Author: julian
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Bay earn creditable draw at the league leaders
CONSETT 3 WHITLEY BAY 3 Saturday 19th January On an emotional day for all associated with the club, Whitley Bay paid tribute to former fans’ favourite Robbie Livermore before holding league leaders Consett to a highly creditable draw in a six goal thriller. With the Belle View Stadium shrouded in fog, players from both sides…
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Robbie Livermore – a Whitley Bay legend
It is with great sadness that we learned last night of the tragic death of Robbie Livermore. Robbie played for Whitley Bay during some of the club’s greatest years. He was an integral member of the club’s first FA Vase winning squad in 2001/02 and was also a regular member of the Northern League championship…
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Consett match preview
This weekend Whitley face potentially their toughest league game of the season when they travel to top of the table Consett. The Steelmen are managed by former Bay Vase winner Chris Moore and their squad includes three players familiar to Whitley fans, Kyle Hayes, Ross Wilkinson and Matty Cornish. Consett have been among the front…
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Ten years ago – the road to Wembley reaches Bootle
This year marks the tenth anniversary of our first FA Vase victory at Wembley and today we recall our epic 4th Round tie at Bootle, which took place ten years ago today, on 17th January 2009. The game on Merseyside was seen as a tougher test than we had faced at Penrith in the previous…
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“We stayed in the game”
Although Bay manager Mick Mulhern did not hide his disappointment at the 2-0 defeat at West Auckland, he felt there were positives to come out of the game, especially in the first half. “To be fair I was quite pleased with the lads. Obviously I was disappointed with the result, they caught us a little…
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Second half goals cost Bay
WEST AUCKLAND TOWN 2 WHITLEY BAY 0 Saturday 12th January After an evenly contested first half, Whitley fell behind immediately after the interval and a second goal three minutes from full time ensured that West Auckland emerged winners of a hard fought game. With Tom Flynn unavailable, Whitley handed a debut to keeper Andy Hunter…
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West Auckland match preview
Whitley face another tough task this weekend when they travel to south west Durham to take on West Auckland Town. Mick Mulhern’s team will be hoping to build on last Saturday’s outstanding performance when they shocked second top Dunston UTS with a 3-2 victory at Hillheads. West are currently seventh in the table and while…
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“They played with pride and passion”
Bay manager Mick Mulhern was clearly delighted to have seen his side defeat second top Dunston UTS, who he acknowledged to be one of the best teams in the league. Saturday’s 3-2 victory at Hillheads earned Whitley the First Division ‘Team of the Week’ award and the Mulhern heaped praise on his entire squad. “It’s…
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Double for Martin as Bay stun title challengers
WHITLEY BAY 3 DUNSTON UTS 2 Saturday 5th January Whitley started the new year in tremendous style, producing an outstanding performance as they inflicted only the second defeat of the season on championship chasing Dunston. The visitors came into the game with by far the best defensive record in the league, having conceded just 13…
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Dunston UTS match preview
A tough challenge awaits Whitley in their opening game of 2019, when they welcome title chasing Dunston UTS to Hillheads this weekend. Dunston are enjoying an excellent season and after an outstanding FA Cup run which took them to the 4th Qualifying Round, they have maintained their very impressive league form, suffering only their first…