FRIENDS UNITE TO BRING WALLINGTON SUCCESS

ANOTHER week, another success story from the Tynedale football scene.

This time, it is in the form of Northumberland county cup winners Wallington, who lifted the Minor Cup after an excellent 6-2 victory over Newcastle Chemfica (Independent) in the final.

And the silverware rounded off what has been an excellent year for the Scots... [more]

By DAVID COULTER
Published: May 25, 2012

FRIENDS UNITE TO BRING WALLINGTON SUCCESS

ANOTHER week, another success story from the Tynedale football scene.

This time, it is in the form of Northumberland county cup winners Wallington, who lifted the Minor Cup after an excellent 6-2 victory over Newcastle Chemfica (Independent) in the final.

And the silverware rounded off what has been an excellent year for the Scots... [more]

By DAVID COULTER
Published: May 25, 2012

CELEBRATION TIME NOW SEASON IS R-OVER

‘I KNOW a dog, his name is Rover’ will have been reverberating around the Hexham FC changing room more often than normal in the past week.

I don’t have any clue what the song is all about but I have picked it up through Hexham’s players on twitter, and it is clear to me that it is a bit of a club anthem!

While... [more]

By DAVID COULTER
Published: May 17, 2012

THE FUTURE’S BRIGHT. THE FUTURE’S ORANGE.

TO reach a county cup final in just your second year since reforming is a fantastic achievement any club would be proud of.

And, although their cup run ended on a sour note as they lost on penalties, Prudhoe Town should hold their heads up for making the final two of the Northumberland FA Senior Benevolent Bowl.

After the Senior... [more]

By DAVID COULTER
Published: May 10, 2012

SHEARER’S CELEBRATION IS DISTANT MEMORY

LITTLE under a year ago, North-East footballing hero Alan Shearer visited Ponteland United footballers.

Shearer, a resident in Ponteland’s plush Darras Hall Estate, headed to the leisure centre to congratulate the lads on their excellent achievement of winning the Northern Alliance Premier Division.

Rightly so, there was a... [more]

By DAVID COULTER
Published: May 3, 2012