Tulips

South Holland duo Spalding United and Holbeach United earned 1-1 draws in tricky away games at Chasetown and AFC Rushden and Diamonds respectively on Saturday. In Evo-Stik League First Division South, Spalding had to come from a goal down to keep their unbeaten run going against a side that beat them 2-0 in the reverse fixture. Lee Butler gave the ...

Man-of-the-moment Tom Waumsley is hoping to fire Spalding United to promotion from Evo-Stik League First Division South this season. The young striker, signed from South Holland rivals Holbeach United in the summer, has been an absolute revelation for the Tulips in recent weeks. His eight goals have clinched vital points for Pat Rayment’s side, including notable winners both home and ...

Chuffed Pat Rayment reckons his Tulips are beginning to hit top form after seeing them take a strong Soham Town Rangers side apart 6-1 in the FA Trophy on Saturday. Despite falling behind to an early Jordan Gent strike (16) at Julius Martin Lane, Spalding roared back to lead 2-1 at half time thanks to goals from Ryan Oliver (24) ...

Spalding United came from a goal down to crush hosts Soham Town Rangers 6-1 in the FA Trophy on Saturday as their fantastic form continued. Jordan Gent fired Soham into a 16th-minute lead, but the Tulips turned that around to lead 2-1 at the break thanks to goals from Ryan Oliver (24) and Lewis Webb (41). If that was impressive ...

After three Evo-Stik League First Division South wins on the spin, Spalding United’s sights now turn to the FA Trophy and an away date with Soham Town Rangers on Saturday (3pm). That sees boss Pat Rayment reunited with former team-mate Steve Fallon, who is in charge of the Greens and goes back more than 30 years with the Spalding supremo. ...

Rainworth Miners Welfare 1 Spalding United 4 Tom Waumsley was the toast of the Tulips again as his hat-trick inspired Spalding to their third Evo-Stik League First Division One South success on the trot. Jamie Thurlbourne fired Pat Rayment’s side into a third-minute lead in Nottinghamshire on Tuesday night, only for Craig Mitchell to hit back immediately for hosts Rainworth. ...

Holbeach United face the unusual prospect of two games in as many days this week – and angry boss Graham Drury admits that tonight’s (Tuesday) UCL Premier Division clash with Sleaford Town will take priority. The Tigers make the trip to Eslaforde Park as league leaders following Saturday’s 2-1 win over Eynesbury Rovers and will be favourites to take another ...

Spalding United 2 Coalville Town 1 Battling Spalding United completed an Evo-Stik League First Division South double over a talented Coalville Town thanks to Tom Waumsley’s winner on Saturday. In a game that took a while to ignite, leading scorer Andrew Tidswell gave the Tulips a half-time lead with a clinical finish just before the break. Coalville bossed the early ...

By Andrew Tidswell (Spalding United player and Elite Sports Academy MD) Although the season has only really just begun, we at Spalding United find ourselves looking for solutions. With just a handful of league games gone in Evo-Stik League First Division South, it is not a time to panic – or get carried away. Many times we have seen promoted ...

Spalding United 2 Gresley 1 Marcus Ebdon admitted that he was “as happy as Larry” as Kern Miller’s powerful late header earned Spalding United an unlikely win over a talented Gresley side on Tuesday night. Andrew Tidswell had earlier fired the Tulips ahead in the Evo-Stik League First Division South clash with an absolute scorcher on six minutes, before Mitch ...

Sheffield FC 4 Spalding United 3 Bemused Pat Rayment lamented four uncharacteristic defensive gaffes as he saw his Spalding United side end up on the wrong side of a seven-goal thriller at Sheffield FC on Saturday. Ashley Longstaff’s double (11 & 46) and a Reece White (48) put hosts Sheffield in a seemingly dominant position in the Evo-Stik League First ...

A sterling Spalding United comeback fell just short on Saturday as they were beaten 4-3 at Sheffield FC in Evo-Stik League First Division South. Ashley Longstaff’s double (11 & 46) and a Reece White (48) put hosts Sheffield in a seemingly dominant position at The BT Local Stadium, but Andrew Tidswell (54) hit back for Pat Rayment’s side. The Tulips ...

Pat Rayment wants to add more young blood to his Spalding United squad after releasing experienced duo Peter Bore and Ash Burbeary this week. The Tulips chief confirmed on Tuesday that forward Burbeary and right back Bore had been told they were no longer required at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field. Both started Saturday’s FA Cup loss at Norton ...

Norton United 2 Spalding United 1 Deflated Spalding United boss Pat Rayment feels that his players let the club down as they wasted a “massive opportunity” in the FA Cup on Saturday. A late penalty from Norton’s Tom Fogg (85) sent the Tulips crashing out of the competition at the second qualifying round – the same stage they exited at ...

Spalding United’s exciting run in the FA Cup ended on Saturday as they were beaten 2-1 at Evo-Stik League First Division South rivals Norton United. Glynn Blackhurst put the hosts ahead on 14 minutes in Staffordshire, but an own goal from Tom Winkle levelled matters ten minutes before the break. The tie looked set to go to a replay as ...

Norton United will be quaking in their boots after seeing Spalding United’s result on Tuesday night. That’s the view of Tulips supremo Pat Rayment, who is full of confidence ahead of Saturday’s FA Cup second round qualifying tie in Staffordshire (3pm). The above mentioned 6-0 romp at Loughborough Dynamo moved Spalding four points clear of 15th-placed Norton in the Evo-Stik ...

Junior football: Spalding United youth round-up Sam East fired a late winner to earn Spalding United Blue under-15s an exciting 3-2 win over Wisbech Yellow under-15s at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field. In what was their first game at the Sir Halley this season, Spalding started slowly and fell behind. But they were soon level when Jake Hollis used ...

Loughborough Dynamo 0 Spalding United 6 Proud Pat Rayment saluted the best result of his near three-year tenure as Spalding United boss on Tuesday night as his side obliterated Evo-Stik League First Division South leaders Loughborough Dynamo 6-0. The terrific Tulips led 2-0 at the break thanks to goals from Ash Burbeary (13) and Andrew Tidswell, before Mitch Griffiths (53 ...

Spalding United 1 Newcastle Town 2 Pat Rayment bemoaned a “joke decision” as a hugely controversial penalty helped Newcastle Town end Spalding United’s five-game unbeaten run on Saturday. All looked to be going to plan in the Evo-Stik League First Division South clash when Andrew Tidswell fired in a superb 15th-minute opener. Town hit back on 32 minutes with a ...

Ash Fuller hit a hat-trick as ChromaSport UCL Premier Division leaders Holbeach United won 5-0 at Wellingborough Town on Saturday. And there was two goals for Jamie Clarke on his debut for the Tigers. The Doughboys had been looking for their fourth straight win but it never looked likely as Fuller and Clarke’s first goals either side of half-time put ...