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Spartans keeper Conor Grant reflected on the away point at Droylsden and was happy to see his point take a point from the Butchers Arms. A rather low key affair in Manchester saw both sides struggle to test both Grant and his Bloods counterpart Yannick Nlate although the latter did produce two excellent stops to deny Craig Hubbard and Matthew Wade. Former Gretna stopper Grant believes the point shows that…
Although it took a late penalty to clinch the three points on Saturday in the home fixture with Grantham Spartans’ manager Tom Wade thought his side deserved to win. “We didn’t reach the heights we achieved at Frickley, but yes we deserved the victory,” he said. “We try and turn teams around in the first ten minutes or so but we didn’t on Saturday. Both sides were playing longish balls…
Our sponsors Quantum Elite kindly donated a home shirt for our Non-League Day prize draw and the winning ticket number was 407. If you have the winning ticket please contact General Manager Ian Evans as soon as possible. Should you wish to get the shirt signed by the squad and coaching staff please let Ian know. He can be contacted during the week between 9.30am and 11.30am by telephone on…
After playing a key role in Spartans Non-League Day win over Grantham Town forward Dan Maguire revealed that he feels the he is relishing playing with fellow forwards Arron Wearmouth and Robbie Dale. The trio have received the nickname “The Holy Trinity” from some of the Green Army as they have caused Evo-Stik Northern Premier League defences some major headaches so far this season and Maguire feels that they will…
Blyth Spartans will take part in “National Non League Day” when Grantham Town come to Croft Park for an Evo-Stik Northern Premier League fixture this Saturday. The annual event will see a whole host of clubs across the country celebrating and promoting all that is great about the Non-League game and Spartans have planned a number of events and activities going on during the day. They are as follows: –…
The Spartans put on a stunning show at Frickley on Tuesday night. The 1-0 winning score line doesn’t do justice to the way Blyth acquitted themselves. Manager Tom Wade said: “It was a great performance. We gave Neal Hooks a breather and brought in Craig Hubbard with Matty Wade in a defensive midfield role. It worked well. To be honest in the recent games against Stocksbridge and Matlock we didn’t…
After more than playing his part in the win over Frickley Athletic tonight Spartans midfielder Matthew Wade was delighted to see his side improve “massively” from Saturday’s home defeat against Matlock Town. The former Washington FC man played a key role in the win at Westfield Lane and insisted his side deserved to take all three points back to Northumberland. “We were very good tonight and we improved massively from…
Match winner Robbie Dale insisted that it was the win against Frickley Athletic that was more important despite the forward celebrating his three hundred and fiftieth appearance for the goal with a wonder strike. Dale struck three minutes from time after bamboozling four Athletic defenders but he was quick to pass on any praise to the defence. “It was definitely up there in my top three and more importantly it…
Sunday morning found manager Tom Wade excavating his garden to install a pond. He must have wondered if his side could likewise have dug deep and ground out a point the previous afternoon. “Well, in terms of possession and chances we deserved to draw but overall we didn’t do enough,” he said. The 2-1 defeat at home to Matlock was the Spartans’ first loss of the season. “We were largely…
All paying supporters at Spartans game with Matlock Town today were given a free draw ticket. The prize on offer was three pairs of Sponsors Lounge tickets for next Saturday’s “Non-League Day” fixture with Grantham Town at Croft Park. The winning tickets were: White 417 Green 190 Yellow 270 To claim your prize please contact General Manager Ian Evans on 01670 352373 between 9.30am and 12 midday this week to…