FA CUP 5TH ROUND REPLAY
Monday, February 27th, 1978
Blyth Spartans 1 Wrexham 2






Below is how both teams reported on the game in the programmes from their next matches.  Click the images to enlarge.
18/03/1978 Blyth Spartans 1 Blue Star 0 (Northumberland Senior Cup)
21/03/1978 Blyth Spartans 1 Spennymoor United 0 (Northern League Cup)
27/03/1978 Blyth Spartans 3 West Auckland 2 (Northern League)
Blyth played two minor cup games at home not long after they were knocked out of the FA Cup by Wrexham.  I haven't seen programmes from either of those games but they may contain some coverage of the Wrexham matches.

Blyth's first home league game following their cup exit was against West Auckland.  One page containing three photographs was the only place the FA Cup was mentioned.
04/03/1978 Wrexham 2 Exeter City 1
In his programme notes for the league game against Exeter City, Wrexham manager Arfon Griffith's stated that he had "never known a night like it", in reference to the atmosphere at Newcastle's St. James' Park.

Elsewhere in the programme, the national newspapers were full of praise for Blyth's achievements.