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

Defence is key for the Quakers

THE attention of Darlington’s fans might be on whether the club can find two fit forwards to pair at Barnet tonight, but manager Dave Penney is more concerned about the other end of the field. Read

Wearside league

NEW Marske stay favourites for the championship but Ryhope CW are in with a chance after defeating third-top Hartlepool by an only goal on Saturday. Read

WITH Durham City inactive and Whitley Bay on FA Carlsberg Vase duty, attention was on the bottom of the table. Jarrow Roofing were relegated but four of the bottom eight sides won, as did Ashington, on Friday night. Read

Gillingham 0 Carlisle United 0

WITH Doncaster beating Nottingham Forest on Friday, Carlisle were under some pressure to maintain their advantage in the second automatic promotion slot. Read

Hartlepool Utd 1 Swansea City 3

WITH no television studio pundits to use slow-motion or dozens of camera angles to dissect it, Lee Probert’s decision to give Swansea a penalty at Victoria Park will go down as just another bizarre refereeing decision. Read

Northern Alliance

FIRST Division Wallington will play Premier Division leaders Walker Central in this season’s Longhorn Hardware League Cup Final on May 14. Read

Webster double seals win

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Berwick Rangers 2 Peterhead 2

BERWICK Rangers manager Michael Renwick believes Gretna cast-off Fraser McLaren is the type of player he wants next term after his side was relegated after a season in the second division. Read

Whitley Bay 3 Lowestoft Town 0

SO near, yet so far. Five words which illustrate the agony of Whitley Bay’s exit from the FA Carlsberg Vase when Wembley was in their sights, writes MALCOLM PRATT. Read

Women's football

Sunderland scored two in the opening half hour on their way to a 3-2 win at Sheffield Wednesday. Read

Good signs for Bay fightback

WHITLEY Bay still believe they can complete a remarkable fightback as they look to overturn a 4-0 deficit in the second leg of their FA Vase semi-final against Lowestoft Town this afternoon. Read

Arngrove Northern League

WITH Durham City just about assured of the championship, attention today focuses on the bottom of the table since Lee Collings' side are inactive and second-top Whitley Bay are on FA Carlsberg Vase duty. Read

Blue Square North

AFTER claiming one point from their last five games, Blyth Spartans face a massive challenge at Croft Park this afternoon against Kettering, who could be crowned Blue Square North champions by the end of the day. Read

Northern Alliance

SHANKHOUSE have been surprisingly out-of-sorts in the Premier Division and have a last chance to save their season this weekend. But Gary Kirkup’s outfit face a daunting task as they visit league leaders Walker Central in a semi-final of the Longhorn Hardware League Cup. Read

Stop giving teams a head start – boss

DARLINGTON manager Dave Penney has told his team to start games like they have been ending them recently. Read

‘Carlisle need to be up for the fight’

CARLISLE United travel to relegation-threatened Gillingham Town this afternoon looking to move another step closer to securing a place in the Championship next season. Read

Wearside League

HARTON and Westoe will attempt to upset the form book and halt New Marske’s championship challenge when they meet on South Tyneside this afternoon. Read

Unibond League

BEFORE the start of the Easter programme Gateshead manager Ian Bogie set his side a target of nine points from three games. Read

Crisis-hit Gretna let more talent leave

CRISIS club Gretna have reluctantly released their best player because they cannot afford to pay for his rehabilitation – on the day captain Chris Innes became their first player to take redundancy. Read

Carlisle United 2 Northampton Town 0

BY this stage of the season, momentum is all that matters whether you are fighting relegation, scrapping for promotion or racing towards a title. Read

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