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Striker Blyth extends Burton stay
Leicester City forward Jacob Blyth extends his loan stay with League Two side Burton Albion until the end of the season.
19 Jan » BBC SportBurton extend Blyth loan
Burton have reached a deal to extend the loan spell of Leicester striker Jacob Blyth.
19 Jan » SkySports.comRivers set for Oldham trial
Blyth Spartan' FA Cup hero Jarrett Rivers is set to spend this week on trial at Oldham.
12 Jan » SkySports.comOldham take Blyth winger on trial
League One side Oldham Athletic take Blyth Spartans winger Jarrett Rivers on trial for a week.
12 Jan » BBC SportFA Cup third round: 15 talking points from the weekend’s action
Louis van Gaal should stick with a back four assembled on the hoof, Sheffield United’s recent Cup success goes on and the importance of James Milner • The Dozen: our pick of the weekend’s best FA Cup photos Gary Johnson looked slightly bemused when he wandered into the marquee that Yeovil had put up to cater for the media. Outside, a helicopter was taking off and Johnson’s face made it clear this was not the usual scene at Huish Park. “There were only three of you at our last game,” the Yeovil manager volunteered. Continue reading...
05 Jan » GuardianBlyth Spartans stars hope for bright future despite Birmingham defeat
The icy morning after the captivating afternoon before, Blyth Spartans’ general manager Ian Evans provided a mini-audit of what another stirring FA Cup run means to a non-league club like Blyth. Until around 4.45 on Saturday, by when Spartans’ 2-0 half-time lead had become Birmingham City’s 3-2 lead, they were the lowest-ranked and most northerly club left in the FA Cup. That they came so close to knocking out City, five divisions and 120 places above them, barely lessened the drama at Croft Park. Continue reading...
04 Jan » GuardianFA Cup: Blyth Spartans 2-3 Birmingham City
Robbie Dale’s first-half double had Blyth Spartans dreaming of another FA Cup upset before Championship side Birmingham battled back to snatch victory in a third-round classic at tiny Croft Park.
04 Jan » Scotsman.comSaturday Sundae: Spartans fans say eat your heart out Gerard Butler
• Phil Neville and Paul Scholes lead City to victory • Everton should worry about their latest celebrity fan Chief Spartan Robbie Dale came so close to undoing Birmingham. It drew attention in unlikely places – @Blyth_Spartans briefly earning a follow from @barackobama . Continue reading...
03 Jan » GuardianFigo follows, fines and failure: Blyth's turbulent day
The lowest-ranked team left in the FA Cup created waves by taking a 2-0 lead against Birmingham, but then it all went horribly wrong.
03 Jan » BBC SportNon-league trio knocked out of FA Cup
Non-league Blyth Spartans, Southport and Gateshead are knocked out of the FA Cup, leaving Dover as the lowest team left.
03 Jan » BBC SportBlyth Spartans 2 Birmingham 3, match report: Robbie Dale double has Blyth dreaming until Blues battle back
Blyth Spartans 2 Birmingham 3: Barman Robbie Dale bags brace as underdogs threaten giantkilling before Blues end the minnow's hopes with three goals in six second-half minutes
03 Jan » TelegraphFA Cup third-round clockwatch – as it happened
Birmingham fought back from two goals down to beat Blyth and Southport conceded a last-minute penalty against Derby to ensure their were no Cup upsets, while Leicester knocked out Newcastle and West Brom beat Gateshead 7-0 Continue reading...
03 Jan » GuardianBirmingham repel brave Blyth Spartans thanks to Wes Thomas double
• Blyth Spartans 2-3 Birmingham City • Robbie Dale gives Spartans 2-0 first-half lead • Lee Novak and two goals from Wes Thomas seal win for City Continue reading...
03 Jan » GuardianVIDEO: Blyth Spartans 2-3 Birmingham City
Birmingham overturn a two goal deficit to beat Blyth Spartans 3-2 and book their place in the fourth round of the FA Cup.
03 Jan » BBC SportFA Cup third round: as it happened
All the latest team news, scores, reports and results from around the grounds in the FA Cup third round including Leicester City v Newcastle United, Blyth Spartans v Birmingham City and West Brom v Gateshead on Saturday, January 3, 2015
03 Jan » TelegraphFA Cup round-up: Heartbreak for Blyth as Birmingham stun Spartans
03 Jan » talkSPORTBlyth Spartans 2-3 Birmingham City
Birmingham City fight back from two goals down at non-league Blyth Spartans to reach the FA Cup fourth round.
03 Jan » BBC SportVIDEO: No flip flops in the shower? Pay £2
Football Focus presenter Dan Walker discovers Blyth Spartans' fines list while in their changing room ahead of the FA Cup tie against Birmingham City.
03 Jan » BBC SportTom Wade plots next chapter in Blyth’s cup romance
TOM Wade stood on the St James’ Park terraces alongside 42,166 others in February 1978 to watch his beloved Blyth Spartans sunk by Wrexham in a famous FA Cup fifth-round replay.
03 Jan » Scotsman.comMeet Robbie Dale - possibly the best player never to have turned professional
Robbie Dale, captain of non-league Blyth Spartans is out to spring an FA Cup upset against Birmingham City and he has a confession to make...
02 Jan » Telegraph
