The FA Cup is coming to town!

25th November 2014

The FA Cup will be visiting Croft Park this Thursday, courtesy of the FA and The Sun newspaper. The trophy will be used by The Sun for various photos with Spartans players and management staff. However it is hoped that there will be the chance for supporters to take pictures of the Cup sometime between 5pm and 6.30pm. The Forum in the Club House when fans can catch up with…

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Torn loyalties…

25th November 2014

Martin Lawlor is the Chief Executive of the Port of Blyth and also a Hartlepool season ticket holder. He recently talked to the Spartans’ Match Day Programme. Martin, who in his own words is ‘the wrong side of 50’, was born and bred in Hartlepool, has supported the club since he was eight years old and has had a season ticket at the Victoria Road ground for over 30 years….

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STAT ATTACK: Dale climbs all-time goalscorers list

24th November 2014

As Robbie Dale coolly but clinically dispatched his fifty first minute penalty against Kings Lynn Town on Saturday he achieved a little bit of history. The winger’s spot kick was his 136th goal for Blyth Spartans and that was enough to put him in third position outright in the club’s all-time goalscorers list. A week prior to the goal against the Linnets Dale has scored against Halesowen Town in the…

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Hartlepool tickets – Priority supporters

Will supporters who are yet to redeem their vouchers – season ticket holders and supporters club members – who are yet to purchase a ticket should do so either Monday or Tuesday morning from the general office during the hours of 9am through to 11.30am.

23rd November 2014
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Win was all that mattered for Jeffries

23rd November 2014

Spartans keeper Peter Jeffries admitted that his side make life uncomfortable for themselves during the win over Kings Lynn Town but felt that they were full value for all three points. Goals from front three Dan Maguire, Robbie Dale and Jarrett Rivers put Spartans into a three goal lead before the visitors struck twice in the space of five minutes to send the nerves around Croft Park. However Tom Wade’s…

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Hartlepool United FA Cup tickets announcement

20th November 2014

This coming Sunday 23rd of November, the allotted 15% of the FA Cup tickets for BSAFC, will be on sale in the clubhouse from 10.30am through to 12.30pm for the FOLLOWING GROUPS ONLY. 1. Those supporters holding a voucher collected at the Halesowen Town match 2. Season Ticket Holders (please bring season ticket) 3. Supporters Club committee 4. Supporters Club members (please bring membership card) 5. Stewards, gatemen, players and…

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Spartans sign former Magpies man Richardson

20th November 2014

Blyth Spartans have completed the signing of former Newcastle United academy product Michael Richardson. The midfielder was released by the Magpies at the end of last season after joining their academy in 2010. During his time at the club he had loan spells in the Football League with Leyton Orient, Gillingham and Accrington Stanley. Richardson will be familiar to Spartans supporters as he scored the second goal in the Magpies…

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Yeltz send brave Spartans out of the Trophy

A brave performance from Spartans saw them exit the FA Trophy after two second half goals from Ben Haseley and Joseph Hull put Halesowen Town through. It was in truth a deserved win for the Yeltz, although there was no doubting the commitment of the Spartans players, nor the wonderful travelling support shown by a small but vocal band of the Green Army. There were several changes from the original…

18th November 2014
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Hartlepool FA Cup Tickets

General Manager Ian Evans has a meeting with officials at Hartlepool on Wednesday morning to discuss all aspects of ticketing for the match. All supporters who collected an admission voucher at the home FA Trophy game against Halesowen last Saturday will be able to purchase one ticket for the Hartlepool game. A further announcement will be made as soon as all details are finalised.

18th November 2014
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Tom talks – after the Halesowen Trophy game

Spartans manager Tom Wade thought Saturday’s 1- draw with Halesowen in the FA Trophy was a fair result. “Yes, a draw was the right outcome, “he said. “Halesowen came for exactly that. We should have seen it out mind, to be honest. In the cold light of day perhaps we shouldn’t have made the substitutions that we did and left it as it was. Sometimes it’s hard for the lads…

16th November 2014
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