August 2022

Whickham were the opposition for what should be a close game between one of Benfield’s nearest neighbours. Benfield came close to scoring as early as the 2nd minute when Eddie Thomas was played down the Whickham left flank before cutting in to have a decent shot finish inches wide of the post.   It wasn’t long however before the first goal came in the 6th minute, and it went Benfield’s way. A cross to the far post […]

After a 1-1 game at Sam Smith’s Park, another equally as tough game was anticipated in this F.A. cup replay.  Only 1 minute had passed when Benfield had a strong appeal for a penalty after it looked like Ryan McGorrigan had been pulled back, but the referee Sam Ross denied the appeal. It only took 7 minutes of the match to pass by before the first goal of the game arrived, and it went the

The first step on their journey to Wembley arrived with Ex Northern league team Shildon as the opposition. As early as the ninth minute Benfield were indebted to goalkeeper Andrew Grainger who brought off a fine save from a shot by Shildon’s Michael Sweet.   Shildon were looking lively from the start and almost were given a goal start after a poor back pass from Benfield’s Kyle Errington was pounced on by Michael Sweet only for

West Auckland were the visitors to Sam Smith’s Park for an expected difficult league game, as it usually is when the two teams meet.  West Auckland should have been two up in the first 2 minutes – in the first minute from a corner on the Benfield right flank, it was floated over to be met by West Auckland player James Ellis, this caused concern to the Benfield team as he has proven to be

Luncarty F.C. were the visitors to Sam Smith’s Park having made the long journey from Perth in Scotland.  The first fifteen minutes went swiftly by with neither team looking as if they would score, but that changed in the seventeenth minute when Newcastle Benfield got the opening goal of the game. It came when a cross from Sam Reid took out all of the visitors’ defence, allowing Ryan McGorrigan the opportunity to side foot a left