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In association with: ALAN McLEAN FCMA CGMA Chartered Management Accountant After Wednesday’s heavy defeat away to Worksop Town, Spartans will be hoping to make the most of home comforts as they return to Croft Park to face Stafford Rangers. Paddy Atkinson and everyone connected with the club will be looking for a reaction following the embarrassing loss to the Tigers and look to make it four games unbeaten on their…
Paddy Atkinson will be hoping for a fireworks display from his side this weekend – after their midweek Halloween horror show. After winning 4-2 at home to Frickley Athletic last Saturday, Spartans travelled to Worksop in good spirits. However, a ghoulish defensive display helped Town to inflict Blyth’s heaviest defeat for 10 years – since a 0-7 away loss at Droylsden in November 2002. And the caretaker manager will be…
Spartans manager Paddy Atkinson spoke after last night’s 8-1 defeat at Worksop. “You wouldn’t see some of our play at school-boy level,” he said. “I felt for our front three in the first half because their movement was good but missing the penalty early on knocked everyone’s confidence. We just weren’t good enough in terms of the goals we gave away. I’ve spoken to the back four who were awful…
In association with: ALAN McLEAN FCMA CGMA Chartered Management Accountant Worksop Town 8-1 Blyth Spartans Wednesday 31st October Evo-Stik Northern Premier League Windsor Food Service Stadium Attendance: 305 After winning their first game since mid September with the 4-2 win over Frickley Athletic on Saturday at Croft Park, Spartans were brought down to Earth with not so much a bump but more of a crashing. An 8-1 hammering at the…
In association with: ALAN McLEAN FCMA CGMA Chartered Management Accountant Spartans will travel to Worksop Town tomorrow night hoping to inflict a Halloween horror on the Tigers as Paddy Atkinson will hope his side will give him two wins in a week following Saturday’s 4-2 win over Frickley Athletic. That win brought to an end a nightmare run of form for Spartans and they will look to leave Nottinghamshire in…
Following a week of James Bond celebrations and fervour including the 50th anniversary of the first Bond film –Dr. No, Blyth Spartans referenced the mood on Saturday at Croft Park not, sadly, with Pussy Galore but with goals galore. Strip away the six goals however and this wasn’t a blockbuster of a game although it did see Blyth picking up a very handy three points. Spartans manager Paddy Atkinson was…
After scoring his maiden strike in a Spartans shirt recent signing Ryan McGorrigan revealed he was settling into the club quickly and stated he hopes for more goals to come. The striker was signed from Gateshead two weeks ago and made his debut in the 1-1 draw with Rushall Olympic last Saturday but played his part in a first Spartans win since mid September in the 4-2 win over Frickley…
Spartans winger Lee Mason scored his first goal of the season as he got the first goal of four in the 4-2 win over Frickley Athletic. His thirty seventh minute effort was the former Hartlepool United man’s first since scoring the winner in a 2-1 comeback win at Croft Park against Solihull Moors back in April. He said “I’m very happy and hopefully there will more to come this season….
Spartans striker Phil Airey made his return from a groin injury and helped Spartans to three points as the Amble born front man scored a brace in a 4-2 win and he was positive about his own prospects and those of his side after the win. Two clinical finishes from the former Newcastle United Academy prospect showed the little bit of class that Spartans have missed in his absence but…
A selection of match action photos by Bill Broadley from the game between Blyth Spartans and Frickley Athletic, which saw three late goals; two from Substitute Phil Airey and a first goal for Ryan McGorrigan secured all three points for the Spartans and the first win for caretaker manager Paddy Atkinson.