Category: Match Reports
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A rare goal less draw but a good point
WHITLEY BAY 0 WHICKHAM 0 Saturday 21st September Whitley played out a rare goal less draw against Whickham on a sunny but blustery afternoon at Hillheads. The last time they featured in a 0-0 game was a League Cup tie in January 2018 but that was eventually decided on penalties. Their last 0-0 in a…
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Bay fightback comes too late to save a point
WHITLEY BAY 4 HEBBURN TOWN 5 Tuesday 17th September Having looked completely outclassed for much of this game, Whitley staged a tremendous comeback in the final 15 minutes, scoring four times and almost snatching a point. The stirring climax raised the spirits of the fans and demonstrated the battling qualities in the team, but it…
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Bay second best against West Auckland
WHITLEY BAY 1 WEST AUCKLAND TOWN 3 Saturday 14th September Whitley’s inconsistent home form continued with a disappointing display against a rapidly improving West Auckland side. With Craig McFarlane unavailable, Lee Kerr wore the captain’s armband while Adam Shanks returned to the side in the only change from the starting eleven that performed so well…
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Unlucky Bay suffer narrow defeat at Hebburn
HEBBURN TOWN 2 WHITLEY BAY 1 Northern League Cup Group Stage Tuesday 10th September For the second time in a week, luck was very much against Whitley as they suffered a narrow defeat despite creating by far the greater number of chances, especially in the second half. Just a month after Hebburn inflicted a crushing…
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Bay thwarted by Guisborough keeper
GUISBOROUGH TOWN 1 WHITLEY BAY 0 Wednesday 4th September Whitley returned home from Guisborough empty handed but they can count themselves extremely unlucky not to have earned at least a point having matched the in-form Priorymen throughout and creating much the better of the chances especially in the second half. It was no surprise that…
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Dismal Bay crash out of Vase
FA VASE 1st QUALIFYING ROUND WHITLEY BAY 1 BARNOLDSWICK TOWN 2 Saturday 31st August Whitley suffered their earliest ever exit from the FA Vase after a dismal display against North West Counties League side Barnoldswick Town. Following two good league performances, there were hopes of another successful run in the competition that they have won…
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Shanks goal earns a point for battling Bay
CONSETT 1 WHITLEY BAY 1 Saturday 24th August Whitley came away from Consett with a hard earned point after withstanding sustained pressure from the hosts during the second half of an entertaining contest. On a very warm afternoon, quite out of character for the north west Durham town which stands at 900 feet above sea…
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Stephenson’s rocket sees Bay claim the points
ASHINGTON 1 WHITLEY BAY 2 Tuesday 20th August Whitley came out on top after an entertaining and action packed derby game at Woodhorn Lane. Nathan Haslam made three changes to the side that started Saturday’s game against Ryhope CW, Tom Bexton made his full debut while Luke Salmon and James Martin returned after recovering from…
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Two late goals send Bay to defeat
WHITLEY BAY 0 RYHOPE CW 2 Saturday 17th August Whitley were unable to replicate the form that brought them a midweek victory over Bishop Auckland as two late goals saw them slip to defeat against Ryhope CW. It was a disappointing outcome to a closely contested game in which the visitors finished the stronger with…
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Bay come from behind to defeat Bishops
WHITLEY BAY 2 BISHOP AUCKLAND 1 Tuesday 13th August A rousing second half performance culminating in a goal three minutes from time by Angelos Eleftheriadis gave Whitley a well deserved first victory of the season. It was a dramatic turn around after a poor first half display when slack defending had allowed Bishop Auckland to…