14 mins Dale penalty. 0-1

44 mins Maguire header. 0-2

Half time: Blyth 2 Newcastle 0

70 mins McNall shot. 1-2

Full time: Blyth 3 Newcastle 0

Pre-season pitch time (in minutes):

Allan 45+45+60+0=150+1 goal
Arai 0+0+0+45=45
Barrett 45+0+60+26=131
Bondswell 45+45+72+45=207
Brookwell 0+45+30+90=165
Brown 45+45+45+0=135
Carlyon 0+45+0+0=45
Cross 45+45+18+90=198
Crossley 45+0+0+0=45+1 goal
de Bolle 50+45+72+45=212
Ferguson 45+45+18+64=172
Flaherty 45+45+45+78=213
Langley 0+0+0+90=90
Longelo 45+45+18+64=172
McEntee 45+45+30+90=210
Miley 45+0+0+0=45
Oliver 0+45+18+64=127
Savage 45+45+72+45=207
Scott 45+45+30+0=120
Stephenson 45+45+72+26=188+3 goals
Stewart 45+45+0+0=90
Thomson 40+0+45+45=130
Thompson 0+45+45+0=90
Turner 45+0+0+0=45
Turner-Cooke 0+45+0+0=45
Vilca 0+0+30+45=75
White 45+45+45+0=135
Wiggett 45+45+60+12=162
Wilson 45+45+72+26=188
Young 45+45+60+0=150
 

Newcastle's second string continued their pre-season against National North side, Blyth Spartans on Tuesday and they had a tough time at Croft Park.

First team calls-ups meant that Magpies U23 Coach Chris Hogg was without Tom Allan, Joe White, and Jack Young and his side struggled to create a chance worthy of the name throughout the 90 minutes.

Blyth went ahead on 14 minutes after referee Adam Herczeg dubiously deemed that Dan Maguire was impeded inside the box - veteran Robbie Dale netting from the penalty spot. 

That lead looked to have been doubled in the 27th minute when JJ O'Donnell headed a free-kick past Magpies 'keeper Dan Langley, only the linesman to raise his flag to indicate offside.

However the second goal did arrive a minute before the break, Dan Maguire heading home a right wing cross from SJP old boy Nicky Deverdics.

Half time saw a trio of substitutes take to the field for Newcastle, including a trialist identified as 17 year-old Yasin Arai from League Two side Stevenage.