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Blyth Spartans will live to fight another day after they came from behind to beat Solihull Moors 2-1 and avoid the drop – for the time being anyway – on a stormy Tuesday night at Croft Park. With Hinckley United defeating fellow Blue Square Bet North strugglers Vauxhall Motors by the same score-line anything other than a victory for Spartans would have confirmed their relegation to the Evo-stik Premier division….
A realistic Tommy Cassidy admitted that his side’s hopes of escaping the Blue Square Bet North relegation zone are ‘pretty much over’ after Vauxhall Motors widened the gap between themselves and Spartans to 14 points with a 2-1 victory at Rivacre Park on Saturday. And unlike in recent weeks the Blyth Spartans manager said after the game that he could take absolutely no positives from what was a dismal performance…
It is surely now only a matter of time before Blyth Spartans are relegated from the Blue Square Bet North with Saturday’s 2-1 defeat against Vauxhall Motors leaving them a massive 14 points from safety with just six games remaining. With the Motormen one place above Spartans in the league table it was a game that Tommy Cassidy’s side had to win if they were to give themselves any chance…
Despite a thick fog resulting in poor visibility at Croft Park on Saturday, Blyth Spartans manager Tommy Cassidy (pictured right) made one thing clear after seeing his side suffer defeat by a single goal at the hands of Gloucester City. With Spartans now 13 points from safety it appears just a matter of time before relegation from the Blue Square Bet North is confirmed but Cassidy has vowed to supporters…
Blyth Spartans’ survival hopes this season disappeared in the mist at Croft Park on Saturday as they lost their crucial Blue Square Bet North encounter with Gloucester City. Following this 1-0 defeat Tommy Cassidy’s side now have just seven games to close the gap on Hinckley United – who sit a place above the relegation zone and a massive 13 points ahead of Spartans. And defeat on Merseyside against fellow…
For Blyth Spartans only time will tell if Saturday’s 2-2 draw with Solihull Moors can be considered as one point gained or two dropped in their quest for survival. After fellow Blue Square Bet North strugglers Vauxhall Motors and Hinckley United picked up wins over the weekend it would currently appear to be the latter, but Spartans still have both sides to play in their eight-game run-in and could yet…
The Butchers Arms has been a happy hunting ground for Blyth Spartans on recent visits with a memorable 4-0 victory in the FA Trophy last season and a well earned draw in an FA cup tie this campaign – with Droylsden tasting defeat in the replay at Croft Park. On Tuesday night however, The Bloods appeared to have turned the tables on Spartans as they found themselves 3-0 ahead with…
Blyth Spartans welcomed back cult hero Robbie Dale and recorded their third successive victory in the Blue Square Bet North with a 1-0 win over Eastwood Town at Croft Park on Saturday. Supporters, who had seen Dale leave the club for Whitley Bay in the summer, gave their idol a heartfelt reception as he made his return on a month’s loan deal from the Seahorses. Dale has scored 96 times…
Blyth Spartans waited six and a half months to record only their third win in the league this campaign at Colwyn Bay on Saturday. And just like London buses, two have arrived at once, as Tommy Cassidy’s side followed up victory in Wales with a 2-1 win against Histon at Croft Park on Tuesday night. And a bus of the open-top variety will be called for if Spartans can perform…
Blyth Spartans travelled to their North Wales’ opponents Colwyn Bay looking to end a run of 168 days without a win in the Blue Square Bet North, a run which now seen the Spartans prop up the league table. They were helped in their quest to secure an elusive win by the return of four key players, with Wayne Phillips, Jordan Mellish, Dan Groves and Phil Bannister all named in…