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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…
Blyth Spartans defender Jordan Watson believes that the emphatic 4-0 victory over Ramsbottom United shows that his side are not showing any impact of the recent departures at the club. The former Sunderland academy player put in a dominant performance alongside Ryan Hutchinson at the heart of the back four and he hailed the display as “the best performance of the season”. “The lads have got together after the recent…
Spartans manager Tom Wade described his side’s 2-1 win at Rushall Olympic as “excellent” and urged the Green Army to get behind their side as they face three home games in seven days this week. Michael Richardson’s seventieth minute header gave Spartans three points in a tricky fixture at Dales Lane and Wade immediately turned his attention to a week that sees Ramsbottom United, Stamford and Ilkeston make the trip…
Spartans midfielder Michael Richardson came off the bench and netted his side’s winner in the win and Rushall Olympic and admitted post-match that it had been a difficult win. The former Newcastle United man headed home from close range as he met a Robbie Dale cross with twenty minutes remaining on the clock for his third goal in the green and white of Spartans and felt that his side were…
After the departure of Assistant Manager Colin Myers, Blyth Spartans can announce that Monkseaton Academy’s Head Coach Lee Picton will be joining Tom Wade in the dugout for the next two games. A visit to Rushall Olympic on Saturday is quickly followed by Ramsbottom United’s trip to Croft Park and Wade is delighted to have accepted Picton’s offer of support over the next week. “Lee is a hugely respected coach…
Spartans manager Tom Wade has confirmed that Joel Dixon will be leaving the club with immediate effect due to personal reasons. The Yorkshire born player has been commuting to Blyth from Leeds for training and matches but due to a personal reason is unable to commit to the travel and Wade paid tribute to his impact at the club. “As a club we totally support Joel’s position and completely understand…
Blyth Spartans manager Tom Wade paid tribute to striker Dan Maguire after his brace against Whitley Bay took him to a half century of goals at the club. The former Seaton Delaval player was an unknown commidity when he was brought into the club by former manager Tommy Cassidy, on the recommendation of Wade himself. Now just over two years on Maguire is an invaluable member of the Spartans squad…
When Dan Maguire held off two Whitley Bay defenders before putting his side ahead in extra he became the latest Spartan to hit the fifty goal mark for the club. The striker scored a brace in the Northumberland Senior Cup semi final tie but it was his first goal of the night that helped him acheive this notable landmark. It all seems a long way from Maguire being handed his…