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Birkenhead United

FORMED 1960
as Birkenhead; amalgamated with Birkdale
in 1963, taking present name
Club website


HONOURS
1980
Northern League Division Two
2012
Northern League Division One
2016
Chatham Cup winners
2018
Chatham Cup winner


WOMEN'S HONOURS
1976
AWFA Division Two


RECORD SCORELINES
League win
12-1
Mt. Albert-Ponsonby, 2012
League loss
3-12
Kawerau Town, 1996
Cup win
12-1
Golden Gate, 1999
Cup loss
1-8
North Shore United, 2001


NORTHERN LEAGUE RECORD
Year
Division
P
W
D
L
F
A
GD
Pts
Pos
From
1965
One A
16
7
3
6
35
42
-7
17
5th
6
1966
One
18
5
1
12
32
60
-28
11
8th
10
1967
One
18
14
1
3
86
25
61
29
2nd
10
1968
Premier
18
4
3
11
36
51
-15
11
9th
10
1969
One
18
13
2
3
63
21
42
28
2nd
10
1970
Premier
14
3
2
9
16
33
-17
8
6th
8
1971
One
18
8
1
9
33
41
-8
17
6th
10
1972
One
18
12
3
3
40
22
18
27
2nd
10
1973
One
19
8
4
7
31
32
-1
20
5th
11
1974
One
18
3
5
10
17
39
-22
11
8th
10
1975
One
18
4
4
10
27
36
-9
12
9th
10
1976
Two
18
5
5
8
19
23
-4
14
7th
10
1977
Two
18
5
4
9
16
41
-25
14
9th
10
1978
Two
18
5
4
9
22
31
-9
16
8th
10
1979
Two
17
6
4
7
32
35
-3
16
6th
10
1980
Two
18
12
3
3
34
19
15
27
1st
10
1981
One
22
4
6
12
21
28
-7
14
11th
12
1982
Two
18
9
1
8
36
31
5
19
5th
10
1983
Two
18
7
3
8
30
34
-4
17
5th
10
1984
One
18
3
5
10
26
48
-22
14
9th
10
1985
One
18
3
4
11
12
42
-30
13
8th
10
1986
One
18
6
4
8
34
33
1
22
6th
10
1987
One
18
5
2
11
20
35
-15
17
7th
10
1988
One
22
8
4
10
21
23
-2
28
7th
12
1989
One
22
12
4
6
50
25
25
40
4th
12
1990
One
22
8
7
7
22
25
-3
31
9th
12
1991
Two
22
14
4
4
38
23
15
46
2nd
12
1992
One
22
1
5
16
24
72
-48
8
12th
12
1993
One
22
9
3
10
37
42
-5
30
6th
12
1994
One
22
8
6
8
33
30
3
30
7th
12
1995
One
22
8
1
13
36
49
-13
25
9th
12
1996
One
22
8
2
10
31
56
-25
26
9th
12
1997
Two
22
7
5
10
38
48
-10
26
9th
12
1998
Two
26
12
5
9
53
41
12
41
4th
14
1999
Two
22
12
2
8
47
39
8
38
4th
12
2000
Two
22
9
4
9
38
36
2
31
7th
12
2001
Two
22
14
0
8
67
36
31
42
3rd
12
2002
One
22
6
1
15
27
56
-29
19
12th
12
2003
Two
22
16
4
2
64
22
42
52
3rd
12
2004
One
22
11
3
8
44
35
9
36
5th
12
2005
One
22
15
3
4
52
27
25
48
2nd
12
2006
Premier
22
6
3
13
37
57
-20
21
10th
12
2007
Premier
22
7
2
13
33
45
-12
23
10th
12
2008-9
did not enter
2010
One Grading
15
9
3
3
44
20
24
30
4th
16
One B
7
4
1
2
14
9
5
13
3rd
8
2011
One
22
13
7
2
52
23
29
46
3rd
12
2012
One
22
16
6
0
83
25
58
54
1st
12
2013
Premier
18
12
3
3
45
26
19
39
2nd
10
2014
Premier
18
9
2
7
42
35
7
29
2nd
10
2015
Premier
22
8
8
6
54
32
22
32
6th
12
2016
Premier
24
14
5
5
63
43
20
47
2nd
13
2017
Premier
22
14
2
6
63
29
34
44
2nd
12
2018
Premier
22
11
3
8
42
37
5
36
3rd
12
2019
Premier
22
11
3
8
41
32
9
36
3rd
12
2020
Premier
8
3
2
3
12
10
2
11
N/A
12
2021
Premier
19
10
3
6
50
33
17
33
4th
12
2022
Premier
22
16
2
4
56
24
32
50
2nd
12
2022
National
9
4
2
3
19
17
2
14
4th
10
2023
Premier
22
7
4
11
46
44
2
25
8th
12


CHATHAM CUP RECORD
Year
Round
Score
Opponents
Notes
1965
One
0-6
North Shore United
1966
One
1-5
Eastern Suburbs
1967
did  not enter
1968
One
1-1
Ponsonby
lost on corners
1969
One
bye
Two
1-4
Blockhouse Bay
1970
One
bye
Two
4-0
Lynndale
Three
3-1
Henderson
Four
2-1
North Shore United
Five
1-4
Eden
1971
One
bye
Two
bye
Three
3-0
Glenfield Rovers
Four
1-3
Takapuna City
1972
One
bye
Two
4-1
Sparta Newmarket
Three
2-0
East Coast Bays
Four
1-2
North Shore United
1973
One
bye
Two
7-0
Pt. Chevalier
Three
2-1
Papakura City
Result of replay after 3-3 draw
Four
3-4
Ellerslie
1974
One
bye
Two
0-1
Eden
1975
One
bye
Two
7-2
Mt. Albert-Ponsonby
Three
0-2
Waitemata City
1976
One
3-2
Te Atatu
Two
0-4
Takapuna City
1977
One
2-2
Teachers United
lost 3-0 on pens.
1978
One
2-2
University
lost 5-4 on pens.
1979
One
1-0
Te Atatu
Two
0-1
Mt. Albert-Ponsonby
1980
One
0-1
Eden
1981
One
1-0
Oratia United
Two
4-0
Cornwall
Three
1-0
Mt. Roskill
Four
2-4
Manurewa
1982
did not enter
1983
One
3-1
Albany Wairau United
Two
0-2
Takapuna City
1984
One
bye
Two
2-1
Cornwall
Three
0-2
Rotorua Suburbs
1985
One
3-3
Pt. Chevalier
lost 3-1 on pens.
1986
One
1-0
Eden
Two
1-2
Whangarei City
1987
One
2-1
Waikato Unicol
Two
2-3
Waitemata City
1988
One
6-1
Glen Eden
Two
0-1
Mt. Albert-Ponsonby
1989
One
5-0
Thames
Two
3-2
Pukekohe
Three
1-4
Howick
1990
One
2-0
Rotorua Suburbs
Two
1-4
Ellerslie
1991
One
2-0
Glen Eden
Two
0-3
Onehunga Sports
1992
One
2-0
Pukekohe
Two
2-0
Waikato Unicol
Three
1-3
Eden
1993
One
2-3
Waikato Unicol
1994
One
2-1
Whangarei City
Two
0-0
Eden
lost 4-3 on pens.
1995
One
bye
Two
2-4
Mt. Roskill
1996
One
1-4
Onehunga-Mangere United
1997
One
2-5
Papakura City
1998
One
8-0
Waiheke United
Two
4-1
Western City
Three
2-5
Otahuhu United
1999
One
bye
Two
12-1
Golden Gate
Three
1-3
Taupo
2000
One
4-0
Oratia Wanderers
Two
6-3
Mad Hatters
Three
0-0
West Auckland
won 8-7 on pens.
Four
1-6
Tauranga City United
2001
One
2-0
Tikipunga
Two
5-0
Navy
Three
2-1
Mt. Albert-Ponsonby
Four
1-8
North Shore United
2002
One
bye
Two
3-2
Hibiscus Coast
Three
2-2
Mt. Albert-Ponsonby
lost 6-5 on pens.
2003
One
bye
Two
3-2
South Auckland Rangers
Three
0-1
NZ Celtic Supporters
2004
One
bye
Two
1-2
Waitakere City
2005
One
bye
Two
0-1
Ellerslie
2006
One
bye
Two
bye
Three
0-1
Hamilton Wanderers
2007
One
bye
Two
bye
Three
1-2
Mt. Albert Grammar
2008
One
bye
Two
3-1
Albany United
Three
1-4
Mangere United
2009
One
bye
Two
4-1
Matamata Swifts
Three
2-4
Glenfield Rovers
2010
One
bye
Two
2-1
Hibiscus Coast
Three
3-0
Pukekohe
Four
1-0
Tauranga City United
Five
1-3
Glenfield Rovers
2011
One
bye
Two
3-3
Ellerslie
won 4-2 on pens
Three
2-1
North Shore United
Four
3-2
Melville United
Five
0-1
Manurewa
2012
One
bye
Two
4-1
Ellerslie
Three
8-0
Norwest United
Four
2-0
Westlake BHS
Five
4-1
Hamilton Wanderers
Six
2-3
Lower Hutt City
2013
One
bye
Two
bye
Three
4-2
Cambridge
Four
3-2
Glenfield Rovers
Five
3-1
Hamilton Wanderers
Six
2-3
Melville United
2014
One
bye
Two
bye
Three
4-0
Onehunga-Mangere United
Four
3-4
Central United
2015
One
bye
Two
bye
Three
4-0
Ellerslie
Four
3-1
Forrest Hill-Milford United
Five
2-0
East Coast Bays
Six
3-0
Central United
Semis
1-1
Napier City Rovers
lost 4-3 on pens; semi-finals
2016
One
bye
Two
bye
Three
7-2
Fencibles United
Four
2-0
Western Springs
Five
5-3
East Coast Bays
Six
3-0
Forrest Hill-Milford United
Semis
3-1
Miramar Rangers
Final
3-2
Waitakere City
winners
2017
One
bye
Two
bye
Three
4-0
Glenfield Rovers
Four
3-1
East Coast Bays
Five
2-1
Three Kings United
Six
0-3
Onehunga Sports
2018
One
bye
Two
bye
Three
1-0
Waiheke United
Four
5-1
Papamoa
Five
4-3
Western Springs
Six
2-1
Wairarapa United
Semis
2-0
Nelson Suburbs
Final
1-1
Western Suburbs
won 5-4 on pens - winners
2019
One
bye
Two
bye
Three
1-2
Bay Olympic
2021
One
bye
Two
bye
Three
6-0
Franklin United
Four
1-0
Auckland United
Five
3-3
Auckland City
lost 3-1 on pens
2022
One
bye
Two
bye
Three
2-1
Manurewa
Four
4-0
Central United
Five
0-2
Eastern Suburbs
2023
One
bye
Two
bye
Three
5-1
Waiheke United
Four
3-1
Franklin United
Five
1-2
Eastern Suburbs


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