Photos of yesterday’s Charity Cricket match in aid of Cystic Fibrosis and the Bradley Lowery Foundation are now online at Flickr.
Special thanks to Amanda for taking some of the photos
Author: Martyn Tweddle
Shildon AFC New Signing + Up to date squad list
Shildon manager Daniel Moore has today made his first signing of the summer by bringing Anthony Peacock to the club.
The former Middlesbrough academy player has previously played for Darlington, Spennymoor and last season Billingham Synthonia.
Daniel Moore said “Since taking over as Manager i have been looking to bring Anthony to the Club. I have played with him in the past and he is without doubt one of the best footballers i have played with, along with his undoubted quality Anthony’s attitude and desire to win trophies he will be a massive boost to an already hungry squad and i am delighted to welcome him to the club.”
The Squad List to date reads as follows: –
Nick Liversedge
Jamie Harwood
Dominic Curl
Ethan Grayson
Matty Robson
Dan Groves
Daniel Moore
Marc Ellison
Sam Hodgson
Lewis Dodds
Billy Greulich-Smith
Micky Rae
Adam Burnicle
Cieran Jackson
and now Anthony Peacock
Re-Organisation of Non-League System
RE-ORGANISATION OF NON-LEAGUE SYSTEM
The Football Association’s proposed re-structuring of the non-league system was presented to the league’s annual general meeting. This would have an effect on the Ebac Northern League (Division One is at Step Five and Division Two at Step Six).
The proposed changes would come into force for the 2018/19 season.
The proposed changes are: A new Step 3 and a new Step 4 league to be formed; Step 3 divisions to play with 22 teams, Step 4 and Step 5 with 20 teams and Step 6 teams to have no more than 20 teams in them.
Therefore for the 2018/19 season both divisions in the Ebac Northern League to operate with 20 teams.
The highest placed club in each of the 14 Step 5 leagues in England will be automatically promoted. In addition to those 14, another 12 second-placed teams will also be promoted to Step 4. These 12 clubs will be the highest placed teams based on points per games during the season.
This means that potentially two teams from the first division could be promoted out of the league at the end of next season.
Three teams will continue to be relegated from division one and three promoted from division two.
Clubs in three “feeder” leagues will be eligible for promotion to the Ebac Northern League – the Wearside League, the Northern Alliance and the Teesside and Eskdale League (which was called the Teesside League). Clubs at this level will still have to meet the appropriate ground grading criteria to be promoted.
At the end of the forthcoming season the FA will also decide on any lateral movements of clubs between leagues at the same level in the national system.
· A revised FA rule also means that from next season midweek games should start at 7.45pm. However, clubs can apply to the league to have their midweek games kick-off at 7.30pm.
Taken from the Official Northern League Facebook Page.
Shildon AFC – Ebac Northern League Division One 2017/18
Shildon will be away to Dunston in the first match of the 2017/18 Ebac Northern League on Tuesday 8th August followed by a trip to Jarrow Roofing on the 12th of August.
North Shields will be our first home game of the season, our last will be an home game against Whitley Bay on Saturday 21st April.
Full fixture list as follows: –
Pre-Season Friendlies v Basford United & Selston
Shildon have arranged a couple of friendlies on 21st & 22nd of July in Nottingham
On the 21st we will play Basford United of the Evo-Stik First Division South with a 7:30pm kick off and the Selston FC. The following day Selston FC will be our opponents who this season became Central Midlands South League & Cup double winners, with a 3pm kick off.
Both games will be held at Basford United’s ground.
There will be a bus travelling with an overnight stay. Anyone wishing to travel please email programme@shildonafc.com, or comment below. Bookings will also be taken at the Supporters Club meeting on Friday June 2nd.
The cost of the trip has been set at £ 70 per person and includes 1 night overnight stay at the Premier Inn.
Travelling with the team the bus will be leaving from Dean Street at 2pm on Friday 21st July to travel to Nottingham returning on Saturday evening after the Selston game.
Basford United website http://www.basfordunited.co.uk/
Selston FC Website http://www.selstonfc.co.uk/
Twitter & Facebook
Shildon AFC have created a new Facebook page and a new Twitter Feed so that all three media outputs can be linked together. The Twitter feed will go directly to the website and any new post from the website will automatically update the Facebook page.
The new username for the Twitter account will be @Official_SAFC. Manager Daniel Moore and Chairman David Dent will both have input to the new Twitter Account. Tweets from Daniel will be signed DM and David signed DD.
The page name on the Facebook account is @ShildonAFC.
Lewis Wing – Northern League Young Player of the Year
Massive congratulations go to Lewis Wing who was last night name the Bob Moreland Young Player of the Year at the Annual Northern League Awards last night.
All at Shildon AFC wish him all the best in his future career at Middlesbrough.
Supporters Club Trip to Whitby, Saturday 27th May
The Supporters Club bus for the day trip to Whitby will set off from Dean Street on Saturday at 10:30am.
It will set off to return to Shildon from Whitby at 8pm
Pre-Season Friendly v Blyth Spartans
Shildon are delighted that Evo-Stik Northern Premier Champions Blyth Spartans have agreed to play a pre-season friendly at Dean Street on Tuesday July 11th, kick off 7:30pm.
Admission to the game will be £5 for adults and £3 for concessions.
We look forward to welcoming Alun Armstrong’s Vanarama National League North team to Dean Street.