Yesterday’s 1-1 draw at Lowestoft Town saw Northern League side Whitley Bay FC progress to the final of the FA Vase at Wembley Stadium, that will see the Seasiders face Glossop North End (10 May 2009). The Bay side is managed by ex-Spartan Ian Chandler, who has Steve Cuggy and Glen Martin in his backroom team. The Spartans connection doesn’t end there as striker Phill Bell and ‘keeper Terry Burke…
Away Travel to Burscough (25 Apr 2009)
The supporters’ club are looking into running a couple of buses to Burscough on 25 April 2009 for the final league game of our 2008/2009 Blue Square North campaign. The coach will leave Croft Park, Blyth at 9am (additional pick ups and drop offs can be arranged but this must be done with prior notification) and the cost of the bus will be £15 for adults with children under 14…
Robert Dale – 200 Appearances Presentation
Prior to yesterday’s game with Vauxhall Motors, Blyth Spartans’ striker Robert Dale was inducted into the Blyth Spartans 200 Club. As a memento of his achievement he was presented with his ‘200 Club’ t-shirt by Dougie Ramsey (above).
Blyth Spartans 0 Vauxhall Motors 1 (More Photos)
A selection of match action photos of Blyth Spartans’ game against Vauxhall Motors by Bill Broadley, including the 30 second goal………………………………………. ^Lee Furlong looks on as his shot finds the back of the Spartans net after only 30 seconds ^Anthony Shandran is overpowered by Vauxhall duo Chris Noone(10) and Tom Hannigan ^Marc Walton tussles with Alan Griffiths, for the ball ^Gary Brown and…
Supporters Club Meeting Minutes (Apr 2009)
Date/Time: 4 April 2009 @ 12.30 Present: Andrew Westgarth, Jeff Young, Brian Bell, Anthony Seghini, Deborah Wall, Martin Hunter, Bobby Bell, Scott Dewhurst and Derek Birdsey Apologies: Dave Wall and Dave Charlton Correspondence: Various bills have been received and actioned Shop: Various stock items have been received, we are still awaiting delivery of quite a bit of stock Retail unit looks like it will go ahead in the next month…
Sportsman Dinner a huge success!
The 2009 Sportsman Dinner, held on Friday 3 April 2009, proved to be a huge hit. The sell out dinner with guest speaker, ex Everton and England defender Dave Watson, comedian Mick Munroe and compere Graham Forster was thoroughly enjoyed by the 130 guests, which included the Spartans management team of Harry Dunn and Graham Fenton, as well as captain Gareth Williams (who was able to enjoy the event due…
Blyth Spartans 0 Vauxhall Motors 1 (Match Photos)
A photo gallery supplied by Steven Hadlow showing images from the Blyth Spartans v Vauxhall Motors clash at Croft Park on 4 April 2009. (Please contact Steven should you wish to use any of the images contained within this post) For more of Steven’s photos please use this link
Spartans U9s 4 KYPC Panthers 1
Spartans U9s beat Killingworth 4-1 in a hard game. Match report to follow.
SpartansFans Player of the Season 2008/09
(Information up to date as of 3 April 2009) As with previous seasons www.spartansfans.co.uk will be awarding its traditional ‘Player of the Season’ award to the player with the highest average merit mark at the end of the season. To be eligible a player must still be at the club and have played in at least half of the games that season. Merit marks are awarded by various individuals and…
Exec Committee Minutes (30 Mar 2009)
MINUTES OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING OF BLYTH SPARTANS AFC HELD ON MONDAY 30th MARCH 2009 Present ; A Platten, K Scott, I Evans, C Baxter, G Young & S Ord. 1 MINUTES OF LAST MEETING a) The minutes of the last meeting (16.03.09) were approved. 2. MATTERS ARISING. a) There were still no positive results from clubs who have been invited to Croft Park for pre-season games. The clubs…