Updated 6:12pm 19 June 2013

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Gretna fairytale’s end inevitable

MICK Wadsworth’s time as Gretna’s director of football was an unhappy one, but it had more to do with the Borderers’ over-stretching themselves than the office he held, writes STUART RAYNER.Read

Ryhope won't give up

Late on Wednesday the Wearsiders were informed by the FA they would be treated as a relegated club which meant Alnwick’s tenure was safe – but the Colliers immediately launched an appeal.Read

Blyth Town bring the curtain down

Boss Michael Connor’s side are down to the bare bones with many players out injured, but they will be looking to add to their impressive record that has seen them beaten only once all term.Read

Northern League

ALNWICK Town have been saved from relegation from the Ebac Northern League Second Division after the FA decided that Ryhope CW should be compulsorily relegated.Read

Northern Alliance

AMBLE United have folded. The Seasiders announced their intention to quit the Northern Alliance at the weekend and boss Derek Atwell said he hoped to get his players sorted out at other clubs for next season.Read

Wearside League

After claiming the Monkwearmouth Charity Cup, they lifted the Tyne and Wear LGV Wearside League Cup on Saturday following a penalty shoot-out with Richmond Town.Read

Newcastle Benfield aim for another cup victory

NEWCASTLE Benfield, who retained their Ebac Northern League First Division status with victory at Consett earlier in the week, aim to celebrate again by defeating Spennymoor Town in the final of the Brooks Mileson Memorial Cup Final.Read

Treble winners Heaton Stannington head into penultimate game

The black-and-whites have won back-to-back Championships and lifted the Kicks Leisure George Dobbins League Cup and the Northumberland FA Les Todd Senior Benevolent Bowl in a season of unprecedented success.Read

Wearside league season draws to a close

A win for the South Tynesiders would see them end in eighth position, while Cleator Moor are assured of a top-four finish regardless of the outcome.Read

Non-league round up

A CROWD of 263 watched a typical end-of-season game when Spennymoor Town defeated Newcastle Benfield 2-0 in the Ebac Northern League First Division – but it will be a different scenario tomorrow when the teams meet again at Consett in the final of the Brooks Mileson Memorial Cup.Read

Gateshead FC bring Richard Brodie home

GATESHEAD have signed Richard Brodie on a one-year deal, with Graham Wood “delighted” to have brought a “key signing” home.Read

Non-League round-up

WHAT a difference a year makes. Last May, Sunderland RCA finished fourth-top in the Ebac Northern League First Division but they are relegated along with Norton and Stockton Ancients and South Shields.Read

Newcastle Benfield triumph over Consett in penultimate game

NEWCASTLE Benfield preserved their Ebac Northern League First Division status and consigned Sunderland RCA to Division Two when they defeated Consett in their penultimate game last night.Read

Northern Alliance

HEATON Stannington need just a point from their game against Harraby United this evening to be crowned Northern Alliance champions for the second successive season.Read

Consett to play last game at Belle Vue Park

The first match was against Sunderland Reserves in the North Eastern League on August 19, 1950.Read

Heaton Stannington beat Ponteland to lift their second trophy

Jonathon Wright struck twice and sub Kevin Carr added the other ahead of their title showdown against Blyth Town at South Newsham today.Read

Prudhoe Town could help out Stockton

It is Willington's last game and they lead their only rivals for the title, Stockton Town, by a single point. The Teessiders, though, have a game in hand and a better goal difference.Read

Non-league round-up: 08/05/2013

ASHINGTON ended the season with a bang to move into the top six of the Ebac Northern League First Division, with a 5-0 romp over relegated Norton and Stockton Ancients.Read

Sunderland RCA have lifeline as Town are overcome

NEWCASTLE Benfield are still embroiled in a battle to avoid relegation from the Ebac Northern League First Division after Sunderland RCA kept alive their hopes of escaping the drop by defeating Billingham Town 2-0 at Meadow Park last night.Read

Non-league round-up

WEST Allotment Celtic capped a tremendous run-in to the end of the season when they lifted the Ernest Armstrong Memorial Cup with a fully-deserved 3-1 win over Northallerton Town in yesterday’s final at Billingham Synthonia.Read