Local footy: Home help for RCA, Red Star
Sunderland RCA have been handed home ties in both the FA Cup and FA Vase.
Ryton will visit Meadow Park on August 15 in the cup's extra preliminary round, while Yorkshire outfit Armthorpe Welfare come north to take on Neil Hixon's men in the Vase opener on September 5.
Seaham Red Star also have two home games – against Morpeth (FA Cup) and the winners of the Stokesley-Thackley tie (Vase).
Bishop Auckland face two trips to Hall Road Rangers. They visit the East Yorkshire club in the FA Cup and will go there again if they win their FA Vase opener at home to Billingham Town.
Durham City enter the FA Cup in the first qualifying round, away to Horden CW, Tow Law, West Allotment or Liversedge.
City have been drawn away to Salford City in the first qualifying round of the FA Carlsberg Trophy on October 17.
Wearside League side Easington Colliery have an attractive home Vase tie against Shildon.
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Thursday 09 February 2012
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