In their 200th game in the Conference North Blyth Spartans produced an unbelievable second half display at Rivacre Park to banish any memories of their last visit to the ground, where they suffered a 5-1 defeat in the FA cup back in September. Vauxhall Motors were cruising when Obi Anoruo and Leighton McGivern fired them in to a 2-0 lead, but John Alexander halved the deficit on the stroke of…
Blyth’s 200th Conference Match
When the Vauxhall Motors v Blyth Spartans game kicks off, it will mark the 200th time that the Spartans have competed in the league since their promotion from the Unibond Premier Divison in 2006. Of the Previous 199 games, the Spartans have been victorious 73 times, have recorded 43 draws and have been the losing side on 83 occasions.
Blyth Spartans 2 Workington 1 (Match Sponsors)
Detailed below is a gallery showing the sponsors from the Blyth Spartans v Workington match on 23 March 2011. Should you wish to get involved sponsoring the Spartans please contact Ian Evans (01670 352 373 or generalmanager@blythspartans.com) to discuss your requirements. Match & Match Ball Sponsors – George Robson & John Gunn (and very special guests) The special guests are as follows: – (L to R): George Watson (the Spartans…
Blyth Spartans 2 Workington 1 (Match Report)
If ever there was a game of two halves then this was it as Blyth Spartans displayed their Jekyll and Hyde nature once again at Croft Park on Tuesday night. Following a first half dominated by the hosts in which Neal Hooks and Nicky Deverdics (pictured right) fired Blyth into a 2-0 lead, the tide turned in favour of the visitors after the interval with oceanography student Nick Rogan pulling…
The Calgary Spartans are a bit ‘Ad Hoc’
A fund raiser for Children’s Wish Foundation in Calgary, Canada had a bit of a Spartans flavour to it this weekend, as the lead singer of the band for the night, Chris Sore of the ‘Ad-Hoc Band’, donned his new Spartans shirt for the performance. Chris, originally from Haltwhistle, bumped into a few SpartansFans in a service station on their way to a game earlier this season and having followed…
Spartans at Wembley
Darlington’s draw with Gateshead on Saturday (giving them a 3-2 aggregate victory over Gateshead) will see the Spartans represented at Wembley in a small way, as Darlington’s young centre half, Dan Burn (pictured left), a product of the Blyth Spartans youth set up, heads out on to the Wembley turf to face Mansfield Town’s Steve Foster. The 19-year-old, who stands 6 foot 8, has slowly but surely worked his way…
Canny Hike!
Two Nuneaton Town supporters, Ben Adams and Gary Chandler, arrived at Croft Park on Saturday to watch Nuneaton Town take on Blyth Spartans. Nothing particularly strange in that, other than the two lads walked 212 miles to get to the game to raise funds for MacMillan Cancer Support! The two lads arrived safe and sound at Croft Park prior to kick off and were presented to the crowd before the…
Blyth Spartans 1 Nuneaton Town 0 (Match Sponsors)
Detailed below is a gallery showing the sponsors from the Blyth Spartans v Nuneaton Town match on 19 March 2011. Should you wish to get involved sponsoring the Spartans please contact Ian Evans (01670 352 373 or generalmanager@blythspartans.com) to discuss your requirements. Match Sponsors – Drager ___________________________________ Match Ball Sponsors – Kevin Thompson ___________________________________ Man of the Match Sponsors – Quantum Elite ___________________________________ Guest Sponsors – The Family of the…
Blyth Spartans 1 Nuneaton Town 0 (Match Reaction)
Blyth Spartans’ manager Mick Tait was too modest to say but the return to the side of his son, Michael, proved the midfielder to be the vital cog in his Blyth side’s renaissance on Saturday. The Spartans secured an admirable 1-0 victory over top of the table Nuneaton and Tait junior, back after a hamstring injury, was both authoritative and influential. Boss Tait however was pleased with all his charges….
Blyth Spartans 1 Nuneaton Town 0 (Match Report)
Blyth Spartans got back to winning ways in the Blue Square Bet North by knocking Nuneaton Town off the top of the table with a slender victory at Croft Park on Saturday. After four games without a win, a scrappy one nil triumph was just what the doctor ordered for Spartans as they edged a close encounter of few chances. Michael Tait completed his first ninety minutes of football in…