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It will now take a minor miracle for Blyth Spartans to reach the play-offs after suffering a defeat at the hands of the in-form Solihull Moors at Croft Park on Saturday. Victory would have moved Blyth up to 5th in the Blue Square Bet North but instead their opponents now occupy the last play-off position, thanks to a single goal scored by Junior English just before the break. For the…
Blyth Spartans’ FA Trophy dream came to an end at Croft Park on Saturday as local rivals Gateshead progressed through to the Semi Finals with a deserved victory. In a first half dominated by the visitors Blyth failed to bounce back from a double blow in the space of five minutes, with Gateshead-born Chris Swailes scoring an own goal before defender James Curtis gave the hosts a mountain to climb….
Blyth Spartans moved up to sixth in the Blue Square Bet North with victory over the league’s basement club, Redditch United, thanks to a first half brace from striker Paul Brayson. Just like the drum that could be heard throughout the game, Redditch were well beaten and were fortunate that the hosts didn’t inflict a heavier defeat after a first half onslaught which saw Spartans notch twice but also squander…
Creative midfielder Neal Hooks is hoping he can take his excellent form in to what he describes as the biggest game of his life against Gateshead on Saturday. Blyth’s player of the month for January has been a real driving force from midfield alongside the equally impressive Michael Tait in the Spartans engine room. Speaking ahead of the FA Trophy Quarter Final clash, Hooks said. “This is certainly the biggest…
Blyth Spartans’ cultured left back Phil Cave still has a lot of friends at the International Stadium but would like nothing more than to knock his old team out of the FA Trophy on Saturday. Cave made a total of 76 appearances for the Heed, which included a loan spell whilst at Scottish club Livingston, and knows how important this game is for both teams. He said. “I still speak…
Blyth Spartans’ central defender Wayne Buchanan knows all about the club’s famous cup runs in the FA Cup but now wants to make history in the Trophy on Saturday. For victory against local rivals, Gateshead, at Croft Park will book Blyth a place in the Semi Finals of the competition for the first time ever. Blyth have twice reached the Quarter Final stage of the FA Trophy in the past…
If the FA Trophy Quarter Final clash between local rivals Blyth Spartans and Gateshead didn’t have enough riding on it already, then consider the added incentive for twin brothers, Stephen and Phil Turnbull, who will emerge from opposite dressing rooms at Croft Park on Saturday. They’ve fallen out over computer games and squabbled over table tennis matches but when the brothers take to the field on Saturday it will be…
Blyth Spartans AFC will be on show in a business exhibition at Newcastle Racecourse in Gosforth on the 2nd March 2011. Following on from the success of last year’s first ever North East Expo, when 750 business men and women attended, the organisers were quick to arrange a second event and the club have seen this as an excellent opportunity to attract new sponsorship. Blyth Spartans’ Commercial Manager, Ian Evans…
Whatever was said in the home dressing room at the interval certainly worked as Blyth Spartans smashed four second half goals past Hinckley United to record their biggest win of the season in the Blue Square Bet North. Mick Tait’s side really turned on the style against the in-form knitters, who failed to cope with Blyth’s pattern of play in the second period. The absence of the league’s leading goal…
Blyth Spartans’ unbeaten run came to an end at the Impact Arena on Tuesday night where they were defeated 2-1 by promotion favourite’s Alfreton Town. Prior to the match, Blyth had gone eight games without a loss in all competitions and were on course to make it nine when Paul Brayson’s second half penalty cancelled out the home side’s 23rd minute opener, before an unfortunate own goal by Alan White…