Football
Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Md2-2GGE9Y Word count: 1,008 Full time at the First Cloud Arena, March 16th, 2025, Kidderminster Harriers travelled back to Worcester fresh off a 5-0 dismantling of South Shields, boos rang out as fans faced their worst season in over a decade. To make things worse, Shields would fail to win another game in […]
They may be the most famous non-league football club but Blyth Spartans face reaching their lowest ebb for over 40 years. Senior figures around the club discuss whether the Blyth spirit can rise again? From FA Cup upsets and Senior Cup triumphs, Croft Park has showcased the best of non-league football. But after two turbulent […]
With the rise of social media in the sporting world, Tammi Fairbairn looks at how photography is the perfect way to encapsulate those special moments. Photography is a form of storytelling. However, photography in sport means so much more. The art of photography is essential for documenting high-stakes moments that can be used for marketing, […]
With a history of hatred, hope and heartbreak, Luke Maddison takes a look into one of football’s most fierce and intense derbies of all time. Going back to the 17th century is where the rivalry first started, during the English civil war. This was due to growing frustration that merchants in Royalist Newcastle had advantages […]
Lynden Gooch first visited Wearside at the age of 10 years-old, 17 years later he departed widely known as an ‘adopted Mackem’, representing Sunderland 247 times, scoring the winning goal in Sunderland’s first Wembley win since 1973 and restored the club back into the second tier. Spark Sunderland has had the opportunity to speak to Gooch and talk through his […]
A potentially monumental Mariner’s season: South Shields final push for promotion South Shields Football Club are on the verge of what they see, as a monumental season, one which could see the club achieve history – reaching a tier in the footballing pyramid the football club has never seen since its beginning. The fifth […]
Hearts have been a revelation so far this season and there is a real chance that they could be the first team in over 40 years to break the Old Firm’s grip on the Scottish Premiership. The last team to win the league outside the Old Firm, Rangers and Celtic, was Sir Alex Fergusson’s Aberdeen […]
Peter Dillon’s bar on 36th Street in New York City has become a match-day home for Newcastle United fans, bringing together a mix of Americans and visiting Geordies who watch games, recreate the St James’ Park atmosphere, and often form friendships for life — all from thousands of miles away. Justin, whose mother is from […]
Football isn’t only a game between 22 players on a pitch – it’s also about the game of international power on this planet. Not to mention the love of a Sunderland-born author for his home club and city. Spark’s Ciaran Myers discovered this when he met Guardian journalist Jonathan Wilson. It’s perhaps not often that […]
MATCH REPORT Hyde United 1-3 Hebburn Town A late brace from loanee Kian Forman secured all three points for an on-form Hebburn Town, which added to Campbell Darcy’s equaliser after the Hornets conceded early to a Taylor McMahon goal. Manager Daniel Moore made one change going into the match, with Olly Martin coming into the […]
