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Everybody at Blyth Spartans would like to offer their congratulations and best wishes to our defender Joe Kendrick and his wife Laura after the birth of their new baby. Joe announced the news on his twitter account on Saturday and their new baby boy is called Leo Joseph Kendrick. On behalf of players, officials and supporters well done to all three of you and we hope to see Baby Leo…
After a weekend that saw his club’s exit from two cup comptitions in the space of seventy two hours Spartans skipper Wayne Buchanan has called on his team mates to remain positive and feels that it’s the only way forward for the club as a whole. Last Saturday’s 1-4 defeat in the FA Trophy at Witton Albion was followed by an FA Cup exit at the hands of Blue Square…
As neither team are involved in the FA Trophy, our home game against Frickley – originally scheduled for Tues 16th Oct – will now be played Sat 27th Oct. We are still awaiting confirmation of our re-arranged fixtures against Ilkeston (at home) and Kendal (away.)
Blyth Spartans would like to offer local businesses the opportunity to advertise on our website through our match previews and reports. We have on offer three separate packages for sponsorship of the articles. If you would like to sponsor the match previews or match reports they are on offer for £75.00 for the season no matter how many games Spartans play, however if you wish to sponsor both articles there…
“It was obviously very disappointing to lose at Witton and Workington,” said Blyth manager Tommy Cassidy. “But we now have to concentrate on the next 30-odd League games-that’s the bigger picture.” The Spartans boss went in to the FA Cup replay in Cumbria with depleted troops at his disposal. A situation which was soon to get even worse shortly into the game. “Young Tom Berj and Lee Mason both picked…
Our away game to Kendal on Tue 9th Oct has been postponed due to a cup replay, the re-arranged date will be published on this site once it has been agreed.
Spartans skipper Wayne Buchanan took the positives from his side’s FA Cup exit at the hands of Workington and felt that his side had shown they were up for a battle despite being hit by some bad luck over the last two weeks. Buchanan was named Spartans Man of the Match for a solid display in the middle of the defence and felt his side can take some pride in…
Spartans striker Craig Farrell was deployed in an unfamiliar role in the 0-1 FA Cup defeat to Workington tonight following injuries to Tom Berj and Lee Mason and felt that an already difficult task to get past the Blue Square North side became even harder for a number of reasons. A number of injuries led to numerous players playing out of position and the former Carlisle United hitman feels there…
Spartans midfielder Martin Brittain bemoaned his side’s bad luck following the FA Cup exit at the hands of Blue Square North side Workington. A Kyle May goal midway through the first half was enough to ensure that it was the end of the road for Brittain and his team mates in this season’s FA Cup but the former Newcastle United and Gateshead man felt things just didn’t go their way….
The club can announce that local firm JFS Business Services Ltd is the sponsor of this season’s rainjackets for the players. JFS have been long time sponsors and supporters of the club (with Jane Freeman and Steve Frake of JFS also being on the Executive Committee at Croft Park) and the new deal will see their logo proudly displayed on the rear of the player’s new rain jackets. Should you…