Category: Match Reports
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Wilkinson’s late goal seals battling Bay victory
WHITLEY BAY 3 SUNDERLAND RCA 2 Tuesday 6th September When he returned to Hillheads earlier this year, Ian Chandler said he wanted his team to entertain the fans. With yet another late comeback they are certainly doing that but perhaps in a more nail biting fashion than he had imagined! Sunderland RCA came to…
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Mariners end Bay’s unbeaten start
SOUTH SHIELDS 4 WHITLEY BAY 2 Saturday 3rd September Whitley’s unbeaten start to the league season came to an end against big spending South Shields at Mariners Park but it was only in the final twenty minutes that the home side took control of the game, coming from behind after two goals from Adam Shanks…
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Honours even in North Tyneside derby
Whitley Bay 2 North Shields 2 Saturday 27th August For the third game in a row, Whitley earned a point with a late equaliser, Alex Kempster’s 89th minute strike ensuring that the North Tyneside derby ended all square. It was a fair result in a game that swung first one way then the other. Whitley had the…
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Wilkinson does it again as Bay hold Shildon
Shildon 2 Whitley Bay 2 Wednesday 24th August Whitley battled back strongly after conceding two first half goals and Ross Wilkinson’s late equaliser ended Shildon’s 100% record and extended Whitley’s unbeaten start to the league season. After Alex Kempster had a shot blocked inside the first minute, the league champions quickly got into their stride with some…
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Points shared in a six goal thriller
Whitley Bay 3 South Shields 3 Saturday 20th August A thoroughly entertaining game that swung first one way then the other ended all square thanks to a stoppage time equaliser from Ross Wilkinson. South Shields arrived at Hillheads as Second Division champions and strengthened by a number of high profile summer signings. Whitley’s latest signing…
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Robertson double helps Bay see off Benfield
Whitley Bay 3 Newcastle Benfield 1 Tuesday 16th August Whitley made it two league wins out of two with a well deserved 3-1 victory over local rivals Newcastle Benfield at Hillheads. Tom Potter replaced the unavailable Adam Shanks in the only change from the side that scored five goals against Ryhope CW at the weekend.…
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Bay crush Ryhope CW in league opener
Whitley Bay 5 Ryhope CW 1 Whitley got their Northern League season off to a flying start thanks to an excellent second half performance against First Division newcomers Ryhope CW. The cliché ‘a game of two halves’ was never more appropriate than in this contest, as Ryhope deservedly led at the interval but were swept…
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Two for Chow as Bay start with a draw
WHITLEY BAY 2 CONSETT 2 Saturday 9th August Whitley began the new season with a hard fought draw at Hillheads against a Consett side who are strongly tipped to be among the front runners in the Northern League this year. Both of Whitley’s goals came from Paul Chow, starting his eighth season at Hillheads and…
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Bay suffer stoppage time agony in FA Cup
Norton & Stockton Ancients 2 Whitley Bay 1 There will be no repeat of last season’s FA Cup heroics for Whitley as they crashed out of the competition at the first hurdle, beaten in agonising fashion through an own goal four minutes into stoppage time in their Extra Preliminary Round replay at Norton. On a…
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Stoppage time goal sends Bay to FA Cup defeat
FA CUP EXTRA PRELIMINARY ROUND REPLAY NORTON & STOCKTON ANCIENTS 2 WHITLEY BAY 1 Wednesday 10th August There will be no repeat of last season’s FA Cup heroics for Whitley as they crashed out of the competition at the first hurdle, beaten in agonising fashion through an own goal four minutes into stoppage time in…