Tag: Shildon

MATCH PREVIEW | Shildon v Seaham Red Star by Josh Hart

Shildon look to return to winning ways at Dean Street

 

Following back to back away defeats on the road to Stockton and West Auckland Town respectively, Shildon will be hoping to get back on track against a Seaham Red Star side that currently sit 19th in the league.

 

Despite a much improved performance against high flying Stockton Town, The Railway Men have still failed to net in their last two outings, something manager Daniel Moore will look to see addressed this weekend.

 

Moore may be looking towards star forward Billy Greulich-Smith to continue the fine form displayed against Northallerton, which saw the striker bag a Hat-trick in a convincing 3-0 win.

 

With the away side leaking 23 league goals and picking up just 1 win all season, Shildon will be looking to ensure that they take maximum points against the relegation battling side, but cannot afford any complacency.

 

A 2-2 draw when the sides last met at Dean Street saw Shildon blow the 2-0 lead they secured in the opening 10 minutes.  Manager Daniel Moore will be hoping for a similar start when the sides meet on Saturday, but will also expect a higher level of concentration throughout, in-order to assure the 3 points

 

A win for Shildon could see The Railway Men move into the top 4, leapfrogging Guisborough Town, who face mid-table Newcastle Benfield.  

FULL TIME | West Auckland 4 Shildon 0

West Auckland outplayed Shildon at the Wanted stadium running out 4-0 winners.

Shildon were behind after 2 mins when Adam Mitchell scored from a Purewal cross.  Shildon had a couple of chances but went in at half time 1-0 down.

2 minutes int o the second half David Dowson scored after rounding Shaun in the Shildon goal. 5 minutes later Dowson scored again turning in a cross. Amar Purewal finished the scoring after 67 mins.

Full Time : West Auckland 4 Shildon 0

FULL TIME | Shildon 3 Northallerton Town 0

Shildon move up to third in the Northern League after a 3-0 victory over Northallerton Town at Dean Street.

Billy Greulich-Smith scored a hat-trick to give Shildon all three points. Two penalties in the first half, the first for a foul on Danny Craggs the second a hand ball in the box, were both despatched first to the left and then right by the striker.

In the second half a further penalty was saved by the Northallerton keeper to deny his hat-trick.  Aidan Heywood then cleared off the line with 15 minutes to go to keep the lead intact.

Billy’s hat-trick was complete on the 85th minute as he rounded the keeper to finish into the empty net.

Full Time : Shildon 3 Northallerton 0
Man Of The Match : Billy Greulich-Smith

Attendance : 352 

MATCH PREVIEW: Easington Colliery vs Shildon AFC

Saturday 14th September 2019

 by Ash Brighton

Railway men looking to keep the momentum flowing

 

Shildon will be aiming to maintain a positive return to form as they take on Easington Colliery today in the latest round of the FA vase.

 

The club face another trip away from Dean Street and manager Daniel Moore has made no secret that his side cannot take their opponents lightly.

 

“We cannot underestimate Easington I went to watch them in the week, and they are very capable of scoring goals.”

 

“We have to keep our own momentum going and I still think there is more to come from us.”

 

As to what side could feature at the weekend, manager Moore will be without both Zac Atkinson and Jack Vaulks so once again the boss will lean on the club’s squad depth in search of victory.

FULL TIME | Shildon 2 Guisborough Town 1

16 year old Tafari Nicholas scored twice as Shildon won the first game in the new look Northern League Cup.

His first came on 50mins as he ran the length of the half before slotting under the Guisborough Town keeper.

4 minutes later he doubled Shildon’s advantage firing in an unstoppable shot to the keepers left.

Steven Roberts pulled a goal back for Guisborough with 4 minutes to go, but, a Shildon team that finished with an average age of 19 held on.

Full Time : Shildon 2 Guisborough Town 1
Attendance : 168

Man Of the Match : Tafari Nicholas

FULL TIME | Bishop Auckland 1 Shildon 5

Shildon score 5 against local rivals.

Opening with a new 3-5-2 system it looked like it was taking time for the players to get used to it when Winn opened the scoring for Bishop on the half hour mark.

From then on though it was Shildon who took control of the game. On 34 minutes Billy Greulich-Smith stabbed the ball home after a scramble in the box.

7 minutes later Billy was on hand again to turn a Matty Robson cross into the net past former Shildon stopper Nick Liversedge. A couple of minutes after Matty Robson fired in a shot from a narrow angle to make it 3-1 at Half Time.

Aidan Heywood then scored the goal of the game. Picking the ball up beat a couple of players before curling a shot into the top corner of the net.

Kurt Matthews finished off the scoring guiding a header over the Bishop keeper.

Full Time : Bishop Auckland 1 Shildon 5

Attendance : 438

MATCH PREVIEW: Shildon vs Penrith

Saturday 24th August 2019, Dean Street, 3PM

By Ash Brighton

Railway men looking for strong response after a week to forget

Shildon will be hoping for a much need result this weekend as they welcome Penrith to Dean Street.

The home side head into Saturday’s match up on the back of two defeats in a row, both away from home, after Wednesday night’s 3-1 defeat to North Shields, so familiar surroundings may prove pivotal.

On the pitch though, manager Daniel Moore revealed on after Wednesday’s game that he will be without defender Jordan Lavery with what is believed to be a pulled groin to only add to a mounting list of absentees for the club.

However, the manager expects his team to manage well none the less “We’re a bit thin at the moment but we’ve got a squad for that reason”.

With Shildon currently sitting 12th in the Ebac Northern league division one, the manager has called for the Railway men to perform much better across the pitch.

“We’ve just got to keep going, defend the box better and take chances when they come along, we should have been 2-0 up before they (North Shields) even scored their first. “

Meanwhile the visitors Penrith head over to Shildon with only a solitary point to their name so far and will be hoping for much improvement at a ground where the away side have conceded 13 goals in just 2 league games.