Tag Archives: Northern Alliance

Players from the past – Peter Mackin 1908 to 1910 & 1911/12.

Posted on September 5, 2020 by Blyth Spirit

Players from the Past profiles and tells the stories of former Spartans from the clubs birth right up to WWII. Third in the series is… Peter Mackin 1908 to 1910 & 1911/12 The Spartans had already been playing for seven seasons … Continue reading →

Posted in Blyth Spartans AFC, Green & White Cult Heroes, History, Players | Tagged Battle of Arras, Battle of the Somme, Bedlington, Blyth News, Blyth Shipbuilding, Blyth Shipyard, Blyth Spartans, Clapham Orient, Clem Stephenson, Croft Park, Great War, Hebburn, Jarrow, Maddison Street, Newcastle United, North Eastern League, Northern Alliance, Northumberland Fusiliers, Palmers Shipyard, Peter Mackin, Potato Famine, Sunderland, The Somme, Uncategorized, Vimy Ridge, Wallsend, WWI | 3 Comments

Home sweet home, the story of Croft Park.

Posted on October 24, 2016 by Blyth Spirit

Upon formation in 1899 Blyth Spartans may have had a remarkable future ahead but it took the fledgling club nearly 10 years to find a permanent home, using 5 other sites before settling at Croft Park. All bar one of the sites have … Continue reading →

Posted in Blyth Spartans AFC, History, Uncategorized | Tagged Aaron Walton, Arctic Windows, Bates Pit, Beaconsfield Street, Blyth, Blyth history, Blyth Spartans A.F.C., Blyth Spartans AFC, Blyth Town, Blyth Valley Borough Council, Centenary, Croft Park, Crofton, Express Engineering, FA, FA Amateur Cup, FA Cup, Floodlights, Football Foundation, Jim Turney, Lord Ridley, Newcastle United, Newcastle United Reserves, North Pit, Northern Alliance, Northumberland, Northumberland County Council, Playing For Success, Plessey Road, Plessey Wagon Way, Renwick Road, Ridley Park, Spion Kop, Thoroton Cottage, Turney & Wylde, Tynetec | 5 Comments

Green & White Cult Heroes – Mick Dagless

Posted on August 18, 2014 by Blyth Spirit

An extremely gifted footballer with the ability to produce the unexpected quickly made Mick Dagless a firm crowd favourite at Croft Park throughout the 70’s. Dago as he was known to his teammates, was a regular name on the score-sheet … Continue reading →

Posted in FA Amateur Cup, FA Cup, Green & White Cult Heroes, Players | Tagged Alan O'Neill, Alnwick Town, Anglo-Italian Cup, Bedlington Terriers, Billy Bell, Blyth and Wansbeck Sunday League, Bobby Charlton, Brian Slane, Chemistry, Coppa Ottorino Barassi, European Amateur Cup, FA Amateur Cup, FA Amateur Cup goals, FA Sunday Cup, Jackie Marks, King Edwards School Morpeth, Langley Park FC, Midfielder, Morpeth Town, Newcastle University, Nobby Stiles, North Shields FC, Northern Alliance, Northern Combination League, Northern League, Northern League 2nd Division, Northumberland Senior Cup, Peterborough United, Preston North End, Promotion Goal Difference, Rams Head, Teacher, Tommy Orrick | 6 Comments

Brief encounter – The FA Amateur Cup

Posted on January 3, 2014 by Blyth Spirit

The collapse of the North Eastern League for a 2nd and last time at the end of the 1963/64 season left Blyth Spartans needing to find a new league. With the lack of a suitable Semi Professional league the club … Continue reading →

Posted in Blyth Spartans AFC, FA Amateur Cup, History | Tagged Annan Athletic, Bishop Auckland, Bishops Stortford, Blyth Spartans A.F.C., Brian Slane, Brief Encounter, Cumberland Football Association, England, FA Amateur Cup, Fareham Town, Hearyts of Liddesdale, Hendon, Leatherhead, Marine Park FC, Mick Dagless, Newcastle University, Newcastleton, Northern Alliance, Second World War, Shipyards, Slough Town, South of Scotland Football League, Spartans, Tommy Orrick, Tyne, Walker Naval Yard FC, Wallsend, Wembley, Woking, Wycombe Wanderers | 8 Comments

Green & White Cult Heroes – Billy Fenwick…. a true legend.

Posted on January 30, 2013 by Blyth Spirit

The term legend is bandied about rather too freely when supporters fondly recall their favourite player, but few actually truly deserve the accolade. William Randolph Fenwick, however was one such person who did. Born on Friday 13th August 1920 in … Continue reading →