Spartans midfielder Shaun Vipond hailed his side’s efforts in their 5-0 win over Stocksbridge Park Steels tonight and was delighted to see them bounce back from the opening day defeat at the hands of newly promoted Witton Albion. The former Carlisle United man said “It was an excellent result and just what we needed after the weekend. It’s great to bounce back and to do it winning 5-0 was all…
Blyth Spartans 5-0 Stocksbridge Park Steels
Blyth Spartans 5-0 Stocksbridge Park Steels Croft Park Evo-Stik Northern Premier League 21st August 2012 Attendance: 351 Northern Premier League football returned to Croft Park tonight in some style and it was all about the numbers game. It was six years since football at this level had been played at Croft Park, Tommy Cassidy gave four players their competitive home debut and a further two made theirs from the bench,…
Stocksbridge Park Steels(h) Match Preview
Spartans will look to bounce back from the opening day injury time defeat at Witton Albion as Evo-Stik Northern Premier League football makes it’s return to Croft Park for the first time in six years on Tuesday night with the visit of Stocksbridge Park Steels. Tommy Cassidy should have a full squad to pick from with the return of summer signing Ash Davis who was unavailable for the trip to…
Blyth Spartans v Stocksbridge Park Steels Programme Preview
Evo-Stik League Northern Premier football returns to Croft Park after a six-year absence, with the visit of Stocksbridge Park Steels on Tuesday evening. Spartans will hope to bounce back from a disappointing opening day defeat at Witton Albion, by repeating the result of the only other time these two sides have previously met on this ground. After welcoming Steels here for an FA Trophy Second Round tie in November 2003,…
Witton Albion 2 Blyth Spartans 1 (Merit Marks)
Detailed below are the Merit Marks for the Blyth Spartans team awarded for the EvoStick Premier Division game away to Witton Albion. The marks were awarded by Martin Hunter. TEAM: 1. Conor Grant – 7/10 2. Shaun Utterson – 7/10 3. Joe Kendrick – 6/10 4. Sam Hodgson – 6/10 5. Wayne Buchanan (Captain) – 7/10 6. Carl Jones – 7/10 7. Lee Mason – 7/10 8. Tom Berj –…
Witton Albion game – post match comment
On Saturday’s humid afternoon Blyth Spartans were found wanting and wilting at Witton. The sweltering circumstances did nothing for a tepid game. “In the first half we were ordinary and in the second we were very poor,” was Blyth manager Tommy Cassidy’s honest analysis. “We showed exactly what we lack as a team – guile, experience and a leader in the middle of the pitch,” he said. “It stood out…
Ton up for Dale but he wants more
After finally breaking three figures in terms of goal scoring for Spartans in the defeat at Witton Albion yesterday, Robbie Dale put personal issues aside and insisted that his side would improve before the visit of Stocksbridge Park Steels on Tuesday night. A fourteenth minute chip from Dale got Spartans back on level terms but a last minute penalty for the home side meant Spartans came away with nothing. Dale…
We were second best- Kendrick
After completing his first competitive ninety minutes as a permanant member of the Spartans squad, defender Joe Kendrick believes that the side as a whole we second best in the 2-1 opening day defeat at Witton Albion yesterday. The former Mansfield Town and Darlington left back said “We were miles off, just not good enough and we can’t complain and they deserved to win. Individually we were poor and as…
Time to be positive says Jones
Spartans defender Carl Jones says that everyone involved at the club has to stay upbeat despite the last minute defeat in the season opener at Witton Albion yesterday. The big centre back made his comeback from injury in the game at the Help for Heroes Stadium and looked all set to have helped his side come away with a point, only for Anthony Gardner’s last minute penalty to snatch all…
Witton Albion 2-1 Blyth Spartans
Witton Albion 2-1 Blyth Spartans Help For Heroes Stadium Evo-Stik Northern Premier League 18th August 2012 A late penalty consigned Spartans to an opening day defeat at Witton Albion on a day when the club should be celebrating the acheivements of Robbie Dale, who scored his 100th goal for the club. Manager Tommy Cassidy handed competitive Spartans debuts to Conor Grant, Tom Berj, Craig Farrell and Phil Airey as Spartans…