This Saturday is our second away game of the week as we make the short trip across Greater Manchester to the Neuven stadium to face Radcliffe FC.

At Tuesday night’s 2-0 defeat to Bamber Bridge, creating chances was not an issue for the tigers, but failed to put opportunities to bed and were punished by Bamber Bridge on the counter. Nick Spooner in his post-match interview demanded a higher work rate from his side this weekend as we look for our first victory of the league season. Jack Redshaw was replaced just before half time with a knock, and will be assessed this week to see the extent of his injury.

The opposition
Radcliffe came into the new season much fancied by many followers of the NPL premier division after some impressive signings. Firstly, in the dugout with the appointment of ex Salford City & Chester managerial duo, Anthony Johnson and Bernard Morley. In addition to this, they added quality to their playing squad with experienced signings. Striker Jordan Hulme joined from National League side Altrincham, and midfielder Lois Maynard signed from Oldham Athletic among many others.
Radcliffe have started the season as many predicted, sitting top of the table after a 4-0 away win at Warrington Rylands and a 4-2 victory at home to Lancaster.

Match Day information
Ground Address: Neuven Stadium, Radcliffe, M26 3PE
Admission prices:
Adults £10
Concessions £7 (65+, Students with ID & Disabled with carer)
Under 16s FREE

Hope you can make the game to support the lads, but if you are unable to attend full match commentary will be on mixlr.com/26nil.

Our first away game of the season is a trip to Bamber Bridge on Tuesday evening. After a hard-fought 1-1 draw on Saturday at home to Guiseley, the Tigers will be looking for their first win of the season.

Team News
There appeared to be no injuries after the Guiseley game, but with multiple matches per week early in the season, the squad may be rotated. Matt Fearnley was absent on Saturday with illness, and will be hoping he will be fit enough to rejoin the squad for this game.

The opposition
Bamber Bridge opened their season on Saturday with a 0-0 draw away to Matlock Town. Beaten in the play off final last season, they lost a number of their key players in the close season to fellow NPL clubs, such as Fin Sinclair-Smith and Paul Dawson, but have signed some experienced players such as Michael Potts and Matt Challoner.

There are 3 ex Hyde players in the Bamber Bridge squad, midfielders Harry Benns and Chris Churchman and striker Louis Holt. They are managed by Jamie Milligan, who had two spells as a midfielder with us in his playing days, and Assistant Manager John Hills spent a short time as a Coach with us under Scott McNiven.

The Sir Tom Finney stadium hasn’t been a happy hunting ground for us for a number of years, but we did record a thumping 7-0 victory against Bamber Bridge in the last meeting between the two sides in our home fixture last season.

Match day information
Ground Address: Sir Tom Finney Stadium, Irongate, Bamber Bridge, Preston, PR5 6UU.
There is limited parking on matchdays and visitors parking in the areas around the ground are asked to be considerate to neighbours.
Admission Prices

• Adults £12,
• Concessions £8
• Under 16s £2

Hopefully you can make the trip to support the lads, but if you are unable to attend you can listen to full match commentary on https://26nil.mixlr.com/https://26nil.mixlr.com/ or follow the action on Twitter @hydeunited.

We were delighted to make a cheque presentation to representatives of the MNDA Manchester, Stephanie & Nigel Mill, for £4125, that was raised on Sunday 30th July 2023.

Hyde United Juniors arranged a Junior Tournament for four different age ranges, with all proceeds going to MNDA Manchester.

The presentation was made by our Chairman, Steve Hartley, Our Junior Secretary and Board Member, Angela Harley and Dee Kenyon, wife of former Chairman Allan Kenyon. Allan sadly lost his battle with Motor Neurone Disease earlier this year.

After numerous training sessions, new signings and pre-season friendlies, the league season is finally upon us this Saturday as we host Guiseley at the Project Solar Stadium.

The Opposition

Guiseley come into the new season with a much-changed squad, as manager Paul Phillips has brought in the players he feels were needed after a respectable 13^th placed finish last campaign, their first back at this level for a few years. They will have their sights set towards the top of the table this season. Guiseley were unbeaten throughout pre-season so will have confidence coming into the game.

There are plenty of ex tigers in the opposition squad, as Liam Tongue and Tom Pratt swapped Hyde for Guiseley during the close season and will be looking to impress on their immediate returns to the Project Solar Stadium. Jack Dyche has also signed from Gainsborough.

Another of a host of new signings is Tom Denton, a tall, experienced striker who has scored plenty of goals in non-league for the likes of North Ferriby, Halifax, Chesterfield and Alfreton over the years.

Our new look squad

Nick Spooner has also refreshed our squad this summer, after narrowly missing out on the play offs last season, he has recruited experienced players ahead of the new campaign hoping to go one step further this time around. To name a few, Harry Bunn and Lewis Alessandra bring EFL experience, alongside the potential of the likes of Joel Amado and Bailey Thompson who have impressed in this league the last few years.

Match Day Information

Admission Prices are cash only, but card payments can be used around the ground.

• Adults £14
• Concessions £9
• 17-18 & students (with valid ID) £9
• 12-16 £7
• 5-12 £3 with a paying Adult
• under 4s free with a paying Adult
• Extra £1 for seating.

Address – Project Solar Stadium, Walker Lane, Hyde, SK14 5PL

Both the main stand tea bar and Big Al’s will be open for food & the social club and Big Als can bar will be open for drinks. You can also purchase our new kits and more in the club shop.

If you can’t make the game make sure you tune in on mixlr.com/26nil

Welcome to the Hyde United Boost the Budget campaign for 2023/2024 season

As we prepare to compete in another season of highly competitive football in the Northern Premier League we want to give Nick, Martin and Gav the support to challenge as best as they can. In addition there are areas of the club that need some attention and we are looking to raise some funds to contribute towards the cost of these

We are looking for supporters to either make a one off donation of £25 or to make a monthly contribution of £5, £10, £15, £20, £30, or £50 by standing order over a 10 month period

In return for your support we have put together a range of rewards which you will find in the table below. The level of reward is related to the amount that can be pledged. All entries of £5 or more in addition to the rewards for each level, will be entered into the Booster draw – details can found below

Boost the Budget will run from 27th July to 11th August 2023

Please contact Danny Seddon on marketing@hydeunited.co.uk for further details on any of the available options or for information on how to make a donation or set up a payment plan.

We have added an extra pre-season fixture to our schedule as we travel to Bootle FC on Tuesday 1st August with a 7:45PM Kick Off.

Anyone wishing to travel the fixture will be played at Berry Street Garage Stadium, Vesty Business Park, Bootle L30 1NY

Wilf Riley, Ben Lowe and Cole Dewhurst have all signed forms with the first team for this season.

All three were part of the Under 21’s League and Cup double success from last season, they will also be part of our reserve team for this season with the aim to push on and become regulars in Nick Spooner’s first team squad.   

Nick Spooner has added Hong Kong international defender Sean Tse to the squad for the forthcoming season.

Tse was born in Salford to a Hong Kongese Father and an English mother of Irish descent. He played for bothe the academies at Manchester United and City before heading for Hong Kong side, South China he also played for Tai Po, R&F and Kitchee before returning to England after 10 years away.

In June last year he made his debut for Hong Kong against Afghanistan and has since picked up a further seven caps

The fixtures for the 2023/24 season were released at 2pm, and it has thrown up an interesting first game at home, where we will welcome back some old faces to The Project Solar Stadium.

The full list of fixtures can be found on our fixtures page Here