Blyth Spartans 1 Droylsden 3 (Match Reaction)

Assistant manager Gavin Fell believes that individual errors have cost Blyth Spartans dearly in the opening eight games of their Blue Square North campaign. It was the story of their season again on Saturday, as Spartans created the better chances against Droylsden at Croft Park but still ended up on the receiving end of a 3-1 score line. Fell argues that all three goals were preventable and that the Blyth…

11th September 2011
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Blyth Spartans 1 Droylsden 3 (Match Report)

11th September 2011

A disappointing result on the pitch for Blyth Spartans on Saturday was followed by more bad news off it, when it was later confirmed that Shaun Vipond (pictured right) had suffered a broken leg during the 3-1 defeat against Droylsden. Vipond was stretchered off on 72 minutes and taken to hospital, where an X-ray established the Blyth midfielder had sustained a broken tibia. Spartans manager Steve Cuggy went to see…

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Eastwood Town 0 Blyth Spartans 0 (Match Reaction)

After two consecutive draws in the Blue Square North, Blyth Spartans manager Steve Cuggy is urging his players to take full advantage of the upcoming home games against Droylsden and Boston united to ensure they put a difficult start of the season behind them. Blyth have taken just six points from their opening seven fixtures and Cuggy believes their next task is to start turning draws in to wins. In…

4th September 2011
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Eastwood Town 0 Blyth Spartans 0 (Match Report)

4th September 2011

Following their epic 3-3 draw with Harrogate Town on Bank Holiday Monday – in which they twice came from behind to secure a point – it was always going to be a tall order for Blyth Spartans to emulate such a performance in Nottinghamshire on Saturday. Despite this being a game which Blyth manager Steve Cuggy would liked to have taken maximum points from, this 0-0 draw must still be…

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Blyth Spartans 3 Harrogate Town 3 (Match Reaction)

Blyth Spartans manager Steve Cuggy praised his side’s spirit and determination following their 3-3 draw with Harrogate Town on Bank Holiday Monday. After a disappointing week for Cuggy with defeats away to Guiseley on Tuesday night and Gainsborough Trinity on Saturday Blyth managed to stop the rot with a hard-fought draw at Croft Park. Cuggy said: “I’ve had a horrible weekend to be honest but I was really hopeful that…

30th August 2011
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Blyth Spartans 3 Harrogate Town 3 (Match Report)

29th August 2011

In a game that had everything, including; six goals, a sending off and plenty of incidents aside this Bank Holiday Monday clash between Blyth Spartans and Harrogate Town saw the home side come from behind twice to rescue a deserved point. ‘Viva Las Vegas’ blasted out of the Croft Park speakers prior to kick-off and there were plenty betting against the home side after they found themselves two goals down…

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Gainsborough Trinity 2 Blyth Spartans 0 (Match Report)

Two second half goals were enough to condemn Blyth Spartans to back-to-back defeats in the Blue Square North following on from the 5-0 thrashing at the hands of Guiseley on Tuesday night. Gainsborough Trinity have now won their last two games under caretaker boss Steve Housham and were simply too good for an out of sorts Spartans side at The Northolme on Saturday. Steve Cuggy’s men will seek redemption against…

28th August 2011
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Blyth Spartans 3 Bishop’s Stortford 1 (Match Report)

21st August 2011

Steve Cuggy experienced his first win as Blyth Spartans manager with a comfortable victory over Bishop’s Stortford at Croft Park on Saturday. Following an opening day draw at Histon the previous weekend and a home defeat to Halifax Town on Tuesday night it was important for Blyth to take maximum points against a side that had lost their first two games of the new season. For the third game in…

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Miss Northumberland Models New Spartans Kit

14th August 2011

Laura Hickey modelled the Blyth Spartans home and away kits for the 2011/2012 season, which are now available from the club shop. Laura, from Wooler, was crowned as the first Miss Northumberland in June by a panel of four Judges at Linden Hall, Longhorsley and as part of the prize has received a year’s modelling contract. She said: “I didn’t expect to win, it was a total shock and I…

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Histon 2 Blyth Spartans 2 (Match Report)

14th August 2011

Blyth Spartans staged a dramatic second-half comeback on the opening day of their Blue Square North campaign as they came from two behind against newly relegated Histon to take a deserved point in Cambridgeshire. The visitors trailed to strikes from Dan Holman and Matt Breeze but responded admirably with Dave Coulson and Graeme Armstrong (pictured right) both finding the net on their debut for Blyth to set up an enthralling…

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