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MP calls on locals to back Spartans

Labour MP Ian Lavery has pledged his ‘full support’ to Blyth Spartans supporters as concern grows over the future of the Northern Premier League club.

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
20 October 2024

By Mark Carruthers

CONCERN: Blyth Spartans’ Croft Park home
PIC: Alamy

LABOUR MP Ian Lavery has pledged his ‘full support’ to Blyth Spartans supporters as concern grows over the future of the Northern Premier League club.
Owner and chairman Irfan Liaquat confirmed the Croft Park club were up for sale earlier this week and explained a recent boycott held by fans was one of the key drivers in his decision.
These are troubled times for one of the most famous names in Non-League football as they currently sit bottom of the Northern Premier League Premier Division table and remain in serious ...

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