Following dialogue with FC United, it has been agreed that the match this Saturday will be segregated. We are aware that many supporters will be travelling in fancy dress, as has become a tradition on the last day in recent seasons, and we want all supporters to enjoy themselves in a safe environment.

Further information as follows;-

Turnstiles open at 1:00pm

Turnstiles for FC United fans are numbers 1-4, in the SE corner.

Hyde United fans go through turnstiles 9-12.

Cash and card payments can be taken.

Stadium: Hyde United fans will be in the West stand and part of the North stand, with 106 seats available in the main stand. A food and drinks bar will be situated in the West stand

Hyde United are pleased to announce that Nick Spooner will continue in his role as first team manager for next season.

Having joined the Club on an initial appointment until the end of the season Nick, along with Gavin McCann and first team coach Martin Coyne, has turned the Club’s fortunes around lifting them from a position of peril to a position of survival in the Pitching In Northern Premier League Premier Division.

Spooner said ”I am honoured to have been given the opportunity to carry on next season and I am looking forward and excited for what next season brings.”

”I would like to thank everyone associated with the Club who have supported me from day one and a special mention to the fans, whose support has been tremendous and helped us survive in this division”.

Hyde United are delighted to announce the signing of striker Harry Pratt from Mossley.

Harry has gained a wealth of experience in non-league football, playing at Chorley, FC United of Manchester, Colne and Clitheroe before signing last season for his second stint at Seel Park.

Harry scored the winner for Mossley in a 2-1 win at The Project Solar UK Stadium earlier in the season in the FA Trophy.

Manager Nick Spooner said ‘’Harry is a player that I’ve been aware of in recent weeks.  He has good technical ability and will bring us a more physical option in the final third.’’

Harry will go into the squad to face Gainsborough Trinity on Saturday

We are pleased to announce that we have signed Callum Spooner from Bamber Bridge.

Callum, a versatile full back, joined Brig from Evo-Stik North side Atherton Collieries in October 2018 and they said ”Callum has been a brilliant servant of the club over the past 3 years and has developed into an assured defender and he stepped up well to the role of vice captain. it’s is disappointing he has taken the decision to move on. We all wish him well for the future.”

His previus clubs include Stalybridge Celtic and Bolton Wanderers and he is of course the son of manager Nick Spooner.

He will go into the squad to face Witton Albion tomorrow

We are delighted to announce that we have turned Lewis Earl’s loan deal into a permanent one which means the 19-Year-old will be with us until the end of the season.

Lewis joined us in January initially on a month’s loan and has predominantly played in midfield and has suitably impressed, and has chipped in with a couple of vital goals.

Manager Nick Spooner, ”I’ve been impressed with Lewis since I came in and I’m delighted we are able to keep him here until the end of the season”

Please note that an Extraordinary General Meeting for CBS Members will be held on Monday 4th April at 7.30pm in the Hyde United Social Club.

This is the meeting to review the accounts for the year ended 31st May 2021 following a recent audit.

Attendance and admittance is for Members only, so please ensure you have your membership up to date. Membership is £10 per annum and can be renewed at  https://hydeunited.co.uk/product/cbs-membership-renewal/.

Further details regarding forthcoming CBS Elections will follow in due course

We are delighted and proud to learn that former player Paddy Lane has received his first call up to the Northern Ireland senior squad to face Luxembourg and Lithuania, https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/60737358

Since signing for League One Club, Fleetwood Town last summer, Paddy has gone from strength to strength.

Having stepped up from our Academy and making 48 first team appearances for the Tigers, scoring 8 goals, Paddy caught the eye of many clubs and there were always scouts from league clubs at games he featured in. Then last summer the club received an offer for Paddy from Fleetwood Town, and Paddy put pen to paper to make the step up to league football.

Since his move, Paddy has made 27 appearances for the Fleetwood Town first team in which he has scored 5 goals and has had a number of assists. He also received a call up to the Northern Ireland U21 squad, making 6 appearances and scoring on his debut. All of which has earned him, not only a call up to the Northern Ireland Senior Squad but also a new contract at Fleetwood, keeping him there for the 23/24 season.

Its great to see one of our own make the step up, not only to League Football, but also full International Football.

The Football Club are saddened to hear of the passing of former Supporters’ Club Chairman, Alan Barton.

Our Club Historian, Mike Pavasovic, has written the following in memory of Alan;-

“ALAN BARTON, who died recently, played a major part in keeping Hyde United in existence in the rocky days of the 1970s.

The cost of joining the newly-formed Northern Premier League — and the ground improvements that made it possible, such as the installation of floodlights — almost destroyed the club. Severe financial difficulties forced a return to the Cheshire League in 1970 and Alan’s work through the supporters’ club was instrumental in raising the vital funds that kept it going.

Things really were dire. When Jack Dobson was appointed manager in 1974 he asked how much his weekly wage bill comprised and was told “nothing”.

I first encountered Alan when I joined the supporters’ club committee (for committee read entire membership) in February, 1980. He was chairman and ruled the roost with his close friends Norv Coates, Melvin Burgess and Peggy and Harry Dilkes.

At the time, the supporters’ club played a bigger part in the life of Hyde United than the directors. It owned the ground, which it made available for a peppercorn rent; ran the tea bar; looked after ground maintenance and improvements; produced the match programme; organised fund-raising; took care of boardroom hospitality; and ran transport to away matches, allowing the team to travel for free.

Alan was at the heart of all this and without his leadership the supporters’ club may have collapsed. He kept everyone together, assigned the jobs and made sure there was no wasting of money. We used to joke about how tight he was, even washing paper cups so they could be reused, or buying hedgehog-flavour crisps. But he knew Hyde United was treading a fine line and the supporters’ club often had to make donations to prevent the Tigers from going under.

It’s true to say that Alan was Hyde United through and through. He lived on Miles Street with his father and two brothers and watched the club from a very young age.

When I became a regular supporter, in the mid-Seventies, Ewen Fields could be a depressing place. We had a mud-heap of a pitch and a perimeter fence made of old railway sleepers. Few people watched. Fortunately, performances started to improve in 1980, largely after we signed George Oghani, and as the crowds grew, Alan made sure the supporters’ club’s extra revenue was sensibly invested.

It was thanks to him that we gradually got a concrete perimeter fence and that the lake at the back of the Walker Lane stand was drained. He was at Ewen Fields whenever he could be, to tidy up and do general work, and spent matches serving in the tea bar where Norv brewed up and Peggy made oxtail soup.

Of course we also got things like Barton’s Brick Appeal, where we seemed to get far more old bricks than we could ever use. It was the same with oil drums for use as litter bins. But if there was a way of trimming costs, Alan would find it and Hyde United would benefit. Anyone remember the curious Tigerama programme we had with the staple at the top rather than the side? And the different colours of paper? If it was free, he’d use it.

Sadly, Alan was bitterly disappointed by the decision to switch the 1983 FA Cup first round tie to Burnley and I always felt his enthusiasm dimmed a little after that. He seemed to get more pleasure from work on the ground than play on the pitch.

He resigned as supporters’ club chairman in 1986, when Ewen Fields was sold to Tameside Council, but briefly returned as social club secretary. He came back as a season ticket holder for the two seasons we played in the National League (Conference). Not long after, his health started to fail and latterly he was suffering from dementia. A sad end to someone who did so much.

Hyde United couldn’t function without the hard work and dedication of volunteers who love the club and ask for no reward. Alan Barton was one of the best and he’ll be sadly missed. Condolences to Pauline and his family.”

The Club will be paying tribute to Alan at our next Home match v Witton Albion on Saturday 19th March. Our sincere condolences to Alan’s wife, Pauline, and family.