HOULIHAN'S MEMORIAL CUP
21st March 2010 Hoylake Athletic v Dock (Elm Grove – Via Rugby Club)

To Play (League Games)
Date (TBA) Bidston Hotel v Dock (Valley Road 2)
Date (TBA) Dock V Queens Park (Levers 4)
Date (TBA) Queens Park v Dock (West Kirby)
Date (TBA) Stirrup Sports & Social v Dock (Woodchurch CC)
Date (TBA) Woodchurch FC v Dock (Woodchurch CC)

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20-08-09 Dock 3-2 Heswall Windows
Gary Reay (2)
Martin Trimble

27-08-09 Dock 3-2 Brow
Own Goal
Gary Reay
Gareth McEvoy

29-08-09 Dock 2-2 Neston Nomads
Mark Head
Matty Carlin

29-08-09 Heygarth 0-3 Dock
Gary Reay (2)
Jack Beech

06-09-09 Irby Club 1-8 Dock
Gary Reay (3)
Craig Johnston (3)
Mark Head
Colin O'Hanlon

20-09-09 Dock 3-2 Woodchurch
Gary Reay (2)
Mark Head

27-09-09 Dock 3-2 Bidston
Gary Reay (2)
Gareth McEvoy

18-10-09 Dock 2-2 Stirrup Sports & Social
Mike Saunders
Mike McGraa

25-10-09 Neston Nomads 3-5 Dock
Gary Reay (2)
Mike McGraa (2)
Mark Head

01-11-09 Hoylake Athletic 0-7 Dock
Gary Reay (4)
Craig Johnston (2)
Ian Brunt

07-01-10 Rock Ferry FC 1-2 Dock
Craig Johnson
Gary Reay

14-01-10 FC Brow 1-3 Dock
Gary Reay (2)
Mike Saunders

28-02-10 Dock 1-0 Heygarth FC
Mark Head

28-02-10 Dock 1-0 Hoylake Athletic
Mike McGraa

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CHESHIRE SUNDAY CUP
22-11-09 Real Reform 1-1 Dock
Gary Reay

22-11-09 Real Reform 2-4 Dock
Gary Reay (2)
Paul Roberts
Mark Head

22-01-10 Woodchurch 1-1 Dock
Mike McGraa

31-01-10 Woodchurch 1-0 Dock

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WIRRAL PREMIER CUP
13-09-09 Woodchurch 5-3 Dock
Mike McGraa
Mark Head (2)

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VERONICA CONWAY CUP
04-10-09 Irby Club 5-4 Dock
Matty Carlin
Craig Johnston
Gary Reay (2)

**Heswall Windows Resigned, Record Expunged**

The second half saw Heygarth put Dock under a tremendous amount of pressure, but Dock’s defence stood firm to keep all three points and extend their lead at the top of the table to 7 points. Final Score Dock 1-0 Heygarth FC.
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As the two teams warmed up it was obvious this game was going to be a mighty battle, Brow were full of big strong lads from the keeper all the way to the centre forward. However, Dock had the dream start after only five minutes when Gary Reay found the ball at his feet in front of an empty net following a Mike Saunders shot on goal, Gary made no mistake and blasted the ball home from about 6 inches out.

Brow deservedly drawn level just before half time when their centre forward found himself one on one with Dock’s keeper Paul Davies’, his superb chip found the crossbar but a teammate was on hand to nod in the rebound to make the half time score 1-1.

After a half time rollicking from Manager Mike McGraa and assistant Jason Packenham Dock upped their game and deservedly took the lead through a Mike Saunders goal and yet another Gary Reay effort, but not before Brow were unlucky not to take the lead after hitting the bar after a goal mouth scramble.

Hope this is ok, but I've just downed about 10 pints and 4 red wines, hehe, happy days!!!

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Report will follow when our own raving reporter Mike Stephens decides to do it.

Report From Birkenhead Sunday Football League:
Woodchurch battled back from an early Mike McGraa goal for the Dock to force a replay next Sunday in the Cheshire Cup 4th Round. Mathew Easterbrook eventually found the net following persistent Woody pressure. Into extra time and no team was prepared to lose the game, and both will now go into battle once more.

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Both keepers, Ian Habershon and Dock’s Paul Roberts (pictured left), were tested in the goalless first half. Jason Whalley went close from a Steve Mallinson free kick, and, at the other end, Mike Saunders somehow managed to miss the target from six yards out.

In the opening minute of the second half, Mark Head's shot clipped the top of Real's bar. This was followed by the first of a couple of controversial decisions. Ben Brooks dribbled his way through on the left, and his cross bounced off the back of Dock's Ross Carragher for what seemed a perfectly good own goal, but the linesman’s flag went up to spoil the goal celebrations.

Real did not have to wait long for a celebration, Brooks beating the offside trap this time and sliding the ball under Roberts for the opening goal. Another debatable decision, this time in the Real penalty area, saw Dock awarded a penalty when the referee, Peter Davies, adjudged, that the ball had hit Rob Gibson on the hand, Gibson, claiming vehemently that it had hit him in the stomach. From the spot, Mark Head sent Habershon the wrong way for the equaliser.

Real hit back, with Mallinson scraping the bar with his side-footed shot and the impressive Mark Head, who was on Wrexham’s books last season, set up Craig Johnson for what should have been a late winner for the Dock.

Dean Forrester, came on in extra time for the very tired Ben Brooks. The Real defence, once again superbly marshalled by Gibson and Matty Hurst, were undone for the first time when sub Mick McGraa put top scorer Gary Reay through, to put the visitors in the lead. After another couple of efforts were cleared, Reay got his second.

It looked all over, but the battling spirit of Real showed when subs Jon Wood and Dean Forrester combined to put the game back in the melting pot, Forrester superbly finishing off Wood's cross.

In a bizarre ending, with the Dock team back-pedalling, keeper Ian Habershon galloped down the wing, and his cross, which found Roberts, saw Forrester bing off the save of the match to rob Real of the equaliser. At the resulting corner, Habershon, who had stayed up to take it, saw his cross taken easily by Roberts, who punted it upfield for the unmarked Reay to casually walk the ball into the empty net, a cruel end to Real Reform’s cup hopes. Their two performances were a credit not only to themselves, but also the league.

Report From Birkenhead Sunday League
The Dock came through a tricky replay away at Real Reform in the Cheshire Cup 3rd round thanks to an unbelievable strike from goalkeeper Paul Robinson. With both sides locked at 2-2 after 90 minutes it was up to hero Robbo to fire home from all of 99-yards. Gary Reay was again at the double and that was after Mark Head had given the Hoops the lead from the penalty spot.

(So who did score the last goal – Gary or Robbo? Send in your answers using the comment icon below.)

Goal by Gary Reay (pictured left)

Awaiting Report From Mike Stephens

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