12 noon 9 August 2025 North Riding League, Division One Whinney Banks YCC 0 Linthorpe Academicals 6 (att 38) This was the first part of a double bill of North Riding League football, made possible by a midday kick off that, I assume, was to allow people to watch Middlesbrough's opening Championship game at 3pm. The action actually got underway a few minutes before 12, which suited me as I had plans to watch a nearby second game at 2pm. Despite the early start, it was a match that took a while to get going. Linthorpe looked the better side, but there wasn't much between them and Whinney Banks until they scored an opening goal four minutes before half time. They quickly added a second just before the break. The second period saw the visitors' dominance grow. An unfortunate own goal made it 3-0, two well-taken goals made it five, and late on a goalkeeping error presented Linthorpe with a sixth. It's hard to tell based on just one game, but they look a decent side. Like ma...
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