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Spartans’ manager Tom Wade hailed Saturday’s 3-0 win at Stourbridge as “one of our best away performances of the season.” He commented: “We started well but missed a penalty after 15 minutes. If we’d scored then we would have gone on to win the game by a bigger margin. Nevertheless we came back strongly after the miss and ended up winning convincingly.” Blyth’s opening goal on 22 minutes was direct…
Tom Wade’s Spartans side created enough chances to satisfy their manager but ultimately fell short in their 1-0 home defeat at the hands of Ilkeston on Tuesday evening. “We dominated play in the first half,” Wade said. “We created chances and they didn’t really pressure us until late on. We worked hard in conditions which were horrendous to both sides but looked a yard slower than in the previous two…
Another dazzling performance and another happy Tom Wade. Having witnessed his side’s comprehensive 4-1 demolition of visitors Stamford on Saturday the Blyth manager said: “The win was very very convincing. Stamford are not a bad side and, after the first 20 minutes when it was a bit of a tight affair, we dominated and created many chances.” Matty Wade seized on one of those chances to send a stunning volley…
It’s safe to say that Nick Thomson has had a short and sharp introduction to not only life at Blyth Spartans but also to the Evo-Stik Northern Premier League. The young keeper was signed by Tom Wade at the start of February for fellow custodian Peter Jeffries as Spartans look forward to a hectic schedule between now and the end of the season. However, an unfortunate injury for Jeffries handed…
After playing his part in Blyth Spartans fifth win in a row full back Damen Mullen challenged his side to “carry on the momentum” as they prepare to welcome fellow play-off challengers Ilkeston to Croft Park on Tuesday night. Mullen and his team mates put four goals past Stamford and stretched their unbeaten run to nine games in the process, meaning they are right in amongst the play-off challengers and…
Lee Picton,the new Blyth coach, has been massively encouraged by what he has seen at the club despite only being appointed a few days ago. The former Whitley Bay double FA Vase winning defender said:”The players have responded very positively to some new ideas I have already introduced. They’ve been really receptive and hungry to learn, both individually and as a team. In fact everyone at the club, the Board,…
The club announce that the date for the Northumberland Senior Cup (v Morpeth Town) has been confirmed by the Northumberland FA. Date: Monday 27 April 2015 Kick Off Time: 7.30pm Venue: St James Park, Newcastle Details regarding entry prices will be announced when known.
The club can announce that this evening Lee Picton has accepted the offer to become the Spartans’ coach following the departure of Colin Myers. More details about the former Whitley Bay player’s appointment will be on this site tomorrow. Welcome to Blyth Spartans Lee!
A wonderful 4-0 victory on Tuesday night had Blyth manager Tom Wade singing the praises of his squad but remaining grounded at the same time. “It was a fantastic performance,” he said. “It was probably the best we’ve played since Altrincham at home and Skelmersdale away. It was breathtaking at times. We bossed the game, although we have to remember it is difficult for sides to travel to our place…
Blyth Spartans have now received international clearance to complete the signing of former striker Ash Davis. The former Whitby Town and Whitley Bay frontman has returned from a spell in America and will be available to play in what will be the third Spartans spell of his career, when Ilkeston come to Croft Park on Tuesday. The forward would have been available to play in Saturday’s home fixture with Stamford…