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Blyth Spartans F.C. are a football club based in Blyth, Northumberland, UK, currently playing in the Northern Premier League. Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Confederation of African Football (CAF) Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) The Current Laws of the Game (LOTG) The Rec. ... Blyth is a town in the district of Blyth Valley, Northumberland, England, lying to the south of the River Blyth. ... The Northern Premier League, known in recent years as the UniBond League under a title sponsorship contract, is one of the three regional English football leagues whose champions are promoted to the Football Conference, currently called the Nationwide Conference. ...

The club was formed in September 1899 and joined the Northumberland League in 1901. In 1907, they joined the Northern Alliance, winning the league title in the 1908-09 and 1912-13 seasons. Success in 1912-13 resulted in the club moving to the North Eastern League, a semi-professional league. They were league champions in 1936-37. In 1958, when the North Eastern League became defunct, Spartans joined the Midland League. In 1964 the club joined the Northern League, turning amateur. They proved to be extremely successful, winning the title ten times in 29 seasons. In the 1993-94 season, the clu decided to turn professional again, and joined the Northern Premier League. 1899 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1901 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1907 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Northern Alliance may refer to: NATO The Afghan Northern Alliance The white supremacist group of Canada The Northern Alliance Radio Network of conservative bloggers This is a disambiguation page â€” a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... 1958 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Northern League can mean: Northern League (baseball) for minor league baseball in the United States and Canada Northern League (football) (Albany Northern League) for the association football league in North East England Northern League (ice hockey) which existed in the late 1970s and early 1980s in Britain. ... The word amateur has at least two connotations. ...

The club gained recognition when they reached the fifth round of the FA Cup in 1977-78. The FA Cups trophy is also known as the FA Cup. ...

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