Norton got back in the groove with a 7-0 Division Two annihilation of Esh Winning
Gary Mitchell scored his 150th and 151st Northern League goals as Norton got back in the groove with a 7-0 Division Two annihilation of Esh Winning.
Mitchell had gone 13 games without scoring since he netted in a 3-1 December defeat at Jarrow Roofing, with the 150-goal milestone weighing on his mind.
But neither he or Norton looked back after Karl Charlton scored the opener on his way to a hat-trick, and Mitchell and Nicky Martin both struck twice.
Martin’s brace took him to 149 career goals and he has a fantastic chance to emulate Mitchell’s achievement before the end of the season.
Norton have three games left which are all at Station Road.
Mitchell has played for six different Northern League clubs, including two spells with Norton and Northallerton and a stint at Thornaby.
The 31-year-old said: “I’m very proud of scoring 150 Northern League goals.
“I’d been thinking about it too much and snatching at shots, but I kept my concentration to score my first one and it was a relief to see it finally go in.
“The manager and the lads have been very supportive, even though there has been plenty of banter flying around.
“My 11-year-old son Gary has scored 67 goals for Darlington in the TJFA this season and had been giving me some stick as well.
“But now I’ve got over the 150 line I can enjoy my football and hopefully keep on scoring.”
Stokesley should stay up with only one team going down from the second tier this season.
Monty Alexander’s side were seven minutes away from victory at home to North Shields, but the manager was left frustrated as the leaders rescued a point with a late penalty in a 3-3 draw.
Stokesley had led 2-0 and 3-1 with goals from Drew Lambert, Matthew Robinson and Kristian Kamara.
Alexander said: “It was a terrific performance, but I thought we were robbed at the end with the penalty. It was given for a high foot but the incident was outside the box.”
Thornaby made amends for their 4-0 defeat at Whickham as they won 2-0 at bottom club Ryton, skipper Lee Bythway and striker Ged Livingstone scoring in the first half.
In the first division, fourth-placed Guisborough rebounded from their League Cup exit at Marske as they beat struggling Sunderland RCA 2-1 at the KGV.
Mikey Roberts gave them the lead from the penalty spot with his 40th goal of the season, and Luke Bythway got a show-stopping second from 25 yards.
RCA pulled a goal back through Jim Wilson, whose former side Billingham Synthonia lost 1-0 at Crook.
Synners created plenty of chances and David Abel saw his header pushed onto a post, but Robbie Bird scored the winner with the visiting defence appealing for offside.
Marske’s three-match winning run came to an end as they never got going in a heavy 4-0 defeat at Newcastle Benfield.
The Seasiders were without Lev Yalcin ,Chris McGill and the injured Josh Myers, and striker Jamie Clarke had to leave the game at half time.
Marske also had to play with 10 men for the last 20 minutes as Josh MacDonald went off with a calf injury and they had already made all of their substitutions.
Relegated Billingham Town have now conceded 18 goals in their last two games against title-contending Spennymoor and Shildon. The Railwaymen were runaway 8-0 winners at Bedford Terrace, with former Synners winger Chris Emms scoring twice.
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