WBFC Pre 2020 Archives

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  • Long trip to Yorkshire proves fruitless for Bay

    Long trip to Yorkshire proves fruitless for Bay

    NORTHALLERTON TOWN 1 WHITLEY BAY 0 Saturday 25th January Whitley’s run of defeats continued in North Yorkshire where a single goal in the second half of a drab game secured a vital three points for Northallerton who climbed off the bottom of the table and enhanced their prospects of survival in this their first season…

  • Manager praises much improved Bay performance

    Manager praises much improved Bay performance

    Despite eventually going down to a 2-0 defeat in the Northumberland Senior Cup at Morpeth, Whitley produced a much improved performance and manager Nathan Haslam was quick to acknowledge that the improvements were in the areas of the game that he had been asking for. “We’ve done a lot of work defensively since Saturday, on…

  • Battling Bay make Morpeth work hard for cup victory

    Battling Bay make Morpeth work hard for cup victory

    NORTHUMBERLAND SENIOR CUP QUARTER FINAL MORPETH TOWN 2 WHITLEY BAY 0 Wednesday 22nd January Morpeth eventually made their higher status count and progressed to the Northumberland Senior Cup semi finals but the holders were made to work hard for their victory by a determined Bay side whose defensive display was a huge improvement from last…

  • “We gave ourselves a mountain to climb”

    “We gave ourselves a mountain to climb”

    Bay manager Nathan Haslam gave his reaction to the 4-3 defeat at Ryhope CW. “Naturally I’m very disappointed, obviously, that we’ve lost the game 4-3. We gave ourselves a mountain to climb going 2-0 down after seven minutes. They were two very cheap goals which were defensive mistakes. We’ve done really well to come back…

  • Defensive errors prove costly for Whitley

    Defensive errors prove costly for Whitley

    RYHOPE CW 4 WHITLEY BAY 3 Saturday 18th January 2020 In a game of fluctuating fortunes, Whitley made a disastrous start, conceding twice in the first eight minutes, but recovered strongly, scoring two goals towards the end of the first half and might even have taken the lead in a dominant spell before the interval.…

  • Lee Kerr departs

    Lee Kerr departs

    Lee Kerr, has left Whitley to join his local side Jarrow FC. One of the all-time greats of the club, ‘Sparky’ returned to Hillheads last summer after a six year absence. Joining the club aged 16, he spent ten glorious years at Whitley Bay and was a three time FA Vase winner, scoring in all…

  • ‘We’re making wrong decisions under pressure’

    ‘We’re making wrong decisions under pressure’

    It was a disappointed Nathan Haslam who reflected on Saturday’s 2-0 defeat at the hands of Guisborough Town. “It’s always disappointing when we lose. It’s the same story though, we controlled the game, looked the more complete team but we’ve been beaten by experience in a team who were allowed to grind out a result.…

  • Defensive lapses prove costly

    Defensive lapses prove costly

    WHITLEY BAY 0 GUISBOROUGH TOWN 2 Saturday 11th January 2020 A goal early in each half earned in-form Guisborough their fifth consecutive victory, each of which has come without conceding a goal. They deserved their success for capitalising on two defensive errors by Whitley in a game when neither keeper was overworked. In contrast to…

  • Talk-in with Nathan and his assistants

    Talk-in with Nathan and his assistants

    There will be a Talk-in with manager Nathan Haslam and assistants Andy Ferguson and David Rush after this weekend’s game against Guisborough. The event which will take place in the clubhouse gives an opportunity for all fans to hear about the management team’s views on the season so far, their plans for the future, as…

  • Unlucky Bay start year with defeat

    Newcastle Benfield 2 Whitley Bay 1 Ebac Northern League Division One Saturday 4th January 2020 By David Hall Bay opened the new decade with a defeat in this clash with Newcastle Benfield, but can count themselves unlucky to come away with nothing to show for their efforts after having the majority of the possession over…