It’s our big annual club clean up day at Ryton & Crawcrook Albion on Saturday as we look to get our Kingsley Park ground ready for the new season!

Cleaning, painting, repairing, weeding, litter picking… Any one who can help with these tasks please join us from 9am-5pm (with tools if you have!).

Thank you!

We are giving you the chance to win two Ryton & Crawcrook Albion home Season Tickets for the 2023/24 Ebac Northern League Divison Two.

To enter, simply ‘follow’ our social media profile “RACAFC1970” on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram and ‘share’ the competition post.

The competition closes on Thursday 6th July 2023 and the winner will be drawn on Friday 7th July 2023. See competition terms & conditions below.

Good luck!

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Terms & Conditions:

Please read these competition terms & conditions carefully. If you enter this competition, we will assume that you have read these rules and that you agree to them.

1. Entrants must be 16 years of age or over.
2. There is no entry fee to enter this competition.
3. The competition is not open to employees of Ryton & Crawcrook Albion Football Club or those involved in the competition, their families or anyone professionally connected with the prize draw.
4. Route to entry for the competition is to follow the club’s social media profile “RACAFC1970” on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram and sharing the competition post.
5. Closing date for entry will be 11.59am, Thursday 6th July 2023. After this time and date, no further entries to the competition will be permitted.
6. No responsibility can be accepted for entries not received for whatever reason.
7. The promoter reserves the right to cancel or amend the competition and these terms and conditions.
8. The prize is as follows: 2 adult Season Tickets to Ryton & Crawcrook Albion Football Club’s home Ebac Northern League Division Two games for the 2023/24 season at Kingsley Park.
9. The prize is as stated and no cash or other alternatives will be offered. The prizes are not transferable and must not be re-sold. Prizes are subject to availability and we reserve the right to substitute any prize with another of equivalent value without giving notice.
10. For the avoidance of doubt, the prize does not include any cup matches or fixtures of any junior/youth or women’s teams held at Kingsley Park.
11. Winners will be chosen at random, from all entries received and verified by promoter.
12. The winner will be drawn on Friday 7^th July 2023.
13. The winner will be notified by Twitter, Facebook or Instagram direct/private message and must respond before Friday 14th July 2023. If the winner cannot be contacted or does not claim the prize in that time, we reserve the right to withdraw the prize from the winner and pick a replacement winner.
14. The promoter will notify the winner when and where the prize can be collected/is delivered.
15. The promoter’s decision in respect of all matters to do with the competition will be final and no correspondence will be entered into.
16. The competition and these terms and conditions will be governed by English law and any disputes will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England.
17. The winner agrees to the use of his/her name and image in any publicity material, as well as their entry. Any personal data relating to the winner or any other entrants will be used solely in accordance with all relevant UK data protection legislation and will not be disclosed to a third party without the entrant’s prior consent.
18. The winner’s name will be available 28 days after closing date by emailing the following address: [email protected].

Promoter: Ryton & Crawcrook Albion FC, Kingsley Park, Tyne & Wear, NE40 3SN.

Last updated: 22/06/2023.

The fixtures have been released for the new season and Ryton & Crawcrook Albion will begin the 2023/24 Ebac Northern Football League Division 2 campaign with a home match against Horden CW at Kingsley Park on Saturday 29 July.

Nathan Beckham and Andrew Waugh’s side then face back-to-back away matches with a trip to Jarrow on Wednesday 2 August followed by a visit to newly-promoted FC Hartlepool three days later.

There are ten league matches provisionally scheduled for the first five weeks of the season and six consecutive midweek rounds in a packed opening two months.

The regular season is scheduled to conclude on Saturday 20 April 2024 with Easington Colliery visiting Crawcrook.

The champions of Division 2 at the end of the season will again be promoted automatically to the Northern League’s top tier whilst a four-team play-off will be used to decide the second team to go up. The bottom three sides in the expanded 22-team division will be “liable to relegation”.

Ryton & Crawcrook will welcome neighbours Prudhoe YC Seniors in the first Tyne Valley derby of the season on 23 September, with the short trip to Essity Park scheduled for 24 February.

Prudhoe-based Newcastle University visit Albion on 11 November with the return on 6 January.

Newcastle Blue Star, who were promoted from the Northern Alliance Premier Division, will host RACA at Scotswood on Boxing Day, with the return fixture scheduled for Easter Monday on 1 April 2024.

Yarm & Eaglescliffe – promoted from the North Riding Football League – visit NE40 on 30 September with the reverse fixture at Billingham Town’s Bedford Terrace on 9 March. Hartlepool, who were promoted from the Wearside League, visit RACA HQ on 20 January.

The only team to be relegated from the first division last term – Thornaby – host RACA on Teesside on 9 September while the return fixture will be on 17 February.

Having played most of their first season in the NL at the Sunderland Hub last year, Chester-le-Street United should be hosting us at their Riverside home on 25 November.

The full league fixture list is available on the season fixture graphic below. You can sync RACA’s 2023/24 fixtures directly to your calendar via Apple, Google or Outlook.

Fixtures are subject to change. Please check the website Matches page and follow our social media channels (@RACAFC1970) for updates.

Meanwhile, there are a number of “free” Saturdays in the fixture schedule to allow for any postponed fixtures to be rescheduled and for FA club competitions.

The FA Vase First and Second Qualifying Rounds are scheduled for 26 August and 23 September respectively with the draw expected to be released on 7 July.

Draws for the first two rounds of the Northern League’s two cup competitions – the Brooks Mileson Memorial League Cup and the Ernest Armstrong Memorial Cup – were released on Saturday. The cup fixtures are yet to be scheduled.

The opening round of the Durham County FA Challenge Cup is set to kick off in mid-September.

The draws for the first two rounds of the Brooks Mileson Memorial League Cup and the Ernest Armstrong Memorial Cup have been released by the Northern Football League.

The two cup competitions return to the football calendar after being cancelled last term.

Twenty clubs were drawn to take part in Round 1 of the League Cup (which is for all 42 NL clubs), with the remaining 22 clubs receiving a bye to Round 2, where they will be joined by the winners of the first round ties.

Ryton & Crawcrook Albion will face Easington Colliery at Kingsley Park in the first round with the winners travelling to Prudhoe YC Seniors in the next round.

Meanwhile, 12 clubs were drawn to take part in Round 1 of the Ernest Armstrong Cup (the Division 2 cup), with the remaining 10 clubs given a bye to Round 2, where they will be joined by the winners of the first round ties.

Holders RACA will travel to Boldon in the first round with the winners then hosting Jarrow in Round 2.

If matches are level after 90 minutes in either competitions, ties will go straight to penalty shoot-outs.

The exact dates for the fixtures will be announced in due course.

The 2023-24 Ebac Northern Football League season will begin on Saturday 29th July and the fixtures will be released at 10am on Tuesday 20th June, the league announced at its annual general meeting on Saturday.

As previously announced, the new season for the Northern League’s two divisions will start on the last Saturday in July with the regular season set to conclude on Saturday 20th April 2024.

The end-of-season promotion play-offs – in both divisions (2nd-5th) – will follow at the end of April.

At the end of last season, Boro Rangers and Birtley Town were promoted to Division 1, while Willington were relegated down to Step 7.

They were replaced in the expanded 22-team Division 2 by Thornaby (relegated from Division 1), FC Hartlepool (promoted from the Wearside League), Newcastle Blue Star (promoted from the Northern Alliance League) and Yarm and Eaglescliffe (promoted from the North Riding League).

Meanwhile in Division 1, Shildon (relegated) and North Shields (demoted) return from the Northern Premier League, while Newton Aycliffe and Ashington were promoted to Step 4 and Pickering Town were moved laterally to the Northern Counties East League.

We’ll have all the details of the new season fixtures from 10am on Tuesday on our website and across all our social media channels.

The full Ebac Norhern Football League 2023-24 line-up…

Ebac Northern League Division One (Step 5): Birtley Town, Bishop Auckland, Boro Rangers, Carlisle City, Crook Town, Guisborough Town, Heaton Stannington, Newcastle Benfield, Northallerton Town, North Shields, Penrith, Redcar Athletic, Seaham Red Star, Shildon, Sunderland RCA, Tow Law Town, West Allotment Celtic, West Auckland Town, Whickham, Whitley Bay.

Ebac Northern League Division Two (Step 6): Bedlington Terriers, Billingham Synthonia, Billingham Town, Blyth Town, Boldon CA, Brandon United, Chester-le-Street Town, Chester-le-Street United, Easington Colliery, Esh Winning, FC Hartlepool, Horden CW, Jarrow, Newcastle Blue Star, Newcastle University, Prudhoe YC Seniors, Redcar Town, Ryton & Crawcrook Albion, Sunderland West End, Thornaby, Washington, Yarm & Eaglescliffe.

Ryton & Crawcrook Albion are delighted to welcome Rhys McLeod back to the club as our first signing for the new season under joint managers Nathan Beckham and Andrew Waugh.

Rhys is a quality young player who can play in a few attacking positions and is a match winner.

He featured 51 times for Albion scoring 21 goals during his first spell at Kingsley Park before moving to Blyth Town during last season.

Welcome back Rhys!

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

The winners are:

•  No.18 S Moore £100
•  No.40 K Wilkinson £75
•  No.47 M Connelly £25

Congratulations to the lucky winners! The next draw is scheduled for July 1, 2023.

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

Ryton & Crawcrook Albion are pleased to announce the launch and pricing details for Season Tickets for the upcoming 2023-24 campaign.

Season Tickets are available to purchase now for only £80.00 for adults and £40.00 for concessions.

The 2023-24 Season Ticket includes admission to all 21 of RACA’s home league games at Kingsley Park in the Ebac Northern Football League Division Two.

Both price categories represent excellent value, working out as the equivalent of 5 free adult or over 7 free concession entries when compared to the price of individual match tickets.

You can order now by contacting Mr John Thompson on 07805098265, or get in touch with us via email ([email protected]) or through our social media channels (@racafc1970).

You can also purchase the Season Ticket in-person from the Albion Clubhouse.

The new NL season is set to kick off on 29 July with fixtures expected to be released later this month.

Please note, admission to cup matches – such as the FA Vase, Durham FA Challenge Cup and the Northern League’s two cup competitions – are not included in the Season Ticket.

Thank you for your support!

Ryton & Crawcrook Albion have announced five pre-season friendly matches for next month in preparation for the 2023-24 season.

Joint managers Nathan Beckham and Andrew Waugh and the rest of the coaching team and players will return to Crawcrook to commence pre-season training on Saturday.

Their opening friendly will be against Northern League top tier side Newcastle Benfield on 4 July followed by West Allotment Celtic on 8 July.

Albion then travel to a trio of Northern Alliance Premier Division outfits; AFC Newbiggin on 11 July, Stobswood Welfare on 14 July and Seaton Delaval on 19 July.

RACA will wrap up their pre-season schedule with a trip to Carlisle City of Division One on 22 July in a final test before the new Ebac Northern Football League Division Two season is scheduled to kick off on 29 July.

More details will follow in due course.

PRE-SEASON FIXTURES:

Newcastle Benfield v RACA
Sam Smith’s Park, Benfield
Tuesday 4 July KO: 19:30

West Allotment Celtic v RACA
East Palmersville Sports Pavilion, Palmersville
Saturday 8 July KO: 15:00

AFC Newbiggin v RACA
Hirst Welfare Centre, Ashington
Tuesday 11 July KO: 19:30

Stobswood Welfare v RACA
Stobswood Recreation Ground, Morpeth
Friday 14 July KO: 19:30

Seaton Delaval v RACA
Wheatridge Park, Seaton Delaval
Wednesday 19 July KO: 19:30

Carlisle City v RACA
Gillford Park, Carlisle
Saturday 22 July KO: 15:00

All kick-off times stated in BST.

* Pre-season fixtures, dates, kick-off times & venues are subject to change.

Ryton & Crawcrook Albion are delighted to announce Andy Waugh will be stepping up to join Nathan Beckham as joint manager.

The pair have worked closely since joining the Club in January and we’re very confident that they will help push us in the right direction.

Jack Moore will continue in his role as First Team Coach. He is currently going through his coaching badges and is a vital part of the management team.

We’d also like to welcome Michael McMullen to the set up.

McMullen played youth football at Wallsend Boys Club. At 19, he moved to play over in the US and then came back and featured for Whitley Bay, North Shields and Newcastle Benfield.

He started coaching youth level at Whitley Bay and is now wanting to get back into senior football as a coach as his playing career comes towards its close.

We’ll have more news and announcements soon on our website and social media as preparations ramp up for the 2023-24 season.