Tulips

Spalding United 3 Carlton Town 0 An Andrew Tidswell double eased Spalding United to the most comfortable of wins over nine-man Carlton Town on Thursday as they kicked off 2015 in typical style. Star Spalding striker Tidswell put the hosts ahead with a routine rebound finish on 17 minutes and rounded off the victory with a classy third in added ...

Lincoln Utd 1 Spalding Utd 1: Goalkeeper Michael Duggan turned in a five-star performance to ensure the Tulips’ long unbeaten run remained intact at Ashby Avenue on Boxing Day. Duggan was prominent throughout an often bruising encounter but really earned his money in the closing stages as The Whites threw caution to the wind in an attempt to turn home ...

Spalding United supremo Pat Rayment has defended his decision to allow two of his squad to play for Wisbech Town against South Holland rivals Holbeach United on Boxing Day. Rayment has confirmed that both Lewis Webb and Luke Thurlbourne are now dual registered with the Fenmen as he bids to get the duo some game time in the UCL Premier ...

Spalding United and Holbeach United each had good results on Boxing Day. The Tulips extended their unbeaten run in Evo-Stik League First Division South to 11 matches with a 1-1 result at Lincoln United. Still fourth in the table, it keeps them confident ahead of the visit to the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field of league leaders Sutton Coldfield Town ...

Spalding United 2 Loughborough Dynamo 1 Mitch Griffiths’ late winner kept Spalding United’s remarkable winning run alive as they got the better of a game Loughborough side on Saturday. The winger expertly finished off a clever Jordan Hempenstall pass 12 minutes from time at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field to give the Tulips a deserved three points – and ...

Confident Pat Rayment is sure that Spalding United will emerge from a tricky festive period with maximum points. The title-chasing Tulips welcome Loughborough Dynamo to the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field on Saturday (3pm) as they kick off a run of three Evo-Stik League First Division South games in eight days. It’s perhaps the easiest of their Christmas clashes, with ...

Both Spalding United and Holbeach United earned important wins on the final Saturday of football action before Christmas. The Tulips made it nine Evo-Stik League First Division South wins from ten games as they edged out Loughborough Dynamo 2-1 at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field, while Holbeach United moved up to second in the UCL Premier Division with a ...

Spalding United player Lewis Webb is facing Christmas in prison after drink-driving while banned from the roads. The midfielder – who turned 25 today (Wednesday) – was also driving without insurance. He was jailed for eight weeks, disqualified from driving for three years and ordered to pay £80 as a victim surcharge. Webb was joint captain of the Tulips last ...

Pat Rayment reckons that the prospect of playing his Spalding United side will be giving rival Evo-Stik League First Division South teams “nightmares” at the moment. The in-form Tulips visit struggling Market Drayton Town on Saturday (3pm) and will be hot favourites to extend their incredible run of eight wins from their last nine league games. Now just 11 points ...

Spalding United have agreed terms to sign former Peterborough United midfielder Lee Clarke. The former Northern Ireland under-21 international, who has turned out for UCL Premier Division high-fliers Yaxley in recent weeks, is expected to sign forms after training tomorrow night (Thursday). Clarke was the number one target for Spalding supremo Pat Rayment over the summer, but opted for a ...

Spalding United 1 Romulus 0 It’s not just a long, unbeaten league run – it’s a long, winning run. Jordan Hempenstall’s second-half strike proved to be the only goal on Saturday as Spalding United rattled off a fifth straight league win. And that makes it eight wins from nine matches in Evo-Stik League Division One South. The Tulips – last ...

Buoyant Holbeach United have reached the last 32 of the FA Vase. Lee Beeson’s storming 25-yarder early in the first half proved to be the only goal of the third-round match at London Colney on Saturday. Joint managers John Chand and Graham Drury will now be looking to emulate Alan Day’s achievement in 1988/89 of steering the Tigers to the ...

When Jamie Stevens has a big football decision to make, he doesn’t always rely on instinct. He turns to his grandad, “Bushy” Stevens – and when grandad said he should give it a go again at Spalding United, it helped make up the 25-year-old centre-half’s mind. “Jamma” made an about-turn and rejoined the Tulips from Holbeach United last month, having only ...

Stocksbridge Park Steels 0 Spalding Utd 2 by Ray Tucker Victory at Stocksbridge on Saturday sent the Tulips sky-rocketing to their highest ever placing in the Football Association pyramid. The success took the Tulips into fourth position in Division One South (Level four in the pyramid) of the Evo-Stik Northern Premier League with games in hand on three of the ...

  A pair of 2-0 away wins on Saturday kept in-form Spalding United and Hollbeach United on track for success this season. The Tulips leapt up to fourth place in Evo-Stik First Division South play-off spot with victory at lowly Stocksbridge Park Steels, while the Tigers continued their pursuit of the UCL Premier Division title with a win at Eynesbury ...

Doodson Sport Cup 2nd round: Spalding United 5 Coalville Town 1 Pat Rayment has a delicious dilemma going into Saturday’s league match with Romulus (Sir Halley, 3pm). Striker Andrew Tidswell staked his claim for a return to the starting line-up with two goals inside the first eight minutes as the Tulips eased into the Doodson Cup third round on Tuesday ...

Two goals from in-form striker Edgaras Buzas helped Division Two leaders Spalding United Reserves to an impressive 4-0 win at Wittering in ChromaSport and Trophies Peterborough League. Ash West opened the scoring before Jack Wycherley set up Buzas for number two. Buzas made it 3-0 after the break and man of the match Wycherley’s efforts were rewarded with a goal. ...

Satisfied Spalding United boss Pat Rayment believes the 4-0 thrashing of one of their promotion rivals will have other Evo-stik Division One South sides sitting up and taking notice. He rates last Saturday’s demolition of Stafford Rangers – in front of the largest Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field crowd this season – as good as it gets. “I haven’t seen ...

Spalding United climbed one step nearer to the play-off positions in Evo-Stik League Division One South at the Sir Halley Stewart Field on Saturday following a comprehensive 4-0 victory over a fancied Stafford Rangers side. The Tulips leap-frogged their rivals into sixth position with two goals in each half of a competitive encounter enjoyed by 207 fans – the best attendance ...

It was a great day for South Holland’s two premier football sides. Spalding United are now on the very brink of the play-off positions and Holbeach United came from behind twice to seal a place in the third round proper of the FA Vase. The Tulips romped to a 4-0 win over fellow promotion hopefuls Stafford Rangers at the Sir Halley ...