Blyth Spartans News

Carl King

Carl King

Following a review of the clubs requirements and staff structure, it is with regret that the Club has decided to release Goal Keeping Coach, Carl King. The Club would like to take this opportunity...

Paddy uses programme to explain his point

Paddy uses programme to explain his point

Caretaker manager Paddy Atkinson has felt the need to explain his recent comments to the media - after a group of fans took issue with them on the unofficial Blyth Spartans fans' forum.

Port of Blyth POTM - Sept 2012 (Presentation)

Port of Blyth POTM - Sept 2012 (Presentation)

Prior to the Rushall Olympic game (20 October 2012) Colin Bassam of the Port of Blyth, was hand to present Jordon Mellish with his award for being the Port of Blyth Player of the Month for Septembe...

Charity sponsor deal for Spartans keepers

Charity sponsor deal for Spartans keepers

Spartans keepers Conor Grant and Matty Hunter are wearing new training kit thanks to a sponsorship deal with the charity Breathtakers. Once the deal was in place Goalkeeper Coach Carl King was able...

Bay test in Senior Cup for Spartans

Bay test in Senior Cup for Spartans

The draw for the Quarter Finals of the Northumberland Senior Cup has been made and Spartans have been paired with Whitley Bay. The tie will take place at Croft Park and will take place before Satur...

Donnelly delighted at Croft Park debut

Donnelly delighted at Croft Park debut

New signing Darryll Donnelly made his home debut for Spartans in the draw with Rushall Olympic and walked away with the man of the match award but was just happy to have experienced the Croft Park...

Farrell wants more consistency from Spartans

Farrell wants more consistency from Spartans

Spartans top scorer Craig Farrell demanded more consistency from his side after another patchy show against Rushall Olympic meant that his late penalty was required to take a point from the Midland...

Vipond credits Paddy and Tom with comeback

Vipond credits Paddy and Tom with comeback

Spartans midfielder Shaun Vipond feels that the new ideas of managerial duo Paddy Atkinson and Tom Wade were the main reason behind the late comeback against Rushall Olympic. An eighty eighth minut...

Blyth Spartans 1-1 Rushall Olympic

Blyth Spartans 1-1 Rushall Olympic

ALAN McLEAN FCMA CGMA . Chartered Management Accountant Blyth Spartans 1-1 Rushall Olympic. Croft Park. Evo-Stik Northern Premier League. Saturday 20th October. Attendance: 343

Hassan Released

Hassan Released

Blyth Spartans can announce that striker Callam Hassan has been released by the club. We would like to thank Callum for his time at Croft Park and wish him all the best in his future career,

Rushall Olympic(h) Match Preview

Rushall Olympic(h) Match Preview

ALAN McLEAN FCMA CGMA . Chartered Management Accountant For the first time in just over a month Spartans return to Croft Park for an Evo-Stik Northern Premier League fixture as Rushall Olympic ma...

MATCH LIVE ON BBC NEWCASTLE!

MATCH LIVE ON BBC NEWCASTLE!

We are delighted to announce that tomorrow's home game against Rushall Olympic will be broadcast live on the radio by BBC Newcastle.

Buxton game - post match reaction

Buxton game - post match reaction

A devilish bounce leading to a ‘freak' goal deflated the Spartans at Buxton on Saturday according to caretaker manager Paddy Atkinson.

Wade delighted to be back despite defeat

Wade delighted to be back despite defeat

After being drafted in to assist Caretaker Manager Paddy Atkinson, Spartans new assistant manager Tom Wade was happy to be back in the dugout despite the 0-2 defeat at Buxton. The former Gateshead...

Buchanan praised young Spartans

Buchanan praised young Spartans

A 0-2 away defeat to Buxton will be seen as a negative outcome for many but to Spartans captain Wayne Buchanan there were plenty of positives, no more so than the performance of several of the youn...

Buxton 2-0 Blyth Spartans

Buxton 2-0 Blyth Spartans

Buxton 2-0 Blyth Spartans. Silverlands. Evo-Stik Northern Premier League. Monday 13th October. Attendance: 342 After a week dominated with matters off the pitch Spartans returned to action on it wi...

Tom talks . . .

Tom talks . . .

He's delighted to be back. Make no mistake about it. New Blyth assistant manager Tom Wade was very clear how happy he was to return to Croft Park.

Tom Wade joins Spartans

Tom Wade joins Spartans

The Club is pleased to announce that following coach Paddy Atkinson's agreement to take up the role of caretaker manager his long time friend and associate Tom Wade has agreed to join the Club as h...

Martin Brittain Leaves Blyth

Martin Brittain Leaves Blyth

The club can announce that midfielder Martin Brittain has been released. The former Newcastle United winger, signed last month, made only three appearances for Blyth.

Manager leaves - latest

Manager leaves - latest

Spartans Chairman Tony Platten has, this morning, talked to Coach Paddy Atkinson and club Captain Wayne Buchanan about the dismissal of manager Tommy Cassidy.

Manager Dismissed at Blyth

Manager Dismissed at Blyth

After a meeting of the Executive Committee of the Club on Monday evening it was unanimously decided to terminate the contract of manager Tommy Cassidy. Mr Cassidy was informed of this decision at t...

Flying the flag

Flying the flag

Blyth Spartans has a long running association with the British Royal Navy vessel HMS Blyth. This week the club recieved an update from Commanding Officer Tim Davey, informing everybody at the club...

Congratulations!!!

Congratulations!!!

Everybody at Blyth Spartans would like to offer their congratulations and best wishes to our defender Joe Kendrick and his wife Laura after the birth of their new baby. Joe announced the news on hi...

Skipper issues rallying call

Skipper issues rallying call

After a weekend that saw his club's exit from two cup comptitions in the space of seventy two hours Spartans skipper Wayne Buchanan has called on his team mates to remain positive and feels that it...

Frickley home game re-arranged

Frickley home game re-arranged

As neither team are involved in the FA Trophy, our home game against Frickley - originally scheduled for Tues 16th Oct - will now be played Sat 27th Oct.