Stockton Town, in their first ever Vase competition, pulled off a major shock when they beat four times winners Whitley Bay 2-0 on Saturday.

Town was a club in its infancy when Whitley last won the Vase in 2011, and manager Micky Dunwell said; “The win shows how far the club has come in five years.

“We were excellent all the way through the game and fully deserved the win. Our pace in the final third of the pitch caused Whitley all sorts of problems and won us the game. I can’t praise the players enough.”

Whitley Bay keeper Tom Flynn pulled off a couple of good saves in the first half, but Stockton took the lead just after half time with a header by Adam Nicholson from a corner.

They made sure of a place in Monday’s first round draw when Joe Scaife Wheatley tapped in the second on 68 minutes.

Whitley manager Ian Chandler said; “There was no spark at all.”

Easington, from the ENL Second Division also pulled off a good result, beating Ashington from a division above them 2-0 at the Welfare Ground.

They took the lead after 16 minutes through Joe Kerridge, and after they absorbed lots of Ashington pressure, Luke Page broke away and got the second late in the game.

Easington manager Paul Frame said; “The club has come a long way in the last two years, and it’s fantastic to be a part of the club’s revival. It was great to get a result against a team from above us.”

West Auckland went out, beaten 2-1 by Padiham with the winning goal coming right at the end of extra time.

Padiham’s James Dean gave his side a half time lead, but Adam Preston hit back for West just on the hour.

Shaun Hudson hit the post and Matty Moffat was denied in normal time, and just when a replay looked likely in extra time, Dean scored in the second minute of time added on.

New joint managers Steve Skinner and Darren Williams took over after the end of the game from caretaker manager Mark Hudson.

Newcastle Benfield had a good win, by 3-1 over Liversedge from the Northern Counties East League.

Dylan McAvoy gave Benfield a first half lead, then Mark Turnbull’s cross was deflected in by a defender. Mechack Kanda made it 3-0 in the last minute.

Newcastle Benfield joint manager Mark Convery said; “The result was the main thing. It wasn’t a great performance but we looked comfortable from start to finish and showed how good our young players that are coming through.”

Consett crashed out of their second cup competition inside four days when they were beaten 3-1 at home by Pickering.

After Consett keeper Chris Elliott stopped a penalty, Joe Danby put Pickering into the lead, then Consett were caught unawares by a quickly taken free kick by Ryan Blott for the second. Nathan Kamara made it 3-0, before Michael Sweet pulled a goal back.

Consett manager Mark Eccles said; “We started the game well and that was probably our downfall as the lads became complacent and let then into the game. We came out for the second half and looked better but when they were gifted a goal, we were always chasing. The better team won, it was a very poor performance from ourselves.”

Billingham Synthonia just managed to squeeze past Heaton Stannington by the only goal of the game, Liam O’Sullivan scoring from a Chay Liddle assist.

Paul Chow, who scored the fastest ever goal in a Wembley Vase final when he was at Whitley Bay, was on target for Jarrow Roofing in their 4-0 away win at Northallerton.

Adam Sakr finished off a good move to put Roofing into an 18th minute lead, then Chow headed the second on 63 minutes. Northallerton’s Danny McLachlan was red carded for dissent, then Sakr found the corner of the net for the third. Robbie Williamson finished off the scoring.

Jarrow Roofing manager Richie McLoughlin said; “It was a hard place to go to and they were well up for the game and made it hard for us. We stood up well to battle it out and win the game.”

Northallerton manager Darren Trotter said; “We weren’t good enough in both boxes. We probably had the majority of the play but we didn’t take our chances and got punished from Jarrow’s quality up top.”

Ryhope CW midfielder Nathan O’Neill scored a hat trick in their 5-0 away win at Ryton and Crawcrook, with Paul Braithwaite and Joe Melvin getting the others.

Ryhope CW manager Gary Pearson said; “It was a great professional performance to the game throughout and pleased to be in the draw as it was a potential banana skin. There were some solid performances, but Nathan O’Neill was the stand out with a hat trick from midfield. Three wins out of three looks a lot more promising.”

South Shields won 4-0 at a spirited Esh Winning, with goals by Lee Paul Scroggins, Robbie Briggs, Owen Simpson and Wembley winner Gavin Cogdon.

Esh have added Tony Boakes and Jacky Traynor to their management team.

Esh Winning manager Alan Hayes said; “I was really proud of the team who worked hard for 90 minutes against a top class South Shields. Now we need to carry that on in the league.”

Chester-le-Street defeated Norton, from a division below them, by 3-2 at Chester Moor.

Nicky Martin put Norton into an early lead from a Phil Caley assist, but Chester equalised with a Cameron Nicol free kick. Nicol put Chester into the lead after he broke away on 50 minutes, then Dominic Laws scored the third. Lewis Walton pulled a goal back from a cross for Norton, but they couldn’t force extra time.

Chester-le-Street manager Colin Wake said; “Excellent performance and the scoreline flattered Norton. It would have been more emphatic but we couldn’t put the game to bed. Overall we thoroughly deserved the win.”

Norton manager Deano Browne said; “We started very well and scored a great goal but we dropped off and let Chester back into the game. Chester worked hard and were better at winning second balls. We scored late on and it was a tense last 15 minutes.”

Team Northumbria, who are unbeaten in the second division so far, lost 4-2 at Penrith, while Wearside League Stokesley went down 7-1 at Barnoldswick, Ryan Rivis scoring for them.

Stokesley manager Craig Winter said; “Against a very good team they took their chances and we didn’t. Great set up and fair play.”