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OBITUARY

Ray Snowball's funeral will be held at South Shields Crematorium at 1.15pm on Thursday 10 April and afterwards at Boldon Golf Club.

Life Member and past Chairman Ray Snowball has passed away aged 92. Ray was County Chairman in 1981-82 and a stalwart of South Shields Primary SFA. He attended the County AGM regularly until quite recently. He played as a goalkeeper in the football league for Darlington but is better known as playing for Crook Town winning three FA Amateur Cups in 1959, 1962 and 1964. He was headteacher of East Boldon Primary School.

RESULTS

• U18 NCSFA Cleveland Red 2 Durham 0
• U16 Girls NCSFA Northumberland 1 Durham 1 (Grace Stubbs)
• U16 Boys NCSFA Northumberland 0 Durham 1(Harry Hewitt)
  
• U16 Boys NCSFA North Yorkshire 1 Durham 3 (Ahmed Kilic, Niall Armstrong, Oliver O'Connor)
• U18 NCSFA Durham 9 Cleveland 0 (Finlay Rose, Max Brandon 2, Max Monaghan 6)
• U16 Boys ESFA S-F Durham 0 Northumberland 4
• U16 Girls NCSFA Durham 4 Cleveland 2 (Tiegan Wilson pen, Layla. Vickers 2, Grace Stubbs)
• U16 Boys NCSFA Ko Lancashire 5 Durham 1 (Oliver O'Connor)
• U14 Boys NCSFA South Yorkshire 1 Durham 1 (Morgan Storey)
• U14 Girls NCSFA Durham 3 Cleveland 1 (Poppie Phillipson, Isla Burdon-Watson, Emily Robson)
• U14 Girls NCSFA South Yorkshire 0 Durham 5 (Isla Burdon-Watson, Lydia Turns 2, Alisha Hewitt, Saisha Snowdon)
• U18 NCSFA Cleveland Blue 1 Durham 3 (Ashton Houlahan, Louis Burns Max Brandon)
• U16 Girls NCSFA Durham 3 Northumberland 1 (Grace Stubbs, Macy Bangura 2)
• U14 Girls NCSFA Durham 4 Northumberland 0 (Molly Reeks, Isobel Kilpatrick 2, Lily Scott)

COUNTY CUP FINALS 2024-25

Results

U15 Boys County Cup Final: English Martyrs 3  Dyke House 0

U14 Boys CIC Cup Final: Kepier Academy 2 St Bede’s Catholic School, Lanchester 1

U18 Senior League Cup Final: Durham Johnston 6 Emmanuel College 1

Ground: The Graham Sports Centre, Maiden Castle, Durham, DH1 3SE

• Wednesday 2^nd April: on 3G2 - U16 Lambton Trophy Final – Stockton v East Durham kick off 4.45pm
• Friday 4^th April: on 3G3 - U16 Bert Hodgson Trophy Final - Durham Johnston v Monkwearmouth Academy kick off 6.15pm
• Tuesday 8^th April: on 3G2 - U19 Senior Knockout Final  – kick off 4.45pm )
• Wednesday 9^th April: on  3G2 - U13 TUC final - St Joseph's Catholic Academy v Kepler Academy kick off 4.45pm
• Friday 2^nd May: on 3G3 - U15 Londonderry Cup Final - kick off 6.15pm
• Wednesday 7^th May: on 3G2 - U15 Sunderland Hosp Cup Final - Chester-le-St, Washington and Derwentside v Bishop Auckland kick off 4.45pm
  

ALL GAMES GO STRAIGHT TO PENALTIES WITH NO EXTRA TIME

Ground; Washington Hub, Stephenson Rd, Washington NE37 3HR

9 v 9 across half pitch

Thursday 1^st May: U12 Crompton & Harrison Final -ko 4.15pm

Girls Finals at Washington Hub – 9 v 9 two games across one full pitch

• Monday 7^th April – U16 Cup & Plate finals - kick off 4.15pm
• Tuesday 29^th April – U13 Cup & Plate finals – kick off 4.15pm
• Wednesday 6^th May – U14 Cup & Plate finals -kick off 4.15pm

DCSFA BOYS COUNTY FUTSAL CUP 2024-45

The 2024-25 County Futsal Cup Finals were played at the Beacon of Light, Sunderland on Thursday 6^th March 2025.

222 teams entered our competitions this season: U12 (50 teams); U13 (43); U14 (43); U15 (47) and U16 (39). To reach the final teams progressed through association and regional rounds that took place between October 2024 and February 2025.

• U12 - St Thomas More Catholic School (Gateshead) 5 Hurworth School (Darlington) 2
• U13 - St Joseph's Catholic Academy (South Tyneside) 4 Durham Johnston (Bishop Auckland) 3
• U14 - St Joseph's Catholic Academy (South Tyneside) 8 Hurworth School (Darlington) 3
• U15 - Jarrow School (South Tyneside) 1 Hurworth School (Darlington) 5
• U16 - Framwellgate (CLSWD) 6 Carmel College (Darlington) 4

More details can be found on the Boys Futsal Page on this weebsite.

PRIMARY NEWS

INTER-ASSOCIATION COMPETITONS

Result from Saturday 29th March

• Harry Charlton Trophy: Redcar & Cleveland v Stockton (Draw)

ESFA Pokemon U11 Inter-association Cup

Sunderland were unable to reach the final this competition as they suffered a narrow semi-final defeat at the hands of Liverpool, the current holders of the competition.

INTER-SCHOOL COMPETITONS

Year 4 Trophy, Girls Trophy and Alan Grimes Memorial Trophy

Year 4 Trophy: St Mary's won this competition for the sixth time. Easington Colliery finished as runners-up for the fourth consecutive season.

• 1st: St Mary's RC Primary School (Sunderland PSFA)
• 2nd: Easington Colliery Primary School (Peterlee PSFA)
• 3rd: Bernard Gilpin Primary School (Lambton & Hetton PSFA)
• 4th: St Margaret's CE Primary School (Chester-le-Street PSFA)
• 5th: Rickleton Primary School (Washington PSFA)
• 6th: Nevilles Cross Primary School (Durham City PSFA)

Girls Trophy: semi-finals by Monday 31 March with the final on Monday 19 May

Alan Grimes Memorial Trophy: semi-finals by Tuesday 8 April with the final on Tuesday 20 May

Ty McGurk Indoor 5-a-side Trophy

Tanfield Lea were worthy winners of the trophy. This was the first time the school had lifted the County 5-a-side trophy. The previous best the school had achieved in this competition was as runners-up in 2016-17.

• 1st: Tanfield Lea Primary School (Derwentside PSFA)
• 2nd: Westoe Crown Primary School (South Tyneside PSFA)
• 3rd: Seaburn Dene Primary School (Sunderland PSFA)
• 4th: Easington Colliery Primary School (Peterlee PSFA)

ESFA Pokemon Primary Schools' North Region Finals

• Small Schools: Seaburn Dene Primary School (Sunderland PSFA) were unable to make further progress in the competition.
• Girls: Bernard Gilpin Primary School (Lambton & Hetton PSFA) failed in their quest to reach the National Finals.
• School Teams: St Mary's RC Primary School (Sunderland PSFA) were unsuccessful in their bid to reach the National Finals.

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SPONSORSHIP

DCSFA are looking for sponsors to allow the association to continue providing excellent football opportunities for male and female players in the schools, academies and colleges across the County from primary through to tertiary.

If you are interested in sponsoring any of the activities that we provide please read the information letter using this link: (information) or contact kgilbertson@hotmail.co.uk

SAFEGUARDING AWARENESS for PARENTS and CARERS

Safeguarding is everyone's responsibility, but are you clear about the vital role you play?

This short Safeguarding for Parents course is designed to help you make an informed choice about the football setting you enrol your child in.

Scan the QR code to access the free course or find out more.

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