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The club can confirm that winger Dean Holmes has returned to former club North Shields. Holmes, 21, joined the Spartans over the summer from Graham Fenton’s side, but has had an unlucky run with injuries since his arrival at Croft Park. The club would like to thank Dean for his efforts in a green and white shirt and wish him all the best at North Shields.
With the rather youthful complexion of Spartans starting lineup for the game against Ilkeston tonight it would be safe to assume Tom Wade could have mistaken himself for a school teacher. If that is so the Spartans manager can be happy to see his side make the grade as a Craig Hubbard penalty and a Dan Maguire brace ensured they “learnt the lessons” from throwing away a two goal lead…
It wasn’t a bad night for Spartans striker Dan Maguire. Three points sealed, two goals scored and a man of the match award into the bargain as he played a key role in the pulsating win over Ilkeston at Croft Park. Maguire scored his fifth and sixth goals of the season and post match was keen to stress just how his side deserved the win, a one he described as…
On a day in which 18 teams participated in league fixtures, Spartans came away from a trip to the North West pointless, despite a Craig Hubbard hat-trick. The new father, returning from a suspension, grabbed a first half trio of goals in a game that saw Spartans concede four against Skelmersdale United at The West Lancashire College Stadium. The game was tied at half time, with the hosts having lead…
As Spartans midfielder Craig Hubbard completed his first half hat-trick at Skelmersdale United he had club statisticians scrambling to the record books. Remarkably the former West Auckland and Bedlington Terriers man is only the fifth player in Spartans history and the first since New Years Day 1958 to have scored a league hat-trick and ended up on the losing side. The full list is below: 21 January 1933 North Eastern…
After seeing his side take part in game that featured some lethal finishing Tom Wade felt it necessary to draw upon the catchphrase of one of England’s most prolific strikers Jimmy Greaves to sum up the seven goal thriller against Skelmersdale United. Former Spurs forward Greaves would certainly have described it as a funny old game and Wade agreed but admitted he wants his side to learn from the mistakes…
If Spartans midfielder Craig Hubbard felt that the last two weeks had been a rollercoaster following the birth of his son Oscar then he experienced something similar during the defeat at Skelmersdale United today. Despite becoming the first Spartan to score a league hat-trick since Paul Brayson at Vauxhall Motors in March 2010 Hubbard ended up on the losing side and was quick to admit his frustration at how his…
The details of Scott Bell’s funeral have been released via the Scott Bell Fund website. “Scott’s funeral will be taking place at Cowpen Crematorium on Thursday 17th October at 10am. All are welcome. No flowers please except for family, a box will be in place at the service for donations to the MNDA. There will be drinks after the service at the Brockwell Seam in Cramlington, again all are welcome”
The club wishes to send our sincerest thank you to our opponents on Saturday Skelmersdale United. Ahead of the trip to the North West General Manager Ian Evans received an email from United Secretary Bryn Jones offering to hold a minute’s applause to pay respect to the passing of former Spartans striker Scott Bell. The club naturally accepted the offer and are very grateful for the gesture. We would also…
The club can confirm that the contract of Rob Nolan has been cancelled and the striker has signed for Whitley Bay. The 23-year-old hasn’t had a great deal of game time at Croft Park this season, following a move from North Shields, making only five substitute appearances, scoring once with the late equaliser at Stocksbridge Park Steels. All the best Rob!