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Blyth Spartans can announce the signing of former Newcastle United striker Phil Airey. The 19-year-old Amble born front man, who can also play at right back, was released by the magpies over the summer and joins the Spartans on the eve of the new season. He scored twice for Newcastle (see below) as they cruised past the Spartans in the Northumberland Senior Cup Final in May 2011, he was also…
The club is delighted to announce that recently retired kit manager Tony Kennedy has been inducted into the club’s Hall of Fame. Having been involved in over 1000 games, having been present at some of the club’s most memorable days and having worked under numerous managers and players, Tony has always been a popular member of the club’s backroom staff. Always ready with a joke (admitedly not a funny one…)…
At the recent Sponsors Night the club were able to hand out their sponsored kits for the season just finished Alan Fitzgerald with Tony Platten Trish Fitzgerald and Robert Dale Malcolm Duncan with Tony Platten The club would also like to thank it other shirt sponsors for the season – Malaya Cage, Steve Howe, Stewart & Alexander Parker and Amihan Cage
Reflecting on his side’s 2-3 defeat at the hands of a youthful Newcastle United XI, Spartans manager Tommy Cassidy insisted there was still a chance for players to secure a starting lineup place in the season opener at Witton Albion next Saturday. The former Northern Ireland international said “I’m still undecided on my starting eleven for Witton next week and we have training on Tuesday and Thursday this week so…
Spartans brought the curtain down on their pre-season campaign today with a hastily arranged friendly against a Newcastle United XI made up of academy players at the Premier League club’s Darsley Park Academy. In a game scheduled to last sixty minutes Spartans finished the initial period 2-1 to the good with goals from Ash Davis and a second pre-season goal for Jordon Mellish. The hosts requested another fifteen minutes to…
Spartans’ pre-season campaign draws to a close tomorrow morning with a behind closed doors friendly against a Newcastle United XI. The game takes place at the Newcastle United Academy but there is NO admission to the general public. However live match updates will be available through the Spartans twitter feed which you can find here. If you are not a twitter user then updates will appear on the right hand…
Manager Tommy Cassidy launched into a scathing tirade against the state of Non League football at the club’s Open Forum this evening – as he asked for the fans to give him more time to assemble a squad for the upcoming season. Cassidy told those in attendance that a number of clubs were now spending “Silly money” to get players to their clubs and that it was “Ruining it for…
Blyth Spartans and the Evo-Stik League have joined forces with Jungle Drum to give you some great local deals and raise money for the club at the same time. Jungle Drum already sponsor the Evo-Stik Fair Play League for the 2012/13c season and now offer all supporters and their friends some amazing deals for local and national companies. All you have to do is indicate that you are a Blyth…
The home friendly match with Gateshead Reserves this Saturday 11th August has been called off.
A poor performance by Spartans was punished by Northern League side Shildon AFC at Croft Park tonight as the visitors gave Spartans a lesson in clinical finishing to run out deserved 3-1 winners. Goals from Johnson, Garvie and a Wayne Buchanan own goal ensured that Gary Forrest’s side got the win. Tommy Cassidy’s side had several chances but paid the price for some poor finishing and a below par performance…