The following Northern Premier League East games have now been re-arranged:
Hebburn Town vs Shildon
Fixture was 13th September 2022 – now scheduled for TUESDAY, 27TH SEPTEMBER 2022, 7:45PM
Brighouse Town vs Shildon
Fixture was 22nd August 2022 – now scheduled for MONDAY, 3RD OCTOBER 2022, 7:45PM
Shildon vs Ossett United
Fixture was 17th September 2022 – now schedule for TUESDAY, 11TH OCTOBER 2022, 7:45PM
Please continue to check the website for up to date fixtures.
The draw for the First Round Qualifying of the Emirates FA Cup has been made and we will be facing South Shields FC at home. The tie is to be played Saturday 17th September 2022.
We would like to take this opportunity to thank all of our sponsors who have generously contributed towards the club for the 2022/23 season. Sponsorship is essential for the effective running of the football club and each and every sponsor contributes to our club in many ways and we thank you all so much.
We all know the difficulties people and organisations continue to face throughout 2022 so to still have sponsors come forward and support a Club like ours during such difficult times is amazing.
Our sponsors (in no particular order):
Shildon AFC can proudly announce a new platinum parternship sponsorship with Hathaway.
Hathaway is a local company based in Bishop Auckland with over 50 years of experience in the construction sector, it has grown into one of the country’s leading envelope contractors, serving a valued client base nationwide. They have an excellent reputation in the marketplace with emphasis on strong design capability and successful management of complex project logistics.
Shildon AFC Chairman, David Dent said “Shildon AFC are delighted to announce a partnership with Hathaway a leading business in South West Durham. Hathaway’s will, as part of the partnership support some of our community initiatives by giving more people the ability to attend games.“
Welcome to the Shildon AFC family.
Unfortunately there is no paper copy of the programme available for tonight’s FA Cup replay against Newcastle Benfield FC, however you can access an e-version and download from here:
The draw for the First Round Qualifying of the Emirates FA Cup has been made and should we be successful in our replay against Necastle Benfield FC we will be at home to Penistone Church FC. The tie is to be played Saturday 3rd September 2022.
It’s been another successful summer for community initiatives at the club. Once again the free summer holiday activities programme proved very popular, with all the places on this year’s scheme fully booked. The programme was open to boys and girls aged 8-12 years and was packed with fun exercise and the opportunity to train and play football with Shildon AFC, along with a healthy lunch provided by Shildon Alive – all free of charge.
This is the fourth year of the programme with over 150 children participating with over 600 meals being provided over the years! All of this was done in partnership with Livin, Bishop Auckland & Shildon Area Action Partnership, Shildon Alive and the Trident Community Foundation. The Holiday Clubs at Easter and over the Summer Holidays were held either side of our local primary school, Thornhill, holding weekly PE sessions at the Garden.
The Club continues to develop new initatives and we held our first session with our ‘Junior Loco’s’ an initiative for toddlers aged 2 to 4 years which proved extremely popular. We have also hosted football ‘Camps’ with our partner Shildon Alive:
The Club hold weekly Walking Football sessions in the Community Garden and are expanding the range of community initiatives over the coming weeks including sessions for social exercising for women over 40’s with the aim of improving mental health and we will be hosting a schools football tournament in September/October. We are also looking to commence our Shildon AFC Soup Days in the Autumn with the Club providing some broth, a cuppa and a place to chat for members of our community.
If you would like any more information on the community initiatives being developed at the Club or have any ideas on new initiatives we could develop please contact our Community Development Officer, Lauren Robinson on lauren.robinson@shildonafccic.com.
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”
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.
