Author: julian
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Happy Birthday Callum!
We would like to wish Callum Anderson a very happy 28th birthday today. Callum is a true Bay stalwart, having shown tremendous loyalty to the club over the years. He has currently made a total of 316 appearances and has two FA Vase winners medals, having played in the 2010 and 2011 Wembley Finals. Being…
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“Lots of positives”
Looking back on Saturday’s 2-2 draw against Newton Aycliffe, Bay manager Mick Mulhern said there were lots of positives to take from his team’s performance and he felt they deserved to win the game. “I thought we were the better team to be honest. In the first half I was really pleased with the shape.…
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Points shared in entertaining draw
WHITLEY BAY 2 NEWTON AYCLIFFE 2 Saturday 29th December An 83rd minute penalty earned Whitley a share of the spoils from an entertaining contest but on the balance of chances, this was a game that they should probably have won. Quite remarkably, the contest followed an identical pattern to the game between the sides at…
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Crushing defeat for Whitley at Seaham
SEAHAM RED STAR 5 WHITLEY BAY 0 Saturday 22nd December Whitley suffered a heavy defeat at the hands of Seaham Red Star in their final game before Christmas. A head injury to Luke Salmon after just three minutes resulted in a lengthy delay and on the restart, Seaham raced away upfield and took the lead.…
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Seaham match preview
For their final pre-Christmas fixture, Whitley travel to Seaham Red Star this weekend to take on the side they defeated 4-2 at Hillheads on the opening day of the season. Seaham have struggled near the foot of the table but in recent weeks they have shown signs of improvement as they have strengthened their squad.…
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Ten years ago – the road to Wembley via Penrith
It was ten years ago today, on the road to the first of their three consecutive Wembley triumphs, that Whitley won their FA Vase 3rd Round tie at Penrith. Twice the game was postponed because the Southend Road pitch was waterlogged so it meant a Wednesday night trip to Cumbria, where the only goal of…
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Mulhern assesses derby defeat
Mick Mulhern gave his thoughts on Saturday’s derby defeat at Hillheads “I was disappointed we didn’t respond as I’d have expected after the excellent performance at Ryhope on Tuesday night. It’s a lack of consistency that’s been our problem all season, we take one big step forward then one back. “In the first half it…
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Bay frozen out in derby defeat
WHITLEY BAY 0 NORTH SHIELDS 3 Saturday 15th December Whitley’s inconsistent season continued with a disappointing derby day defeat coming just four days after an impressive League Cup victory at Ryhope. A bitterly cold, strong and blustery wind made conditions difficult for players and fans alike and while the crowd was in excess of 400,…
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Ten Years On
We are delighted to announce a special celebration that will take place next year to commemorate Whitley Bay’s record breaking hat trick of FA Vase victories at Wembley. The event is the brainchild of Mark Taylor, whose final game was the FA Vase Final in 2009 and later that year was diagnosed with motor neurone…
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North Shields match preview
Whitley and North Shields are due to meet at Hillheads tomorrow (Saturday) in the third North Tyneside derby of the season. In the two previous games the home side came out on top by two goals to nil. Whitley won the first encounter, a League Cup 2nd Round tie at Hillheads, with former Robin Ben…