WHITLEY BAY V CONSETT STL Northern League Division 1
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x97387_WBFC_p2_jlw_x97387_WBFC_p2_jlw 18/03/2011 12:11 Page 1 £1.00 BAYTHE OFFICIAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME WATCH OF WHITLEY BAY FOOTBALL CLUB FA VASE WINNERS 2001/02, 2008/09, 2009/10 NORTHERN LEAGUE WINNERS 1964/65, 1965/66, 2006/07 WHITLEY BAY v CONSETT STL Northern League Division 1 Saturday 19th March 2011 x97387_WBFC_p2_jlw_x97387_WBFC_p2_jlw 18/03/2011 12:11 Page 2 BW2 HONOURS WHITLEY BAY FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED Full members of the Football Association, the Northumberland Football Association and the Northern League. Ground and Registered Office Tel 0191 291 3637 (clubhouse) Hillheads Park, Rink Way, Whitley Bay NE25 8HR 0191 291 3636 (office & fax) www.whitleybayfc.com Chairman Director/Football Secretary Assistant Manager Paul McIlduff Derek Breakwell Steve Cuggy Vice Chairman/ Director/Pitch Maintenance Reserve Team Manager Company Secretary David Styles Marc Nash Peter Siddle Director/Publicity Coach Director/Treasurer Julian Tyley Gavin Fell Jennifer Breakwell Team Manager Physio Ian Chandler Glen Martin Boardroom Hospitality Veronica Siddle CLUB HONOURS F.A. Carlsberg Vase Northumberland Senior Cup Northern League Challenge Cup Winners Finalists Winners 2001/02, 2008/09, 2009/10 1953/54, 1954/55, 1955/56, 1964/65, 1970/71 Semi Finalists 1965/66, 1976/77, 1985/86, Finalists 2007/2008 1990/91, 2002/03 1967/68 F.A. Amateur Cup Northern League J.R Cleator Cup Semi Finalists Champions Winners 1965/66 1968/69 1964/65 1965/66 2006/07 2007/08 Northumberland Senior Cup Runners Up H.F.S. Loans League Div. 1 1959/60, 1966/67, 1968/69, Winners Champions 1969/70 1952/53, 1960/61, 1963/64, 1990/91 1964/65, 1967/68, 1968/69 H.F.S. Loans Div. 1 Cup 1969/70, 1970/71, 1972/73 Winners 1986/87, 2004/05, 2009/10 1988/89, 1990/91 x97387_WBFC_p2_jlw_x97387_WBFC_p2_jlw 18/03/2011 12:11 Page 3 FA Vase Winners: 2002, 2009, 2010 WHITLEY BAY FC BW3 Welcome to Hillheads WHITLEY BAY v CONSETT STL NORTHERN LEAGUE DIVISION 1 Saturday 19th March 2011 Good afternoon and welcome to Hillheads Park for today’s top of the table STL Northern League game against Consett. I would like to extend a very warm welcome to all players, officials and supporters of Consett and I hope they enjoy their afternoon with us. Since our last home game we have battled our way to the Semi Final of the FA Vase for the fourth successive season and have continued our excellent league form with wins at Ashington, South Shields, Shildon and Dunston. Tuesday night’s game at Dunston looked like ending our 11 match winning run but the team simply refuse to lie down and two goals in the last three minutes secured an unlikely three points. It is great to have captain David Coulson back in the team after recovering from the cruciate injury he suffered at Barwell almost a year ago and his header that won the game was something special! We are now in a period of top of the table encounters that may well decide our destiny in terms of the League title and promotion prospects. Consett inflicted out heaviest league defeat of the season when we met at Belle Vue in October and they have surprised many by their excellent form which has seen them lead the table for much of the season. We can be in no doubt that this afternoon will provide us with one of our sternest tests of the season, but our own outstanding form since Christmas means that we go into the game with confidence. Let’s hope we witness a game that lives up to the billing of Northern League match of the day! We are due to travel to Bishop Auckland’s new home at Heritage Park on Monday, before concentrating our minds on the FA Vase Semi Final against Poole Town. The away leg next Saturday is all ticket and due to a 2000 capacity, we have been allocated just 300 tickets, so we would advise all fans intending to travel to buy tickets today to avoid disappointment. The return leg here at Hillheads on Saturday April 2nd is not all ticket but it will undoubtedly ease congestion at the turnstiles if as many fans as possible buy tickets ahead of the game. These are now on sale. Finally I would like to thank all Bay fans for your continued fantastic support for the Club. Paul McIlduff Chairman HOWAY THE BAY! Enjoy Tonight’s Game The Directors would like to thank the Vice Presidents for their continued support Mr K Barnes, Mr C Bell, Mr R Bloomfield, Mr S Booth, Mr G Brindle, Mr D Champion, Mr D Dagg, Mr W J Darby, Mr I Fitz-Gerald, Mr M Fitz-Gerald, Mr S Fitz-Gerald, Mr D Hall, Mr R E Keenleyside, Mr F Kelly, Mr D Leslie, Mr J Marr, Mr D Parker, Dr R Pinkney, Mr B Richardson, Mrs V Siddle, Mr G Smoult, Mr M Thompson 09.05.10 RELIVE IT AGAIN AND AGAIN... 2010 FA VASE FINAL DVD AVAILABLE NOW BUY YOURS FROM THE CLUB SHOP! £9.99 EACH x97387_WBFC_p2_jlw_x97387_WBFC_p2_jlw 18/03/2011 12:11 Page 4 BW4 MATCH REPORTS TH both he and Lee Kerr were being denied time on the ball by FA VASE 6 ROUND the strong and determined Dunston side. DUNSTON UTS 1 The breakthrough came after 34 minutes, when Harkin’s ball over the Bay defence was seized by Andrew Bulford. WHITLEY BAY 2 He raced clear and beat Hayes with a fierce shot from the Saturday 5th March edge of the penalty area. There were suspicions of offside, with some fans near the halfway line claiming that Harkin Whitley’s hopes of winning the FA Vase for a record was several yards beyond the defence when the ball was breaking third successive time at Wembley moved a step played but there were no great complaints by Whitley, nearer when they reached the semi final of this year’s which was typical of a game played in a great spirit by competition thanks to a hard fought 2-1 victory over STL both sides despite the importance of the occasion. Northern League rivals Dunston UTS. Dunston pushed forward in the remaining minutes of the After a below par first half performance when Dunston half and had they got a second goal, Whitley might have bossed the game and were leading at the interval, two struggled to get back in the game, but thanks to timely goals from Paul Chow, the second with just nine minutes tackles by Timmons and Anderson in particular, there was left, saw Whitley through to the semi finals of the only the one goal in it at the interval. competition for the fourth season in a row. Whitley’s half time team talk brought more purpose into The game was preceded by a minute’s applause as a their play and on the restart they quickly created two tribute to Dunston sports therapist Matty Annan who died opportunities. Firstly, Kerr found space inside the penalty suddenly the previous Saturday. area but slight hesitation proved costly as his shot was With a near record crowd in the UTS Stadium, Dunston blocked. Then when Craig McFarlane got a cross in from were quickly on the attack and within four minutes, Steve the wing, Chow could not get enough power on the ball Preen headed wide after a cross from Harkin was not cut and headed straight at Connell. out by the Bay defence. Whitley’s first attack came when Fawcett’s frustrating afternoon ended ten minutes after Gareth Williams crossed but keeper Liam Connell the interval when he was replaced by Pounder, who played comfortably saved Paul Chow’s header. a part in the build up to the equaliser barely a minute later. With ten minutes on the clock, Dunston’s top scorer His neat pass in midfield was collected by McFarlane Andrew Bulford fired the ball over the bar as the home whose cross from the right was headed down by Ormston side looked the more dangerous. When Whitley broke into the path of Chow. With the surface cutting up, the forward, Ormston’s header towards goal was cleared just ball bobbled but Chow waited briefly before placing his ahead of Chow by Dunston captain Ben Cattanach’s timely shot beyond Connell to the relief and delight of Bay fans. intervention. Moments later, the home side suffered a Right from the restart, Dunston went on the attack, blow when Preen fell to the ground awkwardly and was Bulford’s ball being headed over the bar by McAndrew. unable to continue. He was taken to hospital and it later Steven Goddard, who had replaced Preen, latched onto a emerged that he had suffered a multiple fracture of his through ball but his goal bound effort was pushed wide by arm. Hayes. Bulford’s cross from the right looked to be dipping Whitley were creating half chances, and Paul Chow, in just under the bar but again Hayes was equal to it, finger front of goal, was frustrated when he could not control a tipping the ball over the bar. Dunston were piling forward header from Darren Timmons following a free kick by but excellent defending by Timmons blocked Bulford’s Williams. Robinson then sent a powerful 20 yard effort shot when the Dunston man broke through on goal. over the bar but Whitley were lacking their usual sparkle Michael Dixon powered a header narrowly wide of the and neat passing. Fawcett was seeing little of the ball and upright from a left wing cross and then when Dunston x97387_WBFC_p2_jlw_x97387_WBFC_p2_jlw 18/03/2011 12:11 Page 5 MATCH REPORTS BW5 played a corner short, Harkin brought another fine save This was far from a classic Bay performance and Dunston from Hayes.