League newcomers Penshaw hit six to savour a victorious start
PenshawstartedlifeintheSunderlandSundayLeagueFourth Division – sponsored by Colin Archbold Painters & Decorators – with a fine win over Grangetown.
Danny Austin and Joshua Austin scored three between them, then it was left to Ramsden, Kelsey and Charlesworth to round things up. Grangetown super-sub Salkeld got a last-minute goal.
A five-goal romp from star player Michael Wright got Redhill on their way their first leaguewin,dismantlingWashington Town in a 9-3 scoreline. Yates also bagged a brace, then Chapman and Gordon made it nine. The visitors called on Adam Cameron, Matty Ayre and Mark Smith for their efforts.
Boldon Colliery won the Tyneside derby, beating Jolly StewardRaiders2-1.Goalsfrom RutherfordandRumbleearned the away side the points and Shaun Hansen fired the Raiders’ solitary reply.
Whitburnshockedtheform book and claimed a rare three pointsawaytomuch-improved Millview. Proudlock and Bays found the net for Whitburn.
Park View looked to put last season’s poor form behind them and started with this win overnewsideSunderlandUniversity.Mavenscoredtwo,then Robson,AllanandHajsadradded goals. Uni’s counters came from Calu and King.
It was easy pickings against the Cherry Tree as Romano’s were rampant in a 10-1 victory. Richardson and Wright both scoreddoubles,whileHudson,
Parry,Simpson,Munday,Weetman and Sanderson hit home and Marriner got the Cherries’ goal.
Wright(3),Brown(3),Baker, Mather (2) and Hewitt all celebrated goals for Plains Farm in Division Five, sponsored by Cosmic Blinds, as they embarrassed AFC Washington SL on their home turf.
A scratch Sunderland Athletic side were still too strong for Mountain Daisy as they ran out 6-1 winners. The hosts’ JacobAllsoppopenedthescoring but Athletic’s Williams, Padget, Machin, Askwith and two from Reynolds cancelled it out to take the points.
Wear United Vedra celebrated an excellent 9-0 win, the first high-scoring result in theirexistence,againstasloppy Hettonside.JonHowescoreda hat-trick, then Collins, Wade,
Longford, Rush, Roberts and Hume added to get their first win on the board.
The game between the WheelhouseandtheComrades was marred by a red card for each team as the Wheelhouse tookthethreepointswitha4-2 victory. Spencelayth hit two, followed quickly by Thorburn and Barrett, but the Comrades hit right back with goals from Eden and Green.
Middleton and Roke had the Wheatsheaf in control but Jarrow Allstars kept on pushing for goals. Cam Farquhar cameoffthebenchtosettlethe nerveswithawell-takendouble to finish the game 4-0.
The floodgates opened as the mighty Kings Arms pumped the hapless Lambton Street side 15-0 on their opening-day league debut. Scorers were Bravey, Baldwin, Reid,
Thorpley, Miller, Kelly, Ambler, McCormick, Hoey (2), Alpine(2)andasublimehat-trick from Seamus Stokoe. Tyne & Wear were royally beaten 10-1 by league newcomers Shields Athletic. Nick Maltby came off the bench to bag four goals, then Vickers notched twice, with further counters from Alderson, Shannon, Tooley and Lysaght. Ben Duddin scored a scant consolation for United.