Blyth Spartans v Lincoln United Match Preview.

Date: Saturday, 3 October 2026

Stadium: Croft Park

Time: 3:00pm KO

Ticket Prices: £12 for adults, £10 for blue light holders & veteran cards, £8 for concessions, 16+ and Students & £5 for u16s | 10 and under free entry with an accompanying adult.

Blyth Spartans return to Croft Park after a massive win against local rivals Heaton Stannington on Tuesday evening.

First half goals from skipper Jack Vaulks and Dan Lanning saw Blyth complete a first half comeback after former Spartan Cyril Giraud opened the scoring inside 13 minutes.

It's now four home league wins in a row and just one defeat in the last 16 for Spartans at Croft Park but they turn their attention to high flying Lincoln United who currently occupy a play-off spot.

The Visitors: Lincoln United.

Lincoln United also known as The Whites currently sit fourth in the Northern Premier League East Division.

The White like Spartans were victorious on Tuesday evening defeating Beverley Town 2-0 away from home despite being reduced to 10-men in stoppage time.

Lincoln are unbeaten in their last four league matches picking up two wins and two draws and they will be looking to get one over Blyth after their 2-0 defeat at Croft Park last season.

From The Dugout: Dave Frecklington.

Dave Frecklington was appointed manager of The Whites on a permanent basis in April 2026 after impressing during his reign as interim manager.

Frecklington guided Lincoln to safety despite being bottom when he took over he averaged 1.68 points per game since he was appointed on an interim basis beating teams such asPontefract Collieries and Heaton Stannington whilst earning a draw against eventual league winners Redcar Athletic.

The Whites boss has seen his side continue that form into the 26/27 season amassing 18 points from their opening 10 games which currently has them occupying a play-off position.

Last Time Out: Blyth Spartans 2-0 Lincoln United.

Blyth Spartans pulled through to claim an important three points against Frecklington’s in-form Lincoln side on a challenging afternoon at Croft Park.

Spartans started brilliantly claiming an early goal inside the opening five minutes, a long ball forward was headed down by Michael Fowler into the path of Paul Dudgeon who volleyed the ball home.

Lincoln looked to respond quickly with a dangerous set piece that was saved excellently by Callum Dobson before Andrew Janssen fired a low shot towards goal which was also kept out.

Spartans looked more lively in the second half and had two good opportunities to double their lead the first fell to Jordan Summerly who’s shot was headed away by Lewis Smalley then Fowler forced a low save out of Heath Richardson.

Spartans did eventually double their lead and seal the win late on, Charlie Wood slipped a lovely ball into Jack Foalle who delivered the ball into the box towards Fowler who couldn’t miss from six yards out.

The Spartans’ Spread: Matchday Refreshment packages.

As always at Croft Park our refreshment facilities will be available for home and visiting supporters, choose from a range of options or indulge in all of them!

The Clubhouse offers an extensive range of beers, wines, spirits and soft drinks at very competitive prices. Quick and friendly service: what's not to like?

The Shield and Skillet outlet, just next to the Clubhouse, is THE place to experience at a football ground anywhere in the region.

They have incredible options of great, freshly cooked, hot food of an unbelievable quality awaits. There is adjacent seating so you can chill and have a chat about the match.

Bells Bottle Bar is found at the other end of Croft Park next to the must-visit Club Store.
Beer, hot drinks, fruit shoots, snacks and sweets are found there as well as their specialty cocktails. Special Spartans sophistication!

Media Coverage:

You can follow all of the action on Saturday afternoon via our social media platforms and BlythLive on Mixlr from 7:40pm.