Blyth Spartans News

19 October 2012

King praises Matty in the Hunt for number one spot

Spartans goalkeeper coach Carl King has praised the attitude and commitment of Matty Hunter as he patiently waits for his chance in the first team. Nineteen year old Hunter has found his route into...

19 October 2012

Blyth Spartans v Rushall Olympic Programme Preview

In a year which has seen the "Olympic Spirit" come to the fore, Spartans will be hoping to demoralise their opponents this weekend.

19 October 2012

Rushall Olympic(h) Match Preview

ALAN McLEAN FCMA CGMA . Chartered Management Accountant For the first time in just over a month Spartans return to Croft Park for an Evo-Stik Northern Premier League fixture as Rushall Olympic ma...

19 October 2012

MATCH LIVE ON BBC NEWCASTLE!

We are delighted to announce that tomorrow's home game against Rushall Olympic will be broadcast live on the radio by BBC Newcastle.

19 October 2012

Spartans Sign Ryan McGorrigan

Blyth Spartans can announce the signing of striker Ryan McGorrigan following a spell at Gateshead.

15 October 2012

Buxton game - post match reaction

A devilish bounce leading to a ‘freak' goal deflated the Spartans at Buxton on Saturday according to caretaker manager Paddy Atkinson.

14 October 2012

Wade delighted to be back despite defeat

After being drafted in to assist Caretaker Manager Paddy Atkinson, Spartans new assistant manager Tom Wade was happy to be back in the dugout despite the 0-2 defeat at Buxton. The former Gateshead...

14 October 2012

Buchanan praised young Spartans

A 0-2 away defeat to Buxton will be seen as a negative outcome for many but to Spartans captain Wayne Buchanan there were plenty of positives, no more so than the performance of several of the youn...

14 October 2012

Buxton 2-0 Blyth Spartans

Buxton 2-0 Blyth Spartans. Silverlands. Evo-Stik Northern Premier League. Monday 13th October. Attendance: 342 After a week dominated with matters off the pitch Spartans returned to action on it wi...

12 October 2012

Tom talks . . .

He's delighted to be back. Make no mistake about it. New Blyth assistant manager Tom Wade was very clear how happy he was to return to Croft Park.

11 October 2012

Tom Wade joins Spartans

The Club is pleased to announce that following coach Paddy Atkinson's agreement to take up the role of caretaker manager his long time friend and associate Tom Wade has agreed to join the Club as h...

11 October 2012

Martin Brittain Leaves Blyth

The club can announce that midfielder Martin Brittain has been released. The former Newcastle United winger, signed last month, made only three appearances for Blyth.

9 October 2012

Manager leaves - latest

Spartans Chairman Tony Platten has, this morning, talked to Coach Paddy Atkinson and club Captain Wayne Buchanan about the dismissal of manager Tommy Cassidy.

9 October 2012

Manager Dismissed at Blyth

After a meeting of the Executive Committee of the Club on Monday evening it was unanimously decided to terminate the contract of manager Tommy Cassidy. Mr Cassidy was informed of this decision at t...

8 October 2012

Flying the flag

Blyth Spartans has a long running association with the British Royal Navy vessel HMS Blyth. This week the club recieved an update from Commanding Officer Tim Davey, informing everybody at the club...

7 October 2012

Congratulations!!!

Everybody at Blyth Spartans would like to offer their congratulations and best wishes to our defender Joe Kendrick and his wife Laura after the birth of their new baby. Joe announced the news on hi...

6 October 2012

Skipper issues rallying call

After a weekend that saw his club's exit from two cup comptitions in the space of seventy two hours Spartans skipper Wayne Buchanan has called on his team mates to remain positive and feels that it...

4 October 2012

Frickley home game re-arranged

As neither team are involved in the FA Trophy, our home game against Frickley - originally scheduled for Tues 16th Oct - will now be played Sat 27th Oct.

3 October 2012

Match Preview and Report sponsor packages now available

Blyth Spartans would like to offer local businesses the opportunity to advertise on our website through our match previews and reports. We have on offer three separate packages for sponsorship of t...

3 October 2012

Workington game reaction - Tommy talks

"It was obviously very disappointing to lose at Witton and Workington," said Blyth manager Tommy Cassidy. "But we now have to concentrate on the next 30-odd League games-that's the bigger picture."

2 October 2012

Kendal match postponed !

Our away game to Kendal on Tue 9th Oct has been postponed due to a cup replay, the re-arranged date will be published on this site once it has been agreed.

2 October 2012

Skipper praises Spartans battling mentality

Spartans skipper Wayne Buchanan took the positives from his side's FA Cup exit at the hands of Workington and felt that his side had shown they were up for a battle despite being hit by some bad lu...

2 October 2012

It was always an uphill task- Farrell

Spartans striker Craig Farrell was deployed in an unfamiliar role in the 0-1 FA Cup defeat to Workington tonight following injuries to Tom Berj and Lee Mason and felt that an already difficult task...

2 October 2012

Martin wants a Brit of luck for Spartans

Spartans midfielder Martin Brittain bemoaned his side's bad luck following the FA Cup exit at the hands of Blue Square North side Workington. A Kyle May goal midway through the first half was enoug...

2 October 2012

Workington 1-0 Blyth Spartans

Workington AFC 1-0 Blyth Spartans. Borough Park. FA Cup Second Qualifying Round Replay. Monday 1st October. Attendance:319

1 October 2012

Spartans Keep Dry With New Deal

The club can announce that local firm JFS Business Services Ltd is the sponsor of this season's rainjackets for the players.

1 October 2012

Port of Blyth POTM - Sept 2012

JORDAN MELLISH - SEPTEMBER 2012 Blyth Spartans can announce that the Port of Blyth Player of the Month for September 2012 is central defender Jordan Mellish.

30 September 2012

Witton game reaction - Tommy talks

Blyth manager Tommy Cassidy said, after his side's 4-1 defeat at Witton on Saturday, that his pride was dented. However his demeanour showed it was more than dented - more like written off.

29 September 2012

We know it wasn’t good enough - Hodgson

Spartans midfielder Sam Hodgson was anchored into the left back position today in the 1-4 FA Trophy defeat at the hands of Witton Albion but insisted there was no excuses for the poor show from his...

29 September 2012

Time to show some heart says Skipper

A open and honest Wayne Buchanan admitted that Spartans had been well beaten and deserved to be knocked out of the FA Trophy by Witton Albion today. The Spartans skipper felt that his side just wer...