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The club can confirm that the 2012-2013 Presentation Night will be held in the Social Club after Saturday’s home game with Grantham Town. The handing out of the awards will commence at 6.15pm All supporters are welcome to attend.
After seeing his side deservedly win 4-2 at Stafford Rangers, winger Robbie Dale revealed his determination to see end the season on a high to give them the best possible chance of improving next season. It’s been an up and down season for Spartans and they look set to finish just below mid-table in the Evo-Stik Northern Premier League but Dale feels that a strong finish to the season can…
Spartans midfielder Craig Hubbard may well have scored two penalties in the 4-2 win over Stafford Rangers but the former West Auckland man was quick to deflect any praise towards striker partnership Andy Jennings and Dan Maguire. Manager Tom Wade reunited the classic big man-little man pairing to great effect as the power of Jennings and pace of Maguire caused the Rangers defence all sorts of problems and they both…
Something a bit different which has been sitting in the background of the football club for the last year or so has recently been brought up again. There is now an official link between Blyth Spartans and Real Betis, the Spanish football side. Back in the summer of 2011 a Spartan fan, Simon Needham, came up with an idea of finding a way to link the two green and white…
Spartans boss Tom Wade thinks the 3-0 score line suffered by his side in the defeat defeat at Hednesford on Tuesday flattered the hosts. “Conceding after a couple of minutes put us on the back foot,” he said. “It was a soft goal but after that we competed really well for the rest of the half. At half time I was confident we’d get something from the match. We created…
Spartans midfielder Stephen Turnbull felt that pressure was the main reason that his side fell to a 0-3 defeat against title challenging Hednesford Town. The Pitmen moved within two points of leaders North Ferriby United and were good value for their win but the former Hartlepool United man wants to see his side would more as a collective to relieve some of the pressure put on them by opposing sides….
Spartans full back Richie Slaughter reflected on the 0-3 defeat at Hednesford Town and insisted that his side brought about their own downfall as much as the home side’s qualities had. Tom Wade’s men conceded three sloppy goals against the Evo-Stik Northern Premier League title challengers, going behind as early as the fourth minute and Slaughter accepted that if Spartans are to improve they need to tighten up. He said…
As mentioned by Tom Wade in his post match analysis of the Worksop Town game, the club can confirm that midfielder Jack Stanger has left the club. Stanger has made 4 starts for the Spartans, with an additional 10 appearances coming from the bench. The club would like to thank Jack for his time at Croft Park and wish him all the best for the future.
Blyth manager Tom Wade was very pleased with his side’s continuing improvement in the 3 -2 victory over Worksop at Croft Park on Saturday. “In the first half we played the best we have done so far since I took over,” he said. “We held the ball well and created loads of chances. When you’re playing well and creating chances usually you have to take them. We didn’t in the…
After a run of four consecutive defeats for his side Spartans keeper Conor Grant revealed that today’s game with Worksop Town had been identified as a key one ahead of two tough looking away trips this week. Spartans hit the road with two trips to the Midlands to face Hednesford Town and Stafford Rangers in the space of four days this week meaning the 3-2 win over the Tigers was…