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Hospitality | Slane celebrates 50 years since first Spartans appearance

21st August 2019

Blyth Spartans were delighted to welcome club legend Brian Slane and his family to our hospitality suite for the home game with Hereford FC. Hospitality is available all-season round, so why not plan ahead by taking a look at our fixture list HERE? Don’t delay, book now to save disappointment! Legendary Striker Brian Slane celebrating 50 years since his first appearance for The Spartans with his grandchildren. Match ball sponsors and…

Interview | Harker glad to see things finally clicking

20th August 2019

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Nathan Harker put in a magnificent performance against Hereford but was unable to stop Blyth Spartans falling to a 1-0 defeat. However, Harker is looking at the positives and admits the squad can ‘see things clicking’ as Lee Clark’s men wait for their first win of the season. After suffering four defeats in a row scoring just the one goal Harker says the mood in the dressing room ‘Isn’t the…

Club Statement | Trio leave Blyth Spartans

19th August 2019

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Blyth Spartans can confirm Dale Pearson, Craig Spooner and Jack Butler have left the club by mutual consent. Pearson and Spooner joined from Newcastle Benfield and North Shields, respectively, in the summer and made five National League North appearances between them. Butler, who graduated into the first-team from the reserves, featured eight times for Spartans and spent the majority of last season loan at Ashington. The former England Schoolboys forward…

Interview | Clark confident points will arrive soon

19th August 2019

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Lee Clark is confident Blyth Spartans will soon be up-and-running in National League North and was pleased with Saturday’s first-half performance against Hereford. Spartans were on top in the first-half and were unfortunate to be behind at the break after Mike Symons’ opener on 24 minutes However, in the second 45 minutes, Clark admits his side fell short, and believes the “fear factor” kicked in longer as Blyth trailed 1-0. …

Report | Spartans unlucky to taste defeat at home

18th August 2019

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By Aaron Hindhaugh In association with: ALAN McLEAN FCMA CGMA Chartered Management Accountant Vanarama National League North Saturday 17 August 2019 Blyth Spartans 0-1 Hereford Blyth Spartans slumped to a fourth defeat in a row, despite an encouraging first half performance against Hereford. Mike Symons put The Bulls in front after 24 minutes, though it was Lee Clark’s side that shaded the opening 45 minutes. And despite the best efforts…

Volunteer | Distributing posters

16th August 2019

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Blyth Spartans AFC is looking for volunteers to distribute posters advertising our home games to retail outlets, pubs and business units etc throughout the Blyth and surrounding areas. Would anyone who is interested in helping out, with what may take an hour or so every few weeks, depending on how many posters you agree to distribute, please contact me; generalmanager@blythspartans.com. We are extremely grateful to those volunteers that helped with this…

News | Foden joins Consett on short loan

15th August 2019

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Blyth Spartans goalkeeper Mark Foden has joined Northern League Division One side Consett AFC on a short loan. Foden, who joined from Gateshead in the summer, played every game in pre-season before picking up a hip injury on the eve of the campaign. The 23-year-old was expected to be out for longer than anticipated, hence the arrival of Nathan Harker from Newcastle United. Instead, Foden has made a swift recovery…

Sponsorship | SOS Group

15th August 2019

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Copy, print and scan management company, SOS Group, has just been announced as the new Spartans’ sleeve sponsor and the firm is thrilled to be associated with the club at such a pivotal point in its long history. John Behan, director at SOS Group, says: “We’re very proud to see our logo on the Blyth match shirts. “This is a club with a long and proud history and we’ll be…

Departure | Nearney departs due to work commitments

15th August 2019

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Blyth Spartans have agreed to cancel Josh Nearney’s contract after a change in work commitments. Nearney became one of Lee Clark’s first signings in the summer, having played for the likes of Hartlepool United and Whitby Town. He featured throughout pre-season and made his competitive debut during Tuesday’s defeat to York City as a second-half substitute. Due to recent a change in circumstances, going forward, the defender would find it…

Report | Former Spartans inflict 3-0 defeat on Blyth

14th August 2019

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By Liam O’Brien In association with: ALAN McLEAN FCMA CGMA Chartered Management Accountant Vanarama National League North Tuesday, August 13 2019 Blyth Spartans 0-3 York City Blyth suffered a 3-0 defeat at the hands of promotion favourites York City with former Spartan Kieran Green getting on the scoresheet. York City took the lead in the 18th minute when Jordan Burrow headed the ball down for Kallum Griffiths, who hammered it…

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