Sunderland RCA FC grassroots football

Solex Manufacturing Sunderland Sunday League 3 v 2 Gateshead & District Sunday League

Thursday, 18 February at Chester-le-Street Town

The Sunderland Sunday League, including four representatives from RCA The Barnes (Philip Hall, Martin Metcalfe, Paul Hartley and Jonathan Davis) and 'Sparky' Davison from the RCA Saturday side, won a competitive game against the Gateshead and District Sunday League on Thursday night to progress to a semi-final tie against either the Durham or Spennymoor League.

Durham FA have organised an inter league knockout competition for County Sunday Leagues. The Solex Manufacturing Sunderland Sunday League will be taking on the Gateshead Sunday League on Thursday, 18 February at Chester-le-Street Town's Chester Moor ground with a 7.30pm kick off. Sunderland RCA The Barnes have four players chosen in the 15 man squad for this match, namely, Philip Hall, Jonathan Davis, Paul Hartley and Martin Metcalfe. That's the most of any team.

An appetising youth football match is on offer at Nissan on Monday, 15 February in the Semi Final of the Durham County Cup. The kick off is 7:00pm.

Nissan, current undefeated leaders of the County South League, host last season's Youth Cup winners - our very own Sunderland RCA FC Under 18s - in what promises to be a cracking encounter.

Nissan won by the only goal in a recent league encounter witnessed by a very large attendance at Meadow Park. RCA will be looking to level matters and aim to book a place in the Final again.

Taken from northern League Web site:

The Northern League announces with much sadness the death of Gordon Nicholson, its secretary from 1966-90, on Saturday January 30. He was 83.

For some time now Colin Wilson and I have been following the development of a terrific web site created and maintained by Joe Dixon. It records Joe's footballing years, most of which were spent with Ryhope CA.

Joe was at our home match against Hebburn. With a score line of 8 - 0 to the RCA, he's welcome back any time!

Already packed with a wealth of information and entertaining stories from Joe's time in football, the site's still growing as Joe unearths more.

Joe is keen to hear from people involved in local football at the time to help him verify facts and to fill out the stories. If you want to contact Joe, please send us an email by clicking here and we will pass your message on.

Click here to go to Joe Dixon's Football Memories.