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ESFA TRIALS
Following the U18 Boys and U15 Girls North v Midlands trials the following from Durham were selected for the final ESFA trials at Castle Vale Stadium, Birmingham on Sunday 8th December.
Due to the extreme weather conditions the trials were postponed and will take place at a later date.
- U18s: Ashton Houlahan, Ryan Johnson and Riley Smith
- U15 Girls: Macy Bangura and Saisha Snowdon
RESULTS
- U14 Boys NCSFA: Northumberland 5 Durham 0
A strong first half performance from Northumberland enabled them to establish a commanding 4-0 lead by half time. - U16 Boys ESFA Rd2: Derbyshire 0 Durham 1 (Harry Hewitt)
Durham took the lead in the 15th minute and could have increased their advantage on several occasions by the 21st minute but were unable to put the chances away, A strong, resolute second half performance earned Durham their victory and a place in the last 8 of the ESFA Inter-county competition. Quarter final draw: Durham are at home to Wiltshire. The tie is to be played by Saturday 18th January. It will be the first time for Durham to play Wiltshire. - U14 Girls ESFA Rd2: Lancashire 1 Durham 5 (Isobel Kirkpatrick 3, Lydia Turns, Molly Reeks)
An outstanding second half performance, in which Durham scored 4 times, earned the team this victory. In the quarter final Durham are drawn at home to West Midlands. The tie is arranged for Sunday 12th January.
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ARRANGED COUNTY MATCHES
- Tuesday 17 December NCo Northumberland U14g v Durham at Cochrane Park ko 6pm
- Thursday 19 December NCo and D Watson Trophy Northumberland U18 v Durham at Cochrane Park ko 7pm
- Wednesday 8 January NCo Durham U14b v Cleveland at Maiden Castle ko 6.20pm
- Wednesday 8 January NCo Durham U16g v Cleveland at Maiden Castle ko 7.15pm
- Thursday 9 January NCo Durham U18 v Northumberland at Maiden Castle ko 7.45pm
- Saturday 11 January NCo North Yorkshire U16b v Durham at Thirsk School ko 11am
- Sunday 12 January ESFA R3 Durham U14g v West Midlands at Washington Hub ko 2pm
- Saturday 18 January NCo ko cup Durham U14b v Merseyside at Washington Hub ko 2pm
- Friday 24 January Nco Durham U14g v South Yorkshire at Washington Hub ko 7.30pm
RECENT NCSFA RESULTS
- U14 Girls: Greater Manchester 4 Lancashire 1 League tables at 10.12.24
- U16 Girls: Lancashire 4 Merseyside 0 Leagues tables at 21.11.24
- U14 Boys: Cleveland 0 South Yorkshire 3 League tables at 12.12.24
- U16 Boys: Cleveland 1 Northumberland 5 League tables at 16.11.24
- U18s: Cleveland Blue 0 Northumberland 1 League tables at 3.12.24
PRIMARY NEWS
INTER-ASSOCIATION COMPETITONS
Harrison Cup
Result for Saturday 7th December:
- Middlesbrough v Sunderland (Away win)
There are are no fixtures scheduled for the remainder of the Autumn Term
Derwent & Medomsley Cup Quarter final draw:
- Middlesbrough v Redcar & Cleveland
- East Northumberland & Berwick v Newcastle
- Sunderland v North Tyneside
- South & West Northumberland v Chester-le-Street
ESFA U11 Inter-association Cup
Sunderland overcame East Riding to progress into the last 16 of the competition. In Round 4 the Wearsiders are drawn away and will play either Leeds or Doncaster.
INTER-SCHOOL COMPETITONS
Daniel O’Hare Memorial Trophy
- Winners: St Mary's RC Primary School (Sunderland PSFA)
- Runners-up: St Aloysius RC Federation (South Tyneside PSFA)
- 3rd place: Bernard Gilpin Primary School (Lambton & Hetton PSFA)
- 4th place: Shincliffe CE Primary School (Durham City PSFA)
St Mary's will represent Durham CSFA in the North Region Round of the ESFA Pokemon Schools’ Cup for School Teams later in the season. This was the first time St Mary's have won this competition.
Leadgate Eden Colliery Cup
This competition, which is for small schools, ended with Seaburn Dene Primary School winning the trophy for the second time.
- 1st place: Seaburn Dene Primary School (Sunderland PSFA)
- 2nd place: Ouston Primary School (Chester-le-Street PSFA)
- 3rd place: Langley Moor Primary School (Durham City PSFA)
- 4th place: St Cuthbert’s RC Primary School (Sunderland PSFA)
Seaburn Dene will represent Durham CSFA in the North Region Round of the ESFA Pokemon Small Schools’ Cup later in the season.
ESFA Pokemon Schools' Cup for Girls
Group 1: Bernard Gilpin Primary School (Lambton & Hetton PSFA), Mortimer Primary School (South Tyneside PSFA), Portobello Primary School (Chester-le-Street PSFA), St Godric’s RC Primary School (Durham City PSFA). Group winners were Bernard Gilpin.
Group 2: Easington Colliery Primary School (Peterlee PSFA), Fellside Primary School (Blaydon PSFA), Fulwell Primary School (Sunderland PSFA), Rickleton Primary School (Washington PSFA). Group winners were Rickleton.
In the final Bernard Gilpin beat Rickleton. This is the first time Bernard Gilpin have won the competition and will now represent DCSFA in the North Region Round of the ESFA Pokemon Schools' Cup for Girls. For the third consecutive season Rickleton were runners-up.
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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
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