WHITLEY BAY 2 SUNDERLAND RCA 6 Tuesday 13th March A Bay side reduced to ten men in the opening minutes suffered a heavy defeat against Sunderland RCA in a game of controversial decisions by the match officials. In his first game back in charge at Hillheads, Andy Gowens was dealt two blows shortly before kick...
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...Continue reading
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...
Andy Gowens appointed manager until end of season
Whitley Bay FC have appointed Andy Gowens as manager until the end of the season. Andy made almost 350 appearances for the club in the 1980’s and 90’s and as manager he led Whitley to their first FA Vase success at Villa Park in 2002. In making their appointment, the Board of Directors also announced...
Hattrick impressed with the commitment and spirit of the side
Reserve team manager Gavin Hattrick, who was in caretaker charge of the side for the game against Seaham, had only a few days to prepare for the match and was impressed with the effort and commitment of his team. “Before the game the dressing room atmosphere was really brilliant, but conceding that goal in the...Continue reading
A close contest but Seaham take the points
WHITLEY BAY 0 SEAHAM RED STAR 2 Saturday 24th February Whitley began life after the departure of Marc Nash and his management team with defeat at home to Seaham Red Star, but it was a closely contested game and they could consider themselves unfortunate not to have earned a share of the spoils. Caretaker manager...
Message from the Chairman
In today’s match programme, Club Chairman Paul McIlduff explained the circumstances surrounding the departure of Whitley’s management team earlier in the week. His message is reproduced below: “It is with much disappointment to me personally, and I am sure to many of our fans, that Marc, Woody and Chris have left the Bay and joined...Continue reading
Winning run ends at Ashington
ASHINGTON 3 WHITLEY BAY 2 Saturday 17th February Whitley suffered their first away league defeat since October, going down by the odd goal in five at Ashington. It was a repeat of the scoreline against Jarrow Roofing the previous week and as in that game, a late comeback was not enough to rescue a point...
Message from Alex Kempster
After what he admitted had been a whirlwind 24 hours when as a trialist he scored a hat trick for York City Reserves and then signed a professional contract with the Minstermen, Alex Kempster took time out to send a message to everyone at Whitley Bay. “I just want to take this time to thank...Continue reading
Alex Kempster – ‘a great role model’
Bay manager Marc Nash was wholesome in his praise of Alex Kempster after the 22 year old signed a professional contract with York City. “The players & staff would like to wish Alex every success with his move into the professional game. Since we took over, his consistency and performance levels have gone through the...Continue reading