This was a sunny day with a very slight breeze playing at home against Bishop Auckland St Marys. We were vying for fourth spot in the league and needed to beat the opposition who were our nearest challengers.

This turned out to be an excellent game and keenly contested with a very good referee. This was end to end stuff with both teams having a go and an early chance for Clark but he struck the ball past the wrong side of the goal post. There were some good chances and eventually Saltburn scored when Whiley put a pressure ball goal-wards the defender tried to clear and a slight deflection went past their keeper into the net. The Saltburn defence then went to sleep and a  quickly taken free kick resulted in an equaliser. That was lesson learnt to concentrate. The half ended 1-1 and was a good effort by both teams.
The second half was as good as the first as both teams went in search of a goal; chances came and went and a couple of good saves by Walters kept them out. We had our own chances and Hudson snatched at a good chance and missed the goal. However, he was to make amends when a ball over the top towards their keepers right was hammered home left foot by Hudson. This was a worthy goal to win any game and as Hudson has had a very lean spell up front this was a welcome sight. The game continued and was well refereed by Tommy Turner and was also appreciated by the opposition. This meant for a good clean football contest as Saltburn ran out 2-1 winners to secure fourth position. A good team performance but it was Whiley and Blue who shone through and shared the MOM award.