Blyth Spartans launch crowd funding appeal to help secure the immediate future of the club

Blyth Spartans have this week decided to launch a crowd funding appeal to help secure the immediate future of the club.

They currently sit 22nd (bottom) of the Northern Premier League – Premier Division, with 17 points from 30 games played and are 18 points from safety.

They have launched a crowd funding appeal with the target is £25,000, a club who are really struggling on and off the pitch.

Football Clubs can go through peaks and troughs naturally but this seems like a free fall due to poor ownership/management.

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Blyth Spartans AFC have launched a crowd funding appeal to help secure the immediate future of the club. https://t.co/4zdq8wzGFj#YourCommunityClub pic.twitter.com/d9GakRIHZd

— Blyth Spartans (@Blyth_Spartans) February 20, 2025

CLUB STATEMENT:

Blyth Spartans AFC have launched a crowd funding appeal to help secure the immediate future of the club.

The club stands at a crucial crossroads and we’re raising funds to secure the future of this historic Club. With a rich history and deep community roots, the club faces financial challenges that threaten its existence.

It is now just over three months since majority ownership of Blyth Spartans AFC was transferred over to the Community Interest Company (CIC) established for the purpose of safeguarding the existence of the club on behalf of supporters and the wider community.

Prior to our establishment of the CIC there was a real prospect of the club entering administration, and possibly even worse, liquidation. We, as a Community, came together to rescue the Club but now we face a new challenge as now we have a much clearer picture of the financial position of the club. What has become clear is that it is not sustainable.

In addition to the support shown by the Fans and local businesses in the form of sponsorship, members of the CIC have taken up the shortfall to pay wages over the last 3 months.

That is not sustainable, and we need urgently to close the gap between income and expenditure. We want to develop a five-year plan to rebuild this club and restore it, sustainably to former glories. We will do that, and we will involve the supporters and the community in the process of shaping what the future looks like, but first, we must survive!

With your support, we can preserve this historic club and ensure it continues to bring lasting benefits for generations to come.

Fans react as Blyth Spartans launch a crowd funding appeal to help secure the immediate future of the club…

@beardywxm: Fingers crossed for you guys, wishing you the best. Keep fighting.

@AndyClark22: If only there was a multi billion pound football club half an hour away that could resolve this in seconds…

@cyp_toon: So sad it’s came to this, remember SJP Vs Wrexham record attendance there

@stfcmartin23: A new owner with new hope ends in multiple relegations and this. Very sad times for Blyth Spartans fingers crossed they bounce back from this!

@easthullmagpie: Let’s hope the club gets the help it needs to survive 🙏

@_GeorgeFearnley: The lower leagues of this rich footballing country are breaking whilst the top looks on.

@EmmaGroundGuide: Blyth, Farsley, Whitby, Nuneaton, Bamber Bridge. All have launched crowdfunders this season and that’s just off the top of my head. Football in this country really is a mess, Should it really be up to the fans to help out every time? #nonleague

@RokerReport: Good luck to Blyth Spartans 👏🏼 Many ex @AcademyOfLight players have spent time there honing their craft over the years. In fact, there are current Spartans players who had pro deals @ #SAFC Would be great for the football community to come together in their time of need.

@TomJones1875: To all @BCFC fans, now we’re riding the crest of a wave, how about supporting this great club who’ve had an even worse time than us since giving us a run for our money in the FA Cup a few years ago #BCFC #KRO

@fearlessidzine: Please consider giving anything you can for a club who are famous part of #WxmAFC history back in the late 70s. Obviously we’ve played them in the FA Cup in recent years, and their fans were a great bunch. We can sympathise with their plight.

@HOLLA1977: It’s sad to see what has happened up at Blyth Spartans, club seems to be really struggling on & off the pitch. Football Clubs can go through peaks and troughs naturally but this seems like a free fall due to poor ownership/management. Hopefully they can get back on track. 🤞🏼⚽️

@silkmenarmy: You’re quite far adrift so if you just cling on for the rest of this season in whatever way you can, you’ll be able to reset in the summer in step 4 which at least is better than burning years at step 5/6. Wishing you the best from Macc fans who went through struggles 5 years ago

@ben_wrecsam: Wishing you guys all the very best, @VancityReynolds @RMcElhenney anything you can do given @Wrexham_AFC’s history with the Spartans? 2 ex wrexham players in their current squad too.

@andyhughes1610: How the hell has it got to this?

@Hopey_Media: @Blyth_Spartans @FarsleyCelticFC @BamberBridgeFC all lover league clubs with crowdfunding campaigns set up to ensure their future. Add in the league two clubs like us who are in trouble. Yet people disagree with a football regulator! #SaveEnglishFootball ❤️

Blyth Spartans are a club steeped in history across the Non League scene.

Please help in any form you can and support a big non league community club 💙

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— Macclesfield FC (@thesilkmen) February 21, 2025