Urban Goals

[SpurtingLesbian]

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Urban Goals​

The sight of an Urban Goal doesn’t just evoke dough-eyed sentimentalism. Their fading paint reflects the dislocation of football from the working class neighbourhoods you’ll find them in; the same neighbourhoods most professional clubs grew out of. They expose economic and cultural truths.

Look hard enough and you’ll see inequality, disadvantage and the eyes of the disenfranchised. Their existence in the twenty-first century paints a striking picture of social progress in Britain. Children are still wanting. Yet it’s the kids of these goals that will rise to the apex of the game. The Craig Bellamy’s and Wayne Rooney’s of the world. Look harder and you’ll see dreams.

A photographic project by Michael Kirkham. Words by Jonathan Frederick Turton.


Urban Goals. Walton, Liverpool.


Urban Goals. Walton, Liverpool.


Urban Goals. Walton, Liverpool.


Urban Goals. Kirkdale, Liverpool.



Urban Goals. Birkenhead, Merseyside.


Urban Goals. Toxteth, Liverpool.


Urban Goals. Shadwell, London.

Urban Goals. Aintree, Liverpool.


Urban Goals. Walton, Liverpool.


Urban Goals. Kirkdale, Liverpool.


And many many more on.
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[Nymzee]

I remember having a kick around pre-match at that second to last pic (Walton) and had to climb into the backstreet for my ball. First and only time I'll ever get sloshed with anti-vandal paint. Good times.

 

[Donald Twain]

Hi spurty!

 

[Huyton Layne]

To be fair I'd go insane if the unwashed were kicking a ball against the side of my house for hours on end

 

[Pat's Van]

I remember having a kick around pre-match at that second to last pic (Walton) and had to climb into the backstreet for my ball. First and only time I'll ever get sloshed with anti-vandal paint. Good times.

hahah I've scored many a heads and volleys in the Imrie St one

dunno bout the first kirkdale one though, if that's the old smoke stack chimney behind kirkdale rec' then it's fkn well gone now

 

[Bungle]

 

[Ashtonian]

haha that birkenhead one is on a main road i think so no way would kids be playing there.

 

[Ashtonian]

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Ive actually seen her in real life haha when i was in the hospital in arrow park with the missus, she come into A+E for whatever reason.

Never had a bra on either, never seen so many people in A+E suddenly get well enough to look away

 

[Donald Twain]

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Three and in ?

 

[Bungle]

Ive actually seen her in real life haha when i was in the hospital in arrow park with the missus, she come into A+E for whatever reason.

Never had a bra on either, never seen so many people in A+E suddenly get well enough to look away

It's ok to admit you banged her mate

Three and in ?

Golden.....goal

 

[SpurtingLesbian]

Urban Goals. Kirkdale, Liverpool.


Urban Goals. Walton, Liverpool.



Urban Goals. Kirkdale, Liverpool.


Urban Goals. Kirkdale, Liverpool.




Urban Goals. Kirkdale, Liverpool.


Urban Goals. Toxteth, Liverpool.




Urban Goals. Old Swan, Liverpool.


Urban Goals. Vauxhall, Liverpool.


Urban Goals. Toxteth, Liverpool.


Urban goals. Walton, Liverpool.



Urban Goals. Vauxhall, Liverpool.


Urban Goals. Toxteth, Liverpool.



Urban Goals. Vauxhall, Liverpool.


Urban Goals. Anfield, Liverpool.


Urban Goals. Kensington, Liverpool.


Urban Goals. Toxteth, Liverpool.


Urban Goals. Old Swan, Liverpool.



Urban Goals. Tuebrook, Liverpool.


Urban Goals. Everton, Liverpool.

 

[SpurtingLesbian]

Urban Goals. Toxteth, Liverpool.

Urban Goals. Vauxhall, Liverpool.


Urban Goals. Everton, Liverpool.


Urban Goals. Anfield, Liverpool.


Urban Goals. Everton, Liverpool.


Urban Goals. Tuebrook, Liverpool.


Urban Goals. Toxteth, Liverpool.


Urban Goals. Kensington, Liverpool.


Urban Goals. Wavertree, Liverpool.


Urban Goals. Kensington, Liverpool.

 

[Donald Twain]

It's ok to admit you banged her mate



Golden.....goal

60 seconds given half a chance.

 

[Deleted member 28206]

Belted a few into Alsop. @Pat's Van

 

[Eggs]

......never really liked the goal painted on a wall, every single upright was an imaginary goalpost for me as kid. Always putting the ball just inside the post.