The Shildon AFC Supporters Club are running buses to the following games: –
11th September – Seaham Red Star
15th September – North Shields
29th September – Sunderland RCA
If you would like to travel to any of the above games please get in touch with Paul Mulley (07704 828 522) to book your seat.
We will now play Whickham at home on Wednesday 5th September kick off 7:45pm due to vandalism to the floodlights at The Glebe.
The away fixture will now be played on December 15th
Images from the damaged floodlights below
Shildon’s unbeaten start to the league ended with a 3-0 defeat to local rivals West Auckland.
Daniel Moore and Shaun Newbrook were both sent of as Shildon ended the game with 9 men.
Nathan Fisher opened the scoring after 41mins with a well taken goal which flew into the top corner of the net. Danny Earl had a couple of chances to level early in the second half, but a good save from Shane Bland denied the Shildon front man.
After 86mins Amar Purewal made it 2-0 and a minute later the Shildon keeper was sent off after receiving 2 yellow cards in the space of 30 seconds. Purewall then added a third in the 2nd minute of injury time.
FT West Auckland 3 Shildon 0
Newton Aycliffe scored with 11 minutes left of the game to gain a point in front of a crowd of 448 at Dean Street.
Shildon took the lead after 12mins when the linesman judged the ball to be over the line. 6 minutes later Newton Aycliffe were 2-1 up. The equaliser was a brilliant free kick from Tom Gavin and then Daniel Kent glanced in a cross from Alan Harrison.
In the second half Billy Greulich-Smith made an instant impact after coming on, heading in a cross from Jack Blackford. Man Of The Match Aidan Heywood then gave Shildon a 3-2 only for Newton Aycliffe substitute Kurt Matthews to equalise
Att : 448
The Northern League have made a couple of changes to our fixture list.
We will now play Hebburn Town on Saturday 8th September, and the game against Dunston UTS who we were due to play that day has been moved to Saturday 6th October.
Shildon are out of the FA Cup after a 4-1 defeat away to Tadcaster Albion.
Joe Lumsden put the hosts 2 up in the first half. Daniel Moore scored a header to half the deficit but 2 further goals from Whitehouse and Stewart in the last minute put Tadcaster through.
FT Tadcaster Albion 4 Shildon 1
Goal Highlights
Shildon moved top of the Ebac Northern League 1st Division when three second half goals secured all the points for the Railwaymen.
After a goalless first half goals from Billy Greulich-Smith, Jamie Harwood and a Matty Waters penalty gave Shildon victory.
Attendance : 294
Shildon remain unbeaten and are 3rd in the league after a 3-2 victory over Newcastle Benfield.
Benfield took the lead through Pearson after 18 mins only for Matty Robson to equalise 3 minutes later. Ben Trotter then put The Railwaymen ahead on the half hour mark.
Jack Blackford latched onto a defensive mistake to make it 3-1. Pearson scored his second in the last couple of minutes for Benfield.
Final Score : Shildon 3 Newcastle Benfield 2
