and with some fine play and were able to get shots off. Anyway a double substitution was made . Within twenty seconds the ball fell sweetly for Hannah white who unleashed a screamer from the right wing at twenty yards. The Bury faithful roared with delight as the ball smashed into the net giving Bury the lead. City came back with some superb play and Bury soaked it up and held there own and then with some fine Bury play through the middle, Kim hit the ball over the defence on which the city keeper went up for and some how managed to drop it, grabbed it again and then the ball somehow managed to end up in the back of the net. The Bury faithful went wild with delight again . Half time Bury 2 Manchester city 0.
The girls got there half time pep talk and told City would come out like Bulls in a china shop and oh they did. Bury soaked it all up and held there own again with some sweet tackling by Abbie Harris and Ella Majid. City piled it on but couldn't convert and Bury counter attacked them every time. Our new signing Taniya made her debut and had a immediate effect on the game. With tired and weary legs the Bury girls worked like Trojans to keep City at bay. With fifteen minutes to go City with some fine play and passing finally scored. City tried now to go for the equaliser but Bury give it there all and both teams really feeling the fast pace of this game. The final whistle blew and Bury came out as winners. A shock win for Bury. Oh no. A Bury team that never gives in. A well deserved victory.
Final score: Bury Girls FC 2 Manchester City Girls FC 1
Goal Scorers: Hannah White, Kimberli Kendall
Girl of Match: Hannah White
Attendance: Approximately 28
29/09/07 Blackpool Girls FC V Bury Girls FC
Blackpool entertained the mighty shakers aka Bury Girls U12s in the seaside resort. Both teams went at each other from the off, both wanting the win. Blackpool were soon on the attack and got shots off only for them to be saved by the Bury keeper, Melissa. At the opposite end some neat skill by Kimberli saw Bury get shots off to. The game was end to end with the midfield of Charlotte, Hannah and Kimberli having to work extremely hard. Lizzie up front did her best to put the ball in the back of the net, but excellent defending by the girls in tangerine stopped this happening. Bury changed a couple of players in the hope it would break up the play, and put Ella up front and Abbie in midfield. Bury's defence of Holly and Ellie stood strong as usual. At the half time break Bury went in 1-0 down having conceded a goal through a misunderstanding by the keeper. The second half saw the same explosive play by both teams, and more end to end action. Bury failed to equalise even though they hit the post three times and missed two open nets. Blackpool were luckier in their strikes and managed to scramble another goal just before full time. Bury fought hard to the final whistle, but it wasn't to be their day. Even the Blackpool manager commented on how it should have been a draw at least.
Final score: Blackpool Girls FC 2 Bury Girls FC 0
Girl of Match: Kimberli Kendall
Attendance: Approximately 25
22/09/07 Bury Girls FC V Bolton Wanderers Girls FC (Cup match)
Bury playing in the 1st round of the cup didn't know quite what to expect of a Bolton side that hadn't played a single game yet this season. A very physical game from the off with tackles flying in from both sides and Bolton holding there own for quite a while. A good strong team effort from Bury finally breaking down the Bolton defence and coming out three nil winners. A great result in a local derby.
Final Score: Bury Girls FC 3 Bolton Wanderers Girls FC 0
Goal Scorers: Lizzie Evans (2), Abbie Harris (1)
Girl of Match: Kimberli Kendall
Attendance: approximately 30
15/09/07 Bury Girls FC V Wigan Athletic Girls FC
Bury came out superb for this game and expecting a tough game against Wigan. Our neat passing finally started to pay off and another great team effort saw us take a early lead and went in at half time 3 0 up. By the start of the second half the girls were now on a high and wanted more and they went out to achieve it and got it with four more goals.
Final Score: Bury Girls FC 7 Wigan Athletic Girls FC 0
Goal Scorers: Lizzie Evans (2), Charlotte Vining (2), Hannah White (1), Kimberli Kendall (1), Ella Majid (1)
Girl of match: Hannah white
Attendance 22
U13s Match Reports - Season 2008 / 2009
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Match reports by 'The Stig' and 'Hamster'
