Updated 5:04pm 27 May 2012

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Darlington sent to Northern League

DARLINGTON were dealt a further blow after a season of them last night, when the FA confirmed that the club will be demoted to the STL Northern League.Read

Dunston UTS Bully way to FA Vase victory

YOU can’t beat a bit of Bully. Not even if you are West Auckland.Read

Dunston UTS players deserve every bit of credit

BILLY IRWIN last night heaped praise on his Dunston UTS FA Vase winners, and declared the victory the "proudest moment of my managerial career".Read

Northern Alliance League

THE players were drenched in a champagne spray as Heaton Stannington and Hexham celebrated lifting their championship silverware.Read

Wearside League

STL Northern League-bound Ryhope CW made it four out of four for the second successive season when they defeated Stockton Town in the final of the Wearside League Cup.Read

FA Vase: Dunston UTS 2 West Auckland Town 0

DUNSTON UTS have become the FA Vase champions by beating fellow Northern League team West Auckland Town 2-0 at Wembley StadiumRead

Killer touch passed from father to son Michael Dixon

ON the odd occasion Michael Dixon shoots and misses, someone will invariably observe that ‘Your dad would have scored that!’.Read

West Auckland Town fairytale campaign reaches Wembley

THEY are, arguably, the team of the STL Northern League season, but manager Peter Dixon has warned his West Auckland Town players they have won nothing yet, writes STEVE BROWN.Read

Ryhope’s hunt for a fourth accolade

FOR the majority of clubs the season is over – but for two there is still much to play for.Read

Stephen Gibbard goes for goal to stop Heaton Stannington

JOURNEYMAN striker Stephen Gibbard has spent a career putting the ball in the back of the net – but today he will don the green jersey and gloves for Shankhouse and try to spoil the Heaton Stannington Championship party.Read

Quintet released as Hartlepool United look to rebuild

JAMES Brown and Adam Boyd are the two high-profile casualties of Hartlepool United’s close season clear-out.Read

It’s better late than never for Chris Swailes

INADVERTENTLY, the FA Vase kick-started Chris Swailes’ football career. Even at 41, he is determined this Sunday’s final – and the school run – won’t end it.Read

Paul heeds call, and is now living the dream in FA Vase

ON an idle Saturday after parting company with Birtley Town, Paul Foster was watching horse-racing in the William IV Hotel, up that way, when he received a call that has, ultimately, made a dream come true.Read

Non-League round-up

RYHOPE CW, who will play in the STL Northern League next season, signed off another successful season when they hit Boldon CA with an eight-goal blitz.Read

Michael Robson finally gets FA Vase chance

AT 21, Michael Robson walked into Dunston UTS – the Fed, then – and won back-to-back trebles.Read

Dominate like Arsenal says Sunderland women boss

SUNDERLAND women boss Mick Mulhern wants his team to dominate the Premier League like Arsenal did after signing off another successful campaign with a League Cup win.Read

Shildon will be new home to Darlington FC

DARLINGTON will play their home games at the ground of neighbours Shildon next season as they continue to pull away from the brink of oblivion.Read

Wearside League

IT just gets better and better for STL Northern League-bound Ryhope CW.Read

FA Vase final

AS much as Shaun Reay, Ged Dalton and Robbie Dale, more so even, Mark Bell was the hero of Blyth Spartans’ giant-killing FA Cup run of 2008-09.Read

Northern Alliance

THE Alliance Championship is now a two-horse race.Read