Ryton & Crawcrook Albion ended a diffuclt week with a much-needed 3-1 win over Billingham Town at Kingsley Park on Saturday.

Albion came into the game with disappointing back-to-back defeats at Yarm & Eaglescliffe and Chester-le-Street Town and then joint manager Andrew Waugh stepped down by mutual consent, leaving Nathan Beckham back in sole charge.

The home side started strongly but only took the lead on 41 minutes when top-scorer Aaron Costello scored from the spot for his 7th of the season. Kristian Sands then doubled the lead on the stroke of half time

Despite a slow start to the second half, Abubaker Salim added Ryton’s third just after the hour mark to wrap up a convincing win.

RACA were denied a clean sheet when the struggling visitors managed to get a goal back through Joshua Elcoate in stoppage time.

The win moves Ryton up to 11th in the Ebac Northern League Division Two table ahead of the home match against Boldon CA on Wednesday.

Attendance: 175

RACA Man of the Match: Fergus Lynch

RACA: Mooney, Lawson (Dudgeon 24), Groves-Forbes, Sands (Lowery 83), Esdaille, Caygill, Lynch, Craggs (Russell 84), Costello, Hoggins (Hildreth 75), Salim (McLeod 83).

Billingham Town: Swan, Ord, Pilling, Rennison, Frazer, Macleod, Cann, Elcoate, Williams, Dunlavey, Sturdy.

Ryton & Crawcrook Albion have today parted company with Andrew Waugh by mutual consent.

Waugh joined Ryton in January as Assistant Manager to Nathan Beckham and helped the Club avoid relegation from the Ebac Northern League.

In the summer he was appointed Joint Manager with Beckham but following discussions, it was decided it was best to part ways.

The Club would like to place on record our sincere thanks to Andy for all his hard work and dedication over the last 8 months and wish him well for the future.

Albion have two home games coming up over the next week, with Billingham Town on Saturday and Boldon CA next Wednesday with Beckham back in sole charge.

© Photo: Colin Robertshaw

Ryton & Crawcrook Albion were defeated 3-2 by Chester-le-Street Town on Tuesday night.

A penalty from Lee Waugh had given the visitors the lead after 10 minutes but the hosts equalised through Connor Shaw nine minutes later and took the lead soon after through Aaron Hardy.

There was a lifeline for Albion in the second half when Kealan Huddleston was shown a red card but Town extended their lead on the break through Shaw on 70 minutes.

A stoppage time penalty from Waugh pulled a goal back but it wasn’t enough to salvage a point.

RACA have back-to-back homes games next with Billingham Town on Saturday and Boldon CA next Wednesday.

Attendance: 138

RACA Man of the Match: Joseph Groves-Forbes

Chester-le-Street Town: Logan, Gohery, Wallace, Huddleston, Colldge, Bateman, Gray, Pearson, Shaw, Hardy, Akal.

RACA: Mooney, Groves-Forbes, Young (Esdaille 77), Caygill, Ardley, Sands (Salim 62), Lawson (Hoggins 71), Bamborough (Costello 47), Waugh, Craggs (Senior 84), Lynch.

Newly-promoted Yarm & Eaglescliffe recorded a 2-1 win over Ryton & Crawcrook Albion at Bedford Terrace on Saturday.

A brace from Josh Larkin either side of half time (the second a penalty) secured Yarm the win.

Richard Hoggins had pulled a goal back with 20 minutes remaining but it was too little, too late for Albion, who finished the game with 10-men following a red card in stoppage time for Callum Senior.

RACA travel to in-form Chester-le-Street Town on Tuesday night.

Attendance: 91

RACA Man of the Match: Glenn Caygill

Yarm & Eaglescliffe: Cranston, Jack Dalton, Lawrence, Dougall, Wild, Jackson, Fixter, Joe Dalton, Atkinson, Larkin, Rahman.

RACA: Mooney, Lawson (Sands 87), Senior, Caygill, Ardley, Esdaille (Young 58), Bamborough (Salim 57), Hoggins, Waugh, Craggs, Lynch.

Aaron Costello scored a hat-trick as Ryton & Crawcrook Albion recorded an emphatic 7-1 win over Brandon United at Kingsley Park on Wednesday.

Albion started strongly and Richard Hoggins gave them a 12th-minute lead with a well taken goal. The visitors found an equaliser midway through the first half from Lennox Magalheas but Costello edged the home side in front on the stroke of half time with his first goal of the night.

An incredible three-goal blitz in three minutes from the 67th minute from Fergus Lynch and two further strikes from Costello extended the lead.

Substitute Ryan Smith added a sixth with 10 minutes remaining while Joseph Groves-Forbes wrapped up the biggest win of the season in the closing stages.

The win – third in seven games – took RACA up to 12th in the Ebac Northern League Division Two standings. Nathan Beckham and Andrew Waugh’s side will travel to Billingham on Saturday to face Yarm & Eaglescliffe before a trip to Chester-le-Street Town next Tuesday.

Attendance: 225

RACA Man of the Match: Aaron Costello

RACA: Mooney, Groves-Forbes, Russell (Hildreth 62), Caygill, Esdaille, Ardley, Lynch (Smith 72), Williams (Skivington 72), Costello, Waugh (Salim 76), Hoggins (Dudgeon 68).

Brandon United: Fisher, Mwamba, Metcalf, Mitchell, Punia, Luaba, Richardson, Moss, Henry, Bradley, Magalheas.

Ryton & Crawcrook Albion were beaten 4-1 by league leaders Blyth Town on Saturday.

After a goalless first half at Gateway Park, Joe Gibson edged the home side in front just a minute into the second period. Brandon Slater then doubled the advantage 10 minutes later before Robbie Dale extended the lead from the penalty spot midway through the half.

Aaron Costello pulled a goal back for Albion nine minutes from the end but former RACA man Gavin Dick wrapped up a 7th consecutive win for Blyth in the last minute.

For Nathan Beckham and Andrew Waugh’s side, it’s a fourth defeat in six games. The defeat leaves RACA in 16th position in the table ahead of a home clash against Brandon United on Wednesday night.

Attendance: 172

RACA Man of the Match: Fergus Lynch

Blyth Town: Baker, Fogarty, Sawyer, Gibson, Dale, Fell, Slater, Short, Wilson, Cowburn, Johnson.

RACA: Mooney, Groves-Forbes (Hildreth 70), Senior (Sands 69), Lynch, Caygill, Ardley, Skivington (Dudgeon 69), Hoggins (Smith 58), Waugh, Costello, Salim (Esdaille 64).

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Lee Waugh strikes twice as Ryton & Crawcrook Albion come back from behind twice to beat Esh Winning 3-2 in the Ebac Northern League 2 on Tuesday, including a stunning 85th-minute free-kick winner.

The hosts led through Jonathan Swift after 37 minutes at a very wet WindowsPlusRoofs Arena. But Albion managed to find an equaliser before half time when Waugh scored from the penalty spot after Aaron Costello was fouled in the box.

The home side – without a point so far this term – went ahead again with 22 minutes remaining when Aaron Jackson found the back of the net with a decent effort. However, Albion got back on level terms with a Fergus Lynch strike seven minutes later and then found a late winner when Waugh brilliantly curled in a 25-yard free kick.

The win moves Nathan Beckham and Andrew Waugh’s side up to 13th in the league with a trip to top-of-the-table Blyth Town coming up on Saturday.

Attendance: 69

RACA Man of the Match: Lee Waugh

Esh Winning: Alderson, Rudd, Taylor, Cummings, Swift, Wilkinson, Pringle, Haynes, Jackson, Pinder, Forster.

RACA: Mooney, Williams, Senior, Lynch, Caygill, Ardley, Costello, Skivington, Waugh (Esdaille 90+1), Smith (Hoggins 58), Salim (Sands 90).

Ryton & Crawcrook Albion were beaten 2-1 at home by Sunderland West End in the Ebac Northern League 2 on Friday night.

Aaron Costello’s header on the half-hour gave Albion the lead at Kingsley Park but a second half brace from Jay McClean secured a deserved victory for the Wearsiders who were denied a number of times by Adam Mooney in the RACA goal.

The defeat is the third in four Northern League matches so far this season for Nathan Beckham and Andrew Waugh’s side. They travel to bottom-of-the-table Esh Winning next, on Tuesday.

Attendance: 267.

RACA Man of the Match: Adam Mooney.

RACA: Mooney, Sands (Hoggins 87), Ardley, Williams, Esdaille, Caygill, McLeod (Lynch 68), Lawson (Hildreth 75), Costello, Waugh, Smith (Russell 75).

Sunderland West End: Winter, McCabe, Gordon, Goundry, Kemp, Wilds, Lawton, Metcalf, Devlin, McClean, Rhodes.

Ryton & Crawcrook Albion secured their first win of the Ebac Northern League Division 2 season with a tight 1-0 win over Chester-le-Street United on Wednesday.

Aaron Costello’s fabulous 20-yard strike on the hour-mark separated the two sides in an even encounter at Kingsley Park in front of a crowd of 193. Albion ‘keeper Adam Mooney made a number of top saves to keep out the lively visitors and record the first clean sheet of the season too.

Nathan Beckham and Andrew Waugh’s side, who had lost the opening first two matches of the campaign against Horden CW and FC Hartlepool last week, will be hoping to record another victory on Friday when Sunderland West End visit Crawcrook.

Attendance: 193.

RACA Man of the Match: Aaron Costello.

RACA: Mooney, Groves-Forbes (Lowery 9), Senior, Caygill, Esdaille, Ardley, Lawson (Smith 58), Waugh, Costello (Sands 87), Hoggins (McLeod 58), Skivington (Russell 80).

Chester-le-Street United: Harwood, Grimaud, Ledger, Laydon, Wilkinson, Nelson, Robinson, Young, Conroy, Mallaburn, Gray.

The draw for August’s RACA 100 Club was held on Saturday.

The winners are:

•  No.4 T Fawcett £100
•  No.44 C Robertshaw £75
•  No.86 J Ross £25

Congratulations to the lucky winners! The next draw is scheduled for September 2, 2023.

To join the RACA 100 Club or for more details, please contact Mr Paul Le-Patourel on 07720413390.