Tulips

BEDWORTH UTD 2 SPALDING UTD 3 For the second time in as many days Spalding United turned in a stellar performance to dent the progress of Bedworth United’s push for promotion from Evo-Stik NPL First Division South. Saturday saw the Tulips repeat the fluent style which earned a tremendous 8-1 victory at Gresley the previous Thursday evening to complete the ...

PETERBOROUGH SPORTS 0 SPALDING UTD 2 Spalding United’s remarkable run of form continued with a 2-0 derby victory at Peterborough Sports on Monday night. Goals from Danny Brooks (pen 66) and Luke White (90) secured the Tulips their third away Evo-Stik NPL First Division South success on the spin, following victories over Gresley and Bedworth. The victory keeps Spalding on-course ...

Spalding United and Holbeach United enjoyed impressive away wins on Saturday as they both continued their excellent recent form. Starting with Spalding, they followed up Thursday night’s emphatic 8-1 win at Gresley with an arguably even better 3-2 success at high-flying Bedworth United. No shock looked to be on the cards when Kyle Minto put the promtion-chasing hosts ahead on ...

Spalding United stormed to a stunning 8-1 victory at Evo-Stik NPL First Division South rivals Gresley on Thursday night. Goals from Gary King (7), Jonny Lockie (26 and 80), Danny Brooks (33 and 73) Kern Miller (51), Luke White (86) and a Josh Eggington own goal (90) at Moat Street gave the Tulips their biggest win in recent memory. Keenan ...

Spalding United 1 Frickley Athletic 3 Jonny Lockie scored a poignant goal for Spalding United on Tuesday night – but it couldn’t stop them losing 3-1 at home to Evo-Stik NPL First Division South play-off hopefuls Frickley Athletic. Teenage talent Lockie turned home a Cenk Acar cross on 28 minutes to give the Tulips a first-half lead at the Sir ...

Spalding United 0 Stamford 0 Boss Chris Rawlinson declared Spalding United safe from the drop after a battling derby draw with play-off chasing Stamford on Saturday. The Tulips (-11 goal difference) moved onto 40 points in Evo-Stik NPL First Division South after the stalemate, meaning basement side Romulus (-40) could only move level with them if they win all four ...

A tasty-looking derby with Stamford kicks-off a mammoth run of seven games in 14 days for Spalding United as they enter the home stretch of the Evo-Stik NPL First Division South season. Spalding, who are 11 points clear of the drop zone, welcome the play-off chasing Daniels to the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field on Saturday (3pm). That’s followed by ...

Easter Monday’s football fixtures have all been postponed thanks to the heavy rain. Spalding United’s trip to Peterborough Sports in Evo-Stik NPL First Division South, Holbeach United’s home derby with Wisbech Town (ChromaSport UCL Premier Division) and Pinchbeck United’s Sir Halley showdown with Harrowby United (UCL Division One) were all victims of waterlogged pitches. New dates for the fixtures are ...

A hat-trick from Will Bird helped Holbeach United get back to winning ways on Saturday, but Pinchbeck United saw yet another weekend fixture postponed. Holbeach, who had lost two on the spin in the ChromaSport UCL Premier Division, climbed up to fourth in the table with a 4-0 win at struggling St Andrews. Bird’s treble and a Mitch Griffiths strike ...

Spalding United 1 Loughborough Dynamo 3 A poor first-half performance cost Spalding United dear on Saturday as mid-table rivals Loughborough Dynamo eased to a 3-1 victory at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field. On a pitch that was incredibly boggy due to the heavy overnight rain, goals from Luke Thorogood (11), Danny Gordon (32) and ex-Tulip Danny Durkin (56) sank ...

Spalding United are bidding to finally secure their future in Evo-Stik NPL First Division South over the Easter period. Chris Rawlinson’s Tulips were braced for a run of three games in five days, but the trip to Gresley on Thursday was rained off. They will now just host Loughborough Dynamo on Saturday (3pm) and then travel to Peterborough Sports on ...

ALVECHURCH 1 SPALDING UNITED 2 Ben Davison made a triumphant return to action after injury to score a double that secured Spalding United victory over promotion-chasing Alvechurch on their home patch at Lye Meadow on Saturday. Davison’s last full game for the Tulips was against Frickley on March 3 before being sidelined with a groin injury – but he returned ...

Spalding United picked up an incredible 2-1 win at Alvechurch on Saturday to all but secure their future in Evo-Stik NPL First Division South, while Holbeach United’s hopes of winning the ChromaSport UCL Premier Division title took a huge hit as they went down 3-1 at Desborough Town. Starting with the Tulips, a double from Ben Davison (20 and 68) ...

Chris Rawlinson feels Spalding United need to reach the magic figure of 40 points before they can be sure of staying in Evo-Stik NPL First Division South for another season. The Tulips, who saw Tuesday night’s game at Gresley postponed due to a waterlogged and snowy pitch, have picked up four points from their last two games to move onto ...

SPALDING UNITED 1 BELPER TOWN 1 Both teams were happy to share the Evo-Stik NPL First Division South spoils after toiling against a biting cross-field wind with a chill factor well below zero temperature at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field on Saturday. Despite the arctic conditions, action on the pitch was warming for the faithful fans of both Spalding ...

Spalding United were held to a 1-1 draw by Belper Town in Evo-Stik NPL First Division South on Saturday, while Holbeach United and Pinchbeck United were without a game. On a day hit by freezing temperatures and adverse weather, Spalding took a first-half lead thanks to Danny Brooks’ first-half penalty (18). However, Belper levelled on 62 minutes thanks to a ...

A potentially worrying neck injury suffered by teenage talent Jonny Lockie saw Spalding United’s clash with Frickley Athletic abandoned on Tuesday night. The Tulips were 2-0 down in the Evo-Stik NPL First Division South clash at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field thanks to goals from Danny Burns (11) and Gavin Allott (78). However, Spalding sub Lockie landed horribly on ...

KIDSGROVE ATH 0 SPALDING UTD 1 Spalding United turned in a five-star performance at Kidsgrove on Saturday to secure three highly valuable Evo-Stik NPL Division One South points thanks to a superbly delivered Danny Brooks free-kick on 34 minutes. The victory was the Tulips’ first three-pointer on the road since the 2-1 triumph at Romulus way back in October – ...

Spalding United picked up a 1-0 win at Kidsgrove Athletic in Evo-Stik NPL First Division South on Saturday, while Holbeach United went down 1-0 at Cogenhoe United and Spalding RFC suffered a 16-12 loss at Sileby Town. Starting with the Tulips, a first-half free-kick from Danny Brooks gave them a first victory away from home in Evo-Stik NPL since October. ...

Chris Rawlinson reckons that three more wins will secure Spalding United’s future in Evo-Stik NPL First Division South for another season. The Tulips chief wants those points to be accrued as soon as possible in a bid to get perfectly prepared for next year – and sees no reason why his side can’t make inroads into that target over the ...