A quick look at what our Division Two rivals have been up to this week.
AFC Newbiggin- 12/07 The club announce their ground will be known as Holcim Park following a sponsorship deal. 14/07 Beat Northern Premier League East side Ashington 4-2 at home (Trialist (2), Stokoe, Cooper. 15/07 Announce the signing of midfielder Cameron Elliott, forward Ethan Smith, defender Cody Short & Jay Barber.
Alnwick Town- 16/07 Beat Northern Alliance Champions Burradon & New Fordley 3-2 at St James Park. 19/07 Beat Northern Alliance Premier side Hebburn Town Reserves 3-1 at the Clegwell 4G in Hebburn. (Anderson, Bright, Baston)
Billingham Town- 15/07 Beat North Riding Premier League side Kader 4-1at the Outwood Academy. 17/07 Lose 0-2 away to Division One side Marske United
Boldon CA- 15/07 Sign Joe Powers from Washington. Lose 0-5 at Northern Premier League Hebburn Town. 19/07 Lose 2-3 at home to Wearside Premier League side Farringdon Detached (McBryde, Purvis)
Chester-le-Street-Town- 18/07 Beat 1st Division Birtley Town 1-0 at Moor Park (Nelson)
Darlington Town- 16/07 Drew 1-1 with Wearside League Premier League side Seaton Carew at the Eastbourne Community Stadium. 18/07 Lose 0-4 at 1st Division West Auckland.
Esh Winning- Announce retaining Elliot Judson, Ellis Swinburn, Eddie Cook and signing Aaron Willoughby, Michael Harland, Alex Beattie, Brandon Fort, Matthew Ashcroft-Brown, Callum Moore, Ben Todd, Alex White & Harley Cairns. 16/07 Lose 0-1 to Wearside League Premier side Durham Corinthians. 19/07 Lose 1-3 at home to South Moor of the Wearside Premier League
FC Hartlepool- Announce the signing of Tom Miller to the squad. 15/07 Beat 1st Division West Auckland 1-0 at Grayfields (O’Gorman). 19/07 Beat Hartlepool Pools Youth Seniors of the Wearside League Premier Division 4-0 (O’Gorman, Spalding 2, Bayes)
Grangetown BC- 15/07 Lose 0-1 away to 1st Division Marske United. Announce the signing of former Consett striker Joe Shields & the departure of manager Curtis Collantine. The new management structure is that Wayne Gredziak has been appointed as First Team Manager, with Paul Carr as assistant, Ian Dixon as First Team Coach and Rhys Greenwood as Player / Coach with Jamie Crookall joining the set-up as Goalkeeping Coach. 19/07 Beat Tees FC of North Riding League Division Two 3-2 (Dixon, McCowie 2)
Jarrow- Announce the signings of Max Nelson & Azz Jackson. 18/07 Lost 2-3 at 1st Division Newcastle Benfield
Park View Academy- 16/07 Played out a 1-1 draw at Moore Park against Northern Premier League Newton Aycliffe. 19/07 Lose 1-5 at home to Middlesbrough Academy
Prudhoe YC Seniors- 16/07 win away at Northern Alliance Premier side Ponteland United 2-1 (Marr). Announce the signings of Will Morris from Jarrow, Connor Lane from Washington, Ben Cleland, Cameron Toal, Harry Frazer, & Charlie Shane-Stone from the junior ranks, central midfielder Reece Bickerton, midfielder Shay Mulligan from Bedlington Terriers, forward Thomas Wilson from Whitley Bay and youngster James Simpson. 19/07 Drew 2-2 with Division One outfit Whickham at Essity Park in the George McCreedy Memorial Trophy.
Redcar Town- 15/09 Lose 0-6 to Guisborough Town of Division One at the Mo Mowlem. Annouce the retention of utility player Clayton McDonald. 18/09 Beat North East Counties Premier League side Pickering Town 3-2 at home
Seaham Red Star- 16/07 beat Wearside League Premier side Gateshead Leam Rangers 4-3 at The Alexandra Steakhouse Stadium (Appelby 2, Lawson,Weirs)
Sunderland RCA– Signed keeper Lewis Charlton and forward Liam Caffrey. 16/07 Draw 1-1 at West Auckland Reserves. 19/07 Drew 3-3 with last season’s Division 2 champions Horden CW at Meadow Park
Sunderland West End– 17/07 Beat Wearside Premier League side Easington Lane 5-1 (Hope 2, Benali 2, Davis) at The Hub. Signed Luke McCabe, Owen Smith, David Hodgson, Brad Foster, Kyle Turnbull and Ash Davis plus the retention of Zouhair Benali, Adam Anderson, Ethan Thompson, Tom Hunter and Jake Fowler
Tow Law Town- 16/07 Lose 0-2 at Wearside Division One champions Willington
Yarm & Eaglescliffe- 15/07 Beat 1st Division Northallerton Town 2-1 at the Calvert Stadium (Scaife-Wheatley, Jones) 19/07 Beaten 8-2 at North East Counties Premier side Tadcaster Albion (Atkinson, Hillerby)