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Birkenhead United
FORMED 1960
as Birkenhead; amalgamated with Birkdale
in 1963, taking present name
HONOURS
1980
|
Northern League Division Two
|
2012
|
Northern League Division One
|
2016
|
Chatham Cup winners
|
2018
|
Chatham Cup winners
|
2024
|
National League runners-up
|
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
|
NATIONAL / 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
|
4
|
9
|
17
|
21
|
-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
|
2024
|
Premier
|
22
|
13
|
4
|
5
|
54
|
31
|
22
|
43
|
4th
|
12
|
2024
|
National
|
9
|
6
|
2
|
1
|
23
|
16
|
7
|
20
|
1st
|
10
|
NATIONAL LEAGUE PLAY-OFFS RECORD
Year
|
Results
|
Notes
|
2024
|
1-2 Auckland City
|
Grand Final
|
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
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2024
|
One
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Two
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Three
|
4-1
|
West Coast Rangers
|
|
|
Four
|
4-0
|
Central United
|
|
|
Five
|
3-3
|
Western Springs
|
won 6-5 on pens
|
|
Six
|
2-1
|
Napier City Rovers
|
|
|
Semis
|
2-4
|
Auckland City
|
|