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Spalding United shoot themselves in foot to wreck ‘best performance’

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 ...

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Rayment rues two points dropped for Spalding United despite “great” Rodney debut

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 ...

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Ex-England hero Stuart Pearce wows packed-out South Holland Centre

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 ...

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Clitheroe fires Holbeach United to win, Rodney strike secures Spalding United a draw

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 ...

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Rayment feels Spalding United are ready to take the next step

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 ...

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Five-star Spalding United under-13s get off to perfect start at Deeping

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 ...

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Spalding United snap up ex-Nottingham Forest striker Nialle Rodney

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 ...

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FA Cup scalp lauded as Rayment’s best-ever Spalding United win

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 ...

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Spalding United upset Nantwich in famous FA Cup win

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 – ...

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Rayment rocket for Spalding United players despite nervy Belper victory

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 ...

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Stafford sink Spalding United to end their unbeaten start to season

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 ...

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Spalding United braced for a severe test of their credentials

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 ...

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Rayment rant inspires win as Spalding United dodge FA Cup upset at Radford

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 ...

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Tulips and Tigers safely through after superb away wins in FA Cup

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 ...

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Spalding United chief backs striker Sanders to shine at the Sir Halley

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 ...

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Rayment satisfied with Sheffield FC draw despite seeing Tulips blow 2-0 lead

Sheffield FC 2 Spalding United 2 A debut stunner from Charley Sanders wasn’t enough to earn the Tulips a third Evo-Stik League First Division South win on the spin on Tuesday night. Josh Moreman’s 17th-minute goal gave the Tulips a deserved 1-0 half time lead in the steel city, before Sanders – signed from Wisbech Town on Monday – made ...

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Debut goal from Sanders but Spalding United held in Sheffield

Spalding United couldn’t hold on to their 2-0 lead on Tuesday night as hosts Sheffield FC battled back to earn a 2-2 draw in a cracking Evo-Stik League First Division South contest. Josh Moreman gave the Tulips a 1-0 lead at half time with a free kick on the edge of the box, before new signing Charley Sanders jumped off ...

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Rayment relieved as Spalding United raise their game when it matters most

Spalding United cashed in on a dream start on Saturday as they extend their unbeaten start to the new Evo-Stik League First Division South season to three games with a 2-1 win over Tividale. After dominanting the early stages at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field, Neal Spafford’s second-minute header gave the Tulips the earliest of leads. Pat Rayment’s side ...

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Moreman on target again to end Tulips’ fine first week PLUS round-up, results

Seven points from the opening week is a very satisfactory start to the season for Spalding United. Josh Moreman fired a second-half winner as the Tulips beat Tividale 2-1 at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field. Defender Neal Spafford had headed Pat Rayment’s side ahead  after just two minutes. Tividale, who won 2-0 in the corresponding fixture last February, fashioned ...

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Dynamo power cut off in Tulips’ first win of season

Spalding United paid little attention to Loughborough Dynamo’s six-goal weekend salvo, with a shut-out providing the backbone to a 2-0 win on Tuesday (Aug 18). Josh Moreman (7mins) and Jordan Nuttell (74) got the goals to make it a win and a draw from the Tulips’ first two matches of the Evo-stik First Division South campaign. Loughborough – captained by ex-Tulip ...

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