{"id":4325,"date":"2020-07-22T21:22:26","date_gmt":"2020-07-22T20:22:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/57hattersyears.co.uk\/?p=4325"},"modified":"2025-06-10T22:45:03","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T21:45:03","slug":"croft-park-blyth-spartans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/57hattersyears.co.uk\/index.php\/2010s\/croft-park-blyth-spartans\/","title":{"rendered":"CROFT PARK – BLYTH SPARTANS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Only County Visit:<\/td>Saturday 21st April 2018<\/td><\/tr>
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Competition:<\/td>Vanarama National League North – (Tier 6)<\/td><\/tr>
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Result:<\/td>Blyth Spartans 0 – 1 Stockport County<\/td><\/tr>
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Attendance:<\/td>1,045<\/td><\/tr>
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Away Trip:<\/td>175<\/td><\/tr>
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Away Day:<\/td>827<\/td><\/tr>
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County Line-up<\/td>Ben Hinchliffe; Dan Cowan; Scott Duxbury; Paul Turnbull; Chris Smalley; Jamie Stott; Adam Thomas (Stephen O’Halloran); Harry Winter; Jason Oswell; Matthew Warburton (Sam Minihan); Jimmy Ball (Darren Stephenson)Subs not used: Ian Ormson; Michael Clarke)<\/td><\/tr>
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Scorer:<\/td>Jimmy Ball<\/td><\/tr>
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Manager:<\/td>Jim Gannon<\/td><\/tr>
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County Visits:<\/td>1<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Reflections on Croft Park to be published in due course<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Croft Park – The Main Stand<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Viewed from the Plessey Road End – which provides a decent covered terrace for visitors<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Panoramic view from the Main Stand – looking across to the West Stand, with the Plessey Road End to the left, and the Social Club End on the right<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The West Stand as seen from the Plessey Road End<\/strong>. (Photo from the excellent footballgroundmap.com<\/a> site)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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VISITS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Day<\/strong><\/td>Date<\/strong><\/td>Competition<\/strong><\/td>Tier \/ Round<\/strong><\/td>Opponents<\/strong><\/td>Res<\/strong><\/td>F<\/strong><\/td>A<\/strong><\/td>Crowd<\/strong><\/td>Away Day<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Sat<\/td>21\/04\/18
(Highlights)<\/a><\/strong><\/td>		Vanarama National League North<\/td>Tier 6<\/td>Blyth Spartans<\/td>W<\/td>1<\/td>0<\/td>1,045<\/td>827<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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ON MY JOURNEY WITH COUNTY AROUND 180 GROUNDS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

..<\/p>\n\n\nPreviously – GIANT AXE<\/span><\/a>\n\nNext stop – MARINERS PARK<\/span><\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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