Cornish began playing in the Ebac Northern League whilst at Durham University, and featured for sides such as Newcastle Benfield, Whitley Bay and Consett AFC.

While studying his Masters` degree in America, Cornish featured for Nova Southeastern University in Florida, and helped the team reach the National semi-finals.

Earlier this year, he began training with USL Championship side Miami FC, before signing for third division side Michigan Stars FC.

Blyth manager Terry Mitchell told http://www.blythspartans.com: “I’m absolutely delighted to have Matty on board with us.

“He’s a fantastic and exciting player who I know very well, I had him at Consett and he played a huge part in getting us to Wembley.”

He added: “He’s a crowd-pleaser and hopefully he can show our fans what he can do”.

Anth Elliott