The club can confirm that midfielder Sebastien Anzevui has been released. The 26-year-old arrived midway through the season following a spell in America and has played for the club a total of 9 times. The club would like to thank Seb for his efforts and wish him all the best in his future career.
Solihull Moors (Match Reaction)
Time and league points may be slipping through his fingers but Blyth Spartans manager Tommy Cassidy is still shaking a clenched fist in defiance. After seeing his side miss out on three points in the battle to escape relegation on Saturday at Solihull Moors Cassidy said: “The 2-2 draw was a fair result really. We didn’t play particularly well, certainly not as well as recently. Other results went against us…
Solihull Moors 2 Blyth Spartans 2 (Match Report)
For Blyth Spartans only time will tell if Saturday’s 2-2 draw with Solihull Moors can be considered as one point gained or two dropped in their quest for survival. After fellow Blue Square Bet North strugglers Vauxhall Motors and Hinckley United picked up wins over the weekend it would currently appear to be the latter, but Spartans still have both sides to play in their eight-game run-in and could yet…
Droylsden 3 Blyth Spartans 3 (Merit Marks)
Detailed below are the marks for the Droylsden v Blyth Spartans match played on Tuesday March 13th 2012. The merit marks were awarded by Jeff Young. Team 1. Robert Birdsall – 7/10 2. Dan Groves – 7/10 3. Joe Kendrick – 8/10 4. Sam Hodgson – 7/10 5. Wayne Buchanan – 7/10 6. Jordan Mellish – 7/10 7. Shaun Utterson – 7/10 8. Andy Ferrell – 8/10 9. Graeme Armstrong…
Droylsden 3 Blyth Spartans 3 (Match Reaction)
The Butchers Arms has been a happy hunting ground for Blyth Spartans on recent visits with a memorable 4-0 victory in the FA Trophy last season and a well earned draw in an FA cup tie this campaign – with Droylsden tasting defeat in the replay at Croft Park. On Tuesday night however, The Bloods appeared to have turned the tables on Spartans as they found themselves 3-0 ahead with…
Spartans Midfield Goes Ferrell
Blyth Spartans can announce the signing of combative midfielder Andy Ferrell, on a month’s loan, from Blue Square Premier side Barrow (subject to the final confirmation from the Football Conference). ‘Fez’,a 28-year-old left footed central midfielder, started his career at Newcastle United and has since enjoyed spells at Watford, Hereford United, Kidderminster Harriers, York City and Gateshead, before joining the Cumbrians in the summer following a successful loan spell there…
Phil Cave Leaves Croft Park
Blyth Spartans can announce that Phil Cave has left the club. Cave signed for the club from Gateshead at the start of last season and had been a virtual ever present in the starting eleven until the recent signing of Joe Kendrick. In all the left back made 82 appearances for the Spartans, scoring 3 times. Manager Tommy Cassidy commented “I’m sad to see Phil go as he’s a good…
Blyth Spartans 1 Eastwood Town 0 (Merit Marks)
Detailed below are the marks for the Blyth Spartans v Eastwood Town match played on Saturday March 10th 2012. The merit marks were awarded by Martin Hunter. Team 1. Robert Birdsall – 7/10 2. Dan Groves – 7/10 3. Joe Kendrick – 7/10 4. Sebastien Anzevui – 7/10 5. Wayne Buchanan – 7/10 6. Jordan Mellish – 7/10 7. Shaun Utterson – 8/10 8. Neal Hooks – N/A 9. Graeme…
Eastwood Town (Match Reaction)
“The usual saying in football is to ‘take one game at a time’, said Blyth Spartans manager Tommy Cassidy after his team won its third game in a row on Saturday. Looking forward to matches at Droylsden, Solihull and at home to Gloucester he continued: “I’m tempted to say we’ll now ‘take three games at a time’ after I said last week that we needed those three back to back…
Port of Blyth POTM – Feb 2012 (Presentation)
Prior to the Eastwood Town game (10 March 2012) Colin Baxter, on behalf of the Port of Blyth, was hand to present Wayne Buchanan with his award for being the Port of Blyth Player of the Month for February 2012.