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Latest News 27 July 2010 A late venue switch for this Saturday's friendly against Washington, this will now be played at HOME at Belle Vue Park, kick off 3.00pm. In other news, David Gordon has asked to be put on the transfer list. 26 July 2010 A slight amendment to the fixture list - our FA Cup tie away to Bishop Auckland has been moved to SUNDAY 15 August 2002 as Bishop's landlords West Auckland have a home game on the Saturday. 24 July 2010 Consett kept up their impressive pre-season form with another win today, this time coming out on top 4-1 against Highland League opponents Formartine United. Lewis Teasdale opened the scoring after just 21 seconds before Jonjo Dickman added a second. Andy Bagshaw pulled one back for the visitors, but further goals from Paul Henderson-Reay and Ben Johnson, both from the penalty spot, completed the scoring. 21 July 2010 The Steelmen recorded their third win in four pre-season games, but had to come from behind to register a 3-1 win over Wearside League opposition Boldon CA who stepped in at the last minute after scheduled opponents Murton dropped out. Lewis Teasdale had two good chances for Consett and goalkeeper Barry Poskett had to save well from the visitors’ centre-forward in a frantic opening 10 minutes. But aside from a fizzing drive from Paul Henderson-Reay which went just wide, there was little else to write home about as the interval arrived with the score 0-0. Kenny Lindoe had seven changes at half-time, but it was Boldon who took a 52nd-minute lead after a backpass by one of the subs, Richard Foster, fell badly short, and left Shaun Steavens with the simple task of beating the keeper. Consett should have equalised immediately when Gavin Ross set up David Gordon, but he somehow put his shot wide when it looked easier to score. It was all-square on 69 minutes, however, when Jonjo Dickman played in triallist Glen Robson, who finished coolly. Three minutes later Consett were ahead, and Robson this time turned provider, rolling a delightful pass into the path of Ben Johnson, who carried it forward a couple of paces before smashing it past the keeper. Former Blyth striker Robson increased the lead on 85 minutes, netting from a tight angle after the Boldon keeper had saved well from Danny Craggs. Ross’s header was cleared off the line and Scott Martindale hit the bar as Consett finished strongly, but they had to settle for 3-1 after another useful workout.. 19 July 2010 Consett's friendly at home to Murton on Wednesday (21st) is OFF as they can't raise a team, consequently the Steelmen are next in action when they play host to Formartine United of the Highland League on Saturday 24th. 17 July 2010 Back-to-back routs for Consett as they followed up Wednesday 6-1 win at Annfield Plain with a 7-0 demolition of Hebburn Town at Belle Vue Park today. Consett led by only one at the interval but ran riot in the second half. It took them 32 minutes to break the deadlock. Mark Eccles’ cross was headed down by Danny Craggs and Jonjo Dickman was on hand to shoot home from close range. The second came seven minutes after the interval when John Hewitson’s shot was blocked and Andy Snaith was left with a simple tap in. Snaith notched his second after 66 minutes when he calmly finished from Craggs’ pass. The Steelmen then scored three goals in a five minute spell. 15 minutes were left when Glen Robson volleyed home with virtually his first touch after Craggs’ cross had been headed on by a defender. Three minutes later Carl Piecha went on a great run, beating defenders, before putting the ball on a plate for Craggs to slot in. Paul Henderson-Reay joined in when he cut in and shot into the bottom corner on 80 minutes. The 7th goal came with a minute to go when Henderson-Reay’s pass created a mix up in the Hebburn defence and Snaith was left with the simplest of tasks to record his hat-trick. CONSETT:- Barry Poskett, Danny Craggs, David Gordon, Richard Forster, David Scorer, Carl Piecha, Jonjo Dickman, Andy Cuthbertson, Scott Martindale, Gavin Ross, Mark Eccles. 14 July 2010 An emphatic win for the Steelmen in their latest pre-season friendly as they won 6-1 at neighbouring Annfield Plain of the Wearside League. Consett almost took the lead after 10 minutes when Danny Craggs saw his shot saved and Andy Snaith’s follow up hit the post. The home side took the lead after 14 minutes following a break away. The Steelmen almost equalised 10 minutes later when Carl Piecha’s effort clipped the top of the bar. But on the stroke of half time Consett did tie up the scores when David Gordon’s shot was diverted into his own net by a Plain defender. Consett dominated the second period and took the lead six minutes after the interval when the impressive Mark Eccles pulled the ball back from the by-line for Danny Craggs to head home. After 62 minutes The Steelmen increased their lead when Andy Cuthbertson’s shot from 18 yards went in off the post. It was 4-1 after 79 minutes when Glen Robson fired into the roof of the net with an emphatic finish. Two minutes later Consett went nap when Paul Henderson-Reay’s 30 yard shot went flying into the top corner of the net with the keeper helpless. The rout was completed two minutes before the end when Eccles set up Cuthbertson for his second. 10 July 2010 Consett’s pre-season started with a visit from Cumbrians Gillford Park, the two teams meeting for the first time. Consett went close after 24 minutes when youngster Gavin Ross headed over from Paul Henderson-Reay’s cross. Just before the interval Jonjo Dickman’s header was pushed over the bar by the visiting keeper. Consett went behind after 61 minutes when Riding broke through the defence and slotted past Barry Poskett in the Consett goal. But two minutes later Consett levelled when Dickman’s ball into the box was controlled and slotted home by Andy Snaith. 8 July 2010 After an unsuccessful attempt to stage this last month, Consett AFC's race night has been re-arranged for Monday 19 July 2010 in the clubhouse at Belle Vue Park, commencing at around 8pm. £5 per head which includes pie & peas and a raffle ticket. All are welcome, so please come along and support your football club. 7 July 2010 The draws for the FA competitions were released today. In the FA Cup Consett get under way in the Extra-Preliminary Round with an away tie at Bishop Auckland to be played on Saturday 14 August. Should we win through to the Preliminary Round, then we will have a home game against the winners of the Liversedge v Whitley Bay tie. Progress beyond that round sees a possible 1st Qualifying Round trip to one of Pontefract Collieries, Selby Town or Ossett Albion. In the Vase it's a bit more straight forward - after a bye in the 1st Qualifying Round, Consett have a home game against Washington in the 2nd Qualifying Round on Saturday 18 September. The winners of that tie face a trip to Dunston UTS in the 1st Round proper on 2 October. 6 July 2010 Consett's pre-season has now been finalised, beginning with a home friendly this Saturday against Second Division Gillford Park. There are also games against Wearside League neighbours Annfield Plain, a visit from Northern Alliance side Murton, and also opposition from north of the border in the shape of Formartine United from the Highland League . Friendly fixtures in full: Sat 10th July - Gillford Park (H), 3pm 5 June 2010 At Saturday's Northern League AGM the new fixtures for the 2010-11 season were released. Consett open the campaign on Saturday 7 August 2010 with a home game against local rivals Tow Law Town. Their first road trip comes the following Tuesday when they travel to Ashington. Of the newly promoted sides, Stokesley are the only ones that the Steelmen have never played before at any level, and they make their first trip there on Saturday 27 November. The return fixture is Consett's last match of the season and is scheduled for 23 April 2011. Also released was the draw for the League Cup with Consett drawn at home to Second Division Guisborough Town in the 1st Round, and should they win that tie they face Second Division opposition at home again in Round Two in the shape of Darlington Railway Athletic. 3 June 2010 On Thursday 10 June 2010 there is to be a Race Night in the clubhouse at Belle Vue Park, commencing at 7.30pm. Tickets are £5 and include pie & peas and a raffle ticket. All are welcome. 5 May 2010 Consett's end of season presentation will take place at the clubhouse at Belle Vue this Saturday, 8 May 2010 at 2.00pm. Everyone is welcome to attend so do come along if you can. 4 May 2010 Consett ended a disappointing 2009-10 season on a very high note with an emphatic 5-0 away win at relegated Morpeth Town. The paradox of their mid-table finish is that they achieved it with a club Northern League First Division record 14th away win. Guy Bates opened the scoring by chipping over the keeper in the 7th minute, then Gavin Parkin made it two under pressure on the half hour mark. Bates then got his second and Consett's third three minutes before half time when he converted Andrew Burton's cross. Two goals in four minutes in the final quarter of the match completed the rout. First sub Brian Dodsworth netted from close range from a Bates pass, then Bates was the provider again to set up David Pounder for his 50th goal in Consett colours.
24 April 2010 A home win at last for Consett, their first in nine attempts going back to 6 March, as they ran out 3-1 winners against relegation-haunted Chester-le-Street Town. Nathan Fisher gave the visitors an early lead, slotting past goalkeeper Sam Grieveson from six yards. Consett were back in the game before the interval though, when Steve Huggins scored from the rebound after his penalty had been pushed onto the post by Chester keeper Ian Atkin. Top scorer Gary Ormston put the Steelmen ahead with a header that went in off the post, and then in the last minute an Andrew Armstrong own goal made the game safe for the home side. 21 April 2010 Another disappointing home performance saw Consett slump to 13th in the table after their 11th Belle Vue league defeat of the season, though at least they could cite controversial refereeing decisions for both of South Shields goals in the 0-2 loss. The Mariners took the lead on 15 minutes through Jonny Wightman, although the Consett defence had stopped thinking a linesman's flag had been for offisde, whereas in fact is was for a foul by Consett centre-half Graham Irving and the referee was playing an advantage. A minute before the break Shields doubled their lead through Stephen Ramsey who converted the rebound from a saved Tony Coe shot with the Steelmen appealling in vain for offside. There was no further scoring in the second half although Wightman hit a post and David Graham had a goal disallowed for offside as the visitors looked likelier to extend their lead. 19 April 2010 Consett's woeful home form saw them drop into the bottom half of the table for the first time this season as they suffered a 1-3 home defeat at the hands of Durham Challenge Cup winners Billingham Synthonia. James Magowan converted Danny Newby's cross to put the visitors ahead after just two minutes, and Michael Jameson's fine free kick doubled Synners lead with less than 5 minutes played. Magowan grabbed his second and the visitors' third midway through the second half. Substitute Sean Best grabbed a late consolation for the Steelmen, smashing home from the edge of the box, but it did little to raise the spirits of one of the tiniest crowds Belle Vue has seen in recent years. 17 April 2010 Consett's 13th away win of the season proved unlucky for their hosts as Horden Colliery Weflare were relegated after just one season in the First Division following the Steelmen's 6-2 rout. Brian Dodsworth set up David Pounder for a 13th minute opener, then right on 45 minutes Gary Ormston scored a contender for the season, making it 2-0 with a searing scissor-kick volley. Eccentric referee Traynor somehow found six minutes of stoppage time at the end of the first half and it was in the fifth of those that Guy Bates scored his first Consett goal, pouncing on the rebound from Dodsworth's shot. Two shocking errors by the Consett defence let the home side back into the game - Monaghan and Croft reducing the arrears to 3-2. Three goals in the last 13 minutes settled things Consett's way though. Andrew Cuthbertson made it 4-2 on 77 minutes, Ormston got his second of the game four minutes from time, and Paul Henderson-Reay scored his first league goal for the Steelmen in stoppage time to send Horden down. 14 April 2010 Consett's wretched home form continued as they were hammered 0-4 by last season's champions Newcastle Benfield. They were behind after just five minutes with the dreadful Belle Vue pitch playing its part as Damon Mullen's shot took a cruel bounce as rookie keeper Sam Grieveson went to gather it. Two penalties either side of half time, both converted by John Campbell, put paid to Consett's hopes. The first on 44 minutes was awarded for a pull by Graham Irving on Campbell, and he was also fouled for the second in the 64th minute, being brought down by Grieveson on that occasion. Stephen Young scored with a free header four minutes from time to conclude a rotten night for the Steelmen. 10 April 2010 Two sides with nothing tangible to play for in the league played out a 1-1 draw at Belle Vue as Ashington and Consett shared the spoils on a beautiful spring day. Keith Douglas hit the post for the visitors before Consett broke the deadlock on the half hour through Brian Dodsworth - who celebrate his expert finish with a double somersault! The Colliers levelled five minutes into the second half when Douglas capitalised on a lucky bobble on the edge of the Consett area to finish with a superb chip. 3 April 2010 More frustration for Consett as their second scheduled visit in four days to Welfare Park, Bedlington - this time for an away game at Morpeth Town - was POSTPONED due to the pitch still being waterlogged. Annoyingly for many of the supporters travelling from Derwentside, a late downpour rendered a barely playable pitch completely unfit about 30 minutes before kick off. 31 March 2010 Consett's away game at Bedlington Terriers was POSTPONED along with most other games in the Northern League this week due to an extremely waterlogged pitch at Welfare Park. 27 March 2010 Consett slipped to ninth position after losing to the only goal of the game at home to Norton and Stockton Ancients. Having won all of their previous nine meetings, this was Consett's first ever defeat to the Teesside club. The Steelmen went close early on when Paul Henderson-Reay fired into the side netting. Norton's Craig Gott and Consett's Chris Scott both missed the target when presented with good chances before Norton went ahead in the 36th minute. Craig Bishop pulled the ball back to Michael Dunwell who found the net from 6 yards. Henderson-Reay was denied by a good save from James Briggs in the second half, while Steelmen's keeper Chris Moore saved well from Dunwell, but there was no further scoring. 24 March 2010 A see-saw game at Belle Vue this evening saw Consett take the lead, fall behind, and ultimately settle for a 2-2 draw with Horden Colliery Welfare. Carl Piecha put the Steelmen ahead after three minutes, with Liam Beeston equalising. Mark Robinson headed in for Horden to give them the lead. In the second half, Lee Stothard headed in an own goal to share the points. 20 March 2010 After three straight league defeats and a penalty shootout cup KO, Consett returned to winning ways with a 3-1 success against a Ryton side containing Belle Vue old boys Craig Robson and Richard Logan. Former Newcastle United reserve Guy Bates made his debut up front, adding much-needed physical presence to the attack. And although he didn't manage a goal, top scorer Gary Ormston headed his 13th of the season and Brian Dodsworth grabbed a second to give Consett a 2-0 interval lead. Steven Huggins curled home a trademark free-kick after the break to make it three, and only a consolation goal for the home side with literally the last kick of the game marred Consett's 12th away league win of the season. Full report and pictures to follow. 18 March 2010 All of Consett's outstanding backlog of fixtures have now been given dates according to the Northern League website. These are as follows Wed 24-Mar-10 Horden Colliery Welfare (H) 13 March 2010 A bad end to a bad week as Consett were beaten 2-0 by Bishop Auckland at Darlington Road today, and lost goalkeeper Daniel Staples to a serious-looking injury. The Steelmen gave a debut to centre-half Andrew Bowes, signed yesterday from Tow Law, and he became the 41st player used this season. Another one of them, Adam Emson, opened the scoring on 10 minutes after a Wayne Gredziak dummy from Adam Strong's cross gave him a simple tap-in. Consett struggled to create anything, and fell further behind on 53 minutes, Steven Turnbull lashing home the rebound after Danny had injured himself saving his first effort. It could have been worse, but substitute keeper Chris Moore saved Emson's poor penalty midway through the half. Full report and pictures to follow. 10 March 2010 A weary-looking Consett threw away a two-goal lead tonight, losing 4-2 at home to struggling West Auckland, and it was two Belle Vue old boys, Steven Brown and Mattie Moffat, who did the damage. Just 48 hours after the Tow Law cup epic they simply ran out of steam after a Mark Stephenson own goal and Gavin Parkin's third goal in four games seemingly put them in control. But a Brown penalty made it 2-1 at half-time, and two second-half goals from Moffat (one a penalty) and another from Stuart Banks gave West a deserved win. To make matters worse, Consett added skipper Carl Piecha was added to the growing injury list. Full report to follow. 8 March 2010 The long-running saga of the League Cup 2nd Round game against Tow Law is finally over, three hours and 90 days after it started, as Consett were beaten in a penalty shoot-out following a 0-0 draw after extra time tonight. With parts of the Ironworks Road pitch deemed unplayable, the game was called off at 7pm and promptly switched to Consett. So after the players, officials and spectators had made the short trip up the A68, the tie eventually kicked off at Belle Vue at 8pm. Consett dominated the first half, with Gavin Parkin hitting a post and David Pounder having an effort tipped onto the bar. It was the same story in the second half, and Brian Dodsworth did have the ball in the net from a 75th-minute corner, but was judged to have fouled Lawyers keeper Barry Poskett. A host of good chances were again squandered, though Tow Law sub Luke Parkinson did hit the angle of post and crossbar with their best chance of the game. Thirty minutes of extra time couldn't separate the sides, with Andrew Cuthbertson's chip onto the top of the bar the closest either came, so the game went to penalties. Steven Huggins scored as Consett kicked first, and when former Steelman David Turner fired his penalty over the bar things were looking good. However, David Pounder missed the second penalty and Liam Hubbuck the fourth to give Tow Law, who scored their next three, the upper hand. It was left to Mark Eccles, a former Consett player, to deliver the knockout blow and give the Lawyers a 3rd Round tie v Morpeth Town. After one home game in 11 weeks, the players must now lift themselves for their third in five days when they take on West Auckland - and old boys Mattie Moffat and Steven Brown - at Belle Vue on Wednesday night. Full match report to follow. 6 March 2010 Following a Herculean effort by volunteers including one of the game's linesmen Mark Ryan, Consett's home game against West Allotment Celtic went ahead today. The effort proved to be worthwhile too as Consett won 1-0, with the only goal of the game coming after 42 minutes when Gavin Parkin fired home from Andrew Burton's cross. Celtic's attempts at finding an equaliser in the second half met stiff resistance, especially from Consett keeper Dan Staples who was outstanding. 3 March 2010 The Consett v Tow Law League Cup game tonight is OFF yet again. Still 2 inches of snow on Belle Vue and it's frozen solid. The game now switches back to Tow Law on Monday night (8th), or, if Ironworks Road is not fit, possibly Consett. A decision will be made Monday morning. 1 March 2010 Some attempt has been made at clearing Consett's horrendous fixture backlog with some midweek games added in for March. These are: Wednesday 10 March 2010 - West Auckland Town (H) 27 February 2010 Confirmation that today's league game at home to Billingham Synthonia has been called OFF after further snow in the region last night. 23 February 2010 Originally scheduled for Tuesday 24 November 2009 and postponed numerous times since, tonight's League Cup 2nd Round tie at Tow Law Town has been called OFF again with Ironworks Road still under several inches of snow. The tie has now been re-arranaged for next Wednesday 3 March, and has been switched to Belle Vue which appears to be the more playable of the two venues at the moment. 20 February 2010 Consett recovered from a two goal deficit to gain a point against Billingham Town at Belle Vue today - in their first home game for two and a half months. The Teessiders went ahead after 9 minutes when Steven Flockett's shot was parried by keeper Dan Staples but only to Louis Whensley who fired home the rebound. Billingham then doubled their lead in the 24th minute through French's close range finish. Gavin Parkin reduced the deficit in first half stoppage time, pouncing on the rebound from his own shot. It was 2-2 midway through the second half when Gary Ormston headed home David Pounder's free kick. The Steelmen pressed hard for the winner with Steve Huggins, Ormston and Pounder all hitting the woodwork but in the end they had to settle for the point. 16 February 2010 A return to winning ways for Consett as they ran out 3-1 winners at Esh Winning in tonight's league game. Esh took the lead through a goal by John Ryan. However the Steelmen fought back to win with goals from Andrew Burton, Paul Richardson own goal and Brian Dodsworth. 13 February 2010 Today's home game against Billingham Synthonia was called OFF due to the pitch at Belle Vue still being snowbound. 10 February 2010 Consett's Durham Challenge Cup tie at Crook Town finally went ahead at the sixth time of asking, however another disappointing defeat means that there is to be no repeat of the Steelmen's 2007 triumph in this competition this season Two goals from Gavin Barton put the home side 2-0 up by the 35th minute. Consett dominated the second half but could only claw one back through a Gary Ormston header, meaning the Division Two side went through with a 2-1 win to face Ryton in the semi finals.
4 February 2010 In a good workout against opponents four divisions higher in the non-league pyramid, Consett received some much-needed match practice, but went down 0-3 to Gateshead in a friendly on the 3G pitch at Gateshead Sports Academy. Consett fell behind to the Blue Square Premier side on 11 minutes, when Jamie Harwood wasn’t picked up from a corner and had time and space to pick his spot with a superb strike from 25 yards. Neale McDermott - the son of former Newcastle, Liverpool and England midfielder Terry - scored from the penalty spot to put the Tynesiders 2-0 up on 56 minutes. Gateshead completed the scoring with 13 minutes to go when a superb ball in from the left saw former Bolton Wanderers player James Sinclair guide an excellent header into the top corner. 3 February 2010 Least surprising website update of the year, the Durham Challenge Cup tie at Crook has been called OFF for the fifth time, with more snow having returned to the area. A sixth attempt will be made next Wednesday, the 10th, meaning of course that the League Cup tie at Tow Law occupied a particularly short-lived spell on our fixture list.With the team desperately short of match practice, a hastily arranged friendly has been organised away to Gateshead, to be played on the 3G artificial pitch at the International Stadium TOMORROW night Thursday 4 February. Kick off is at 7.30pm. 1 February 2010 A couple of fixture re-arrangements. We now have a date for the outstanding League Cup 2nd Round tie at Tow Law Town, which has been set for Tuesday 9 February, although given that Tow Law haven't played a home game since 12 December it remains to be seen if it actually goes ahead on that date. Also the home game against South Shields has been arranged for Saturday 20 February. 27 January 2010 If it's Wednesday, then it must be time for the weekly postponement of the Durham Challenge Cup tie at Crook. OFF again, we'll have another go next Wednesday! This means that the Horden game scheduled for that night gets placed back on the "TBA" pile. 23 January 2010 At last, some football! Consett played their first game of any description for six weeks as they returned to league action at Penrith. They picked up their impressive away form where they left off by registering a 3-1 win, extending their record on the road to just one defeat in sixteen stretching back to mid-August. Andrew Cuthbertson put the Steelmen ahead on the half hour and although the home side levelled four minutes before the break Jonjo Dickman restored Consett's lead within a minute. A Steve Huggins free kick in the 65th minute made it 3-1, by which time Penrith were down to ten men and Consett keeper Dan Staples had left the field with a suspected broken jaw. Consett also ended then game with ten after Cuthbertson was sent off in the 80th minute. 20 January 2010 More frustration for Consett as tonight's Durham Challenge Cup tie was called OFF again, this time just 20 minutes before kick off, with the referee deeming the pitch to be still waterlogged in some places. 15 January 2010 Another weather casualty as the home game against reigning champions Newcastle Benfield has been called OFF with Belle Vue still under a thick blanket of snow. Consett's period of enforced inactivity now runs to five weeks.There are some re-arrangements to bring to your attention as the Northern League start to address the massive fixture backlog. The home games against Spennymoor Town and Horden CW have been added in on Wednesday 27 January and Wednesday 3 February respectively, whilst the away game at Esh Winning has been re-arranged for Tuesday 16 February. There is no confirmation however of the home game against Billingham Town being reinstated back to the date it was originally moved from (Sat 20 Feb), with the Northern League website still showing this as a free Saturday for both clubs. 12 January 2010 The Durham Challenge Cup Quarter Final at Crook Town scheduled for tomorrow night is OFF again. We'll try again next Wednesday! 9 January 2010 Bedlington Terriers v Consett OFF. Reason obvious! 6 January 2010 Officially the worst snow for 30 years so another unsurprising postponement announcement. Tonight's Durham Challenge Cup Quarter Final at Crook Town has been called OFF. Nominally re-arranged for next Wednesday 13th, but in reality, not going to happen until they find some grass again under all that white stuff. 31 December 2009 More snow means more postponements, and Saturday's home game against Billingham Town has, inevitably, been called OFF. For the benefit of those outside the region here are some shots of Belle Vue taken today by Secretary Davy Pyke ...
24 December 2009 The Arctic freeze continues and with there being not the remotest chance that the Boxing Day morning game at Esh Winning will go ahead it has been called OFF already!We have a re-arranged fixture on Saturday 2 January 2010, at home to Billingham Town, ko 3pm. Weather permitting, of course. 18 December 2009 With Belle Vue under several inches of snow and a severe frost forecast overnight, it comes as no surprise that tomorrow's home game against South Shields has been called OFF. 15 December 2009 Consett's League Cup tie at Tow Law was called off once again this evening due to a waterlogged pitch, making it three postponements and an abandonment for the game which decides who travels to Morpeth Town in the 3rd Round. 12 December 2009 Having tried and failed three times in as many weeks to pay their League Cup tie away to Tow Law, Consett successfully managed to fulfil their league game at Ironworks Road today at the first time of asking. It proved to be a typical tight derby game though, ending in a stalemate with the final score being 0-0. 8 December 2009 The ongoing saga of Consett's League Cup 2nd Round tie continues as, after two postponements, the game was finally played this evening - only to be abandoned after 63 minutes because of fog! What was more frustrating was that Consett were leading 1-0 at the time thanks to a Gavin Parkin header after 29 minutes. However the mists rolled in after half time to ensure that we'll have to do it all again some time in the future. 5 December 2009 Another disappointing home result for Consett as their impressive away form continues to be undermined by failings at Belle Vue. However, the Steelmen felt somewhat aggrieved by the officiating in the game which played a part in both goals and culminated in the controversial sending off of Gary Ormston. Three Consett players were booked for dissent in the early stages, which set the tone, and Dunston took the lead after 35 minutes when Laws scored from the spot after Piecha was adjudged to have fouled Smith. It seemed Carl had got the ball though and the referee was some distance away. The second goal came on 41 minutes when Preen ran on to round the keeper, but again there was a suspicion of offside about it. There was very little goalmouth action in the second half but with 6 minutes left, Ormston seemed to be upended in the box. The referee blew the whistle with the home crowd anticipating the award of a penalty. To everyone's horror though he deemed that Gary had dived and showed him a yellow card, his second of the game so he was off. 30 November 2009 The Tow Law Town v Consett League Cup tie, re-scheduled for tomorrow night, has been POSTPONED for a second time, with temperatures plummeting to well below zero freezing an already wet Ironworks Road pitch. 28 November 2009 Returning to action after an enforced two week break, Consett came from behind to win 3-1 at Chester-le-Street Town and extend their impressive away record to 10 wins from their last 11 road trips. Nathan Fisher, who Consett released after just one game at the start of the season, put the Cestrians ahead after ten minutes. However Consett were level before the game had reached the quarter-hour mark as Gavin Parkin's shot was deflected over the keeper to open his account for the Steelmen. Andrew Cuthbertson scored with a tremendous strike from 25 yards to put Consett 2-1 up on 53 minutes, and Mattie Moffat headed in at the far post from David Pounder's superb right wing cross to wrap up the victory in the last minute. 26 November 2009 Confirmation has been received that the postponed Tow Law Town v Consett League Cup tie has been re-arranged for next Tuesday 1 December, kick off 7.30pm at Ironworks Road. 24 November 2009 A hat trick of postponements completed this evening as Consett's League Cup tie at neighbours Tow Law Town became the latest victim of the wet weather, called OFF due to Ironworks Road being waterlogged. 21 November 2009 Consett's home game against Horden Colliery Wefare has also fallen foul of the weather and has been POSTPONED due to Belle Vue still being waterlogged. 18 November 2009 Tonight's home game against West Auckland Town has been POSTPONED due to a waterlogged Belle Vue pitch. In other fixture news, Spennymoor's progress in the FA Vase means that our scheduled home game against them on Saturday 5 December has had to be called off due to their 3rd Round commitments. The league has filled this gap by moving our home game against Dunston UTS to that date from it's original date of Saturday 16 January.
7 November 2009 Consett's indifferent home form continued with a 2-2 draw against struggling Morpeth Town at Belle Vue today. The Steelmen had the better of the first half, but went behind in the 40th minute when Marc Walton scored for Morpeth. Consett were level within three minutes, Chris Scott's close range effort giving Morpeth keeper Jack Wells no chance. The comeback appeared to have been completed when Andrew Cuhtbertson fired home from 20 yards to put Consett 2-1 ahead with 11 minutes remaining. However the visitors, managed by Ken Lindoe's predecessor Jon King, snatched a late equaliser four minutes from time when Paul Jackson headed in from an Ian Herron corner. Elsewhere, Crook Town won 5-2 at Boldon CA in the Durham Challenge Cup to set up a quarter-final meeting with Consett at Millfield, with the likely date being Wednesday 6 January 2010. 5 November 2009 In today's draw for the 3rd Round of the Durham Challenge Cup Consett were drawn away again, to face the winners of the one oustanding tie from the 2nd Round between Boldon CA and Crook Town. That game takes place at Boldon on Saturday and is a 1.30 kick off due to the Wearside League club having no floodlights.
31 October 2009 In a decidedly inconsistent season one factor which is proving pleasantly consistent is Consett's away form. The Steelmen registered their fourth consecutive away win, and the seventh from their last eight away games, by winning 2-0 at Norton & Stockton Ancients. It was two goals from Mattie Mofaft, the first of this his second spell at the club, that did the damage.. The first came eight minutes after the break following a great through ball from Gary Ormston, and Moffat completed the job in the last minute after another defence-splitting Ormston pass. The win moves Consett up to 6th in the table. 29 October 2009 Your correspondent has received an email from erstwhile Consett keeper James Platten with the sad news that his career is over. Now living in Kent, James had up until recently been playing for Chatham Town in Ryman League Division One, making 12 appearances and never finishing on the losing side in any of them. Earlier this week however James went in for a shoulder operation, a legacy from an injury picked up in a pre-season friendly against Birtley Town in 2002. What was meant to be in 45 minute procedure took 2 hours due to complications and as a consequence James has been told he can't play again. Always a popular figure at Belle Vue, as witnessed by his well-supported testimonial a couple of years back, everyone at Consett sends their best wishes to James for the future.
24 October 2009 Consett recovered from an early setback to register a 3-1 home win over Ryton today. Kevin Dixon put the visitors ahead after just two minutes, but the Steelmen were level within a further two minutes as Steven Johnson made it 1-1. Two goals in the final five minutes of the first half, scored by Gary Ormston and Steven Huggins made it 3-1 at the break. There was no further scoring in the second half which meant Consett returned to winning ways in the league and moved up to 7th in the table. 22 October 2009 In today's draw for the 2nd Round of the Durham Challenge Cup Consett were handed an away tie at fellow Division One side Norton & Stockton Ancients, who are in their first season in the top division of the Northern League. The match is to be played by 7 November 2009, and as Norton usually play their midweek games on a Wednesday night, the likely date for the game is therefore Wednesday 4 November.
17 October 2009 Consett's Jekyll and Hyde season continued when they followed three wins in a week with a shocking 0-3 home defeat to struggling Bishop Auckland at Belle Vue today. After a goalless first half the Steelmen were undone by Adam Emson, who signed for Bishops from Consett a little over two weeks ago. He scored the first two minutes after the restart and then was fouled twice in the area for two penaltes both converted by Stephen Salvin. To compound Consett's misery the second penalty led to a sending off for keeper Dan Staples, meaning they finished with ten men and Jonjo Dickman in goal.
3 October 2009 Consett's interest in the FA Vase ended at the first hurdle for the second year running, as they went out of the competition at home to Bedlington Terriers, losing 0-2. After a goalless first half played in near gale force winds, the Terriers took the lead through a calm finish from Lee Ludlow. Bedlington certainly made best use of the conditions with the wind at their backs in the second half, and secured the win when Gareth McAlindon's left wing corner sailed in directly. |
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| Pos | Team | Pl | GD | Pts |
| 7 | Bedlington | 42 | 20 | 71 |
| 8 | Norton Stockton | 42 | -2 | 67 |
| 9 | Tow Law | 42 | -5 | 66 |
| 10 | CONSETT | 42 | -2 | 64 |
| 11 | South Shields | 42 | -4 | 63 |
| 12 | Billingham S | 42 | 1 | 59 |
| 13 | Bishop Auckland | 42 | -8 | 58 |
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