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Manager Tom Wade has confirmed that Stephen Tobin has gone on a loan move to Newcastle Benfield. The defender is yet to feature in a competitive game for the Spartans and will join Steve Bowey’s side in order to get some games under his belt. He remains part of the club’s first team squad.
In an open and honest interview Spartans manager Tom Wade insisted that he is under no illusions at the challenge that lies in front of the club after a “poor” couple of years and described some of the displays as “shocking”. Wade and Assistant Manager Colin Myers have set about the challenge of bringing back Spartans fans who have stayed away from Croft Park by putting together a young hungry…
The ‘Green Army’ an unofficial supporters group are running transport to the Witton Albion match, should any SpartansFans wish to travel with them. The details are as follows: – Event: Witton Albion v Blyth Spartans Date: Saturday September 21, 2013 Departure time from Blyth: 9.30am Departure point: Gino’s, Plessey Road, Blyth Cost: £20/person As stated this travel is unofficial, but the club do appreciate the efforts that the organisers put…
Spartans will take part in “National Non League Day” when Grantham Town come to Croft Park for an Evo-Stik Northern Premier League fixture next Saturday. The annual event will see a whole host of clubs across the country celebrating and promoting all that is great about the Non-League game and Spartans have planned a number of events and activities going on during the day. They are as follows: – At…
Blyth Spartans can confirm that Ian Watson has joined the club. The left back or left winger joins from Northern League side Whitley Bay and featured for the ‘Bay’ when the two sides met in the double header in pre-season. The former Shildon man, known to everyone as ‘Busted’, was delighted to be coming to Croft Park “It’s a great move for me, I’m at a stage in my career…
After seeing his Spartans side begin their Evo-Stik Northern Premier League season with a four game unbeaten run Tom Wade insisted that everyone connected with the club has to show patience. The former Gateshead manager pointed to the “reality” check of coming close to a first defeat in Monday’s 1-1 draw at Stocksbridge Park Steels as a sign that the side are still very much a work in progress, however…
Blyth Spartans have given their backing to a new book detailing the history of the club and are urging others to get behind the venture, in order for it to be published. Blyth fan Ken Sproat has chronicled the story of the club from its inception in 1899 up until the end of the famous 2008/09 season, which saw Spartans play host to then-Premier League side Blackburn Rovers in the…
A warm Yorkshire afternoon and the second game in three days for both sides made for a rather ponderous game at Stocksbridge Park Steels on Saturday. The Spartans started without Daniel Maguire and Matty Wade, although both were to feature in bringing the game to life it its latter stages. The first half found the visitors struggling to find any rhythm. Manager Tom Wade said: “Our midfield three weren’t playing…
After finding the perfect moment to net his first competitive Spartans goal, striker Rob Nolan admitted that he didn’t think he would find himself in the position to do so after being ill most of last night. The former North Shields front man grabbed a late equaliser to ensure Spartans took a much deserved point from Stocksbridge Park Steels and carried on their unbeaten start to the season and Nolan…
To describe Saturday’s 3-3 draw at home to Worksop as a game full of incident would be to vastly understate it. It had goals, some excellent football, controversy aplenty added to a sprinkle of magic. “We were superb,” enthused Blyth manager Tom Wade. “We dominated the game and should have hammered them. We could have scored ten! We had so much pressure and created so many chances-good one and half…