Fans loyalty needs repaying – Wade

30th April 2013

Ahead of his side’s final home game of the season against Kendal Town, Spartans manager Tom Wade revealed that he wants to give the Croft Park faithful a fitting send off to the summer as a reward for their loyalty and commitment throughout the season. It’s been a difficult year at the club following the relegation from the Blue Square North last season but there have been signs of improvement…

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Tom talks – about the Eastwood Town game

A long hard season was evident in some of the Blyth players on Saturday at Eastwood Town but despite this Tom Wade’s side ran out easy 4-1 winners in the end. Wade commented: “We looked a bit sluggish on the coach going down but John [Cornforth] did a really good warm up and the players were up for it. We started brightly, passing the ball and moving well and I…

29th April 2013
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Plenty still to play for – Slaughter

28th April 2013

Reflecting on his side’s 4-1 win at Eastwood Town Spartans right back Richie Slaughter felt the the win proved that there is still plenty to play for this season despite the game being effectively a dead rubber. The former Newcastle Benfield man was delighted to see his side take the points and feels they heeded the warning that was given to them by manager Tom Wade ahead of the fixture…

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Two goal Jennings wants winning end to campaign

28th April 2013

Spartans forward Andy Jennings came off the bench to grab two goals and play his part in his side’s biggest away win of the season in the 4-1 win over Eastwood Town. The Badgers may already be relegated from the Evo-Stik Northern Premier League campaign but Spartans were more than good value for their win and the former Billingham Synthonia front man feels that they have to look to end…

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Majestic Maguire makes his mark

23rd April 2013

Daniel Maguire capped off not only an impressive day, but an impressive season during Saturday’s Presentation Evening – as he collected the two most prestigious awards on offer. Following a Man of the Match performance – and scoring the solitary goal – in the 1-0 win over Grantham Town, Maguire was named as both the Supporters’ Club’s (above) and the Players’ Player of the Year for 2012/13 (below.) The 20-year-old…

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McGorrigan is gone again

22nd April 2013

The club can confirm that following the expiration of the month’s loan deal that saw Ryan McGorrigan return to the club, the player has returned to parent club Gateshead. Ryan made 6 appearances for the Spartans on the loan spell (4 starts, with 2 additional appearances coming from the bench) but he failed to find the net during the loan spell. The club would like to thank Ryan and wish…

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April Podcast released tonight

22nd April 2013

The April edition of the official Blyth Spartans podcast will be released at 8pm tonight via the club’s SoundCloud account. The show produced in association with Radio Northumberland will feature five separate interviews as well as goal highlights from the station’s recent coverage of the home games against Ilkeston and North Ferriby United. After his appearance as Guest Speaker at Spartans recent Sportsman’s Dinner former Premier League Dermot Gallagher gives…

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Spartans present Community Shield fund donation to Callum

21st April 2013

Blyth Spartans have announced that they are to donate £2,000 from the FA Community Shield fund to local charity Callum’s Wish to Walk, the charity set up to allow eight year old Callum Brown to travel to St Louis, USA to have surgery to give him the chance to walk for the first time in his life. The club were given the money to donate to a local charity by…

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Blyth Spartans Radio Northumberland Statement

21st April 2013

Blyth Spartans and Radio Northumberland have agreed a deal for the local community station to broadcast all of the club’s home fixtures during the 2013/14 season. This will include fixtures in the Evo-Stik Northern Premier League and all four cup competitions Spartans take part in. Additionally the station has also committed to covering a minimum of five away fixtures throughout the season. The volunteer ran station have covered several Spartans…

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