Category: Match Reports

GUISBOROUGH TOWN   1          WHITLEY BAY       1 Thursday 28th April Whitley Bay earned a very creditable draw from an entertaining game at top six side Guisborough Town on Thursday evening. With his team having guaranteed First Division safety two days earlier, Ian Chandler was able to rest several key players from his starting line up, with…

WHITLEY BAY       3          WEST ALLOTMENT CELTIC    1 Tuesday 26th April Whitley Bay ensured that they will be playing Northern League First Division football next season with victory over local rivals West Allotment Celtic on Tuesday evening. The result means that Allotment, who were playing their final game if the season, will have an anxious wait…

WHITLEY BAY       1          SUNDERLAND RCA         2 Saturday 23rd April This was a game Whitley should have had won by half time, but they had only one goal to show for their first half superiority. After the interval, the visitors gradually forced their way into the game and took the points thanks to two goals in…

WEST AUCKLAND TOWN          3          WHITLEY BAY       2 Thursday 21st April Whitley suffered their second defeat in three days with a disappointing performance at West Auckland.  Defensive mistakes and a failure to convert first half chances proved costly and the home side deservedly edged the contest. In an action packed opening to the game, West Auckland…

WHITLEY BAY       3          DUNSTON UTS       5 Tuesday 19th April Adam Shanks scored a hat-trick for Whitley Bay, bringing his total for the season to 37 goals, but still ended up on the losing side after an eight goal thriller at Hillheads on Tuesday evening. Stuart Bramley and Steve Gibson both returned to the Bay side…

BISHOP AUCKLAND        1          WHITLEY BAY       3 Saturday 9th April  Whitley Bay produced the outstanding Northern League performance of the day as they ended high flying Bishop Auckland’s long unbeaten home run with a hugely impressive and thoroughly deserved victory at Heritage Park. With a squad seriously depleted due to injuries and illness, Whitley’s prospects…

NORTON & STOCKTON ANCIENTS    4          WHITLEY BAY     3 Saturday 2nd April Whitley suffered a thoroughly disappointing defeat at bottom of the table Norton & Stockton in a game that swung first one way then the other. After a dismal first half performance they staged an excellent comeback and looked set claim victory but then let…

WHITLEY BAY       4          WASHINGTON       0 Tuesday 5th April Andy Robertson, who scored twice in the victory over North Shields on Easter Monday, went one better with a hat-trick in a comprehensive victory for Whitley Bay over fifth top Washington on Tuesday evening. Following defeats at Morpeth and Norton, Whitley bounced back in style on their…

MORPETH TOWN      3      WHITLEY BAY       0 Wednesday 30th March A sickening injury to Jonny Godsmark completely overshadowed this game at FA Vase finalists Morpeth Town. Only seven minutes had been played when Godsmark mistimed a tackle and fell to the ground in agony. It was immediately apparent that it was a serious injury and after…