Matches played – Friday 19th September

Easington Colliery 2-2 Billingham Town (Billingham win 4-3 on penalties)

Easington Colliery and Billingham Town played out a thrilling 2-2 draw, with Billingham ultimately advancing 4-3 on penalties. Thomas Bott gave Easington Colliery a first-half stoppage-time lead (45+2), and Liam Wright added a second-half equaliser (77). Billingham Town fought back through Charlie Watt, who scored twice in quick succession (69, 72), taking the game to penalties where they held their nerve to progress.

Matches played – Saturday 20th September

Barnoldswick Town 10-1 Sunderland West End

Barnoldswick Town produced a remarkable attacking display to overwhelm Sunderland West End 10-1. The visitors had an early moment of hope when Luke McCabe opened the scoring in the 9th minute, but Barnoldswick quickly turned the tide. Gareth Hill was the star of the show, scoring four times (34, 48, 55, and benefiting from an own goal in the 42nd minute). Sam Unwin contributed a hat-trick (63, 70, 83), while Connor McAuley (69) and Andy Hill (72, 87) also found the net. The result leaves Barnoldswick firmly in control heading into the next round.

Billingham Synthonia 4-1 Tow Law Town

Billingham Synthonia overcame Tow Law Town with a commanding 4-1 victory. Hodgkinson gave the hosts an early lead in the first minute, and Gray doubled the advantage on 12 minutes. Tow Law pulled one back through Tomlinson in the 24th minute, but Billingham regained control with goals from Evans (55) and Connolly (75). Dominic scored a late consolation for Tow Law in stoppage time.

Boro Rangers 1-2 Nelson

Nelson edged past Boro Rangers 2-1 in a tightly contested tie. Callum Hickman had given Boro Rangers the lead on 30 minutes, but Nelson responded after the break. Luke Hepple converted a penalty in the 60th minute, and Ryan Bolton secured the win with a 76th-minute strike.

Eccleshill United 1-1 Park View AFC (Eccleshill win 2-0 on pens)

Eccleshill United advanced past Park View AFC after a 1-1 draw, winning 2-0 on penalties. Mark Ferguson put Eccleshill ahead on 5 minutes, but Dylan Wilkinson equalised for Park View in the 60th minute. With no further goals, the tie was decided from the spot, where Eccleshill proved clinical.

Fulwood Amateurs FC 5-1 Kendal Town

Fulwood Amateurs delivered a dominant performance, defeating Kendal Town 5-1. Spencer Lucas and James Bell both scored twice, while Yasin Rezaei added another. Jamie Looker scored a late consolation for Kendal in the 73rd minute.

FC Hartlepool 1-2 West Allotment Celtic

West Allotment Celtic came from behind to defeat FC Hartlepool 2-1. Fin O’Gorman gave Hartlepool an early advantage from the penalty spot (38), but Celtic turned the game around with goals from Ryan Ndiweni (61) and Thomas Potter (71).

Grangetown Boys Club 1-4 Tadcaster Albion

Tadcaster Albion secured a comfortable 4-1 win over Grangetown Boys Club. Ellis Leka’s early goal (13) gave Grangetown hope, but Tadcaster responded immediately through Matthew Mulhern’s penalty (24) and Alex Clark (26). Oliver Green added two more strikes (45, 79) to seal the victory.

Newcastle Benfield 3-0 Boldon CA

Newcastle Benfield recorded a 3-0 win over Boldon CA. Glen Hargrave opened the scoring (43), followed by a Shay Robinson own goal (45), and Luke Parker wrapped up the victory in the 90th minute.

Northallerton Town 2-0 Garstang

Northallerton Town secured a 2-0 win against Garstang. Ali Banks (58) and James Sayer (87) provided the decisive strikes to book their side’s passage to the next round.

Pickering Town 0-1 Yarm & Eaglescliffe

Yarm & Eaglescliffe claimed a narrow 1-0 victory over Pickering Town, with Steven Roberts converting a penalty in the 36th minute.

Shildon 3-0 Longridge Town

Shildon powered to a 3-0 victory against Longridge Town. Billy Greulich-Smith scored twice in quick succession (54, 57), with Thomas Price adding a late goal in stoppage time (90+3).

Thornaby 0-1 Jarrow

Jarrow of Northern League Division Two caused an upset by edging out Division One side Thornaby 1-0 thanks to Kieron Beattie’s decisive strike in the 83rd minute.

Whickham 1-5 Redcar Town

Redcar Town stunned Division One side Whickham with a compehensive 5-1 win. Jude Harrison (25), Kayden Robinson (28, 90), and McCord Carmichael (53, 66) all found the net, while Charlie Aitken scored a late consolation for Whickham (62).

Whitley Bay 3-0 Knaresborough Town

Whitley Bay secured a comfortable 3-0 victory over Knaresborough Town. Layton Campbell struck twice (2, 75), and Luca Shilling added the third in the 88th minute.