Blyth Spartans News

10 April 2012

Harrogate Town 0 Blyth Spartans 0 (Match Report)

There was no resurrection for Blyth Spartans over the Easter weekend as relegation from the Blue Square Bet North was confirmed at Croft Park on Saturday, following a 3-2 defeat at the hands of Gai...

7 April 2012

Presentation Night - 28 April 2012

A change of format for this season's presentation evening will see the main awards presented after our last home game of the season on the 28th of April in the social club at 6.30pm.

4 April 2012

Scott Bell Benefit Match - 5th May 2012

We can now reveal that the Scott Bell benefit match on Saturday 5th May will be between a Spartans XI and Bedlington XI with many of Scott's team mates and guests making an appearance, with the Spa...

4 April 2012

Blyth Spartans 2 Solihull Moors 1 (Match Report & Reaction)

Blyth Spartans will live to fight another day after they came from behind to beat Solihull Moors 2-1 and avoid the drop - for the time being anyway – on a stormy Tuesday night at Croft Park.

2 April 2012

Vauxhall Motors 2 Blyth Spartans 1 (Merit Marks)

Detailed below are the marks for the Vauxhall Motors V Blyth Spartans match played on Saturday March 31st 2012. The merit marks were awarded by Andrew Dodds.

1 April 2012

Vauxhall Motors 2 Blyth Spartans 1 (Match Reaction)

A realistic Tommy Cassidy admitted that his side's hopes of escaping the Blue Square Bet North relegation zone are ‘pretty much over' after Vauxhall Motors widened the gap between themselves and Sp...

1 April 2012

Vauxhall Motors 2 Blyth Spartans 1 (Match Report)

It is surely now only a matter of time before Blyth Spartans are relegated from the Blue Square Bet North with Saturday's 2-1 defeat against Vauxhall Motors leaving them a massive 14 points from sa...

28 March 2012

Sportsmans’ Dinner - 13 April 2012

This year's Sportsmans' Dinner will see a familiar face as guest speaker, in the form of current Spartans' manager Tommy Cassidy.

28 March 2012

Robert Birdsall - 21 Today!

The club would like to wish Robert Birdsall a very happy 21st birthday. The popular 'keeper joined the club late last year, making his Spartans debut in the away to Bishops Stortford (Dec 3rd) and...

28 March 2012

Blyth Spartans 0 Gloucester City 1 (Merit Marks)

Detailed below are the merit marks for the Blyth Spartans v Gloucester City game, played on Saturday 24 March 2012.

25 March 2012

Blyth Spartans 0 Gloucester City 1 (Match Reaction)

Despite a thick fog resulting in poor visibility at Croft Park on Saturday, Blyth Spartans manager Tommy Cassidy (pictured right) made one thing clear after seeing his side suffer defeat by a singl...

25 March 2012

Blyth Spartans 0 Gloucester City 1 (Match Photos)

A selection of match action photos by Bill Broadley from the game between Blyth Spartans and Gloucester City, which saw the visitors leave with all three points after the game was decided by a seco...

25 March 2012

Blyth Spartans 0 Gloucester City 1 (Match Report)

Blyth Spartans' survival hopes this season disappeared in the mist at Croft Park on Saturday as they lost their crucial Blue Square Bet North encounter with Gloucester City.

22 March 2012

Blyth Spartans 1 Eastwood Town 0 (Sponsors)

Detailed below is a photo gallery for the match sponsors for the Blue Square Bet North game between Blyth Spartans and Eastwood Town.

22 March 2012

Solihull Moors 2 Blyth Spartans 2 (Merit Marks)

Detailed below are the marks for the Solihull Moors v Blyth Spartans match played on Saturday March 17th 2012. The merit marks were awarded by Martin Hunter.

22 March 2012

Premier Sports TV (Play Off Details)

The Football Conference have pleasure in confirming the details for the staging and LIVE screening of ALL Blue Square Bet Premier Play-Off Semi-Final games and the Promotion Final, to conclude the...

21 March 2012

Exec Committee Meeting Minutes (19 March 2012)

Executive Committee Meeting Minutes - 19th March 2012 A Platten, J Young, A Bowron, I Evans, K Scott, S Frake J Freeman C Baxter

19 March 2012

Wayne Buchanan - 10 bookings

The club can confirm that the booking picked up by Wayne Buchanan on Saturday was the defender's tenth this season.

19 March 2012

Sebastien Anzevui leaves the club

The club can confirm that midfielder Sebastien Anzevui has been released. The 26-year-old arrived midway through the season following a spell in America and has played for the club a total of 9 times.

18 March 2012

Solihull Moors (Match Reaction)

Time and league points may be slipping through his fingers but Blyth Spartans manager Tommy Cassidy is still shaking a clenched fist in defiance.

18 March 2012

Solihull Moors 2 Blyth Spartans 2 (Match Report)

For Blyth Spartans only time will tell if Saturday's 2-2 draw with Solihull Moors can be considered as one point gained or two dropped in their quest for survival.

14 March 2012

Droylsden 3 Blyth Spartans 3 (Merit Marks)

Detailed below are the marks for the Droylsden v Blyth Spartans match played on Tuesday March 13th 2012. The merit marks were awarded by Jeff Young.

14 March 2012

Droylsden 3 Blyth Spartans 3 (Match Reaction)

The Butchers Arms has been a happy hunting ground for Blyth Spartans on recent visits with a memorable 4-0 victory in the FA Trophy last season and a well earned draw in an FA cup tie this campaign...

12 March 2012

Spartans Midfield Goes Ferrell

Blyth Spartans can announce the signing of combative midfielder Andy Ferrell, on a month's loan, from Blue Square Premier side Barrow (subject to the final confirmation from the Football Conference).

12 March 2012

Phil Cave Leaves Croft Park

Blyth Spartans can announce that Phil Cave has left the club. Cave signed for the club from Gateshead at the start of last season and had been a virtual ever present in the starting eleven until th...

12 March 2012

Blyth Spartans 1 Eastwood Town 0 (Merit Marks)

Detailed below are the marks for the Blyth Spartans v Eastwood Town match played on Saturday March 10th 2012. The merit marks were awarded by Martin Hunter.

12 March 2012

Eastwood Town (Match Reaction)

"The usual saying in football is to ‘take one game at a time', said Blyth Spartans manager Tommy Cassidy after his team won its third game in a row on Saturday. Looking forward to matches at Droyls...

11 March 2012

Port of Blyth POTM - Feb 2012 (Presentation)

Prior to the Eastwood Town game (10 March 2012) Colin Baxter, on behalf of the Port of Blyth, was hand to present Wayne Buchanan with his award for being the Port of Blyth Player of the Month for F...

11 March 2012

Blyth Spartans 1 Eastwood Town 0 (Match Report)

Blyth Spartans welcomed back cult hero Robbie Dale and recorded their third successive victory in the Blue Square Bet North with a 1-0 win over Eastwood Town at Croft Park on Saturday.

11 March 2012

Blyth Spartans 1 Eastwood Town 0 (More Photos)

A selection of match action photos by Bill Broadley from the six pointer relegation battle between Blyth and Eastwood Town, which saw the Spartans make it three consecutive wins for the week as the...