Whitley’s new management duo Tony Fawcett and Derek Forrest have confirmed that the club’s two most experienced players will be staying at Hillheads. Craig McFarlane, who was appointed club captain last summer and Callum Anderson have both played over 350 games for Whitley Bay and will remain as contracted players when football eventually resumes. Both...Continue reading
Again with thanks to Michael McQuillan for delving into his archives, we can bring you news of the team selected to play in the 2010 FA Vase Final: Ian Chandler announced his team to the News Guardian last night. Terry Burke will make his 400th appearance for Whitley in goal. Callum Anderson, Craig McFarlane, Darren...Continue reading
From the depths of a back up supplied by Michael McQuillan, the original WBFC webmaster, the man who first set up a club website: Preparations are going well both on and off the field for tomorrow’s final and Bay boss Ian Chandler took time out to chat to the website about the big game. “Being...Continue reading
Nathan Haslam could not hide his disappointment after seeing his team beaten by a last minute goal for the second week in a row. “I thought it was a poor game. It was hard to take but we just weren’t at the races today for whatever reason. At 1-0 I don’t think they (RCA) were...Continue reading
Nathan Haslam was understandably frustrated and disappointed after two late goals sent Whitley to another narrow defeat in a closely contested game at high flying Shildon. “It’s really hard to take, decisions have gone against us really. For their first goal the guy was offside and it’s changed the game. Then they had the wind...Continue reading
We are delighted to announce that Callum Anderson has signed a two year extension to his contract. A well established fans favourite, Callum has been at Hillheads for more than ten years and at the age of 29 has already made 359 appearances for the club. He told us “On a personal level, I’m really...Continue reading
Manager Nathan Haslam felt that Whitley were comfortably the better side in the 1-1 draw against Thornaby on Saturday but failed to make the most of their chances. “It was a dominant performance but the result didn’t show what the performance warranted. But if you don’t shoot you won’t score. “I thought Thornaby scored their...Continue reading
After the game and in the warmth of the clubhouse, Nathan Haslam reflected on the dramatic events of the League Cup tie at Consett, which was eventually decided on penalties with the Steelmen going through 9-8 on spot kicks. “It was an amazing finish, but it wasn’t a great start! I was looking forward to...Continue reading
Nathan Haslam said he felt deflated after the 1-0 defeat at Northallerton. “It wasn’t nice, it was a scrappy game, but you could see Northallerton were really scrapping hard and working away for each other in all areas of the pitch and they’ve grinded out a 1-0 win. We’ve had chances, one for Coleby (Shepherd)...Continue reading
Despite eventually going down to a 2-0 defeat in the Northumberland Senior Cup at Morpeth, Whitley produced a much improved performance and manager Nathan Haslam was quick to acknowledge that the improvements were in the areas of the game that he had been asking for. “We’ve done a lot of work defensively since Saturday, on...Continue reading