Bishop Auckland FC’s excellent early season form continues as the Two Blues remain top of the table after wins away from home at Heaton Stannington (0-2) and Guisborough Town (2-4).
And their away form extended to victory in the FA Vase at Sunderland RCA (2-3), earning a First Round trip to Bury AFC on 22 October.
Between now and then, the Two Blues have a busy schedule of four games to squeeze in.
On Saturday they entertain Thornaby at Heritage Park before the visit of Billingham Town in the Durham Challenge Cup on Tuesday evening (11 October).
The following weekend is another trip to Sunderland RCA, this time on league duty, and in the midweek before the FA Vase tie, they return to Heritage Park where Redcar Athletic are the visitors on the evening of Tuesday 18 October.
In contrast to the Two Blues’ winning run, successive draws by their nearest rivals, Whitley Bay, mean there is now clear daylight between the sides, with Bishops leading the division by four points having played one game more than than the Bay.
Meanwhile, at St Mary’s Juniors, all sides wore armbands last week, promoting FA Play Safe, to make sure all players are playing in a safe environment.
Six of the sides playing enjoyed wins, including the U7 Aces and Kings, U8 and U11 Kings, the U13 Kings in the cup, and the U18s with a 7-2 win over Durham Corinthians.
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