In Pictures: Birtley Town 1-3 South Shields

A lightning quick start to the game helped South Shields record a 15th consecutive victory as they defeated Birtley Town 3-1 on Wednesday.

Goals from Andrew Bulford, David Foley and Stephen Ramsey inside the first 15 minutes wrapped up the points for the Mariners.

Below is a set of images from the match, captured by Peter Talbot. They can be viewed in full here: In Pictures – Birtley Town 1-3 South Shields