We apologise for tweets sent over the weekend in regards to the official from Saturday. Sometimes our passion gets the better of us in the heat of the moment. We appreciate officials and without them their would be no football!
PROMOTED!!
We have had official confirmation from the
@WearsideLeague
that we will play in the 2nd division next season.
A fantastic achievement in our first season as a club 👏.
#upthehoops
🟢⚪️
With it being half time of the football, I would like to introduce our mascot for this Saturday’s home game against
@Coxhoeathletic
Jamie is a massive football fun and we look forward to welcoming him and his Dad Alan to the Welfare on Saturday
@durhamsafc1994
🟢⚪️
#nonleagueday
FT - |
@DarloDeaconFc
2-6
@BirtleyTFCDev
First 3 points on the board for us this season. Should have been way more but we take the positives and move on.
Thanks for Darlington Deacon for the game, best of luck for the rest of the season.
#upthehoops
Proud moment for our club tonight with
@joshxthynne
& Dom representing
@DCSFA
at under 18’s level, beating Northumberland 5-0 and Dom bagging 2 goals. Well done lads 🟢⚪️👏🏻
#tuckyourshirtsin
Well done to Dom &
@joshxthynne
tonight who represented
@DCSFA
and won the Derek Watson trophy. Trailing at half time, they came out on top and won 5-3. Great effort lads 👏🏻🟢⚪️
Big thanks to
@BirtleySnooker
for hosting our Xmas team night out, secret santa, pool tournament, pizzas and the 🏴 game. A great night had by all! 🟢⚪️
FULL TIME |
@BirtleyTFCDev
2-1
@FcWynyard
A very close encounter and one we come out on top. 2 goals in the space of a minute were the difference, Wynyard fought back in the last knockings but we held on. Onto the quarters 🟢⚪️
⚽️
@jack_cosi
⚽️
@thomash2001
⭐️ Alex Tweddle
FT |
@pyfc_seniors
0-1
@BirtleyTFCDev
An outstanding performance from our lads today full of grit, determination and defensive discipline.
⚽️ Tom Cole
⭐️ Tom Cole
Good luck to Pools Youth for the rest of the season.
FT:
@united_belmont
1 - 2
@BirtleyTFCDev
Credit to the lads for their efforts right until the final whistle. Goals from substitutes Ben Graham and Max Winthorpe after a tactical change from
@ScottN1504
.
We head home with 3 points.
Good luck to Belmont in the coming weeks.
🤝 MAN OF THE MATCH 🤝
Congratulations to
@MaxWinthorpe
who has been awarded Man of the Match for his assist and wonder goal to win it in the final throws of the game.
Paolo Di Canio, eat your heart out!
Well done Max ⚽️
TEAM BUILDING
Thanks to
@EndlessNE
for putting on a fantastic team building events for our lads tonight. Looks like they thoroughly enjoyed it.
Extra thanks as they will be our away kit sponsor this season 🔜 👀
WELCOME |
We are delighted to welcome 2 of our under 18’s to the squad as of today.
@jack_cosi
& Cole Wilson go straight into the squad for Saturdays county cup game.
Great to have you on board lads 🟢⚪️
FT |
@PoltonAfc
2-3
@BirtleyTFCDev
Definitely not a game to write home about but a win is a win.
With the bare 11, no recognised goalkeeper and the manager as the sole substitution, we must give credit to our lads today.
⚽️⚽️ Oli
⚽️ Callum
⭐️ Celso 🧤
Delighted to see we’ve been accepted into the wearside league next season.
The division we’re starting in is still to be announced but wherever we are placed, we will enjoy it and compete!
⚽️⚽️
Birtley Town Development,
Blaydon Community Reserves, Darlington Deacon, Doxford Park U23’s,
FC Durham County, Hartlepool Youth, Hylton CW U23s, Peterlee Catholic Club,
Polton U23s, Silksworth Juniors, Spennymoor Town Youth Sunderland Albion, Wear United.
Today’s man of the match could have been anyone wearing shirt 1-15 today but it has been awarded to
@Conor__Evento
for an outstanding first half performance which gave the side the basis to go and attack with real purpose in the 2nd half, well done Conor 🏆
CAPTAIN CONFIRMED ⚽️
With just 2 days before our first ever game as a club, it’s time to announce our captain for the season.
Goalkeeper Rob Williams (
@robwil01
) will take the armband from Saturday. He has shown fantastic leadership skills on & off the pitch.
Good luck Rob 👍
Tonight's friendly against
@afc_durham
resulted in a 6-1 win for the lads with two goals from Ricky while Alfie, Tom, Joe and Conor all grabbed one apiece. Thanks to Durham for the game and best of luck for the season ahead.
#UpTheHoops
OPEN TRAINING
A fantastic first open training session this afternoon. 21 players attending, with more to come next week.
Anybody interested in coming along next Saturday just get in touch!
⏰ 12:30-2
📍 Birtley Town Sports Complex
Congratulations to the following lads who won tonight’s awards
Players player - Theo Weiss
@Theo_W7
Managers player - Tom Cole
Clubman of the year - Conor Evento
@Conor__Evento
Secretary’s player - Rob Williams
@robwil01
Well done all, thoroughly deserved 👏👏
A bit we know, but we want to congratulate
@Theo_W7
on being December’s Player of the Month. Theo was a real attacking threat in both of our wins in the month. This award is thoroughly deserved 👏🏻🟢⚪️
Yesterday’s man of the match award goes to
@alfie_s1mpson
for his goal and a solid return to action. Well done Alfie and thanks to his sponsor
@HomefairBlinds
for your support this season 🏆
Although the result didn’t go our way last night. It was fantastic to see 21 players available for a midweek friendly.
With 2 weeks before the season starts, it’s evident to see we are doing things right and want to create the best environment for players to develop
#upthehoops
FT |
@BlaydonCFC_WL
0-8
@BirtleyTFCDev
A convincing display from us today saw us run out winners.
Goals from
Alfie ⚽️⚽️
Tom ⚽️⚽️
Alex T ⚽️
Dom ⚽️
Celso ⚽️
Oli ⚽️
Apologies for lack of Twitter updates, our social media guys are both away.
#upthehoops
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Received some incredible news earlier today. Our former player
@joshxthynne
has been selected to represent
@England
at school boy level. What an achievement! We are immensely proud of you Josh. Go smash it kid. We are right behind you 🙌🏻🏴⚽️
MAN OF THE MATCH
Despite the result yesterday, our bright spark was
@OllyForsyth7
.
Not a bad debut for Olly, hopefully some goals to add to the performance next time out.
MEET THE SQUAD | Theo Weiss
Theo is a strong, quick defender who can play all across the back line. He has a fantastic desire to improve and we can’t wait to see more of him
Our 3rd signing of the summer is defender
@jackrushworth2
Good on the ball. He will provide stiff competiton to the back line as we look to shore up the goals against this season 🟢⚪️
👨✈️ VICE CAPTAINS 👨✈️
We are delighted to announce our joint vice-captains for the season will be Ricky Fenwick & Celso Anjos.
2 lads who’ve already proven their worth to the squad and their experience will benefit our young squad hugely.
@RFenwick3
@C3LSO91
Good luck lads ⚽️
⏰ Full-Time | Absolute scenes here at Welfare Park as ten-man Birtley overcome a 2-0 deficit to win 4-2. Breathtaking display of character from the boys 💚💚💚
#UpTheHoops
MEET THE SQUAD | Joe Ponente
Despite only being 19, Joe has taken on a lot of responsibility in pre season and bagged a couple. Looking forward to seeing him lead the line this season
INSIDE OUT |
In tomorrow’s game against
@SAlbionFC
we will be playing our part to raise awareness for suicide prevention by going inside out.
If you’re along tomorrow to watch us look out for our players in the warm up.
#NationalSuicidePreventionWeek
FT |
@BirtleyTFCDev
8-2
@BlaydonCFC_WL
A comfortable score line but game was closer than that.
We move into the next round of the clem smith cup.
Quick turn around for us as we host
@WearUtdSaturday
in less than 48 hours
We meet Blaydon again in a couple of weeks ⚪️🟢
Special mention to our skipper
@robwil01
who moves on to pastures new. Rob has been fantastic for our club in the last two years! We wish you all the very best in the future 🙌🏻
CALLUM HEWITSON
Callum has already shown in pre season he possesses a lot of ability on and off the ball. He gives us a good balance at the back and is a popular member of the squad.
MEET THE SQUAD | Lee Jaretzke
The former Leam Rangers left back has shown his qualities so far after slotting into the back 4 in pre season well. Lee will be a great addition to the squad.
Despite todays indifferent display we have some impressive stats for you.
4 league wins in a row.
4 clean sheets in the league in a row.
6 games unbeaten in the league.
1 defeat in 10 games in all competitions.
Whether you play well or not, that isn’t to be sniffed at ⚪️🟢
FULL TIME |
@BirtleyTFCDev
3-3
@BishFCXI
What a game that was, bishop lead twice until we went 3-2 up with just minutes to go. Should have seen the game out but credit to bishop for sticking in until the final whistle.
⚽️ Jay
⚽️ Dom
⚽️ Theo
We move onto Saturday ⚪️🟢
Congratulations to centre back/centre midfielder/goalkeeper and best looking in the squad
@C3LSO91
and his partner Robyn who are expecting a baby, due in January 2023.
We wish you all the best 🙌🟢⚪️
More signings to be announced soon 👀
🚨PRE-SEASON OPEN TRAINING🚨
We will begin our pre-season training on Saturday 25th June. Our next 2 sessions after will occur on the 27th & 29th.
All 3 sessions will be open for any players looking to move into adult football or looking for a change of scenery.
1/2
After a disappointing result on Saturday, we are back at The Welfare this weekend. Come down and give the lads your support, refreshments will be available ⚪️🟢⚽️