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On Saturday Blyth’s fixture was at Barwell, which is located just on the edge of Bosworth Field where King Richard the Third was killed in 1485. It was a story of human tragedy; slaughter on a massive scale as limbs were hacked off and bodies trampled under-foot. The Battle that is – not the Evo-Stik game which, in contrast, only witnessed a bleeding nose suffered by Barwell’s Richard Lavery and…
By Rory Mitchinson Stand-in Spartans captain Arjun Purewal paid tribute to his central defensive partner Nathan Buddle, after the former Hartlepool United man struck late on to earn the Green Army a deserved victory at Barwell. “I was buzzing for him – he deserved that goal”, said Purewal. “He was brilliant today, and so it’s really nice for him to get the winner. You could see from his celebration what…
Everyone at Blyth Spartans were delighted to find out that in the early hours of Thursday morning our midfielder Craig Hubbard became a Dad for the first time. We send our congratulations to Craig and his partner Amy on the arrivial of their baby boy Oscar. We look forward to seeing the newest member of the Green Army at Croft Park in the future.
A fatal few minutes in the first half floored Tom Wade’s team at Chorley on Tuesday. “We started ok for the first quarter of an hour but we switched off for five minutes and paid the price,” said the Blyth manager. “Chorley were always going to be strong at set pieces and we didn’t deal with a corner correctly for the first goal. For the second one, only minutes later,…
Spartans midfielder Ian Watson rued a “couple of minutes of madness” during the first half as his side saw their unbeaten away record at Chorley. Two goals in the space of three minutes from Magpies dangermen Darren Stephenson and James Dean left Spartans with an uphill task to get back in the game and the former Whitley Bay man was frustrated by the goals. “They’re obviously a good side but…
Spartans manager Tom Wade spoke to Programme Editor Adam Sancaster ahead of another trip to the North West as he prepares his side to take on Chorley. On Friday night Spartans confirmed three new signings in time for Saturday’s clash with Witton Albion, as Michal Misiewicz, Marc Lancaster and Lewis Horner all put pet to paper on deals with the club. Misiewicz has been training with the squad since pre-season…
Following a magnificent win at Witton Albion on Saturday Spartans’ boss Tom Wade was not only ‘over the moon’ he wasn’t far behind the Voyager 1 spacecraft! “We were magnificent. The lads gave it everything and I couldn’t have asked for more,” he said. “After the opening ten minutes, when Witton created a couple of chances, we got into the game and started to boss it.” Midfielder Neal Hooks was…
Spartans skipper Arjun Purewal revealed the “massive pride” inside the changing room after his side overcame two red cards to condemn Witton Albion to another defeat. A late Robbie Dale penalty won the game for Spartans but it was a committed and organised performance from Tom Wade’s side that ensured they kept Albion at bay and took three points from the Help for Heroes Stadium for the first time. “It…
A clean sheet, a penalty save and a win with nine men isn’t a bad way to introduce yourself to the Spartans faithful but that’s exactly what Michal Misiewicz managed to do on his debut. The Canadian Under 23 International was played an integral role in his side’s 1-0 win over Witton Albion but he was quick to pass on any plaudits to his team mates insisting he was only…
Blyth Spartans can announce the signing of midfielder Lewis Horner from Newcastle Benfield. The 21-year-old started his career at SPL side Hibernian, where he made 1 league appearance. He joined East Stirlingshire on loan and played 25 games for the Shire, scoring twice. He has been with Newcastle Benfield this season and was impressive for Benfield in the game against the Spartans during the pre-season. Welcome to the club Lewis!