Match Reports - Sat 29th Aug 2009

WEARSIDE LEAGUE
by MALCOLM PRATT
 
Houghton  Town  were very much the under-dogs when they met Scarborough Town  in the  Monkwearmouth Charity Cup. The Seasiders have  taken the Wearside League by storm,  scoring  25 goals and conceding just four but Steve Patton's  side  took them to the wire.
 
Two  goals  in the opening 26 minutes by Matthew Brown and Joel  Ramm,  however, meant  that  there was no giant-killing act but Houghton will take heart from  a stirring performance.
 
Silksworth  have  made  their best start in three years and  progressed  to  the next stage with victory over Hartlepool.
 
Shaun  Smith  was an early marksman but when Sean Ross converted  a  44th-minute penalty  for  Pools, the outcome was wide open. Gary Tyzack came up trumps  when he pounced on a rebound five minutes from time.
 
Ryhope  CW  defeated  New Marske following a five-goals thriller.  Robert  Jones struck  from  the  penalty  spot in the 20th minute  and  David  Newby  restored parity, converting a Michael Patterson cross before the interval.
 
Newby  cut  in  from the right and fired into the far corner of the net  on  the hour  and  soon  afterwards completed a superb hat-trick with  another  clinical finish.
 
New  Marske  though  rallied and when Shaun Mackin netted,  an  exciting  finale ensued but Ryhope held out.
 
Ashbrooke  Belford  House went down at Guisborough Town HC whose  marksmen  were Jonathan  Sharkey and Russ Spence. Lee Harrison kept the Wearsiders in the  game but the hosts edged home.
 
David  Turner,  Roy  Gordon and Dean Lee led Annfield Plain to  victory  against Boldon CA whose only reply was a Chris Robertson penalty.
 
Coxhoe  Athletic,  the  only  side  without a point,  crashed  4-1  at  Teesside Athletic  despite Peter Bouler, with a cracking 30-yard drive, scoring the  goal of  the  game.  Stuart Poulter, Lewis Woods and James Kesterton, with  a  brace, struck for Teesside.
 
Alex  Strickland (2) and Ryan Rivis were the marksmen as Kirkbymoorside saw  off Cleator Moor Celtic. Keiron McCool claimed a consolation for the Cumbrians.
 
Glen  Walker  rifled  a  hat-trick  and  Aaron  Foley  converted  a  penalty  in Wolviston's  victory  over  Windscale  who responded  through  Dean  Rogers  and Howard Kirkbride.
 
Jarrow  won  the  only league game, defeating Willington at  Hall  Lane.  Martin Scott  fired  the  home  side in front and after  Mark  Pearson  levelled,  Liam Poppleton headed in the winner.
 

Match Reports - Wed 26th Aug 2009

WEARSIDE LEAGUE
 
by MALCOLM PRATT
 
Ryhope  CW  are  keeping  the  pressure on Scarborough  Town  and  last  night's six-goals  romp  at Coxhoe Athletic keeps them within striking distance  of  the leaders.
 
John  Butler  was a first-half marksman but Coxhoe didn't concede  another  goal until the last 15 minutes during which their young side leaked another five.
 
Martin  Metcalfe rifled a hat-trick, John Butler doubled his tally with  Richard Jordan adding to the problems of pointless Coxhoe who have now conceded 17 goals in five outings.
 
Ashbrooke  Belford House lost their 100 per cent record at Annfield Plain.  Dean Lee  gave the hosts a first-half advantage and when Roy Gordon also struck,  the Wearsiders were on the back foot and failed to get back into the game.
 
Silksworth  have  two  wins  and  a  draw from four  matches  which  is  a  vast improvement on the form they showed in the early stages of last season.
 
Michael  Renshaw  headed in a corner and when Andrew Bowes' shot  was  deflected into the net on 85 minutes a comfortable victory was on the cards.
 
But  two  minutes  later  Dean Rogers threw visitors Windscale  a  lifeline  and Silksworth were hard-pressed to secure a 2-1 victory.
 
After  scoring eight times at the weekend, Houghton Town failed to find the  net once  in  last  night's  game at Leyburn Grove  where  Teesside  Athletic,  with ambitions of joining the Skilltrainingltd Northern League, ended 2-0 winners.
 
Stephen  Thompson  converted a set piece in the opening 45 minutes  and  despite some  good  work by the home side it was the visitors who struck  again  through Stuart Poulter 20 minutes from time.
 
Easington  Colliery  almost  snatched  a point at New Marske  who  edged  a  3-2 result.
 
Kristian  Kamara  produced  an excellent cross for Rob Jones to slide  the  ball past  Robbie  Atherton  after  just six minutes and  the  goalkeeper  was  again beaten  by  Jones  who took advantage with the visitors'  defence  appealing  in vain   for offside.
 
Chris  Hall deservedly reduced Easington's deficit in the 50th minute but  Jones completed his hat-trick after playing a one two with Shaun Mackin.
 
The  Colliers battled back again and in the 88th minute Martin Langley beat  his defender and fired home but the Seasiders withstood a late onslaught.
 
Jarrow's  form  so far has been indifferent and after twice scoring five  goals, they crashed to a 4-1 defeat in the South Tyneside derby at Boldon CA.
 
Mark  Johns,  Shaun  Heads  and  Chris Robertson had the  home  side  firmly  in command  before  Jarrow's  Lee  Compton  scored the goal of  the  match  with  a cracking 35-yard volley.
 
Any  hopes Dave Bell's side had of salvaging something from the game ended  when regular marksman Michael Meek calmly took the ball around goalkeeper Tony Orr.
 
Scarborough   Town,  the  only  side  with  a  100  per  cent  record,  enjoy  a three-points  lead at the top of the table after hitting Guisborough HC for  six to take their goals tally from six games to 25.
 
Luke  Jenkinson,  with  a hat-trick, Matthew Brown (2) and Wayne  Brooksby  were the scorers.
 
Alex  Strickland  and  Jonathan  Brown netted  for  Kirkbymoorside  with  Nathan Summerskill and Guy Whatmore earning Wolviston a 2-2 draw.
 
Willington  were  saved the long trek to Cleator Moor Celtic when a  waterlogged pitch caused the match to be postponed yesterday morning.
 

Match Reports - Sat 22nd Aug 2009

WEARSIDE LEAGUE by MALCOLM PRATT
 
A  week  ago  Houghton  Town suffered an 8-1 defeat at the  hands  of  Easington Colliery  and the critics claimed they would struggle during their first  season in the Wearside League.
 
But they hit back with a vengeance at Hartlepool when they celebrated winning by an identical score.
 
An own goal gave them an early advantage but Lee Kitchen quickly equalised. From then on though Houghton bossed the game and seven players found the net.
 
Simon  Williams,  David Sewell, Paul Maw, Steve Williamson, Mark Robinson,  Mark Catchside and Lewis Turnbull came up trumps to inspire confidence that they will not, after all, be strugglers.
 
Ashbrooke  Belford  House were also in scoring mode and they hit Willington  for six to preserve one of only two 100 per cent records.
 
Peter  Benson was an early marksman from the penalty spot and when Richard Oxman and Martin Deacon also struck, the visitors were in real trouble.
 
They did manage to pull a goal back before the interval courtesy of Martin Scott but  there was no stopping the Wearsiders and further goals flowed from  Benson, Dale Wells and Lewis Hutchinson.
 
Scarborough Town top the table with five wins out of five but they were taken to the wire at Annfield Plain where a penalty by Nathan Cook was all that separated the teams.
 
Silksworth  led  for  65 minutes through Andy Place at  Easington  Colliery  who claimed a point with a late penalty by Peter Crawford.
 
Ryhope  CW  are second-top, with four wins in five games. Their  latest  success came at Boldon CA for whom Shaun Carroll fired home after half an hour.
 
Just  before  the  break Callum Charlton restored parity and when  the  visitors enjoyed much more of the possession during the second period, they were rewarded with goals from John Butler, Gareth Hill and Charlton.
 
After  losing their opening two matches, Jarrow have won the last three and they made it 10 goals in two games against Guisborough HC at Perth Green.
 
Although the visitors led with a brace from John Ryan, they ended well beaten as Chris Lunn rifled a hat-trick and Peter Kane struck twice.
 
A  last-minute  header  by  Adam Preston earned Wolviston a  point  at  Teesside Athletic who had gone in front with a direct corner kick from Billy Millington.
 
Cleator  Moor  Celtic won a nine-goals thriller with strikes from Lee Dunn  (2), Chris Thornton (2) and Darren Johnson. New Marske replied through Michael Mackin (2), David Brown and Robert Jones.

Match Reports - Wed 19th Aug 2009

WEARSIDE LEAGUE 
by MALCOLM PRATT
 
Ryhope  CW  bounced back to form and made it three wins in four games  defeating Annfield Plain last night.
 
The Wearsiders took the game to their opponents from the start and their efforts were  rewarded  after 25 minutes. Richard Jordan was fouled and Callum  Charlton converted the penalty.
 
Ten  minutes  later,  Jordan rounded goalkeeper Stephen Kennedy  to  double  his team's  lead  and  just before the interval a good run and shot by  David  Newby was  parried  into  the path of Martin Metcalfe who fired the rebound  into  the net.
 
Annfield  Plain  improved  their game in the second period when  there  were  no further  goals  but the visitors still suffered a blow with the sending  off  of Mark Gaffney.
 
Ashbrooke  Belford  House  have  won  their  first  three  matches  with  Coxhoe Athletic their latest victims.
 
Chris  Charlton fired them in front in the first period but Coxhoe hit back  and restored parity with a Chris Garbutt penalty.
 
Belford  House  though finished strongly and in the last 10 minutes claimed  all three points with strikes from substitute David Baxter and Peter Benson.
 
Silksworth were involved in a five-goals thriller which Boldon CA won 3-2.
 
Andrew  Place  fastened onto a poor back pass and beat Boldon goalkeeper  Andrew Hunter  in the 14th minute but three minutes later a good throw by Hunter  found Michael  Meek.  He  quickly  released the ball to Mark Johnson  who  produced  a thunderous 25-yard volley.
 
The  pair  combined  again  with  Johnson giving his side  the  edge  and  Chris Robinson converted a penalty awarded for a handling offence.
 
Silksworth  were  not  finished, however, and when Shaun Smith fired  home  with eight  minutes  remaining  they were in with a chance but Boldon just  held  on.
  Easington  Colliery  also  won by a 3-2 margin at home to Cleator  Moor  Celtic. Martin  Jones  fired  home in the 18th minute and a good left-foot  volley  from Chris Tarn sent the Colliers in at the break two goals ahead.
 
Barry  Irvine  had  a free header for the Cumbrians but Robert  Huntley  quickly restored  Easington's  two-goals  cushion only for Chris Thornton to  throw  the visiitors a lifeline with 13 minutes left.
 
Newcomers  Scarborough  Town have taken the league by storm and lead  the  table after  hitting  Willington  for seven. Five of their goals were  scored  in  the second period.
 
Neil  Thomas  with  a hat-trick, Nathan Cook (2), Wayne Brooksby and  Joe  Danby netted with Martin Scott claiming a consolation for the home side.
 
Amazingly,  James  Kesterton  has scored all Teesside Athletic's  six  goals  in their  three  matches and a hat-trick swept his team to victory over  Hartlepool who had Brian Ross sent off for a handling offence in the 43rd minute.
 
Jarrow  made  the  long  journey to Windscale worthwhile  when  they  enjoyed  a five-goals  romp. Chris Lunn scored the first three with Stephen Handy and Peter Kane adding their names to the score sheet.
 
Paul  Round  scored twice and debutant Ben David also struck for  Kirkbymoorside with Alex Anderson, Philip Peggs and Shaun Mackin earning New Marske a point.
 
Russell  Spence  and David John were Guisborough HC's scorers against  Wolviston who responded through Danny Rowbotham and Michael Murphy.
 

Match Reports - Sat 15th Aug 2009

WEARSIDE LEAGUE
by MALCOLM PRATT
 
Ryhope  CW conceded a last-minute winner to newcomers Scarborough Town who  have won their first three games to open up a lead at the top of the table.
 
Nathan  Cook  converted a penalty on the stroke of half time but it was no  more than  the Wearsiders deserved when Richard Jordan fired home the equaliser  from just inside the penalty area.
 
With  time running out a draw looked the likely result but on 90 minutes  Cook's drive from outside the area took a deflection on its way into the net.
 
Easington  Colliery  were  the biggest scorers of the day as they  hit  Houghton Town for eight.
 
The  visitors,  without  five regulars, went in front on  five  minutes  through Mark Catchside but this was to be their only success.
 
Martin  Jones bagged a brace by the 15th minute and although Houghton  then held out until six minutes into the second period, they leaked a further six goals in little more than half an hour.
 
Neil  Errington,  Chris Wallace, Danny Flounders, Peter Crawford and Paul  Coxon all  beat  the  overworked  Kevin  McCluskey  and  just  before  the  end  Jones completed a superb hat-trick.
 
Coxhoe  Athletic  are  one of only two sides still pointless.  They  suffered  a third  consecutive  defeat  when  Jarrow, who had lost their  first  two  games, enjoyed a comfortable 4-1 victory.
 
Adam  McDonald  headed the South Durham side in front but a penalty  from  Peter Halliday  restored parity and before the interval Jarrow grabbed the  initiative through Peter Kane.
 
Coxhoe  goalkeeper  Tom  Orton made one outstanding save but  was  powerless  to prevent Andrew Brabbs and Richard Stubbs earning Jarrow their first points.
 
A  late  strike  from David Hopper proved pivotal for Boldon CA who  just  edged Kirkbymoorside.  Mark  Johnson  was  the home side's other  marksman  with  Paul Round temporarily raising the hopes of the visitors.
 
Shaun  Ross  (2), Stephen Chapman and Kevin Dixon led Hartlepool to  victory  at Guisborough  HC  for  whom David Campbell twice scored while an only  goal  from Glen Walker enabled Wolviston to record their first win, at Willington.
 
Dean  Lee  and  Aaron  Robertson  netted for  Annfield  Plain  with  New  Marske responding through Alex Anderson and Shaun Mackin.
 
Silksworth  were  saved a long travel into Cumbria when torrential  rain  caused the  postponement  of their fixture with Cleator Moor Celtic. The  game  between Windscale and Teesside Athletic also fell victim to the weather.
 

Match Reports - Wed 12th Aug 2009

WEARSIDE LEAGUE Wednesday august 12
by MALCOLM PRATT
 
Ryhope  CW  topped the scoring charts in last night's Wearside League  programme when they romped to a 5-1 victory over Windscale.
 
Man-of-the-match  was  Richard  Jordan who netted a superb hat-trick but  in  an excellent team performance, Martin Metcalfe and Glen Moan also found the net.
 
There  was only a minute remaining as Dean Rogers claimed a consolation for  the Cumbrians.
 
Following  their opening-day victory Houghton Town went down 3-0 to  Guisborough Town HC who also had a hat-trick hero in Jonathan Sharkey.
 
Ashbrooke  Belford  House  made  it two wins out of two when they  saw  off  the challenge from Jarrow at Perth Green.
 
Peter  Benson  fired the Wearsiders in front and Dave Scott added a second  goal but  when Keith Hallway reduced the deficit from the penalty spot, it was all to play for.
 
Boldon  CA lost a seven-goals thriller at New Marske who were reduced to 10  men on  65  minutes  when goalkeeper Justin Hutchinson handled outside  the  penalty area.
 
Dave  Brown,  Rob  Jones and Danny Wilkinson had the Seasiders  three  goals  up before Mark Johnson reduced the arrears.
 
Jones  then  made  it 4-1 but in a frenetic finale Chris Robinson  struck  twice for Boldon who were unfortunate not to claim a point.
 
Silksworth   played  their  first  game  and  edged  Coxhoe  Athletic  with  two excellent goals.
 
Cameron  Marshall placed his shot into the top corner of the net a minute before the  interval  and  midway through the second period Andrew  Place  chipped  the goalkeeper when one on one.
 
Easington  Colliery left  it  late  before gaining a share of  the  points  with Wolviston at Welfare Park.
 
Glen  Walker  scored  with  a direct free kick but  before  the  interval  Barry Turton produced a clinical finish for the Colliers' equaliser.
 
A  swerving  left-foot shot by Luke Bennington evaded Easington  goalkeeper  Joe Atherton  but  with just a minute remaining Martin Langley fired through a  ruck of players and Wolviston's debutant goalkeeper Adam Green was unsighted.
 
Two  goals from James Kesterton earned Teesside Athletic the points at  Annfield Plain whose only reply was credited to Roy Gordon.
 
Steve  Chapman  rounded goalkeeper Grant Carson but his effort was  insufficient to  save  Hartlepool  from  defeat at Cleator Moor Celtic  whose  marksmen  were Darren Johnson (2) and Lee Dunn.
 
Newcomers  Scarborough  Town  won  for the  second  successive  game,  defeating Kirkbymoorside  with  efforts  from Luke Jenkinson, Wayne  Brooksby  and  George Rose. Jonathan Brown responded.
 

Match Reports - Sat 8th Aug 2009

WEARSIDE LEAGUE by MALCOLM PRATT
 
THE  two  new  sides both won with Scarborough taking pride of  place  following their 6-1 victory over Jarrow at Perth Green.
 
It  was the home side who scored first though as Kris Goss struck but from  then on  it  was  all  down hill for the South Tynesiders, who enjoyed  a  very  good pre-season.
 
The  Seasiders  took  the  points and the honours as  Luke  Jenkinson  rifled  a hat-trick and Robbie Hawkins, Wayne Brooksby and Dean Craig also netted.
 
Houghton  Town opened with a less spectacular result but nonetheless  celebrated at the expense of Coxhoe Athletic.
 
Robbie  Elliott  fired Houghton in front midway through the first period and  in the second half Paul Maw made sure of the points.
 
New  Marske, runners-up last season, went down to Ashbrooke Belford House. Kenny Taylor  headed in a 15th-minute free kick and the Wearsiders added a second goal on the hour with a clinical 20-yard finish by Stuart Burton.
 
Willington  were  wooden  spoonists  and  they too  came  up  trumps,  defeating Windscale.  There  was  little between the teams until John Harrison  broke  the deadlock  on  70 minutes and just before the whistle, Henry Drummond  ended  the hopes of the Cumbrians.
 
Michael  Pattis's  early  goal for Ryhope CW was cancelled out as  Paul  Milward levelled  for  Guisborough  HC, following up when goalkeeper  Michael  Burlinson parried a Neil Campbell penalty.
 
A  good  run  by  David Newby opened up the opportunity for  Richard  Jordan  to restore  Ryhope's advantage and two minutes from time, Dickie Hall made sure  of the points.
 
David  Dougherty  gave  Easington  Colliery a first-half  injury-time  lead  but Hartlepool  took  the  points  with  goals in the last  two  minutes  from  Kyle McDermott and Shaun Ross.
 
James  Kesterton struck for Teesside Athletic but a minute from the end  Michael Meek, a regular scorer last season, equalised for Boldon CA.
 
Paul  Round  bagged a brace of goals for Kirkbymoorside and Annfield  Plain  hit back with a Paul Hodgson own goal and an equaliser by Aaron Robertson.
 
Adam   Preston   was  Wolviston's  only  scorer  at  Cleator  Moor  Celtic   who comfortably won courtesy of Glynn Edwards, Barry Irving and Lee Dunn.