Shildon opened up their Northern League divison one campaign with a 5-0 win away at Newcastle Benfield.
All five goals coming in the second half through Wing, Brown and a Mark Doninger hat trick
Full match report to follow
Month: August 2015
Supporters Club Meeting
Due to unforeseen circumstances the next supporters club meeting will be held on Friday 14th of August. Apologies for any inconvenience caused.
Gary Brown Signs
Shildon can confirm that Gary Brown has signed from Darlington 1883.
Player Profile Taken from Darlingtonfootballclub.co.uk
Darlington’s club captain Brown was one of the many players signed when a new squad was assembled in the summer of 2012. Brown has played for numerous Northern League clubs, joining the Quakers from nearby Durham City, as well as having a great run in the FA Cup with Blyth Spartans alongside team mate Mark Bell. A defender, who wears his heart on his sleeve, Brown has played at centre-back, right-back and in midfield over the past three seasons. He has been captain of the club since he joined and is a player who has built a great rapport with the fans. He was an ever present in the title winning season, which led to him lifting the trophy in May 2013 at Heritage Park. During the 2013/14 campaign Brown struggled at times with injury, but returned to the side at right-back, where he has remained this campaign. Aside from his defending, he has scored multiple goals for the club and has proved to be a player who is prepared to put everything on the line for the side.
Welcome back Gary.
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Marske United 0 Shildon 2
Shildon AFC win the Cleator Cup Trophy
Shildon AFC kicked off their season in earnest on Saturday 1st August 2015 when they travelled to Marske Utd. to play for the Ebac Northern League Cleator Cup Trophy. The Railwaymen came away 2 – 0 comfortable winners, controlling the play for most of the game.
Shildon had keeper Jake Johnson and No 3 Matthew Robson making their debuts, with recent signings Dan Groves, Lewis Wing and Kyle Fryatt all in the starting line-up.
In the 3rd minute Marske’s No 8 Craig Gott’s good shot produced an equally good save from Shildon keeper Jake Johnson.
Shortly after, slack defending from Marske let Ben Wood through but he fired wide.
It was all Shildon with Kyle Fryatt tearing down the right, too fast for the defence, but his shot went across the face of the goal. Ben Wood shot wide and Kyle Fryatt fired over before Marske keeper Robert Dean made a close range block from a Bobby Moore header.
Just before the break Shildon’s constant pressure finally paid off when a cross from the right found Billy Greulich-Smith who fired in from close range.
Half Time: Marske Utd. 0 Shildon AFC 1
Shildon kept up the pressure in the 2nd half with three early successive corners. Two long range efforts from Lewis Wing sailed just over, before Billy Greulich-Smith failed to find contact with his head, with the goal at his mercy.
The Railwaymen deservedly were 2 – 0 up on 79 minutes when a cross from the right resulted in a goalmouth scrabble and captain Mark Hudson headed against the bar and over the line.
Marske were resigned to kick and rush tack ticks and never got going in the second half.
Final Score: Marske Utd 0 Shildon AFC 2
Goalscorers: Greulich-Smith 42, Hudson 79.
Subs: Hudson for Doninger 67, Ellison for Rae 74, Chapman for Wood 88.
Man-of-the-Match: Lewis Wing
After the match Assistant Manager Stuart Niven said “This was a comfortable win with Marske never really troubling us at all. We should have won by more than two clear goals”.