Pat Rayment experienced a first in his near four-year reign as Spalding United boss on Saturday as he saw his side beaten for the third game on the trot.
Daventry Town handed the Tulips a 2-1 Evo-Stik League First Division South defeat at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field, despite a goal from Jamie Graham on his full debut.
The striker put the Tulips ahead on 42 minutes – and they almost doubled their lead on the hour when Nathan Stainfield’s header came back off the bar.
It all began to go wrong on 72 minutes, when sub Kieran Fitzgerald levelled for Daventry with a header from Joe Curtis’ corner.
Nabil Shariff then fired the visitors ahead three minutes from time, leaving the Tulips down in 12th place.
They will hope to end that run when they welcome Newcastle Town to the Sir Halley next Saturday (3pm).
Meanwhile, Holbeach United came from behind to win 3-1 against Desborough Town in the ChromaSport UCL Premier Division thanks to goals from Josh Ford (2) and Nick Jackson. Read the full report here.
In the ChromaSport PDFL, South Holland trio Moulton Harrox, Pinchbeck United and Holbeach United Reserves all progressed in the PFA Senior Cup.
Harrox won 4-2 at Sawtry, while Pinchbeck needed penalties to see off hosts AFC Stanground after a 2-2 draw. Ian Dunn’s side won the shoot-out 5-4.
Holbeach Reserves also progressed on penalties as they drew 3-3 at title-chasing Peterborough Sports Reserves. Omar Joof’s side won 4-2 on spot-kicks.
More football online throughout the week at www.spaldingvoice.co.uk and extensive coverage will be in Thursday’s edition of The Spalding and South Holland Voice.
RESULTS
Evo-Stik League
First Division South: Market Drayton Town 2 Romulus 0; Rugby Town 1 Leek Town 0; Spalding United 1 Daventry Town 2; Tividale 1 Chasetown 1.
ChromaSport UCL
Premier Division: Harborough Town 4 Huntingdon Town 1; Holbeach United 3 Desborough Town 1; Kirby Muxloe 0 Deeping Rangers 0; Leicester Nirvana 4 Peterborough NS 2; Newport Pagnell Town 4 Boston Town 3; Wellingborough Town 1 Oadby Town 1.
ChromaSport PDFL
Premier Division: Langtoft United 1 Netherton United 6; Leverington Sports 0 Peterborough ICA Sports 1; Whittlesey Athletic 9 Riverside 1.
Division One: Kings Cliffe 2 Oundle Town 2; Moulton Harrox Res 1 Stamford Lions 1; Netherton United Res 4 Baston 3; Warboys Town 0 Wisbech Town Res 1; Wittering 2 Stamford Belvedere 1; Langtoft United Res 4 Whittlesey Athletic Res 2.
Division Two: Netherton United A 1 Glinton & Northborough 1; Parkway Eagles 4 Leverington Sports Res 4; Thorney Res 1 Whittlesey Athletic A 3.
Division Three: Eye United 3 Bretton North End 1; Farcet United 9 Whittlesey Athletic B 0; Stilton United Res 2 Thorpe Wood Rangers 3.
Division Four: FC Peterborough 3 Netherton United B 0; Huntingdon Rovers 3 Tydd St Mary Res 1; Parkway Eagles Res 1 Warboys Town Res 2; Stamford Belvedere Res 2 Sutton Bridge United Res 1; Whaplode Drove 3 Long Sutton Athletic Res 1.
Division Five: Feeder 9 Wittering Res 1; Holbeach United A 0 Harrowby United Res 4; Limetree UTR 5 Parkside Res 4; Whittlesey Athletic C 3 FC Peterborough Res 2; Stamford Lions A 5 Leverington Sports A 2.
PFA Senior Cup: AFC Stanground 2 Pinchbeck United 2 (pens 4-5); Crowland Town 1 Ketton 8; Deeping Rangers Res 1 Uppingham Town 3; Peterborough Sports Res 3 Holbeach United Res 3 (pens 2-4); Sawtry 2 Moulton Harrox 4.
PFA Junior Cup: Oundle Town Res 2 Baston Res 2 (pens 4-5)
Spalding Inter-Services Cup: Spalding Town 4 Old Doningtonians 3; Sutton Bridge United 6 Holbeach Bank 1; Tydd St Mary 2 Pinchbeck United Res 1.
