Birtley Town crashed out of the FA Vase with a 4-2 penalty shoot-out defeat against local rivals Whickham AFC on Saturday evening. For the fifth consecutive season, The Hoops crashed out of the FA Vase in the qualifying stages. Birtley need to go back to 2021/22 for the last time they reached the 1st round….
Birtley Town finished off 2025 in style with an impressive 5-0 victory away at local rivals Whickham. Going into the game, Birtley had not won at Glebe since 2015 but that record was hit for five as Birtley produced a magnificent display in front of a large away following. The Hoops just made one change…
Birtley Town gained a valuable point but were disappointed to not have taken a vital win on Tuesday evening at local rivals Whickham. Both sides entered the game knowing that three points would help keep daylight between themselves and the dreaded bottom two relegation places. The Hoops started the game brightly with James Proctor and…
Birtley Town crashed out of the Durham FA Challenge Cup with a disappointing 3-0 defeat to the hands to local rivals Whickham AFC. The Hoops were looking to equal their best ever record in the competition with a place in the semi finals as The Hoops welcomed back the quartet of Scott Heslop, James Proctor,…
Birtley recorded a 2-2 draw with local rivals Whickham AFC in a fiercely contested local derby on Friday evening. The opening chances of the game fell to Birtley; Matty Ward forcing Neal Bussey into a fine save after good work from Scott Heslop, Glen Hargrave narrowly missing the rebound. The ball was cleared long with…
Birtley crashed out of the FA Vase on Friday night, as a series of controversial decisions cast a shadow over what was an otherwise-thrilling game of football. The game got off to a breathless start with several close chances in the opening ten minutes, the first of which fell to Birtley’s Stephen Hall, who headed…
