Vinnie Steels signs for Shildon

Shildon AFC are delighted to announce the signing of Vinnie Steels. Vinne started his career with Darlington FC before moving to York in 2017/18. He then played for Burnley U23’s (2018/19) and Sunderland U23’s (2020/21).

Vinne Steels

Jamie Tunstall, Shildon AFC Manager said: “I’m absolutely delighted to welcome Vinnie to the football club. Vinnie’s time in football has predominantly been at elite level and he’s a fantastic addition to an already really strong squad. He’s come in and trained really well and scored a couple of goals in the games he’s played and I think there’s a lot more to come from him when he’s fully up to speed. He’s not played a lot of football over the last 12 to 18 months and still has aspirations to get back into the professional game and the fact he’s chosen to come to Shildon shows the ambition the club has. I’m sure he’ll be a huge asset to the football club” .

Welcome to Shildon AFC Vinnie.

Luke Page Goes On Loan

Shildon AFC can confirm that Luke Page has gone on a one month loan to Seaham Red Star FC.

Jamie Tunstall, Shildon AFC Manager commented, “Luke has been brilliant since we returned to pre-season. He’s done alot of hard work and is probably ahead of where we expect him to be. We’re confident his injury is well behind him now and it’s just a case of Luke getting valuable game time on the pitch to get him up to speed. He’s shown his quality in the minutes he’s played for us and I’m sure it won’t be long before he’s back to full speed”

Luke Page

Bateman Leaves on Loan

Shildon AFC can confirm that Matty Bateman has gone on loan to Redcar Athletic FC.

Matty arrived from Bishop Juniors FC in October 2019 and has been an integral part of Shildon AFC reserves recent success and has made a number of appearances for the first team.  He is returning to Redcar Athletic FC where he spent a sucessful loan spell last season.

 

Request for Donations – 19th July 2022

Shildon AFC are looking for donations to give support to the Shildon Alive Food Bank & the Woodhouse Close Church & Community Centre Food Bank.  We are asking that donations are made at our home friendly game on the 19th July 2022 against Bishop Auckland FC (kick-off is 7:30pm).   Both the charities will be at the game and would be grateful for any donations you are able to make, for example:

 
 
All donations are much appreciated – many thanks for your support once again.
 

2022/23 League Fixtures Released

The PitchingIn Northern Premier League East have today released the fixtures for the 2022/23 season.

The first league game of the season is away against Grantham Town FC on the 13th August, with our first home game being an evening kick-off against Dunston UTS (16th August).  In the same month we have away games at Brighouse and Stockton Town with a home game against Bridlington inbetween.  We also have the FA Cup Preliminary Round tie against either Newcastle Benfield or Crook Town on the 20th August.

All the league fixtures can be found here:  NPL East 2022/23

The league fixtures for the whole season will be updated on our website over the next couple of days.

FA Cup & FA Trophy Draws Confirmed

We can confirm that the draws for the FA Cup and FA Trophy have been drawn and Shildon AFC have the following fixtures:

The Emirates FA Cup – Preliminary Round

Newcastle Benfield FC or Crook Town AFC vs Shildon AFC – tie to be held 20th August 2022

The Izuzu FA Trophy – First Round Qualifying

Shildon AFC vs Consett AFC – tie to be held 10th September 2022

The Izuzu FA Trophy – Second Round Qualifying

Bridlington Town AFC or Colne FC vs Shildon AFC or Consett AFC 24th September 2022

 

Squad Sponsorships Now Available

Following on from the launch of our new kits for the 2022/23 season we are pleased to offer the opportunity to now sponsor your favourite squad member for the season.

Every fan has their favourite player and, ultimately, the players are what the fans come to see. With the management team, they bear the burden of responsibility for bringing success to the club.

The opportunities for sponsorship are:
 

Player’s Shirt:  Home £30;  Away £30;  Both £50
 – Invitation to the end-of-season party.
 – A photograph taken of you and your chosen player.
 – Your name listed against the player profile in both the matchday programme and on the official website.

Management team £30
 – Invitation to the end-of-season party.
 – A photograph taken of you and your chosen team member.
 – Your name listed against the individual’s profile in both the matchday programme and on the official website.

Squad members can be reserved by sending an email to briarave@hotmail.co.uk confirming which player(s)/team member(s) you want to sponsor and how you are going to pay.  Sponsorship can be paid for online (via Bank Transfer – SHILDON AFC LTD,  40-41-24, 10739634), in cash at the ground, or through the till at the clubhouse.  

Payment MUST be made within 5 working days to secure your player(s)/team member(s) of choice.
 
Many thanks for your sponsorship.

Shildon AFC Launch New Strips

We are pleased to reveal our new 2022/23 home and away kits as we prepare for our second season in the PitchingIn Northern Premier League East.

The Errea kits are designed and produced in collaboration with Motif8.

Our home shirt follows recent tradition and comprises red top & shorts, however the top has a new black and white stripe detail under a patterned band on the chest and the socks are striped red and white.

The away strip is new for this coming season and is comprised of a yellow shirt, with a patterned band and black stripes across the chest, black shorts and yellow socks.

Adorning the front of the home shirt is the logo of our sponsor Livin whilst Blue Diamond Machine Tools is detailed on the front of the away shirt.  Both shirts have the logo of our platinum sponsor J Denham Metals Ltd. detailed on the back along with the logo of Motif8.

Both shirts carry the logo of the PitchingIn Northern Premier League on the sleeves.

The shirts will soon be available to buy from our online Club Shop.

 

Max Booth Signs Contract with the Railwaymen

Shildon AFC are delighted to announce that Max Booth has signed a contract with the Club (subject to FA approval).

Max will be familiar to Shildon fans having played twice for the first team last season.  He started playing in Teesside Junior Football Alliance League Division 1 with Richmond Town, then moved on to the Darlington youth team.  He was a member of the North Yorkshire county team who got to the semi-finals of two cup competitions.  Max joined the Darlington Academy which he attended for 2 years, playing for the first team in a number of pre-season and cup games.  Whilst at the academy he played for Shildon AFC reserves and during the 2021/22 season stepped up to the Shildon first team.

Jamie Tunstall, Shildon AFC Manager said “Since I came to the club Max has been a topic of conversation a number of times.  He played a couple of times last season and did really well.  We’re delighted that Max has committed to Shildon for next season and I’m hoping he continues to improve and he’ll get opportunities with the first team.  We’re hoping that Max and Matty’s contracts show the young players within the reserves that they can be rewarded and that there will be chances for them.”

Congratulations to Max.