Shildon AFC are still 3rd in the league after an uninspiring 1 – 0 away win against second from bottom club West Allotment Celtic on Saturday 18th February 2017.

In the starting line up were new signing Adam Burnicle from West Auckland at No 9 and youngster David Vincent at No 7.

In very winding conditions this was never going to be a classic and how right it turned out to be. In fact Celtic never had a shot on target for the whole 90 minutes and Shildon were not much better.

The only goal of the game came on 14 minutes when Celtic’s No 2 John Pendlebury handled in the box for a penalty which Matty Robson converted. Midway through the first half Adam Burnicle hit the post and near the end the same player was through with a one on one with keeper Chris Bannon who blocked his effort.

Final Score:  West Allotment Celtic  0  Shildon AFC  1

Goalscorer:  Robson 14.

Subs:  Capper for Wing 58, Purewal for Rae 70, Greulich-Smith for Ellison 78.

Booking:  (Y)  Moore 9.

Man-of-the-Match:  David Vincent.

Not a good game to watch, with very few chances, but a win is a win and move on to the next game.