Whitley extended their unbeaten run under Nathan Haslam to four games and the new manager was delighted with his side’s third consecutive victory. “I’m thrilled and the lads in the changing rooms are as well. We’ve beaten a very good team. We stifled them. We had chances at different stages of the game; we had...Continue reading
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Ten years ago – Bay conquer Stratford on the road to Wembley
It is ten years since the first of our three consecutive FA Vase victories and today marks the tenth anniversary of the 5th Round tie when we welcomed Stratford Town on their first ever visit to Hillheads. The tie was eventually played on Saturday 21st February 2009 after wintry weather which had gripped the region,...Continue reading
North Shields game rearranged
Following the massive imbalance in our fixture list over the next three months, the Club requested changes to alleviate the problem. The response from the League has been to bring forward our derby game at home to North Shields from Boxing Day to Saturday 15th December, when we did not previously have a game. While...Continue reading
Flynn stays at Hillheads
We are delighted to announce that goalkeeper Tom Flynn will be staying at Hillheads for the coming season. He had been placed on the transfer list but following discussions with the chairman and manager, last season’s Player of the Year, also voted Players’ Player of the Year, has agreed to remain with Whitley Bay. Tom...Continue reading
Northern League fixtures delayed
There has been a delay in announcing the new season’s fixtures, which are usually released at the Northern League AGM which this year was held in Alnwick on Saturday 2nd June. Due to major reorganisation of the non-league structure, a number of clubs have appealed against their provisional placement for 2018/19 and these appeals have...Continue reading
Another hard fought game as Bay draw with Hartlepool
WHITLEY BAY 1 HARTLEPOOL UNITED 1 Whitley remain unbeaten after six pre-season friendlies and this latest encounter proved to be a tough test against a strong and competitive Hartlepool United side. Playing in their brand new home kit, Whitley went close in the fourth minute when Jack Byerley was just off target but they went...
New kit unveiled
Whitley Bay FC are proud to unveil their new kit for 2017-18, sponsored by h2o Bathrooms. Club Chairman Paul McIlduff said “I would like to thank Martin Kelly of h2o Bathrooms for this generous shirt sponsorship deal. We are delighted to have a local business sponsoring the Club and this develops further our existing links...Continue reading