Tomorrows trip to Consett is in doubt due to the cold weather. With freezing temperatures expected in the region overnight and the extremely cold weather experienced throughout the day, Consett have called a pitch inspection for 10:30 am tomorrow morning.
Any news will be posted on the decision when available.
Tomorrows reserve match vs Northbank Carlisle has also been postponed due to a frozen pitch.
Stuck for buying Christmas presents this year? Bedlington Terriers have today announced a Festive Deal. For a bargin price you can buy a replica home shirt, scarf and league matchday ticket for a bargain bundle price.
Sizes are limited so be sure to place your order now at the online webshop
On Monday 21st November, Welfare Park will host the Northern Counties SFA League fixture between Northumberland U18 and Durham U18 in the Derek Watson Memorial Trophy.
The match kicks off at 7pm with admission at £2, concessions £1.
On Saturday, Bedlington Terriers will make the trip to Rotherham to face Northern Counties East League Premier Division side Parkgate FC in the Second Round Proper of the FA Vase.
For the Bedlington Terriers community football club, their recent trip to North America yielded more than just experience on the pitch.
'People had the misconception that the trip was all about playing a couple of matches. It was a lot more than that. We are adopting the techniques and approaches they use to take a simple baseball match into a fun packed family day of entertainment,' commented David Holmes, Bedlington Terriers FC Chairman.
STAFF at a Bedlington store were a knockout when taking part in a fundraising competition.
Tesco staff across the north east joined forces to raise money for Alzheimers Society.
More than 170 competitors were split into 17 teams and endured challenges to become the reigning champions of a ‘It’s a Knockout’ event.
And the Bedlington staff, kitted out in strips supplied by Bedlington Terriers Football Club, made it to the grand final, where they took a fine fourth place.
Due to a new job outisde of the club, the current press officer is unable to attend regular matchdays, Bedlington Terriers FC are looking to appoint a press officer to be in as soon as possible
The successful applicant would be working with both the Senior and youth sides within the club.
For more information on the role please contact Stewart Grimes on 01670 826184 (office), 01670 821604 (home) or email Stewart.Grimes@bedlingtonterriersfc.co.uk
In what has been billed as the pick of the North East FA Cup 2nd Qualifying Round ties, Bedlington Terriers make the short journey to Croft Park, Blyth to face the cup specialists Blyth Spartans.
Bedlington Terriers FC will this week appear in a 30 minute long documentary entitled 'Mr Rich and the Terriers'.
The programme includes footage from last season as well as the summer trip to Buffalo and has exclusive access to the team and Bob.
For full details on the prorgramme see the BBC item at Here
The programme will air on Sunday 2nd October at 22:55 on BBC One (North East & Cumbria Only). For those who live outside the region it is possible to view the show on Sky channel 975, FreeSat channel 956
A trio of associates from Bedlington Terriers are on Sunday running the Great North Run in aid of Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research.
Club officials Michael Boyle, Neil Douglass and former Press Officer Dave Anderson are all undertaking the 13.1 mile run this Sunday from Newcastle to South Shields.
For more information or to make a donation please visit their pages at
Bedlington Terriers today continued their impressive goalscoring streak disposing of Billingham Town in the FA Cup Preliminary Round by a score of 6-0. Bedlington had the lead in the first half through an impressive goal from Dean Douglas but were unable to add a second until the second half when Shandran bagged another. Ian Graham made the score 3-0 before Steven Richardson came on and within seconds used his first touch to round the keeper and score, only to follow up a few minutes later with a stunning strike from distance over the keeper with his next touch of the ball. Shandran then added the 6th to give himself a personal tally of 11 goals in 3 games.
Bedlington will face the winner of Newcastle Benfield or South Shields who drew 1-1 today. The match will be replayed at South Shields on Tuesday 6th September. The match will be played on Saturday 17th September at Welfare Park which means the home league fixture against Newcastle Benfield will be rearranged for later in the season.
The reserves were however beaten 3-1 away to Red House Farm in the Alliance earlier. They will be looking to get back into winning ways when they travel to Cullercoats on Saturday 10th September in teh Alliance League Cup.
Saturday sees the visit of Billingham Town to Welfare Park in the FA Cup Preliminary Round for Non League Day. The event to attract more football fans into the non league scene. With the England match taking place on Friday and the Premier League and Championship programme taking the weekend off, fans are urged to come out and support their local sides this Saturday.
Come along for what will no doubt be a great day of family fun with activities for all ages, including a colouring in competition!
For more information on Non League Day, visit the website at Non League Day
Terriers tonight were defeated by the division new boys Newton Aycliffe 1-0 on the road. The only goal of the game was a move finished by Broom after 62 minutes.
Saturday sees the visit of Stokesley to Welfare Park with a 3pm kick off.
The building work for the scoreboard is progressing well. The control building is nearly completed while the foundations for the actual scoreboard are now in place.
Having beaten Whickham FC in yesterdays FA Cup extra preliminary round tie, Bedlington Terriers have been drawn at home to Billingham Town in the preliminary round to be played at Welfare Park on Saturday 3rd September 2011. This means the fixture at home to Consett will be rearranged.
Stephen Richardson scoring the only goal of the game for the home side in yesterdays fixture. The result also saw the team win their first match at home infront of club sponsors Bob and Mindy Rich who were visiting.
The reserves however didnt fair so well, losing their league game away to New Fordley by 2-0.
Bedlington Terriers U12 Blitzers take on Longhoughton at Welfare Park (1:00pm ko) before the main game of the day with the Terriers vs Whickham in the FA Cup at 3pm.
The day will be packed of fun events including facepainting, colouring competitions and a half time penalty shootout for fantastic prizes!
Today saw the opening matches of the season for both the senior team and the reserve side. The seniors hosted South Shields at Welfare Park and emerged victorious with a 4-2 win, the same scoreline as the opening game last season away to the same side. Goals from English, Richardson, Shandran and Bowey with last seasons returning top scorer Alex Benjamin and Yanis Galas finding the net for the visitors. Click more for the match highlights.
The reserves opened their campaign in the Alliance Division 2 with a 3-0 defeat at Swalwell with Rogan x2 and Bell scoring the goals for the home side.
"If we can finish in the top two, I think we would take promotion. We've strengthened in the right places and up front I think we're strong, and are definitely going to challenge this season."
On the second day of the trip to Buffalo, the Bedlington Terriers squad and officials held their first training session.
After putting the side through their paces, there was a visitield, to Coca-Cola Field, home of Buffalo Bisons.
The Bisons scoreboard was advertising the upcoming FC Buffalo vs Bedlington Terriers match.
We were then invited into guided tour of the stadium, including the changing rooms and a walk on the pitch to experience the ground and the facilities!
Today is now the first day of our trip the to US. We had a long journey with the transport to Heathrow, flight to Toronto, customs for the party and coach to the hotel.
We were greeted by a fantastic welcome party at the hotel which was arranged by Richs. A big thank you for making the trip happen and welcoming us!
Bedlington Terriers FC today launched their new home shirts for the 2011/2012 season.
With local and national press in attendance, players proudly wore the new shirts for the upcoming season which will go on sale on the club website at midnight for a special promotional price of £22.50 for youth shirts and £27.50 for adult shirts.
These prices are ONLY valid for sales from midnight tonight until the clock strikes midnight tomorrow when they will return to the normal price of £25 for youth and £30 for adults.
To mark the occasion, the club will be opening the shop on Sunday between 12:15 and 4pm for those wishing to make purchases in person. Please see David Henderson at the club to buy your shirt.
Bedlington Terriers will be selling their new Home shirts for the 2011/2012 season from 00:01 on Sunday 19th June.
The shirt will launch with publicity on Saturday and when sales go online just after midnight, will be for sale for a special reduced first release day price.
Any orders placed after midnight on Sunday will be at the full sale price.
For further information please contact michael.boyle@bedlingtonterriersfc.com
Following on from the successful Matchday Shirt Sponsorship scheme which concluded with those sponsors being presented with their shirt at the presentation evening by club chairman David Holmes, Bedlington Terriers FC are delighted to announce the offer will be available for the 2011/2012 season.
The cost will remain the same at £45 and shirt numbers can be requested on a first come first served basis.
For further information or to register your interest please contact Michael Boyle at michael.boyle@bedlingtonterriersfc.com
A list of available shirts will again be published on the clubs website and on the fans forum @ nonleaguezone
Bedlington Terriers are delight to announce they will become the first STL Northern League team to embark on an international tour to the USA.
The tour includes playing fixtures against National Premier Soccer League sides Erie Admirals and FC Buffalo in the Lord Bedlington Cup as well as taking part in training clinics at local schools.
Bedlington Terriers volunteer Neil Douglass is organising a Charity Race Night, in aid of Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research, at Bedlington Market Place Social Club on Saturday June 11th with doors opening at 7pm. Tickets are only £5 each and are available by e-mailing him at neildouglass@hotmail.com.
Neil is also doing a 140 mile Coast to Coast bike ride in June and to raise money for the same charity after being diagnosed with Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia part way through the season. If you can spare some cash for either of these undertakings please contact him directly. Neil can also be sponsored directly at www.justgiving.com/2011c2c.
Bedlington Terriers have announced there will be a bucket collection at the Spennymoor Town match played on Bank Holiday Monday 2nd May, kick off 11am.
The collection will be taking place for Adam Johnson who was injured while playing in the scheduled match @ Welfare Park recently.
Due to the present incumbent stepping down at the end of the season, Bedlington Terriers FC are looking to appoint a press officer to be in role for the start of the 2011/2012 season.
The successful applicant would be working with both the Senior and youth sides within the club.
It is with great pleasure that the Management Committees of both Bedlington Terriers FC and Bedlington Juniors FC formally announce the merger of their two well established Clubs with the objective of forming one Community Club.
It is with great pleasure that the Management Committees of both Bedlington Terriers FC and Bedlington Juniors FC formally announce the merger of their two well established Clubs with the objective of forming one Community Club.
More information on the merger will be announced soon.
The webshop is currently experiencing a high number of enquiries/orders. Please bear with us during this busy time, we will respond as soon as possible.
An interview has appeared on the Forbes website with Bob Rich and his investment in the Terriers.
My first investment in sports came the year I graduated from business school, when I became one of the owners of the Buffalo Sabres.I was very excited because I had been a cocaptain of the Williams College hockey team. I loved hockey and loved the idea of bringing an NHL team to Buffalo.
Can a work party please assemble at the ground on Sunday at 11am to carry out some repairs and attempt to get the pitch ready for the fixture on Monday vs South Shields played.
We now have stock of the new 2011 Home shirt, featuring the Richs logo on the fromt.
We also have stock in of the limited edition White and Red shirt. This is an extremely rare opportunity to own a piece of Terriers history, the shirt being specially produced to commemorate the involvement of Richs with Bedlington Terriers. Buy yours while you can as they are sure to sell out quickly!
Below is a poster for the upcoming FA Vase match against Spennymoor. Feel free to print the poster off and make post it throughout town to promote the upcoming match.
Replica shirts from the 2009/2010 season are now being sold at the clubshop for the bargin price of £10 while stocks last. This special offer is also available on the online clubshop too.
For the upcoming 2010/2011 season Bedlington Terriers are looking for sponsors for each matchday home shirt. The opportunity has risen for the each home shirt to be sponsored by an individual or a company for the small sum of £45.
Bedlington Terriers are delighted to announce the signing of former football league player Chris Lumsden.
Chris has recently been forced to retire from the full time game due to a back injury but feels his body will be suited for the training and travel involved with the club.
Having started his career at Sunderland, loan spells at Blackpool, Crewe Alexandra and Barnsley, a loan deal which was made permanent at a cost of £350,000. A Transfer in 2004 saw him move back to the area to Carlisle United where he made 161 league appearances for the club before joining Darlington in 2009. Injuries prevented him playing to his full potential which ultimately resulted in his retirement in July 2010 from the full time game.
Bedlington terriers are delighted to announce the formation of a new supporters club. The new club will by led by Terry Brown, a local resident and long time supporter of the club who is looking to get the supporters more active in working in partnership with the club to raise the profile of the football club and improve relations between the supporters and committee.
Terry is seeking volunteers to help assist him in the running of the supporters club and will be arranging initial forums to allow supporters to put their views to the club.
Terry can be contacted by telephone 07814 259050 on or by emailing terry13@live.co.uk.
The first meeting of the supporters club will take place on Tuesday 3rd August at 8pm in the clubhouse.
At todays match against Whitley Bay club officials at Bedlington carried out a collection from supporters and raised £200 for the family of Mark Taylor.
***** Please note that as tonights Morpeth fixture has been postponed, the additional work on the pitch is no longer required *****
Club officials are requesting volunteers to come help make the pitch playable for saturday. At least a dozen people are needed to help put the divots back in. Failure do have this done will put saturdays match at risk.
Any willing volunteers should come along at 7:30. Its estimated the work will take around an hour and a half
Bedlington Terriers game on Saturday saw the first penalty shoot out for the Friends of Gallagher Park trophy. The competition was organised by Northumbria Police as part of the ‘Not in My Neighbourhood’ campaign and was hailed a huge success in its inaugural year.
Bedlington Terriers FC are pleased to announce the launch of the shop section of their website allowing fans from around the world or just those unable to make a purchase on a matchday to buy items to support the Terriers.
To view the items and make your purchase simply click on the WEB SHOP link under OTHER in the left hand menu
BEDLINGTON Terriers’ joint managers Tony Lowery and Keith Perry set their stall out during the close season, signing more than 10 players and so far their investment has proved productive.
The Terriers are looking to appoint a Commercial Manager in the next month or so to help bring in much needed funds to the club. On offer is a commission based "Earn as you Earn" incentive. Click the link for more details.
Bedlington Terriers FC Annual General Meeting has been put back by a week due to Executive Committee members now being unavailable on the original intended date.
Bedlington Terriers FC have released details of a new fundraising campaign which is designed to make it more affordable for local companies and organisations to support, and invest in, their senior football club.
Bedlington Terriers continued their busy activity in the transfer market by securing the return to Welfare Park of creative midfielder Christian Graham.
Since the season finished just over three weeks ago things have been busy at the club. Management duo Keith Perry and Tony Lowery have been very busy on the player front. So far we have signed 4 new players for next season.
Bedlington Terriers FC host their annual Presentation night this Saturday evening, with the added attraction of the appearance of most of the 1999 Wembley Squad!
Bedlington Terriers` joint-manager Tony Lowery isn’t counting his chickens, but is confident his side will not be embroiled in a relegation battle at the bottom of the skilltrainingltd Northern League.
Bedlington Terriers are looking for volunteers to help on Sunday morning between 10 and 12 to help clear the snow off the pitch to try and make it playable for Wednesdays match against Bishop Auckland.
If you can help, please come along to the club with your spades and shovels or anything you can use to help out.
Saturday's home game against Tow Law Town saw skilltrainingltd Northern League chairman Mike Amos present the Club with a plaque to mark the Terriers passing through the landmark of 1000 Northern League games earlier this season.
Bedlington Terriers Supporters Club Meeting on Thursday 23rd
Bedlington Terriers FC Supporters Club holds a meeting at the Terriers’ Clubhouse on Thursday evening (7.30pm) to rouse the troops into action in support of the Football Club.
JOINT managers Tony Lowery and Keith Perry, aiming to resurrect the glory days at Bedlington Terriers – are looking to cause a big upset in tomorrow’s FA Cup first qualifying round tie against Bradford Park Avenue at Welfare Park.
Bedlington claim local derby bragging rights in style
Aug 26 2008 by Malcolm Pratt, Evening Chronicle
Skilltrainingltd Northern League
ASHINGTON missed the opportunity to become the early pacesetters in the Northern League Division One when they finished well beaten in yesterday’s local derby at Bedlington Terriers, who claimed their first points to move off the bottom.
JOINT managers Tony Lowery and Keith Perry are confident a frenetic close season of transfer activity will lead to a big improvement in Bedlington Terriers’ fortunes.
The pair worked wonders last season when they returned to the club at Christmas with relegation from the Northern League First Division staring the Terriers in the face.
Bedlington Terriers Football Club are on the lookout for a club sponsor. This will include having the company name on the front of the team shirts and on all official stationery.
Bedlington Terriers Football Club held their AGM at the clubhouse last Thursday and it was an encouraging turnout from supporters and local residents, which chairman David Holmes went on record to thank so many for people giving their time. A number of topics were discussed including the progress made in the two years since David Holmes took over the club as chairman and as a result of his hard work and commitment, he was unanimously voted to remain as chairman. It was confirmed that Graeme Redpath had resigned from the club and subsequently, the position of club president was now vacant.......
Terriers AGM to be held at the football clubhouse, 7:30pm start on Thursday 24th July. Get there to have your views heard and to hear what the chairman has to say.
Bedlington Terriers Football Club have appealed to the local community for sponsors for the coming season. Having firmly put their troubles of recent seasons behind them, the club are looking to reaching the heady heights of the late nineties and early noughties once more. With chairman David Holmes at the helm he has done an excellent job in improving the image of the club in the local community but now needs local businsses in particular to sponsor the club to ensure success both on and off the field.
