Northern Alliance round-up 27/08/11

Steve Foster’s last minute leveller not only completed his hat-trick, but earned Stocksfield their first point of the season.

Foster was in wonderland as he plundered the late goal that earned the Griffins a 4-4 draw with last season’s Champions Ponteland United.

The black and white’s started well and goals from Max Turner and Harry Tulip put them in control as they look to move up the table.

Foster pulled one back, but Kevin McGorie struck to make it 3-1 at the break.

Ben Dibb-Fuller got Stocksfield back in it as he hit the net, but Gavin Wood added a fourth for pont. There were just ten minutes left when Foster completed the amazing turnaround.

Michael Bowman struck twice, in the 4^th and 41^st minutes, as Percy Main won 3-0 at Blyth Town. Tony Browell netted the other in the 37^th minute.

Seaton Delaval’s Grant Kershaw and Danny McGuire scored in a 2-0 victory over Killingworth Sporting while Harraby CC had Dan Anderton and new American signing Sean Riley net in their win over Hebburn Reyrolle.

Second half strikes from Ben Telford, Gary Yates, Kevin Carr and Lee Johnson saw Heaton Stannington win 4-0 at derby rivals Walker Central and Murton’s Karl Garside’s deflected free kick gave them the lead against Shankhouse. Steven Thornton levelled, but second half strikes from Martin Peace and Tom Wilkie earned Murton the three points.

Carlisle City and Whitley Bay A shared the spoils in a goal-less encounter.

Division One leaders Amble United went nap with Lee Harker hitting four in an emphatic 6-0 demolition of Newcastle East End. Josh Hay got the other two and second-placed Wallsend Town went two better as they thumped Cramlington Town 8-3.

Sean Reid grabbed a hat-trick and he was joined on the scoresheet by Paddy Hall (2), Paul McHutcheon, Mickey Pooley and Chris Garwood. Eddie Dimes struck twice for shell-shocked Cramlington and Chris Laidlaw got the other.

Wallington’s Jordan Nellis struck a treble as the Greens won 3-1 at Cullercoats to maintain their winning start. Ian Hutchison scored the consolation.

Wark won 4-2 at Forest Hall, whose scorers were Ross White and Michael Parr, while Heddon’s Robert Frame nabbed the only goal of the game at Morpeth SC with five minutes to go.

Goals from Matty Atkin and Jamie Lockheed gave Gosforth Bohemians the points at Newcastle Chemfica Independent.

Robert Nolan’s brace helped keep Red House farm on top of division Two as the overcame New Fordley 3-1. Lee Brady was also on target with Craig Dunn replying.

Lee Laidler’s hat-trick was the highlight of Whickham Lang Jack’s 5-2 win at Cramlington United, with Joe Bell also getting in on the act and an own goal completing the tally. Ross Lester and Ross Armstrong scored for the basement side while Northbank’s John Slaven grabbed the only goal of the game against bedlington Terriers Reserves.

Alston’s Aaron Ritchie hit two with Oliver Cartwright getting the other in a 3-0 victory over Alnwick Town Reserves and Liam Heenan also struck twice for hexham in their 3-1 win at North Shields Athletic. Mark Gibson celebrated the other with Matty Donkin knocking in for Athletic.

Steven Graham (2), David Crumbie and James Nicholson were the Harton & Westoe marksmen in their 4-1 win at Swalwell, Richard Routeledge replying, while Willington Quay Saints also hit four against Seaton Burn.

Glen Johnson notched two with Liam Taylor and Mark Henderson the other scorers.

Wallsend Boys Club went ahead at Wideopen through Andrew Robertson, but within the minute the sides were again level as Chris Sword equalised.

Northern Alliance round-up 20/08/11

Heaton Stannington’s Dean Holmes hit the net four times in a resounding 5-2 success at Percy Main.

The black and white’s hot shot was joined on the scoresheet by Gary Dixon with Malcolm Morien scoring from the penalty spot and Michael Bowman adding the other for Main.

Grant Kershaw netted a hat-trick for Seaton Delaval as they took the points in a 3-0 win at Gateshead Rutherford while Ashington Colliers’ Steven Slaughter thumped in a last minute winner in a 1-0 victory over Whitley Bay A.

Shankhouse’s Jordan Walsh was also a solitary scorer, hitting the winner against Hebburn Reyrolle in the 80^th minute.

David Fisher grabbed both of Harraby’s goals as they won 2-0 at Walker Central while fellow Cumbrians Carlisle City continue to top the League following a 4-1 victory over Stocksfield.

Wayne Stewart shot the visitors ahead from the penalty spot, but Ian Grainger levelled two minutes later. Stuart Kilgour slotted a double and Andy Rogerson got the other for the sky blues.

Ponteland United were rocked in a 5-0 defeat at Blyth Town with goals from Danny Beresford (2), Jeff Fuller, Dean Sitch and an own goal doing the damage.

Killingworth were on top form as they won 4-1 at Murton, Anthony Burns scoring twioe with team-mates Carl Begbie and Jack Pinchin also netting. Paul Wintripp was the Murton scorer.

Wallington came from behind to win the first division top of the table clash at Cramlington Town. David Thomson shot Town ahead five minutes after the break but Jake Walton equalised and Justin Millican grabbed the winner.

Amble United are level on points at the top after Shaun Taylor and Josh Hay scored in their 2-0 win at Forest Hall.

John Pearson tucked away a penalty for Heddon but it proved only a consolation as goals from Ryan Aplin and Paul Blakes gave Newcastle East End the points and Wallsend Town’s Gary Hall hit a hat-trick in a 4-1 win at Newcastle Chemfica Independent. Sean Reid got the other with Phil Bone knocking in for Chemfica. Town’s Mike Harwood suffered a broken ankle which held the game up for 40 minutes and the management committee of the northern Football Alliance wish him a speedy recovery.

Matthew McLoughlin hit two for Wark as they overpowered Cullercoats 4-1. Matthew Blackett and mark Campbell were also celebrating with Steve Hart netting a late consolation penalty.

Darren Campbell (2), Iain Harris and Jonny Hewitt scored for Bohemians in their 4-1 win over Morpeth SC, whose scorer was Chris Musgrave.

Northbank maintained top spot in Division Two as they beat Willington Quay Saints 2-1. Mark Worrall and Nicky Routledge were their scorers with Gareth Pugh responding.

New boys Alston had Jake Shepherd, Oliver Cartwright and Joseph Wright on target as they secured their first win, 3-1 at Cramlington United, with James Harrison scoring for the home side and Whickham Lang Jacks also took their first 3 points in a 3-2 win over Alnwick Town Reserves. Joe Bell, Stephen Spoors and Lee Laidler were their scorers.

Bradley McEvoy scored a hat-trick in Seaton Burn’s 6-1 win over Swalwell. David Hewitt jnr, Steven Maughan and Stephen Russell all got in on the act with Tony King the Swalwell target man.

Red House Farm drew 2-2 with Wideopen & District and Hexham also shared the pints with Harton & Westoe after another 2-2 draw.

The Red House scorer was Robert Nolan (2) with Wideopen’s Andrew Shaw and Leigh Shickle finding the back of the net.

Liam Heenan and Darren Dobson scored for Hexham and  David Graham and Shaun Edwards were the Harton hit-men.

Goals from Tom Illingworth and Lee Waugh gave New Fordley a 2-0 victory over Bedlington Terriers Reserves while Adam Gibson and Craig Colyar celebrated for Wallsend Boys club as they beat North Shields Athletic 2-1. Joe Collins fired home for Athletic.

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Round Up Saturday 13th August 2011

Reigning Champions Ponteland United got off to a winning start – but they were made to work hard for the victory by Seaton Delaval Amateurs.

Paul Hodgson fired United ahead from the penalty spot as early as the fourth minute and the black and whites looked on easy street when Richard Kent made it two just eight minutes later.

But Delaval fought back and a Grant Kershaw double brought them level before the break.

Hodgson kept his cool to fire in a second penalty in the 70^th minute and Harry Tulip sealed the victory with a fourth four minutes from time.

Jamie Heath hit a hat-trick as Carlisle City romped to a 5-2 win over Percy Main Amateurs.

Ian Grainger capitalised on a defensive mix-up to hammer the opener into the roof of the net in the 11^th minute and six minutes later Main keeper Bob Rogerson misjudged a 30-yard Heath free-kick which flashed into the bottom corner.

Heath added a second right on half time and completed his treble in the 65^th minute.

Main fought back with goals from John Amos on 75 minutes and Steven Shadforth on 82, but City sub Martin Shepherd notched a fifth sixty seconds later.

Ashington Colliers Simon Cunningham netted a late winner in a 2-1 success over Walker Central. Michael Hogg had given Ashington a 10^th minute lead which was cancelled out by James Walker in the 42^nd. Cunningham grabbed the winner with just two minutes left.

Jack Pitchin and Simon Patter scored in the second half as Killingworth Sporting beat Stocksfield and Sean Todhunter hit an opener for Gateshead Rutherford on the hour that Craig Watson levelled for Hebburn Reyrolle from the penalty spot in the 75^th.

Whitley Bay A were 3-0 up at half time at Murton with an own goal and strikes from Michael McMullen and Gavin Hattrick and they added a fourth after the break from William Dedes.

Harraby CC also hit four at Heaton Stannington. Dan Balmer hit a double with a Mike Swift penalty and late Maddison goal doing the damage. Dean Holmes hit a late penalty consolation for the home side.

Cramlington Town’s Luke Newton fired in from the penalty spot in the fifth minute to settle any nerves at Forest Hall and further goals from Sean Hay, in the 35^th, and Jamie Heathcote five minutes later had the relegated side breathing easy.

Matty Lynn sealed a good victory five minutes after the break while Matthew MacLoughlin hit a double for Wark, who also went down last season, in a 2-0 success at Cullercoats.

Michael Calder, Jack Palmer, Josh Gilmartin and Sam Walton all netted in the first half for Wallington with Darren Campbell hitting a consolation for Gosforth Bohemians after the break and a Michael Starkey double helped Morpeth Sporting on their way to a hard-fought 3-0 win at Newcastle East End. Rob Haney grabbed the other.

Lee Harker and Josh Hay scored for Amble United as the beat promoted Newcastle Chemfica Independent 2-1, with Martin Dixon netting for the visitors while the other promoted side, Wallsend Town, recorded a good 3-1 win over Heddon. Craig Burke, Micky Armstrong and Lee Watson scored.

Three Division Two players were asking their bosses for the match ball after netting hat-tricks as the goals flew in.

New Fordley’s Daniel Young hit four in twenty minutes as the new boys thrashed derby rivals Cramlington United 9-1, Cameron Wilson hit a treble for Northbank in a 6-0 win at Wallsend Boys club and David Graham struck three for Harton & Westoe in a 6-3 success at North Shields Athletic.

New Fordley were the day’s big winners and hot-shot Young was joined on the scoresheet by Craig Dunn, who hit two, Andrew Dalton, Louis Boddy and Andrew Waugh. Lawrence Kirkby hit the meagre consolation for United whose defence were left in tatters by their free-scoring neighbours.

Northbank gave a wake up call to a young Boys Club side and Wilson’s team-mates Nicky Routledge, Neil Thornley and Gary Richardson were all on target while Nicholas Quinn, Dean Black and Ben Cooper were Harton & Westoe’s other scorers.

Seaton Burn’s Andrew Bennett netted a double in a 3-1 win at Alston, who had Reece Thirtle on target while they were left groaning as they also put into their own goal.

Rob Nolan scored twice for Red House farm as they took the points in a 4-3 thriller at Willington Quay Saints. Stephen Thompson and Scott Rowan were the other Red House hit-men while Mark Henderson scored two and Micky Turner the other for Saints.

Lewis Holmes shot Swalwell ahead against Bedlington Terriers Reserves and the win was capped off by late goals from Mick Bell and Shaun Rogan while Alnwick Town Reserves got off to a winning start at Wideopen.

Colin Bickerton gave Town the lead in the 34^th minute and Jordan Trotter tucked away a penalty for number two in the 75^th minute. Andrew Shaw pulled one back with nine minutes to go.