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It wasn’t to be a happy return to his former club for Blyth Spartans manager Tommy Cassidy (Pictured Right) as his new side slumped to their third successive defeat in the Blue Square Bet North in a game of two halves at Borough Park. The Ulsterman – serving the second of a two match touchline ban incurred at previous club Whitby Town – watched his first game in charge of…
It was more painful than ironic for Blyth Spartans manager Steve Cuggy on Saturday when his side conceded the first goal of three in their match at FC Halifax on 25 minutes. The Blyth boss had been quoted in the press in the run-up to the Blue Square North fixture saying that if his side could hold on till the 25th minute mark then maybe they would be in with…
In a game that summed up Blyth Spartans’ season so far, Glen Taylor failed to convert a last minute penalty that would have earned his side a precious point against Blue Square Bet North high flyers Guiseley at Croft Park on Tuesday night. Defeat leaves Steve Cuggy’s side at the foot of the table, and without a win in 10 league games. The hero for the visitors was their goalkeeper…
Hertfordshire bills itself as ‘The County of Opportunity’. When Blyth Spartans visited Bishop’s Stortford on Saturday they had a fantastic opportunity, with seconds to go, to pick up three vital league points only to see two of them snatched away. In the shadows of Stansted airport it was a turbulent game for the visitors who went two goals down only to come back to lead 3-2 and then to suffer…
Blyth Spartans exited their third cup competition in the space of two weeks as they were knocked out of the FA Trophy by high flying Stalybridge Celtic at Croft Park on Saturday. The two sides have had contrasting fortunes in the league so far this season, with Spartans rooted to the bottom of the Blue Square Bet North table and Celtic in 2nd position with two games in hand on…
Things went from bad to worse for Steve Cuggy and his Blyth Spartans side as they were dumped out of the Northumberland Senior cup by Northern League Division one outfit Newcastle Benfield at Croft Park on Tuesday night. It all seemed to be going to plan for the hosts when Glen Taylor put them ahead on five minutes after good work from Wayne Phillips had teed up the tall striker…
They may still be propping up the Blue Square Bet North table but Blyth Spartans demonstrated no shortage of fighting spirit as they twice came from behind to salvage a draw against Hinckley United on Saturday. In an end-to-end game at Croft Park, Chris Emms opened the scoring for the hosts on 16 minutes but the visitors soon replied through Charlie Raglan and then went ahead just before the break…
With his side at the foot of the Blue Square North table and without a win in six league games heading into Tuesday night’s encounter with Vauxhall Motors at Croft Park, Blyth Spartans manager Steve Cuggy must surely have not imagined that things could possibly get any worse. But with the match just five minutes old, Cuggy could only stand and watch as his goalkeeper David Knight was shown a…
It was a case of déjà vu for supporters of Blyth Spartans at Croft Park on Saturday as they watched their side crash out of the FA cup 1st round at the hands of Gateshead – who defeated their local rivals by the same 2-0 score-line to progress through to the semi finals of the FA Trophy in February. Spartans were once again outclassed and just like last season’s meeting…
Blyth Spartans captain Graeme Armstrong believes that his side can cause an upset in the first round proper of the FA cup against his former club Gateshead at Croft Park on Saturday. The two sides have had contrasting fortunes in their respective leagues this season with Spartans bottom of the pile in the Blue Square North and Gateshead flying high in 6th position in the Blue Square Premier. Armstrong, however,…