Callum Spooner returns to Hyde United

The 26-year-old midfielder departed over the summer, after previously making 103 appearances for the Tigers.

He featured 13 times for Southport, but will now link back up with his father and manager Nick Spooner in the Northern Premier League's top division.

Spooner made his second debut for the club on Tuesday evening as Hyde United fell to a 3-2 defeat away at Ilkeston Town.

On returning to the club, Spooner said: "I wanted to make the move up [to the National League North] in the summer, which I did, but it just didn't quite feel right to me from early on.

"I was always checking the results [of Hyde United]. I just want to hopefully kick on from where I left off, and to start enjoying my football again.

“It feels a little bit like home - there was times where I realised that I'd missed it and I had a great time here, so hopefully that can continue."

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