The Poolie Bunker

Got a strange feeling we Gunna enter Round 1 this year.

A few stand out ties this Saturday :

Thornaby v Tadcaster
Marske v Carlisle City
Crook v Kendal
Blyth Town v Horden
Easington v Boro Rangers.
Bishop Auckland v Whickham.

well we have had decent chances of doing it over the last two seasons and managed to cock things up. its just one sodding game to win to do it not like those clubs and even the ones in the nln and s.

Wins for
Marske
Thornaby
Horden
Easington

Remember Horden playing at the Vic v Blackpool early 80s

Went to Easington yesterday, a good 3-1 win against a good Boro Rangers side, who dominated the game. Easington 5 chances, put 3 of them away, as it should be.

Maybe a yacker derbie on the way.


No scrapping

Love Easington,s ground the view down the Coast.

Strange kev...I had a dream darlo did a Lincoln City and reached the last eight.

sat aug 2nd

15:00 1 Redcar Athletic FC 2 - 0 North Ferriby FC
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15:00 2 Bishop Auckland FC 2 - 2 Whickham FC
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15:00 3 Blyth Town FC 1 - 2 Horden Community Welfare FC
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15:00 4 West Allotment Celtic FC 1 - 1 Northallerton Town FC
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15:00 5 Thornaby FC 3 - 2 Tadcaster Albion FC
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15:00 7 Garforth Town FC 2 - 3 West Auckland Town FC
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15:00 8 Easington Colliery FC 3 - 1 Boro Rangers FC
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15:00 9 Marske United FC 2 - 0 Carlisle City FC
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15:00 10 Newcastle Benfield FC 2 - 3 Pontefract Collieries FC
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15:00 11 North Shields FC 0 - 2 Newcastle Blue Star FC
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15:00 12 Knaresborough Town FC 0 - 0 Bridlington Town FC
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15:00 13 Shildon FC 3 - 1 Ashington FC
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15:00 14 Birtley Town FC 3 - 1 Beverley Town FC
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15:00 15 Guisborough Town FC 2 - 2 Consett FC
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15:00 16 Whitley Bay FC 0 - 1 Heaton Stannington FC
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15:00 17 Crook Town FC 1 - 3 Kendal Town FC
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doubt there will be more than a couple of those winners left by the time we enter the competition.

Be lucky if any make it but some good results there for northern clubs.

Lovely on a sunny day like Saturday, not so in the winter when its raining and the wind is howling.

Next round, but there may be other distractions on.

Saturday 16 August 2025 Preliminary Round
Kick Off No. Home Away Live on
15:00 1 Bishop Auck / Whickham VS Horden Community Welfare
15:00 2 Guisborough / Consett AFC VS Redcar Athletic
15:00 3 Pickering Town VS Easington Colliery
15:00 4 Newton Aycliffe VS Newcastle Blue Star_
15:00 5 West Auckland Town VS Knaresborough Town / Bridlington
15:00 6 Pontefract Collieries VS Blyth Spartans AFC
15:00 7 Heaton Stannington VS Marske United
15:00 8 West Allot C / N'thallertn VS Kendal Town
15:00 9 Birtley Town VS Shildon AFC
15:00 10 Thornaby VS Dunston

well that draw guarentees some proper NE clubs getting to the next round. if they keep drawing each other there is a better chance pools might play one by the 4th qualifier.