The following is an interview conducted during last seasons 197778 fa cup 40th anniversary series by phil castiaux. Live football scores, league tables, form guides, attendances, latest news and other stats from the premier league, football league and nonleague. Big thank you to everyone who tuned into blyth spartans. Blyth spartans from the seventh tier have now made it through to the fa cup second. No other nonleague team has been this far in the fa cup since before world war one. Blyth spartans look to prolong hartlepools misery in fa cup. Blyth spartans all set for local derby at hartlepool. He was part of the squad which gradually got a foothold in a strong northern league. However blyth just got into the fa cup 1st round after beating droylsden 21 at home in the 4th qualifying round replay before losing 20 to rivals gateshead.
Blyth reached the fifth round of the fa cup in 197778. Dec 09, 2014 blyth spartans 1 v wrexham 2 fa cup 5th round replay 27th february 1978 image. How magnificent blyth spartans reached the fa cup 5th round. To recap, the magnificent nonleaguers had seen off four local sides in the qualifying rounds of that. Hartlepool utd 12 blyth spartans fa cup second round. View blyth results, match details goal scorers, redyellow cards, match statistics and information about players appearances, goals and cards on. For a while, blyth spartans had another fa cup giant killing within their grasp but three goals in the space of six secondhalf minutes turned. Blyth spartans fa cup fairytale continued as a lastgasp jarrett rivers strike booked their place in the third round. Blyth spartans a national league north 201819 altrincham. Blyth spartans historic fa cup run 197778 by andrew griffin. The isthmian league side had knocked blyth out of the fa amateur cup at the semifinal stage six years previously, and nobody was taking anything for granted with a crowd of over 5,000 turning out for the battle of the minnows which was settled thanks to a headed goal from spartans debutant alan shoulder. How magnificent blyth spartans reached the fa cup 5th.
The closest rovers came to a firsthalf goal was matt derbyshires shot put into his own net by andrew leeson, but derbyshire was offside anyway. Blyth spartans live soccer tv football tv listings, official live streams, live soccer scores, fixtures, tables, results, news, pubs and video highlights. Publish on your site download via our feeds export. To recap, the magnificent nonleaguers had seen off. Hartlepool 1 blyth spartans 1 stephen turnbull 56 however, the goalmouth drama was far from over as hartlepool, bottom of league two, mounted one last foray forward and came within. Kyle perrys lob put altrincham back in it but goals from dale and maguire put comfortably put blyth through. Manager tom wade says blyth spartans fa cup success this season is testament to the harmony in their dressing room. Birmingham city came from two down with three goals in six secondhalf minutes to avoid an embarrassing fa cup upset at nonleague blyth. Lee clarks side peppered the visitors goal in the firsthalf before getting their. Sat 21 sep curzon ashton 4 4 blyth spartans fa cup tue 24 sep blyth spartans 1 0 curzon ashton fa cup sat 28 sep blyth spartans 3 1 a.
The large number of clubs entering the tournament from lower down the english football league system meant that the competition started with a number of preliminary and qualifying rounds. Find blyth spartans vs birmingham city result on yahoo sports. Blyth spirit blyth spartans making history since 1899. Blyth spartans association football club is a football club based in blyth, northumberland. The biggest match in the history of blyth spartans is still a day away but the partying has already started among the fans. Jan 05, 2009 blackburn produced an efficient display to see off blue square north side blyth and reach the fa cup fourth round. Blyth spartans 1 v wrexham 2 fa cup 5th round replay 27th february 1978 image. The greatest of all nonleague fa cup runs, blyth s. Roberts hattrick secures fa cup replay blyth spartans afc. Dec 04, 2014 blyth spartans look to prolong hartlepools misery in fa cup derby. Blyth spartans fixtures and results football web pages. If you prefer to keep them in a spreadsheet, you can download a.
Blyth spartans boss tom wade is sure the fa cup minnows will. Blyth spartans home attendances football web pages. There are also all blyth spartans scheduled matches that they are going to. The fruit and veg sold at his stall has a special aura to a certain generation. Birrmingham city broke blyth spartans hearts with a fantastic secondhalf fightback as the championship side eased into the fourth round of the fa cup. Dec 16, 2008 blyth substitute ged dalton scored an 89thminute winner to set up a home fa cup third round tie against blackburn.
Terry johnson, goal poacher supreme, the man who nearly put spartans into the fa cup quarterfinals, can still be found every saturday afternoon in blyth blyth market that is. Blyth spartans boss tom wade concedes that birmingham city will have to have a bad day for his side to beat them in their fa cup match at croft park. The twohour production, expertly produced by former media team member matt riggs, shows highlights from all eight matches, interviews and much more from our most recent run to the third round. Bbc sport football fa cup blyth spartans 01 blackburn. Wades blyth side have played six fa cup ties already including replays to get to round two. Seventhtier blyth are the lowestranked club in mondays thirdround draw. Highlights blyth spartans 11 alfreton fa trophy youtube. Captain robbie dale, in his th season with the spartans, scored two of the goals while dan maguire. The club reached the third round of the fa cup and bsafctv have compiled a dvd containing all the highs, lows and best moments from the. The official site for blyth football club, with the latest news, photos and videos, fixtures and results. Blyth substitute ged dalton scored an 89thminute winner to set up a home fa cup third round tie against blackburn.
Blyth spartans club information the betvictor southern. Blyth spartans 02 gateshead the fa cup 1st round 121111. Oct 01, 2015 the 201415 season was one to remember for blyth spartans. Calamitous defending from the blue square bet north club allowed jon shaw to break into the box and. Monday 27th february 1978 fa cup fifth round replay blyth spartans v wrexham st james park, newcastle. Jarrett rivers wrote another chapter in blyth spartans rich fa cup history as his lastminute winner earned his side a 21 win at hartlepool united. Report sweet sends spartans into fa cup next round. Alan mclean fcma cgma chartered management accountant vanarama national league north saturday, september 21st, 2019 callum roberts scored his first career hattrick but it was not enough to seal blyth spartans first win of the season in a fa cup second round qualifying tie. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app.
Blyth spartans jordan watson hopes fa cup heroics will attract league scouts six months ago jordan watson was on the footballing scrapheap having suffered a second cruciate knee. Official website of blyth spartans afc, the most famous nonleague club in the world. When blyth spartans took the fa cup by storm football. Download premium images you cant get anywhere else. Click on the buttons above for club news, fixtures, tables and player information. View full match commentary including video highlights, news, team lineups, player ratings, stats and more. Afc bournemouth 00 blyth spartans fa cup r2, 291108 blyth spartans 10 afc bournemouth fa cup r2, replay 161208 solihull motors 20 blyth spartans conference north, 201208.
Nonleague blyth spartans fa cup secondround trip to hartlepool united is to be televised live on bbc two. Also available all the predictions of the day of the league england fa cup qualification. Alan mclean fcma cgma chartered management accountant fa cup third round qualifying replay saturday, september 24th, 2019 blyth spartans recorded their first win of the season and progressed into the third round qualifying of the fa cup after beating curzon ashton 10. There are also all blyth spartans scheduled matches that they are going to play in the future. Blyth spartans look to prolong hartlepools misery in fa. Tommy joined the blyth in 1975 when manager allan oneill signed him from ashington. Can you name the blyth spartans xi and subs for the fa cup third round clash with birmingham city in 2015.
Blyth spartans tv schedules, fixtures, results, news, squad. Blyth spartans 1977 78 fa cup run remembered youtube. C telford united national league north sat 05 oct hednesford town 4 2 blyth spartans fa cup. Blyth spartans, the lowestranked club left in the fa cup, came so close to another stirring upset against players five divisions and 120 places above them that their day ended with a sniff of. Eddie alder was originally a left winger when signed by jimmy turney from bedlington mechanics.
Blyth spartans afc are a semiprofessional football club that play in. Birmingham city come from behind with three goals in six secondhalf minutes to avoid an embarrassing fa cup upset at nonleague blyth spartans the championship club are 120 places above blyth. While a sluggish first few minutes cost alty dear on an illfated fa cup trip to blyth a few years ago, the way they started on their latest visit could hardly have provided a starker contrast, as they took the game to their hosts from the off and repeatedly opened them up with some sharp, incisive passing moves. In march 1970 blyth beat reigning champions evenwood 40 at croft park and that proved to be. Publish on your site download via our feeds export as csv. Dec 05, 2014 spartans targeting fa cup win, says defender watson. Jeff was hooked by blyth s 197778 fa cup run, which ended with defeat by wrexham. Gettyjordan watson celebrates with teammates after victory over league 2 hartlepool but blyth spartans amazing fa cup run has been a. Blyth spartans afc is delighted to announce it is bringing the fa cup journey 201415 dvd live to our youtube this friday for the first time. Blyth spartans 23 birmingham city fa cup third round. Click on the ical fixtures button to download a calendar file that will put all blyth spartans s fixtures into your calendar app. Live football scores, league tables, form guides, attendances, latest news and other stats from the premier league, football league and nonleague football. Blyth spartans fixtures tab is showing last 100 football matches with statistics and windrawlose icons. Blyth spartans fa cup journey dvd 2014 2015 blyth spartans afc.
Find hartlepool united vs blyth spartans result on yahoo sports. Classic encounters blyth spartans v wrexham fa cup 5th round replay 197778. Spartans and curzon ashton played out a barmy 44 draw at the tameside. England blyth spartans afc results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news soccerway. Blyth spartans previous match was against bradford park avenue in national league north, match ended with result. Dec 08, 2014 blyth spatans boss tom wade is absolutely convinced the northumberland minnows will draw chelsea in tonights fa cup third round draw because an old lady in a car park told him so. Luis figo famously started to follow the official blyth spartans twitter feed. Birmingham city came from two down with three goals in six secondhalf minutes to avoid an embarrassing fa cup upset at nonleague blyth spartans. A week before the 11 draw at wrexham the club met with council officials and police to. Blyth spartans jordan watson hopes fa cup success will attract. Read about blyth spartans v birmingham in the fa cup 201415 season, including lineups, stats and live blogs, on the official website of the premier league.
Blyth spartans association football club is een engelse voetbalclub uit blyth. Blyth spartans look to prolong hartlepools misery in fa cup derby. Dalton, 18, entered the fray on 72 minutes and latched on to andrew wrights cross to put blyth into the third round for the fourth time. Nov, 2011 gateshead eased past local rivals blyth spartans to book their place in the fa cup second round. The club reached the third round of the fa cup and bsafctv have. England blyth spartans afc results, fixtures, squad. The football association challenge cup, or fa cup for short. The fa cup 197071 is the 90th season of the worlds oldest football knockout competition.
Wrexham v blyth spartans 1978 fa cup 5th rd youtube. Blyth spartans live score, schedule and results football. Blyth spartans are devastated to announce that club legend tommy dixon has passed away. The club were then drawn to play away at wrexham whose victory over newcastle. Some eagleeyed supporters will have noticed over the recent weeks that there have been some very special visitors to croft park. Controversial tie at the racecourse in wxms greatestever season, 7778, when we won the old league division 3 to go into what is now the championship. Jan 03, 2015 blyth spartans captain robbie dale will head straight back to his bar job after coming so close to serving up another fa cup fairytale for the nonleague side against championship birmingham at.
Click on the ical fixtures button to download a calendar file that will put all blyth spartanss fixtures into your calendar app. When blyth spartans took the fa cup by storm football whispers. Prediction blyth spartans shaw lane aquaforce of 09162017. Blyth spartans 23 birmingham city fa cup third round goals. Blyth had a 20 lead at the interval and hopes for another spartans fa cup upset were gigantic. Blyth football club official website the official website of blyth fc, powered by. Blyth spartans have reached the first round proper of the fa cup 31 times. Blackburn produced an efficient display to see off blue square north side blyth and reach the fa cup fourth round. As part of a series of events to mark the 40th anniversary of the historic 197778 fa cup run which saw the spartans reach a replay in 5th round proper former players of this side have been guests to recent games. The northern league outfit reached the fifth round proper the last 16 in 1978 and no nonleague side has bettered that in the postwar period. Blyth spartans afc page 16 of 467 home of the spartans.
Blyth spartans get the fa cup party started chronicle live. Blyth spartans manager tom wade looks on during the fa cup third round match between blyth. Spartans captain robbie dale had fired his side into fa cup heaven as his brace gave the hosts a 20 lead at the break, but he and his teammates were blown away by the. A superb secondhalf comeback allowed birmingham to break brave blyth spartans hearts as they fought back from two down to defeat the nonleaguers 32 in the fa cup third round. Prediction and statistics of the football match blyth spartans shaw lane aquaforce of england fa cup qualification of 09162017. Blyth spartans club information the betvictor southern league.
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