South Shields responded to Easter Monday’s defeat against Darlington with a blistering 5-2 win away at Radcliffe on Saturday. Paul Blackett stunned the hosts with a quickfire brace within minutes of the game’s start, before David Ball claimed one for Radcliffe later in the first-half. The travelling Mariners would then turn up the heat following the restart, and three goals in 10 minutes - from Oli Bainbridge, an own goal, and Will Jenkins - ensured Shields would claim all th

South Shields suffer derby defeat despite valiant fight back The hosts began the derby clash well, threatening the opposition with chances inside the opening minutes through Dan Dodds and Sonny Finch. However, it was the visitors who broke the deadlock - Cedric Main, the one who netted for Darlington in the 25th minute. The Mariners came into Monday night's clash making one change from their Good Friday fixture with Spennymoor Town - new signing Niall McAndrew would grace h

Paul Blackett header not enough as South Shields share the spoils with derby rivals Spennymoor Town The Mariners afternoon began fantastic - with Ian Watson’s side dominating the first-half and opening the deadlock one minute before the half-time whistle. The second-half was another tale of attacking dominance from the Mariners however, with 18 minutes to go their chances of taking three points back to South Tyneside became much harder as Corey McKeown equalised for the host

South Shields lost back-to-back matches as their charge for the Enterprise National League North title took a heavy blow on Tuesday night against King’s Lynn Town. New signing Brandon Forbes - who had only arrived at the Linnets earlier that day - shocked the Mariners in the 15th minute before Morgan Williams compounded the surprise just before the break. Carlton Ubaezuonu inflicted the final hit to an uncharacteristic South Shields side, who now find themselves four points b