429. John Spence Community High School
North Shields Athletic 4v2 Hebburn Reyrolle
Northern Alliance Premier Division
Saturday 6th December 2014
The ground has a pair of temporary tent style dugouts and is roped off, and the 4G pitch was again in use as the club’s reserve side were playing(lost 2-1 to Stobswood Welfare) at the same time as the senior side faced Hebburn Reyrolle in the Northern Alliance Premier Division
Athletic struck first when a daisy-cutter free kick by Stephen Ardley gave them a twentieth minute lead, only for Dan Solomon to equalise when he nipped in at the near post when a long throw evaded the home defence. In between the two goals the Newcastle v Chelsea match took preference over what was happening on the pitch, with both dugouts conferring with each other over the latest score with both managers delighted that the Toon’s 10 men held on to their 2-1 lead.
Matchday StatsNSAFC 4(Ardley 21 Jasper 41 Boyle 75 Bailey 90) HRFC 2(Solomon 33 Connolly 82)
Att.12(HC)
Top Bloke - Scott Jasper(North Shields Athletic)
Admission and programme:none
430. Jack Clark Park
Whitburn Athletic 1v3 Percy Main Amateurs (AET)
Bluefin Sport Bill Gardner Cup
Saturday 13th December
The ground is home to Marsden Cricket Club with the football pitch at the outer boundary, with a pair of white brick dugouts and railed off at the far side, with the near side taped off from the cricket green. Changing room facilities are in the cricket pavilion which is at the main entrance.
This match was played in good spirit and I must mention the Whitburn players and management who played the game with smiles on their faces and in a sporting manner which was nice to see.
Matchday Stats
WAFC 1(Skinner 76) PMAFC 3(Sneap 70.97 Betts 92)
Att.14(HC)
Top Bloke - Dan Sneap(Percy Main Amateurs)
Admission & programme:none
431. John Willie Sams Centre
New Fordley 3v2 Wallsend Boys Club
Northern Alliance Division One
Saturday 20th December 2014
The centre is primarily the North Tyneside Council Primary Care Trust, and also has a fitness suite with the football pitch at the back, found over the bridge on the other side of the Seaton Burn stream. The pitch is fully railed and is another ground I've been to which borders the East Coast rail line.
New Fordley came from behind to pick up a valuable win against Wallsend Boys Club in this Division One fixture. The visitors struck first in the 13th minute when Dan Hindmarsh latched onto a neat through ball before a tidy finish 'round the 'keeper, but they failed to take some decent chances to extend their advantage.
The home side grabbed an equaliser through Matty Middleton's right foot shot on 36 minutes, but Wallsend went into the interval having regained the lead with a freak goal. A left wing cross from Jordan Robertson eluded everyone and sailed into the net, with the Fordley defence claiming the ball had gone through the side netting. The referee was having none of it, but courteously agreed to check the nets before confirming it was a goal.
New Fordley improved in the second half, once they replaced the ineffective thug of a striker which meant Danny Young was able to lead the forward line. He made it all square on the hour mark, firing in from a right wing cross, before another good cross, this time from the left wing, found him unmarked to head home the winner.
I got the impression that Wallsend BC thought they were in for an easy afternoon, but New Fordley are a better side than their league position suggests and these valuable three points takes them out of the bottom three.
NFFC 3(Middleton 36 Young 60,69) WBCFC 2(Hindmarsh 13 Robertson 44)
Att.27(HC)
Top Bloke - Danny Young(New Fordley)
Admission and programme: none