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The Football Conference has been advised at 5pm today (Monday 8th March 2010) that the Administrators of Farsley Celtic FC and the consortium attempting to broker a deal with the Administrators have failed again to reach any agreement and as a consequence the fixture between Harrogate Town and Farsley Celtic scheduled for Tuesday 9th March 2010 has been postponed. Upon instructions from the Administrators that the club are unable to…
An interesting feature of Saturday’s game with Northwich Victoria was the second half conga from our match sponsors ‘The Memphis Spartans’. Most SpartansFans will be aware of the ‘stag’ Mark Wilkinson as he was the founding member of the legendary ‘Coventry Spartans’ who have been regular Blyth supporters up and down the country for many years. Blyth Spartans hope that the lads enjoyed their day, despite the result, and wish…
A photo gallery of the sponsors for the Blyth Spartans v Northwich Victoria match on 6 March 2010. Should you be interested in getting involved in sponsoring the Spartans see the Commercial section for more details. Match Sponsor – Memphis Spartans ______________________________________________ Match Ball Sponsor – Mr L. Armstrong ______________________________________________ Man of the Match Sponsor – JFS Business Ltd ______________________________________________
At our home game against Workington on Tuesday night, our man of the match sponsor will be George Robson. Four of his guests are John Evans, Eddie Alder, Ronnie Phillipson and Ronnie Scott. These legendary Spartans from the past will be presented to the crowd prior to the game.
Detailed below are the marks for the Blyth Spartans v Northwich Victoria match played on Saturday 6 March 2010. The merit marks were awarded by Martin Hunter and Jeff Young. Team 1. Jack Norton – 7/10 2. Stephen Foster – 8/10 (Star Man) 3. John Brackstone – 7/10 4. Josh Gillies – 7/10 5. Gareth Williams – 6/10 6. Richard Pell – 7/10 7. Neal Hooks – 6/10 8. Stephen…
The Football Conference confirm that the fixture between Farsley Celtic and Workington Town scheduled for Saturday 6th March 2010 in the Blue Square North has been postponed due to further written confirmation from the Administrators overseeing the financial affairs of Farsley Celtic that the club are unable to fulfil this fixture. Farsley Celtic will now face a further charge in respect of Football Conference Rule 8.6 and the Board of…
BLYTH SPARTANS: Norton, Foster, Brackstone, Gillies (Alexander), Williams, Pell, Hooks, Turnbull, Brayson, Bates (Todd), Dale. Subs Not Used: Bell and Smith An under-strength Blyth Spartans side was, in the end, comfortably beaten by the strong, slick Northwich Victoria. Missing 5 key first team players in Tait (mumps), McCabe (broken leg), Craddock (foot), Graham (hamstring) and Harrison (serving the last of a three game suspension) and having no fewer than 6…
Illness and injury are endemic at Blyth Spartans. It’s possible that a skull and crossbones will need to replace the Spartans logo on the dressing room door with the slogan – ‘Abandon hope all ye who enter here’. Despite a roll call of the sick and the lame which would challenge an American Oscar winner’s thankyou list for length manager Mick Tait, himself far from 100% with a persistent infection,…
A selection of match action photos by Bill Broadley, from the match between Blyth Spartans and Northwich Victoria. Which saw the visitors leave with all three points.
As announced on the match updates section of the website, Blyth Spartans have signed defender Dan Smith. Smith, 23, started his career at Sunderland and made 3 first team appearances for the Black Cats. Whilst at Sunderland he also had a loan spell at Huddersfield Town where he made 8 appearances. His career then saw him move to Scotland, where he played for SPL side Aberdeen and and then for…