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Blyth Spartans’ central defender Wayne Buchanan knows all about the club’s famous cup runs in the FA Cup but now wants to make history in the Trophy on Saturday. For victory against local rivals, Gateshead, at Croft Park will book Blyth a place in the Semi Finals of the competition for the first time ever. Blyth have twice reached the Quarter Final stage of the FA Trophy in the past…
The Workington match, at which reduced admission prices were to be charged, was cancelled as a result of the FA Trophy replay (which we of course won!). The reduced price offer will now be transfered to the midweek game against Redditch Utd on Tue 22nd February. Admission to the match will be as follows: – – Adults £5 – Concessions £3 Please noyte that season ticket holders will be admitted…
Detailed below is a gallery showing the sponsors from the Blyth Spartans v Hinckley United Blue Square Bet North game on 19 February 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. Match Sponsors – Quantum Elite ___________________________________ Man of the Match Sponsors – Malcolm and Shirley Stephenson ___________________________________
A photo gallery supplied by Milton Stonebank showing images from the Blue Square Bet North clash between Blyth Spartans and Hinckley United played on 19 February 2011. To view more of Milton’s work please view the following link (Please contact Milton should you wish to use any of the images contained within this post)
Blyth based card shop ‘Celebrations’, located on Havelock Street in the town centre, has shown it’s support for the Spartans for the FA Trophy run by decking out it’s window display in green and white as well as including Spartans memorabilia. (Thanks to SpartansFan Ray Hunter for sending in the picture.)
If the FA Trophy Quarter Final clash between local rivals Blyth Spartans and Gateshead didn’t have enough riding on it already, then consider the added incentive for twin brothers, Stephen and Phil Turnbull, who will emerge from opposite dressing rooms at Croft Park on Saturday. They’ve fallen out over computer games and squabbled over table tennis matches but when the brothers take to the field on Saturday it will be…
Blyth Spartans AFC will be on show in a business exhibition at Newcastle Racecourse in Gosforth on the 2nd March 2011. Following on from the success of last year’s first ever North East Expo, when 750 business men and women attended, the organisers were quick to arrange a second event and the club have seen this as an excellent opportunity to attract new sponsorship. Blyth Spartans’ Commercial Manager, Ian Evans…
Whatever was said in the home dressing room at the interval certainly worked as Blyth Spartans smashed four second half goals past Hinckley United to record their biggest win of the season in the Blue Square Bet North. Mick Tait’s side really turned on the style against the in-form knitters, who failed to cope with Blyth’s pattern of play in the second period. The absence of the league’s leading goal…
For Blyth Spartans manager Mick Tait this week will be about what he calls ‘body management’. But with Tuesday’s Blue Square Bet North game at home to Redditch coming along and then the FA Trophy quarter final tie with rivals Gateshead next Saturday Tait was dealt a ‘body blow’ when midfielder Michael Tait was injured during the weekend’s defeat of visitors Hinckley. He is likely to be out for at…
A selection of match action photos by Bill Broadley, from the game between Blyth Spartans and Hinckley Utd, which saw the Spartans fire in four second half goals to destroy the Knitters.