JARROW ROOFING 2 WHITLEY BAY 5 Tuesday 31st October A rampant Bay side, despite missing six players through injury, still proved far too strong for Jarrow Roofing for whom this game turned into a Halloween horror show on South Tyneside. After an early period of possession for the hosts, Whitley created the first chances of...
Category: Match Reports
Windy conditions spoil good contest
WHITLEY BAY 1 NEWTON AYCLIFFE 1 Saturday 28th October For the second successive weekend, strong winds made conditions very difficult for football, despite the best efforts of both teams to provide an entertaining game. Once again Whitley were missing several players but Chris Salmon made his home debut while new signing Ryan Hucks was on...
Bay defy the elements for comprehensive Vase win
FA VASE 1st ROUND WESTELLA & WILLERBY 1 WHITLEY BAY 5 Saturday 21st October Whitley overcame an early setback to progress into the next round of the FA Vase with a comprehensive victory in difficult conditions on Humberside. Callum Anderson, who had missed the previous five games with a groin injury, passed a fitness test...
Depleted Bay suffer narrow defeat at Guisborough
GUISBOROUGH TOWN 2 WHITLEY BAY 1 Wednesday 18th October The punishing fixture schedule, which has to some extent contributed to Whitley’s lengthening injury list, took its toll on a severely depleted Bay side in this midweek game at Guisborough. No fewer than eight first team regulars were missing from the squad which included two teenage...Continue reading
Clinical Auckland end Bay’s unbeaten run
WHITLEY BAY 0 WEST AUCKLAND TOWN 3 Saturday 14th October Whitley’s nine game unbeaten run came to an end with this defeat by a strong West Auckland side. However they looked the better team for much of the first half and had they taken their chances, the outcome might have been different. Backed by an...Continue reading
Bay in seventh heaven as Ryhope are crushed
WHITLEY BAY 7 RYHOPE CW 0 Tuesday 10th October Whitley recorded their biggest league win for two years and left their fans in seventh heaven after a stunning performance against Ryhope CW. During the opening half hour there was no sign of what was to come as Ryhope dominated the game, playing slick attacking football...
Injuries overshadow victory at Seaham
SEAHAM RED STAR 0 WHITLEY BAY 2 Saturday 7th October Two first half penalties from Tom Potter gave Whitley a well deserved three points at Seaham Red Star and extended their unbeaten run to eight games. However, the victory was overshadowed by injuries to two key players, midfielder Thibault Charmey and goalkeeper Tom Flynn. Charmey’s...Continue reading
Whitley let another two points slip
WHITLEY BAY 1 WASHINGTON 1 Tuesday 3rd October It took a goal by Scott Jasper two minutes from time to earn Whitley a point against lowly Washington on what was a frustrating night for the home side and their fans. Whitley were missing captain Callum Anderson and striker Andy Robertson through injury and they found...
Patton’s late goal rescues a point against Colliers
WHITLEY BAY 2 ASHINGTON 2 Saturday 30th September Kyle Patton’s equaliser four minutes into added time gave Whitley a well deserved point from a game they might have won convincingly on their first half display but looked like losing after a complete turnaround in fortunes after the interval. The first fifteen minutes was evenly contested...Continue reading
Dominant Bay see off Synthonia
FA VASE 2nd QUALIFYING ROUND REPLAY WHITLEY BAY 3 BILLINGHAM SYNTHONIA 0 Tuesday 26th September Whitley are safely through to the next round of the FA Vase after an impressive victory over Billingham Synthonia. Marc Nash’s side seem to be specialising in cup replays under the Hillheads floodlights, this being their third of the season...Continue reading