County Cup commitments and the weather left the League with just three league games, all at Darlington's Hundens Park.

Darlington Travellers Rest and Newton Aycliffe Navy Club had a hard-ding dong battle which eventually ended all square at 3-3. The visitors took the first half to lead 3-1 through goals from Dave Brassell, Peter Strevens and Tony Stafford, Geoff Kell netted for Travellers. In the second Travellers fought back to share the points with goals from Craig Starling and Max Ripley.

Darlington AFC Greyhound were a club hit as they could only field ten - after having double that number last week - when they took on Darlington Skerne Park (Savers). The nine put up a dour fight before going down 2-1 to goals from Paul Hanafin and Alan Bearpark.

The other league game between Bishopton Hoppers Transport and Chilton Wheatsheaf Wanderers ended with the same scoreline of 2-1 in favour of Hoppers. After a very evenly contested game Chris Jordan grabbed the winner in the 88th minute when he chipped the advancing keeper, Wayne Turner had earlier put Hoppers in front.

The League had two clubs go through in the Minor Cup, Paul Cleary headed the only goal of the game for Stillington The Royal when they visited Darlington East End and in the other Minor Cup game two of the League's clubs met, for the second week running.

Aycliffe Saints defeated Darlington The Mowden 3-1, Mowden found themselves two down inside ten minutes and never recovered, for Saints Mark Hancock, Jonathan Hall and Michael Cave scored, after saving a first half penalty substitute keeper Paul Todd became an outfield player and scored Mowden's consolation.