South Shields endured an afternoon of frustration as they were unable to make their chances count in a 1-0 defeat at Southport.
The Mariners dominated much of the proceedings at The Big Help Stadium and went close on a number of occasions, but fell to a loss after a second half penalty was converted by the hosts.
South Shields defeated Buxton 1-0 at 1st Cloud Arena to keep their unbeaten home record intact in Vanarama National League North.
After a goalless first half, Shields opened the scoring with half an hour to go through a Paul Blackett header.
South Shields earnt a hard-fought three points against table-toppers Tamworth to close the gap to three points to the top of the Vanarama National League North table.
Despite Tamworth having the better of the first half, Shields came closest to opening the scoring in the first half when Paul Blackett struck the woodwork.
Martin Smith’s second half equaliser earned South Shields a hard-fought draw with Brackley Town in Vanarama National League North.
The Mariners’ strong start was punctured at St James Park when Danny Newton put the hosts in front on 29 minutes.
