National League North

City have no answer to rampant Spartans

by
The Non-League Football Paper Team
24 December 2017

YORK C 2
BLYTH SPARTANS 3
By John Featherstone
PATCHED-UP Blyth Spartans made it five wins from six following a 3-2 triumph at struggling York City.
Despite missing leading marksmen Daniel Maguire and Dale Hopson, Spartans still had sufficient firepower to condemn York to a third straight defeat.
Jon Parkin bagged a brace in response, but Martin Gray’s men never looked like getting any reward from a poor home performance.
Blyth went ahead on 25 minutes when Sean Reid converted a penalty after Daniel Rowe tripped Robbie Dale.
Parkin levelled moments later, also from the spot, after Nat...

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