Blyth Spartans News

22 June 2009

Hollyoaks Charity Match A Great Success

Yesterday's charity match between Galaxy Spartans and Hollyoaks, that was watched by 2,408 supporters, has raised over £5,500.00 for The Children's Foundation. The Children's Foundation is a region...

22 June 2009

Mick appoints his Assistant

Mick Tait has appointed Adam Sadler as his assistant, he was goalkeeping coach and then reserve team coach at Newcastle United until he left in September 2008. Adam, who is well connected through o...

19 June 2009

Centenary Match Arranged

Blyth Spartans will celebrate 100 years at Croft Park playing against the Club they open the ground with, Newcastle United, the fixture is to be played; TUESDAY 4th of AUGUST BLYTH SPARTANS Vs NEWC...

16 June 2009

Exec Committee Minutes (15 Jun 2009)

MINUTES OF THE EXECUTIVE MEETING OF BLYTH SPARTANS AFC HELD ON MONDAY 15th OF JUNE 2009.

16 June 2009

The Spartans will play the Spartans

The draw for the semi finals of the Spartans Tournament was made today at Ainslie Park.

14 June 2009

Spartans pick up National Game Award

As revealed in today's Non League Paper the Spartans have been awarded a 2008-2009 National Game Award for "FA Cup Run of the Year". The article includes quotes from Chairman Tony Platten and pictu...

10 June 2009

Challenge Cup Update

Blyth Spartans can confirm that once the draw for the Challenge Cup has been made, Blyth will feature in the second game on Saturday the 18th of July kicking off at 3.30pm.

9 June 2009

Season Tickets 2009/2010

Season tickets for the 2009/10 season will go on sale from tomorrow (Wednesday) and will be available weekdays from 10 AM to 12.30 PM from the Croft Park main office.

8 June 2009

Vics expelled from BSN

Northwich Victoria have been kicked out of the Football Conference for breaking finance rules. League bosses say they will bar the club from playing in Blue Square North because they entered admini...

4 June 2009

Under 9s - Presentation

We recently held our presentation along with the Under 8s and reflected on our first competitive season. Pictured below are the winners of the individual awards.

3 June 2009

Mick Tait on Transfer Targets

New Blyth Spartans Manager Mick Tait has started his extensive search for players capable of establishing the Club's position in the Blue Square North. Tait is looking to sign up to eight new playe...

3 June 2009

First Batch of Pre Season Friendlies Announced

In preparation of upcoming Blue Square North campaign, the Spartans have announced their first batch of pre season friendlies.

2 June 2009

Exec Committee Minutes (1 Jun 2009)

MINUTES OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING OF BLYTH SPARTANS AFC HELD ON MONDAY 1st of JUNE 2009

29 May 2009

Conference North confirmed for next season

The FA, in conjunction with the Football Conference, Isthmian, Northern Premier and Southern Leagues, has released the Step 1 to Step 4 club allocations for Season 2009-10.

28 May 2009

The Spartans FC Pre-Season Tournament

1. The competition shall be called the and will be organised by the host club The Spartans Football Club. The Competition shall be organised in accordance with the Articles of Association of the Sc...

27 May 2009

FA - League / Club Allocations Date

Club allocations 2009-10. Tuesday, 26 May, 2009. Latest news on next season's allocations. The proposed Step 1 to 4 league allocations for season 2009/2010 will be released on Friday morning follow...

25 May 2009

Fantasy Football Winner

The end of the Premier League Season means that the winner of the annual SpartansFans Fantasy Football League Can be announced and for the second time the winner is Mark Oliver.

21 May 2009

Hollyoaks Charity Match Details

The Club are delighted to announce that on Sunday 21st June Croft Park will host a charity match between "Galaxy Spartans" and members from the cast of the TV series Hollyoaks, and that all proceed...

14 May 2009

Blyth Spartans Ladies Win NFA Cup Final

Congratulations to Blyth Spartans Ladies on winning the NFA Cup Final on Wednesday Evening. Blyth Ladies beat Whitley Bay Ladies 4 -2 in a thrilling come back performance. Manager Steve Ord was lav...

13 May 2009

Spartans U9s - Sponsorship Deal

Two FA Cup Heroes turned out at Croft Park for the official presentation of the U9s new strip. The strip was purchased through a donation made by Warburtons and Spartans legend Ian Mutrie, who now...

12 May 2009

Admission Charges - Season 2009/2010

Blyth Spartans AFC are pleased to announce that the game by game admission charges and season ticket prices will remain the same for the upcoming season, namely: -

12 May 2009

Exec Committee Minutes (11 May 2009)

MINUTES OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING OF BLYTH SPARTANS AFC HELD ON MONDAY 11th of MAY 2009

9 May 2009

Spartans Announce New Manager!

PRESS RELEASE. 9 May 2009 Blyth Spartans have announced a replacement for manager Harry Dunn who left the club at the end of the season.

9 May 2009

Port of Blyth POTM - Apr 2009 (Presentation)

At the Presentation Night, Colin Bassam from the Port of Blyth was on hand to present Gareth Williams with the Port of Blyth Player of the Month for April 2009.

7 May 2009

Reminder: Presentation Evening Friday 8th May

The annual Players' Presentation evening will take place in the Blyth Spartans Social Club on Friday 8th May with presentations starting at 20:00.

4 May 2009

Spartans U9s at the NFA Charter Standard Super Festival

Sunday 3rd May, saw the U9s at Corbridge playing in the NFA Charter Standard Super Festival. This was a "non-competitive" tournament with prizes given to teams based upon fair play and the support...

1 May 2009

Unibond League Championship Celebrations

Another SpartansFan request (following on from the Harry Dunn managerial statistics) has been for the photos of the celebrations from the day (30 April 2005) that the Spartans were crowned Unibond...

1 May 2009

Harry Dunn’s Managerial Record

Following the club's decision not renew the contract of Harry Dunn, we have had a request from a SpartansFan for a breakdown of Harry's record over his two managerial spells at the club. These are...

30 April 2009

Spartans U10’s Season Update

Pictured above are the U10s squad, with our biggest fan Ben Smith (centre). A good season by everyone and the team is continuing to improve. We have played some good football this year with the com...

28 April 2009

Chairman’s Statement

A STATEMENT FROM MR. TONY PLATTEN, CHAIRMAN OF BLYTH SPARTANS AFC Following a Board meeting last night (Monday) I can announce, on behalf of the Directors, that the Club will not be renewing the co...