Tulips

Buzzing boss Pat Rayment feels he’s added two key ingredients to his dream Spalding United recipe after snapping up David Bell and Jake Newman. Experienced midfielder Bell, who arrives from Stamford, lists Coventry City, Norwich City, Luton Town, Rushden & Diamonds and Notts County among his former clubs. He also played for King’s Lynn Town last season and once commanded ...

Both Spalding United and Holbeach United have been handed away draws in the third qualifying round of The Emirates FA Cup. Spalding, who won 3-0 at Evo-Stik League First Division South rivals Coalville Town on Saturday, will be hot favourites to progress as they visit Midland League Premier Division side Sporting Khalsa. Based near Walsall, step five Khalsa won 3-2 at ...

Spalding United cruised into the third qualifying round of the Emirates FA Cup on Saturday after seeing off nine-man Evo-Stik League First Division South rivals Coalville Town 3-0. An own goal by Dean Freeman, Nialle Rodney’s overhead kick and a late Josh Moreman penalty fired the Tulips to a victory that will bank them £4,500 in FA prize money. Spalding’s ...

Spalding United cruised into the third qualifying round of The Emirates FA Cup with a fine 3-0 victory at Evo-Stik League First Division South rivals Coalville Town on Saturday. An own goal by Dean Freeman, Nialle Rodney’s overhead kick and a late Josh Moreman penalty fired the Tulips to a victory that will bank them £4,500 in FA prize money. ...

Spalding United boss Pat Rayment admits that Saturday’s Emirates FA Cup trip to league rivals Coalville Town (3pm) is something of a damp squib. Rayment reckons that neither side will be overly inspired by drawing each other in the second qualifying round. But he does believe that his side have a great chance to advance and pull a dream draw with the ...

Frustrated Pat Rayment dubbed his Spalding United side “their own worst enemy” after seeing them twice blow a lead before drawing 2-2 at Basford United on Tuesday night. A double from Josh Moreman (25 & 45) twice put the Tulips ahead in the Evo-Stik League First Division South clash, but two basic errors allowed the hosts to level through Ross ...

Market Drayton Town 1 Spalding United 1 Nialle Rodney scored a great debut goal to earn Spalding United a valuable point at Market Drayton Town after a horrendous journey into deepest Staffordshire on Saturday. The Tulips spent five hours on the road to Greenfields Sports Ground after being gridlocked on the A1 near Grantham – and then having to find ...

Former England international Stuart Pearce was a massive hit at Spalding United’s latest sport celebrity dinner. The ex-Nottingham Forest and Newcastle United defender, capped 78 times by England, answered questions for more than an hour at Spalding’s South Holland Centre on Thursday. Some 250 guests packed onto 25 tables at the bash, which also boasted a three-course dinner, the sale ...

Jake Clitheroe’s first goal of the season earned Holbeach United a 1-0 ChromaSport UCL Premier Division win at Harborough Town on Saturday, while Nialle Rodney’s debut strike secured Spalding United a 1-1 draw at Market Drayton Town in Evo-Stik League First Division South. Starting with the Tigers, winger Clitheroe struck the only goal mid-way through the first half to make ...

Ambitious boss Pat Rayment has no doubt that his Spalding United side are now well-equipped for Step Three football. The Tulips chief has been enormously impressed by the improvements being made behind the scenes at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field – and Saturday’s stunning FA Cup success over Nantwich Town  proved to him that his side can mix it ...

Spalding United under-13s recorded a good battling 5-0 win at Deeping Blue under-13s on Sunday as they made their debut in Division Two of the Peterborough District and Junior Alliance League following last season’s promotion. The Tulips took the lead on four minutes when Alfie Anderson headed home a rebound from Ryan Thomas’ shot. It was 2-0 on 13 minutes ...

Spalding United have made an eye-catching move to sign former Nottingham Forest striker Nialle Rodney. The 24-year-old, who also lists Bradford City, Lincoln City, AFC Telford United and Hartlepool United among his former clubs, signed terms at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field last night (Tuesday). A striker that can also play wide like current leading scorer Josh Moreman, Spalding boss ...

Spalding United 1 Nantwich Town 0 Josh Moreman’s brilliant first-half goal was enough to earn Spalding United an impressive Emirates FA Cup scalp on Saturday. The speedy striker netted on 20 minutes at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field to dump Evo-Stik League Premier Division big-hitters Nantwich Town out of the competition. The win banks the Tulips £3,000 in prize ...

Josh Moreman’s first-half goal earned Spalding United an impressive FA Cup scalp as they upset Nantwich Town 1-0 on Saturday. The striker notched on 28 minutes at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field to sink a Nantwich side that are riding high in the Evo-Stik League’s Premier Division. The victory earns Pat Rayment’s side £3,000 in FA prize money – ...

Spalding United 2 Belper Town 1 A classy late goal from Charley Sanders was enough to edge Spalding United past nine-man Belper Town on Tuesday night – but boss Pat Rayment was left far from happy. Sanders finished off the best move of the Evo-Stik League First Division South match six minutes from time at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing ...

Spalding United 1 Stafford Rangers 2 Unbeaten Stafford Rangers handed Spalding United their first defeat of the new Evo-Stik League First Division South season on Saturday as they bagged a goal in each half at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field. Striker Ben Haseley struck in the 17th minute to give the visitors a deserved half-time lead, before Nathan Rooney’s ...

Pat Rayment rates Spalding United’s next three games as the biggest of his near four-year reign as manager. The fifth-placed Tulips welcome fellow unbeaten Evo-Stik League First Division South title hopefuls Stafford Rangers to the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field on Saturday (3pm), before also hosting big-hitters Belper Town on Tuesday (7.45pm). The third of three huge home games is ...

Radford 1 Spalding United 2 Boss Pat Rayment was forced to read the riot act to his Spalding United side at half-time on Saturday as they came from behind to stay in The Emirates FA Cup after a scare at lower-graded Radford. Rayment’s blast was specifically aimed at his three-man strike force of Tom Waumsley, Jordan Nuttell and Josh Moreman ...

Both Spalding United and Holbeach United kept their FA Cup runs going on Saturday with impressive victories on the road. Holbeach earned a fine 1-0 derby win at UCL Premier Division rivals Wisbech Town, while Spalding came from behind to see off hosts Radford 2-1. Starting with the Tigers, Gary King’s 62nd-minute effort was the least they deserved as they ...

New Spalding United striker Charley Sanders has been backed to find his feet at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field. Sanders, who lists the likes of King’s Lynn Town, Boston United and Holbeach United among his former clubs, joined the Tulips from Wisbech Town on Monday. Physically powerful and capable of scoring prolifically, the striker will provide competition for Michael ...