Tulips

Spalding United hope to welcome back midfielder Sam Murphy for the trip to Rugby Town on Saturday (3pm). Fourth-placed Spalding go into the game on a four-game winning streak in Evo-Stik League First Division South, with new boss Marcus Ebdon yet to taste defeat in a league match during his reign. Rugby find themselves 19th in the table – but ...

Spalding United 1 Coalville Town 0 A trademark Josh Moreman screamer earned Marcus Ebdon his most impressive Spalding United win yet on Tuesday night. Top scorer Moreman rifled home his 15th goal of the season to sink second-placed Coalville Town in an absorbing Evo-Stik League First Division South clash at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field. The wing wizard smashed ...

Spalding United 5 Carlton Town 3 Jake Newman helped himself to a hat-trick in a thrilling contest as Marcus Ebdon enjoyed a winning start to life as Spalding United manager. It was smash-and-grab stuff from the Tulips against Carlton Town at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field on Saturday with three goals in the last seven minutes – but the ...

A second-half strike from Matt Rose earned Spalding United Reserves an underwhelming 1-1 draw at Whittley Athletic Reserves on Saturday. Despite coming from a goal down to grab a point in the ChromaSport PDFL Division One clash, The Tulips were left disappointed that they couldn’t turn their overwhelming posession into three points. It was smash and grab for Whittlesey in ...

South Holland’s top two footballing sides endured mixed fortunes on Saturday. Spalding United beat Carlton Town 5-3 in an Evo-Stik League First Division South thriller, while Holbeach United lost 4-1 at Walsall Wood in the FA Vase. Starting with the Tulips, Jake Newman and Nathan Stainfield put them 2-0 up early on in Marcus Ebdon’s first game as permanent boss. ...

by Andrew Tidswell Elite Sports Academy MD and Holbeach Utd player/coach The old saying ‘time doesn’t stand still’ is only too true when you talk about the football scene in Spalding. Since the last column I wrote, we had confirmation that Pat Rayment walked away from his role as Spalding United manager. In his time at the club, Pat led ...

It’ll be business as usual at Spalding United after Marcus Ebdon and Danny Hussey committed their long-term futures to the club on Tuesday night. Former Everton and Peterborough United winger Ebdon, who was number two under ex-boss Pat Rayment, has agreed a deal to become the Tulips’ new manager. Hussey, who was player/coach under the old regime, has also decided ...

Boss Kev Nottingham was left scratching his head wondering how Spalding United Reserves failed to earn at least a point from his Saturday’s 3-2 home defeat against Wittering Town. Two weeks without a game showed in the early stages at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field, as the hosts went 2-0 down inside 15 minutes of the ChromaSport PDFL Division ...

Leek Town 0 Spalding United 3 Danny Hussey heaped praise on his resurgent Spalding United side after seeing them sweep aside hosts Leek Town 3-0 on Saturday. Goals from Jake Newman (24), Paul Walker (57) and Josh Moreman (71) were enough to elevate the Tulips into sixth place in the Evo-Stik League First Division South table – just one position ...

Spalding United and Holbeach United both bounced back from midweek losses as they earned impressive away wins on Saturday. The Tulips were 3-0 winners at Leek Town in Evo-Stik League First Division South, while the Tigers won 2-1 at Kirby Muxloe to progress in the ChromaSport UCL Knockout Cup. Starting with Spalding, goals from Jake Newman (14), Paul Walker (57) ...

Talented Spalding United teenager Jonny Lockie has earned a trial with Premier League side Leicester City. Lockie, who has been banging the goals in for the Tulips’ under-18 and Reserves sides this season, recently made his debut for the first team. His trial with The Foxes will take place around Christmas time – and the 16-year-old admits that he’s excited ...

Spalding United 0 Matlock Town 0 (Matlock win 4-3 on penalties) Caretaker boss Marcus Ebdon admitted that his future with Spalding United will soon be decided after watching his side exit The Integro Doodson League Cup on Tuesday night. The Tulips drew 0-0 with Evo-Stik League Premier Division outfit Matlock Town at the Sir Halley Stewart, but were beaten 4-3 ...

Spalding United 5 Newcastle Town 0 Life after Pat Rayment began perfectly for Spalding United as they returned to winning ways with a thumping 5-0 win over Newcastle Town on Saturday. Marcus Ebdon and Danny Hussey couldn’t have wished for a better start to their first game in caretaker charge of the Tulips, with Josh Moreman putting the hosts ahead ...

Pat Rayment has left his position as Spalding United manager by mutual consent after admitting that he’s taken the club as far as he can. The move was announced today (Wednesday), but the decision was taken at a Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field meeting on Tuesday night. Rayment’s exit ends a hugely successful near-four year stint as Tulips chief, during ...

Spalding United Orange under-12s have plenty of reasons to celebrate so far this season. On the pitch, the young Tulips have been in fantastic form in the Peterborough District Junior Alliance League. They sit second in Division Four after winning five of their six games – and have also made progress in the Hereward Cup. Off the pitch, they’ve been ...

Spalding United 1 Daventry Town 2 Pat Rayment experienced a first in his near four-year reign as Spalding United boss on Saturday as he saw his side beaten for the third league game on the trot. Daventry Town handed the Tulips a 2-1 Evo-Stik League First Division South defeat at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field, despite a goal from ...

Pat Rayment experienced a first in his near four-year reign as Spalding United boss on Saturday as he saw his side beaten for the third game on the trot. Daventry Town handed the Tulips a 2-1 Evo-Stik League First Division South defeat at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field, despite a goal from Jamie Graham on his full debut. The ...

Pat Rayment insists that he never had any intention of leaving his role as Spalding United manager. With Rayment deciding to watch Tuesday’s 3-0 Evo-Stik League First Division South loss against Shaw Lane Aquaforce from the stand, the Tulips felt compelled to release a statement denying any “rumours” that their boss was stepping down (click here to read it). The ...

Spalding United chairman Andy Gay has refuted speculation that boss Pat Rayment is to leave the club. A few rumours of his exit circulated on Twitter after Rayment decided to watch Tuesday’s 3-0 Evo-Stik League First Division South game from the stand behind the goal – and he even spent half time in the Tulips Social Club bar. But Gay ...

Spalding United 0 Shaw Lane Aquaforce 3 Three goals in 15 first-half minutes handed Spalding United a sobering 3-0 defeat against Evo-Stik League First Division South promotion rivals Shaw Lane Aquaforce on Tuesday night. Having looked the better side early on at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field, the Tulips were left shell-shocked by strikes from Gavin Allott (22), Joe ...