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FC United v Blyth Spartans Tuesday 5th September

Posted: Thu 31 Aug, 2017 6:17 am
by Nick Duckett
Tuesday 5th September kick-off 7.45pm
Vanarama National League North
FC United v Blyth Spartans
Broadhurst Park,
Lightbowne Road,
Moston, Manchester M40 0FJ

ADMISSION PRICES: Pay on the Gate
£10 Adults
£6 Concessions
£3 under 18s

MATCH PROGRAMME

The Match programme is priced at £2.00 and is available to buy from sellers outside and inside the ground.

TURNSTILES

This match will be unsegregated and all supporters can gain access to the ground via turnstiles 1-6 at the St. Mary’s Road End of the ground or 9-12 at the Lightbowne Road End.

Turnstile 4 at the St. Mary’s Road End is a designated Donation turnstile which allows supporters to donate money in addition to the normal admission price. The DF Turnstile accepts Adults, Concessions, Juniors entering with a Season Ticket, Match Tickets or cash.

RESERVED SEATING IN THE MAIN STAND

Supporters will be able to reserve seats in one block of the Main Stand on a first come first served basis, by calling the FC United office on Friday on 0161 769 2005. A maximum of 4 seats can be reserved per person. Those who have reserved seating need to collect a voucher from the FC United office accessible through the main reception on the day of the match. These vouchers will only be available until the kick off time of the match.

Re: FC United v Blyth Spartans Tuesday 5th September

Posted: Mon 04 Sep, 2017 7:37 pm
by Paul Hinson
FCUM have won the first five previous meetings against Blyth before drawing the last 0-0.
Blyth Spartans have reached the first round proper of the FA Cup 31 times; the second round 14 times; the third round 4 times, the fourth and fifth rounds once.
Leamington were the 5th bottom of the table club to beat FCUM. The others were Leigh Genesis (February 2009), Durham City (March 2010), AFC Telford United (November 2015 and February 2016) and Bradford PA (November 2016).
FCUM have won 15 of 46 league games at Broadhurst Park (32%), drawing 12 (26%) and losing 19 (42%)
Centre Forward Robert Dale has 185 goals for the Spartans and scored his 100th goal in their opening game of 2012-13. His 37 goals in Blyth’s 2005-06 Unibond Premier title-winning campaign won him the Golden Boot award.
Defender Michael Liddle made a first team appearance for Sunderland in an FA Cup tie against Barrow in January 2010.
Midfielder Lewis Horner was an unused substitute for Inverness Caledonian Thistle when they won the 2015 Scottish Cup Final 2-1 against Falkirk.
9 of Blyth’s 12 points in 2017-18 have come away from home.