FA VASE 2nd QUALIFYING ROUND WHITLEY BAY 5 WEST ALLOTMENT CELTIC 1 Saturday 4th October Three goals in the opening seventeen minutes set four time winners Whitley Bay on their way to a surprisingly comfortable FA Vase victory over local rivals West Allotment Celtic, thereby extending their unbeaten run to an impressive eight games. Remarkably,...
NEWTON AYCLIFFE 0 WHITLEY BAY 1 Saturday 27th September A goal from Paul Chow, the Northern League First Division’s top scorer, midway through the first half was enough to give Whitley a well deserved victory at Newton Aycliffe and lift them up to sixth place in a tightly packed top half of the table....
EMIRATES FA CUP 2nd QUALIFYING ROUND WHITLEY BAY 2 CONGLETON TOWN 1 Saturday 26th September Whitley came from behind to see off the challenge of Congleton Town and earn their place in the 3rd Qualifying Round of the FA Cup for the first time in five years. After a lethargic first half display, Paddy Atkinson’s...Continue reading
WHITLEY BAY 3 ASHINGTON 4 Tuesday 23rd September Whitley surrendered a two goal interval lead as Ashington fought back to win this local derby in dramatic style with Marc Walton grabbing all four of the Colliers’ goals. Whitley were in total control in a one sided first half and but for the heroics of Ashington’s...Continue reading
DUNSTON UTS 1 WHITLEY BAY 0 Saturday 22nd August Whitley Bay’s unbeaten start to the season came to an end at Dunston but they can count themselves extremely unfortunate not to have taken a share of the spoils from what was a very closely contested game. Indeed, it took a tremendous goal from prolific striker...Continue reading
WHITLEY BAY 2 DURHAM CITY 1 Saturday 20th September A game that had already been heralded as a return to Hillheads for former manager and Bay legend Ian Chandler, took on added significance when on Friday evening, one of Chandler’s Wembley heroes, fans favourite Paul Robinson rejoined Whitley from Blyth Spartans. While both received a...Continue reading
NORTH SHIELDS 1 WHITLEY BAY 2 Saturday 19th September Whitley Bay rounded off a memorable week with a narrow but well deserved victory in the eagerly awaited North Tyneside derby at North Shields on Saturday. The dramatic FA Cup triumph over Matlock just four days earlier, which went to extra time and penalties, took its...
WEST AUCKLAND TOWN 6 WHITLEY BAY 3 Tuesday 16th September Despite the final scoreline, a severely depleted Bay side can take considerable credit after a battling performance at West Auckland. Following the eight goal thriller at Billingham Synthonia three days earlier, this game produced nine goals but unfortunately for Whitley it was the home side...
EMIRATES FA CUP 1st QUALIFYING ROUND REPLAY WHITLEY BAY 3 MATLOCK TOWN 3 (after extra time) Whitley Bay win 4-2 on penalties Tuesday 15th September In one of the most dramatic cup ties ever seen at Hillheads Park, Whitley Bay beat Matlock Town on penalties to earn their place in the 2nd Qualifying Round...
BILLINGHAM SYNTHONIA 3 WHITLEY BAY 5 Saturday 13th September Whitley came out on top in an eight goal thriller on Teesside that swung first one way then the other. Twice they came from behind as their never-say-die attitude brought Leon Ryan’s men their third win in the space of eight days, propelling them to within...Continue reading