Manager Andy Gowens, while happy with the players’ attitude, felt that little mistakes proved costly in the defeat by championship chasing Marske United. “I think for quite a lot of the game we really competed against them and opened them up at times, although I thought we weren’t at it really in most the first...Continue reading
Deflected shots see Marske to victory
WHITLEY BAY 1 MARSKE UNITED 4 Saturday 7th April Whitley gave a good account of themselves against title chasing Marske United but yet again their luck was out as two of the visitors’ goals came from big deflections, something that has been a feature of recent games. While Marske deserved their victory, the final scoreline...
“We were the better side for most of the game”
Bay manager Andy Gowens echoed the thoughts of most fans after Friday’s derby defeat by North Shields. “It’s a cruel game isn’t it! I think other than probably the first ten minutes we controlled the game but just didn’t have that cutting edge at the big times in the game when we had the chances....Continue reading
Unlucky Bay beaten by late goals in derby
WHITLEY BAY 1 NORTH SHIELDS 3 Friday 30th March Whitley’s run of misfortune continued as two very late goals denied them the point their performance deserved against local rivals North Shields. A bumper crowd of 750 fans packed into Hillheads Park for this Good Friday fixture and they were treated to an entertaining and hard...
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...Continue reading
“Silly mistakes are costing us”
Manager Andy Gowens felt that silly mistakes and a failure to test the keeper were Whitley’s downfall in their 3-1 defeat at Penrith. “I think first half we matched them but once they got the second goal I think the heads went down and they bullied us after that. Again it’s silly mistakes that are...Continue reading
Coleman hat trick sinks Whitley at Penrith
PENRITH 3 WHITLEY BAY 1 Saturday 24th March Whitley’s poor run of form continued at Penrith as a second half hat trick from striker Martyn Coleman earned victory for the Cumbrians. Andy Gowens made one change from the side that performed well without reward at Shildon in midweek, Callum Johnston coming in for the unlucky...Continue reading
“I thought we were really unlucky” – Gowens
Speaking after Whitley’s 2-1 defeat at Shildon, manager Andy Gowens felt the result was not a fair reflection of the game. “I thought we were, in major parts of the game, the best side. We played some great stuff but there were two unfortunate goals I would say, one the ricochet and then the o.g....Continue reading
Unlucky Bay suffer narrow defeat at Shildon
SHILDON 2 WHITLEY BAY 1 Wednesday 21st March Whitley can count themselves extremely unfortunate not to have gained at least a share of the spoils from what was an entertaining game at Shildon. A deflected shot gave the hosts a half time lead before Tom Potter equalised just after the restart but then a bizarre...
‘I can’t fault the effort’ – Gowens
After his first game back in charge at Hillheads, manager Andy Gowens gave his assessment of the team’s performance against Sunderland RCA. “We had two experienced players missing at the last minute, Callum Anderson’s partner was in hospital and Tom Flynn had a stomach problem so right from the beginning we had two experienced players...Continue reading