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…
Conference Statement – Farsley
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 0 Northwich Victoria 1 (Match Report)
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…
Blyth Spartans 0 Northwich Victoria 1 (Match Reaction)
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,…
Blyth Spartans 0 Northwich Victoria 1 (Match Photos)
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.
New Signing – Dan Smith
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…
Port of Blyth POTM – Feb 2010 (Presentation)
Prior to the home game against Northwich Victoria, Colin Bassam from the Port of Blyth was on hand to present Richard Pell with the Port of Blyth Player of the Month for February 2010.
Elvis at Croft Park?
In fact there will be 14 Elvis’s (The Memphis Spartans) at Croft Park tomorrow when we play Northwich Victoria. It is Mark Wilkinson’s stag party; “Head Elvis” Mark (of Coventry Spartans) is our main match sponsor on the day. We are sure that they will have a great weekend in the Northeast, and all at Blyth Spartans wish Mark and his betrothed all the best for the future.
Conference Communication – Statement Weymouth FC
The Football Conference confirms the following has been posted on the official web-site of Weymouth Football Club and the club has informed the Football Conference of the content. The Conference awaits further communication from the club regarding its on-going trading position with all its creditors in compliance with Conference Rules 2.11, 11 and 14. Press Statement from Weymouth FC Over the last two and half months we have been servicing…
View From The Terrace
This article is a regular feature in the matchday programme. Due to printing deadlines it was omitted from this Saturday’s programme, rather than SpartansFans missing out we have decided to post the article up here. I will start this article with a trivia question today. Which football league club are nicknamed the Bulls? (answer at the end of this page) What a cracking game that was last week against AFC…