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In this mornings draw for the 2nd Qualifying round of the FA Cup Blyth were drawn away to Vauxhall Motors. The game will take place on 25th Sptember.
In this mornings draw for the 2nd Qualifying round of the FA Cup Blyth were drawn away to Vauxhall Motors. The game will take place on 25th Sptember.
Today’s game against Worcester City will see Spartans manager Mick Tait take charge of the squad for the 100th time, over his two spells with the club. His spell at the club from October 1999 saw him clock up 42 games, as he steered a Spartans side destined for relegation to a comfortable mid-table finish. He was re-appointed in May 2009, following the departure of Manager Harry Dunn and is…
The recent Stalybridge Celtic match saw “Mascot for the Day” Ben Davison lead the lads out with Captain Paul Brayson to face the visitors from Lancashire. Ben and his grandfather, Brian Beadle, are regular visitors to Croft Park and it was a big thrill for him to be on the field at Croft Park, in his new Spartans shirt to meet his favourite Spartans players, as well as the opposing…
Blue Square Bet North club Blyth Spartans have introduced an exciting new scholarship scheme which provides a direct link between the club’s under 8 squad and the senior team. The first to benefit from the programme are 18 year olds Eoin Ridley (above) and Michael Simm (below). They were chosen by Blyth manager Mick Tait, General Manager Ian Evans and the Manager of the Spartans’ under 17s squad, Keith Bird….
The Bank Holiday Monday match at Droyslden, not only marked the first win of the season for the Spartans, but also saw the first goal of the season from Paul Brayson in what was has 50th game for the club. Signed from Durham City just over one year ago, Paul has been a constant source of goals for Blyth since his arrival, scoring an incredible 35 times to secure, not…
Don’t necessarily believe what you read in the papers. Blyth Spartans manager Mick Tait had this message as he reflected on his side’s 4-1 home defeat to Alfreton Town and the impression that this scoreline was likely to have on readers as they flicked through the Blue Square Bet North results over their Sunday breakfast. “People looking at that score will get completely the wrong idea about the game,” said…
Selection in tonight’s match with Guiseley will see Rob Dale clock up his 250th game for the Spartans. Signed from Ryton in March 2005, Rob scored a hat-trick on his debut against Wakefield-Emley and has gone onto to be a main stay of the side ever since, as well as the darling of the Croft Park faithful. In his 249 games to date, the 26-year-old has managed an impressive 92…
This week is “Back the Bid Week” as the official FIFA delegation visit the country in advance of the decision as to where the 2018 football World Cup will be held. Blue Square Bet North club Blyth Spartans has signed up to support England’s bid. As part of candidate city NewcastleGateshead’s hope to stage games at St. James’ Park the club has agreed that their Croft Park ground be nominated…
According to Blyth Spartans’ manager Mick Tait his side’s first point of the season came from their worst performance to date. Saturday’s home game against Corby saw Blyth struggle back in a dour game to claim a 1-1 draw in the dying moments. However they could have clinched all three points as following the 88th minute equaliser the Spartans spurned chances with Dan Groves firing wide and Stephen Harrison rushing…