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Issue 4

V West Auckland Tuesday 15th September

The Green Energy Stadium Ebac Northern League Division One 7:30PM KO

Photo Credit: Richard Waugh

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HEBBURN TOWN FOOTBALL CLUB Founded: 1912

Contents

The Green Energy Sports Ground, South Drive, Hebburn, NE31 1UN

www.hebburntownfc.co.uk

@HebburnTown

CLUB OFFICIALS Director: Stephen Rutherford

Kevin Bolam

20 18 21

Memory Match

21 22 23

Tom Potter Q&A

24 23 25

Fixture Grid

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League Table And Hebburn Player Profiles Preseason Round-up NL Fixtures

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Preseason Round-up Quiz Corner

Teammates with Tom Potter

Senior Chairman: Vin Pearson Honorary Life President: Billy Laffey First Team Secretary: Dave Patterson Vice Chairman: Richard Bainbridge Junior Vice Chairman: Gary Henry Junior Kit & Equipment Officer: Chris Davies Mini Kit & Equipment Officer: Chris Davies

Stephen Rutherford Hebburn Town Historyon Noticeboard the club and Covid-19

Noticeboard Hebburn Player Profiles Hebburn Town History

Hebburn MatchPlayer Town Reports History Hebburn Profiles

Junior Events Manager: Joe Vickers Junior Finance Secretary: Catherine Ross Junior Safeguarding Officer: Anne-Marie Whyte Junior Tour Manager: Dan Locklan Committee Member: Peter Stoker Junior Fundraising Officer: Behnam Khazaeli Junior Secretary: Paul Woods

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Season Stats

Tonightâ€™s Opponents

Junior Recruitment Officer: David Thomas

Media Team Head of Media: Kieran Archer Media Officers: Ben Potts, James Main Club Photographers: Richard Waugh, Sean Harrison (CNC Photography), Monika Krysinska (Mon Mon) Voice of Hebburn Town: It remains a mystery???

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O B la m n i v e

“I was disappointed

an s e age t o r’ s N

On behalf of everyone at Hebburn Town FC, I would like to wish a warm welcome to players, staff and supporters of West Auckland Town FC to the Green Energy Stadium for tonight’s Ebac Northern League Division One game. Although West have had a bit of an indifferent start in the league, there is no doubt they will be formidable opponents tonight as they have good players all over the park. There is no doubt about it, they will soon get going in the league. There are always freak results early on in the season and I have no doubt Gary and Brian will have their lads fired up tonight and be expecting a response from their slow start in the league and we have to be aware of that, no doubt about it, they will be dangerous opponents.

I was disappointed because although we had six first team regulars out through injury or suspension, we still had more than enough on that pitch to get the job done. As mentioned, it wasn’t down to lack of effort or application, we just ran out of ideas in the end but hopefully we have three or four who missed Saturday back and available for selection tonight. We want to build on a very good start to the league where we picked up 3 points at home against Shildon last Tuesday with an excellent performance on and off the ball against a side who will be competing at the top end of the table when the season comes to an end. Thank You and enjoy the game,

Our last game put us up against Pontefract Colliers in Kev the preliminary round of the FA Cup and to say I was disappointed would be an understatement. Not because of lack of effort as the lads have been superb considering we have had to adapt to very high profile Kevin games since the season started just two weeks ago, none more so than last weekend’s Vase semi-final win.

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because although we had six first team regulars out through injury or suspension, we still had more than enough on that pitch to get the job done.”

Bolam

Memory Match Hebburn Town 3-2 West Auckland Saturday 12th October 2019 These two sides only played each other once last season as the pandemic brought an early end to the season meaning the return fixture due to be our final league game of the season was not played. And it is a shame that game was not able to be played, if the first fixture was anything to go by, the Hornets edging a five goal thriller. Dibb-Fuller gave the home side an early edge when he was played through by Graeme Armstrong before rounding Thomas Flynn and adding a finish. West were level within a quarter of an hour when David Dowson smashed into the top right corner. And it was another 15 minutes before the next goal, Hebburn retaking the lead when Lewis Suddick squared to Michael Richardson who finished into an empty net. Hebburn had a two goal lead just two minutes into the second half when Dan Groves launched the ball forward and Armstrong got on the end of it to find an excellent touch which lobbed the â€˜keeper. Following the excellent goal, Richard Waugh caught this photo of an ecstatic Armstrong. West pulled a late goal back through Adam Mitchell, but Hebburn held firm to get the win.

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Thomas Potter

The electric winger who is in his first full season with the club after joining from Morpeth last season talks about why Hebburn are in a better place to push for the league title, the start they have made to the season and playing alongside a striker like Graeme Armstrong. Q: Start by summing up your thoughts on the season so far. First taste of defeat at the weekend but mainly a positive start. TP: Yeah mostly positive so far. I wouldn’t even call the weekend a defeat really. I think we should have probably won in the end but pens is pens. It is what it is. Hopefully, we can keep going in the league and build on what has been a good start all in all. Q: I think from a spectator’s point of view, you’ve been a player that has looked like they could make something happen in every game so far. Have you been pleased with your own performances? TP: Yeah I think I’ve started alright. Obviously performance-wise, from a personal point of view I’ve done pretty well, I should have probably chipped in with a few more goals. But hopefully that will come if I keep playing well and I’m confident it will.

Q: Having joined midway through last season, has it helped you hit the ground running this season that you’ve already had that time to gel?

TP: It wasn’t too hard to gel into the squad from Q: I’ve re-watched the first goal last week against Shil- when I arrived last season. In fact, I think it was pretty don a few times, as soon as Graeme wins the ball he instantaneous. I came in with Michael (McKeown) looks to play it out wide to you and when you set off from Morpeth and there was a few I already knew down the wing he works to get into the centre as he here, so it wasn’t too hard from the start. It was a knows a cross is coming. Do you feel you and Graeme shame last season got cancelled early, but I think have worked an understanding as teammates? we’ve had a lot of continuity from last year with pretty much the same squad. It wasn’t too hard to pick up TP: Obviously for me, being a winger and playing with from where we left off. someone like Graeme is ideal. He’s always somewhere in or around the box, that’s how he gets so Q: I don’t want to focus too much on Wembley as I many goals. He’s a textbook poacher and he’s always feel like everyone is ready to move on and focus on in there. It gives me confidence as I know if I do my the league until that day arrives, but I do just want to job and get down the wing to put a ball in the right ask you what it means to have the chance to reprearea, eight times out of 10 he’ll be on the end of it sent Hebburn at Wembley? and it shows in the number of goals he scores. As long as I keep doing my job, I’m sure he’ll keep scorTP: It’s massive isn’t it? Playing at this level, it’s kind ing. of a dream for everyone to play at Wembley and not many people get to do it, not even the professionals. “we’ve got a different dimension to us So for us to do it, it will be really cool and if we go on this season and we’re able to grind and win the Vase it will make the day much better. games out and win ugly when it’s So hopefully some time soon we get a date for it and needed. I think that’s important if then we can eventually start looking forward to it you’re going to be up there come the because it has been a long time coming.

end of the season.”

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Q: Having had a good start against a top side in Shildon last time out, you come up against a West Auckland side that have started poorly. On one hand, they may be low on confidence. On the other hand, they tend to be a decent side and will be out to prove a point. What are your thoughts heading into that game? TP: It was a tough first fixture against a Shildon side who are always going to be up there, so with us having loads of games and having a few missing, it made that win even better. It was an excellent result, such a good start for us. We’ve just got to keep building, now we’ve got a few people back. If we can get another win, it would really put down a statement I think. Q: Obviously last season we fell quite far back of Stockton, which started before you arrived. Do you think the squad is in a good place to push them closer this season? TP: 100%! Everyone has kind of said it already. I think we’re in a much better place in terms of being able to see games out, getting over the line in those tough games which you inevitably have in this league. It’s such a long season, especially when you add the Vase and the other competitions to the mix. I think that first league game, and the first few games in general have shown we’ve got a different dimension to us this season and we’re able to grind games out and win ugly when it’s needed. I think that’s important if you’re going to be up there come the end of the season.

Tom

TP: In an ideal world we’d have a date, in fact ideally we’d have played it already. It’s really important to be able to get people in and it means a lot more to us to be able to have fans there. We’ve seen just how much people are looking forward to it and it would have been a massive disappointment to see so many of our fans who were looking forward to it miss out. We just need to wait it out, there’s nothing we can really do but hope it gets sorted soon.

Potter

Q: On the back of that, obviously it was postponed from Sunday 27th September as the club lobbied for fans to be allowed in. As a player, I can imagine it’s mixed emotions as you’d probably like to have a date and for it to not be up in the air again, but even more so you want fans in.

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Date

Versus

Comp

H/A

Result

Att.

01/09/20

Hemsworth

FA Cup

4-1

263

Mark Foden

Dan Groves

Darren Lough

Robbie Spence

Louis Storey (c)

Danny Carson

05/09/20

Corinthian FC

FA Vase

2-2 (p)

300

Mark Foden

Dan Groves

Darren Lough

Robbie Spence (71)

Louis Storey (c)

Danny Carson

08/09/20

Shildon AFC

ENLD1

2-0

300

Mark Foden

Dan Groves

18. Luke Salmon

19. Damen Mullen (63)

12. Jack Donaghy

Danny Carson

12/09/20

Pontefract

FA Cup

2-2 (p)

300

Mark Foden

Dan Groves

18. Luke Salmon (49)

Robbie Spence

12. Jack Donaghy

Danny Carson (c)

15/09/20

West Auckland

ENLD1

19/09/20

Seaham Red Star

ENLD1

30/09/20

North Shields

ENLD1

03/10/20

Penrith

ENLD1

06/10/20

Bishop Auckland

ENLD1

10/10/20

Ashington AFC

ENLD1

13/10/20

Stockton Town

ENLD1

17/10/20

Sunderland RCA

ENLD1

24/10/20

Newcastle Benfield

ENLD1

27/10/20

Whickham

ENLD1

31/10/20

Whitley Bay

ENLD1

04/11/20

Thornaby

ENLD1

07/11/20

Billingham Town

ENLD1

14/11/20

Guisborough Town

ENLD1

17/11/20

Newton Aycliffe

ENLD1

21/11/20

Ryhope CW

ENLD1

28/11/20

Northallerton Town

ENLD1

05/12/20

Consett AFC

ENLD1

12/12/20

Seaham Red Star

ENLD1

19/12/20

Shildon AFC

ENLD1

26/12/20

Sunderland RCA

ENLD1

02/01/20

Newcastle Benfield

ENLD1

09/01/20

West Auckland

ENLD1

16/01/20

Whickham

ENLD1

23/01/20

North Shields

ENLD1

30/01/20

Bishop Auckland

ENLD1

06/02/21

Newton Aycliffe

ENLD1

13/02/21

Stockton Town

ENLD1

20/02/21

Thornaby

ENLD1

27/02/21

Penrith AFC

ENLD1

06/03/21

Ashington

ENLD1

13/03/21

Whitley Bay

ENLD1

20/03/21

Billingham Town

ENLD1

27/03/21

Guisborough Town

ENLD1

03/04/21

Ryhope CW

ENLD1

10/04/21

Northallerton Town

ENLD1

17/04/21

Consett

ENLD1

24/04/21

Seaham Red Star

ENLD1

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Tom Potter (79)

Michael McKeown (G)

Graeme Armstrong (G x2)

14. Carl Taylor (70)

17. Amar Purewal (G) (45)

15. C. Scott (45)

19. D. Mullen (70)

11. O. Martin (79)

Tom Potter

Michael McKeown (118)

Graeme Armstrong (G x2)

15. Cedwyn Scott (66)

17. Amar Purewal (115)

11. O. Martin (66)

19. D. Mullen (71)

14. C. Taylor (115)

Tom Potter (78)

Michael McKeown

Graeme Armstrong (c) (Gx1)

14. Carl Taylor

17. Amar Purewal (73)

4. R. Spence (63)

11. O. Martin (73) (G)

15. C. Scott (78)

Tom Potter

19. Damen Mullen

15. Cedwyn Scott (G)

14. Carl Taylor 16. Lewis Suddick

16. L. Suddick (118)

9. Graeme Armstrong (49) (G)

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Goalscorers Pos. Player Graeme 1.

Goals League GPG 6

1.5

0.333

0.25

3. 4. 5.

Armstrong Olly Martin Michael McKeown Amar Purewal Cedwyn Scott

Assists Pos. Player 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Cedwyn Scott Tom Potter Carl Taylor Michael McKeown Robbie Spence

Assists 3 3 1 1 1

*Assists count as the final ball played before the goal is scored. Balls taking deflections off players on the way through may be counted depending on judgement of intent. Penalties won count towards assist when that player does not take the resulting penalty.

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Player

Mark Foden Dan Groves Dan Groves Danny Carson Tom Potter Graeme Armstrong Robbie Spence Carl Taylor Cedwyn Scott Damen Mullen Michael McKeown Amar Purewal Olly Martin Louis Storey Darren Lough

Appearances

Appearances Start Sub 4

4 4

4 3

0 1

4 4

3 2

1 2

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WEST AUCKLAND TOWN

Nickname: West

Home Ground:

Founded:

The Wanted Metal Stadium

1893

League:

Last Season:

Northern League Division One

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West Auckland Club History

West Auckland Manager

Gary Forrest

Club Honours Northern Football League Champions (1959-60) Sir Thomas Lipton Trophy Winners (1909, 1911) Durham Challenge Cup Winners (1963-64) Northern League Cup Winners (1959–60, 1962–63, 2018–19) Durham Benevolent Bowl Winners (1963– 64) Northern League Division Two Champions (1990-91)

Club Records Best FA Cup performance First Round Proper (1959, 1961, 1999) FA Amateur Cup Finalists (1960–61) FA Vase Finalists (2011–12, 2013–14) 16 | @HebburnTown

West Auckland have a unique history - they are double World Cup winners! In 1909 and 1911 the mining side travelled the lenghty and expensive journey to Italy and beat their club opponents to win the Sir Thomas Lipton Trophy, also dubbed football’s first World Cup. The Club was founded in 1893 and played their first matches in the Auckland and District League. The following years saw ‘West’ move around several local leagues until in 1909 they were elected into the Northern league for the first time. The famous ‘World Cup’ exploits which saw ‘West’ win the Sir Thomas Lipton trophy outright after a second trip to Italy in 1911 also caused them extreme financial problems. This resulted in the club being disbanded in 1912 and the ‘World Cup’ being sold to pay off debts. Two years later they were back in business and spent the following 20 years moving around the local leagues including a single season, in 1919, in the Northern League, changing their name to St. Helens Utd, for that season only. In 1934 they were once again elected to the Northern League, taking the place of Esh Winning and have retained membership ever since. The club’s first honours were gained in 1960, winning the League championship by two points from newcomers Whitley Bay. The success was due to a good start to the season and to fine teamwork, for which their reputation was beginning to grow. The same season saw them reach the quarter final stage of the F.A. Amateur Cup drawing 1-1 at home but losing 2-0 at Hendon. 1961 was probably the best season in the Club’s history, not only was the Northern League championship won by four points from near neighbours and arch rivals Bishop Auckland, ‘West’ also reached the final of the F.A. Amateur Cup losing 2-1 to Walthamstow Avenue at Wembley. For the next 30 years ‘West’ had very barren times until 1991 when they won the 2nd Division championship gaining promotion to the 1st Division, where they remained for six seasons until relegation in 1996/97. ‘West’ quickly bounced back in 1997/98 when they finished runners up. 1998/99 was a very exciting season in the Club’s history when they reached the 1st Round proper of the F.A. Cup for the third time, (Barnsley 1959 & Stockport 1961) with an away tie against Yeovil Town. After a 2-2 draw at Yeovil and a 1-1 draw at West Auckland, a penalty shoot-out saw Yeovil through. The Club also finished a credible 5th in the League that season as they did also in 1999/2000 and 2005/06. David Bayles took charge in the summer of 2005 and led the side to 5th place in his first season (2005/06) and then 6th place in the following season. 2007/08 began with an FA Cup run that saw West within minutes of a place in the final qualifying round of the FA Cup before defeat in a replay to Bamber Bridge. After his shock resignation, Lee Ellison had a short lived spell as manager before Phil Owers took over and steadied the side and led them to escape the drop zone.as the new player manager. However after performances slumped to a worryingly low and 10 games without a win, Ray Gowan came in but even he was unable to arrest the slide and promptly resigned at the end of the campaign Owers departed early in the 08/09 season with Brian Fairhurst appointed as Manager.Exciting news filtered in throughout the summer of 2009. Firstly, West Auckland were able to retain their First Division status due to Sunderland Nissan folding. The Club then received sensational news that, to celebrate their Centenary of winning the Sir Thomas Lipton Trophy, Juventus had agreed to a re-match in Italy. Shortly afterwards Hartlepool legend

Brian Honour was appointed the new manager in the hot seat. Brian and his successor Wilf Constantine struggled to get West back on track and both had short lived spells in charge. For the third season in a row, a third manager was appointed - Peter Dixon arrived on Monday 7th December 2009, swapping a promotion push with Crook for a relegation battle. West stunned the Northern League with some superb results and finished the season in a scarcely believable 16th place despite having a -41 goal difference and 5 points from 19 matches when Peter took the reins. 2010/11 saw substantial progress made on and off the field. Peter Dixon’s side broke Club records for their highest ever points tally on the way to finishing in 6th. There were many memorable results including wins over champions Spennymoor Town, runners up Consett and FA Vase treble winners Whitley Bay. They also came close to causing a shock at Conference North high fliers Workington in the FA Cup. Although it culminated in a case of so near but so far, West had a quite extraordinary campaign in 2011/12 that saw them play at Wembley in the FA Vase Final. However hopes of elusive silverware were dashed in a 2-0 defeat to Dunston. They also finished as runners up in two more competitions, being pipped to the title by Spennymoor and losing 4-1 by Team Northumbria days after their Wembley appearance. The 2012/13 season saw West bow out early on in the FA Vase in a rematch of the previous year final whilst in the League a poor end meant West slipped down to fourth late on. . The 2013/14 season saw West return to Wembley in the FA Vase final, this time against Sholing FC, a 1-0 defeat solely down to the heroics of the opposition goalkeeper and the inability of the West forwards to score. Also a productive FA cup run to the 3rd qualifying round where west were knocked out by Hednesford. West finished 5th in a season which saw them play 18 league fixtures in the final 4 weeks after a season extension was rejected. Barely two months into the 2014/15, Peter Dixon was dismissed as manager following increased tension between manager and board, that season saw 3 permanent manager and 2 caretakers, and the season saw Stephen Skinner leave at the end of the season. June 2015 and West were manager less again, Up stepped former Boro striker Andy Campbell, who had just lead Norton and Stockton Ancients to promotion and success in the second division cup. He hastily rebuilt the team & finished mid table with 50 points to easily avoid relegation. to look towards . Andy started his second season with Richie Storrs but after 10 games & only 1 win they stood down. They were replaced with a joint management team of Darren Williams, & Steven Skinner. This was Skinner’s 2nd time at West. . AT the halfway point of the season it was decided to dispense with the services of Darren Williams & the management of the team became the sole responsibility of Steve Skinner. Skinner was dismissed towards the end of 2016-7 & West avoided relegation by winning 3 points in their final game of that season. Gary Forrest & Stuart Niven were approached to take over the reins at West which they did & have rebuilt for the 2017-8 campaign. The 2018/19 season saw West have a remarkable run in cup competitions, reaching the Quarter-finals of the FA Vase (losing 2-0 to eventual winners Chertsey Town) and impressively ending a 56-year wait to clinch their third League Cup title after beating Newcastle Benfield 4-3 on penalties at Seaham Red Star’s Ferguson Motor Repairs Stadium.

West Auckland Player Profiles

Goalkeepers Tom Flynn Tom is an experienced goalkeeper who played for Whitley Bay last season. His previous clubs include Scottish side Cowdenbeath where he made 85 appearances. Jonny Ball Jonny signed as an alternative to Flynn following a number of eye-catching appearances in pre-season, including a 4-1 win over Crook Town. Spent four seasons at Ryhope CW. Defenders Andre Bennett Andre is the son of former Sunderland defender Gary, who made 369 appearances for the club, and has been on the books of Middlesbrough as well as a loan spell at Gateshead and last season held dual registration with Whitby Town and Whitley Bay. Liam Hegarty Defender Liam Hegarty has signed for West after being released from Middlesbrough. Liam (19) has been a regular in pre-season both at training sessions and in friendlies. Right back Liam joined Middlesbrough U17’s and progressed to the U23’s. He also has had two appearances for Scotland U17’s.

Chris Hunter Manager Gary Forrest knows Chris from his Shildon days before his move to Darlington at the start of the 2014-15 season, and helped them win the EvoStik First Division North play-offs, and the EvoStik Premier League. He made 160 appearances for Darlington and produced some great defensive displays at both right back and centre of defence. Chris moved to South Shields after being released from Darlington in May. Jamie Harwood Jamie is no stranger to Gary as they teamed up together while Gary was Shildon manager, Jamie left Shildon at the back end of last season and joined second division side Crook Town. Evan Horwood Billingham born defender Evan Horwood started his career with Sheffield United’s youth system progressing through the academy and reserves. After short loan spells at Stockport, Scunthorpe and Chester, he finally settled at Carlisle with 77 appearances and Hartlepool where he scored five goals in 123 appearances. Evan is also no stranger to Wembley, playing there in the Johnstone’s Paint Trophy Final for Carlisle and the FA Trophy with Grimsby. Luke Bythway Bythway is a versatile player who made 32 appearances for Whitby Town throughout the 2019/20 campaign after previously having a long lay-off due to a knee injury and made the switch to West at the end of last season as he hopes to get more game time. Luke has a pedigree of experience at all levels of the sport, with spells at Hartlepool, Doncaster, Guisborough, Bishop Auckland and Marske United.

Michael Hoganson Michael is another player to join from near neighbours Bishop Auckland. The left back has some experience in the EFL Championship with Derby County and in 2013, made his competitive first team debut in a 3-1 win against Middlesbrough as an 87th minutes substitute before starting in a goalless draw over Wolves. After being released by the Rams in 2014, he returned to the North East to play non-League football and has had spells at Newcastle Benfield, Spennymoor and Bishop Auckland. Danny Mitton Danny is no stranger to coach Brian Atkinson, while they both were at Newton Aycliffe. Danny was a long serving centre half and played In Aycliffe’s DC Cup triumph against West Auckland under Peter Dixon. Midfielders Marc Ellison Marc Ellison is known by manager Gary Forrest as he signed him when at Shildon so had no hesitation in bringing him to West where he will join ex-team mates Lewis Dodds and Anthony Bell. Marc, aged 28, a Hartlepool lad was signed for Sunderland at the young age of 8. From there he went onto Middlesbrough before signing for Hartlepool United full time. From Hartlepool he had a spell playing in Sweden until 2011 when he returned to Shildon, Darlington, Spennymoor, Crook and finally back to Shildon in 2014. Alex Francis Alex Francis has re-signed for West Auckland from neighbours Bishop. The midfielder joins West for the third time in his career, his first spell being the most notable before his nasty leg break at Whitley Bay caused him to miss the 2012 FA Vase Final. After moving from Spennymoor, he had made 28 appearances scoring 9 times before the injury cut short his 11/12 season. After a long spell on the side-lines Alex recovered and joined Durham, before a short spell back at West in the 13/14 season, making 15 appearances. He moved onto Dunston & then had a spell at Bishop Auckland prior to returning to West in October 2017. Lewis Dodds Dodds, who once played in the same England Youth Team as Wayne Rooney joined Spennymoor in August 2009 after winning league titles with Durham City. Lewis has 6 Northern League title medals during his career, 4 with Spennymoor and 1 apiece with Durham City and Shildon. Among his vast collection of winning medals and trophies is a FA Vase medal he won while with Spennymoor in 2013 when they beat Kent league team Tunbridge Wells 2-1 at Wembley. Lewis had 7 seasons with Spennymoor and played over 250 games, he was named “Player of the Year” in the 2012/13 season. He joined Shildon after signing from Spennymoor in September 2015 and went on to make 122 Appearances scoring 8 goals and winning his latest Northern League title medal in the 2015/16 season.

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Kyle Fryatt Started his career at Middlesbrough youths, before going on to play for Whitby Town, Whitley Bay, Shildon, Durham and more recently Bishop Auckland, who he joined in June 2018. Kyle is no stranger to manager Gary Forrest as he was part of the Shildon title winning team in the 2015/16 season. Anthony Bell The attacking left winger came through the Cardiff development squad, and had some impressive displays at Darlington, Shildon and Whitby Town. Anthony is a talented individual who always has an eye for goal. Adam Mitchell  Adam initially joined West from National League North side Spennymoor in August 2017 before making a permanent switch to the Wanted Stadium. The 23-year-old winger joined Spennymoor from Darlington in 2016 and featured 26 times, scoring 2 goals, to help them achieve promotion. Adam began his career at Sunderland, making his Premier League debut in a 1-0 defeat to Tottenham in 2013. After moving to Darlington, he spent 2 and a half seasons with the Quakers making 109 appearances (14 goals). Leon Scott Leon is a product of Middlesbrough Academy and has played for a number of teams throughout his career including Peterlee, Dunston, Newcastle Blue Star, Whitby Town (twice) , Harrogate Town, Shildon, Norton & Stockton Ancients and Darlington (where he enjoyed two promotions and made over 200 appearances for the Quakers). Mason Hurworth A Martin Gray football academy prospect. Previous club: Shildon. Forwards Nathan Fisher Nathan joined West from local side Spennymoor where the striker was not getting as much game play as he wanted. He came through the Middlesbrough youth academy. He has also played for Consett, Gateshead and Darlington 1883. Jordan Blinco Blinco signed for West after starring in pre-season, including scoring a 17-minute hat-trick against Easington Colliery and has had spells at Boston United, Darlington, Sunderland, South Shields and also overseas in Sweden and Norway. An exciting young player to watch. Callum Patton Callum has made his return to West, having previously played for the club as a teenager. His previous clubs include Gateshead, Durham, Bishop Auckland, Whitby Town, Whitley Bay and also a loan spell at North Shields.

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David Dowson David agreed to join West from Consett AFC. The Bishop Auckland born Striker has a wealth of experience and knowledge and has already played alongside many of the Auckland team. He started his career at Sunderland and played in League 2 for Chesterfield and Darlington. A prolific goal scorer for Durham City in the Northern Premier League and also a key member of Darlington 1883’s Northern League winning side. He then joined Spennymoor in 2016. David joined Consett but has been unable to get a regular game under their current managerial team and hopes to get a regular place in the West squad. Management Gary Forrest - Manager Gary joined West along with his assistant and coaches towards the back end of the 2016/17 season, previously he was with Shildon where he won 7 trophies during his 12 years there including the Northern League Division 1 title. He took over Shildon when they were in difficult times, on and off the field and although it took a few years to win his first trophy. He left Shildon in January and after a short break from football he is looking forward to steering West back up the league. Brian Atkinson - Assistant He began his career with Sunderland and played in the 1992 FA Cup Final. After 141 appearances he went on loan to Carlisle United then he joined Darlington until his retirement in 2002.His 13-year playing career brought almost 400 league and cup appearances and 6 England caps at under 21 level. He had a brief spell working for Darlington’s Centre of Excellence before spending five seasons as Assistant Manager of Newton Aycliffe He was appointed assistant manager at Spennymoor Town in February 2012, and then at Darlington 1883 (now Darlington) three months later.He took charge of first team affairs on 1 October 2017 following the resignation of manager Martin Gray until November 201, when he rejoined Gray at York City as match-day analyst. Paul Connor – Player/Coach The former professional striker has turned his hand to coaching. He has had plenty of football experience during his career playing for Middlesbrough, Gateshead, Hartlepool, Stoke, Rochdale and Swansea to name a few. Craig Turns - Goalkeeping Coach Experienced Keeper whose previous clubs include Blyth Spartans, Darlington, Spennymoor & South Shields.

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HEBBURN TOWN Ebac Northern League Division One

CLUB HONOURS

Wearside League Champions: 1966/67 Northern Combination Champions: 1943/44 Tyneside League Champions: 1938/39 Durham Challenge Cup Winners: 1942/43, 1991/92 Northern League Division Two Runner Up: 2017/18

CLUB RECORDS Best FA Cup Performance: Fourth Qualifying Round (2011/12)

Best FA Trophy Performance: Second Qualifying Round Replay (1994/95) Best FA Vase Performance: Final (2019/20 *Ongoing) Record Attendance: 1,705 v Plymouth Parkway (FA Vase Quarter Final 19/02/20) Biggest Win: 10-1 Heaviest Defeat: 3-10 20 | @HebburnTown

Club Hebburn was very different back in 1912. The collieries that had changed it from a small agricultural hamlet to a cosmopolitan but pretty grimy industrial town were nearing peak employment of 1,864 men, the shipyards launched by Andrew Leslie were in full vigour and the town, 11 years earlier, had welcome a diminutive Frenchman called Alphonse Reyrolle. Reyrolle opened an engineering works, initially employing just 50 men, in the former dye factory next to St Aloysius’s church. At its peak Reyrolles would employ 12,000 men from a wide range of backgrounds, religions and cultures and export to 70 countries and be known worldwide. The company also started a football team, encouraged by industrialist and mine owner Sir Ralph Carr-Ellison, another famous name in Hebburn history who provided the sports ground on which the Northern League side still plays. Football has played a major part in the life of the town, a cornerstone of its history. Probably it also helped the population forget the harshness of day-to-day life, families of ten and more in insanitary, two-up two-down houses. When the last pit closed in 1931, it had claimed the lives of almost 200 men and boys. There’d been plenty of teams before 1912, of course, notably Hebburn Argyle – kicked off in 1882 by Father Toner, the priest at St Aloysius’s. The town had so many Scots, they became known as the Tyneside Highlanders. Pre-World War 1 derbies with Jarrow would attract crowds of 8,000.The Geordie town also had Shinty and Curling Clubs and even an annual Highland Games, organised by the Hebburn Celtic Society. Alphonse Reyrolle had actively encouraged his workers to take part in sport, including “barefoot” football, and formed the Employees’ Benevolent Association. The team formed in 1912, elected to the second division of the Jarrow and District Junior League, was suitably booted, however. They progressed, flourished in the 1930s, had a wartime season in the North Eastern League, won the Durham Challenge Cup in 1943, and returned to the Northern Combination where they stayed until 1958. In 1959-60, Reyrolles had another season in the terminally ailing North Eastern League but finished bottom with just eight points. The club then had 28 seasons in the Wearside League, and won the league in 1966 and the Monkwearmouth Cup in 1968. In 1988, following the demise of the iconic engineering company A. Reyrolle, the name was changed to Hebburn and application made to join the Northern League – though it was before the days of automatic promotion and relegation and there wasn’t a vacancy. The ground was improved and other clubs canvassed. The break, however, came when North Shields created a vacancy by deciding by deciding to play elsewhere. The team played its first Northern League game on August 19 1989, winning 2-1 at Shotton Comrades, won promotion and the Durham Challenge Cup in 1992 but were relegated – contentiously – for failing to meet ground criteria. They won the Craven Cup in 1999-2000.

History In season 2011/12, Hebburn reached the FA Cup final qualifying round – a dream tie at neighbours Gateshead, from whom they were separated by 125 league places – and secured promotion in third place after a fascinating and exciting final ten games which took the team up to the first division In 2012/13 Hebburn Town met their target of staying in the first division after a nerve racking end to the season. During the close season however manager Paul Bennett decided to leave the club for Jarrow Roofing along with his assistant Dean Nicholson. Unfortunately the team followed suit and in June the club had to start from scratch; two ex-Hebburn players Scott Oliver and Davy Bell took up the challenge and the new management team successfully assembled a squad of mainly young players with a base of experienced players to give the team a good mix. Unfortunately, the very young and somewhat inexperienced side could not avoid relegation although they played with spirit, commitment and enthusiasm throughout the season. The team received many plaudits for their playing style and attitude and also achieved some notable results; although relegated the team got stronger as the season progressed. The squad in 2017/2018 season had a magnificent run from Jan 2018 – May 2018 that saw the Hornets record just 2 losses in all competitions, this fine form secured promotion to the Ebac Northern League Division One by finishing in second place. In their first season back in Division 1, Hebburn finished as runners up. Michael Richardson was the side’s top scorer with 25 goals, and then manager Scott Oliver took the side to the fifth round of the FA Vase. The Vase run was remarkable as the home attendance record was broken twice. 1,302 people attended the game against City of Liverpool in the first round, and 1,310 people were at the game against West Auckland in the fifth round. In the summer of 2019, manager Scott Oliver stepped down from his role and reserve team manager Kevin Bolam stepped up to the role. The new management team of Kevin Bolam and assistant Mick Mulhern had a promising first season in charge, with the team in the promotion hunt before the season was voided as well as reaching the final of the FA Vase which is still yet to be played.

Hebburn Town has now enjoyed 30 seasons and over 1,000 games in the Northern League. Hopefully, they will continue to build on their great legacy for another 1,000 games.

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Hebburn TOwn Mark Foden Sponsored by Gary & Tracy Rogers Goalkeeper

24-year-old goalkeeper from Scotland with a wealth of experience. Formerly of St Mirren, Ross County, Stirling and Stenhousemuir, Foden crossed the border to join Gateshead at the start of the 2018/19 season. He moved to Blyth Spartans on a permanent deal the following summer but found himself out of favour and joined Hebburn in December 2019.

Andy Coulson Goalkeeper

Dave Bussey Young goalkeeper who joined this summer as cover for Mark Foden. Has experience with a number of Northern League clubs over the past couple of years including West Auckland, Northallerton & Shildon AFC.

Darren Lough Sponsored by The Chapman Family Defender

Versatile defender who mainly plays at left-back. who Joined the club in the summer of 2019 from South Shields. Previously spent four years playing in Iceland with KA Akureyri and IA Akranes.

Dan Groves Defender

Sponsored by Ray Straughan Strong right footed defender with bags of energy and loves a tackle. The experienced defender is mainly deployed at right-back. Joined the club in June 2018 from Shildon AFC.

Jack Donaghy Defender

Sponsored by David Paull A versatile player who can play anywhere on the pitch, but mainly plays at centre-back. A product of the Hornets academy, Jack made his debut in 2017 and won Player of the Year in the 2017-2018 season.

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Danny Carson Defender

Sponsored by Co Op Funeralcare Experienced ball-playing centre-half into his second season with Hebburn after joining the in the summer of 2019 from Morpeth Town. Played for Jarrow Roofing and South Shields before joining Morpeth.

Angelos Eleftheriadis Sponsored by Andrew Toal Defender

Defender who joined in December 2019 after a spell at Whitley Bay. Brought in primarily as the strength and conditioning coach, he has been registered as a player for cover with his vast playing experience in the Northern League and in Europe.

Louis Storey Midfielder

Carl Taylor Midfielder

Sponsored by Terry Smith Strong midfielder with bags of experience for a young age who joined the club in the summer of 2018 from South Shields. The NUFC academy graduate was made club captain in the 2019-20 season and can also play at centre-back.

Sponsored by Kevin Millar Wall & Floor Tiling Contractor: 07947159557

Midfielder who joined the club in the summer of 2019 from Gateshead Leam Rangers in the Wearside League.

Damen Mullen Midfielder Sponsored by John Havelock Senior A dynamic and experienced midfielder who joins following a long spell with Blyth Spartans. Can also play defensive midfield where he helped Morpeth Town to the FA Vase title in 2016 while on a dual registration deal.

First Team Squad Michael Richardson Midfielder Sponsored by Gavin Johnston

Lewis Suddick Midfielder

A talented midfielder who joined the Hornets in August 2018 ahead of the 2018/2019 campaign. A NUFC academy graduate and vast experience with teams such as Blyth Spartans and South Shields FC.

Robbie Spence Midfielder

Sponsored by Andrew Evans

Mick Mulhern Assistant Manager Sponsored by SWL Scaffolding Ltd

Kevin stepped up to the role of first team manager in the summer of 2019 following time managing the reserves who he guided to the Wearside League title in 2019. In his first season as first team manager, he had his team well in the promotion race and reached the FA Vase semi-final.

Jason Miller Goalkeeper Coach

Experienced coach who has managed Sunderland Ladies and Whitley Bay. Has also been assistant coach of England U23s and was previously head of coaching and development at Jarrow Roofing.

Sponsored by The Autism Awareness Foundation

Goalkeeper coach who joined Kevin Bolamâ€™s coaching team in the summer of 2019. He is a Uefa B licensed coach who is also an FA Coach Education tutor.

Physio Team: First Team Sports Therapist - Michael Patterson First Team Sports Therapist - Darren Noble Strength and Conditioning - Angelos Eleftheriadis

Match Reports

Saturday 12 September Hebburn Town 2-2 Pontefract Collieries Just seven days after their stunning penalty shoot-out victory in the FA Vase, Hebburn were on the other end as Pontefract Collieries sent them out of the FA Cup via the same method. Pontefract, who ended the game with nine men after playing the majority with 10, won the shoot-out 5-3 having converted all of their penalties. The away side took the lead from the spot in the 14th minute before going a man down just a minute later. The Hornets levelled in the 24th minute thanks to Cedwyn Scott before going a goal down again 20 minutes into the second half.

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Substitute Graeme Armstrong got the equaliser from the spot in the 88th minute, two minutes after the Colls went down to nine men. It was set up to be a tough FA Cup tie against a very different Pontefract side to the one that knocked Hebburn out at the same stage last season. But Hebburn went into the game full of confidence on the back of three victories while they came up against a step four side who were playing their first competitive game of the season. Tom Potter looked lively early on and saw his shot from an acute angle tipped onto the bar following a good run. Mark Foden was called into action just a few minutes later when he had to race Gavin Rothery to a weak backpass. It was a warning to Hebburn and in the 12th minute they would go on to concede a penalty on the back of three consecutive Pontefract corners when Luke Salmon was deemed to have adjudged to have brought down Damian Reeves.

There was a fantastic chance for Scott at the end of the half when the ball fell to him a few yards out after a bit of a scramble but his ambitious backheel didn’t find the target. The Hornets continued on the front foot at the start of the second half but were rocked when Pontefract put themselves back in the lead. Hebburn lost the ball in their defensive third and Fabian Bailey crossed for Dan Keane who found the left corner with his header. Armstrong hit just wide from outside the box not long after coming on before Tom Potter curled a great shot against the post in the 78th minute. The Colls were down to nine men in the 86th minute when Dom Claxton pulled Scott who was racing onto the end of a lobbed pass. And two minutes later Hebburn were awarded a penalty when Potter advanced into the box and scythed down by Sam Tingle as he tried to hit the byline.

Reeves stepped up to take and put it calmly down the middle.

Armstrong stepped up and fired into the bottom left corner.

Former Leeds United academy player, Gavin Rother was sent off just minutes later for an uncontrolled challenge on Lewis Suddick.

Hebburn smelled blood and were on top but the Pontefract defence held firm and the away side even managed to carve out a good chance of their own when Keane fired wide from inside the box.

Scott had Hebburn level just after the halfway point of the first half when he was slid through by Robbie Spence on the end of a good move and turned the defender to make space of a nice finish. Hebburn had a couple of good chances from crosses, first Suddick’s cross narrowly evaded the bodies in the centre before Salmon’s cross found Taylor at the far post who could not add the required connection.

So it was the lottery of penalties again, but the Hornets couldn’t repeat last week’s heroics, the away side converting all their penalties to win 5-3.

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League Table Pos Team Pts Pl W D L GD 1 Northallerton 7 3 2 1 0 +2 2 Benfield 6 2 2 0 0 +2 3 Guisborough 4 2 1 1 0 +4 4 Shildon 4 3 1 1 1 +3 5 Stockton 4 2 1 1 0 +3 6 North Shields 4 2 1 1 0 +2 7 Whickham 4 3 1 1 1 0 8 Hebburn 3 1 1 0 0 +2 9 Penrith 3 1 1 0 0 +1 10 Thornaby 3 2 1 0 1 0 11 Aycliffe 2 2 0 2 0 0 12 Seaham RS 2 3 0 2 1 -2 13 SRCA 1 1 0 1 0 0 14 Ryhope CW 1 1 0 1 0 0 15 Consett 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 Whitley Bay 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 Billingham T. 0 2 0 0 2 -2 18 Bishop Auck. 0 2 0 0 2 -2 19 Ashington 0 2 0 0 2 -4 20 West Auckland 0 2 0 0 2 -9

Hebburn Sports Club

Around the league: Results Northern League Division One - Saturday 12th September Newton Aycliffe Seaham Red Star Northallerton Town

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Shildon AFC North Shields Whickham

This weekâ€™s fixtures Northern League Division One Tuesday 15th September Ashington Vs Thornaby Seham Red Star Vs Consett Shildon AFC Vs Northallerton Town Sunderland RCA vs Stockton Town Newton Aycliffe Vs Newcastle Benfield Wednesday 16th September North Shields Whickham Bishop Auckland Penrith

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Billingham Town Guisborough Town Whitley Bay Ryhope CW

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Next up For The Hornets

Seaham Red Star

Away Northern League

Saturday

19 September 2020 3PM

Ben Potts puts the spotlight on our next opponents. This week, the team in question is Seaham Red Star. A team with a few faces that will be familiar to Hebburn fans. After tonight’s visit of West Auckland Town, Kevin Bolam’s Hornets travel to Seaham Town Park for the first away fixture of the league campaign.

Founded: 1973 Nickname: The Star League: Northern League Division One

At the time of writing Mark Collingwood’s side sit in mid table in Division One with two points from three games They followed up goalless draws with Whickham and Northallerton with a 3-1 defeat to North Shields last time out. Seaham welcome Hebburn’s fellow FA Vase finalists Consett to Seaham Town Park this evening. They were knocked out of the FA Cup on penalties by Newcastle Benfield. Hebburn will be looking to put their own penalty shootout defeat to Pontefract behind them with a good result tonight and an equally good start to their away campaign on Saturday.

Last season: 14th (season abandoned)

Their squad features familiar faces with the likes of Luke Sullivan and Andrew Jennison who turned out for Hebburn last season, as well as the likes of Mattie Tumelty, Paul Gardiner and Jason Blackburn who played for the Hornets a little further back.

Home Colours: Red and White

The sides met only once last season, a close-fought 1-1 draw just before the season came to an early close in March, with Dan Wilson giving the Star a first half lead before Cedwyn Scott levelled in the second half.

Away Colours: Light Blue Ground: Ferguson Motor Repairs Stadium (Previously Seaham Town Park)

The game at the Green Energy Stadium was scheduled to take place only a few weeks later at the start of April, but obviously never went ahead. As well as the aforementioned former Hornets, Seaham have also added Nathan Lawrence, Thomas Bott, Thibault Charmey and Andrew Johnson to their roster this season, but have lost Dan Wilson.

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Quiz Corner

Guess WHO?

Spot the ball

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Sports QUiz 1. At which track was the weekend’s Formula 1 Tuscan Grand Prix held? 2. How many cars finished the Tuscan Grand Prix? 3. Who won the men’s singles at the US Open? 4. And who won the women’s singles at the tournament?

6. Who did the team that knocked us out of the FA Cup, Pontefract Colls, draw in the First Qualifying Round? 7. Who were the two goal scorers in Newcastle’s opening day victory over West Ham? 8. What was the score of the defending Premier League champions’ opening day game?

5. Who did England cricket beat in a one day 9. How many draws were international at the there in the first weekend weekend? of Premier League action? 10. What was the result of Sunderland’s first league game of the season? Guess who: Damen Mullen, Spot the ball: D Quiz: 1. Mugello, 2. 12, 3. Dominic Thiem, 4. Naomi Osaka , 5. Australia, 6. FC United of Manchester, 7. Callum Wilson and Jeff Hendrick (two debutants), 8. Liverpool 4-3 Leeds United, 9. None, zero (0), 10. Sunderland 1-1 Bristol Rovers

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Teammates

Tom Potter

With

Best Music Taste

Worst Music Taste

Grovesy - he’s the one who is on the speaker before games so he’s probably the only one I’ve heard

Damen Mullen

Most Vocal

Who came back for preseason in the best shape?

Louis. No question Probably Louis again. He came back completely different

Falls asleep on the team coach

Loughy

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Who would you least like to challenge to a boxing match?

Probably Loughy again

Fastest

That’s a tough one. Amar probably on pure straight line speed

Best Dancer

Slowest

There’s a few in there. I’d probably say Robbie, Louis or Mickey.

Stand-in goalkeeper

I’d probably have to agree with Robbie. I haven’t been on a proper team night out yet so I wouldn’t know. But I doubt there’s any good ones.

Most time in front of a mirror

Sudds. (Tom said without any hesitation)

I don’t know. If I had to guess it would be Louis or Jack.

Most likely to be a successful manager

Louis probably

Editorâ€™s Notes Hello and welcome everybody to the Green Energy Stadium for yet another home match as we face West Auckland Town. Iâ€™d also like to wish a warm welcome to everyone associated with West Auckland. I'm trying to not mention the FA Vase too much anymore. Obviously it's huge for the club, that's why I made a big special edition all about it, but I think everyone at the club is ready to move on and focus on the league campaign for now, at least until there is a date set for the final. Our opponents today know all about a trip to Wembley, having made the Vase final twice. I'm sure they can warn us how much of a shine it takes off the day when you come back without the trophy. It's important that the lads don't get caught up in the glory of just getting there, and make sure that whenever that day does come, they're out to win. I'm sure they will do. For now, it's important to get some momentum going in the league. It was an excellent performance this time last week to get such an important opening game win against a top Shildon side after a brutal first week of action. The lads have to pick themselves up now after tasting their first defeat of the season, though it was more of a losing draw having gone out of the FA Cup on penalties.

I said, if you were told you were going to have two penalty shoot-outs in seven days and you had to choose one to win and one to lose, you'd have chosen it exactly the way around that it went. However, I'm sure Kev, Mick and the lads won't see it that way. They'll be gutted to have not won both. I can only apologise that this programme is quite light. It took a lot out of me to produce a 52 page special at the weekend and I needed more time to refresh. I'd hit a bit of a creative wall. I think that was also why it took a bit longer to get the content out from the weekend's game. A little bit of exhaustion and also deciding to spend my Saturday evening watching Leeds United's return to the Premier League rather than working as I usually would. The game tonight represents another tough test. Throughout my time covering Northern League football, West Auckland has always been one of those games that you highlight as a difficult one when you take a look at the fixture list. However, they have been out of sorts at the start of this season. To lose their first two league games, shipping five goals in both games in the process, is a horrible start and very uncharacteristic of such a solid side. You may look at that and think it's the best time to play them while they're low on confidence. However, you just have to look through their squad list to get a hit of reality. They're still packed with so much quality and they'll be out to prove a point. I think this game represents another tough challenge and it will be a very interesting encounter. Come on you Hornets! Enjoy the game,

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Hebburn Town

West Auckland

Manager: Kevin Bolam Mark Foden (GK)

Start

Manager: Gary Forrest Sub

Sub

Start

Tom Flynn (GK) Jonny Ball (GK)

Dan Groves Jack Donaghy

Andre Bennett

Darren Lough

Liam Hegarty

Danny Carson

Chris Hunter Jamie Harwood

Angelos Eleftheriadis Louis Storey

Evan Horwood

Robbie Spence

Luke Bythway Michael Hoganson

Michael McKeown

Danny Mitton

Damen Mullen

Marc Ellison

Carl Taylor Michael Richardson Luke Salmon Tom Potter

Alex Francis Lewis Dodds Kyle Fryatt Anthony Bell

Lewis Suddick

Adam Mitchell

Olly Martin

Leon Scott

Amar Purewal

Mason Hurworth

Graeme Armstrong Cedwyn Scott

Nathan Fisher

Andy Coulson (GK)

Jordan Blinco

Kieran Hunter (GK)

Callum Patton

Dylan Rutherford

David Dowson

Luke Hudson Liam Murray Jordan Stephenson Ethan Carter Innocent Chirinda Daniel Maddison

Attendance: Referee: Darren Williams

MOTM: Assistant Referees: Steve Liddle & Simon Williamson