On Friday 15th January the Shildon AFC clubhouse will host an evening with the DAFT Lads (Durham Amateur Football Trust)
The evening will start at 7pm with guest speakers Bill Roughley, Allan Brown and Keith Hopper.
There will also be various items of memorabilia on show supplied by DAFT
Admission will be by voluntary donation to DAFT.
DAFT Website http://www.thedaft.org.uk/
The Supporters Club have arranged a bus for the Bedlington Terriers match on Saturday 16th January
Anybody wishing to travel please call Winnie on 07784 975 451 to book seats.
The Ebac Northern League Division One game against Newcastle Benfield match on Saturday 9th January has been postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.
The clubhouse will be open from Noon to show the live FA Cup matches between
12:45 Wycombe Wanderers v Aston Villa
17:30 Manchester United v Sheffield United
The clubhouse has just had installed new draught beers
Strongbow Dark Fruit
John Smith’s
Fosters
Theakstons
all priced at £2.50 per pint
Shildon moved back to the top of the Ebac Northern League Division One with a 4-0 victory over local rivals West Auckland.
On a pitch that was heavy going from the start Shildon still played the ball well and adapted better to the conditions.
By half time the score was 3-0 to Shildon with Anthony Bell scoring 2 (1 Pen) and also supplying the cross for Ben Wood to score.
At half time the referee stayed out with his assistants to have a good look at the pitch but deemed it fit enough play on.
Anthony Bell completed his hat trick and the scoring for Shildon in the second half.
With 20 mins to go Bobby Moore was given a red card for a tackle on Adam Burnicle when he was through on goal.
Full Time : West Auckland 0 Shildon 4
Wishing all our visitors and friends from around the world a very Happy New Year!
We look forward to seeing you again in 2016.
The Shildon AFC Social Club on Dean Street will be open from 4pm on Boxing Day to show the following matches
Kick Off
4:45pm – Newcastle United v Everton
7:30pm – Southampton v Arsenal
The Ebac Northern League Division One match against Morpeth Town on Boxing Day has been postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.
from Twitter @Tyneside_NUWFC
Unfortunately Saturdays @MORPETHTOWNFC v @Shildon_AFC has been postponed!! Waterlogged pitch #RainRainGoAway 
From Mike Amos “The Chairman’s Blog”
December 21 2015
Shildon are staying at their Dean Street home, elderly but much loved. After years of speculation, and a great deal of hard work and exploration, the decision was taken at tonight’s annual shareholders’ meeting.
My own shareholding, it should be explained, is humble. It’s precisely four and with a face value, memory suggests, of 25p apiece. Sell? No chance, they could be worth 50p one day.
The club has long contemplated a move, not least because of the perceived need to grow an academy and development sides but also because the dear old “pagoda” stand has seen very much better days. That the seats and flooring are wooden also means that attracting funding for refurbishment would be difficult.
Several property developers had expressed an interest in the ground – opening up the possibility of a move to an athletics stadium on the edge of the town – but nothing acceptable has materialised.
So what now? The club will look to erect a 250-seat stand to replace the existing cover on the far side, allowing the seating areas of the old stand to be mothballed. The dressing rooms and clubhouse will be upgraded, with the hope of an academy partnership with Sunderland’s Foundation of Light.
Club director David Dent has done a huge amount of work on the whole project, The backing for his recommendations was unanimous. Off the field, at least, it was one of the most momentous nights in Shildon’s history. Those shares could be worth a fortune.
Mike’s blog can be found at http://www.northernleague.org/blog/view_latest_chairmans_blog.php
Lewis Wing has returned to Shildon after his loan spell with Seaham Red Star. Lewis will be available for the Boxing Day match against top of the table Morpeth Town