It was a much improved performance by Shildon, but, Daniel McWilliams scored the only goal of the game to give Stockton a 1-0 win.
The goal came in the 25min when his shot was deflected past Shaun Newbrook.
In the second half Shildon put Stockton under constant pressure but couldn’t find the breakthrough.
Attendance : 486
Shildon Man Of The Match : Chay Liddle
West Auckland outplayed Shildon at the Wanted stadium running out 4-0 winners.
Shildon were behind after 2 mins when Adam Mitchell scored from a Purewal cross. Shildon had a couple of chances but went in at half time 1-0 down.
2 minutes int o the second half David Dowson scored after rounding Shaun in the Shildon goal. 5 minutes later Dowson scored again turning in a cross. Amar Purewal finished the scoring after 67 mins.
Full Time : West Auckland 4 Shildon 0
Shildon move up to third in the Northern League after a 3-0 victory over Northallerton Town at Dean Street.
Billy Greulich-Smith scored a hat-trick to give Shildon all three points. Two penalties in the first half, the first for a foul on Danny Craggs the second a hand ball in the box, were both despatched first to the left and then right by the striker.
In the second half a further penalty was saved by the Northallerton keeper to deny his hat-trick. Aidan Heywood then cleared off the line with 15 minutes to go to keep the lead intact.
Billy’s hat-trick was complete on the 85th minute as he rounded the keeper to finish into the empty net.
Full Time : Shildon 3 Northallerton 0
Man Of The Match : Billy Greulich-Smith
Attendance : 352
Shildon are through to the next round of the FA Vase after a 2-1 victory in a wind affected game at Easington.
Shildon kicking with the wind in the first half scored 2 goals through Danny Craggs and Aidan Heywood. Danny Craggs from a free kick after 12 mins that floated over the keeper. Aidan Heywood then curled a shot to the goalkeepers right after 35 mins. Shildon had a few other chances but didn’t take them through Craggs, Matthews and Greulich-Smith.
In the second half Dom Curl played a back pass too short and Liam Anderson stole in to reduce the deficit. Shaun Newbrook made a couple of good saves and Shildon held out for the win.
FT : Easington Colliery 1 Shildon 2
Attendance : 140
Shildon score 5 against local rivals.
Opening with a new 3-5-2 system it looked like it was taking time for the players to get used to it when Winn opened the scoring for Bishop on the half hour mark.
From then on though it was Shildon who took control of the game. On 34 minutes Billy Greulich-Smith stabbed the ball home after a scramble in the box.
7 minutes later Billy was on hand again to turn a Matty Robson cross into the net past former Shildon stopper Nick Liversedge. A couple of minutes after Matty Robson fired in a shot from a narrow angle to make it 3-1 at Half Time.
Aidan Heywood then scored the goal of the game. Picking the ball up beat a couple of players before curling a shot into the top corner of the net.
Kurt Matthews finished off the scoring guiding a header over the Bishop keeper.
Full Time : Bishop Auckland 1 Shildon 5
Attendance : 438
A goal at the end of each half shared the points at the Glebe tonight.
Scott Robson opened the scoring for Whickham in the 44th minute with a curling shot into the far corner of the net.
With the game in the 93rd minute Ben Trotter leveled the scores.
Full Time : Whickham 1 Shildon 1
Next Game : Saturday 7th September away to Bishop Auckland
Shildon progressed into the next round of the FA Vase with a 3-0 victory over Tow Law Town.
Kurt Matthews set Shildon on their way with a fine finish after 29 minutes. Shildon had several other chances in the half but went in at the break 1-0
After 66 minutes Danny Craggs curled a free kick into the net and Zak Atkinson scored after 72 minutes.
Final Score : Shildon 3 Tow Law Town 0
Man Of The Match : Kurt Matthews
Attendance : 188
Points shared in feisty derby by Josh Hart
Shildon’s final home game of the season ended all square, following a feisty encounter with rivals Bishop Auckland.
In what proved to be a scrappy game, Daniel Moores men edged a cagey first half and even led at the break thanks to a fine strike from number 10 Billy Greulich-Smith in the 19th minute.
Prior to the goal, the Railwaymen were applying pressure to Bishop Auckland, who started the game slow.
Bishop Auckland did respond early in the second half however, equalising via a Hoganson free kick into the bottom right hand corner after just 3 minuted played.
The remainder of the second half saw Shildon dominate a large proportion of the possession in Bishop Aucklands half, whilst the away side attempted to counter down the left flank whenever possible.
The home side also created many set piece opportunities, drawing fouls from the Bishop Auckland back line and midfield, particularly in the middle third of the pitch.
However, the biggest chance of the second half did fall to the away side, with Bishop Auckland failing to take the opportunity gifted to them by the Shildon keeper.
Speaking after the game manager Daniel Moore stated: ‘’I think we probably shaded it first half and they had a couple of chances second half, so on the whole probably a fair result’’
The result now leaves Shildon in 7th place, one point behind 6th placed Stockton Town.
Attendance: 384
Shildon remain in 7th place of the Ebac Northern League after a 4-0 victory away to Whickham
Billy Greluich-Smith gave Shildon the perfect start nodding in a far post header with only 4 minutes on the clock.
Shildon had 2 or 3 opportunities to extend their lead but the half ended 1-0.
Billy also had a hand in the second goal when he was fouled in the penalty area. Harrison Scott was then sent off for the foul and Nathan Steel stepped up to extend the lead sending the keeper the wrong way.
Nathan Steel added his second and Shildon’s third 10 minutes later after great work from Captain for the day Aidan Heywood.
In the 92nd minute Ben Reay chipped the keeper to make it 4-0
FT Whickham 0 Shildon 4
Attendance 97
