Category: News
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Talk in with John Beresford
Whitley Bay FC will be hosting a talk in with ex-Newcastle United defender John Beresford on Thursday 6th September. Tickets are priced at £10 to include a pie and pea supper and the event, at 7.00 for 7.30pm is in support of the ‘Show Racism the Red Card’ campaign. Further details will follow nearer the…
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Northern League fixtures delayed
There has been a delay in announcing the new season’s fixtures, which are usually released at the Northern League AGM which this year was held in Alnwick on Saturday 2nd June. Due to major reorganisation of the non-league structure, a number of clubs have appealed against their provisional placement for 2018/19 and these appeals have…
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Pitch maintenance gets underway
Less than 48 hours after the final game of the season, pitch maintenance work got underway at Hillheads on Monday morning. The late finish to the Northern Alliance season, a consequence of the severe weather earlier this year, delayed the renovation work but the pitch should be ready for the first home friendly of the…
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Pre-season friendlies announced
Whitley are already making plans for the 2018/19 campaign and the first pre-season friendlies have been announced. We make a trip over the Scottish border on Saturday 7th July to play Dalbeattie Star, who we last played three years ago (pictured). Our next game is away to Bedlington Terriers on Tuesday 10th July. We travel…
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New website for Northern League
The Ebac Northern League’s new website will be available on the afternoon of Tuesday May 22. The website will be at www.northernfootballleague.org The site has a new design and is more accessible for mobile devices. It retains many of the features of the current site, including data from previous seasons. However, a number of new…
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Flynn wins Player of the Year awards
Tom Flynn picked up two awards when the club presentations took place after Monday’s final game of the season. The Bay goalkeeper (pictured) who has played more than 100 games for the club was named Player of the Year and was voted by his team mates as Players Player of the Year. The Supporters Club…
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Reserves narrowly beaten in NFA Benevolent Bowl Final
NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY 3 WHITLEY BAY ‘A’ 2 Whitley’s reserves were beaten 3-2 by Northern Alliance Premier Division leaders and champions-elect Newcastle University in a closely contested NFA Benevolent Bowl Final at Whitley Park this evening (Friday). Connor Campbell put Whitley ahead in the 25th minute with a close range finish after the University defence failed…
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Callum Anderson signs two year contract
We are delighted to announce that Callum Anderson, Whitley’s longest serving player, has committed himself to the club by signing a new two year contract. The 27 year old defender came through the Reserves side and was a member of our FA Vase winning squads. He has made just under 300 appearances for the club…
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Ross Wilkinson signs for Consett
Central defender Ross Wilkinson has left Whitley Bay to join Consett. Ross signed for Whitley in the summer of 2016 and his commanding displays in the heart of defence together with scoring some crucial goals, made him a popular figure with Bay fans. He was named man of the match when captaining the side in…
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Kyle Patton joins Shildon
Teenage striker Kyle Patton has today left Whitley Bay and has signed for Shildon. Kyle joined Whitley in October 2016 and during his time at Hillheads he made 58 appearances and scored 19 goals, nine of which have come this season. His most recent goal was the winner at Sunderland RCA last month. We would…