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The club can announce that midfielder Martin Brittain has been released. The former Newcastle United winger, signed last month, made only three appearances for Blyth. The club would like to wish him all the best in his future career.
Spartans Chairman Tony Platten has, this morning, talked to Coach Paddy Atkinson and club Captain Wayne Buchanan about the dismissal of manager Tommy Cassidy. Further conversations will be held with them tonight at training, which will go ahead as planned. Mr Platten assured supporters that every effort will be made to keep them up to date with any developments and that further statements will be issued in due course.
After a meeting of the Executive Committee of the Club on Monday evening it was unanimously decided to terminate the contract of manager Tommy Cassidy. Mr Cassidy was informed of this decision at the Club on Tuesday morning. The Club would like to thank Mr Cassidy for his work whilst at the Club
Blyth Spartans has a long running association with the British Royal Navy vessel HMS Blyth. This week the club recieved an update from Commanding Officer Tim Davey, informing everybody at the club that the replacement Spartans flag that was sent to the ship had been recieved and was being put to good use already. Spartans arranged for a new flag to be sent to the crew of HMS Blyth after…
Everybody at Blyth Spartans would like to offer their congratulations and best wishes to our defender Joe Kendrick and his wife Laura after the birth of their new baby. Joe announced the news on his twitter account on Saturday and their new baby boy is called Leo Joseph Kendrick. On behalf of players, officials and supporters well done to all three of you and we hope to see Baby Leo…
After a weekend that saw his club’s exit from two cup comptitions in the space of seventy two hours Spartans skipper Wayne Buchanan has called on his team mates to remain positive and feels that it’s the only way forward for the club as a whole. Last Saturday’s 1-4 defeat in the FA Trophy at Witton Albion was followed by an FA Cup exit at the hands of Blue Square…
As neither team are involved in the FA Trophy, our home game against Frickley – originally scheduled for Tues 16th Oct – will now be played Sat 27th Oct. We are still awaiting confirmation of our re-arranged fixtures against Ilkeston (at home) and Kendal (away.)
Blyth Spartans would like to offer local businesses the opportunity to advertise on our website through our match previews and reports. We have on offer three separate packages for sponsorship of the articles. If you would like to sponsor the match previews or match reports they are on offer for £75.00 for the season no matter how many games Spartans play, however if you wish to sponsor both articles there…
“It was obviously very disappointing to lose at Witton and Workington,” said Blyth manager Tommy Cassidy. “But we now have to concentrate on the next 30-odd League games-that’s the bigger picture.” The Spartans boss went in to the FA Cup replay in Cumbria with depleted troops at his disposal. A situation which was soon to get even worse shortly into the game. “Young Tom Berj and Lee Mason both picked…
Our away game to Kendal on Tue 9th Oct has been postponed due to a cup replay, the re-arranged date will be published on this site once it has been agreed.