Brotton WMC v Grangetown YCC: Brotton started brightly and put Grangetown under pressure from the start.

After just ten minutes Brotton were awarded a free kick just outside the box. Ryan Scott fired an excellent shot round the Grangetown wall leaving the keeper no chance. The pace of Scott and Solomon were giving Grangetown a lot of problems and in the 20th minutes Scott broke away from the Grangetown defence but as he headed for goal a last ditch challenge from Jones was adjudged to have been in the box, Scott took the resulting penalty and sent the keeper the wrong way to score his second. Again Scott's pace took him past the defence, the shot was well saved but the rebound fell for Solomon to take the score to 3-0. Continued pressure allowed Scott through to complete his hat trick just before half time. In the second half Brotton increased their lead, Solomon netting his second followed by Peggs scoring the best goal of the game with an excellent 30 yard lob. Brotton then sat back on their lead and Grangetown capitalised with two consolation goals from Ward.

Goldsborough U v Redcar Mack. Park: Goldsborough started the game with the wind at their backs but did not use the advantage, the game having very few chances in the first half. The best chance fell to Redcar when a bal, crossed from the right flank was met at the far post, but the headed shot hit the bar. The second half began much as the first, the deadlock was finally broken in the 70th minute when Goldsborough concede a free kick just outside the 18 yard box. Williams curled the ball over the wall into the top corner of the net.. Goldsborough pushed forward in an attempt to equalise but were thwarted when a second free kick was taken by Palmer, the ball clearing the defenders and bouncing past Godsborough keeper, Sanderson making the score 2-0 and securing a well deserved win for Redcar.

Grosmont v Anchor Inn: Anchor dominated the match throughout. Hetherington gave them the lead after 15 minutes followed 5 minutes later by a second from Lacy. Anchor then missed a shot on an open goal from just 1 yard out before Seed made it 0 - 3. a lead they held until the break. The game continued in a similar fashion in the second half although Goldsborough created a few chances which they failed to convert. Seed's second goal took Anchor further ahead when he tapped in a well placed through ball. Hill then got his name on the score sheet with a good headed goal from a left wing cross. In the closing minutes Salt scored Anchor's sixth to complete a convincing win.

Lingdale Utd v Gt Ayton: A bright start by Lingdale saw them almost take the lead when Jody evans fired a snap shot from 20 yards which was well saved by the Ayton keeper. Gt Ayton went on to take the lead after a well taken corner, Gawthorpe tapping the ball in from close range. Ayton's lead was extended when Welford brought down a player in the box, Grainge successfully converting the resulting penalty. With 5 minutes of the first half remaining, after a great pass from Grainge, Lane netted the 3rd. Lingdale had most of the play in the second half with Hololob leading the fotward line but very much against the run of play Ayton added their fourth when Davey scored his first goal of the season.

Staithes Ath v Boosbeck Utd : A fast flowing game saw both sides produce some good football. Boosbeck were quickly on the attack forcing Scollett to clear the danger early in the match. Staithes then threatened the Boosbeck goal with a fine shot, well saved by Myers. Russel then won a great header in the mid field area, releasing Winter who in turn forced a Staithes defender to back pass, the keeper was slow to react and Winter pounced on the loose ball to place it into the net. Boosbeck were then under pressure for long spells as Staithes pressed for the equaliser but the Boosbeck defence were outstanding. Crawford in Boosbeck's midfield played particularly well, playing the easy ball whenever he could and the visitors held on to their slender lead to the break. The Boosbeck defence faced more pressure in the second half and after 15 minutes Staithes were back on level terms after a well taken goal by Smith. Staithe's introduction of Ward and Reed proved very successful as the home side began to dominate the midfield. A poor clearance by the Boosbeck defence saw Bowes score from the edge of the box to give Staithes the lead. Boosbeck tried their hardest to get back into the game but with 15 minutes remaining Smith took Staithes further ahead when he pounced on a bad kick out, ran at the defence and placed a shot past the keeper. In the dying minutes of the game Thompson came close for Boosbeck with a shot that clipped the bar. Staithes taking the 3 points to consolidate their top of the table position

P W D L F A Pts

Staithes Ath 20 16 3 1 72 26 51

Brotton WMC 16 13 2 1 62 28 41

Gt Ayton Utd 21 12 3 6 51 36 38

Grangetown YCC 22 12 1 9 56 41 37

Highland Laddie 20 10 6 4 52 27 36

Redcar Mackinlay Park 16 10 1 7 46 28 31

Boosbeck Utd 22 9 4 9 31 33 31

Anchor Inn 22 9 3 10 56 48 30

Whitby Fishermans 21 8 5 8 35 40 29

Lingdale Tavern 14 9 1 4 43 21 28

Lingdale Utd 18 8 4 6 44 47 28

Loftus Ath 17 8 3 6 41 26 27

Goldsborough 22 8 2 12 41 49 26

Lealholm 20 6 4 10 33 44 22

Annandale Hotel 23 2 5 16 22 66 11

Grosmont 21 2 1 18 28 80 7

Hinderwell 19 1 2 16 19 103 5

North-East Christian Fellowship League

The top three remained the same with Consett Churches knocking five past Stakeford Methodist Church through Andrew Murray, Chris McNally, David Rowe, Phil Dodd plus an own goal.

With goals from Kevin Parish, Kris Lowton and David Laws, Airport Church Newcastle had all the first half to take a 3-0 lead before opponents Jesmond Parish Church came racing out the blocks in the second half. Within 12 minutes it was 3-3 with Ben Slater, Andy Widdrington and a penalty from David Angier. Andrew Roberts put Airport back in front before Jason Cochran tied the match, only to see Roberts put Airport in front again. Angler made it 5-5 with Andy Widdrington given Jesmond a 6-5 win.

Metro Church Sunderland were leading against Ryton Churches but the match was 3-3 at half time. Jon Boyd, Noel Harrison and Simon Normandale connected for Metro with Byran Gilmour, Larry Moat, Michael Me Kerma on target for Ryton. In the second half Ryton went into a 5-3 lead with Peter Sutherland and Chris Barkless scoring, Boyd got a second for Metro who went on to lose 5-4

Stranton Saints Hartlepool took a 2-0 lead from Marc Boaggy and Paul Jewson. Lanchester Chapel's Karl Hepplewhite got them back in the match with a penalty before Neil Pearson sewed the match up for Stranton to win 3-1.

Whitley Bay Churches got three valuable points with a 2-1 win over Monkwearmouth Christians. Alex Hail and Nick Berry netted for Whitley Bay and George Churchill got Monkwearmouth's strike.

Barry Ward scored all Saint Peter's Low Fell goals as they beat Bethshan Christian Centre on their own soil. Bethshan's Mark Landown scored direct from a corner to put them in the lead before Ward made it 1-1 with Craig Eastman, taking them to the break 1-2. Barry Ward got his other two to make it 4-2 with Neil Dews getting Bethshan's third.

Jesmond Parish Athenians could be three games away from wining the Division Two Championship all before Easter as they got another three points at Stockton Baptist Tabernacle with Jason Alexander scoring the only goal in the 85th minute.

Meanwhile, closest opponents, Saint Aidan's Chapel Castington were held 0-0 at home to M'brough Baptist.

Heworth Christian Fellowship are putting a nice run together as they have not been beaten in their last seven league and cup matches and are piling the pressure on Saint Aidans. This week Jesmond Parish Corinthians were the victims as Nick Rowling (2), David Fittes, John Bramley and Paid Wilkinson scored to give them a 5-1 win. James Young grabbed Corinthans' consolation.

At the bottom, having conceded ten last week, Whitley Bay Baptist Church stemmed the flow a bit but still lost 4-2 at Yarm Emmanuel. David McQuillan scored a hat-trick for Yarm with a Chris Beever own goal. Adam Fox got both Bay's goals.

City Church Newcastle let in five Bethany Christian Centre goals from Matthew Hough, Richard Hartis and a hat trick from David Taylor, the match ending 5-0.

Heaton Hearts, having trouble getting a win, suffered another defeat at the hands of Saint John's Snod's Edge. With the score 0-0 at half time, Mark Shaw, Ray Wilkenson and Stuart Rutter scored for the Saints with Rama K netting for Heaton in the second half as the match finished 3-1 in favour of Saint John's.

Division One

P W D L F A Pts

Consett Churches 17 11 3 3 58 28 36

Jesmonnd Parish 15 11 2 2 47 24 35

Metro Church S'land 15 10 1 4 47 37 31

Stranton Saints 14 9 0 5 38 21 27

Whitley Bay Churches 16 6 2 8 31 33 20

Airport churches N'castle 14 5 4 5 35 33 19

St Peters Low Fell 17 6 1 10 35 46 19

Ryton Churches 15 5 3 7 37 45 18

Monkwearmouth Christians 15 5 1 9 35 45 16

Stakeford Methodist 15 5 1 9 30 45 16

Bethshan Christians 13 3 4 6 24 31 13

Lanchester Chapel 18 3 4 11 32 61 13

Division Two

P W D L F A Pts

Jesmond Parish 16 14 2 0 76 25 44

St Aidans Chapel 17 12 2 3 58 29 38

Heworth Christians 16 10 3 3 69 30 33

Yarm Emmanuel 18 8 2 8 53 45 26

Middlesbrough Baptists 18 7 5 6 40 33 26

St Johns Church Snod's Ed. 16 8 1 7 37 47 25

Jesmond Parish 17 6 4 7 41 41 22

Heaton Hearts 16 4 3 9 39 46 15

Stockton Baptists Tabernac. 18 3 4 33 11 67 13

City Church N'castle 17 3 2 12 34 64 11

Whitley Bay Baptists 17 2 1 14 18 83 7