In association with: ALAN McLEAN FCMA CGMA Chartered Management Accountant Blyth Spartans 4-1 Clitheroe Saturday 27th July Croft Park Attendance: 166 Pre-Season Friendly Striker Rob Nolan hit his first goals for Spartans at Croft Park since his summer move from North Shields and set his side on their way to a comfortable win over Evo-Stik Northern Premier League First Division side Clitheroe. Nolan wasn’t the only player scoring his maiden…
Radio Northumberland confirm away day live coverage
Radio Northumberland have confirmed the following Spartans Evo-Stik Northern Premier League away fixtures have been chosen as being broadcast live on the station: Saturday 17th August – Marine Saturday 21st September – Witton Albion Saturday 30th November – FC United of Manchester Saturday 15th February – Stafford Rangers Saturday 22th March – Illkeston Also every home game in every competition at Croft Park will be covered live as well as…
Morpeth Town venue switched
Please that the scheduled game away at Morpeth Town has had to be switched to Croft Park. The revised details of the game are as follows: – Opponent: Morpeth Town Venue: Croft Park, Blyth Date: Tuesday July 30 Kick off: 7.30pm
Blyth Spartans 0 Gateshead 2 (Match action photos)
A selection of match actions photos by Bill Broadley from the pre-season friendly with Conference Premier neighbours, Gateshead. The game proved to be a good workout for a weakened Spartans side, which saw the visitors leave as winners following two second half goals from Maddison and Marwood; two players who have in the past appeared for the Spartans. (The following set of images are from the first half only).
Gateshead game – Colin Myers’ thoughts
Despite losing 2-0 at home to Gateshead on Wednesday Blyth’s assistant manager Colin Myers was pleased with his squad’s showing. “It was an excellent work out for us,” he said. “Gateshead had a lot of possession but you would expect that from a full time club. What was especially pleasing, in the first half particularly, was how we held our shape defensively. We got men behind the ball and defended…
Blyth Spartans 0-2 Gateshead
In association with: ALAN McLEAN FCMA CGMA Chartered Management Accountant Blyth Spartans 0-2 Gateshead Wednesday 24th July Croft Park Attendance: 377 Pre-Season Friendly In a surprisingly low key friendly Spartans were comfortably beaten 0-2 by Conference side Gateshead at Croft Park with both goals coming from players who had short spells in the green and white. With Assistant Manager Colin Myers in charge in the absence of Tom Wade a…
Whitley Bay 0 Blyth Spartans 3 (Match action photos)
A selection of match action photos by Bill Broadley, from the game between Spartans and Whitley Bay, which saw the visitors run out comfortable winners with goals from Mason, Dale and Nolan.
We bossed it – Wade
Spartans manager Tom Wade revealed that he had challenged his players midweek to stand up to Whitley Bay after the Seahorses suffered a defeat at Croft Park last Saturday and was impressed with how Spartans “bossed the game”. Goals from Lee Mason, Robbie Dale and Rob Nolan sealed the win at Hillheads but Wade was delighted with the way his side played the game rather than the result. “The win…
Standards are set for Dale
After more than playing his part in a win over his former club Whitley Bay, Spartans winger Robbie Dale urged his team mates to continue to improve as they head towards the opening day of the league season. Dale, who scored one and made one of his side’s three goals was delighted with the performance at Hillheads but wants to see those performances “week in week out” throughout the new…
Whitley Bay 0-3 Blyth Spartans
In association with: ALAN McLEAN FCMA CGMA Chartered Management Accountant Whitley Bay 0-3 Blyth Spartans Saturday 20th July Hillheads Pre-Season Friendly They say that pre-season is all about performances and fitness and results don’t matter but at Hillheads today Spartans managed to supply Tom Wade and Colin Myers with all three comfortably beating Whitley Bay in a dominant display. Goals from Lee Mason, Robbie Dale and Rob Nolan sealed the…