Aycliffe recorded one win and a loss with a postponed game against Matlock Town. Brian Atkinson’s side make the trip to Blyth Town this Saturday for the first time. Aycliffe have already played Town twice this season in the league and Trophy, recording one loss and one win against them.
18th November
Newton Aycliffe 2 v Bradford (Park Avenue) 0
Newton Aycliffe pulled off an impressive home win against playoff chasers Bradford. It took Jack Robertson just three minutes to find the net with a curling finish after he was teed up by Scott Fenwick. Just ten minutes later a great finish from Brennan Fitzpatrick, from outside the box, flew into the top corner past Bradford’s Jack Hall. The rest of the game saw Bradford apply pressure but Aycliffe stood firm and held on for three points that take them out the bottom four.
22nd November
Newton Aycliffe 0 v Emley AFC 1
This was a tight game with a sparse amount of chances for Emley and an even sparser amount of chances for Aycliffe. Early goals have became the norm at The Ashcourt and the only goal in the game was a penalty scored by Emley’s Gabriel Johnson in the fifth minute. In the second half Johnson found himself one on one with Kyle Seymour and Seymour pulled off a smart reflex save to deny the pacy number 10. Aycliffe had a lot of possession for the remainder of the second half, but the score remained the same and Emley had the final chance of the match when a breakaway from an Aycliffe set-piece gave Emley’s Kieron Ceesay a good striking chance, but Seymour denied him. Emley didn’t score from the resulting corner and the game ended 1-0.
NEW SIGNING – Jake Orrell
Newton Aycliffe have signed Ashington’s Jake Orrell. Orrell is no stranger to football at this level after featuring for both The Colliers and Consett AFC. He has also plied his trade for Spennymoor Town and Blyth Spartans in the National League North. A forward who is also capable of playing in the midfield and on the right wing. Orrell began his career at Sunderland and also had a pro contract at Chesterfield.
Upcoming Fixtures
Saturday 6th December v Blyth Town (a)
Tuesday 9th December v North Ferriby (a)
Saturday 13th December v Garforth Town (h)
Saturday 20th December v Brighouse Town (a)
Friday 26th December v Bishop Auckland (h)
Photo by Yvonne Wood of Jack Robertson celebrating his goal against Bradford (Park Avenue).