MICHAEL TAIT – OCTOBER 2009 In a strange month which saw the Spartans produce excellent performances against Hinckley United and Alfreton Town, as well as horror shows against AFC Telford and Ilkeston Town, the most consistent performer of the month and thus the Port of Blyth Player of the Month goes to Michael Tait. His hardworking and committed displays in the heart of the Spartans midfield have been the feature…
Blyth Spartans 1 Ilkeston Town 4 (Match Photos)
HALLOWEEN HORROR SHOW at Croft Park. Blyth’s nightmare week continued as they were torn apart by visitor Ilkeston Town in the first 30 minutes of the match. Blyth were looking to bounce back after being knocked out of the FA Cup at AFC Telford in midweek. If trailing 3-0 after 30 minutes was bad, then matters got worse just before the break when Spartans Defender Kenny Boyle was shown a…
Blyth Spartans 1 Ilkeston Town 4 (Match Reaction)
Saturday was a day for both ghouls and goals. Blyth Spartans’ Halloween fixture at home to Ilkeston saw a nightmare first half from the home side in a match which ultimately produced five goals, four for the visitors and a consolation reply for Blyth. Spartans manager Mick Tait was incensed by this team’s showing in the first half which saw them concede three goals in the initial 30 minutes. “We…
Spartans All Over The World
The club can confirm that two of its players will soon be plying their trades in foreign lands. Adrian Webster Adie will be moving to Australia in a few weeks to start a new life with his family ‘Down Under’. Despite being born in New Zealand, Adie grew up in Australia. More news of his departure will follow later. Mark Doninger Mark will be travelling to Singapore on Sunday for…
Blyth Spartans 0 AFC Telford 0 (Sponsors)
A photo gallery of the sponsors for the Blyth Spartans v AFC Telford match on 24 October 2009. Should you be interested in getting involved in sponsoring the Spartans see the Commercial section for more details. Match Sponsor – The Lacedaemons ______________________________________________
Spartans U10s 2 Montagu Lions 6
This was the second week in a row when when we played top of the table opposition and another team who had won every game so far this season. Reece was unavailable due to illness and Daniel through injury. This meant that in what was potentially our hardest game of the season so far, we only had on sub to use so the majority of the team would have to…
Free Programme Sample
One of the most improved aspects of the club over the last couple of years has the quality of the match day programme. Edited (by our very own Scott Dewhurst) and sold through the Supporters Club, the programmes are now professionally printed and are full glossy publications, but priced at only £1.50 this makes them one, if not the, cheapest programmes in the Blue Square North. To give SpartansFans who…
AFC Telford 4 Blyth Spartans 0 (Merit Marks)
Detailed below are the marks for the AFC Telford United v Blyth Spartans match played on Tuesday 27 October 2009. The merit marks were awarded by Martin Hunter and Jeff Young. Team 1. Mark Bell – 7/10 2. Stephen Harrison – 7/10 (Star Man) 3. John Brackstone – 6/10 4. Mick Tait – 7/10 5. Gareth Williams – 7/10 6. Darren Craddock – 7/10 7. Chris McCabe – 7/10 8….
Spartans feature in the Champions League?
Blyth Spartans’ central defender Darren Craddock has had a name check in the official match day programme for the recent Chelsea v FC Porto Champions League game. Darren is mentioned as the best friend of reserve Blues’ keeper Ross Turnbull in the ‘Grass Roots’ section, which details the Chelsea players football lives as they were growing up. Now whilst Mr. Turnbull is clearly a fine shot stopper, his knowledge of…
Blyth Spartans 0 AFC Telford 0 (Additional Photos)
A photo gallery supplied by Milton Stonebank showing images from the FA Cup clash between Blyth Spartans and AFC Telford United played on 24 October 2009. (Please contact Milton should you wish to use any of the images contained within this post) To see more of Milton’s photographs please click here