Matlock Game Off
Todays match away to Matlock Town has been called off due to a waterlogged pitch, our next game will be at home to Stafford Rangers, Saturday 10th Jan, KO 3pm.
1st Team News
Tom talks – after the Barwell game
Despite playing with only ten men for most of the game the Spartans beat Barwell 2-1 on Saturday. Manager Tom Wade, not unreasonably, was pleased. “To be honest I think both sides made a lethargic start which was maintained through most of the first half,” he said. “I think we still had the Whitby game, which was only two days earlier, in our legs and Barwell had had a long…
STAT ATTACK: That was the year that was
Spartans brought down the curtain on 2013 with the hard fought victory over Barwell today and ended a year of change at the club. The year began with Tom Wade assisting Paddy Atkinson in the dugout with a side struggling to escape the shadows of a second consecutive relegation battle and has ended with Wade in the managerial role with a young Spartans flirting with the play off places in…
Tom talks – after the Whitby game
Another away defeat when his side should have got a least a draw. This was Spartans’ manager Tom Wade’s assessment following his side’s 2-1 loss at Whitby on Boxing Day. “The number of times we’ve lost away from home when we really should have picked up points is incredible,” he said. “If we had achieved what we should have achieved on the road we would be second or third in…
Radio Northumberland Spartans Christmas special
Radio Northumberland will be airing a Spartans Christmas 2013 special from 2-4pm today. Hosted by the station’s Head of Sport Jonny Hall and Spartans Senior Press Officer Mark Carruthers there will be highlights from some of the more memorable games they have covered. Included will be Tom Wade’s first game in charge which was a thrilling 3-2 win over Ilkeston, the 6-0 FA Trophy demolition of Skelmersdale United(Craig Hubbard’s hat-trick…
December Podcast now available
The Festive edition of the Blyth Spartans podcast produced in association with Radio Northumberland is now available. Hosted by the station’s Head of Sport Jonny Hall and Spartans Senior Press Officer Mark Carruthers there is plenty for the Green Army to listen to in a packed show. There’s the battle of the Centre Backs as Arjun Purewal takes on Nathan Buddle(both pictured above) in the Quiz of the Season while…
Spartans register Fairless
Blyth Spartans can announce that they have registered Chris Fairless as a player for this season. Fairless has been helping the club out on the coaching side of things this season and has been registered as a player in case of emergency. A forward or attacking midfielder, Fairless was a trialist for the club under Tommy Cassidy and played in several of the pre-season fixtures at the start of last…
Tom talks – after the Stamford game
A 2-1 win on Saturday over Stamford at Croft Park left Spartans’ manager Tom Wade highly satisfied. “We were outstanding at times,” he said. “I’d been looking at Stamford’s results and they have beaten several top sides in the league and from what I saw at the weekend they are in an extremely false position near the foot of the table. In my eyes they are really a top ten…
December Podcast out on Monday
Radio Northumberland’s Jonny Hall and Spartans Senior Press Officer Mark Carruthers are recording the latest edition of the Official Blyth Spartans Podcast on Saturday. The show which is produced in association with Radio Northumberland will be available for download or just to listen to via the club’s SoundCloud account on Monday evening. It’s a real Christmas cracker with Spartans legend Robbie Dale(pictured above) leading the way as he selects his…
Half Season Tickets For Xmas !
Could we remind all supporters that half season tickets, for the remaining 10 league matches of this season, will be on sale on Saturday from the general office. Priced at 90.00 and 45.00 these tickets, once purchased, also allow free access to The Port of Blyth stand. So if you have not decided on that special Christmas present this is your final chance before the big man arrives next Wednesday!