Tulips

Ryan Oliver is the man Spalding United boss Pat Rayment has identified to kick-start his stuttering frontline. The 24-year-old striker goes straight into the starting line-up against Newcastle Town on Saturday (Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field, 3pm). And Oliver, who played his final game for Deeping Rangers in a 2-1 Lincs Senior Cup win at Bourne Town on Tuesday, cannot ...

Spalding United cruised through to the FA Cup second round qualifying – eventually. But Holbeach United saw their 100 per cent start to the league season ended with a home defeat. The Tulips saw off Holwell Sports 4-0 to secure their place in Monday’s draw. However, they left it late to reinforce their dominance after hitting a purple patch of three goals ...

Holbeach United Reserves’ first win of the season moved them off the foot of the Premier Division in ChromaSport & Trophies Peterborough and District League. Ironically, their maiden three-point return came on the day the first team’s 100 per cent winning start ended. Omar Joof’s side won 4-2 at Uppingham Town and are replaced at the bottom by Crowland Town, ...

Spalding United have two things on their mind ahead of their FA Cup first qualifying round date with Holwell Sports – prize money and prestige. The Tulips welcome the East Midlands Counties League Premier Division side to the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field on Saturday (3pm) and are expected to progress. When it comes to the FA Cup, Spalding boss ...

Spalding United 5 Kidsgrove Athletic 0 Five-star Spalding United produced one of their best performances in recent memory as they cruised past ten-man Kidsgrove on Saturday. Goals from Mitch Griffiths (17), Lewis Webb (47), Asb Burbeary (57), Jamie Thurlbourne (pen 61) and Andrew Tidswell (79) were the least the Tulips deserved in a one-sided Evo-Stik League First Division South clash. ...

Spalding United’s popular youth section wants to build a home of its own in the town. The Tulips are trying to find about five acres of land to develop for its growing junior set-up. About 200 youngsters are currently involved across its 12 teams and the move is seen as the next sensible step towards growing the junior side of ...

Pat Rayment is adamant that Spalding United have the strongest starting 11 in Evo-Stik League First Division South – when everyone is fit. The Tulips welcome Kidsgrove Athletic to the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field for their fifth league game of the season on Saturday (3pm), but have only four points to their name. Boss Rayment maintains that his side ...

Spalding United 1  Heanor Town 0 A moment of magic from Tom Waumsley kept Spalding United in the FA Cup mix as they saw off a talented Heanor Town outfit on Saturday. Waumsley’s explosive effort four minutes before the break settled the extra preliminary round clash at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field – and banked the Tulips the best ...

There is likely to be a new striker leading Spalding United’s line in Saturday’s FA Cup clash with Heanor Town at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field (3pm). Tulips’ chief Pat Rayment has made recruiting a target man to play with Andrew Tidswell his number one aim after seeing his side pick up only four points from a possible 12 ...

Carlton Town 1  Spalding United 1 Pat Rayment admits that he sounds like a broken record after seeing his Spalding side drop two points at Carlton on Monday. Andrew Tidswell’s 63rd minute strike earned the Tulips their first away point of the Evo-Stik League First Division South campaign, with Aaron Hooton (58) having put the hosts ahead. Having wasted a ...

Spalding United 0 Chasetown 2 An out-of-sorts Spalding United suffered their first home defeat of the Evo-Stik League First Division South season on Saturday as Chasetown deservedly collected all three points. Second-half strikes from Nathan Waite (50) and Dan Edwards (85) sealed the Tulips’ fate at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field, on what was a bad day at the ...

Carlton Town 1 Spalding United 1 Andrew Tidswell’s first goal of the season earned Spalding United their first away point of the Evo-Stik League First Division South campaign on Monday. After a goalless first period, hosts Carlton Town looked set for their first win of the season when they went ahead on 58 minutes through Aaron Hooton. Prolific striker Tidswell ...

Spalding United 4 Brigg Town 1 Spalding United are up and running in Evo-Stik League Division One South after scoring three goals in the final 17 minutes to sink battling Brigg on Tuesday night. All looked to be going to plan for the Tulips when Jamie Thurlbourne fired them ahead on 19 minutes at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing FIeld. ...

Spalding United are looking for their first Evo-Stik League First Division South points of the season tonight (Tuesday) as they play host to Brigg Town at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field (7.45pm). Both sides lost their openers on Saturday, with Spalding slipping to a 2-0 loss at Sutton Coldfield Town and Brigg beaten 3-1 at home by Loughborough Dynamo. ...

Sutton Coldfield Town 2 Spalding United 0 Defiant Spalding United boss Pat Rayment doesn’t think his side have anything to fear in Evo-Stik League First Division South this season – despite seeing them lose their opener on Saturday. Goals from Jordan Tunnicliffe (42) and Justin Richards (83) fired Sutton Coldfield Town to a 2-0 triumph on their artificial 3G pitch, ...

South Holland duo Spalding United and Holbeach United endured mixed fortunes on Saturday. Holbeach cruised to a 5-1 win at Diss Town in the FA Cup, while Spalding slipped to a 2-0 defeat at Sutton Coldfield Town in their Evo-Stik League First Division South opener. Once again Lee Dube was the hero for Holbeach, firing his second hat-trick this week ...

By Andrew Tidswell This weekend sees Spalding United’s return to Evo-Stik League football – with the big kick-off date away at Sutton Coldfield Town on Saturday. It may well be the toughest start we could have hoped for, as Sutton Coldfield play all their home games on an artificial pitch. Having had this pitch for several years, they are well ...

Spalding United make their much-anticipated return to Evo-Stik League First Division South action on Saturday – and nobody is more relieved than boss Pat Rayment. The Tulips kick off with a 210-mile round-trip to Sutton Coldfield Town, who are the only side in the league to play on an artificial surface. Rayment rates the opener as potentially one of the ...

Spalding United 3 Moulton Harrox 0 Three second-half goals steered Spalding United to a hard-fought victory over Moulton Harrox on Thursday as both sides concluded their pre-season schedules. After a goalless first period at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing FIeld, strikes from Jordan Thomas (50), Lewis Webb (81) and Nathan Stainfield (86) sealed a 3-0 triumph for the Tulips. Pat ...

Two of South Holland’s top teams clash at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field tonight (Thursday) as Spalding United play host to Moulton Harrox (7.45pm). The hastily-arranged clash will serve as a final pre-season friendly for both sides ahead of the start of their respective seasons. Entry will be a reduced £3, with fans of both sides encouraged to attend. ...