There was an unusual JPL fixture for the young Reds when they took on an Australian side based in Shropshire. And because of the distance between the clubs, the match was played half-way at a venue in Bolton. Reds got off to a cracking start and were ahead after thirty seconds thanks to Ted Thomson’s first goal for the club. It stayed that way until midway through the second half when the Aussies equalised. But Reds secured their first away win and the points when the in-for

A déjà vu moment for caretaker manager, Brian Dawson, who, for the second time this year, found himself in charge of team affairs at Morpeth’s Craik Park.

The NPL Premier Division table doesn’t make good reading for supporters of both Morpeth Town and Workington.

Reds recorded a third successive Lancashire League victory against a competent Macclesfield outfit.