There were smiles all round from the Bay management team after they had watched their side come from behind to inflict a first defeat of the season on high flying Newton Aycliffe. Tony Fawcett enthused “I thought it was a really good game of football to be honest between two good teams. I thought they’ve...Continue reading
WHITLEY BAY 2 NEWTON AYCLIFFE 1 Tuesday 20th October A pulsating, action packed game of football saw Whitley end the last unbeaten record in the Northern League First Division as Richard Coulson’s 81st minute header earned a memorable victory over an impressive Newton Aycliffe side. The visitors exuded confidence from the start, with striker Adam...Continue reading
Whitley’s management were naturally delighted with the team’s performance in the victory over Billingham Town at the weekend. Derek Forrest highlighted several features of the game. “I’m really pleased because for the second time running we’ve scored four, which is always a massive positive, and obviously the bit we’re really delighted with is keeping a...Continue reading
WHITLEY BAY 4 BILLINGHAM TOWN 0 Saturday 17th October Adam Shanks scored a hat trick as Whitley recorded their biggest win of the season in a convincing victory over Billingham Town. Michael Colquhoun came into the starting eleven in the only change from the side that shared eight goals with Ashington in midweek and it...
Speaking after the action packed 4-4 draw against Ashington, joint manager Tony Fawcett joked that the performance could be described as “Great going forward, terrible going backwards! …No, maybe not, but I think as a fan I’d have loved to watch that game, two teams who’ve just really gone at each other. They’ve decided to...Continue reading
WHITLEY BAY 4 ASHINGTON 4 Tuesday 13th October “What a game!” That must have been thought going through the minds of the 150 fans who were lucky enough to have witnessed this eight goal thriller. Always an eagerly awaited fixture, this local derby was a thoroughly entertaining game between two teams intent on playing attacking...
Joint manager Derek Forrest gave us his thoughts after the defeat by Hebburn Town. “We know Hebburn have got good quality but our staff and the players didn’t think it was a 4-0 game. Of course you’ve got to defend the full 95 minutes that were played and they’ve scored with the last kick of...Continue reading
WHITLEY BAY 0 HEBBURN TOWN 4 Saturday 10th October Whitley matched title contenders Hebburn Town in an evenly contested first half but an unfortunate own goal just before the break provided the boost the South Tynesiders needed and after the interval their superiority shone through and the victory took them two points clear at the...
Joint manager Tony Fawcett was struggling to account for his side’s poor display which led to a 3-1 home defeat by Thornaby. “We’re really frustrated to be honest. We felt we played well in the first half, we had one or two (shots) cleared off the line, we thought we could have been ahead quite...Continue reading
WHITLEY BAY 1 THORNABY 3 Tuesday 6th October Saturday’s FA Cup defeat by Blyth Spartans was one where Whitley could hold their heads high after a stirring and courageous performance, but this was totally different. Although they started the game very strongly, the early promise faded and they ended up a well beaten side. On...Continue reading