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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…
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…
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…
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…
Spartans winger Lee Mason was delighted to see his side take three points from their home win over Grantham Town and insisted that under the management of Tom Wade they are getting more confident with every game. It was Mason who set up the winner for striker Dan Maguire with a wonderful curled through ball and he insisted that all he wants to do is play regularly between now and…
Jordon Mellish hailed his fellow Spartans defenders and keeper Conor Grant after they kept a well earned clean sheet for the first time in five months in the 1-0 win over Grantham Town. An organised and disciplined performance from the Spartans side coupled with some outstanding saves from Grant formed the foundations of the win and Mellish was delighted and relieved to have seen his side deny the Gingerbreads. He…
Spartans boss Tom Wade was full of praise for his side despite their 1-0 defeat at AFC Fylde on Tuesday. “Bearing in mind that we were four players down from Saturday, the lads who came in did well,” he said. “Our attitude was excellent and we deserved a point from the game. We lined up 4-5-1 with Daniel Maguire up front. We bossed midfield, got a hold of the ball…
Speaking after his side’s 1-0 defeat at AFC Fylde, Spartans defender Joe Kendrick reflected on a tough period of fixtures that has seen the former 1860 Munich and Newcastle United defender clock up over 2,200 miles on the road in the last eight weeks. Spartans have faced title challengers Hednesford Town and FC United of Manchester during that spell and face relegation candidates Kendal Town and Grantham Town, starting with…
Spartans midfielder Neal Hooks was disappointed not to have seen his side take a point away from Kellamergh Park as they went down 1-0 to play off challengers AFC Fylde. Hooks returned to the midfield after missing Spartans 4-2 win over Stafford Rangers on Saturday and put in a hardworking performance, something that all of his team mates replicated and the former Spennymoor and Ross County man was pleased with…
Conceding within three minutes of the start and just about surviving a torrid onslaught for the next 15 minutes few would have given under the cosh Spartans much of a chance of surviving further torture never mind them going on to win the game. In some style too. Manager Tom Wade was just as surprised as anyone else after his side’s match at Stafford Rangers on Saturday. “To be honest…