The last Saturday of fixtures before the Christmas break saw the second legs of The Charity Shield semi-final.

Leading 3-0 from the first leg, Whitley Bay Churches went to Jesmond Parish Athenian. Keith Chambers opened the scoring for Athenians before the break he added a second on the hour. Whitley Bay held on with Geoff Noble scoring near the end to lose the match 2-1 before going through to the final 4-2 on aggregate.

In the other tie Metro Church Sunderland had home advantage against Jesmond Parish Church who had a 4-0 lead from the first leg. Metro Churches John Boyd scored twice before Tom Digby scored for Jesmond. Metro kept going forward and were rewarded with a Martin Harvey goal as Metro won the match 3-1 but Jesmond won the tie 5-3 on aggregate.

In Division One there were home wins for Airport Church and Stakeford Methodist Church. At Airport, a goal from David Holloway gave Heaton Hearts the lead on the half hour. A pair of goals from Ben Oliver and a strike from Paul Proud gave Airport a 3-1 win.

Phil Baxter put Stakeford ahead with a goal against Monkwearmouth Christians. Barry Ward squared the match but Mark Munley scored the preverbal Christmas cracker of a goal to give Stakeford a 2-1 win.

In Division Two Ryton Churches claimed back the top spot. Leading 2-1 at Middlesbrough Baptists, Barry Daramola put the Boro ahead but a brace from Bryan Gilmour gave Ryton a half-time lead. Dean Swanston and Peter Sutherland added to the scoresheet for Ryton to win 4-1.

All square at half time, and full time, Bethany Christian Centre and Saint Peters Low Fell shared the points in a 2-2 draw. Lee Reid and Ronnie Smith connected for Bethany while Rob Laybourne and John Coxon got the goals for the Saints.

Saint Aiden Castington took three points at Westgate Road Baptist Church. On the scoresheet were Neil Henderson and Steve Dunkerley (2), winning 3-0. Whitley Baptist Church let a 2-0 half time lead slip with goals from Jordan Murphy and Martin Orr. Getting the points in a 2-2 draw Yarm Emmanuel had David McQuilian and Marc Dale get the goals in the second half.

Division One

P W D L F A Pts

Jesmond Parish 9 6 2 1 32 18 20

Whitley Bay Churches 9 6 0 3 26 17 18

Consett Methodist Church 9 6 0 3 33 28 18

Airport Church Newcastle 8 4 0 4 25 18 12

Heaton Hearts 10 4 0 6 19 26 12

Metro Church S'land 6 3 2 1 17 13 11

Stranton Saints 10 3 2 5 26 27 11

Bethshan Christian Centre 9 3 2 4 25 28 11

Stakeford Methodist 8 3 1 4 15 25 10

Monkwearmouth Christian 10 3 1 6 27 39 10

Heworth Christian Fellowship 8 2 0 6 24 30 6

Division Two

P W D L F A Pts

Ryton Churches 10 8 1 1 43 22 25

Lanchester Chapel 10 7 2 1 37 22 23

St Peters Low Fell 10 6 2 2 31 18 20

Jesmond Parish Athenians 9 6 0 3 30 13 18

Bethany Christian Centre 9 4 2 3 28 26 14

St Aidens Chapel 10 4 2 4 21 22 14

Westgate Road Baptist 10 3 1 6 25 37 10

Jesmond Parish B 10 3 1 6 20 32 10

Yarm Emmanuel 9 2 3 4 12 15 9

Middlesbrough Baptists 9 1 1 7 17 18 4

Whitley Bay Baptist 10 0 3 7 20 59 3