Match Preview - Ebac Northern League Division 2 - Friday 2nd October 2026 - Ryton & Crawcrook Albion (A) - Kick-Off 19:30pm

It's Friday night football under the lights down in the Tyne Valley for Park View AFC as they travel to the Old Haulage Stadium, Ryton for a crucial play-off pretenders clash.

Park View who sit curently in the final play-off position of 5th take on 7th placed Ryton & Crawcrook Albion. Park View are three points better off than their hosts but they have also played three games more.

Ryton & Crawcrook have 22 points from 13 games made up of 7 wins 1 draw and 5 defeats. They have scored 21 goals and conceded 16. Louis Calvert with 5 goals and Charlie Grieveson with 4 netted their top league goal scorers.

Park View have 25 points from 16 games. They have 7 wins 4 draws and 5 defeats. Goals wise they have netted 26 times and conceded 23. Charlie Loveday leads their scoring charts with 9 recorded and Niall Armstrong has 4.

Both teams lost last time out by the same score line. Park View going down to a 2 - 0 home defeat at the hands of AFC Newbiggin. Ryton & Crawcrook coming away from Boldon CA pointless after also losing 2 - 0.

The form table over the last six games tells a slightly different story. Ryton & Crawcrook 5th in those rankings having won 4 and lost 2. Park View meanwhile are 7th with 3 wins 1 draw and 2 defeats in their last six games.

Last season both teams won their home games. In August Park View through goals from Nathan Conroy and Stephen Siyanbola won 2 - 0. Ryton & Crawcrook getting their revenge when a Louis Calvert effort gave them a 1 - 0 victory.

Both teams head into the fixture searching for a win and three points in what on paper looks being a tight affair. Kick-Off at Ryton & Crawcrook is at 7:30pm.