Northern Premier League

BLYTH SPARTANS 5 GRANTHAM TOWN 1

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
23 April 2017

By Jeff Bowron
CHAMPIONS Blyth Spartans rounded off a magnificent league campaign with another five-goal romp.
Spartan’’ final two games, both on home soil, produced 10 goals and they finish on 101 points and 114 goals.
For Grantham it was a nightmare final week of three defeats after they had lost only once in 29 outings.
Dan Maguire’s hat-trick sunk the Gingerbreads, the first after a bad error in the visitors defence, Jarrett Rivers with the assist. Blyth talisman Robbie Dale made it two with a great finish into the far corner.
Maguire made it three early in the second ...

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