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The draw for the First Round Proper of the FA Trophy has been made and has seen the Spartans drawn home to Fleetwood Town The tie will take place on Saturday 11 December 2010, kick off 3pm. The winner of the match will receive £5,000.
Saturday’s 1-0 win over Stafford Rangers saw young attacking midfielder Kris Wilkinson come off the bench in the second half to make his debut. The 19-year-old is a former England Schoolboy international and was signed by Mick at the beginning of the season, having trained with the Spartans during pre-season, since then he has featured in newly set up Gateshead Reserve side and has impressed with his performances so far….
Blyth Spartans’ performance in very wet conditions on Saturday countered some critics’ opinions that their style of on the ground passing game would, paradoxically, come unstuck in the muddy depths of winter. Blyth ran out 1-0 winners over an obstinate Stafford Rangers side in the FA Trophy 3rd Qualifying Round match at the Spartans’ Croft Park. Blyth manager Mick Tait was pleased with the performance of his players in the…
As Christmas approaches Blyth Spartans are again happy to offer season tickets as the ideal Christmas present for supporters. Including our home match with Workington on Boxing Day we will have 10 remaining home league games. A half season, season ticket for these games can be purchased for the following prices which represent a 10% discount on normal admission prices: £90.00 – Adult £49.50 – Concession (includes free entry to…
Blyth Spartans can confirm that the admission prices for the Sage Northumberland Senior Cup tie against North Shields on Tuesday the 23rd of November will be as follows: – £5.00 – Adults £3.00 – Concessions – (Under 16’s/over 65’s and students) £1.00 – Under 14’s (As usual under 10’s will be admitted free of charge if accompanied by an adult)
They say walls have ears. Well if the dressing room walls at Gloucester City’s Whaddon Road Stadium actually are blessed with the sense of sound then they are likely still to be ringing well into this week. “The Gloucester manager David Mehew really fire up his side at half time, with us 2-0 ahead – we could hear it clearly in our own changing room,” commented Blyth boss Mick Tait….
Carlisle United have confirmed that goalkeeper Mark Gillespie has had his loan spell at Blyth extended by an additional two months. The ‘keeper has been in sparkling form since his arrival with four clean sheets in the five games that he has played, including a penalty save in the 3-0 win against Hyde.
Chris was in the crowd for the Boston United match on Saturday, he is feeling fine following his broken leg and is looking forward to getting involved in some full blown training sessions again in the next couple of weeks. Whilst Tadge has been recovering from his injury, he has been helping out with coaching duties at Northern League side Seaham Red Star and was able to attend the match…
It was a game for aficionados rather than arrivistes. The goalless draw between Blyth Spartans and Boston United at Croft Park on Saturday questioned what those in Boston’s namesake community in Massachusetts ,or indeed the rest of America, might conclude about ‘soccer’ – that a game with no score is, by definition, a bore. It can, in fact, be entertaining, and indeed enthralling, as evidenced by this Blue Square North…
The draw for the FA Trophy has been made this morning (Monday) and sees Blyth Spartans drawn at home to Stafford Rangers The tie will be played on 20 November 2010 at 3pm. The winner of the tie will receive £4,000.