Whitley Bay F.C.

Whitley Bay

Full name

Whitley Bay Football Club

Nickname(s)

The Seahorses
The Bay

Founded

1897 (as Whitley & Monkseaton)

Ground

Hillheads Park, Whitley Bay

Capacity

4,500

Chairman

Paul Mcilduff

Manager

Marc Nash

League

Northern League Division One

2015–16

Northern League Division One, 16th

Home colours

Away colours

Whitley Bay Football Club (also known as The Bay, or The Seahorses) are an English football club based in the North-East of England. The present Whitley Bay Football Club was formed in 1950 and was known as Whitley Bay Athletic. Whitley Bay play their home matches at Hillheads Park, which is adjacent to the Whitley Bay ice rink and has a maximum capacity of 4,500. The club spent most of the 1990s playing in the Northern Premier League; since then, the club suffered following financial problems and they were relegated in 2000. They now play in the Northern League Division One.

History

There has been a football club in Whitley Bay since 1896 when it was founded by Liam Patrick Mattimore, an ex-Brazilian Captain. The first team was known as Whitley and Monkseaton F.C; it was later renamed to Monkseaton FC and then again renamed to Whitley Bay Athletic in 1950, after many years in the minor leagues.

From 1950 until 1955, Whitley Bay Athletic were members of the Northern Alliance League, in which the club had a great run of success. During these five seasons they won the League Championship, the League Cup (twice), and in 1952–53 they became the first amateur team to win the Northumberland Senior Cup in sixty-years, beating rivals North Shields in front of 17,000 fans inside St James' Park. In 1955 the club decided to join the powerful North-Eastern League which was wholly made up of professional sides and for three seasons Whitley Bay struggled at the foot of the table. In 1958 a limited company was formed, the Athletic dropped from the title and a successful application to the Northern League was accepted on 14 June 1958 by a winning vote of 11–3.

Marc Wamsley (Ashington #3), Iain Nickalls (Ashington #6) and Phil Bell (Whitley Bay) contest a ball at the Northumberland Senior Cup 2010 Final at St James' Park.

During the 1960s Whitley Bay became one of the best amateur clubs in the country. They won the Northern League title in 1964–65 and 1965–66, as well as the Northern League Cup in 1964–65. Whitley Bay also won the Northumberland Senior Cup six times in 10 years, and they were also runners-up on another occasion. It was in the Amateur cup, the predecessor of the FA Trophy, that they rose to national prominence, twice reaching the semi-finals and reaching the quarter-finals four times. The quarter-final in 1965 saw Whitley Bay play Hendon, which set a club ground record, when 7,301 supporters made their way into the stadium, only to be disappointed by the final outcome which saw Hendon winning the match 3–1. March 18, 1968 saw the birth of the floodlights at Hillheads Park; Whitley Bay's first fixture to be played under them was a friendly match against Newcastle United.

The early 1970s saw Whitley Bay's success continue with even more silverware, winning the League Cup in 1970–71 and the County Cup in 1970–71 and 1972–73. With the decline of amateur football, the club's fortunes took a nosedive, culminating in them having to re-apply to the League in 1979–80. During the beginning of the 1980s, the club slowly began to turn their troubles around and the board of directors decided to appoint former player Bobby Graham as the team manager in 1986. After this appointment the team's performances gradually started to improve. During Graham's first season in charge he achieved Whitley Bay's highest league position in 15 years, finishing 5th. The club also enjoyed their best ever FA Trophy run, as they reached the last sixteen. Finally, to finish a memorable season in charge, Whitley Bay also won the Northumberland Senior Cup, beating Newcastle Blue Star 2–1 at Hillheads Park.

In 1987–88, Whitley Bay were looking likely to become champions of the Northern League for most of the campaign, but a bad run of injuries halted Whitley Bay's chances and later prevented them from winning the league. With the club's progress and success increasing rapidly, an agreement was made, and the club successfully applied to join the H.F.S. Loans League.

During the 1989–90 season, Whitley Bay recorded their best ever F.A. Challenge Cup run, when they got to the third round, beating Scarborough and Preston North End,^[1] only to lose 1–0 to Rochdale.

They became champions of the Northern Premier League First Division in the 1990–91 season, gaining promotion to the Northern Premier League Premier Division. Three seasons after gaining promotion they achieved their highest ever final league position of 11th in the 1993–94 season. In 1994–95, the club was relegated from the Northern Premier League Premier Division to the Northern Premier League First Division. Five years later the club was relegated again, this time to the Northern Football League in 1999–2000.

Whitley Bay's home stadium Hillheads Park

They went on to win the F.A. Vase in the 2001–02,^[2] 2008–09,^[3] 2009–10^[4] and 2010–11^[5] seasons. They are the only team to have won the F.A. Vase four times.^[6]

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.		Position	Player
		GK	Thomas Flynn
		DF	Chris McDonald
		DF	Steve Gibson
		DF	Richard Flynn
		DF	Ross Wilkinson
		DF	Ryan Keltie
		DF	Callum Munro

No.		Position	Player
		MF	Aidan Hayley
		MF	Tom Potter
		MF	Callum Anderson
		MF	Kyle Fryatt
		MF	Jack Cooper
		MF	Alex Kempster
		MF	David Hall
		MF	Nick Allen
		FW	Callum Patton
		FW	Adam Shanks
		FW	Andy Robertson
		FW	Kyle Patton

Certain information unknown.
Last updated – 16 November 2016

Club officials

Chairman: Paul McIlduff
Vice Chairman: Peter Siddle
Football Secretary: Derek Breakwell
Treasurer: Jenifer Breakwell
Secretary: Keith Gibson
Commercial Manager: Ann Barkas
Media Correspondent: Julian Tyley
Facility Manager: David Styles
Manager: Marc Nash
Assistant Manager: Anthony Woodhouse
Head Coach: Christopher Moore
GK Coach: Vacant
Physiotherapist: - David Power
Reserve Team Secretary: Richard Stretton
Reserve Team Manager: Neil Cooper
Reserve Team Assistant Manager: Gavin Hattrick

Finishing positions

League Results:^[7]^[8]

Key:

Honours

FA Vase
- Winners 2001–02, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11
Northern Premier League
- Division One Champions 1990–91
- Division One Cup Winners 1988–89, 1990–91
Northern League
- Champions 1964–65, 1965–66, 2006–07
- Runners-up 1959–60, 1966–67, 1968–69, 1969–70
- Challenge Cup Winners 1964–65, 1970–71
- Runners-up 1967–68, 2013–14
Northumberland Senior Cup
- Winners 1953, 1961, 1964, 1965, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1987, 2005, 2010
- Runners-up 1954, 1955, 1956, 1966, 1977, 1986, 1991, 2003, 2013

Records

Attendances

Record Attendance, (Hillheads Park) – 7,301 (v. Hendon – FA Amateur Cup, 1965)
Record Attendance, (Roker Park) – 14,109 (v. Hendon – FA Amateur Cup Semi-Final, 19 March 1966)

Results

Record Win – 12–0 (v. Shildon, 1961)
Record Defeat – 8–1 (v. Bishop Auckland, 1979)

Goals

Most goals scored in a season – 112 (1964–65)
Fewest goals scored in a season – 31 (1979–80)
Most goals conceded in a season – 90 (1979–80)
Fewest goals conceded in a season – 26 (1969–70)

Player

Record Appearances – Bill Chater – 641
Record Goalscorer – Billy Wright – 307
Most goals scored by a single player in a season – Billy Wright – 51 (1964–65)
Most goals scored by a single player in a match – Ken Bowron – 6 (1961–62)
Record transfer fee received – £10,000 for Kevin Todd to Berwick Rangers

References

↑ http://www.whitleybayfc.com/tv/external.asp?id=6
↑ http://www.whitleybayfc.com/archives/report.asp?id=4
↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/8043332.stm
↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/8671308.stm
↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/13328819
↑ "Whitley Bay FC Club History". WBFC.
↑ Northern League Archives, Northern League Official Website, 2010.
↑ Rundle, Richard. Whitley Bay, Football Club History Database, 2006.

External links

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Coordinates: 55°02′04.93″N 1°27′16.61″W / 55.0347028°N 1.4546139°W / 55.0347028; -1.4546139

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