MARSKE UNITED 4 WHITLEY BAY 0 Tuesday 2nd September Unbeaten Marske went top of the table as they took full advantage of Whitley’s injury problems which left Leon Ryan once again with a severely under strength side. It was a game where the home side always looked stronger and Whitley could have...
PENRITH 2 WHITLEY BAY 2 Saturday 30th August Whitley fought back from two goals down to earn a draw at Penrith on Saturday and came close to taking all three points as they finished the stronger of the sides. Manager Leon Ryan returned to the side for his first game of the season, playing alongside...
EMIRATES FA CUP PRELIMINARY ROUND WHITLEY BAY 2 HEATON STANNINGTON 1 Saturday 29th August A goal nine minutes from time from substitute Adam Shanks ended the hopes of a plucky Heaton Stannington side and saw Whitley safely through to the First Qualifying Round of the Emirates FA Cup where they face a long trip to...
BEDLINGTON TERRIERS 2 WHITLEY BAY 1 Wednesday 26th August How can the team that played so well at Dunston turn in such a dismal display just four days later? After their battling performance at the weekend, it was an unchanged Bay side that took to the pitch at Welfare Park but some calamitous defending...
EMIRATES FA CUP EXTRA PRELIMINARY ROUND REPLAY SUNDERLAND RYHOPE CW 2 WHITLEY BAY 3 Tuesday 18th August In a dramatic climax to an exciting FA Cup tie, Whitley Bay came from behind to snatch victory thanks to two goals in the final ten minutes, the winner coming deep into stoppage time. On a cold and...
BISHOP AUCKLAND 4 WHITLEY BAY 1 Saturday 23rd August This was Whitley’s first league defeat of the season and it could hardly have been more emphatic. Bishop Auckland have viewed Whitley as their bogey team in recent years, winning only once in their previous 16 league contests. They must have seen this as the ideal...
FA CUP EXTRA PRELIMINARY ROUND REPLAY WHITLEY BAY 0 BRIDLINGTON TOWN 1 Tuesday 19th August Whitley crashed out of the FA Cup in extremely cruel and controversial circumstances on Tuesday evening. With just a minute of normal time remaining, and the game still goal less, extra time was looking inevitable but then Robbie Bird fired...
FA CUP EXTRA PRELIMINARY ROUND BRIDLINGTON TOWN 1 WHITLEY BAY 1 Saturday 16th August Whitley earned a midweek replay at Hillheads after this closely fought FA Cup tie ended all square at Bridlington’s Queensgate stadium on Saturday. Robbie Bird put the Bay in front early in the second half but they were pegged back less...Continue reading
EMIRATES FA CUP EXTRA PRELIMINARY ROUND WHITLEY BAY 1 SUNDERLAND RYHOPE CW 1 Saturday 15th August After conceding an early goal, Whitley Bay looked to be on their way out of this year’s FA Cup until for the second time in less than a week and with just nine minutes remaining, skipper Michael Laws delivered...Continue reading
BEDLINGTON TERRIERS 1 WHITLEY BAY 2 Wednesday 13th August All the excitement in this local derby was reserved for the final twenty minutes, when there were three goals, three players sent off and a plethora of yellow cards brandished by referee Terry Fletcher. Once again Whitley went into the game with an under strength side...