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Carlton Town 2 Spalding United 5 Satisfied boss Dave Frecklington got the response he was looking for from his Spalding United side as they romped to a 5-2 victory at Carlton Town on Tuesday night. The Tulips shrugged off a spirited comeback from their Evo-Stik NPL Division One South rivals to progress in the Integro League Cup thanks to goals ...

Fuming boss Dave Frecklington has lashed out at his players after seeing them struggle against ten men once again on Saturday. The Tulips chief watched on in despair as Newcastle Town came from 1-0 down with ten men to beat his side 2-1 on Saturday. It’s the latest in a string of bizarre showings from Spalding against sides who have ...

South Holland duo Spalding United and Holbeach United suffered narrow defeats on the road on Saturday as both blew early leads. Spalding slipped up 2-1 at Evo-Stik NPL Division One South title rivals Newcastle Town, while Holbeach were knocked out of the FA Buildbase Vase 3-2 at Long Eaton United. Starting with the Tulips, all looked to be going to ...

Newcastle Town 2 Spalding United 1 Not for the first time this season, Spalding United were unable to build on an early advantage and consequently missed out on some valuable Evo-Stik NPL First Division South points at Newcastle Town. The Tulips were ahead on 12 minutes in the second versus third clash on Saturday thanks to a Cenk Acar tap ...

Man-of-the moment Cenk Acar has extended his loan with Spalding United until January ahead of Saturday’s trip to Evo-Stik NPL Divsion One South title rivals Newcastle Town (3pm). Acar, who has been one of the Tulips’ top performers this season, was due to return to parent club Lincoln City this weekend. However, both the 18-year-old and the Imps have agreed ...

Talented teenager Tegan Wheeler has been called up to the Wales under-19 ladies’ national football team after successful trials last month. Wheeler, who is just 17, is captain of Spalding United’s under-18 girls’ side and also features for the ladies’ team. She shone at the trials, which were held at the Wales National Football Development Centre in Newport on October ...

Spalding United 1 Newcastle Town 1 A needless act of retaliation by midfielder Nathan Whitehead to a very minor foul cost Spalding United dearly in this Evo-Stik NPL First Division South fixture at the Sir Halley Stewart Field on Saturday. Whitehead’s undisciplined arm flailing reaction on a Newcastle Town player resulted him being shown a straight red card by referee ...

Holbeach United 2 Kirby Muxloe 2 Fuming player/boss Tom Roberts laid into his Holbeach United side after they could only draw 2-2 with ChromaSport UCL Premier Division strugglers Kirby Muxloe on Saturday. The Tigers trailed 2-0 at half time in what was a disastrous opening 45 minutes at Carter’s Park, with Jordon Lever and Dan Sheahan getting the goals. Roberts ...

Tulips boss Dave Frecklington insists his side can forget about winning league titles if they continue to let victories slip through their grasp. Spalding saw a 1-0 lead evaporate on Tuesday night as visiting AFC Rushden and Diamonds struck twice in the final 15 minutes despite being reduced to 10 men following the dismissal of Rory Winters. It was the ...

Holbeach United made up ground on the top two in the United Counties League Premier Division with a 2-1 away win at Rothwell Corinthians on Saturday. With table-topping Peterborough Sports and second-placed Desborough suffering away losses, the Tigers moved up to fourth place on the back of the victory. After a scoreless first half, Jordan Thomas gave the Tigers the ...

Romulus 1, Spalding United 2 The Tulips maintained their second placing in Evo Stik NPL First Division South with another stat for the record books – their first ever victory over Romulus at Coles Lane, Sutton Coldfield. This was the second successive game in which the Tulips had made such a claim, having done the same at Sheffield FC’s Home ...

Dave Frecklington has urged his Spalding United players to take the chance to make up ground on Evo-Stik NPL First Division South leaders Shaw Lane AFC over the next week. The Tulips face a tricky away trip to Romulus this Saturday (3pm), before the big home clash with AFC Rushden and Diamonds on Tuesday night (7.45pm). With Shaw Lane not ...

Sheffield FC 0 Spalding United 4 Resurgent Spalding United turned in a five-star performance to record their first ever victory over Sheffield FC at their Home of Football Stadium on Saturday. And the Tulips did it with a clean sheet, only their third in the Evostik NPL First Division South this season, to consolidate their second placing in the league, ...

Both Spalding United and Holbeach United enjoyed impressive wins on the road on Saturday as they bounced back from recent defeats in style. The Tulips cruised to a fantastic 4-0 victory over hosts Sheffield FC in Evo-Stik NPL First Division South, while the Tigers enjoyed a 2-0 FA Vase triumph at Coventry Copsewood. Goals in the first half from Jordan ...

Three more new faces have arrived at Spalding United this week with boss Dave Frecklington continuing his revamp. The Tulips have swooped to sign young defender Charlie Gatter on a one-month loan deal from Burton Albion and have snapped up winger Jack Wightwick from UCL Premier Division side Boston Town. As well as bringing in those two, Frecklington has also ...

Spalding United 0 Leek Town 1 Boss Dave Frecklington admitted that his Spalding United side were beaten at their own game on Saturday as Leek Town handed them their first Evo-Stik NPL First Division South defeat of the season. The Tulips, who were missing three key men but handed debuts to new signings Conor Higginson and Danny Durkin, were seen ...

Holbeach United have snapped up highly-rated Spalding United youngster Jonny Lockie on an initial one-month loan deal. The speedy teenage striker, who has been used mainly as a substitute by Tulips boss Dave Frecklington in Evo-Stik NPL First Division South this season, will debut for the Tigers at Peterborough Sports tomorrow night (Tuesday, 7.45pm). Player/boss Tom Roberts feels that the ...

Holbeach United launched a fine comeback to beat previously unbeaten Northampton Sileby Rangers 3-1 on Saturday, while Spalding United went down 1-0 at home against Leek Town to end their unbeaten start to the league season. Starting with the Tigers, an early Brian Farrell put Sileby ahead at Carter’s Park – a lead they held all the way up until half time. ...

Dave Frecklington has revealed that he plans to give his Spalding United squad a facelift after Saturday’s humbling 4-1 FA Trophy defeat at Gresley. The Tulips chief plans to bring in as many as FIVE new players ahead of the weekend as he bids to deal with the first selection crisis of his so far impressive tenure at the Sir ...

Gresley 4 Spalding United 1 BY RAY TUCKER Outplayed, outgunned and out of the FA Buildbase Trophy competition at the first hurdle – it was a really bad day at the office for Spalding United at Gresley’s Moat Ground on Saturday. On a day when so much was expected from the current Evo-Stik NPL Division One South pace-setters, the Tulips ...