Award | Port of Blyth POTM | December 2016

Blyth Spartans are delighted to announce that Luke Armstrong has been awarded with the Port of Blyth Player of the Month award for December.

Spartans started the month with a battling draw against fellow Evo-Stik Premier League promotion hopefuls Buxton, despite playing 50 minutes of the game with ten men. Another stalemate followed in the Buildbase FA Trophy - as Blyth held Altrincham to a 2-2 draw, before succumbing to a 2-3 defeat against the Vanarama National League North side in the replay.

Alun Armstrong's men put their disappointing cup exit behind them with a 2-0 win over Barwell, but were unfortunate to end 2016 with a 1-2 defeat at Whitby Town on Boxing Day.

Having flourished so far this season under the tutelage of his father, Luke Armstrong has been close a few times to winning the player of the month award. However, after grabbing goals against both Altrincham and Whitby to keep up his fine form, the 20-year-old finally has his hands on the prize.

Armstrong will receive his award prior to Saturday's game against Nantwich Town at Croft Park.