Tulips

Spalding United’s caretaker manager Lewis Thorogood has landed new signings ahead of the festive fixtures. After the departure of manager Matt Easton amid rumours of financial issues at the club The Tulips have seen three senior players leave for club’s below them in the league structure, George Zuerner and Jenk Acar to Skegness Town while Taron Hare has joined Barton ...

Spalding United 2 Kidsgrove Athletic 2 The Tulips remain unbeaten under the caretaker management team with a well deserved share of the BetVictor NPL South East division points with visiting Kidsgrove Athletic. Despite the departure of Jenk Acar and George Zuerner to lower league Skegness Town in the days preceding the fixture, the Tulips had the desire and ability within ...

Spalding United were held 2-2 by Kidsgrove Athletic in BetVictor NPL Division One South on Saturday, while Pinchbeck United went down 2-1 at Cogenhoe United in the Uhlsport UCL Premier Division. Starting with the Tulips, they were without key players Jenk Acar (transfer to Skegness Town) and George Zuerner (set to join a new club) at the Sir Halley Stewart ...

Spalding United chairman Andy Gay admits that he is happy to move forward with Lewis Thorogood as caretaker manager. The Tulips are without a permanent boss following the resignation of Matt Easton last week, but Saturday’s 4-1 win at Worksop Town was overseen by former assistant Thorogood. Although Gay concedes that the club is open to discussions with any prospective ...

Worksop Town 1Spalding United 4 Spalding United turned in a super performance on Saturday to gain sweet revenge over a strong Worksop Town side for the defeat they inflicted at the Sir Halley Stewart Field back in September. After a testing few days following the resignation of manager Matt Easton, the team pulled together to give a performance which would ...

A Kevin Bastos hat-trick fired managerless Spalding United to a remarkable 4-1 win at Worksop Town on Saturday, while Holbeach United triumphed 2-1 at Wellingborough Town on Saturday and Pinchbeck United were beaten 2-0 at home by Peterborough Northern Star. Starting with the Tulips, a treble from Bastos – who was later sent off – and a Joel Brownhill penalty ...

Matt Easton admits that he resigned from his role as Spalding United manager after reaching his own breaking point with the ongoing problems at the club. Dignified to the end, the popular boss refused to be critical of anybody associated with the Tulips and said he was “gutted” to leave what was his maiden job in first-team management. But he ...

Spalding United have been rocked by the resignation of boss Matt Easton. The Tulips chief quit his role at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field on Wednesday night. He had been seeking assurances about a number of off the field issues at the club. GONE: Matt Easton. Photo by JAKE WHITELEY Speaking on Twitter, Spalding chairman Andy Gay said: “It ...

Spalding United manager Matt Easton reckons that it is a “blessing in disguise” that his team have a weekend off. The Tulips are without a BetVictor NPL South East Division fixture until next Saturday’s trip to Worksop Town (December 7), giving them ample time to lick their wounds following last weekend’s gutting defeat at Frickley Athletic. Easton’s side sit ninth ...

Frickley Athletic 2Spalding United 1 Boss Matt Easton was left to rue fine margins as his Spalding United side were beaten by an injury-time goal at Frickley Athletic on Saturday. The Tulips looked set for all three points when Kevin Bastos put them ahead 15 minutes from time in the BetVictor NPL South East Division clash at Westfield Lane. Ace ...

Holbeach United eased to a 3-0 success at Harborough Town on Saturday, while two late goals saw Spalding United slip to a 2-1 loss at Frickley Athletic and Pinchbeck United were beaten by the same score at home against Leicester Nirvana. Luke Avis, Nick Jackson and Will Bird got the goals for Holbeach as they made it five wins from ...

Spalding United have handed Neal Spafford a role on the management team after the defender received the worst possible news about his knee injury. The dedicated centre-back has been told that he’s torn his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and is expected to undergo surgery in a bid to repair it early next year. That rules Spafford out for the rest ...

Spalding United 0Sheffield FC 0 By Ray Tucker Defences reigned supreme at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field with Spalding United keeping a clean sheet at home for the first time this season against the BetVictor NPL South East Division’s top scorers. Goalless draws are so often boring affairs, but not so on Saturday with hard and fast action throughout ...

Spalding United made it three games unbeaten on Saturday thanks to a goalless draw with Sheffield FC, while Pinchbeck United went down 3-1 at Loughborough University and Holbeach United’s game at Oadby Town was abandoned. Starting with the Tulips, they battled out a 0-0 with high-flighing Sheffield FC at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field to extend their solid run ...

Spalding United boss Matt Easton wants his side to keep up their recent upturn in form this weekend – and has vowed to entertain the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field crowd. The Tulips ended their eight-game wineless run with a 2-1 BetVictor NPL South East Division victory at Newcastle Town last Saturday (page 53), which was hot on the heels ...

Newcastle Town 1Spalding United 2 Spalding United got back on the winning trail in the BetVictor NPL South East Division on Saturday with a 2-1 triumph at Newcastle Town on Saturday. The Tulips last tasted a league victory back in early September at home to Cleethorpes Town – and they were made to work hard for maximum points in the ...

Spalding United ended their lengthy winless streak with a 2-1 success at Newcastle Town on Saturday, while the games involving Holbeach United, Pinchbeck United and Moulton Harrox were all rained off. Second-half goals from skipper Lewis Brownhill and striker Jamie Jackson (pen) earned the Tulips all three points and keeps them ninth in BetVictor NPL South East Division. More to ...

Boss Matt Easton wants his Spalding United side to build on Saturday’s morale-boosting draw with Stamford and break their eight-game winless streak. An impressive second-half showing saw the Tulips rescue a 2-2 draw with the much-fancied Daniels last weekend. And, with the dark cloud over the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field somewhat shifted last week by the appointment of two ...

Spalding United 2Stamford 2 It was derby deadlock on Saturday as Spalding United battled back from 2-0 down to draw 2-2 with rivals Stamford at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field. The Tulips look set for a heavy BetVictor NPL South East Division beating when Oliver Brown-Hill lashed a stunner into the top corner on just 30 seconds and ex-Spalding ...

Holbeach United romped to a 4-0 home win over Peterborough Northern Star on Saturday, while Spalding United battled back from 2-0 down to draw 2-2 with rivals Stamford. Starting with the Tigers, they cruised to a Uhlsport UCL Premier Division derby victory at Carter’s Park. Spencer Tinkler headed them into a half-time lead following a Liam Adams cross, before Jonny ...