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The club can confirm that Phil Airey has been registered for the upcoming season as a Blyth Spartans player. The Amble-born front man, who can also play at right back, was with the Spartans last season making 44 appearances and scoring 7 goals. He has trained with the lads over the summer and also featured in several of the pre season friendlies, but has also been on trial in Scotland…
At the end of the Spartans game at Marine on Saturday manager Tom wade was disappointed only to have collected one point. However there were many redeeming features from his side’s showing on Merseyside, specifically the battling qualities and the performances of the younger members of the squad. “Over the 90 minutes, and with leading then conceding with only a minute to go obviously left me disappointed,” he said. “Mind…
After helping his side earn a hard fought point at Marine, centre back Arjun Purewal was quick to praise his team mates for a performance that he described as “fantastic”. The former Whitby Town defender made his competitive Spartans debut at the Arriva Stadium and feels that such a good show gives Tom Wade’s side a base to build a good start to the season on. “It’s a good start…
Centre back Danny Parker made his competitive debut for Spartans at Marine and was proud of the way his side put in a “tremendous” performance, despite only taking a point at the Arriva Stadium when they were on the brink of all three. A late penalty from striker Andy Fowler pegged back Spartans after Joe Kendrick had put them in front with a first half spot kick of his own…
Blyth Spartans fans have been showing their support for Spanish club Real Betis on their pre season tour of England this summer. The Spanish side are playing an unprecedented six games in this country before the “La Liga” season kicks off on August 17th in which they travel to Madrid to face Carlo Ancelotti’s new squad and Spartans fan Simon Needham, Secretary of the Blyth – Betis Peña Betica has…
Any Spartans fans who can’t make the trip to our Evo-Stik Northern Premier League opener at Marine on Saturday can still catch all of the action thanks to Radio Northumberland. As part of the station’s Spartans coverage this season they are providing live uninterrupted coverage from The Arriva Stadium. All of the pre-match build up will start at 2.30pm with the match live from 3pm. All of the information on…
Gareth Ayres has become the latest player to sign for Blyth – after impressing during the club’s pre-season schedule. The 22-year-old has been on trial at the club since the start of pre-season and has finally put pen to paper with the new season just days away. And Ayres is happy to finally be officially registered for Spartans – after enjoying his time at Croft Park so far. He said:…
Blyth Spartans have agreed a deal for Arran Wearmouth, subject to final confirmation from the FA. The 21-year-old forward has signed from Northern League side Bishop Auckland, re-joining former manager Colin Myers and a number of his ex-teammates at Croft Park for this season. And Wearmouth is itching to begin life at his new club – after being tracked by a number of other clubs recently. He said: “I’ve been…
As the season nears its official start date the club can confirm the following with regards to the first team squad: – Darryll Donnelly Darryll has left the club and has signed for Seaham Red Star. The Centre Back featured for the Spartans on 16 occasions last season, following a move from Whitley Bay, scoring one goal. Tom Berj Sadly Tom hasn’t been seen much during pre-season due to a…
With the countdown to Spartans Evo-Stik Northern Premier League opener at Marine well underway winger Dean Holmes revealed they he can’t wait to get a competitive game under his belt for the club. Since arriving at Croft Park from Northern League side North Shields during the summer Holmes has shown glimpses of what he can offer and is hoping to make an impact during the coming campaign, starting on Merseyside…