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Tuesday 16th October - Frickley Athletic 0-2 Whitby Town

Drastic action is urgently needed to lift Frickley from the gloom that appears to have enveloped the side who, despite having more than their fair share of this Unibond Premier Division  encounter, again found themselves empty-handed!

Manager Mark Hancock has acquired 18-year-old livewire Ashley Flynn, who came off the subs bench on the hour to try and lift the Blues after they had conceded a second goal.

He had some promising touches and, had the team's luck been in, could have crowned his debut with a brace of goals if not a hat trick.

Frickley seem to always make things difficult for themselves, and the failure of the defence to clear a second minute corner kick saw the ball knocked back from the right by Andy Raw for Alex Janes to turn into the net from close range and give Town a dream start.

Lee Morris had a shot turned behind three minutes later and then blazed over when the ball dropped to him from the flag kick, while a 45 yard free-kick from Neil Redfearn dropped to an unmarked Craig White who flicked on for Chris Hilton to curl a cross just behind.

In the 14th minute, Andy Hayward broke clear and passed inside to Morris, but he scuffed his shot and it was easily collected by David Campbell, and White then went close after a probing home attack.

There was a let-off for the Blues in the 22nd minute, Adam Pollock clearing off the line from Charlton, but it was Frickley who seemed the more dangerous, White having an angled 18 yard drive held by Campbell in the 29th minute, while Redfearn shaved an upright with a first time effort after 38 minutes.

Jon Hood raced out to block a breakaway by Danny Brunskill in the 42nd minute while, at the other end, Chris Hilton threaded a pass through to White whose angled drive struck a defender and was held by Campbell.

There was misfortune for the home side just after the interval, Hilton being penalised for hands in the 56th minute, and Brunskill improving Whitby's advantage from the resulting spot kick.

Flynn headed over an open goal in the 62nd minute and got clear a minute later, drawing the keeper out before passing inside to Hayward whose shot was turned off the line by Ashley Lyth.

Danny Walsh won a ball in his own half in the 74th minute and ran forward before picking out Redfearn whose first time effort shaved an upright, Flynn having a shot diverted behind a minute later and then Steve Robinson drilled over a low cross in the 78th minute, but Hayward scooped the ball from six yards.

Town were getting worried, and Walsh had a sizzling 30 yarder held by Campbell at the second attempt in the 84th minute as the visitors rode their luck to keep the opposition at bay.