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Match Report: Bootle FC 3-0 Shifnal Town
Credit: Almu Jimenez The Bucks Cruise Past Shifnal Town Bootle maintain a 100% win record at the Berry Street Garage Stadium with a 3-0 win thanks to a goal from Sam Hughes and a brace from Ben Hodkinson including an outstanding volley. Just after ten minutes of play Ryan Beigan got on the end of a low ball played into the Shifnal Town box with a flick towards the far corner but keeper Andrew Wyncherley made a great save to deny Bootle an opener. In search of an opener for th
11 minutes ago


Match Report: Chasetown 1-3 Bootle FC
The Bucks Are Back To Winning Ways Credit: Micheal Bailey Bootle return to winning ways after defeating Chasetown at The Scholars Ground 3-1 after coming back from being a goal down early on, thanks to an equaliser from Jack McGowan and a brace from Ben Hodkinson. Bootle got off to the game with a very bright early start up until Chasetown made their first attempt of the game in the seventh minute from a counter attack which seen Oliver Finney play the ball across the Bootle
6 days ago


Match Report: Bootle FC 2-0 Stalybridge Celtic
The Bucks Are On Cloud Nine Credit: Michael Bailey By Brendan Doyle Bootle defeat Stalybridge Celtic 2-0 at the Berry Street Garage Stadium to extend our run to nine wins in a possible nine league games thanks to goals from Ste Edmondson and Lewis Doyle with Declan Daniels proving an assist for both finishes. In the opening eight minutes of the game Bootle took the lead after Declan Daniels played a great ball into the path of Ste Edmondson who beat Stalybridge Celtic centre
Oct 5


Match Preview: Bootle FC vs Stalybridge Celtic
By Brendan Doyle This afternoon The Bucks play a third consecutive home game and welcome Manchester based side Stalybridge Celtic in a contest for three points in the Northern Premier League Division One West. After advancing to the first round proper of the FA trophy last weekend with a blistering 5-0 home win against Northern Premier League Premier Division side Emley and still remaining high up in our own division, Alan Morgan looks to gain another win in front of the Boo
Oct 3


Match Report: Bootle FC 2-0 Nantwich Town
Credit: Michael Bailey Eight Is Great For The Bucks By Brendan Doyle A 2-0 victory at the Berry Street Garage Stadium over Nantwich Town with goals from Jack McGowan and Ben Hodkinson means The Bucks make it eight wins in eight league games. On the fifteenth minute mark Ben Hodkinson went past full back Joshua McWilliams and tried his luck from a tight angle but it was straight at Nantwich Town keeper Sam Booth. Nantwich Town’s Will Smith took a shot towards the near post whi
Oct 1


Match Preview: Bootle FC vs Nantwich Town
Credit: Curtis Brown By Brendan Doyle In our last fixture in September we welcome Nantwich Town to the Berry Street Garage Stadium in a battle for three points in the Northern Premier League Division One West and The Bucks look to make it eight wins in eight games. The Bucks head into the fixture in excellent form, having won each of their opening seven league games of the campaign. Most recently, a 1-0 victory away to Congleton Town continued Bootle’s perfect league record,
Sep 29


Match Report: Bootle FC 5-0 Emley AFC
Credit: Michael Bailey By Brendan Doyle Bootle smash Northern Premier League Premier Division side Emley 5-0 to advance to the first round proper of the FA trophy. In the opening twenty two minutes Bootle were on the front foot and the more dominant side which eventually paid off as Ben Hodkinson latched onto a flicked ball and poked it past Emley keeper Ben Bottomley to give Bootle the lead. Just three minutes later Matty Fenton launched a throw in into the Emley area which
Sep 27


Match Preview: Bootle FC vs Emley AFC
By Brendan Doyle For a third time this season, Bootle take on a side from West Yorkshire in the FA Trophy, but this time it’s on our home soil at the Berry Street Garage Stadium against Northern Premier League Premier Division side Emley in a battle for a place in the first round of the competition to get past the qualifying stages. So far in the competition, Bootle have had to travel to Liversedge in the first qualifying round which resulted in a blistering 5-0 away win with
Sep 26


Match Report: Congleton Town 0-1 Bootle FC
The Bucks Tame The Bears By Brendan Doyle Bootle gain a seventh win in seven games away to Congleton Town with a 1-0 win thanks to a header from Anthony Miley. Early in the game Bootle attempted to test keeper Dave Parton as a long Matty Fenton throw in landed to the head of a Bootle shirt but it was safely collected by Congleton Town’s number one. A ball floated into the Bootle area from a long ball by the hosts and there was indeed a flick on in an effort to trouble Joe Mas
Sep 23


Match Report: Silsden AFC 1-5 Bootle FC
By Brendan Doyle Bootle travel to Yorkshire and score five in the FA Trophy for a second time in the 2026/27 campaign as we go through to the third qualifying round of the FA Trophy after defeating Silsden AFC 5-1. Silsden found themselves down to ten men after only nine minutes of play as Lewis Gardner brought down Ben Hodkinson in the area whilst denying him a goal scoring opportunity, Hodkinson of course buried the penalty to put Bootle 1-0 up to continue his prolific run
Sep 14


Match Preview: Silsden AFC vs Bootle FC
Credit: Chadwick Media By Brendan Doyle Bootle make a second trip to West Yorkshire in the 2026/27 campaign for a second FA Trophy fixture after walking away from Liversedge with a dominant 5-0 win, as we take on Silsden AFC in the second qualifying round of the competition. The Bucks visit the Regional Interiors Stadium for a second time in twelve months, with the last occasion ending in a 0-0 draw in first qualifying round of the Emirates FA Cup, Bootle won the replay 4-2 a
Sep 12


Match Report: Bootle FC 1-0 Kidsgrove Athletic
Credit: Joe Petit Bucks make winning start back at The Berry Street Garage Stadium to continue 100% record in the Northern Premier League West. By Brendan Doyle A scrappy and hard fought win for Bootle makes it five out of five despite being down to ten men late in the game. Bootle got off to a positive start early on as Charlie Forwood played a low ball into the box in search of Declan Daniels but the ball was just half a yard too much for the latter to meet it. Kidsgrove At
Sep 7


Match Report: Lower Breck 0-4 Bootle FC
Derby Day Demolition as The Bucks put 4 past Lower Breck. Credit: Paul Moran By Brendan Doyle Bootle defeat Lower Breck 4-0 at the Anfield Community Sports Centre and reach four league wins out of four league games. The opening twenty or so minutes of the game was tightly contested as both teams seemed rather cautious of one another and still trying to figure each other out, up until a ball from a corner ended up in the path of Matty Fenton who smashed the ball into the top c
Sep 1


Match Report: Liversedge 0-5 Bootle FC
Credit: @KickOffWithBecca via Instagram By Brendan Doyle Five Star Bucks cruise to next round of FA Trophy. An Anthony Miley goal and four from Ben Hodkinson gives Bootle our biggest margin of victory in our history of the FA Trophy. The game got off to a competitive start from both sides with each goalkeeper having to be on their toes, but Bootle opened the scoring as Anthony Miley managed to outmuscle a Liversedge defender and turn his body round to get a shot on the ball
Aug 30


Match Preview: Liversedge vs Bootle FC
Credit: Liversedge FC By Freddie Bullen Following their defeat to Northwich Victoria in an FA Cup replay on Wednesday night, the Bucks travel through the Pennine countryside to Clayborn Stadium in West Yorkshire, as their 2026/27 FA Trophy campaign gets underway with a tough test against Liversedge FC. The Bucks make the journey having been knocked out of the Emirates FA Cup by Northwich Victoria at The Marine Travel Arena, falling to a narrow 1-0 defeat courtesy of Matt Laws
Aug 29


Match Report: Bootle FC 0-1 Northwich Victoria
By Ben Shaw Credit: Paul Moran The Bucks crash out of the Emirates FA Cup at the Preliminary Round stage after falling short against Northwich Victoria in the replay of Sunday's 4-4 draw. The opening encounters of the game were fairly level with both teams came close to breaking the deadlock within the first 10 minutes, as Jay Roberts let an effort go on the edge of the penalty area only to be deflected narrowly over the bar. 4 minutes later, Northwich Vics had an early oppor
Aug 27


Match Report: Northwich Victoria 4-4 Bootle FC
By Brendan Doyle Credit: Paul Moran After leading 4-2 in the fifty fifth minute, Bootle drop their two goal lead to Northwich Victoria to force a replay on Wednesday night at the Marine Travel Arena in the Emirates FA Cup. In the opening twenty minutes of play the hosts Northwich Victoria looked very threatening each time they attacked towards the Bootle goal but couldn’t quite get their end product right each time, however, against the run of play, Bootle took the lead after
Aug 24


Match Report: Witton Albion 2-4 Bootle FC
Credit: karlbrooksphotography.com FOUR-midable Bootle At It Again By Brendan Doyle Bootle score four goals away to Witton Albion to pick up a third consecutive win despite being a man down for most of the duration of the second half. In the twelfth minute of the game after some fantastic link up play in the middle of the park, a Jay Roberts pass found Ben Hodkinson down the right flank which he then played the ball into Ryan Beigan who met the delivery with a first time effor
Aug 19


Bootle FC 4-2 Newcastle Town: Match Report
Credit: Curtis Brown By Brendan Doyle Bootle win second game on the bounce in a 4-2 victory against visitors Newcastle Town In the opening five minutes Ben Hodkinson got himself on the scoresheet after being fed a through ball which left him one on one with Joe Slinn and buried his effort in the left hand corner to give Bootle an early lead. As the game went on Newcastle Town grew into the game and managed to equalise as Joel Jones managed to close down Bucks keeper Joe Mason
Aug 16


Match Preview: Bootle FC vs Newcastle Town
By Brendan Doyle Today Bootle host Newcastle Town at our temporary home ground the Marine Travel Arena whilst our home the Berry Street Garage Stadium currently has works in place. It’s absolutely worth mentioning that we’re coming off the back of a very impressive and hard fought 2-0 victory away to Runcorn Linnets on Tuesday night, which hopefully The Bucks can carry that momentum into today. After just narrowly missing out on play offs last season, Bootle hope to aim to so
Aug 15
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