Whitley Bay striker Paul Chow scored his 200th goal for the club in their 4-3 win over Bedlington in the Northumberland Senior Cup semi final last night.

Chow reached the landmark when he opened the scoring early in the game, and he added two more to complete his sixth hat trick of the season. Paul Robinson scored the fourth to put Whitley 4-0 up, before Bedlington caused a late scare with goals from Paul Brayson (2) and Phil Bannister.

In the ENL Second Division, Darlington RA dropped to sixth place because Morpeth beat Brandon 5-2, Micky Chilton scoring a hat trick. Washington came from behind to win 2-1 at Whitehaven.