News | Alex Nicholson retires
By Niall Bromley Blyth Spartans can today announce that defender Alex Nicholson has decided to retire from football with immediate effect due to injury. Alex has enjoyed a 12-year career in football where he’s represented five different clubs and had three spells at Spartans. After coming through the ranks at Newcastle, Alex signed for Preston North End as a 19-year-old. In 2014, after a loan spell at Chorley, he decided…