Callum’s Wish to Walk Day tomorrow at Croft Park

Blyth Spartans are delighted to announce that when we welcome Hednesford Town tomorrow we will also be holding a day of fundraising for local lad Callum Brown. Eight year old Callum lives in Seaton Sluice and suffers from Cerebral Palsy and is in the process of trying to raise £50,000 to allow him to have an operation in St Louis, USA which will enable him to walk for the first…

24th August 2012
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Hednesford Town(h) Match Preview

24th August 2012

After Tuesday’s morale boosting 5-0 win over Stocksbridge Park Steels, Spartans welcome Hednesford Town to Croft Park as Tommy Cassidy’s side look to extend an unbeaten home run in the Northern Premier League that now stands at fourteen games with Lincoln United being the last side to take maximum points from Croft Park in this division on 3rd December 2005. Cassidy will have to wait on a fitness checks on…

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Blyth Spartans v Hednesford Town Programme Preview

23rd August 2012

After a fantastic five against Stocksbridge Park Steels on Tuesday night, Spartans entertain Hednesford Town in the first of a Bank Holiday double-header. Looking to add to a run of 14 home games unbeaten in the Northern Premier League – which stretches back to Boxing Day, 2005 and a 1-1 draw with Gateshead – Blyth welcome fourth-placed Town to Croft Park on Saturday afternoon (3pm kick-off.) The game will see…

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Blyth Spartans 5 Stocksbridge Park Steels 0 (Merit Marks)

22nd August 2012

Detailed below are the Merit Marks for the Blyth Spartans team awarded for the EvoStick Premier Division game home to Stocksbridge Park Steels. The marks were awarded by Martin Hunter. TEAM: 1. Conor Grant – 8/10 2. Shaun Utterson – 7/10 3. Joe Kendrick – 8/10 4. Tom Berj – 7/10 5. Wayne Buchanan (Captain) – 8/10 6. Jordan Mellish – 8/10 7. Lee Mason – 7/10 8. Shaun Vipond…

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Stocksbridge game – post match comment

Spartans manager Tommy Cassidy was delighted by his side’s performance in their 5-0 dismantling of Stocksbridge Park Steels at Croft Park last night. But he wasn’t getting carried away. Asked if he could have foreseen such a convincing win he said:”Well, I thought if we could play as well as we did in the first half at Witton Albion on Saturday we would have a chance. However when Joe Kendrick’s…

22nd August 2012
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Let’s make it a great weekend for the fans- Berj

After playing his part in his first ever competitive win in a Spartans shirt, midfielder Tom Berj has set his sights on making it a great Bank Holiday weekend for his team mates and Spartans fans alike. The tenacious midfielder was taken off midway through the second half after taking a blow to the top of his foot but said “I just took a knock on my foot but I’m…

22nd August 2012
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Keeping it clean is key for Skipper Buchanan

Whilst much of the focus in the coming days will be about the attacking display and goalscoring efforts of the likes of Craig Farrell and Robbie Dale, Spartans Captain Wayne Buchanan hailed his defensive counterparts and they gave the side a solid base and kept a first clean sheet of the season. He commented “You look at yourself as a defender when goals are conceded and on Saturday I wondered…

22nd August 2012
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Win was Vi-tal for Shaun

Spartans midfielder Shaun Vipond hailed his side’s efforts in their 5-0 win over Stocksbridge Park Steels tonight and was delighted to see them bounce back from the opening day defeat at the hands of newly promoted Witton Albion. The former Carlisle United man said “It was an excellent result and just what we needed after the weekend. It’s great to bounce back and to do it winning 5-0 was all…

22nd August 2012
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Blyth Spartans 5-0 Stocksbridge Park Steels

Blyth Spartans 5-0 Stocksbridge Park Steels Croft Park Evo-Stik Northern Premier League 21st August 2012 Attendance: 351 Northern Premier League football returned to Croft Park tonight in some style and it was all about the numbers game. It was six years since football at this level had been played at Croft Park, Tommy Cassidy gave four players their competitive home debut and a further two made theirs from the bench,…

22nd August 2012
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