Newcastle Benfield striker John Campbell becamse the first player in the league to score five in a league game, when he did so against Esh Winning in midweek.

Three players scored five in a game last season -- Dunston's Andy Bulford, Micky Chilton of Benfield, and Andy Jennings for his old club Stokesley.

The full list of "headline grabbers" so far this season in both divisions is: Five timer: John Campbell (Newcastle Benfield v Esh Winning, 6th October) Four timer: Division One Sonny Andrews (Shildon v Esh Winning, 18th August), Alex Benjamin (Bedlington v Billingham Synthonia, 25th September), Mattie Moffat (West Auckland v Birtley, FA Vase, 2nd October) Division two Willie Crew (Seaham Red Star v Darlington RA, 18th September), James Luccock (North Shields v Darlington RA, 5th October) Hat tricks: Division One: Alex Benjamin (Bedlington v South Shields, 7th August), Lee Paul Scroggins (South Shields v Pickering, FA Cup 15th August), Alex Benjamin (Bedlington v Jarrow Roofing, 25th August), John Campbell (Newcastle Benfield v Consett, 25th August), Stephen Young (Ashington v Wakefield 28th August), Guy Bates (Newcastle Benfield v North Shields (28th August), Jamie Poole (FA Cup, Consett v Esh Winning, 31st August), Sam Garvie (Shildon v Sunderland RCA, 8th September), Joe Johnson (Tow Law v Esh Winning, 10th September), Gavin Barton (Consett v Stokesley, 11th September), Brian Close (Stokesley v Bishop Auckland, League Cup, 14th September), Anthony Shandran (Bedlington v Morpeth, League Cup 15th September), Micky Dunwell (Billingham Town v Guisborough, FA Vase 18th September), Stephen Young (Ashington v Morpeth, FA Vase 18th September), Lee Paul Scroggins (South Shields v Ryton, FA Vase, 18th September), Martin Smith (Sunderland RCa v Esh Winning 25th September) Division Two Michael Reed (Gillford Park v Darlington RA 14th August), Leigh Dunn (Whitehaven v Team Northumbria, FA Cup, 14th August), Keith Douglas (North Shields v Newcastle Benfield 28th August), Bakary Bojang (Horden v Morpeth 30th August), David Tait (Hebburn v Horden, 11th September), Keith Douglas (North Shields v Seaham Red Star 11th September), Kevin Connelly (Whitehaven v Birtley (11th September), Gary McCartney (Hebburn v Easington, 18th September), Martin Roper (Birtley v Thornaby, 25th September), David Onions (North Riding Senior Cup, Guisborough v Thornaby, 29th September), Andy Appleby (Crook v Horden, 6th October)