Striker Dan Maguire and defenders Jordan Watson, Nathan Buddle and Michael Liddle have all returned to Croft Park, while JJ O`Donnell has arrived from league rivals Gateshead.

Maguire (pictured), 28, left Blyth to join rivals York City in June 2019.

He decided to make the move into full-time football after making 310 appearances for Spartans, scoring 159 goals.

The talismanic forward joined the club from Seaton Delaval during the 2012/13 season and became a fans favourite.

He had a short spell with FC Halifax Town and has played for the England C team.

He helped York to the play-offs in 2019/20 before switching to league rivals Darlington in July 2020.

The 28-year-old Watson started his career at Sunderland before moving to Blyth in August 2014 where he had a very successful spell being part of the team that reached the Third Round of the FA Cup in 2015.

He moved to Darlington for the first time in the summer of 2016 and upon his return to Blyth in February 2017, he helped them win the Northern Premier League Premier Division title which saw them promoted into the National League North.

He returned to Darlington again in June 2019.

Buddle has returned for his third spell at the club.

The central defender first joined Blyth in 2013 following his release from Hartlepool United before his standout performances in the 2014/15 FA Cup run earned him a move to EFL side Carlisle United.

Buddle spent time at Gateshead before a loan spell back to Croft Park swiftly turned into a permanent one.

The central defender played a massive part in the club’s recent success – including the Northern Premier League and Northumberland Senior Cup double.

He was a part of the squad that reached the National League North play-offs two years ago before joining Spennymoor Town.

With 236 Blyth appearances to his name, Buddle will now add to that tally during the upcoming campaign.

Vastly experienced defender Liddle joined Darlington in May 2019 from Blyth Spartans.

He made 112 appearances for Blyth, netting on 4 occasions and picked up numerous end of year awards for his exploits.

He started his career with Sunderland and had loan spells with Carlisle United, Leyton Orient and Gateshead whilst at the Stadium of Light, and also appeared for Accrington Stanley and Dunston UTS before joining Spartans in 2016.

O`Donnell, 29, completed a remarkable comeback from injury as he featured in the Gateshead starting XI for the first time in two and a half years at the back end of the 2016/17 season.

He initially signed for Gateshead on loan from Luton Town in January 2014 and helped the club reach the Conference Promotion Final at Wembley.

His stoppage time goal against Grimsby Town in the play-off semi-final at the International Stadium is sure to live long in the memory of many a Heed fan and following the end of his loan spell, the then 22-year-old signed for the Tynesiders on a permanent basis.

A rare foot condition then threatened an early retirement for the left-sided player but plenty of hard work helped him get back on his feet with Gateshead keeping him involved through the role of kit manager – a position at the now-National League North he still holds.