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By Rory Mitchinson Stand-in Spartans captain Arjun Purewal paid tribute to his central defensive partner Nathan Buddle, after the former Hartlepool United man struck late on to earn the Green Army a deserved victory at Barwell. “I was buzzing for him – he deserved that goal”, said Purewal. “He was brilliant today, and so it’s really nice for him to get the winner. You could see from his celebration what…
By Rory Mitchinson In association with: ALAN McLEAN FCMA CGMA Chartered Management Accountant Barwell 1-2 Blyth Spartans Saturday, 28th September Kirkby Road Evo-Stik Northern Premier League Attendance: 213 Blyth Spartans recovered from their midweek defeat at Chorley with a spirited victory at high-flying Barwell. Heading into the interval a goal behind after a disappointing first-half, close-range finishes from Dan Maguire and Nathan Buddle propelled Tom Wade’s side up to third…
ALAN McLEAN FCMA CGMA Chartered Management Accountant EVOSTIK PREMIER DIVISION Venue: Kirkby Road Sports Ground, Barwell, Leicester (LE9 8FQ) Date: 28th September 2013 Kick Off: 15:00 SCORE UPDATES / MATCH COMMENTARY Twitter ADMISSION £10 for Adults £6 for Concessions £2 for Under 12’s GROUND DIRECTIONS: – Follow the A1 southbound until you reach Junction 35, turn off towards Sheffiled M1 – At the roundabout, the third exit towards Sheffield M1…
Everyone at Blyth Spartans were delighted to find out that in the early hours of Thursday morning our midfielder Craig Hubbard became a Dad for the first time. We send our congratulations to Craig and his partner Amy on the arrivial of their baby boy Oscar. We look forward to seeing the newest member of the Green Army at Croft Park in the future.
A fatal few minutes in the first half floored Tom Wade’s team at Chorley on Tuesday. “We started ok for the first quarter of an hour but we switched off for five minutes and paid the price,” said the Blyth manager. “Chorley were always going to be strong at set pieces and we didn’t deal with a corner correctly for the first goal. For the second one, only minutes later,…
Spartans midfielder Ian Watson rued a “couple of minutes of madness” during the first half as his side saw their unbeaten away record at Chorley. Two goals in the space of three minutes from Magpies dangermen Darren Stephenson and James Dean left Spartans with an uphill task to get back in the game and the former Whitley Bay man was frustrated by the goals. “They’re obviously a good side but…
In association with: ALAN McLEAN FCMA CGMA Chartered Management Accountant Chorley 3-0 Blyth Spartans Tuesday 24th September Victory Park Evo-Stik Northern Premier League Att: 685 Spartans lost their first away game of the season succumbing to a 3-0 defeat at Chorley. In reality though Tom Wade’s side were left to rue a crazy five minute spell in the first half and paid the price for being unable to find the…
ALAN McLEAN FCMA CGMA Chartered Management Accountant EVOSTIK PREMIER DIVISION Venue: Victory Park, Chorley (PR7 3DU) Date: 24th September 2013 Kick Off: 19:45 SCORE UPDATES / MATCH COMMENTARY Twitter ADMISSION £8 – Adults £5 – Concessions (Under 21’s, Armed Services, NHS/Paramedics, 60+ £3 – Under 16’s FREE – 7 and under TEAM NEWS After what was clearly an entertaining and strong willed battle at Witton on Saturday, Blyth will be…
Spartans manager Tom Wade spoke to Programme Editor Adam Sancaster ahead of another trip to the North West as he prepares his side to take on Chorley. On Friday night Spartans confirmed three new signings in time for Saturday’s clash with Witton Albion, as Michal Misiewicz, Marc Lancaster and Lewis Horner all put pet to paper on deals with the club. Misiewicz has been training with the squad since pre-season…
Following a magnificent win at Witton Albion on Saturday Spartans’ boss Tom Wade was not only ‘over the moon’ he wasn’t far behind the Voyager 1 spacecraft! “We were magnificent. The lads gave it everything and I couldn’t have asked for more,” he said. “After the opening ten minutes, when Witton created a couple of chances, we got into the game and started to boss it.” Midfielder Neal Hooks was…