Amateur football

Penrith set to ring changes for Stokesley game

Penrith are expected to field a changed side from the team that drew with Ashington at the weekend when they face Stokesley at Frenchfield Park in the League Cup tonight (kick off 7.30pm).

Last updated 9 February 2010
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Gillford Park thumped at Northallerton

Gillford Park joint manager Stuart Bell was at a loss to explain his side’s 5-0 Northern League Division Two thrashing at Northallerton Town.

Last updated 8 February 2010
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Ashington grab draw as Penrith spurn good chances

Penrith 1 Ashington 1: Penrith picked up their first points of 2010 after surrendering a first half lead against Ashington at Frenchfield Park.

Last updated 8 February 2010
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Harraby romp to 9-0 win against Cramlington

Harraby Catholic Club got their Premier Division league programme back underway with a stunning 9-0 win over Cramlington Town.

Last updated 8 February 2010
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Bad weather forces suspension of memorial shield competition

This season’s Focsa Ken Glover Memorial Shield has been suspended because of all the matches postponed by harsh winter weather.

Last updated 4 February 2010
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Carlisle Sunday league facing 231-game backlog

Sunday football in Carlisle is facing a fixture crisis with some players sidelined for over three months by bad weather.

Last updated 3 February 2010
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Tose tells Penrith players: We can beat leaders Spennymoor

Believe you can win: That is the message James Tose has given his Penrith side ahead of their clash with league leaders Spennymoor Town tonight (kick off 7.30pm).

Last updated 2 February 2010
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Cumbrian grandad laces up boots to play in Cumberland Cup football game

At 57 you’d expect grandfather John Airey would have long since hung up his football boots and perhaps picked up a set of golf clubs instead.

Last updated 29 January 2010
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Penrith boss Tose's rallying cry to struggling players

James Tose is calling on his Penrith players to stand up and be counted as they travel to Ryton tomorrow in search of their first victory of 2010 (kick off 3pm).

Last updated 29 January 2010
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Riding double helps Gillford Park to win against Whitehaven

Michael Riding scored twice as Gillford Park pulled off a superb 3-2 victory over local rivals Whitehaven last night, picking up their first three points of 2010.

Last updated 28 January 2010
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Amateurs push for promotion

NORTHERN League outfit Whitehaven Amateurs host Gillford Park in a Cumbrian derby tonight (7.30pm) looking to transfer their red-hot away form in to success on home turf.

Last updated 26 January 2010
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Penrith in relegation scrap after Consett defeat

Penrith 1 Consett 3: Phil Thornton’s second-half dismissal epitomised Penrith’s afternoon as a second disappointing performance in a week condemned the Cumbrians to a 3-1 defeat against Consett.

Last updated 25 January 2010
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Northbank win at Gateshead to progress in Charity Cup

The Northern Football Alliance finally got back to some action and probably the most surprising result of the day was Northbank Carlisle’s tremendous away win at Gateshead Rutherford in the Pin Point Recruitment Charity Cup.

Last updated 25 January 2010
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Dodgy penalty costs Gillford Park point at Stokesley

A dubious 82nd-minute penalty was enough to sink an under-strength Gillford Park as they were beaten 1-0 at Stokesley.

Last updated 25 January 2010
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Penrith slump to home defeat against West Auckland

Penrith slumped to a 2-0 Northern League Division One home defeat last night as goals either side of half time gave a spirited West Auckland outfit a deserved victory.

Last updated 20 January 2010
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Penrith eyeing win against West Auckland

Penrith play their first game of 2010 when they take on lowly West Auckland Town at Frenchfield Park tonight (kick off 7.30pm).

Last updated 19 January 2010
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Lack of matches harming player fitness claims Penrith manager

Lee Hoolickin is still waiting to make his Penrith debut as the Cumbrians’ festive fixtures, like every other Northern League side, were wiped out.

Last updated 15 January 2010
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Ice and snow set to force cancellation of weekend fixtures

The non-league football calendar continues to be disrupted both north and south of the border with the adverse weather conditions throwing matches into serious doubt.

Last updated 8 January 2010
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