Matthew Wade returns to Croft Park

Midfielder Matthew Wade has returned to Blyth Spartans ahead of the club's 2016/17 Northern Premier League Premier Division campaign.

The 24-year-old left Northumberland only two months ago, signing with recently promoted Northern League outfit South Shields, but the central midfielder - who counts Washington and West Allotment Celtic amongst his former clubs - has returned to Spartans ten days before the season opener against Coalville Town, bolstering father Tom's options in the middle of the park.