Entries for the 'Under 11's' Category

There was a welcome return to league action for the under 11s on Saturday, after ice, snow and then a waterlogged pitch had meant this was only their second league game of 2012. However, another victory saw Celtic stretch their lead at the top of the Tameside Saturday League to seven points, with just four games to go.Elliot put Bridge in to the lead after just 3 minutes, but Withington were soon level when they smashed home a penalty after a foul in the box. Following that rather loud wake up c... Read the rest of this article...

After the U11s received a walkover and three more points when Dukinfield Tigers pulled out of the advertised fixture this weekend, Celtic met great rivals Curzon Ashton in a friendly instead. Both teams lead their respective top divisions at either 11-a-side or 9-a-side football and both were unbeaten to this point, so it was always going to be a good barometer for the two sides. At kick off, as the snow began to fall, the move to a 3G surface seemed a wise decision. By full time, in a blizza... Read the rest of this article...

Celtic under 11s progressed to the semi-finals of the Manchester FA County Cup after dispatching Barhill Diamonds of the City of Salford Soccer League by 11 goals to 2 on Sunday morning at the Soccer School.In truth, despite the scoreline, Bridge were well below par although the heavy pitch certainly didn't help their passing game, but too often poor decision making and undue haste led to the ball being given away needlessly.It took 11 minutes for Elliot to break the deadlock, latching on to Sid... Read the rest of this article...

Celtic under 11s extended their lead at the top of the Tameside Saturday League with a comprehensive 5-0 defeat of Denton Youth. Kick off was delayed by 30 minutes to allow extra thawing time on a frosty morning, but the lads began the match showing great energy and application, with Bomber setting the tone up front.It was Dan who put Stalybridge 1-0 in front, heading in Brad's in-swinging corner for his seventh goal of the season from centre-half. Max doubled the lead on 25 minutes, finishing a... Read the rest of this article...

Celtic under 11s won the Junior Soccer League Winter 5-a-side Tournament at the Soccer Village in Milnrow defeating Heysham Blue Star 3-1 in the final. Three group games brought three victories including an 11-2 victory over Beechfield United...not bad in 12 minutes of football! Bridge then beat Elite Soccer 3-1 in the semi-final before claiming the title.The lads played some outstanding football, dominating every game, creating loads of opportunities through pass and move football and were a cr... Read the rest of this article...

Stalybridge Celtic under 11s finished the second half of 2011 unbeaten and reclaimed top spot in the league with a comprehensive defeat of Breaks 147. On a pitch holding water and cutting up badly, Celtic dominated from start to finish with Luke in goal hardly troubled during the game. A missed penalty inside two minutes was a pre-cursor to a host of other missed chances throughtout the 60 minutes, with the ball getting stuck in the mud, the keeper making saves and the lads missing the t... Read the rest of this article...

Celtic under 11s maintained their 14-game unbeaten record and recorded their 100th goal of the season with a fantastic comeback to defeat Delamere Rangers on Saturday. They now lie two points behind leaders West End with three games in hand, but it was hard work to overturn a 3-1 deficit before running out 4-3 winners. Having defeated Delamere in a pre-season tournament on penalties and drawn 1-1 at their place earlier in the season, the lads were warned to expect a very committed perfor... Read the rest of this article...

Celtic under 11s met league leaders Failsworth Dynamos on Saturday and came away with a 3-1 win to maintain their unbeaten record and to move within two points of the top of the table with two games in hand. Failsworth started brightly and James twice made good stops to keep them at bay. But after five minutes Bridge started to move the ball a lot better and began creating chances. They went in front when Jack swept the ball out to Tom whose first time pass allowed Max to poke the b... Read the rest of this article...

Celtic under 11s reached the last eight of the Manchester FA County Cup after a one-sided encounter against Barhill Aces from the City of Salford League on Sunday morning at the Soccer School The first half was almost exclusively played in Barhill's half as Celtic created chance after chance and dispatched most of them. Macca got the first, when alive to a poor goal kick and was brought down in the box to allow Nathan to add a second from the penalty spot. Dan's free kick picked out Kai ... Read the rest of this article...

Stalybridge under 11s drew 4-4 with West End Boys Club in a 'lively' encounter on Saturday morning at the Soccer School.  This was always going to be a difficult game for Celtic with their opponents sitting at the top of the league having played two more games than the unbeaten Bridge, but within 35 seconds a ball over the top from Tom found Max who squared it to Bomber to score his 12th goal of the season and give the lads the perfect start. Tom doubled the lead... Read the rest of this article...