The Supporters Club will be in the Social Club on Saturday selling Pitch, Kit & Player sponsorships. Player sponsorship is £25, Kit £85 & Pitch is £5 a square.
Mellish Departs
The club can confirm that Jordon Mellish has left the club. Mellish, 20, played a total of 34 games for Blyth in two spells, scoring one goal. The club would like to wish Jordon all the best and thank him for his time at Croft Park.
Newcastle Benfield friendly announced
Spartans will welcome Northern League side Newcastle Benfield to Croft Park on Saturday 3rd August for our penultimate pre-season friendly. The game will kick off at 3pm and as with all of our home pre-season fixtures entry will be priced at £5 for adults and £2 for concessions. Our remaining pre-season campaign is as follows: Sat 13 July: Whitley Bay (Home) 3pm Sat 20 July: Whitley Bay (Away) 3pm Wed…
Wade praises “natural goalscorer” Nolan
A hat-trick from new signing Rob Nolan and and forty yard effort from Joe Kendrick were the highlights of a comfortable 9-2 Spartans training game win over Northern Alliance side Killingworth tonight and it was hitman Nolan who received praise from manager Tom Wade. The former North Shields striker came off the bench midway through the hastily arranged fixture and gave the Spartans fans in attendance a hint of what…
Frankie & Benny’s Opening
Frankie & Benny’s Cramlington restaurant was officially opened at the weekend with the Spartans’ squad on hand to witness the cutting of the ribbon with Sketch (Frankie & Benny’s Mascot) and Frankie & Benny’s very-own mini Celebrity Competition Winner. The New York Italian restaurant is open every morning from 8am serving breakfast through until late. The newly built restaurant is in the heart of Cramlington. Frankie and Benny’s are dedicated…
Training Game arranged
The club can confirm that it has arranged a training game away at Northern Alliance side Killingworth tomorrow night (kick off 7.15pm) which is a change to the training schedule published last week. The game will be 3×30 minute sectors which will give Tom and Colin to opportunity to try a few things out. Should any SpartansFans wish to pop along to watch the session, attendance is free and the…
King leaves the club
The club can confirm that Carl King has left the club. Manager Tom Wade commented “It’s a shame that Kingy has had to leave. He’s a smashing lad and is great to have around the place.” “As everyone knows the budget is tight this season and I’m investigating all avenues to try and stretch it as far as I can to get a squad together that the supporters will want…
Myers reacts to tough FA Cup draw
The First Qualifying Round draw for this season’s FA Cup was made and several retained members of last season’s Spartans squad will be facing a familiar opposition in the former of fellow Evo-Stik Northern Premier League outfit AFC Fylde. However it’s not just those players who are familiar with the Lancashire based club. Assistant Manager Colin Myers faced the Coasters in last season’s FA Cup with former club Bishop Auckland…
Wade delighted with “excellent workout”
Spartans manager Tom Wade was satisfied with the workout his side received in the defeat at the hands of North Shields in their opening pre-season fixture. Their is a busy pre-season on and off the park ahead for Wade and his players and he believes they will improve as they get closer to day one of their Evo-Stik Northern Premier League campaign. “It was an excellent workout for us and…
Hubbard impressed with young additions
After his side’s defeat at North Shields in their opening pre-season fixture Spartans midfielder Craig Hubbard revealed how impressed he had been with the performance of a number of the club’s new recruits. So far in the close season there has been a youthful flavour to the new recruits with Rob Nolan, Matthew Wade, Ryan Cummings and Dean Holmes all under the age of 22 and Hubbard enjoyed their performances…