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Sunderland RCA 3 Newcastle Benfield 1

Submitted by Simon Mears on Sunday, 8 April 2018
Saturday, 7 April 2018 - 3:00pm
Northern League 1

Craig Hodgson carries the ball out of defence during the second half of the match.

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For Newcastle Benfield's match report please click here.

Goal scorers: RCA: O'Neill (3). Benfield: Orrell.

Two of the League's in-form sides met at Meadow Park this afternoon - Sunderland RCA were looking for a sixth win in seven, and a fourth in a row. Newcastle Benfield, meanwhile, are on a terrific run, winning their last six and nine of their last ten.

RCA made one change to the side that won impressively at West Auckland last Saturday, with Keith Finch returning in goal in place of Scott Pocklington.

The two sides lined up as follows:

RCA: Finch; Noble; McNab; Hodgson; Swansbury (c); Elliott; Charlton; Page; O'Neill; Larkin; Callen. Subs: Armstrong; McEwan; McGuinness; Preston; Parnaby.

Benfield: Grainger; Evans; Martin; Forbes; Pendlebury; Turnbull (c); Orrell; McEvoy; Brayson; Devlin; Scott.

West Auckland Town 0 Sunderland RCA 3

Submitted by Simon Mears on Sunday, 1 April 2018
Saturday, 31 March 2018 - 3:00pm
Northern League 1

Michael Charlton makes a run through midfield during the second half of the match.

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For Connor Lamb's match report please click here.

Goal scorers - RCA: Page; Larkin; O'Neill.

Following Tuesday’s excellent win at Dunston UTS, Sunderland RCA made the trip to West Auckland Town, looking for a third win in a row.

RCA made one change to the side that won at Dunston - Scott Pocklington, signed on Friday from Bishop Auckland, made his debut in the RCA goal, replacing Keith Finch who had suffered a broken nose during last Saturday's match at home to Seaham Red Star.

The two sides lined up as follows:

West: Bland; Morris; Cobain; Francis; Parker; Colquhoun; Bell; Dodds; Fisher (c); Mitchell; Wearmouth.

RCA: Pocklington; Noble; McNab; Hodgson; Swansbury (c); Elliott; Charlton; Page; O'Neill; Larkin; Callen. Subs: Armstrong; McGuinness; Ashton; Parnaby; McEwan.

Dunston UTS 1 Sunderland RCA 2

Submitted by Simon Mears on Wednesday, 28 March 2018
Tuesday, 27 March 2018 - 7:30pm
Northern League 1

High fives: Nathan O'Neill celebrates scoring a powerful header with Stephen Callen for RCA's equaliser.

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For Dunston's match report with video link please click here.

Goal scorers - Dunston: Hall. RCA: O'Neill; Larkin.

Following Saturday's good win at home to Seaham Red Star, Sunderland RCA were back in action tonight, making the trip to Dunston UTS.

RCA made one change to the side that beat Seaham at the weekend - Ross Preston was replaced by Luke Page, who returned to central midfield, with Craig Hodgson slotting in at centre half alongside captain Greg Swansbury.

The two sides lined up as follows:

Dunston: Harrison; Marrs; Halliday; Stafford; Pollock; Hall; Pearson; Burrell (c); Fitzpatrick; Heslop; Liam Thear.

RCA: Finch; Noble; McNab; Hodgson; Swansbury (c); Elliott; Charlton; Page; O'Neill; Larkin; Callen.

Sunderland RCA 3 Seaham Red Star 0

Submitted by Simon Mears on Sunday, 25 March 2018
Saturday, 24 March 2018 - 3:00pm
Northern League 1

Greg Swansbury competes for the ball with former RCA striker Liam McBryde.

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For Seaham Red Star's match report please click here.

Goal scorers - RCA: Larkin (2); O'Neill.

After five weeks without a home match, Sunderland RCA were back in action at Meadow Park this afternoon, with Seaham Red Star the visitors.

RCA made four changes to the side that lost to Ashington on Tuesday. Ross McNab, Greg Swansbury, Dylan Elliott and Nathan O'Neill returned in place of Adam McGuinness, Jonathan Davis, James Armstrong and Luke Page.

The two sides lined up as follows:

RCA: Finch; Noble; McNab; Preston; Swansbury (c); Hodgson; Charlton; Elliott; O'Neill; Larkin; Callen.

Seaham: Harkess; Munro; Price; Croft; Scorer; Staunch; Lawson; Chapman; McBryde; Bailey; Bird (c).

Ashington 3 Sunderland RCA 1

Submitted by Simon Mears on Wednesday, 21 March 2018
Tuesday, 20 March 2018 - 7:30pm
Northern League 1

Colin Larkin - tracked by former RCA defender Wayne Buchanan - fires in a terrific shot, minutes before opening the scoring.

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Goal scorers - Ashington: Stevens (2); McAndrew. RCA: Larkin.

Sunderland RCA were back on the road again for tonight's Northern League match at Ashington, with both sides looking for at least a top eight finish at the end of the season.

RCA made two changes to the side that won handsomely at Whitley Bay last Tuesday - Greg Swansbury and Nathan O'Neill were replaced by James Armstrong and Jonathan Davis, with Craig Hodgson switching from midfield to central defence to partner Ross Preston, who captained the side.

The two sides lined up as follows:

Ashington: Grant; Christensen; Salmon; Stephenson; Scott (c); Buchanan; McAndrew; Downey; Stevens; Cartwright; Pearson.

RCA: Finch; Noble; Hodgson; Preston (c); McGuinness; Davis; Charlton; Armstrong; Larkin; Page; Callen.

Whitley Bay 2 Sunderland RCA 6

Submitted by Simon Mears on Wednesday, 14 March 2018
Tuesday, 13 March 2018 - 7:30pm
Northern League 1

Michael Charlton scored RCA's sixth goal on a memorable night at Hillheads.

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Goal scorers - Whitley Bay: Johnston; Cornish. RCA: Larkin; Swansbury; Callen (2); O'Neill; Charlton.

After what has seemed like months without a match - thanks to the 'Beast from the East' and the subsequent heavy rain, which resulted in three postponements - Sunderland RCA were finally back in action tonight with a trip to Hillheads to take on Whitley Bay.

RCA made two changes to the side that impressively beat North Shields on 17 February, last time out - Reece Noble replaced Clayton Davis at right full back and Adam McGuinness replaced Ross McNab at left full back.

The two sides lined up as follows:

Whitley Bay: Harley; Salmon; Walker; Haley; Groves; Summers; Potter; Glen-Ravenhill (c); Brooks; Johnston; Cornish.

RCA: Finch; Noble; Swansbury (c); Preston; McGuinness; Hodgson; Charlton; Page; O'Neill; Larkin; Callen.

Sunderland RCA 4 North Shields 2

Submitted by Simon Mears on Sunday, 18 February 2018
Saturday, 17 February 2018 - 3:00pm
Northern League 1

No Larkin about: Colin Larkin - scorer of two first half goals for RCA - makes a driving run.

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For North Shields' match report please click here.

Goal scorers - RCA: Larkin (2); O'Neill; McNab. North Shields: Holmes; McFarlane.

After two weeks without a match due to the postponement of last Saturday's fixture at Dunston, Sunderland RCA were back in action this afternoon, with third-placed North Shields the visitors to Meadow Park.

RCA made two changes to the side narrowly beaten at home by Whitley Bay a fortnight ago, with Colin Larkin and Clayton Davis replacing James Armstrong and Reece Noble.

The two sides lined up as follows:

RCA: Finch; Davis; McNab; Preston; Swansbury (c); Hodgson; Charlton; Page; O'Neill; Larkin; Callen.

North Shields: McCafferty; Robson; Summerly; Ormston; Pell (c); Dodds; McFarlane; Foster; Harmison; Richardson; Holmes.

Sunderland RCA 0 Whitley Bay 1

Submitted by Simon Mears on Sunday, 4 February 2018
Saturday, 3 February 2018 - 3:00pm
Northern League 1

Army attack: James Armstrong puts the Whitley Bay defence under pressure.

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Goal scorers - Whitley Bay: Patton.

Following two excellent away wins at Penrith and Ryhope Colliery Welfare, Sunderland RCA were back at Meadow Park this afternoon looking for a third Northern League win in a row, with Whitley Bay the visitors.

RCA made one change to the side that beat Ryhope Colliery Welfare last Saturday, with James Armstrong replacing Dylan Elliott.

The two sides lined up as follows:

RCA: Finch; Noble; McNab; Preston; Swansbury (c); Armstrong; Charlton; Hodgson; O'Neill; Page; Callen.

Whitley Bay: Flynn; Salmon; Walker; Haley; Summers; Anderson; Cornish; Charmey; Johnston; Kempster (c); Patton.

Ryhope Colliery Welfare 1 Sunderland RCA 3

Submitted by Simon Mears on Sunday, 28 January 2018
Saturday, 27 January 2018 - 3:00pm
Northern League 1

Luke Page got RCA off to a great start with an early goal.

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Goal scorers - RCW: Ellis. RCA: Page; Elliott; Swansbury.

After the longest away league trip of the season to Penrith on Wednesday, Sunderland RCA made the shortest this afternoon to Ryhope Colliery Welfare for the second Ryhope derby of the season.

RCA named an unchanged side from Wednesday's win at Penrith. The two sides lined up as follows:

RCW: Ball; Woods; Cocks; Bott; Riding; Trewick (c); Nicholson; Winship; Melvin; Home-Jackson; Ellis.

RCA: Finch; Noble; McNab; Preston; Swansbury (c); Hodgson; Charlton; Elliott; Page; O'Neill; Callen.

Penrith 1 Sunderland RCA 2

Submitted by Simon Mears on Friday, 26 January 2018
Wednesday, 24 January 2018 - 7:45pm
Northern League 1

Goal scorers - Penrith: Coleman. RCA: O’Neill; Page.

Sunderland RCA made the trip over the Pennines to Cumbria and to Penrith for tonight's rearranged Northern League match.

RCA made three changes to the side that was narrowly beaten by Marske United the previous Tuesday - Ross McNab replaced Adam McGuinness at left back, Luke Page returned after serving a two-match suspension in place of James Cassidy, and Nathan O'Neill started up front in place of Colin Larkin.

The two sides lined up as follows:

Penrith: Dixon; James; Holliday; Moynan; Davidson (c); Bowman; Gardner; Main; Coleman; Murray-Jones; Robertson.

RCA: Finch; Noble; McNab; Preston; Swansbury (c); Hodgson; Charlton; Elliott; Page; O'Neill; Callen.

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