United paid £20,000 to bring the Bishop Auckland-born forward to St. James' Park in 1978 from non-league Blyth Spartans at the age of 25, as he swapped a career as a Deputy at Horden pit for the ...
When a hero from my youth dies, something is lost. Such a hero was Alan Shoulder, formerly of Newcastle United, Blyth Spartans and so many other northeast football clubs, who passed away today. I’m ...
Blyth Spartans managers of the past and present have paid emotional tributes to club legend Alan Shoulder after he passed away at the age of 71. The former Spartans star earned a fearsome reputation ...