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An excellent November for Blyth Spartans saw the club climb to 6th in the league and progress in two cup competitions earning Mick Tait the Blue Square Bet North Manager of the Month award. In managerial circles the accolade can be a kiss of death as a bad result often follows but for Tait, the stunning victory over Fleetwood Town in the FA Trophy proves he is an exception to…
The away game to Gainsborough Trinity has been rescheduled to Tuesday 25 Jan 2011.
Prior to the home game against Fleetwood Town, Colin Bassam of the Port of Blyth was on hand to present Chris Swailes with the Port of Blyth Player of the Month for November 2010.
High flying Fleetwood Town of the Blue Square Bet Premier, were swept aside as Stephen Turnbull and John Alexander scored the goals to fire Blyth in to the second round of the F.A. Trophy. Spartans thoroughly deserved the victory for an outstanding team performance in a pulsating cup tie which will live long in the memory of the Croft Park faithful. The 2-0 victory means Blyth are rewarded with a…
Blyth Spartans would like to offer our deepest condolences to the family of Rushden and Diamonds and England C goal keeper Dale Roberts. Our thoughts also with Dales’s playing colleagues, staff and the supporters of the Blue Square Bet Premier side. In a statement on the Rushden and Diamonds’ website on Tuesday, chairman Gary Calder said “It is with great sadness that this afternoon our England-C goalkeeper Dale Roberts passed…
THE FOLLOWING TWO PRESS STATEMENTS ARE RELEASED TODAY 13TH DECEMBER 2010, FOLLOWING A MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN LONDON, IN RESPECT OF MATTERS CONCERNING THREE PREMIER DIVISION CLUBS. 1. The Board of the Football Conference confirm that both Kidderminster Harriers FC and Histon FC have been charged with misconduct under Rule 18. These charges relate to allegations of submitting misleading financial information. Each club will within the next…
Should Blyth Spartans be successful tomorrow night against Fleetwood Town, they have been drawn at home to the winners of the Curzon Ashton/Altrincham game. The tie is scheduled to be played on 15 January 2011. The winner of the tie will receive £6,000
As expected the snow has departed and after a pitch inspection this morning (Monday) the pitch is being prepared for tomorrow night’s re-arranged fixture. The weather is expected to be mild today and Tuesday so there should be no further problems with the match going ahead with a 7.45pm kick off.
Should tomorrow (Tuesday) night’s game with Fleetwood Town end in a draw, the proposed date for the replay is Tuesday 21 December 2010, kick off 7.45pm.
Despite the recent increase in temperature in Blyth, the club can announce that tomorrow’s proposed fixture with Fleetwood Town in the FA Trophy has been postponed. A pitch inspection was carried out at 12 noon (the inspection party included Premier League referee Michael Oliver) and the pitch was deemed unacceptable. There is also still quite a lot of snow lying in the spectator areas, walkways and car parks and the…