1st Team

After helping his side earn a hard fought point at Marine, centre back Arjun Purewal was quick to praise his team mates for a performance that he described as “fantastic”. The former Whitby Town defender made his competitive Spartans debut at the Arriva Stadium and feels that such a good show gives Tom Wade’s side a base to build a good start to the season on. “It’s a good start…

Centre back Danny Parker made his competitive debut for Spartans at Marine and was proud of the way his side put in a “tremendous” performance, despite only taking a point at the Arriva Stadium when they were on the brink of all three. A late penalty from striker Andy Fowler pegged back Spartans after Joe Kendrick had put them in front with a first half spot kick of his own…

Any Spartans fans who can’t make the trip to our Evo-Stik Northern Premier League opener at Marine on Saturday can still catch all of the action thanks to Radio Northumberland. As part of the station’s Spartans coverage this season they are providing live uninterrupted coverage from The Arriva Stadium. All of the pre-match build up will start at 2.30pm with the match live from 3pm. All of the information on…

Gareth Ayres has become the latest player to sign for Blyth – after impressing during the club’s pre-season schedule. The 22-year-old has been on trial at the club since the start of pre-season and has finally put pen to paper with the new season just days away. And Ayres is happy to finally be officially registered for Spartans – after enjoying his time at Croft Park so far. He said:…

Blyth Spartans have agreed a deal for Arran Wearmouth, subject to final confirmation from the FA. The 21-year-old forward has signed from Northern League side Bishop Auckland, re-joining former manager Colin Myers and a number of his ex-teammates at Croft Park for this season. And Wearmouth is itching to begin life at his new club – after being tracked by a number of other clubs recently. He said: “I’ve been…