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A single goal from Villaneuva of Blackburn Rovers was enough to end Blyth Spartans' dreams of glory in the 2008-09 FA Cup.

Non-league side Spartans took on the Premier League team at home on Monday 5 January 2009 in the third round of the competition.

Ged Dalton scored against Bournemouth

Spartans held on bravely until the 58th minute when Villaneuva's strike put Blackburn ahead.

To the disappointment of the hundreds of fans inside the ground the Northumberland team could not drum up an equaliser, despite a late chance for substitute Andrew Wright.

The Spartans' players had been hoping to repeat the glories of the 1977-78 season when the club reached the fifth round of the FA Cup.

That time the cup run was ended by Wrexham in a memorable replay at a packed St James' Park.

Use the links below to see photos from Blyth Spartans' 2008-09 FA Cup run and archive commentary and photos from 1977-78.

2008-09

Spirit of '78

Find out more about Blyth Spartans current cup run and the glory days of 1977-8 with our photos and features.

See some of the club's memorabilia from 1977-8, including photographs and match programmes:

Listen to some of the highlights from the Blyth Spartans v Wrexham game in 1978 at St James' Park, including Blyth's goal and post-match interviews:

Watch a slide show of memorabilia and photos with audio from the Wrexham replay:

See Blyth Spartans players, staff and fans who got the chance to see the FA Cup first-hand at Croft Park: