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Following Blyth Spartans Northumberland Senior Cup Semi Final win over Whitley Bay, assistant manager Colin Myers informed manager Tom Wade that he would be leaving the Club. The Club would like to thank Colin for his work since joining the club. Goalkeeping coach John Bottensien and physiotherapist Bev Doherty also advised Tom that they would be following Colin Myers. The Club would also like to thank John and Bev for…
After playing his part in Blyth Spartans’ Northumberland Senior Cup semi final win over Northern League side Whitley Bay, defender Ryan Hutchinson immediately set his sights on ending what he described as “a great season” by winning silverware. However the former Celtic youth player was honest in his assessment of the win over Paddy Atkinson’s side by admitting that the game “wasn’t pretty”. “It’s been a great season and we…
After scoring his second brace in the space of three day to send Spartans into their second consecutive Northumberland Senior Cup Final, striker Dan Maguire revealed he was always confident that his side would emerge victorious from their semi final clash with Northern League outfit Whitley Bay. The in-form striker followed up his double strike at Buxton on Saturday with another brace against the Seahorses, in the process notching up…
After seeing his side overturn a two goal half time deficit at Buxton, Blyth Spartans centre back Danny Parker revealed that he always believed that the Croft Park club would get the three points they wanted from their trip to the Peak District. A poor first half show from Tom Wade’s men saw them head into the interval two goals behind their in-form hosts but a second half brace from…
Blyth’s remarkable comeback at Buxton on Saturday was thoroughly deserved according to manager Tom Wade. Two goals down at the interval the Spartans rallied superbly to go on to win 3-2. Wade commented: “It was a sloppy first half. We had a few chances as did they but we should have been two up before they scored. The first goal Buxton scored was down to poor defensive work and the…
Blyth Spartans can announce the signing of former Darlington goalkeeper Nick Thomson. The 22-year-old never made a first team appearance for the Quakers, but did feature on the bench for first team in their final season in the Football League, but has spent the last four years in Massachusetts at Boston University, as a virtual ever-present for the Boston Terriers. He has now returned to the UK and has been…
Spartans’ Jarrett Rivers is in with a possibility of turning out for England C later this month. England C manager Paul Fairclough today named a 16 man squad for his side’s next international. Jarrett has been named in a contingency squad for the game in Larnaca against Cyprus under 21s on 17th February. It is a tremendous honour for him as he is the only player selected in the initial…
Former Sunderland player Craig Lynch has signed for the Spartans from Spennymoor. The 22 year old from Durham was with the Black Cats between 1999 and 2014. He made two first team appearances under manager Martin O’Neill. He then spent some time on loan at Hartlepool and a short spell at Rochdale before joining Spennymoor at the start of this season. Craig has played up front and on the wing…
It has been confirmed that tonight’s EvoStik league fixture away to Marine has been postponed due to a frozen pitch. Details of the rearranged fixture will appear on here when known.
After becoming the first Spartans player in twenty years to sign a professional contract at a Football League club, defender Nathan Buddle expressed his gratitude to the club for their part in his development. The twenty one year old centre back put pen to paper at SkyBet League Two club Carlisle United on Monday, meaning he is the first Spartan since Paul O’Connor in 1995 to join a professional club,…