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EVO-STIK PREMIER DIVISION Venue: Croft Park, Blyth, Northumberland (NE24 3JE) Date: Tuesday August 23, 2016 Kick Off: 7:45pm SCORE UPDATES / MATCH COMMENTARY Twitter Radio Blyth Live ADMISSION £10 – Adults (+u10 y/o free) £5 – Concession £1 Extra – Entry to Port of Blyth Stand TEAM NEWS Despite wins in each of their two Saturday Evo-Stik Premier Division games so far, Spartans go into Tuesday’s top of the table clash…
Blyth’s Matty Pattison revealed his joy at opening his Spartans account with a superb free-kick – as he grabbed two goals in Saturday’s 5-0 win over Halesowen Town. The former Newcastle United midfielder broke the deadlock in the 24th minute with a sublime 25-yard set-piece, which curled into the top corner and left Halesowen keeper Daniel Platt totally helpless between the sticks. However, despite producing a moment of magic to…
Blyth boss Tom Wade was delighted with his side’s strength in depth on Saturday – as a change in personnel saw Spartans romp to a 5-0 win at Halesowen Town. Nathan Buddle’s suspension saw him replaced by debutant Gavin Caines in the heart of the defence, but Wade also opted to bring son Matthew into the midfield – at the expense of former Newcastle United midfielder Michael Richardson – to…
By Glen Maxwell In association with: ALAN McLEAN FCMA CGMA Chartered Management Accountant Evo-Stik Northern Premier League Saturday August 20 2016 Halesowen Town 0-5 Blyth Spartans Blyth Spartans put on a five-star display at The Grove – as Matty Pattison and Daniel Maguire inspired a resounding win over ten-men Halesowen Town. Pattison opened his Spartans account with a fantastic 25-yard free-kick, before Daniel Bragoli was dismissed for a second yellow…
Peter Jeffries is confident that Blyth Spartans will get back to winning ways against Halesowen Town and has backed himself to keep his place in goal – despite suffering an injury during Tuesday’s 1-0 loss at Marine. Jeffries was caught on the hip in a mid-air collision five minutes after the half-time break and received treatment. The goalkeeper looked to be struggling badly, but showed real determination to stay on for…
Summer signing Gavin Caines is hoping to use Nathan Buddle’s suspension to his advantage this weekend – as he looks to make his Blyth Spartans debut against Halesowen Town. The 32-year-old joined Blyth in the close season from Rushall Olympic, but is yet to feature for the club. However, with Buddle’s three-game suspension for his sending off in the 3-1 win over Coalville Town starting on Saturday, Tom Wade now…
EVO-STIK PREMIER DIVISION Venue: The Grove, Halesowen (B63 3TB) Date: Saturday August 20, 2016 Kick Off: 3pm SCORE UPDATES / MATCH COMMENTARY Twitter ADMISSION £10 – Adults £7 – Concession & Students £3 – under 16s FREE – under 12s with paying adult TEAM NEWS Nathan Buddle begins a three-game suspension for his sending off on the opening day of the season, so either Gavin Caines, Danny Parker or Richard…
Former Programme Editor Glen Maxwell has returned to Blyth Spartans to take over as the club’s new Press Officer. Glen – who was part of the club’s media team that won the Evo-Stik League Public Relations Club of the Year award for the 2012/13 season – also launched the highly successful BSAFCTV YouTube channel in the summer of 2013. He worked in a number of other roles during his two-and-a-half-year…
BSAFCTV cameraman Clinton Forde has decided to step down from his role on the Blyth Spartans media team. Clinton joined the club while studying for a masters degree in sports journalism at the University of Sunderland last season to work on the Spartans’ TV channel but, unfortunately, he is unable to commit to the club for another season – as the Newcastle United season ticket holder has been given a…
Blyth Spartans Media Team member Ryan Gray has left the club to join Boreham Wood FC. Much like Matt Rigg’s departure to Premier League side West Ham United earlier this summer, Ryan – pictured above in a Blyth Spartans hoodie – is moving on to take up a paid role with the National Conference League side. He also has the added draw that his partner has got a new job…