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The First Round Qualifying draws for the FA Cup and FA Trophy have been made today and Spartans will face two teams who they will be competing against in the Evo-Stik Northern Premier League this season. On Saturday 14th September AFC Fylde will make the trip to Croft Park for an FA First Qualifying Round tie. In the First Qualifying Round of the FA Trophy newly promoted Skelmersdale United will…
As his side prepares for their opening pre-season fixture against North Shields on Saturday, Spartans manager Tom Wade revealed that there is plenty of hard work going on to bring in new players ahead of the new campaign. However Wade was keen to stress that any potential new recruitments would have to show that they desperate to play for Spartans. A number of trialists took part in the opening two…
After more than two months without any football at Croft Park, Blyth Spartans were back there this weekend to raise the curtain on their pre-season preparations. Assistant manager Colin Myers ran the majority of the first session of the training schedule which himself and manager Tom Wade have set out for the whole of pre-season. And BSAFCTV was there to cover the whole of the introductory session and get the…
Spartans have bolstered their midfield for next season, with the signing of Ryan Cummings. The move sees the ex-Hartlepool United and Bishop Auckland central midfielder reacquainted with former manager Colin Myers at Croft Park. And Cummings is delighted to have the chance to test himself at a higher level next season. He said: “This is a great opportunity for me. I enjoyed my time at Bishop last year, but I…
Blyth Spartans have beaten off competition from 67 other clubs to pick up the prestigious ‘Evo-Stik Northern Premier League Public Relations Club of the Year Award 2012-13’. Evo-Stik NPL Media Manager Dave Watters said: “Blyth Spartans are thoroughly deserved winners of the Evo-Stik Northern Premier League’s first ever public relations award. Frankly, they were standout winners for their efforts across numerous media platforms and have set a fantastic example to…
After taking his first training session new Spartans Assistant Manager Colin Myers revealed that his key challenge this season was to help Manager Tom Wade tap into the “absolutely fantastic” potential he feels the club has. However he was keen to stress that to realise that potential may take time and hard work. The former Bishop Auckland manager joined Spartans two weeks ago and is looking forward to helping the…
Neal Hooks has avoided making another “Mistake” this year – after choosing to remain at Spartans for a fifth season. The 2010/11 Players’ Player of the Year racked up over 100 appearances in three seasons at Blyth, before leaving for Spennymoor Town 12 months ago. However, he returned to Spartans last September and now looks set to break through the 150 appearances barrier next season – after re-registering for the…
The club’s coaching staff are currently hard at work preparing the schedule and programme that will prepare the Spartans’ squad for the upcoming EvoStik Premier Division season. In order to keep SpartansFans up to speed with the pre-season programme that the players will be put through prior to the opening game of the season (17 August 2013) a training programme, detailed below, has been prepared. BSAFCTV will be in attendance…
Season tickets will be on sale from Monday the 1st of July from the general office weekdays 9am through to 11am. As I am sure you are aware the NPL has two additional teams this season which in turn will provide 23 home fixtures as apposed to the previous 21. As a one off offer our 2013/14 season tickets will be priced at £199.00 full and £99.00 concession. This represents…
It is 20 years since the club adopted its current badge. Phil Castiaux, currently the club’s Media Manager, worked alongside Dave Grey of Kimmerston Design to design the image. Dave has been producing the certificates which are presented to sponsors on matchdays ever since then. Each year the design changes but remains based on the original logo. Dave commented: “It was, and still is, a pleasure to work with Blyth…