Camerons Teesside League

HOLDERS Grangetown Boys Club won an entertaining match 5-2 against Cargo Fleet to reach the final of the Macmillan Bowl where they face Thornaby on May 14 at Guisborough Town ground.

The match sparked into action in the fourth minute Cargo Fleet's keeper brought down Ian McGowan and Steve Cochrane stepped up to score with the penalty. A good run down the right resulted in Paul Blake cutting inside and rifling an equaliser 11 minutes later.

McGowan's right cross was sliced home into his own net by Carl Brown and three minutes to half-time a good run by Anthony Roberts resulted in a second own goal when Michael Crowe knocked the ball into his own net.

A minute into the second-half, Cochrane broke down the left and his inch-perfect cross was nodded home at the back post by Ian Webster to make it 4-1 and two minutes later the match was all over when McGowan headed home his 14th of the season.

On the hour Fleet pulled a second goal back when Paul Jewitt fired home a 20-yards free-kick.

Acklam Steelworks clinched the title, gaining the necessary point from a 3-3 draw at Bedale Athletic.

The first half hour was very even, but Acklam took the lead in the 33rd minute through Eric Warburton. In the very next attack Bedale levelled through Adam Bramley. In the second-half substitute Andrew Wheatley was sent off for a reckless tackle. In the 57th minute. Bramley gave the home side a 2-1 lead, and three minutes later he scored his hat-trick goal and 29th of the season to give his team a good chance of inflicting the first league defeat of the season on Acklam.

But Acklam's fighting spirit showed through when the ten men battled back and pulled a goal back when Steve Boyle, who has scored in the last three Acklam matches, scored his 13th of the season. With the match going into the time added on by referee John Blake, a penalty was awarded from which Dave Mobberley squared the match.

A penalty five minutes from time gave Carlin How a 1-0 victory over Thornaby - revenge for their Raine Trophy extra time defeat.

Thornaby keeper Mark Woolnough pulled off two good save from Kevin Solomon and one from Rob Jones while the other goal also made a couple of good saves. With five minutes to go, Gary Wyatt brought down Solomon just inside the box and from the resulting penalty Solomon clinched the win with his 12th of the season.

Fishburn Park took an 11th-minute lead over Thornaby Youth Club who were still smarting from their 3-0 midweek defeat by BEADS, Lee Found on target for the 12th time this season.

But the Youth Club hit back after 35 minutes when Michael Arif scored and in the second-half the Youth Club clinched a 2-1 win with a cracking shot from Darren Humphrey ten minutes into the second-half. The home side pressed but were unable to make any impression on a well-disciplined Thornaby defence.

New Marske inflicted a third consecutive defeat on Richmond Town with a 2-0 win following a goalless first-half. Craig Mendum gave New Marske the lead four minutes into the second period. Richmond were hit on the break in the 69th minute by Paul Richter who scored New Marske's second goal.

Nunthorpe Athletic, looking to secure the runners-up spot, were held to a 1-1 draw by Wolviston Reserves. Nunthorpe took a 30th minute lead through Lee Doughty, his tenth of the season but much-improved Wolviston, well worth a point, deservedly equalised in the 69th minute through Ian Thompson.

Whitby Town Reserves were full of confidence following their 7-0 win over Cargo Fleet faced a rejuvenated BEADS side following their 3-0 win over Thornaby Youth Club, also in midweek, but the teams had to settle for a point from a 1-1 draw. BEADS took the lead five minutes before half time through Steven Murphy. Home side Whitby were pushed back by a well-marshalled defence led by new player-manager Craig Blyth until the last minute when Jonathan Newton scored.

Acklam SW gained a 1-0 midweek win over Wolviston Reserves with Steve Boyle scoring the only goal of the game in the 30th minute.

BEADS scored their first win in five matches with a 3-0 home win over Thornaby YC. They took an early lead when Steven Murphy headed home from a corner in the seventh minute in a match which they went on to dominate. Lee Bowes added a second from inside the Youth Club box with a low drive with the keeper unsighted in the 35th minute. They had an effort disallowed and hit the woodwork on two occasions but were well worth a 2-0 half-time lead. In the 70th minute player-manger Craig Blyth ran on to a through ball and slotted it home to make the game safe.

Stokesley SC suffered a 2-1 home defeat against Carlin How. In a tight opening first half-hour, Martin Say gave the visitors the lead. Eight minutes later Jason Draper, the league's top scorer got his 31st of the season to take his team in at half-time 2-0 ahead. In the second half a spirited Stokesley side fought back and pulled a goal back in the 75th minute though Paul Davies and although they pushed forward they failed to clinch a second goal and slipped to their 21st defeat of the season.

Thornaby gained a 2-1 home win over Nunthorpe Athletic. The home side started brightly and in the 20th minute took the lead when Chris Townsend's cross was punched out by Nunthorpe keeper Danny Spruce onto the head of Charlie Eeles and into the net. In the second-half Thornaby dominated but failed to take any of their chances. In the 70th substitute Wayne Mahoney's cross was knocked home by Eeles and five minutes later Nunthorpe pulled it back to 2-1 when Neil McLoughlin committed a foul in the area resulting in a penalty from which Gary Hyde scored his 17th of the season. In in the last minute Nunthorpe appealed for a penalty when Scott Robson was fouled but their shouts fell on deaf ears.

Whitby Town Reserves, after racing into a four-goal lead, eased their way to a 7-0 home win over Cargo Fleet. Graham Brewer opened the scoring after 15 minutes, Simon Anderson added a second three minutes later with Richard Milne making it 3-0 after 19 minutes. and Paul Graham made it 4-0 in the 27th minute. Brewer scored his second of the match. After 63 minutes and John Newton added a sixth in the 65th minute before Brewer notched his hat-trick from the penalty spot in the 70th minute.

Stokesley SC gained a 3-2 home win over Mackinlay Park last Friday. The home side raced into a 2-0 lead with a brace from Lee Escritt. On the stroke of half-time basement club Mackinlay Park gave themselves a lifeline when Graham Murtha scored. In the second-half the visitors levelled with a first of the season from Christopher Coward. The next twenty minute was very even but in the 80th minute Stokesley got their winner through Dominic Ingram.

Hathaway and Cope Stokesley League

The resignation of Boosbeck Melbourne Tyres so late in the season has meant that all their results have had to be removed from the league table leaving Dormans FC and B and H Kings Head neck and neck with 42 points each.

Dormans moved top when they followed up their 2-1 win over Onyx in midweek with the 12-0 demolition of the Huntsman. They needed the help of a late penalty to secure the points against Onyx after trailing for much of the first-half but there was no danger of repeat against the Huntsman as they raced into a 6-0 interval lead with a repeat performance in the second period.

Jim McGowan led the way with a hat-trick in each half while Dean Farley and Darren Rothwell chipped in with two goals apiece. Kevin Gibson and Craig Owens were also on the scoresheet for Dormans. Sadly for the Huntsman, the loss of Boosbeck also means that their solitary point has also been deleted from the table.

B and King's Head meanwhile stayed in contention for league honours with a 4-1 win over Tanfield Bros. Brian Crawley headed home twice to give King's Head an excellent start. Shortly before the interval Crawley increased their lead still further by completing his hat-trick direct from a free kick.

Paul Round added a fourth on the hour and it was not until ten minutes from time that Tanfield broke through to register their only goal of the game.

Ennis Square wasted no time in their game away to Middlesbrough Post Office, scoring twice inside the opening five minutes. Despite Post Office going close on a number of occasions, Ennis added a third goal as a result of poor defending early in the second half before Post Office were rewarded for their efforts when Paul Leonard headed Richie Wiberg's corner on for Paul Newham to fire home.

Stokesley fell behind after 15 minutes of their home game with Woodman's Arms. However, with a spirited display, they bounced back taking a share of the points in a 1-1 draw after Michael Bulmer raced through to score with 20 minutes remaining. The Redcar derby between Coke Ovens and Teesside Athletic also ended all-square with Athletic having to fight back from being a goal behind in both halves. Chris Ellis levelled the scores on the half hour and after a defensive mix up led to Coke Ovens regaining the lead from a corner in the second half, it was Ellis who made it 2-2 going through one on one with the keeper.

P W D L F A Gd Pts

Dormans FC 16 14 0 2 74 16 58 42

B and H King's Head 18 13 3 2 64 26 38 42

Teesside Athletic 21 11 5 5 77 38 39 38

Ennis Square 19 11 3 5 50 40 10 36

Onyx FC 21 10 2 9 61 46 15 32

Redcar Coke Ovens 19 9 4 6 55 41 14 31

Tanfield Bros 20 9 2 9 54 54 0 29

Woodman's Arms 22 7 4 11 47 52 -5 25

*M'bro Post Office 18 7 2 9 47 46 1 20

Stokesley SC 17 5 4 8 31 43 -12 19

Lingdale FC 19 4 1 14 27 77 -50 13

*Huntsman Athletic 20 0 0 20 20 128 -108 -3

*Denotes three points deducte