Monthly Archives: February 2022

Whickham 2-2 West Allotment: snappy game ends in draw for Lang Jacks

A feisty stop start affair on Friday night under the lights saw points shared between Whickham and West Allotment in front of 181 fans at the Glebe. The early exchanges were dominated by lots of 50/50 tackles in midfield, with both teams eager to stamp their authority on proceedings. It was Whickham who struck first, […]

Lang Jacks look to gain home advantage against West Allotment under the lights 

Whickham will welcome West Allotment Celtic to the First Mortgage Glebe, as Friday night football under the floodlights returns. WRITES ADAM TONES. Whickham come into the game having had a two-week rest following last Saturday’s away fixture being called off due to bad weather.  The visitors come into the match off the back of a heavy […]

Meet the Player – Young determined to win silverware with the Lang Jacks

Kaleb Young joined Whickham FC from Northern League Division Two side Birtley Town over the Christmas period. The 20-year-old has since made his mark on the team with two goals in four league appearances. WRITES ADAM TONES Young was a player on Whickham manager Tony Fawcett’s radar for a while after impressive league displays for his […]

Meet the Player – Greenwood commits his future to the Lang Jacks

Nathan Greenwood has spoken of his delight at signing his first Whickham FC contract as the exciting forward committed his future to the club last week. WRITES ADAM TONES. Greenwood was one of Tony Fawcett’s first signings when he took over as Whickham manager at the back end of October last year.  Having previously been […]

Northallerton Town v Whickham – Lang Jacks look to remain buoyant on the road

After last week’s thrilling victory over Ashington, Whickham look to carry on in the same vein this weekend at Northallerton Town. After maintaining their unbeaten record at the Glebe under Tony Fawcett, the boys make the trip to bottom of the league Northallerton looking to make it three wins in a row and unbeaten in […]

Whickham 5 – 3 Ashington FC: never say die attitude leads to three points for Whickham

Whickham came from behind three times to continue their unbeaten run at home under Tony Fawcett in a game which saw seven second half goals. In a first half where Nathan Greenwood had the opposition defence on strings down the left hand side, Ashington scored from a corner to lead 1-0 at HT. Whickham responded […]

Lang Jacks looking to extend unbeaten home run

Ashington are the visitors to the First Mortgage Glebe this weekend. Ian Skinner’s team are sitting sixth in the Northern League Division One table. The visitors are coming into the game off the back of a 4-2 home win over West Allotment Celtic.  Ashington will be looking to continue their impressive form of late with […]

Whickham 1-1 Sunderland RCA – Defences on top as points shared

The Lang Jacks were forced to settle for a point as they were unable to break down Sunderland’s resilient defence on a windy and rainy afternoon at the Glebe. A unusual slow start to the game cost the home side as Sunderland took the lead from a free kick inside the first 15 mins, a […]

Whickham vs Sunderland RCA – The tale of two resilient defences

After last weekends postponed fixture away to Penrith, Whickham welcome Sunderland RCA to the First Mortgage Glebe on Saturday.  Whickham manager Tony Fawcett will be looking to stretch his unbeaten home record at the First Mortgage Glebe, to seven league games since taking over the club in October.  Whickham won their last league game 3-0 […]