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Mickleover Sports 2 Spalding United 1 Pat Rayment felt his Spalding United side were too light in attack as they slipped to a costly defeat at Evo-Stik League First Division South title rivals Mickleover on Saturday. Jamie Stevens nodded the Tulips ahead inside 35 seconds of the Derbyshire duel, but strikes from Gary Ricketts (21) and Andrew Dales (64) gave ...

Holbeach United saw their FA Vase dream shattered by a 3-2 extra-time defeat against Erith and Belvedere on Saturday, while Spalding United suffered a potentially costly 2-1 loss at Evo-Stik League First Division South title rivals Mickleover Sports. Starting with the Tigers, all looked to be going to plan at Carter’s Park when Lee Dube raced onto a Jake Duffy ...

Spalding United have swooped to sign two young Lincoln City players on loan for a month. Tulips chief Pat Rayment confirmed that short-term deals have been given to midfielder Elliot Hodge and striker Alex Simmons, who both trained at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field on Tuesday night. Hodge is the son of former England, Nottingham Forest and Tottenham left-sider ...

Spalding United 0 Tividale 2 Pat Rayment vowed to dip into the transfer market after seeing his Spalding United side lose their 15-game Evo-Stik League First Division South unbeaten streak against Tividale on Saturday. Goals in each half from Jordan Archer (24) and Richard Huckfield (79) earned the visitors a deserved success at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field – ...

Spalding United Pat Rayment has moved to clarify the futures of first team regulars Mitch Griffiths and Jamie Stevens after reports suggested that they had signed dual registration forms with Holbeach United and Wisbech Town respectively. Dual registration means that a non-contract player can play for either team he’s registered with at any time, but stipulates that they have to ...

By Andrew Tidswell Spalding United player and Elite Sports Academy MD This past weekend saw why having a top class physio at a sporting club is paramount. I must start by echoing everyone’s thoughts in wishing Jonny Allen, of Holbeach United, a very speedy recovery from his horrific double leg break he suffered against Cogenhoe United on Saturday. I’m lucky ...

Pat Rayment wants Ryan Oliver to prove he’s worthy of a regular place in his star-studded Spalding United side. The ex-Deeping Rangers striker, who hasn’t been given too many chances by Rayment since making the switch to the Tulips earlier this season, will start Saturday’s home Evo-Stik League First Division South clash against Tividale on Saturday (3pm). He could be ...

Spalding Utd 2 Rainworth Miners Welfare 0: It was not a pretty match for supporters to watch, but nevertheless productive for the Tulips who picked up another three points at the Sir Halley Stewart Field and regained fourth spot in Evo-Stik League Division One South. The Tulips are now on a 14-game unbeaten run in league and cup, their last defeat being in the ...

Spalding United manager Pat Rayment is considering bolstering his squad after a costly Lincolnshire Senior Trophy defeat at Stamford on Tuesday. The Tulips head to Evo-stik Division One South leaders Newcastle Town on Saturday with serious concerns over Mitch Griffiths (ankle), Jordan Nuttell (dead leg) and Jordan Hempenstall (knee). All three hobbled off in the 1-0 loss at Stamford – ...

Tom Waumsley scored again as Spalding United stretched their unbeaten league run to 14 matches with a 2-0 win over Rainworth Miners Welfare. The striker – also on target last weekend in the draw with Norton United – put the Tulips’ noses in front on 47 minutes. However, home fans were only able to breathe easy in the 89th minute when ...

Spalding United host lowly Rainworth Miners Welfare on Saturday (3pm) looking to push their unbeaten league run close to four months. The Tulips were last beaten in the league on October 4, at Sheffield FC. In 20 league and cup matches since then, the Tulips have won 15, drawn 4 and lost just once. However, Pat Rayment’s side got out of ...

Column by Spalding United striker Andrew Tidswell: The big local sporting news last week was the saga that arose at Spalding United. On the eve of the first team’s long away journey to Norton United, manager Pat Rayment handed in his resignation to the club, seemingly ending his three-year tenure. Fast forward 24 hours and I’m standing in the centre ...

Norton United 2 Spalding United 2: Pat Rayment – who quit as Spalding boss on Friday – was back in the dugout to see Tom Waumsley grab a last-gasp equaliser and extend the Tulips’ unbeaten league run to 13 matches. Just five minutes earlier, Lee Clarke had given Spalding hope with a goal to bring it back to 2-1. Norton had ...

Buoyant Spalding United boss Pat Rayment reckons that his charges are one of three sides capable of winning the Evo-Stik League First Division South title. Rayment believes that the Tulips are battling with Mickleover Sports and Leek Town for top spot, with current leaders Sutton Coldfield Town and second-placed Newcastle Town not on his radar. Spalding, Mickleover and Leek all ...

Pat Rayment insists change must happen to the structure of Spalding United if he is to remain as manager. Rayment tendered his resignation on Friday and said publicly that he had had enough of an ongoing boardroom struggle. However, his resignation was not accepted by the club and after a lengthy day of discussions he remained in charge. Club chairman ...

Spalding United manager Pat Rayment dropped a bombshell by quitting on Friday. He blames off-the-field issues at the club, which now has just two board members. It could hardly be any other reason as the Tulips have been on a long unbeaten run (11 wins, two draws) which has rocketed them to fourth in Evo-Stik First Division South – the highest position in the club’s ...

Holbeach United 3 Kempston Rovers 0 Joint boss John Chand reckons that the UCL Premier Division title race turned in Holbeach United’s favour on Saturday. A Jake Duffy double (35 & 63) and a further strike from Jamie Clarke (39) eased the Tigers to all three points at Carter’s Park against a Kempston Rovers side that had won four on ...

Spalding United 2 Sheffield FC 0 First-half strikes from Jordan Hempenstall and Mitch Griffiths fired Spalding United to a richly-deserved victory over Sheffield FC on Saturday. Hitman Hempenstall opened the scoring with a clever low finish on 20 minutes, before turning provider for wing wizard Griffiths to curl home a trademark second just before half time. The Tulips had a ...

The world’s oldest football club – Sheffield FC – are Spalding United’s visitors at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field on Saturday (3pm). The Tulips lost 4-3 in the Evo-Stik League First Division South reverse back on October 4, but haven’t been beaten in the league since. Their record in all competitions since then is remarkable, with 14 wins, three ...

Spalding United 4 Barwell 1 Relentless Spalding United delivered a real statement of intent on Tuesday night as they humbled higher-graded Barwell to march into the last eight of the Doodson Sport Cup. Another double from Andrew Tidswell (17 and 87) and further strikes from Mitch Griffiths (24) and Lewis Webb (90) fired the Tulips to glory against a Barwell side ...