Whitley Bay - Bring it on

Saturday sees Glossop North End's first pre-season away game and what a day it should be....

The 70+ coach is almost full and the Hoolie Van has been full for weeks. We have 35 supporters staying overnight in The Bay in a mixture of hotels, tents and sand dunes!

In total, we're looking at taking around 100 supporters for a friendly game over 3 hours away that means absolutely nothing...Viva GNE!

So long as the Sambucca behaves itself the Supporters Cub will be posting regular updates on Twitter so please follow us to see what you are missing.

Whitley Bay Transport

A few seats remain on the Supporters Club coach travelling to Whitley Bay on Saturday 17th July.

We have booked a 70 seater coach, of which 25 seats are being taken by the club for the players, management and officials. Of the remaining 45 seats only a few are left.

The bus will be leaving Surrey Street at 9:45am and will return to Glossop around 10:15pm.

Seats on the coach £12 each and can be booked via the GNE Messageboard or by contacting any member of the Supporters Club Committee at the next Saturdays home game with Curzon Ashton.

Travel To Whitley Bay - Saturday July 17th

The Supporters Club are arranging transport for the pre-season friendly game at Whitley Bay on Saturday 17th July.

Two options are available;

1) A coach leaving Glossop on the Saturday morning and returning an hour after the game.

2) A coach leaving Glossop on the Saturday morning, a stay overnight in Newcastle and returning Sunday afternoon.

If you are interested in either of the options please register your interest here

Mark Taylor Benefit

Shortly after playing against GNE in last years FA Vase Final, Whitley Bays Mark Taylor was found to be suffering from Motor Neurone Disease - a progressive neurodegenerative disease that is typically fatal within 2-5 years.

On Tuesday night a group of GNE supporters travelled to Whitley Bay to support Mark in his benefit game and, as well as taking along a signed Wembley shirt, they donated the money collected at the End of Season Party, which came to over £200.


The game between Whitley Bays 2002 and 2009 FA Vase winning sides finished 3-3 and was watched by a crowd of just over 1200.

The top photo shows GNE Chairman Dave Atkinson presenting Mark Taylor with the signed GNE shirt and the bottom shows Dave and SC Secretary Stewart Taylor with Whitley Bays Chairman Paul McIlduff.