“I can’t fault the attitude of the lads”
Whitley progressed to the last eight of the First Division Cup by defeating Sunderland RCA 5-3 on penalties after the game in Ryhope had ended 1-1. Bay manager Nick Gray was pleased with the performance...Continue reading
Bay win cup tie on penalties
NORTHERN LEAGUE FIRST DIVISION CUP 2nd ROUND SUNDERLAND RCA 1 WHITLEY BAY 1 (Whitley Bay win 5-3 on penalties) Tuesday 8th March Whitley are through to the last eight of the Northern League First Division...
New arrivals at Hillheads
Whitley Bay manager Nick Gray has announced two new members of his management team. Liam McIvor, until recently manager at Newcastle Blue Star, has been brought in a assistant manager in place of Stu Brightwell,...Continue reading
“It was a well deserved point”
Speaking after Whitley’s 0-0 draw against second top Thornaby on Saturday, manager Nick Gray agreed with the consensus of opinion among home fans that it was a decent, hard earned point. “Spot on there, it...Continue reading
Battling Bay claim valuable point
WHITLEY BAY 0 THORNABY 0 Saturday 26th February This was a battling performance by Whitley against second top Thornaby and they put a dent in the Teessiders promotion challenge, fully deserving a share of the...
League Cup reorganised
The Northern League Cup will be held with a new format after the League decided that following delays due to Covid concerns, there would be insufficient time to play all the rounds of the traditional...Continue reading
Ray Wrightson
We are saddened to learn of the death of Ray Wrightson, who was a key member of the Bay side in the 1967/68 season. Ray joined Whitley Bay from Bedlington and made 40 appearances for...
“We’ve got to keep on working at it”
Bay manager Nick Gray gave what he described as a ‘brutally honest’ assessment of his team’s performance after Saturday’s 3-0 defeat by high flying Newton Aycliffe. “It was very difficult today. After the high of...Continue reading
Impressive Aycliffe earn the points
WHITLEY BAY 0 NEWTON AYCLIFFE 3 Saturday 12th February High flying Newton Aycliffe deservedly came out on top on a blustery afternoon at Hillheads. Making light of the tricky conditions, the visitors played some fast,...
“It’s a massively important win”
There was a relieved smile on the face of Bay manager Nick Gray when he spoke after watching his new side score twice in the last two minutes to come from a goal down to...Continue reading