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Monday 13th April 2009 Blue Square North Blyth Spartans 5 Farsley Celtic 0 Attendance – 628 Blyth Spartans: Mark Bell, Andrew Leeson, Kenny Boyle, Gareth Williams, John Brackstone (sub Richard Pell 46 mins), Adrian Webster (sub Simon Todd 81 mins), Gary Brown, Chris McCabe, Rob Dale, Anthony Shandran, Shaun Reay (sub Jed Dalton 72 mins). Subs not used: Paul Farman &. Marc Walton Spartans beat ex Conference Premier Side Farsley…
Blyth swept past Farsley Celtic with a fine, swaggering performance that saw the Spartans rack up a 5-0 win. The goal scorers were Anthony Shandran (x2), Shaun Reay, Richard Pell and Robert Dale. Match photos and reactions will follow.
Saturday 11th April 2009 Blue Square North Workington 0 Blyth Spartans 1 Attendance – 366 Blyth Spartans: Mark Bell, Andrew Leeson, Kenny Boyle, Gareth Williams, John Brackstone, Adrian Webster, Gary Brown, Chris McCabe, Rob Dale, Anthony Shandran (sub Marc Walton 80 mins), Shaun Reay (sub Stuart Banks 68 mins (sub Richard Pell 85 mins). Subs not used: Paul Farman & Simon Todd. Spartans won only their second away game of…
Thursday 9th April 2009 Blue Square North Blyth Spartans 0 Droylsden 2 Attendance – 512 Blyth Spartans: Mark Bell, Andrew Leeson, John Brackstone, Gareth Williams, Richard Pell, Alex Gildea (sub Rob Dale 61 mins), Adrian Webster, Chris McCabe (sub Gary Brown 81 mins), Marc Walton, Anthony Shandran (sub Simon Todd 81 mins), Shaun Reay. Subs not used: Paul Farman & Kenny Boyle Spartans 3rd game in 6 days saw them…
Blyth picked up 3 potentially crucial points in their attempt to avoid relegation in Saturday’s clash with Workington. Blyth’s goal was a smartly taken strike from Anthony Shandran (his first goal for the club) following excellent work in midfield from Gary Brown. More reaction will follow later.
Blyth were beaten by Droylsden 2-0 in what was a very poor showing by the Spartans. More reaction will follow
Blyth travelled to Tameside tonight for a crucial Blue Square North clash with Hyde United and sadly for the Spartans (and their hopes of remaining in the league) they lost 1-0 to a 78 minute goal from David Owens. Blyth’s cause was not helped by a first half sending off for Anthony Shandran, for an elbow. This will see Shandran miss at least three games*, meaning that he will miss…
Saturday 4th April 2009 Blue Square North Blyth Spartans 0 Vauxhall Motors 1 Attendance – 519 Blyth Spartans: Mark Bell, Kenny Boyle, Alex Gildea, John Brackstone, Richard Pell (sub Andrew Leeson 81 mins), Simon Todd, Gary Brown (sub Ged Dalton 68 mins), Stuart Banks, Rob Dale, Marc Walton, Anthony Shandran (sub Shaun Reay 68 mins).Subs not used: Adam Laidlaw & Paul Farman Spartans fell behind after only 30 seconds! James…
Tuesday 31st March 2009 Blue Square North Blyth Spartans 1 Redditch United 0 Attendance – 586 Blyth Spartans: Mark Bell, Kenny Boyle, Alex Gildea, Gareth Williams, Richard Pell, John Brackstone, Adrian Webster (sub Simon Todd 87 mins), Anthony Shandran (sub Shaun Reay 68 mins), Rob Dale, Marc Walton, Gary Brown. Subs not used: Stuart Banks, Adam Laidlaw & Paul Farman Spartans picked up 3 more points in this relegation battle…
In a ‘competitive’ game, Blyth Spartans ran out 1-0 winners over Redditch United thanks to a Robert Dale penalty in injury time of the first half. Blyth’s cause was not helped by playing nearly an hour of the match with only 10 men following a red card for Gary Brown, awarded for a high, reckless tackle. As this is Gary’s second red card of the season this will mean he…