Most of the 1st round ties in both the Men's League Cups A and B have been completed, with winning teams progressing into the quarter finals.

In League Cup A (for each club's highest team in Divisions 1 to 3), Boldon 1 of Division 2 produced the only slight upset of the 1st round beating Tynemouth 3 (bottom of Division 1) by 3-2, and in an all-Division 1 clash there was also a narrow 3-2 win for Newbiggin 1 over Sunderland 2. There were no shocks in the two Division 1 v Division 3 clashes, Westoe 2 proving too strong for Consett 1 of Division 3, winning 5-0, and Northern 3 overcoming David Lloyd Sunderland 4-1 in a very competitive tie. Division 1 leaders Northumberland 2 went through on a bye, Eldon Leisure 1 received a walkover from Concordia 1, and two 1st round ties have yet to be settled - Hexham 1 (the only other Division 2 team remaining) v Primrose 1 and Chester-le-Street 1 v Benwell Hill 1.

Quarter final line-up [division in brackets]:

• Northumberland 2 [1] v Newbiggin 1 [1]
• Eldon Leisure 1 [1] v Boldon 1 [2]
• Westoe 2 [1] v Hexham 1 [2] or Primrose 1 [1]
• Chester-le-Street 1 [1] or Benwell Hill [1] v Northern 3 [1]

In League Cup B (for each club's highest team in Divisions 4 and 5), Alnwick narrowly overcame Tynemouth Social 3-2 and now travel to Northern 5 who received a bye through to the quarter finals. Chester-le-Street 3 and Primrose 4 both received 1st round walkovers and now meet each other in the quarter finals. Newcastle University 3 (2nd in DIvision 5) beat higher-placed opposition in the shape of Consett 2 of Division 4 by 5-0, and now host either Division 5 leaders Northern Juniors or Division 4 strugglers Eldon Leisure 3 in the quarter final. Sunderland 4 progressed through a walkover against Northumberland 5, to meet Division 4 leaders Boldon 2 in the quarter final.

Quarter final line-up [division in brackets]:

• Northern 5 [4] v Alnwick [5]
• Chester-le-Street 3 [4] v Primrose 4 [5]
• Newcastle University 3 [5] v Northern Juniors [5] or Eldon Leisure 3 [4]
• Sunderland 4 [4] v Boldon 2 [4]

The Ladies' League Cup started with Tynemouth Ladies 2 narrowly beating Primrose Ladies by 3-2 in the only quarter final tie (a Division 2 double header), to set up a semi-final tie with Northern Ladies 2 In the other semi-final, Northumbria University Ladies (5th-placed in Division 1) will play Northern Ladies 3.

The League Cup semi finals will be held at the Northumberland Club from 9th to 11th May, followed by the Men's and Ladies' Northumbria Cup semi finals (for the top four Men's and Ladies' teams) on 12th and 13th May, culminating in the Cup Finals and Presentation Night on Sat 14th May.

The full Cup draws and results may be found here.