Blyth Town Football Club is a
football
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club based in
Blyth, Northumberland
Blyth () is a town and civil parish in southeast Northumberland, England. It lies on the coast, to the south of the River Blyth and is approximately northeast of Newcastle upon Tyne. It has a population of about 37,000, as of 2011.
The port o ...
, England. They are currently members of and play at the South Newsham Playing Fields.
History
The original Blyth Town was established in 1995 as a junior club, initially having three boys teams.
[Club History]
Blyth Town F.C. They gradually expanded to more age groups, and added both men's and women's adult teams in 2002, with the men's team entering Division Two of the
Northern Alliance
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[ The club won Division Two at the first attempt, earning promotion to Division One. In 2004–05 they finished as Division One runners-up and were promoted to the Premier Division.][Blyth Town]
Northern League
In 2015, the first team broke away from the main club to become a separate organisation.[ After winning the Premier Division and Challenge Cup again in 2015–16,][ they were promoted to Division Two of the Northern League. In 2017 the breakaway club was renamed Blyth AFC.][ The 2017–18 season saw them win the Division Two title, earning promotion to Division One.][ After a fifth-place finish in their first season, they were promoted to Division One. The following season saw them win the Division One title, resulting in promotion to the Premier Division. In 2021 the club were promoted to Division Two of the Northern League. Blyth Town entered the ]FA Vase
The Football Association Challenge Vase, usually referred to as the FA Vase, is an annual football competition for teams playing in Steps 5 and 6 of the English National League System (or equivalently, tier 9 or 10 of the overall English footbal ...
for the first time in 2021–22.
Ground
The club originally played at the South Newsham Playing Fields. They applied for permission to build a 150-seat stand and install floodlights in 2014, but the application was rejected by local councillors. However, the rejection was overturned after the club appealed. In February 2018 the breakaway club moved to Woodhorn Lane in Ashington due to issues with the pitch at South Newsham Playing Fields. The original club remained at South Newsham Playing Fields.
Honours
Blyth Town
*Northern Alliance
**Premier Division champions 2013–14, 2014–15
**Division One champions 2018–19
**Division Two champions 2002–03
**Challenge Cup winners 2014–15
**George Dobbins League Cup winners 2014–15
Blyth AFC
*Northern League
**Division Two champions 2017–18
*Northern Alliance
**Premier Division champions 2015–16
**Challenge Cup winners 2015–16
Records
*Best FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, more commonly known as the FA Cup, is an annual knockout football competition in men's domestic English football. First played during the 1871–72 season, it is the oldest national football competi ...
performance: Preliminary round, 2018–19[
*Best ]FA Vase
The Football Association Challenge Vase, usually referred to as the FA Vase, is an annual football competition for teams playing in Steps 5 and 6 of the English National League System (or equivalently, tier 9 or 10 of the overall English footbal ...
performance: Second qualifying round, 2017–18[
*Record attendance: 1,105 vs ]Blyth Spartans
Blyth Spartans Association Football Club is a football club based in Blyth, Northumberland. They are currently members of and play at Croft Park.
They were founded in September 1899 by Fred Stoker, who was the club's first secretary before fo ...
, Northumberland Senior Cup
The Northumberland Senior Cup, officially named the Techflow Marine Senior Cup, is an annual football competition held between the clubs of the Northumberland Football Association which was first played in 1884. It is the senior county cup for t ...
semi-final, 2016–17[About]
Blyth A.F.C.
*Most goals: Gary Day, 34[
]
References
External links
Official website
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Football clubs in England
Football clubs in Northumberland
Association football clubs established in 1995
1995 establishments in England
Northern Football Alliance
Northern Football League
Association football clubs disestablished in 2018
2018 disestablishments in England
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