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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…
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…
Despite news of Rob Dale’s departure sweeping around Croft Park prior to kick-off his former teammates didn’t allow off field issues to distract them as Blyth Spartans strolled to a convincing victory over neighbours Ashington. Graeme Armstrong has been an imperious figure for Blyth throughout this pre season and looks likely to replace Dale as the club’s talisman, with another two goals and a fine display against The Colliers doing…
Blyth Spartans tasted defeat for the second time in a week as they lost to Northern League Division One side Norton and Stockton Ancients at the Station Road ground on Saturday. A youthful Spartans side found themselves two goals behind within the first 25 minutes before a number of changes at half time had an immediate impact, with Lee Mason heading home shortly after the interval. The visitors failed to…
Despite losing for the first time this pre season, Blyth Spartans continued to show promising signs under new manager Steve Cuggy, against Hartlepool United on Wednesday night. The League One visitors found themselves behind when Graeme Armstrong (pictured right) put Blyth ahead, before two goals in as many minutes for Pools swung the game in their favour. The away side got a third after the break but Blyth dominated the…
On his appointment as Blyth Spartans manager in May, Steve Cuggy expressed a desire to create a successful side capable of playing attractive football, and the performance against Partick Thistle at Croft Park on Saturday certainly lived up to expectations. Blyth were in control from the first whistle but the breakthrough didn’t arrive until the second period when recent acquisition Shaun Vipond scored what was surely the earliest contender for…
Blyth Spartans manager Steve Cuggy is looking forward to his first pre-season in the Croft Park hot seat – which begins on home soil against Partick Thistle on Saturday. Cuggy – speaking after taking his first training session on Thursday night – views the nine upcoming friendly games as a great chance for his players to stake a claim for a first team place. He said: “I haven’t got a…
As Blyth Spartans manager, Steve Cuggy reeled in the signings last week, chairman, Tony Platten was among a group of nine anglers from Blyth and one from Bury, who enjoyed two excellent days of boat fishing off Hampshire. On the first day, Platten landed the heaviest fish of the entire trip with a cod of 24lb along with an excellent double figure pollock (pictured). But despite being over 300 miles…
Once again, St James’ Park proved to be an unhappy hunting ground for Blyth Spartans as a young Newcastle United Reserves strolled to a convincing victory in the final of the Northumberland FA Senior Cup. Spartans have now lost their last nine finals in the competition, six of them to the Magpies’ second string, and never looked likely to cause an upset in this one sided affair. There was a…
Whatever the result of Wednesday night’s Senior Cup Final between Blyth Spartans and Newcastle United Reserves, managers Mick Tait and Peter Beardsley (Pictured Left) will meet for a drink afterwards – a non-alcoholic one for the latter of course – to renew a friendship that has spanned more than three decades in the game. Both Geordies and products of the prolific Wallsend Boys Club, the more senior of the pair,…