Stourbridge vs Blyth Spartans - Match Preview

EVOSTIK PREMIER DIVISION

Venue: War Memorial Athletic Ground, High Street, Amblecote, Stourbridge, West Midlands (DY8 4HN)
Date: Saturday 19th September 2015
Kick Off: 15:00

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ADMISSION

£10 for Adults
£6 for Concessions
£6 for 16 to 18 yrs
£3 for 12 to 15 yrs
Under 12 free with paying adult, concession or 16-18yrs

GROUND DIRECTIONS

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Take the A1 southbound until the M18 turnoff for Sheffield
Merge onto M1
Continue down M1 until the A42 turn off Tamworth/Birmingham
Take M6 exit for Birmingham
Continue up M6
Turn off onto the M5 for Birmingham/West Bromwich
At junction take the A456 turn off for Kidderminster
3rd exit on the roundabout for A456
Next roundabout, take 2nd exit
Following roundabout take the 1st exit
Following roundabout take the 2nd exit
Following roundabout take the 2nd exit
Take a right up Stourbridge Road (A491)
Following roundabout, take 2nd exit
Take a left onto Enville Street (A458)
At the roundabout take the 3rd exit
The ground is straight ahead

TEAM NEWS

An FA Cup run was not meant to be for Blyth this season after last weekend's defeat at the hands of Spennymoor Town but attention quickly switches back towards Spartans' league form which sees us top after 8 games. With three away wins under our belt already, a trip to Stourbridge could be the way towards pushing ourselves higher away from the chasing pack. Our record against the Glassboys is something to showcase with three wins in as many games and three clean sheets to boast about. Keeping that record intact will be a huge aim for coaching and playing staff.

Stourbridge find themselves currently 15th in the table and come to the game on the back of a cup victory to Tividale, seeing them into the next round of the competition. Last season's result at the War Memorial Athletic Ground saw Blyth come away 3-0 winners with goals coming from Jarrett Rivers, Dan Hawkins and Stephen Turnbull. With only the latter still at the club, the current members of the squad will be hoping to emulate our success down in the West Midlands in March.

OPPOSITION MANAGER

Gary Hackett - ex player for Shrewsbury, Aberdeen, Stoke City, West Brom, Peterborough and Chester City. Been manager of Stourbridge since 2003.

DANGER MAN

Kayelden Brown - Top scorer for Stourbridge with four goals to his name this campaign.

LAST TIME WE MET

Saturday 21st March 2015
Blyth Spartans 2-0 Stourbridge - Maguire & Nicholson

RECORD AGAINST OPPOSITION

Played - 3
Won - 3
Lost - 0
Drew - 0

Scored - 8
Conceded - 0

MUTUAL FRIENDS

None Known

OFFICIALS

Referee: Daniel Middleton
Assistants: Paul Hands and Ian Croston