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The draw for the first round of this season’s Northumberland Senior Cup has been made and Spartans have been given a bye to the Quarter Final stage. Also given byes were Ashington, Bedlington Terriers, Newcastle United Reserves and Whitley Bay. The three first round ties that will take place on the week beginning Monday 8th October are: 8/10/12 Team Northumbria v Morpeth Town 9/10/12 Alnwick Town v North Shields 10/10/12…
A sleepless night for a disappointed Tommy Cassidy was followed by a more comfortable morning following the Spartans 3-1 home defeat at the hands of Chorley. “With us one goal up at half time I said to the players that we must concentrate, not concede, and that if we played to our potential we could win the game. We needed five or six of our players to give everything to…
Shaun Vipond has called on his Spartans team-mates to put tonight’s home defeat to Chorley behind them quickly as they prepare to welcome Workington to Croft Park this coming Saturday. The Reds are next up for Spartans in the FA Cup Second Qualifying Round and midfielder Vipond expects his side to recover. He said “Tonight is obviously very disappointing, being one up at half time you expect to go on…
Spartans keeper Conor Grant feels that the slow start that his side made to the second half ultimately cost them a chance of taking all three points in tonight’s 1-3 home defeat to Chorley. The former Gretna and Dundee United man was helpless as he conceded two goals inside the first ten minutes that saw Spartans half time lead wiped out. He commented “We went in one up at half…
Regular viewers of Sky Sports’ Saturday morning show “Soccer AM” will be aware of a feature they run showing photographs of our armed forces wearing the shirts of the teams they support. On a regular basis Spartans receive requests for shirts from our armed forces and the club always tries to accommodate as many of these requests as possible. One such request this week was made a priority by the…
The club can announce that Scott Blandford and Paul King have left the club. The club would like to thank them for their efforts at Croft Park.
Reflecting on his side’s 3-1 away win at Matlock Town, Spartans manager Tommy Cassidy was delighted with the three points but insists his side can still strive for more. A sloppy first half show by Spartans saw them improve massively during the second period and seal their third away win in a row after wins at Whitby Town and Stocksbridge Park Steels, games where they also hit three goals. Spartans…
After scoring his first two competitive goals for Spartans and being the catalyst for the late comeback that saw Spartans take all three points from Matlock Town today, striker Ash Davis revealed how it felt to get his maiden strike in a Spartans shirt. The former Whitby Town man said “It feels good, really good. It’s been a few weeks I’ve been waiting for it and I’m really happy it’s…
After being drafted in to replace injured centre back Carl Jones, Spartans defender Jordan Mellish played a key part in the 3-1 win over Matlock Town. The former Hartlepool United man was named man of the match and even managed to grab an assist when his chip into the ball found Ash Davies, who crashed home Spartans first goal and started their comeback. However Mellish feels his side have to…
Our home tie against Workington, in the 2nd Qualifying Round of the FA Cup, on Saturday 22nd September is available for Match, MoM or Ball Sponsorship. Special rates apply for private groups or supporters from 2 -12 persons, package includes; entry into The Sponsors Lounge, free bar, seats in the Directors Area, match programmes, hot buffet, name in the programme and a presentation plaque at the end of the game….