On Air Now

Darren Lethem

6:00pm - 10:00pm

  • 01723 336444

Now Playing

Jack Savoretti

Bada Bing, Bada Boom

Download
Listen Live Advertise

Chairman Looks Back on a Huge 12 Months For Scarborough Athletic

Sunday, 31 December 2023 06:00

As 2023 comes to an end, Boro chairman Trevor Bull has been looking back on an eventful period in the club's short history.

The Seadogs missed out on a play-off place in their first season in National North in May.

They then completed a number of ground improvements at the Flamingo Land Stadium, over the summer, including a new fanzone.

Scarborough Athletic made the FA Cup First Round for the first-ever time in November.

They led Forest Green of League Two until the closing seconds at home, before losing 5-2 in a midweek replay.

However, drama followed as the Gloucestershire club were found to have named an ineligible player and a third tie was demanded by the FA, back at The Flamingo Land Stadium.

Boro lost 4-2 but impressed many with their efforts- with the off-field delays, they knew a win would secure a trip to Blackpool followed by a potential visit to Premier League Nottingham Forest in round 3.

Trevor says it's been eventful:

A number of changes have been made at the ground, over the past year, Trevor says the club's home has changed enormously since they moved back to the town in 2017:

You can hear more from Trevor Bull speaking to Paddy in the latest edition of the Seadogs Podcast.

Share

Did you find this article useful?

This is the Coast is committed to providing a daily local news service for the Yorkshire Coast. We are a small locally owned and operated business which employs professional journalists and reporters. We do not receive any public funding or grants and we are entirely funded by our local commercial operations. We enjoy fabulous support from local businesses who work with us on their advertising and marketing campaigns, but the cost of providing high quality, well researched, fact checked local news coverage is significant.

If you appreciate what This is the Coast does, and would like to help support our journalism, please consider supporting us on a monthly basis today.

A small contribution from all our readers would really help support independent journalism for the Yorkshire Coast.

More from Yorkshire Coast News

Comments

Add a comment

Log in to the club or enter your details below.

Follow Us

Get Our Apps

Our Apps are now available for iOS, Android and Smart Speakers.

  • Available on the App Store
  • Available on Google Play
  • Just ask Amazon Alexa
  • Available on Roku

Today's Weather

  • Scarborough

    Light rain

    High: 8°C | Low: 5°C

  • Filey

    Light rain

    High: 8°C | Low: 5°C

  • Whitby

    Light rain

    High: 8°C | Low: 6°C

  • Bridlington

    Low-level cloud

    High: 8°C | Low: 5°C

  • Hornsea

    Light rain

    High: 8°C | Low: 5°C

  • Driffield

    Light rain

    High: 8°C | Low: 4°C

News

© Copyright 2025 This is the Coast Limited. This is the Coast is licensed by PRS & PPL to stream music online. Powered by Aiir.