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NORTHUMBERLAND SCHOOLS' FA
ESFA U16 Inter County Champions 1997, 1999
ESFA U18 Inter County Champions 1987, 1988, 1991, 1996, 1999, 2009
ESFA U14 boys Inter County Champions 2023
WELCOME to the Northumberland Schools' FA website. You should be able to find out all you need to know about schools' football in the county here. If you have any comments or queries CONTACT
SEASON 2024-25
CONGRATULATIONS
The following Northumberland players have been selected for the North Region U18 team. This is the first part of the selection prcess for the ESFA national team.
RYAN CHATER (Northumberland College)
JOSHUA FOLLIN (Northumberland College)
LUKE PARKER (TyneMet College)
GILDO da SILVA (TyneMet College)
COUNTY TEAM FIXTURES
Under 14 girls
Saturday 12th October v South Yorkshire (Northern Counties)
Newcastle University Longbenton NE12 8AD, 11.00 ko
(not played - SY failed to field a team)
Friday 8th November v Cleveland (ESFA KO Cup)
Trinity Catholic College, 18.00
Saturday 14th December v Durham (Northern Counties)
Longbenton, 12.00
Saturday 8th February v Cleveland (Northern Counties)
Longbenton, 11.00
Under 16 girls
Saturday 9th November v Humberside (ESFA KO Cup)
Longbenton, 14.00
Saturday 14th December v Durham (Northern Counties)
Longbenton, 14.00
Saturday 8th February v Cleveland (Northern Counties)
Longbenton, 13.00
Under 16 boys
Saturday October 5th
Cumbria 1 Northumberland 3 (N. Counties)
Saturday 12th October
Northumberland 1 Humberside 0 (ESFA KO Cup)
Saturday 9th November v North Yorkshire (Northern Counties)
Longbenton, 11.30
Friday 15th November v Cleveland (Northern Counties)
Away - 19.30, Trinity Catholic College
Friday 29th November v Cleveland (ESFA KO Cup)
1930, Morpeth Town FC, NE61 2YX
Under 14 boys
Saturday 12th October
Northumberland 5 Merseyside 3 (ESFA KO Cup)
Monday 14th October
Durham 3 Northumberland 0 (Northern Counties)
Friday 15th November v Cleveland (Northern Counties)
17.30 - Trinity Catholic College, TS4 3JW
Saturday 30th November v Cleveland (ESFA KO Cup)
11.00, Longbenton Sports Ground, NE12 8AD
Friday 6th December v South Yorkshire (Northern Counties)
19.30, Morpeth Town FC, NE61 2YX
Thursday 12th December v Durham (Northern Counties)
16.30, Cochrane Sports Ground, NE7 7JX
Under 18s
Friday 22nd November v Cleveland Blues
Away - venue and KO tbc
Thursday 19th December v Durham (Northern Counties)
Derek Watson Trophy
19.30, Cochrane Park Sports Ground, NE7 7JX
Thursday 9th January v Durham
Away - venue and KO tbc
Friday 17th January v Cleveland Reds
Away - venue and KO tbc
Friday 7th February v Cleveland Blues
Home - venue and KO tbc
In February
Home to Cleveland Reds
Date,venue, KO tbc
SEASON 2023-24
Northern Counties SFA U18 Geoff Jennett KO Cup
Winners: Northumberland CSFA
NSFA CUP FINALs
Fixtures and Results
Tuesday 23rd April
U14 Morgan Cup
St Thomas More 3 QEHS, Hexham2
U16 Diball Cup
Walker Riverside 1 Ponteland 1
(Walker won 9-8 after penalty kicks)
Thursday 25th April
U11 Trades Council Cup, 4.45
Walkergate 2 Ovingham 2
(Walkergate won 4-3 on penalties)
U13 Dawson Cup, 5.30
Walbottle 0 Ponteland 5
U15 Blake Cup, 6.30
Waker Riverside 2 Whitley Bay 0
Tuesday 30th April
U11 girls Nigel Shields Cup, 5.00
Ovingham 4 Highfield 1
Thursday 2nd May
U15 girls Merchant Navy Cup, 5.30
Kings Priory 5 Whitley Bay 4
U13 girls Malcolm Berry Cup, 4.45
Ovingham 3 Valley Gardens 5
Tuesday 7th May
U12 Wilks Cup, 6.00
Valley Gardens 1 St Mary's 1
(Valley Gardens won 5-4 after penalty kicks)
U11 girls MNDA Inter-association Cup, 4.45
Newcastle 3 North Tyneside 0
COUNTY TEAM RESULTS
Under 14 Girls
Northern Counties League
Cleveland 3 Northumberland 4
Northumberland 2 Cleveland 0
Durham 1 Northumberland 2
Northumberland 2 Durham 3
Greater Manchester 3 Northumberland 1
(NC league play off semi-final)
ESFA National Cup
Northumberland 0 Lancashire 0
(Lancashire won on penalties, 4-2)
Under 16 girls
Northern Counties League
Cleveland 2 Northumberland 2
Northumberland 0 Cleveland 5
Durham 6 Northumberland 0
South Yorkshire 2 Northumberland 2
Northumberland 2 Durham 3
Northumberland 3 South Yorkshire 0
ESFA National Cup
Lancashire 4 Northumberland 2
Under 14 boys
Northern Counties League
Northumberland 2 Cleveland 7
South Yorkshire 5 Nortumberland 3
Northumberland 7 North Yorkshire 2
Cleveland 3 Northumberland 1
Northumberland 3 South Yorkshire 1
U14s v South Yorkshire March 1st 2024
ESFA National Cup
Rd 1 Northumberland 2 Lancashire 0
Rd 2 South Yorkshire 4 Northumberland 2
Under 16 boys
Northern Counties League
North Yorkshire 0 Northumberland 7
Northumberland 4 Cleveland 2
Durham 2 Northumberland 1
Northumberland 9 Cumbria 0
Northumberland 2 South Yorkshire 3
Northern Counties KO cup
Northumberland 2 Lancashire 2
(Lancashire won on penalties)
ESFA National Cup
South Yorkshire 2 Northumberland 1
Under 18s
Northern Counties League
Northumberland 1 Cleveland 4
Durham 3 Northumberland 2
Cleveland 0 Northumberland 0
Northumberland 3 Durham 1
Northern Counties KO Cup (The Geoff Jennett Trophy)
Rd 1 Northumberland 3 Cleveland 1
Semi-final Durham 1 Northumberland 3
Final Northumberland 3 Cleveland 1
POKEMON PRIMARY SCHOOLS CUP
The Northumberland winners will go forward to the North Region Finals where they will compete for a place at the National Finals.
The winners are:
SMALL SCHOOLS: Newcastle School for Boys
(Newcastle SFA)
GIRLS: Highfield Middle School
(South and West Northumberland SFA)
SCHOOL TEAM: Bede Primary School, Blyth
(East Northumberland and Berwick SFA)
NEWCASTLE SCHOOL for BOYS
HIGHFIELD MS
BEDE PS, BLYTH
SUCCESS in the USA
Neave Ross, Whitley Bay HS and Northumberland CSFA U16s, is doing well at her American college....
Follow the link HERE
COUNTY FINALs 2022-23
RESULTS
U11 7s
Girls - Shanklea PS
School team - Whytrig MS
Small school - St Teresa's
U12 Wilks Cup
Cramlington LV 9 Gosforth JH 0
U14 Morgan Cup
Ponteland HS 3 Walker Riverside 2
U16 Diball Cup
Whitley Bay HS 3 George Stephenson HS 2
U11 girls 7s Nigel Shields Cup
Ponteland PS 7 Hareside PS 3
U11 Trades Council Cup
Walkergate PS 4 Gosforth JH 1
U13 Dawson Cup
Ponteland HS 5 Valley Gardens MS 3 (AET)
U15 Blake Cup
Prudhoe HS 4 Walker Riverside 2 (AET)
Under 13 girls Malcolm Berry Cup
St Thomas More 2 Ovingham MS 2 (AET)
St Thomas More won 3-2 on penalties
Under 15 girls Merchant Navy Cup
Whitley Bay HS 7 Prudhoe HS 0
U14 County League Final
Cramlington LV 2 Prudhoe CHS 2 (AET)
Cramlington won 4-2 on penalties
U15 County League Final
Prudhoe CHS 5 Ashington Academy 1
LOCKDOWN RESEARCH!!
Update: June 2021
Another page has been added in this category, tracking a variety of Representative Honours.
Go to:
Representative Honours
International honours...
During the most recent lockdown, Executive Committee member Ian Beck has been researching players who went to school in the Northumberland County Schools' FA area (which includes Newcastle and North Tyneside) and have gone on to represent England - both at Schoolboy level and Full International level.
The first local schoolboy to become a full international was Tom Porteous - in 1891; the most recent was Fraser Forster in 2013 - the same year that Lucy Bronze (who hails from Alnwick) made her debut too.
How many of these players could YOU name?
Follow this link:
International Honours
HISTORY
The pages which refer to aspects of our history are gradually being updated.
Why not have a read here?
COVID 19 GUIDANCE from DfE and ESFA
The ESFA has a page on the DfE website with latest guidance. Click anywhere in this message for the link.
TEMPORARY DISMISSALS
The use of temporary dismissals ("Sin Bins") applies to all football below the professional game. Schools have been sent a link to The FA's training video - but more information can be found by clicking HERE
The FA Mini Soccer and Youth Futsal Handbook
You can download a copy of this document here
HISTORICAL FEATURE ON THE WEBSITE
We have just added a page called 'Historical Snippets'.
The first feature is about George Priest who played for Northumberland in 1930. See the page listed on the left or follow this LINK
SUPPORT for PE in SCHOOLS from The FA
See the FA Physical Education page to learn more...
SAFEGUARDING
If you have any concerns regrding the Safeguarding of young people in football, please do not hesitate to contact our Child Welfare Officer, Steve Swinyard
The FA has commissioned a dedicated NSPCC free helpline for adults who were victims of sexual abuse in childhood within the football industry.
Staffed by independent, experienced NSPCC professionals, the helpline will offer support and guidance for adults who were victims of childhood sexual abuse within the game at all levels from grassroots to Premier League and is a safe space for any further whistleblowing.
The helpline is available 24 hours a day on 0800 023 2642.
Trained staff will offer support, advice and guidance, and will refer cases on to the police or other agencies as appropriate, such as if a child is in immediate danger.
Referrals of concerns about recent and non-recent incidents in schools’ football should continue to be made to ESFA National Welfare Officer Sarah DaCosta sarah.dacosta@schoolsfa.com tel 07960500723 or directly to The FA’s safeguarding team via safeguarding@thefa.com
The Northumberland Schools' FA Welfare Officer is:
Steve Swinyard.
His contact details are:
steveswinyard@gmail.com
07919182836