whothefisAlice
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Still flourishing and dominating in the Manchester area?
Been on the website and it is obviously still functioning as a club and I just wonder if most the teams still dominate on a weekly basis. Hard to deduce certain things from some websites.
Who has played for, and/or has kids who have or do play for Unicorn Athletic?
In my opinion the best youth football club in all of Greater Manchester and probably one of the best in the north of England. Loved my few years as a lad with Unicorn and it was from Unicorn and through Derek Calderbank how City picked me up. Some of the happiest days of my life were playing for Unicorn Athletic and I still have my blue n white striped shirt on my wall. The end of season award nights/ceremonies took fooking forever because so many trophies were handed out to so many lads!!!
Does anyone know if Derek is still at City, in charge of the ballboys, even alive?
De La Salle are the only team I can remember that ever gave us a challenge and that was in the Umbro Cup, which we made to the final two years in a row I think (albeit sort of a dream team from the area with mainly Unicorn lads).
We had tough matches and didn't win every week but we used to tonk teams 13-0 and 10-1 sometimes. Some say it's not fun and/or productive when you just smash everyone you play, but I beg to differ. We were just that good a team and club. Flixton, Urmston and if my memory serves me right Sale were our hardest teams.
Unicorn Athletic F.C and City. Loved my early early teens and childhood.
Been on the website and it is obviously still functioning as a club and I just wonder if most the teams still dominate on a weekly basis. Hard to deduce certain things from some websites.
Who has played for, and/or has kids who have or do play for Unicorn Athletic?
In my opinion the best youth football club in all of Greater Manchester and probably one of the best in the north of England. Loved my few years as a lad with Unicorn and it was from Unicorn and through Derek Calderbank how City picked me up. Some of the happiest days of my life were playing for Unicorn Athletic and I still have my blue n white striped shirt on my wall. The end of season award nights/ceremonies took fooking forever because so many trophies were handed out to so many lads!!!
Does anyone know if Derek is still at City, in charge of the ballboys, even alive?
De La Salle are the only team I can remember that ever gave us a challenge and that was in the Umbro Cup, which we made to the final two years in a row I think (albeit sort of a dream team from the area with mainly Unicorn lads).
We had tough matches and didn't win every week but we used to tonk teams 13-0 and 10-1 sometimes. Some say it's not fun and/or productive when you just smash everyone you play, but I beg to differ. We were just that good a team and club. Flixton, Urmston and if my memory serves me right Sale were our hardest teams.
Unicorn Athletic F.C and City. Loved my early early teens and childhood.