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If this season’s FA Cup run has been a dream for Blyth Spartans supporters then midfielder Daniel Hawkins wants to assure the Green Army that his team mates are experiencing exactly the same emotions. Hawkins joined Spartans during the summer from Bishop Auckland and has become a useful weapon for manager Tom Wade with his ability to play in a number of positions. Ahead of the Third Round tie with…
Blyth Spartans have been handed a boost ahead of Saturday’s FA Cup Third Round tie with SkyBet Championship club Birmingham City as they were named Evo-Stik NPL Premier Division Team of the Month for December. Tom Wade’s side won four of their five fixtures in all competitions during the month including the 2-1 FA Cup Second Round win at Hartlepool United and the remarkable 7-1 league win at Grantham Town…
It’s pretty special, in this day and age, for a manager to celebrate their 100th match in charge of a club. But to celebrate it managing your boyhood club in the Second Round of the FA Cup, live on BBC2? Special doesn’t quite cut it. But Tom Wade is more than special. Guiding a Northern Premier Division side into the Third Round of the FA Cup, against all the odds,…
Blyth Spartans midfielder Neal Hooks wants his side to “create further history when SkyBet Championship club Birmingham City come to Croft Park on Saturday. The long awaited FA Cup Third Round clash is now just days away and Hooks feels that the game is one of the biggest in his career and could bring some of the biggest rewards. “The game against Birmingham is certainly the biggest of my time…
During the summer Blyth Spartans chairman Tony Platten took the unusual step of giving free shirt sponsorship to local charity the Community Foundation Tyne & Wear and Northumberland. As the club heads into the third round of the FA Cup – playing Birmingham City on 3 January – the players will show their support for the local charity, which gives grants to communities across the North East. The move echoes…
The club can confirm that the BBC will be broadcasting Football Focus, hosted by Dan Walker, live from Croft Park on Saturday. In addition BBC 5 live will be providing match coverage via Mark Pougatch, Ian Dennis and Chris Waddle. Talksport will have Adrian Durham in attendance reporting on the game.
Spartans conceded a late goal to lose 1-0 at Whitby on Sunday. Manager Tom Wade commented: “We were a little bit unlucky to lose. A draw would have been a fair result I think. The conditions suited Whitby better but well done to them in the end. “We’ve been trying to rotate the squad recently but our winning run couldn’t go on forever. We got three points against Workington when…
Blyth Spartans had a lot to be thankful to goalkeeper Peter Jeffries for after the former Bishop Auckland man produced a wonderful penalty save to deny Workington and help them to a seventh consecutive win. The man himself admitted that his side hadn’t played to their full potential but felt that getting the three points was “all that matters to us” “We weren’t at our best but we managed to…
Spartans manager Tom Wade felt his side got away with a Boxing Day gift on Friday in beating Workington 1-0 at Croft Park. “There’s no way we deserved the three points,” he said. “That had to be the worst we have played for a while but it’s not always about pretty football and that game was about battling and commitment on a boggy pitch. We kept ourselves in the game…
The last few remaining match tickets for the FA cup 3rd round match v Birmingham City game have been sold. We still have Port of Blyth stand transfers available for £5. They will be on sale in the clubhouse pre Workington match.