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Blyth Spartans exited their third cup competition in the space of two weeks as they were knocked out of the FA Trophy by high flying Stalybridge Celtic at Croft Park on Saturday. The two sides have had contrasting fortunes in the league so far this season, with Spartans rooted to the bottom of the Blue Square Bet North table and Celtic in 2nd position with two games in hand on…
Misery and despair clouded Blyth Spartans’ Croft Park last Tuesday following a harrowing defeat at the hands of Northern League Newcastle Benfield in the Northumberland Senior Cup. The Spartans, lying bottom of the Blue Square Bet North, therefore needed to quickly pick themselves up before Saturday’s FA Trophy clash with high flying Stalybridge Celtic if they were to stand any chance of progressing in the competition. To their credit, following…
Detailed below is an image gallery featuring photos, taken by Steven White, of the the FA Trophy First Round game between Blyth Spartans and Stalybridge Celtic, played on Saturday 26th November 2011 at Croft Park. Stalybridge Celtic running out 3-1 winners Should you wish to view more of Steven’s work please view his website by clicking HERE
Prior to Tuesday night’s game Blyth Spartans’ Chairman Tony Platten handed Kit Manager Tony Kennedy a presenation to commemorate Tony’s achievement of having been the Spartans Kit Man for an incredible 1,000 games! Well done Tony!
Detailed below are the marks for the Blyth Spartans v Newcastle Benfield match played on Tuesday 22 November 2011. The merit marks were awarded by Martin Hunter. Team 1. David Knight – 7/10 2. Richard Slaughter – 5/10 3. Phil Cave – 5/10 4. Rob Briggs – 6/10 5. Darren Timmons – 5/10 6. Greg Pearson – 5/10 7. Chris Emms – 5/10 8. Adam Forster – 5/10 9. Graeme…
Things went from bad to worse for Steve Cuggy and his Blyth Spartans side as they were dumped out of the Northumberland Senior cup by Northern League Division one outfit Newcastle Benfield at Croft Park on Tuesday night. It all seemed to be going to plan for the hosts when Glen Taylor put them ahead on five minutes after good work from Wayne Phillips had teed up the tall striker…
Detailed below is a gallery showing the sponsors from the Blyth Spartans v Hinckley United match on 19 November 2011. Should you wish to get involved sponsoring the Spartans please contact Ian Evans (01670 352 373 or generalmanager@blythspartans.com) to discuss your requirements. Quantum Elite / 24 Seven Claims Kevin Scott JFS Law & Accountants JFS Law & Accountants MOTM – Neal Hooks The game also saw pre match entertainment provided…
Detailed below are the marks for the Blyth Spartans V Hinckley United Blue Square Bet North match played on Saturday November 19th 2011. The merit marks were awarded by Martin Hunter. Team 1. David Knight – 7/10 2. Richie Slaughter – 6/10 3. Phil Cave – 7/10 4. Rob Briggs – 7/10 5. Dan Groves – 6/10 6. Greg Pearson – 7/10 7. Chris Emms – 7/10 8. Neal Hooks…
Saturday’s game with Hinckley United saw kit manager (and the club’s chief bad joke teller) Tony Kennedy pass a milestone in that the game was his 1,000th match in charge of the kit for the first team! Tony has been with the club since the early 90’s and in his time at Croft Park has worked with numerous managers and literally 100’s of players and whilst he is often the…
A selection of match action photos by Bill Broadley from yesterdays game between Conference North strugglers Blyth Spartans and Hinckley Utd, which saw an injury time goal from Glen Taylor salvage a precious point for the Spartans.