We are delighted to announce that Dom Curl has signed a new contract with the club.
The highly rated Central Defender who has turned in some fantastic performances this season and turned 18 today, put pen to paper on a long-term deal.
We wish him all the best as he continues to improve and develop with our Club.
Shildon remain in 3rd position in the Northern League despite a 3-0 reverse at Consett.
Marc Ellison, unfortunately, turned the ball past Nick Liversedge in the Shildon goal to give the hosts the lead after 30 mins. With three minutes left in the first half, Michael Sweet scored after a mix up in the Shildon defence.
With 15 minutes left of the game Sweet scored his second of the game tapping in a rebound after a great save by Liversedge.
Full Time: Consett 3 Shildon 0
Good Luck to Cameron Fenton who has today completed a transfer to Blyth AFC who are currently 5th in the Ebac Northern League Division 2.
The 20 year-old scored 3 times in his stay, most notably the last minute winner against Altrincham in this year’s FA Cup 2nd Qualifying Round.
The Durham Challenge Cup 2nd Round fixture away to Gateshead has been arranged to be played on the 3rd January 2018.
Kick Off will be 7:30pm
Shildon are out of the League Cup after a 1-0 defeat away to Willington.
Lewis Graham was outstanding in the home goal making several exceptional saves. Nick Liversedge also produced a fine save just before the end of the 1st half to keep the scores level.
Conor Winter scored the only goal of the game 5 minutes from the end to send Willington through
Our home game against Seaham Red Star which was due to be played on the 27th January 2018 has now been brought forward to be played on Saturday 2nd December because of Whitley Bay’s involvement in the FA Vase.
The away game against Whitley Bay will now be played on Tuesday 12th of December.
As well as the usual ways of keeping up to date with Shildon AFC and we now have an official Instagram account to accompany our Website, Twitter and Facebook accounts. We will also be uploading our goals to our YouTube account thanks to Michael Wilson who is videoing our games.
Here are the links to connect
Facebook @ShildonAFC
Twitter @Official_SAFC
Instagram ShildonAFC
YouTube Shildon AFC TV
Shildon were knocked out of the FA Vase after a 2-1 defeat away to Marske United after extra time.
Danny Earl opened the scoring for Marske in the 4th minute. Billy Greulich-Smith scored from the spot to level after Jamie Harwood was brought down in the box sending the game into extra time.
With just about the final kick of the first half of extra time Craig Gott found the corner of the net to send Marske into the draw on Monday.
The Supporters Club are running coaches for the following games: –
11th November
Marske United – Departing 13:00 from Dean Street Clubhouse
FA Vase 2nd Round
15th November
Willington
League Cup 2nd Round
18th November
Consett
Ebac Northern League Division One
If you would like to reserve a seat please text Paul on 07704 828 522 asap. There are only a few remaining for the Marske United game on Saturday.