Tulips

Belper Town 1 Spalding United 1 Spalding United were denied their first away win in Evo-Stik NPL Division One South since November as Belper Town battled back to hold them 1-1 on Saturday. The Tulips, who went into the game with a lingering hope of reaching the play-offs, looked to be on track for a rare away win when Joe ...

Marcus Ebdon has vowed that Spalding United’s Evo-Stik NPL Division One South season won’t end with a whimper. The Tulips’ hopes of reaching the play-offs are getting thinner by the day – and a 0-0 draw at Carlton Town on Wednesday only just kept their faint promotion hopes alive. Saturday’s 2-0 reverse at Kidsgrove Athletic  saw Spalding drop down to 11th ...

Holbeach United roared into the final of the ChromaSport UCL League Cup with a 2-0 victory over Wisbech Town on Wednesday night, while Spalding United had two players sent off as they drew 0-0 at Carlton Town in Evo-Stik NPL Division One South. Starting with the Tigers, a penalty from Josh Ford (43) and a fine lofted finish from Sean ...

Kidsgrove Athletic 2 Spalding United 0 Spalding United’s travel sickness struck again on Saturday as they slumped to a 2-0 defeat against Evo-Stik NPL Division One South strugglers Kidsgrove Athletic on Saturday. Grove took the lead in the 62nd minute through captain and former Port Vale striker Anthony Malbon, before substitute Joe Woolley sealed the Tulips’ fate in the second ...

Spalding United Reserves will meet Pinchbeck United Reserves in the final of the ChromaSport PFA Challenge Cup after both bagged impressive semi-final victories on Saturday. Starting with the Tulips, a brace from Jack Wycherley helped Kev Nottingham’s side beat Wittering 3-0 at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field. Having lost to Wittering in their last three meetings, Spalding went into ...

Spalding United’s hopes of reaching the Evo-Stik NPL Division One South play-offs were dealt a big blow on Saturday as they crashed 2-0 at Kidsgrove Athletic. Goals from Anthony Malbon (62) and Joe Woolley (90) were enough to earn Kidsgrove the points – and sent the Tulips crashing down to tenth in the table. They are, however, still nine points ...

Marcus Ebdon reckons that Spalding United need at least six points from three away games next week to stand any chance of reaching the Evo-Stik NPL Division One South play-offs. The Tulips visit 17th-placed Kidsgrove on Saturday (3pm), before a rare Wednesday night trip to fellow strugglers Carlton Town (7.45pm). That’s followed by an away date at mid-table Belper Town ...

Spalding United 1 Rugby Town 1 Boss Marcus Ebdon admitted that his Spalding United side were lucky to escape with a 1-1 draw against Evo-Stik NPL Division One South play-off rivals Rugby Town on Saturday. The Tulips led 1-0 at half-time thanks to a fine strike from Dan Banister on 18 minutes, but were pegged back by Kevin Thornton’s clinical ...

Marcus Ebdon reckons Spalding United are facing one of Evo-Stik NPL Division One South’s top teams on Saturday as play-off rivals Rugby Town visit the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field. Just behind the eighth-placed Tulips on goal difference, Rugby have only lost once in their last 12 games – and that was a 1-0 defeat against runaway leaders Stafford Rangers. ...

Andrew Tidswell notched a terrific treble as Holbeach United romped to a 5-1 win at Cogenhoe United in the ChromaSport UCL Premier Division on Saturday. The player/assistant boss buried direct free kicks on 24 and 57 minutes, before rounding off his hat-trick with a goal in open play 20 minutes from time. Forwards Jordan Thomas (46) and Josh Ford (81) ...

Marcus Ebdon admits that his Spalding United need to go to struggling Carlton Town and win on Saturday (3pm) if they want to get back into the play-off picture in Evo-Stik NPL Division One South. Spirits are high at the Sir Halley after last weekend’s 4-0 win over Goole AFC (see page 45), but the Tulips haven’t won away from ...

A lacklustre performance from depleted Spalding United Reserves saw them crash 5-0 at ChromaSport PDFL Division One rivals Wittering on Saturday. Despite missing a number of key men, boss Kev Nottingham would have expected his Tulips to perform much better in what was a dress rehearsal for the up and coming PFA Challenge Cup semi-final on March 19. Spalding fell ...

Spalding United 4 Goole AFC 0 Tom Waumsley helped himself to a hat-trick as Spalding United returned to winning ways in emphatic fashion on Saturday. The Tulips were too strong for Evo-Stik NPL Division One South rivals Goole at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field and deservedly led 1-0 at half time thanks to a clever looping header from Waumsley ...

Gresley FC 2 Spalding United 0 Disappointed Marcus Ebdon accepted that Spalding United’s hopes of reaching the Evo-Stik NPL Division One South play-offs are “wobbling” after Tuesday night’s 2-0 reverse at Gresley. The Tulips slipped to eighth in the standings after their second defeat in four days as goals in either half from Jordan Ball (39) and Gary Ricketts (72) ...

It was a bad night on the road for South Holland duo Spalding United and Holbeach United on Tuesday. The Tulips were handed a 2-0 Evo-Stik NPL Division One South beaten at Gresley, while Holbeach United were trailing 4-1 at ChromaSport UCL Premier Division side Rothwell Corinthians when a late Nick Jackson injured caused the game to be abandoned. Starting ...

Coalville Town 2 Spalding United 1 Misfiring Spalding United were once again wasteful in front of goal as they were handed a first-ever Evo-Stik NPL Division One South defeat by Coalville Town on Saturday. Despite dominating the second half and taking an early lead, the Tulips saw their five-game unbeaten streak ended by their play-off rivals at a blustery Owen ...

Spalding United’s five game unbeaten run in Ev-Stik NPL Division One came to an end on Saturday as they went down 2-1 at play-off rivals Coalville Town. All looked to be going to plan for the Tulips when Tom Waumsley fired them ahead on 22 minutes, but hosts Coalville levelled within four minutes through Jake Woolley. Alex Troke then netted ...

Marcus Ebdon knows that his Spalding United side are in for a very difficult afternoon at Coalville Town on Saturday (3pm). The Tulips travel to second-placed Coalville in a solid run of form, having gone five games unbeaten in Evo-Stik NPL Division One South. But they’re without an away win in three months, having failed to beat rock-bottom Tividale last ...

Tividale 1 Spalding United 1 Two questionable decisions from the officials denied Spalding United all three points at Evo-Stik NPL Division One South basement boys Tividale on Saturday as they were forced to settle for a 1-1 draw. All looked to be going to plan for the play-off hunting Tulips when striker Jamie Graham (10) gave them an early lead, ...

Spalding United and Holbeach United both endured disappointing away results on Saturday as neither could beat lowly opposition. The Tulips were held 1-1 at Evo-Stik NPL Division One South basement boys Tividale, while the Tigers went down 3-2 against Northampton Spencer in the ChromaSport UCL Premier Division. Spalding, who named new signing James Tricks on the bench, went ahead through ...