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Stalybridge Celtic 2 Blyth Spartans 0 (Match Report)

Tuesday 24th March 2009 Blue Square North Stalybridge Celtic 2 Blyth Spartans 0 Blyth Spartans: Mark Bell (sub Rob Dale), Kenny Boyle, Andy Leeson, Gareth Williams, Richard Pell, Alex Gildea, Adrian Webster, Gary Brown, Marc Walton, Shaun Reay, Stuart Banks.Subs not used: Ged Dalton, Adam Laidlaw, Simon Todd & Stephen Shaw  Spartans lost their unbeaten record in brazier circumstances. With Mark Bell making his return in goal manager Harry Dunn…

29th March 2009
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Spartans U9s 3 Coast Soccer 3 – Match Report

The football cliché of a game of two halves was made for this match.  Spartans were put under pressure from the start by Coast Soccer but they withstood this and started to come into the game and played some of the best passing football they have put together all season.  Spartans scored the opening goal, when a corner led to a scramble around the goalmouth and Lewis Best got his…

29th March 2009
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Stalybridge Celtic 2 Blyth Spartans 0

Blyth Spartans travelled to Stalybridge Celtic tonight for a Blue Square North clash. The Spartans had the better of the first half in treacherous conditions and went in at half time 0-0. Disaster was to strike when returning ‘keeper Mark Bell was injured in the 56 minute and with no substitute ‘keeper named on the bench Robert Dale was forced to don the gloves and go in goal. Sadly the…

24th March 2009
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Robert Dale – 200 Appearances

24th March 2009
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In the most bizarre of circumstances talismanic striker Robert Dale has tonight chalked up his 200th appearance for the Spartans by coming on as a second half substitute for the injured Mark Bell to play in goal! Signed from Ryton, the languid forward, made his debut in the Unibond Premier Division clash with Wakefield Emley on 15 March 2005 where he scored a debut hattrick. Even better was to follow…

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Gareth Williams – 350 Appearances

24th March 2009
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In tonight’s match with Stalybridge Celtic the Blyth Spartans captain Gareth Williams will make his 350th appearance for the club. Signed from Whitley Bay at the start of the 2000 season ‘Cheeks’ has grown from a squad player, into one of the team’s most consistent performers as well as the Club Captain. Well done Cheeks!

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101 Great Goals (Gary Brown)

24th March 2009
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Blog Site ‘101 Great Goals’ is a site which reviews the football world in general, as well as highlighting the best goals of the weekend. The site’s blog published today includes ‘two brilliant goals that you won’t have seen’ featuring a goal from Michalis Konstantinou of Omonia Nicosia in the Cypriot League, as well as the ‘howitzer’ from our very own Gary Brown! Cheers to SpartansFan Fergus Dowd for forwarding…

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Rotary Club Make Presentation

24th March 2009
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Prior to Saturday’s match with Stafford Rangers the George Robson of Blyth’s Rotary Club presented the Club with a framed shirt to commemorate their recent excellent run in the FA Cup. The shirt was originally purchased by Frameworks of Blyth and used as window display during the run, the framed shirt will now be on display at Croft Park as a reminder of the epic run.

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Blyth Spartans 2 Stafford Rangers 1 (Match Report)

Saturday 21st March 2009 Blue Square North Blyth Spartans 2 Stafford Rangers 1 Attendance – 502 Blyth Spartans: Paul Farman, Kenny Boyle, John Brackstone, Gareth Williams, Richard Pell, Andy Leeson, Adrian Webster (sub Adam Laidlaw 90mins), Gary Brown, Robert Dale, Marc Walton (sub Sean Reay 46 mins), Simon Todd (sub Alex Gildea 72 mins). Subs not used: Stuart Banks & Ged Dalton Spartans now remain unbeaten in 6 games. A…

23rd March 2009
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Spartans U9 6 Seaton Burn Youth 1

This was Spartans last game of the current league on 21st March, before the new mini-league starts with the top six teams. Spartans had already qualified for this league before the game and looking at how they started the game, it was just as well.  Seaton Burn started the better team with Spartans looking as if they had just got out of bed.  Although we had chances through both Lewis…

23rd March 2009
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