SILKSWORTH IN AGONY AS POOL EXTEND POOR RUN

TWR BIFOLDS WEARSIDE LEAGUE: FIVE IN A ROW WITHOUT A LEAGUE WIN FOR STOBBART’S MEN

Silksworth CW’s disappointing September ended with another defeat as their run without a league win stretched to five games on Saturday.

Andrew Stobbart’s side went down 2-0 at home to seventh-top Hartlepool.

After a goalless first half, Pool opened the scoring on the hour mark, when the prolific Jamie Tumilty scored from inside the box, smashing the ball past goalkeeper Joe Clayton.

In the 65th minute, Ashley Clark scored the visitors’ decisive second goal, with a long-range effort, to secure all three points.

Silksworth are down to 11th place, with a cup match next on the horizon - they entertain Coxhoe Athletic in the TWR Shipowners Cupthiscoming Saturday.

Sunderland West End, without a weekend fixture, slipped to fifth place in the table, five points behind top spot. They are away to Hebburn Town Reserves tomorrow night.

Boldon CA moved into fourth position, following a hard-earned 2-2 draw at Richmond Town.

The home side went 1-0 up after only 45 seconds. A long throw from Michael Gunnell was flicked on by Wayne Gredziak and found Adam Lee-Shield, who turned and hit his left-foot shot from 18 yards into the bottom corner, past goalkeeper Andrew Hunter.

After seven minutes, Richmond doubled their lead with a penalty from Ben Darville, after Gunnell was brought down in the area.

Paul Mossa’s Boldon battlers pulled one back on the half hour mark, with a lob by Tom West over goalkeeper Mark Walker, from 18 yards

out. home side ahead again after 73 minutes, with a 20-yarder that went in off the post, beating goalkeeper Daniel Hebden.

However, Daniel Sirrell’s excellent individual goal three minutes later, when he ran nearly the full length of the pitch to fire home, made it 2-2.

Harton’s winner came in the 78th minute, when a low cross was turned into his own net by Daniel Morgan.

Leam Rangers went down 3-0 at home to thirdplaced Redcar Athletic, with Michael Woodhouse and two-goal Jordan Rivis netting in the first half.

Cleator Moor stayed top thanks to an emphatic 121 win at Stokesley SC. Four Callum Birdsall strikes stole the show, while Leigh Dunn and Ryan Hall both weighed in with hat-tricks.

In the Durham Trophy ties, Annfield Plain exited 4-2 at Northern Alliance side Birtley Town despite Nathan Morley’s brace.

Darlington Reserves went down to a shock 2-1 home defeat to battling Billingham Town Reserves, with Scott Close the Quakers’ marksman before his own goal gave Town the win.