Category: Match Reports
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Late fireworks earn Bay a point at Thornaby
THORNABY 2 WHITLEY BAY 2 Tuesday 5th November A game that struggled to come to life in the first half ended in high drama with three goals coming in the final six minutes. Guy Fawkes Night celebrations were going on in the neighbouring area but for much of the game, events on the Teesdale Park…
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Bay dominate but leave empty handed
BILLINGHAM TOWN 2 WHITLEY BAY 0 Saturday 2nd November Whitley were much the better side for long periods of this game but failed to convert their superiority into goals whereas Billingham Town were more clinical and made the most of the few chances that they managed to create. The frame of the goal came to…
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Bizarre decision and red card make it a bad day for Whitley
WEST AUCKLAND TOWN 5 WHITLEY BAY 1 Saturday 26th October Whitley’s winning run came to an end at West Auckland but the final score tells only part of the story. The big talking point of the game came in the 14th minute when a downward header from Bay’s Scott Lowery crossed the line by at…
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Stephenson takes the honours as Bay see off University challenge
TECHFLOW MARINE NORTHUMBERLAND SENIOR CUP 1ST ROUND WHITLEY BAY 6 NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY 0 Tuesday 22nd October Whitley scored six goals for the third consecutive game and in doing so extended their winning run to four matches with a comprehensive Northumberland Senior Cup victory over Newcastle University. Manager Nathan Haslam rested several first choice players and…
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Another six for Whitley
NORTHERN LEAGUE CUP GROUP H WHITLEY BAY 6 BIRTLEY TOWN 1 Tuesday 15th October Whitley cruised through to the knockout stages of the League Cup with a comprehensive victory in their first ever game against Second Division Birtley Town. Completing the newly designed group stage of the competition, Whitley finished with three wins out of…
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Hird stars as Bay hit RCA for six
SUNDERLAND RCA 2 WHITLEY BAY 6 Saturday 12th October Whitley rewarded their large contingent of travelling fans with a tremendous display of attacking football as they made it back to back victories with their biggest win of the season. In bright autumn sunshine Whitley looked the livelier side in the opening quarter hour and it…
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Hat-trick for Hird in comfortable cup win
MITRE BROOKS MILESON NORTHERN LEAGUE CUP GROUP H DURHAM CITY 1 WHITLEY BAY 5 Tuesday 8th October Whitley recorded a comfortable victory over Second Division basement side Durham City in their latest League Cup group fixture but it was only in the second half that they really took control of the game. On a difficult…
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Battling performance but a narrow defeat
WHITLEY BAY 1 SHILDON 2 Saturday 5th October Despite taking an early lead and creating the majority of the chances, Whitley suffered another narrow defeat after Shildon scored twice in a four minute spell during the second half. It was an entertaining game that was a credit to the Northern League but that will come…
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Late penalty costs Bay a point
NEWTON AYCLIFFE 2 WHITLEY BAY 1 Saturday 28th September A 93rd minute penalty cost Whitley a point after a hard fought game at Newton Aycliffe. Fortunate not to be behind after a poor first half, they improved dramatically after the interval and took the lead but Aycliffe came back to claim all three points scoring…
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Comfortable League Cup victory for Bay
NORTHERN LEAGUE CUP GROUP H WHITLEY BAY 2 CHESTER-LE-STREET TOWN 0 Tuesday 24th September Whitley ran out deserved winners of their second League Cup group stage fixture on a damp night at Hillheads. Heavy rain earlier in the day had put the game in doubt and this probably contributed to the sparse attendance. Whitley began…