Local Football in Newcastle & North East, NUFC, SAFC & non league

Bogie warns Gateshead of a big Toon backlash

GATESHEAD manager and former Magpie Ian Bogie expects Newcastle United’s young guns to have been stung by their 6-2 mauling at Arngrove Northern League side Newcastle Benfield last week. Read

Game is On in Trust contest

NORTH East teams cele-brated a treble title success at the Coalfields Regeneration Trust’s Game On Midnight League National Finals. Read

Blyth not Dunn yet

BLYTH Spartans boss Harry Dunn is not concerned about pre-season results that have brought just one win – at Second Division Northern League side Crook Town – in four outings. Read

GRAINGER Park Dragons Under-11s require players. Trials are tonight and on July 23 and prospective players must be in school year six in September. Ring Lee on 07519 888 341 or Dave on 07812 637 619 Read

Spartans fall at home to last-gasp Bay strike

BLYTH Spartans slipped to a 2-1 defeat at home to last season’s FA Vase semi-finalists Whitley Bay in a pre-season friendly at Croft Park last night. Read

Seaham struggle

SEAHAM Red Star have become the Second Northern League club to feel the credit crunch. Read

Blyth short on striking power

BLYTH Spartans’ striker problems were put into sharp focus in their pre-season friendly goalless draw at Dunston Fed on Saturday. Read

Service award to club slalwart

NEW Hartley Juniors veteran John Maley has been honoured for his long service to the Northumberland club. Read

Wear on way to Wembley

JOHN BOWMAN admits to being a little shocked when he heard his junior football team was about to play at the new Wembley Stadium. Read

Fancy a game?

FOREST Hall Town FC need two players to complete their squad for next season in the Tyneside Amateur League. Contact Tony Curry on (0191) 268 5971 or Dave Smith on 07793 420 547. Read

Festival all set for the big kick-off

THE 24th annual North Tyneside International Youth Football Tournament kicks off in Whitley Bay on July 30 – with more than 130 teams taking part. Read

Gateshead follow their Noble cause

GATESHEAD will have another look at former Doncaster Rovers trainee Mattie Noble in their second pre-season friendly against West Allotment Celtic tomorrow. Read

Boss looking for Bay to hit the ground running

WHITLEY BAY will kick-off their pre-season programme with a home friendly against Newcastle Blue Star tomorrow at the Wheatsheaf Ground, with boss Ian Chandler hoping his side start how they mean to go on. Read

Morton defends Baker signing

NEWCASTLE Blue Star director of football Bob Morton today declared that he was “over the moon” after signing Steve Baker from Gateshead – despite veiled suggestions in some quarters that the player is not 100% fit. Read

Ex-Bogie men to shine for the Star

TWO more Gateshead players are set to join UniBond First Division North club Newcastle Blue Star. Read

Blyth young guns shine

BLYTH Spartans assistant manager Graham Fenton saw his makeshift side give Scottish outfit Partick Thistle a run for their money at Croft Park on Saturday. Read