Spartans skipper Wayne Buchanan reflected on his side’s 1-2 defeat at home to title favourites Hednesford Town and believed that Spartans’ failure to come out after the break and replicate their first half showing cost them. He said “We were better in the first half and it was great coming in with a lead, but we came out in the second and didn’t get going and that was disappointing. After…
Blyth Spartans 1-2 Hednesford Town
Blyth Spartans 1-2 Hednesford Town Croft Park Evo-Stik Northern Premier League 25th August 2012 Attendance: 325 A second half comeback from Northern Premier League title favourites Hednesford Town ensured the they became the first side since Lincoln United to take three points from Spartans in a Northern Premier League game at Croft Park. Following Tuesday’s morale boosting win over Stocksbridge Park Steels, hopes were high that Spartans would be able…
Callum’s Wish to Walk Day tomorrow at Croft Park
Blyth Spartans are delighted to announce that when we welcome Hednesford Town tomorrow we will also be holding a day of fundraising for local lad Callum Brown. Eight year old Callum lives in Seaton Sluice and suffers from Cerebral Palsy and is in the process of trying to raise £50,000 to allow him to have an operation in St Louis, USA which will enable him to walk for the first…
Hednesford Town(h) Match Preview
After Tuesday’s morale boosting 5-0 win over Stocksbridge Park Steels, Spartans welcome Hednesford Town to Croft Park as Tommy Cassidy’s side look to extend an unbeaten home run in the Northern Premier League that now stands at fourteen games with Lincoln United being the last side to take maximum points from Croft Park in this division on 3rd December 2005. Cassidy will have to wait on a fitness checks on…
Blyth Spartans v Hednesford Town Programme Preview
After a fantastic five against Stocksbridge Park Steels on Tuesday night, Spartans entertain Hednesford Town in the first of a Bank Holiday double-header. Looking to add to a run of 14 home games unbeaten in the Northern Premier League – which stretches back to Boxing Day, 2005 and a 1-1 draw with Gateshead – Blyth welcome fourth-placed Town to Croft Park on Saturday afternoon (3pm kick-off.) The game will see…
Blyth Spartans 5 Stocksbridge PS 0 (Match Action Photos)
A selection of match action photos by Bill Broadley from Blyths opening League fixture of the new season, which after a goaless first half saw a goal fest in the second half as Robbie Dale and Craig Farrell each added a brace to an earlier Jordan Mellish goal.
Blyth Spartans 5 Stocksbridge Park Steels 0 (Merit Marks)
Detailed below are the Merit Marks for the Blyth Spartans team awarded for the EvoStick Premier Division game home to Stocksbridge Park Steels. The marks were awarded by Martin Hunter. TEAM: 1. Conor Grant – 8/10 2. Shaun Utterson – 7/10 3. Joe Kendrick – 8/10 4. Tom Berj – 7/10 5. Wayne Buchanan (Captain) – 8/10 6. Jordan Mellish – 8/10 7. Lee Mason – 7/10 8. Shaun Vipond…
Stocksbridge game – post match comment
Spartans manager Tommy Cassidy was delighted by his side’s performance in their 5-0 dismantling of Stocksbridge Park Steels at Croft Park last night. But he wasn’t getting carried away. Asked if he could have foreseen such a convincing win he said:”Well, I thought if we could play as well as we did in the first half at Witton Albion on Saturday we would have a chance. However when Joe Kendrick’s…
Let’s make it a great weekend for the fans- Berj
After playing his part in his first ever competitive win in a Spartans shirt, midfielder Tom Berj has set his sights on making it a great Bank Holiday weekend for his team mates and Spartans fans alike. The tenacious midfielder was taken off midway through the second half after taking a blow to the top of his foot but said “I just took a knock on my foot but I’m…
Keeping it clean is key for Skipper Buchanan
Whilst much of the focus in the coming days will be about the attacking display and goalscoring efforts of the likes of Craig Farrell and Robbie Dale, Spartans Captain Wayne Buchanan hailed his defensive counterparts and they gave the side a solid base and kept a first clean sheet of the season. He commented “You look at yourself as a defender when goals are conceded and on Saturday I wondered…