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In the most bizarre of circumstances talismanic striker Robert Dale has tonight chalked up his 200th appearance for the Spartans by coming on as a second half substitute for the injured Mark Bell to play in goal! Signed from Ryton, the languid forward, made his debut in the Unibond Premier Division clash with Wakefield Emley on 15 March 2005 where he scored a debut hattrick. Even better was to follow…
In tonight’s match with Stalybridge Celtic the Blyth Spartans captain Gareth Williams will make his 350th appearance for the club. Signed from Whitley Bay at the start of the 2000 season ‘Cheeks’ has grown from a squad player, into one of the team’s most consistent performers as well as the Club Captain. Well done Cheeks!
Blog Site ‘101 Great Goals’ is a site which reviews the football world in general, as well as highlighting the best goals of the weekend. The site’s blog published today includes ‘two brilliant goals that you won’t have seen’ featuring a goal from Michalis Konstantinou of Omonia Nicosia in the Cypriot League, as well as the ‘howitzer’ from our very own Gary Brown! Cheers to SpartansFan Fergus Dowd for forwarding…
Prior to Saturday’s game with Stafford Rangers, Blyth Spartans goalkeeper Mark Bell put pen to paper on a deal that will see the Bishop Auckland based stopper stay at Croft Park for this season, as well as the 2009/2010 campaign. Signed from West Auckland, the ‘keeper has had a fine first season with the club, capped by a few stunning displays in front of the Setanta cameras and has settled…
Blyth Spartans have today signed WARREN BYRNE from Shildon FC and striker STEVEN SHAW from Ryton. Former player CRAIG PRICE (pictured below) has also been signed from Chester-Le-Street.
Prior to Saturday’s match with Stafford Rangers the George Robson of Blyth’s Rotary Club presented the Club with a framed shirt to commemorate their recent excellent run in the FA Cup. The shirt was originally purchased by Frameworks of Blyth and used as window display during the run, the framed shirt will now be on display at Croft Park as a reminder of the epic run.
Following Gareth Williams’ red card on Saturday his one game suspension will ‘kick in’ on the 4 April 2009 meaning that he will be unavailable for the Vauxhall Motors match.
Following Tuesday night’s fiery performance in taking three points from Championship challenging AFC Telford Blyth Spartans were strangely lethargic on Saturday when they entertained Stafford Rangers. At least they were until manager Harry Dunn delivered a rousing battle cry at half time which turned the game around and helped deliver another precious victory which hauled the Spartans just out of the Blue Square North relegation zone. “We actually started the…
Welcome to the new online home of Blyth Spartans AFC. Our recent success in the FA Cup has demonstrated the level of support that the club has throughout the world and therefore a strong and up to date online presence is essential in keeping the fans abreast of the latest developments within the club. The club was also keen to combine all of the respective strands of the club (the…
The Social club are holding an event to raise much needed funds fro the Special Baby Unit at Wansbeck Hospitial on 24th April – 7pm. Johnny Scott will be the entertainer. Tickets cost £4 and are available from the Social Club.