An view of Mount Pleasant before Marske United take on Billingham Synthonia in a Northern League division one fixture. Formed in 1956 in Marske-by-the-Sea, the home club had secured automatic promotion to the Northern Premier League two days before and were in the midst of a run of six home games in 10 days as they attempted to overtake Morpeth Town to win the league. They won this match 6-1 against already relegated Billingham, watched by a crowd of 196.