South Shields Women host Sunderland West End Ladies in the DCFA Women’s Challenge Cup Quarter-Final on Sunday (1:30pm kick-off). After seeing off Wallsend BC Women in last week’s NERWFL League Cup tie, the Mariners will be hoping to make a double success in the cups with a positive result at the weekend. The two teams will meet for the second time this season, having previously played a league game in September at Harton Welfare - Sunderland West End came out 2-1 winners that day. Jen Wootten...

South Shields lost 3-1 against Merthyr Town in their longest trip of the Enterprise National League North season on Tuesday night. The team made a round trip of more than 600 miles but they were unable to deliver under the lights in South Wales against an increasingly hot Martyrs outfit, who have now won five on the spin. Cawley Cox and Ricardo Rees, from the spot, had given the hosts a 2-0 lead before Luke Woolston brought one back shortly before half-time. Cole Jarvis inflicted the final...

South Shields Women have been drawn at home against Spennymoor Town Ladies in the NERWFL League Cup Third Round. The match will take place on Sunday, December 7th, with full match details to be confirmed closer to matchday. Shields entered the tournament in the Second Round at the weekend, after being awarded a bye from the First Round, and a Julie Raffel hat-trick was enough to see off Wallsend BC Women, in a 3-1 win for the Mariners. Meanwhile, the Moors have progressed through two rounds...