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The County Cup tie at home to Newcastle East End has been postponed. The tie was rescheduled for this Saturday, but the first team are at home to Washington in the Northern League. Durham FA will probably ask us to play it on Thursday 26 November. A win against the Tyneside high fliers would see us play in the next round on Saturday, 12 December. Before then, the Under 18s are at home to Herrington Grindon Rangers on Saturday, 28 November, then it's away up the hill against Ryhope CW on Saturday, 5 December.

Here are the results of the first quarterly members prize draw.

First prize - £50 - Winning number 326
Second prize - £30 - Winning number 239
Third prize - Six match tickets - Winning number 79
Junior Prize - Signed football - Winning number 298

Sunderland RCA Under 18s Coach, Joe Olabode, is featured in a recent Sky Sports news report on their investigation: Are black coaches under-represented when it comes to grassroots football?

Sunderland RCA Barnes, the club's Sunday team, entertain Lobster FC from Liverpool at Meadow Park, Ryhope, in the FA Carlsberg Sunday Cup this Sunday, 18 October at two o'clock.

The FA's national competition for Sunday teams is a great opportunity for the Sunday footballers to get some publicity and profile for their part of the game, with the prospect of a final played at Anfield just a few games away!