Match Reports

In association with: ALAN McLEAN FCMA CGMA Chartered Management Accountant Marine AFC 1-1 Blyth Spartans Saturday 17th August Arriva Stadium Evo-Stik Northern Premier League Att: 305 Only a late penalty denied Tom Wade and his Spartans side the perfect start to their Evo-Stik Northern Premier League campaign at Marine today. However that shouldn’t mean that anyone connected with the club should look back on the match at the Arriva Stadium…

In association with: ALAN McLEAN FCMA CGMA Chartered Management Accountant Blyth Spartans 2-1 Billingham Synthonia Friday 9th August Croft Park Pre-Season Friendly It was a case of better late than never for Spartans as Neal Hooks 89th minute penalty ensured they rounded off their pre-season campaign with a win over Billingham Synthonia. Their Northern League opponents were late replacements for Darlington 1883 and gave Tom Wade’s side a valuable workout…

In association with: ALAN McLEAN FCMA CGMA Chartered Management Accountant Blyth Spartans 4-2 Newcastle Benfield Saturday 3rd August Croft Park Attendance: 155 Pre-Season Friendly It’s been a week of goals at Croft Park with sixteen goals being scored in three pre-season fixtures and it was Spartans who ran out victors in their penultimate pre-season fixture today against Newcastle Benfield. In an entertaining fixture goals from Rob Nolan, Dan Maguire, Craig…

In association with: ALAN McLEAN FCMA CGMA Chartered Management Accountant Blyth Spartans 1-4 Morpeth Town Tuesday 30th July Croft Park Attendance: 212 Pre-Season Friendly If there was an complacency setting in at Croft Park after a largely positive pre-season it was well and truly blown away by Northern League side Morpeth Town. The Highwaymen were physically stronger and made that count to ensure they won the game comfortably. Spartans named…

In association with: ALAN McLEAN FCMA CGMA Chartered Management Accountant Blyth Spartans 4-1 Clitheroe Saturday 27th July Croft Park Attendance: 166 Pre-Season Friendly Striker Rob Nolan hit his first goals for Spartans at Croft Park since his summer move from North Shields and set his side on their way to a comfortable win over Evo-Stik Northern Premier League First Division side Clitheroe. Nolan wasn’t the only player scoring his maiden…

In association with: ALAN McLEAN FCMA CGMA Chartered Management Accountant Blyth Spartans 0-2 Gateshead Wednesday 24th July Croft Park Attendance: 377 Pre-Season Friendly In a surprisingly low key friendly Spartans were comfortably beaten 0-2 by Conference side Gateshead at Croft Park with both goals coming from players who had short spells in the green and white. With Assistant Manager Colin Myers in charge in the absence of Tom Wade a…

In association with: ALAN McLEAN FCMA CGMA Chartered Management Accountant Whitley Bay 0-3 Blyth Spartans Saturday 20th July Hillheads Pre-Season Friendly They say that pre-season is all about performances and fitness and results don’t matter but at Hillheads today Spartans managed to supply Tom Wade and Colin Myers with all three comfortably beating Whitley Bay in a dominant display. Goals from Lee Mason, Robbie Dale and Rob Nolan sealed the…

In association with: ALAN McLEAN FCMA CGMA Chartered Management Accountant Blyth Spartans 2-1 Whitley Bay Saturday 13th July Croft Park Pre-Season Friendly Attendance: 226 Two goals in the first ten minutes from Dan Maguire and Joe Kendrick ensured that Spartans won their first home pre-season fixture against Northern League side Whitley Bay. However it was the performance of Spartans rather than the result that will give the Croft Park faithful…

In association with: ALAN McLEAN FCMA CGMA Chartered Management Accountant North Shields 4-3 Blyth Spartans Saturday 2nd May The Daren Persson Stadium Pre-Season Friendly Attendance: 221 Spartans got their pre-season campaign underway losing by the odd goal in seven against Northern League side North Shields. Spartans management team Tom Wade and Colin Myers took the opportunity to look at two trialists in what was a rather slow paced fixture, hardly…

In association with: ALAN McLEAN FCMA CGMA Chartered Management Accountant Nantwich Town 2-1 Blyth Spartans Saturday 2nd May The Weaver Stadium Evo-Stik Northern Premier League Attendance: 375 A disappointing season for Spartans turned full circle with 2-1 final day defeat at Nantwich Town. Just as they had on the opening day they travelled to Cheshire and returned to Northumberland empty handed, Witton Albion being the opposition in the Nort West…