Latest football news, junior & non league football in the North East

Arngrove Northern League

CRAIK Park in Morpeth was the venue for the final game of the season in the Arngrove Northern League First Division, which decided the last relegation position. Read

Women's round-up

SUNDERLAND finished third in the FA Tesco National League Northern Division, eight points behind champions Nottingham Forest, after they ended the season with a 2-0 win over Preston North End. Read

Gateshead on upward curve

THE good times returned to Gateshead on Saturday amid ecstatic scenes at the International Stadium, writes MALCOLM PRATT. Read

Foxes to let their cubs off the leash

JOHN Ward says he has faith in his Carlisle United youngsters and is ready to back up his words with actions by handing out two full debuts in today’s crucial League One game. Read

Bogie isn’t expecting another easy win

GATESHEAD boss Ian Bogie has warned his promotion favourites to prepare for a “totally different” Buxton in today’s Unibond Premier play-off final from the team that they beat handsomely last month, writes MARK DOUGLAS. Read

Wearside League

JARROW aim to extend their recent rich vein of form and pip Whitehaven for the runners-up position. Read

Wilson waits on news of his future

DANNY Wilson says he will have to wait until next week to find out if today’s League One game at Walsall will be his last in charge of Hartlepool United. Read

Arngrove Northern League

NORTHALLERTON Town will decide not only their own fate but also that of Bishop Auckland when they play the final game of the season in the Arngrove Northern League Division at Morpeth Town this afternoon. Read

Past master’s only thinking of future

A once-proud North East football club are on the verge of a decisive step in their mission to play league football again. Mark Douglas talks to former Newcastle United midfielder Ian Bogie, the man rejuvinating Gateshead FC Read

Woe for Bates is boost for Carlisle

CARLISLE United’s slim hopes of automatic promotion to the Championship remain alive after an independent tribunal rejected Leeds United’s appeal against a 15-point deduction. Read

Rivalry is put aside in pursuit of glory

GATESHEAD stars James Curtis and Kris Gate go into the game of their lives when they take on Buxton in the Unibond League play-off final tomorrow – but the pair face another showcase game just three days later. Read

We have the potential to make up for injustice, insists ambitious chairman

AMBITIOUS Gateshead chairman Graham Wood believes he can help return League football to the borough – almost 50 years after what he brands the “injustice” of the club being thrown out of the Football League. Read

Fans’ energy is vital – boss

GARETH Southgate has called on Middlesbrough’s fans to make home advantage count as they strive to preserve their Premier League status. Read

Harrogate Railway 1, Newcastle Blue Star 0

NEWCASTLE Blue Star finished an eventful season in mid-table after losing their final match at Harrogate’s Station View on Saturday. Read

Wearside League

NEW MARSKE moved a step closer to the league title, beating second-placed Whitehaven 3-1. Read

Gateshead 5, Buxton 0

IN a low-key affair, both sides had one eye on their respective promotion play off semi final ties – but it was Gateshead who completed their league campaign with their biggest league victory of the season. Read

Darlington 2, Dagenham & Redbridge 3

DARLINGTON manager Dave Penney admits that his side’s injury crisis is the worst he has ever experienced. Read

Millwall 3, Carlisle United 0

CARLISLE’S season may not yet be in tatters, but it feels like it. After having control of their own destiny for so long, the Cumbrians have painfully thrown that advantage away. Read