Tait ‘Hooks’ New Man

17th February 2010

With Mark Doninger heading over the Irish Sea to play for Sligo Rovers and Chris McCabe facing a lengthy spell on the sidelines through injury, Blyth Spartans’ manager Mick Tait has moved quickly to sign a replacement in the form of midfield man Neal Hooks from Ilkeston Town (pictured below challenging Blyth Spartans Captain Gareth Williams). The tall midfielder, 22, is a local lad who has been playing for Ilkeston…

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Mark Doninger signs for Sligo Rovers

16th February 2010

Blyth Spartans can confirm that midfielder Mark Doninger has signed for League of Ireland side Sligo Rovers following a successful trial period. The club would like to thank Mark for his efforts in his spell at Croft Park and would like to wish every success in his future career.

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Stephen Harrison – Suspension

15th February 2010

Stephen Harrison’s red card in Saturday’s clash with Stafford Rangers will see the right back miss three games through suspension. The games, assuming that there are no changes to the fixture list in the mean time, are as follows: – 27 Feb 2010 (H) AFC Telford United 02 Mar 2010 (A) Workington 06 Mar 2010 (H) Northwich Victoria

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Blyth Spartans 2 Stafford Rangers 2 (Sponsors)

15th February 2010

A photo gallery of the sponsors for the Blyth Spartans v Stafford Rangers match on 13 February 2010. Should you be interested in getting involved in sponsoring the Spartans see the Commercial section for more details. Match Sponsor – Karen Hertwick ______________________________________________ Match Ball Sponsor – Matthew Hurren ______________________________________________ Man of the Match Sponsor – Plessey Pantry ______________________________________________

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Blyth Spartans 2 Stafford Rangers 2 (Merit Marks)

Detailed below are the marks for the Blyth Spartans v Stafford Rangers match played on Saturday 13 February 2010. The merit marks were awarded by Martin Hunter. Team 1. Jack Norton – 6/10 2. Stephen Harrison – 6/10 3. John Brackstone – 5/10 4. Michael Tait – 7/10 5. Gareth Williams – 7/10 6. Richard Pell – 7/10 (Star Man) 7. Chris McCabe – 7/10 8. Stephen Turnbull – 7/10…

15th February 2010
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Blyth Spartans 1 Harrogate Town 0 (Merit Marks)

Detailed below are the marks for the Blyth Spartans v Harrogate Town match played on Tuesday 9 February 2010. The merit marks were awarded by Scott Dewhurst. Team 1. Mark Bell – 6/10 2. Stephen Harrison – 7/10 3. John Brackstone – 7/10 4. Michael Tait – 8/10 5. Gareth Williams – 7/10 6. Richard Pell – 7/10 7. Chris McCabe – 8/10 (Star Man) 8. Stephen Turnbull – 8/10…

15th February 2010
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Blyth Spartans 2 Stafford Rangers 2 (Match Reaction)

14th February 2010

Surrendering the lead and the opportunity to gain three points were not the most pressing concerns for Blyth Spartans’ manager Mick Tait after the 2-2 draw at home to Stafford Rangers on Saturday. Of much more importance to him was the distressing injury picked up in the game by midfielder Chris McCabe. Well into added time in the first half McCabe and the Stafford right back Andre Francis challenged for…

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Blyth Spartans 2 Stafford Rangers 2 (Match Photos)

14th February 2010

A photo gallery from Steven Hadlow of the Blue Square North clash between Blyth Spartans and Stafford Rangers played on 13 February 2010. Steven has a new website showing his football photography, should you wish to view his work please click here. Should you wish to use any of the images attached please email Steven for permission.

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Ashington AFC 4 Spartans U10s 5

For the second match in a row, the U10s were still asleep at kick off, despite it being 11:30.  Yet again we were a goal down within the minutes as Ashington ran through the defence and scored.  To make matters worse, by the end of the quarter they had scored another two!! Two substitutions and some re-organisation was made to try and stop the flow of goals, but when Ashington scored…

11th February 2010
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