No football at St James Park til April! Bored?

If you're missing the Toon already and cursing the breaks in fixtures, why not check out some lower/non-league local football that is still being played?

He's just a selection of games going on whilst NUFC aren't playing at home.

Tuesday 15th March
Hartlepool v Leyton Orient, 19:45
Ashington v Billingham Synthonia 19:45

Wednesday 16th March
Bedlington v Esh Winning 19:45

Saturday 19th March
Gateshead v Darlington 15:00 (FA Trophy Semi 2nd leg)
Blyth Spartans v Nuneaton, 15:00
Whitley Bay v Consett 15:00

Tuesday 22nd March
Darlington v Kettering, 19:45
Blyth Spartans v Workington, 19:45
Durham v Curzon Ashton 19:45

Wednesday 23rd March
Bedlington v Spennymoor Town 19:45 (League Cup 4th round)

Friday 25th March
Hartlepool v Rochdale, 19:45

Saturday 26th March
Darlington v Altrincham, 15:00
Gateshead v Crawley Town, 15:00
Durham v Mossley 15:00
Ashington v Shildon 15:00

Tuesday 29th March
Blyth Spartans v Gainsborough, 19:45

Thursday 31st March
Bedlington v Dunston 19:45

Saturday 2nd April
Bedlington v West Auckland Town
Whitley Bay v Poole Town (FA Vase Semi 2nd leg)

Monday 4th April
Gateshead v Bath City, 19:45

Saturday 9th April (Northern League Day) - Check the 'non league section' for the article about it
Hartlepool v Yeovil, 15:00
Darlington v Bath City, 15:00
Gateshead v Histon, 15:00
Blyth Spartans v Gloucester, 15:00
Whitley Bay v Ashington 15:00

Tuesday 12th April
Durham v Warrington 19:45
Ashington v South Shields 19:45
Whitley Bay v Tow Law 19:45

Wednesday 13th April
Bedlington v Spennymoor Town

Of course there are many more clubs in action, I just couldn't be arsed to list the all. Grab yourself some mates, some beers and pop down to your local for a couple of cheap matches over the next few weeks, full of passion and laughs. Especially great for those who miss standing a few feet from the pitch and yelling in the linesman's ear.

 

Will be attending Hebburn Town games

 

Nice one!

Here's DolphinHotel's article on Northern League Day.

http://www.not606.com/showthread.php/36402-Northern-League-Day

 

hopefully many people will join in alot of clubs could do with the revenue that would be generated

 

Yeah. Although I usually work Saturdays, if I'm off and neither Toon or Blyth are playing I try to make it down to another local side. I plan on collecting as many different scarves as possible, that is my new years resolution.

So far I've just got Newcastle United, Blyth Spartans, Ashington and Whitley Bay but hopefully this time next year I'll have covered a bit more ground. Non-league clubs usually only charge a fiver for a scarf so it's a cool little souvenier whilst also helping the club finances.

At this level it really is the little things, the pies for the canteen, money to print programmes. etc. It's really needed!

 

yeah exactly mate, I help join in fundraisers for Hebburn now and then but being a season ticket holder and going to away games I don't really get the chance to go to any other local teams.
very nice idea with the scarf collecting

 

Be at Gateshead this time next week.

 

Going to see Brighton vs Notts County next week, other than that watching my local team get slaughtered, usually about 4 red cards a match so is good fun.

 

Be at Stoke this time next week.

 

second this, just booked my place on the bus today

 

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