Whyte's thunderous volley hands Bognor Regis Town valuable point
Harvey Whyte isn’t best known for his goal scoring prowess but you’d be forgiven for not knowing that if you witnessed the Bognor Regis Town stalwart’s thunderous volley that handed his side a valuable point from a 1-1 Isthmian South Central draw at Hartley Wintney.
His strike — his first since March 2024 in a 4-2 loss at home to Enfield — helped give the Rocks their second draw on the spin since Danny Hollands took over as manager at Nyewood Lane and that was enough to keep them in 13th position in the league table.
Whyte, just back from a spell out injured, pounced to bring the visitors level on 64 minutes after the home side had taken a 1-0 lead on 27 minutes through former Nye Camp midfielder Sam De St Croix.
The defender saw Billy Allcock’s cross cleared — only to fall at his feet offering him the chance to have a dig. And he lapped up the opportunity to volley the ball into the top right corner at the Memorial Playing Fields in front of 279 supporters. It was arguably no more than Hollands’ men deserved against their hosts, who had beaten high-flying Westfield midweek to boost confidence within the Hampshire hosts.
But it was the Rocks who almost snatched all three points and would surely have done so had Preston Woolston managed to slot home from close range with minutes to go. Five minutes earlier the home side had Liam Gavin dismissed, shown a red card for a challenge on striker Cal Laycock.
Bognor will be hoping to keep up this run of form when they go to Bedfont Sports.