Nolan signs for Whitley Bay

7th October 2013

The club can confirm that the contract of Rob Nolan has been cancelled and the striker has signed for Whitley Bay. The 23-year-old hasn’t had a great deal of game time at Croft Park this season, following a move from North Shields, making only five substitute appearances, scoring once with the late equaliser at Stocksbridge Park Steels. All the best Rob!

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Podcast released

7th October 2013

The first Blyth Spartans Official Podcast of the season has now been released and is available to listen or download on the club’s SoundCloud account now. Headlining the first release is a joint interview with Spartans Manager Tom Wade, Assistant Manager Colin Myers and Goalkeeper Coach John Bottensien as they discuss the club’s impressive start to the new campaign. Defender Arjun Purewal will give his verdict on the opening two…

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Blyth Spartans 2 Nantwich Town 2 (Match Sponsors)

7th October 2013

Detailed below is a gallery showing the sponsors from the Blyth Spartans v Nantwich Town match on 5 October 2013. Should you wish to get involved sponsoring the Spartans please contact Ian Evans (01670 352 373 or generalmanager@blythspartans.com) to discuss your requirements. Sponsors – Express Engineering Sponsors – Cannock Spartans _________________________

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Minute applause for Scott

Following the sad passing of former Spartans striker Scott Bell yesterday the club can announce that we will pay our respects with a minute of applause prior to kick off in the Ilkeston game at Croft Park next Tuesday night. Although a minutes silence is the normal custom the club felt that in light of Scott’s bravery and dedication to raising awareness of Motor Neurone Disease a minutes applause would…

7th October 2013
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Around the League – Saturday, 5 October 2013.

A second half resurgence earned Spartans a point at Croft Park on Saturday, despite a dire first half performance in which visitors Nantwich Town fired past Misiewicz twice within 20 minutes, on his Croft Park debut. After the half time interval the injured Matthew Wade was replaced by powerful forward Ash Davis, who turned out for the first time in his second spell at the club, cuing Spartans to change…

7th October 2013
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Blyth Spartans 2 Nantwich Town 2 (More Match Action Photos)

6th October 2013

Blyth Spartans put a lacklustre first half performance behind them to stage an impressive comeback from 0-2 down against Nantwich Town. Second half strikes from stand-in skipper Arjun Purewal – his first goal for the club – and Daniel Maguire helped to cancel out Oliver Devenney’s fine strike and Aaron Burn’s penalty, which had given the visitors a commanding lead after just 20 minutes. Below are a selection of Glen…

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Scott Bell – RIP

6th October 2013

The club was devastated to hear of the passing of one of its former favourites Scott Bell this morning, following a long battle with Motor Neurone Disease. Scott, 35, will be missed by everyone at Croft Park – not only as a great footballer – but also as a great person to be around. The club would like to pass on its condolences to his wife Louise, his young son…

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Tom talks – after the Nantwich game

A game too far, was how Spartans’ manager Tom Wade described Saturday’s 2-2 draw with Nantwich Town at Croft Park. “We’ve been carrying injured players for a few weeks now,” he said. “That, coupled with two suspensions, meant we struggled a bit at the weekend. “We started sharply enough and looked as if we would kick on but we gave away a silly goal when we failed to close down…

6th October 2013
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