BLYTH SPARTANS
1913-14 Joined North Eastern League
1922-23 North Eastern League runner-up
1935-36 North Eastern League Champions
1939-40 North Eastern League programme abandoned due to outbreak of war
1958-59 Joined Midland League
1960-61 Founder members of Northern Counties League
1962-63 Rejoined newly-reformed North Eastern League
1964-65 Joined Northern League
1969-70 Missed runner-up spot on goal average
1971-72 Northern League runner-up
1972-73 Northern League Champions
1973-74 Northern League runner-up after losing Championship play-off
(Spennymoor United 2 Blyth 1 @ Ashington, 7.5.74)
1974-75 Northern League Champions (2nd time)
1975-76 Northern League Champions (3rd time)
1977-78 Northern League runner-up
1979-80 Northern League Champions (4th time)
1980-81 Northern League Champions (5th time)
1981-82 Northern League Champions (6th time)
1982-83 Northern League Champions (7th time)
1983-84 Northern League Champions (8th time, 5th in succession)
1984-85 Northern League runner-up
1986-87 Northern League Champions (9th time)
1987-88 Northern League Champions (10th time)
1993-94 Northern League runner-up
1994-95 Joined Northern Premier League Division One
Northern Premier League Division One Champions
Promoted to Premier Division
1997-98 Ten points deducted
2005-06 Northern Premier League Champions
Promoted to Conference North
2012-13 Rejoined Northern Premier League
2015-16 Northern Premier League runner-up
Not promoted after play-offs (SF Blyth Spartans 3 Workington 4)
2016-17 Northern Premier League Champions (2nd time)
Promoted to National League North Division
2018-19 Not promoted after play-offs (QF Altrincham 2 Blyth Spartans 2,
Altrincham won 7-6 on penalties)
2019-20 Season ended early to due Covid-19 virus. League decided on a
points per game basis
2024-25 Rejoined Northern Premier League
2025 Relegated to Division One East
SEASON LEAGUE P W D L F A P POS
1913-14 NE 38 19 7 12 71 51 45 6/20
1914-15 NE 38 10 9 19 49 75 29 15/20
1919-20 NE 34 18 8 8 64 42 44 4/18
1920-21 NE 38 19 11 8 69 34 49 5/20
1921-22 NE 38 16 16 6 55 31 48 3/20
1922-23 NE 38 23 7 8 78 43 53 2/20
1923-24 NE 38 21 7 10 68 35 49 6/20
1924-25 NE 38 17 9 12 69 46 43 8/20
1925-26 NE 38 13 6 19 77 106 32 14/20
1926-27 NE-1 38 17 6 15 78 72 40 9/20
1927-28 NE-1 38 14 4 20 56 77 32 13/20
1928-29 NE-1 38 13 10 15 66 75 36 11/20
1929-30 NE-1 38 10 6 22 58 95 26 19/20
1930-31 NE-1 42 22 6 14 95 78 50 7/22
1931-32 NE-1 42 24 9 9 129 75 57 5/22
1932-33 NE-1 38 15 4 19 79 84 34 10/20
1933-34 NE-1 38 23 5 10 81 58 51 4/20
1934-35 NE-1 38 23 4 11 95 55 50 5/20
1935-36 NE 38 26 4 8 104 60 56 1/20
1936-37 NE 38 21 7 10 103 68 49 5/20
1937-38 NE 38 21 6 11 113 70 48 4/20
1938-39 NE 38 15 9 14 82 97 39 9/20
1939-40 NE 3 2 0 1 6 4 4 ABAND
1947-48 NE 38 15 10 13 62 60 40 8/20
1948-49 NE 38 18 7 13 71 56 43 8/20
1949-50 NE 38 18 8 12 87 69 44 6/20
1950-51 NE 38 15 9 14 67 76 39 10/20
1951-52 NE 34 11 10 13 53 68 32 10/18
1952-53 NE 34 20 5 9 93 61 45 4/18
1953-54 NE 34 11 6 17 48 82 28 14/18
1954-55 NE 34 13 7 14 64 78 33 9/18
1955-56 NE 34 17 3 14 68 80 37 7/18
1956-57 NE 34 17 5 12 90 71 39 8/18
1957-58 NE 34 14 7 13 65 66 35 9/18
1958-59 MID 36 18 10 8 79 52 46 5/19
1959-60 MID 32 13 10 9 74 51 36 5/17
1960-61 N COS 18 8 6 4 29 22 22 3/10
1961-62 N COS 24 7 6 11 52 61 20 9/13
1962-63 NE 22 11 3 8 49 39 25 4/12
1963-64 NE 14 7 2 5 43 33 16 4/8
1964-65 NORTH 34 4 2 28 38 105 10 18/18
1965-66 NORTH 34 13 7 14 87 81 33 10/18
1966-67 NORTH 34 16 4 14 69 63 36 9/18
1967-68 NORTH 34 14 7 13 80 71 35 8/18
1968-69 NORTH 34 18 9 7 76 36 45 5/18
1969-70 NORTH 34 23 6 5 92 34 52 3/18
1970-71 NORTH 38 19 7 12 74 49 45 5/20
1971-72 NORTH 38 24 7 7 85 42 55 2/20
1972-73 NORTH 38 28 3 7 102 39 59 1/20
1973-74 NORTH 38 30 4 4 87 37 64 2/20
1974-75 NORTH 36 30 6 0 105 38 96 1/19
1975-76 NORTH 38 28 4 6 88 36 88 1/20
1976-77 NORTH 38 19 9 10 80 49 66 5/20
1977-78 NORTH 38 27 8 3 107 37 89 2/20
1978-79 NORTH 38 19 12 7 81 39 69 5/20
1979-80 NORTH 38 29 5 4 93 28 92 1/20
1980-81 NORTH 38 27 5 6 89 35 86 1/20
1981-82 NORTH 38 25 8 5 77 31 83 1/20
1982-83 NORTH-1 36 23 11 2 92 31 80 1/19
1983-84 NORTH-1 34 23 9 2 74 22 78 1/18
1984-85 NORTH-1 34 24 3 7 86 36 75 2/18
1985-86 NORTH-1 38 19 9 10 79 52 66 4/20
1986-87 NORTH-1 38 29 7 2 87 36 94 1/20
1987-88 NORTH-1 38 28 8 2 106 36 92 1/20
1988-89 NORTH-1 38 13 13 12 51 50 52 9/20
1989-90 NORTH-1 38 15 8 15 58 58 53 9/20
1990-91 NORTH-1 38 20 8 10 80 50 68 3/20
1991-92 NORTH-1 38 19 8 11 63 44 65 6/20
1992-93 NORTH-1 38 26 4 8 83 35 82 4/20
1993-94 NORTH-1 38 22 7 9 81 37 73 2/20
1994-95 NPL-1 42 26 9 7 95 55 87 1/22
1995-96 NPL-P 42 17 13 12 75 61 64 6/22
1996-97 NPL-P 44 22 11 11 74 49 77 7/23
1997-98 NPL-P 42 12 13 17 52 63 39 * 18/22
1998-99 NPL-P 42 14 9 19 56 64 51 14/22
1999-00 NPL-P 44 15 9 20 62 67 54 14/23
2000-01 NPL-P 44 15 9 20 61 64 54 14/23
2001-02 NPL-P 44 14 16 14 59 62 58 12/23
2002-03 NPL-P 44 14 9 21 67 87 51 19/23
2003-04 NPL-P 44 10 10 24 54 74 40 21/23
2004-05 NPL-P 42 13 13 16 53 55 52 12/22
2005-06 NPL-P 42 26 11 5 79 32 89 1/22
2006-07 CONF-N 42 19 9 14 57 49 66 7/22
2007-08 CONF-N 42 12 10 20 52 62 46 18/22
2008-09 CONF-N 42 14 7 21 50 58 49 15/22
2009-10 CONF-N 40 13 9 18 67 72 48 13/21
2010-11 CONF-N 40 16 10 14 61 54 58 9/21
2011-12 CONF-N 42 7 13 22 51 81 34 21/22
2012-13 NPL-P 42 15 6 21 70 87 51 16/22
2013-14 NPL-P 46 20 12 14 79 78 72 8/24
2014-15 NPL-P 46 21 16 9 84 54 79 6/24
2015-16 NPL-P 46 32 3 11 89 41 99 2/24
2016-17 NPL-P 46 31 8 7 114 44 101 1/24
2017-18 NAT-N 42 19 2 21 76 69 59 10/22
2018-19 NAT-N 42 20 9 13 74 62 69 6/22
2019-20 NAT-N 33 6 5 22 32 78 23 21/22
2020-21 NAT-N 14 1 3 10 10 36 6 ABAND
2021-22 NAT-N 42 12 7 23 41 76 43 19/22
2022-23 NAT-N 46 12 14 20 49 62 50 19/24
2023-24 NAT-N 46 13 11 22 66 82 50 21/24
2024-25 NPL-P 42 3 9 30 38 100 18 22/22
2025-26 NPL-1E
F.A. CUP
1920-21 5Q DURHAM CITY H 1-0
6Q DARLINGTON A 0-4
1922-23 5Q ASHINGTON H 2-1
6Q GILLINGHAM A 4-1
1 STOKE H 0-3
1925-26 4Q DETAILS REMOVED FOR COPYRIGHT REASONS
1 HARTLEPOOLS UNITED H 2-2
1r HARTLEPOOLS UNITED A 1-1
1r2 HARTLEPOOLS UNITED N 1-1 @ Newcastle United
1r3 HARTLEPOOLS UNITED N 2-1 @ Sunderland
2 ACCRINGTON STANLEY{1} A 0-5
1927-28 4Q DETAILS REMOVED FOR COPYRIGHT REASONS
1931-32 3Q DETAILS REMOVED FOR COPYRIGHT REASONS
4Q DETAILS REMOVED FOR COPYRIGHT REASONS
1 LANCASTER TOWN A 3-0
2 BOURNEMOUTH & BOSCOMBE ATHLETIC A 0-1
1932-33 4Q CROOK TOWN A 1-5
1933-34 4Q NORTH SHIELDS H 0-0
4Qr NORTH SHIELDS A 1-3
1934-35 4Q NORTH SHIELDS A 1-0
1 STOCKPORT COUNTY H 1-1
1r STOCKPORT COUNTY A 1-4
1935-36 4Q SPENNYMOOR UNITED H 1-0
1 GAINSBOROUGH TRINITY A 1-3
1936-37 4Q WALKER CELTIC H 7-1
1 WREXHAM H 0-2
1937-38 4Q HORDEN COLLIERY WELFARE A 0-0
4Qr HORDEN COLLIERY WELFARE H 1-0
1 DONCASTER ROVERS A 0-7
1947-48 PRE BIRTLEY{1} A 2-0
1Q THROCKLEY H 4-0
2Q NEWBURN A 5-1
3Q SOUTH SHIELDS{2} H 0-3
1948-49 PRE AMBLE A 4-0
1Q ASHINGTON H 2-1
2Q NORTH SHIELDS H 2-1
3Q ANNFIELD PLAIN H 0-2
1949-50 PRE ANNFIELD PLAIN H 3-0
1Q GOSFORTH & COXLODGE A 4-0
2Q HEATON STANNINGTON H 5-1
3Q NORTH SHIELDS H 1-5
1950-51 PRE SHILBOTTLE COLLIERY WELFARE A 6-1
1Q SOUTH SHIELDS{2} A 2-0
2Q CRAMLINGTON WELFARE A 0-2
1951-52 1Q NEWBURN A 1-1
1Qr NEWBURN H 1-0
2Q HEXHAM HEARTS H 4-0
3Q ALNWICK TOWN H 4-3
4Q ASHINGTON A 2-0
1 BISHOP AUCKLAND H 2-1
2 TRANMERE ROVERS A 1-1
2r TRANMERE ROVERS H 1-1 Abandoned in extra time
2r2 TRANMERE ROVERS N 2-2 @ Carlisle United
2r3 TRANMERE ROVERS N 1-5 @ Everton
1952-53 4Q HORDEN COLLIERY WELFARE A 1-2
1953-54 4Q NORTH SHIELDS H 4-2
1 ACCRINGTON STANLEY{1} H 0-1
1954-55 4Q ANNFIELD PLAIN A 2-1
1 BOSTON UNITED A 1-1
1r BOSTON UNITED H 5-4
2 TORQUAY UNITED H 1-3
1955-56 4Q SHILDON H 2-4
1956-57 4Q ANNFIELD PLAIN H 3-0
1 ILKESTON TOWN A 5-1
2 HARTLEPOOLS UNITED H 0-1
1957-58 4Q CROOK TOWN A 0-3
1958-59 4Q DURHAM CITY H 1-0
1 MORECAMBE A 2-1
2 STOCKPORT COUNTY H 3-4
1959-60 4Q SPENNYMOOR UNITED H 4-0
1 WREXHAM A 1-2
1960-61 4Q HORDEN COLLIERY WELFARE A 3-1
1 MANSFIELD TOWN A 1-3
1961-62 4Q NORTH SHIELDS A 2-1
1 HARTLEPOOLS UNITED A 1-5
1962-63 4Q HORDEN COLLIERY WELFARE H 2-1
1 MORECAMBE H 2-1
2 CARLISLE UNITED H 0-2
1963-64 4Q TOW LAW TOWN H 1-0
1 CHESTER{1} A 2-3
1964-65 4Q SCARBOROUGH A 3-4
1965-66 1Q RYHOPE COLLIERY WELFARE H 4-3
2Q HORDEN COLLIERY WELFARE H 0-2
1966-67 1Q WHITLEY BAY H 4-1
2Q TOW LAW TOWN H 3-3
2Qr TOW LAW TOWN A 3-2
3Q STOCKTON H 4-2
4Q GATESHEAD{1} A 3-1
1 BISHOP AUCKLAND A 1-1
1r BISHOP AUCKLAND H 0-0
1r2 BISHOP AUCKLAND N 3-3 @ Sunderland
1r3 BISHOP AUCKLAND N 1-4 @ Sunderland
1967-68 1Q GATESHEAD{1} A 1-1
1Qr GATESHEAD{1} H 2-1
2Q WHITBY TOWN A 0-2
1968-69 1Q SPENNYMOOR UNITED H 4-3
2Q BILLINGHAM SYNTHONIA H 1-2
1969-70 1Q STOCKTON A 3-3
1Qr STOCKTON H 8-2
2Q EVENWOOD TOWN H 1-1
2Qr EVENWOOD TOWN A 1-2
1970-71 1Q WILLINGTON H 2-1
2Q WEST AUCKLAND TOWN H 6-1
3Q EVENWOOD TOWN H 2-1
4Q SOUTH SHIELDS{2} H 1-1
4Qr SOUTH SHIELDS{2} A 0-3
1971-72 1Q BOLDON COLLIERY WELFARE H 3-2
2Q WILLINGTON H 3-1
3Q CONSETT H 8-1
4Q WHITLEY BAY A 1-1
4Qr WHITLEY BAY H 2-1
1 CREWE ALEXANDRA A 1-0
2 STOCKPORT COUNTY H 1-0
3 READING H 2-2
3r READING A 1-6
1972-73 4Q SCARBOROUGH A 1-2
1973-74 4Q NETHERFIELD H 2-0
1 ALFRETON TOWN A 0-0
1r ALFRETON TOWN H 2-1
2 GRIMSBY TOWN A 1-1
2r GRIMSBY TOWN H 0-2
1974-75 4Q SCARBOROUGH H 3-1
1 PRESTON NORTH END H 1-1
1r PRESTON NORTH END A 1-5
1975-76 4Q ROSSENDALE UNITED H 0-0
4Qr ROSSENDALE UNITED A 0-1
1976-77 4Q GATESHEAD UNITED H 0-3
1977-78 1Q SHILDON A 3-0
2Q CROOK TOWN A 1-1
2Qr CROOK TOWN H 3-0
3Q CONSETT A 4-1
4Q BISHOP AUCKLAND A 1-0
1 BURSCOUGH H 1-0
2 CHESTERFIELD H 1-0
3 ENFIELD H 1-0
4 STOKE CITY A 3-2
5 WREXHAM A 1-1
5r WREXHAM H 1-2 @ Newcastle United
1978-79 4Q BILLINGHAM SYNTHONIA A 1-0
1 YORK CITY A 1-1
1r YORK CITY H 3-5
1979-80 4Q MARINE H 2-2
4Qr MARINE A 5-0
1 MANSFIELD TOWN H 0-2
1980-81 4Q HORDEN COLLIERY WELFARE H 7-0
1 BURTON ALBION H 2-1
2 HULL CITY A 1-1
2r HULL CITY H 2-2
2r2 HULL CITY N 1-2 @ Leeds United
1981-82 4Q SCARBOROUGH A 3-2
1 WALSALL H 1-2
1982-83 4Q NORTHWICH VICTORIA A 0-3
1983-84 4Q HYDE UNITED A 1-1
4Qr HYDE UNITED H 2-4
1984-85 1Q GUISBOROUGH TOWN H 1-1
1Qr GUISBOROUGH TOWN A 1-3
1985-86 1Q FARSLEY CELTIC{1} A 2-1
2Q WHITLEY BAY A 2-1
3Q SCARBOROUGH H 1-1
3Qr SCARBOROUGH A 1-3
1986-87 1Q CROOK TOWN H 1-1
1Qr CROOK TOWN A 1-0
2Q GUISELEY A 2-0
3Q GRETNA A 2-5
1987-88 1Q GATESHEAD H 2-1
2Q BRIDLINGTON TOWN A 2-1
3Q BILLINGHAM SYNTHONIA A 2-5
1988-89 1Q ROSSENDALE UNITED H 1-0
2Q BRANDON UNITED A 2-4
1989-90 1Q MURTON A 3-0
2Q DURHAM CITY H 4-1
3Q NORTH SHIELDS H 0-3
1990-91 1Q BRIDLINGTON TOWN H 2-0
2Q ACCRINGTON STANLEY A 1-2
1991-92 1Q BRIDLINGTON TOWN A 2-3
1992-93 1Q PENRITH A 2-1
2Q WORKINGTON H 6-0
3Q BISHOP AUCKLAND A 3-1
4Q STOCKTON H 1-1
4Qr STOCKTON A 2-1
1 SOUTHPORT H 1-2
1993-94 1Q GATESHEAD A 0-4
1994-95 1Q CROOK TOWN A 2-0
2Q DUNSTON FEDERATION BREWERY H 3-2
3Q BARROW H 3-1
4Q NORTHWICH VICTORIA A 0-2
1995-96 1Q GARFORTH TOWN H 6-0
2Q BILLINGHAM SYNTHONIA A 2-0
3Q BEDLINGTON TERRIERS H 3-1
4Q GUISELEY H 2-0
1 BURY A 2-0
2 STOCKPORT COUNTY A 0-2
1996-97 4Q WHITBY TOWN A 1-2
1997-98 1Q SPENNYMOOR UNITED A 1-1
1Qr SPENNYMOOR UNITED H 1-0
2Q GARFORTH TOWN A 1-0
3Q WORKSOP TOWN H 4-0
4Q KIDDERMINSTER HARRIERS H 2-1
1 BLACKPOOL A 3-4
1998-99 2Q RUNCORN A 0-0
2Qr RUNCORN H 2-4
1999-00 2Q LEIGH R M I A 3-5
2000-01 2Q STALYBRIDGE CELTIC A 0-2
2001-02 2Q ECCLESHILL UNITED H 5-0
3Q HARROGATE RAILWAY ATHLETIC H 1-2
2002-03 2Q LANCASTER CITY A 4-2
3Q DURHAM CITY A 1-1
3Qr DURHAM CITY H 3-1
4Q RUNCORN HALTON H 1-3
2003-04 2Q BAMBER BRIDGE H 3-0
3Q HALESOWEN TOWN H 2-1
4Q CHESTER CITY H 0-1
2004-05 1Q SKELMERSDALE UNITED H 0-2
2005-06 1Q WAKEFIELD-EMLEY A 2-1
2Q PRESCOT CABLES H 1-0
3Q ROSSENDALE UNITED A 1-0
4Q CHASETOWN H 2-2
4Qr CHASETOWN A 0-1
2006-07 2Q BURSCOUGH A 2-1
3Q WHITLEY BAY A 2-2
3Qr WHITLEY BAY H 1-2
2007-08 2Q RADCLIFFE BOROUGH H 2-1
3Q GAINSBOROUGH TRINITY A 0-1
2008-09 2Q WHITBY TOWN A 2-2
2Qr WHITBY TOWN H 5-2
3Q BUXTON A 1-0
4Q SHEFFIELD H 3-1
1 SHREWSBURY TOWN H 3-1
2 A F C BOURNEMOUTH A 0-0
2r A F C BOURNEMOUTH H 1-0
3 BLACKBURN ROVERS H 0-1
2009-10 2Q OSSETT ALBION H 7-1
3Q SALFORD CITY A 2-2
3Qr SALFORD CITY H 2-1
4Q A F C TELFORD UNITED H 0-0
4Qr A F C TELFORD UNITED A 0-4
2010-11 2Q VAUXHALL A 1-5
2011-12 2Q BEDLINGTON TERRIERS H 2-1
3Q WHITBY TOWN A 2-1
4Q DROYLSDEN A 0-0
4Qr DROYLSDEN H 2-1
1 GATESHEAD H 0-2
2012-13 1Q GARFORTH TOWN H 1-0
2Q WORKINGTON H 1-1
2Qr WORKINGTON A 0-1
2013-14 1Q A F C FYLDE H 1-3
2014-15 1Q DARLINGTON A 0-0
1Qr DARLINGTON H 3-0
2Q SKELMERSDALE UNITED A 4-1
3Q MICKLEOVER SPORTS A 2-1
4Q LEEK TOWN A 4-3
1 ALTRINCHAM H 4-1
2 HARTLEPOOL UNITED A 2-1
3 BIRMINGHAM CITY H 2-3
2015-16 1Q SPENNYMOOR TOWN A 1-2
2016-17 1Q FRICKLEY ATHLETIC H 3-1
2Q MORPETH TOWN H 2-4
2017-18 2Q SHAW LANE H 1-2
2018-19 2Q NANTWICH TOWN A 3-3
2Qr NANTWICH TOWN H 1-0
3Q GAINSBOROUGH TRINITY A 2-1
4Q YORK CITY H 0-1
2019-20 2Q CURZON ASHTON A 4-4
2Qr CURZON ASHTON H 1-0
3Q HEDNESFORD TOWN A 2-4
2020-21 2Q WHITLEY BAY A 4-2
3Q MARSKE UNITED A 0-1
2021-22 2Q F C UNITED OF MANCHESTER H 1-1
2Qr F C UNITED OF MANCHESTER A 2-0
3Q GUISELEY A 0-1
2022-23 2Q GUISELEY H 2-0
3Q CHORLEY A 1-0
4Q WREXHAM H 1-1
4Qr WREXHAM A 2-3
2023-24 2Q BRADFORD PARK AVENUE H 1-1
2Qr BRADFORD PARK AVENUE A 3-1
3Q WORKSOP TOWN H 1-1
3Qr WORKSOP TOWN A 0-5
2024-25 1Q CAMPION A 1-1
1Qr CAMPION H 3-1
2Q BURY H 0-3
2025-26 PRE PONTEFRACT COLLIERIES A 0-1