Tulips

Pinchbeck United produced a great display to win 3-0 at Newark on Saturday, while Spalding United defeated Corby Town 1-0 and Holbeach United picked up a fine 1-1 draw with Boston Town. Starting in the Uhlsport UCL Premier Division North, Pinchbeck kept their hopes of survival alive with an emphatic victory on the road. Spencer Weir-Daley and Neal Spafford gave ...

Soham Town Rangers 0 Spalding United 2 Spalding United ended their five-game winless streak with a convincing 2-0 victory at struggling Soham Town Rangers on Saturday. Goals in each half from Sam Cartwright (12) and Liam Adams (47) gave the Tulips all three points against a Soham side that dropped to the foot of the Pitching In NPL Midlands Division’s ...

Spalding United ended their five-game winless run with a 2-0 victory at Soham Town Rangers on Saturday, while Pinchbeck United drew 1-1 with Quorn and Holbeach United were hammered 7-0 at Long Eaton United. Starting with the Tulips, goals in each half from Sam Cartwright (12) and Liam Adams (47) gave them all three points against the Pitching In NPL ...

Spalding United manager Brett Whaley wants to see his Spalding United side snap their losing streak on Saturday. The Tulips have suffered defeats in their last three games and haven’t won in five Pitching In NPL Midlands Division fixtures following Saturday’s 2-0 home reverse against Coleshill Town. They visit relegation-threatened Soham Town Rangers this Saturday (2pm) and Whaley has warned ...

Spalding United 0Coleshill Town 2 Boss Brett Whaley admitted that he’s learning a lot about his Spalding United players after seeing their winless run in Pitching In NPL Midlands Division stretch to five games on Saturday. The Tulips were soundly beaten by visitors Coleshill Town on Saturday, with first-half goals from Isai Marsilla (18) and Kai Tonge (pen 38) giving ...

Rob Green with Spalding United’s players and fans at Bedworth on Saturday. Spalding United’s Ben Starkie made his international debut for Tanzania at the weekend. The 19-year-old midfielder played the opening 45 minutes in the east African country’s 3-1 friendly victory over the Central African Republic. He followed that by coming on for the second half in Tuesday’s 1-1 draw ...

Bedworth United 1 Spalding United 0 Spalding United boss Brett Whaley has challenged his players to show they deserve a place in the squad next year after an 11th minute goal from Ryan Nesbitt condemned a lacklustre Spalding United to defeat on Saturday. It’s now back to back 1-0 defeats for the Tulips in the Pitching In Northern Premier League ...

Spalding United boss Brett Whaley admits his side face a different kind of test when they visit fellow mid-table side Bedworth United on Saturday (3pm). Just one point separates the sides in tenth and 11th places in the Pitching In NPL Midlands Division table, with neither able to mount the play-off push they may have hoped for. The Warwickshire-based hosts ...

Stamford 1 Spalding United 0 A bizarre goal after just 18 seconds sentenced Spalding United to a 1-0 derby defeat at Stamford on Saturday. Jack Duffy’s speculative shot from distance hit a bobble and diverted over Tulips’ keeper Michael Duggan, who had already dived to collect what he thought would be a routine stop. It proved to be the only ...

Spalding United suffered a narrow 1-0 derby defeat at Stamford on Saturday, while both Pinchbeck United and Holbeach United suffered potentially damaging defeats in the Uhlsport UCL Premier Division North. Starting with the big derby in the Pitching In NPL Midlands Division, it took a freak goal in the first minute to sentence the Tulips to a loss at the ...

Spalding United boss Brett Whaley has tipped rivals Stamford for promotion ahead of their all-South Lincolnshire clash at the Zeeco Stadium on Saturday (3pm). Both sides harboured hopes of at least reaching the play-offs before a ball was kicked at the start of the season – and the Tulips even handed the Daniels a thrilling 3-2 defeat at the Sir ...

Spalding United 1Sutton Coldfield Town 1 Brett Whaley refused to get overly angry despite seeing his Spalding United side denied by a hugely controversial refereeing decision on Saturday. The Tulips came from behind to rescue a Pitching In NPL Midlands Division point against Sutton Coldfield Town at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field, with Sam Cartwright’s 81st-minute strike cancelling out ...

Spalding United were held to a 1-1 draw by lowly Sutton Coldfield Town on Saturday, while Holbeach United’s latest loss was a 3-2 home reverse against Leicester Nirvana. In the Pitching In NPL Midlands Division, Spalding boss Brett Whaley wanted his side to shake off their season-long hoodoo of struggling against sides below them in the table. However, Sutton Coldfield ...

Brett Whaley wants Spalding United to put a season-long problem to bed on Saturday. The Tulips have proved they can match any side in the Pitching In NPL Midlands Division this season – as shown by last weekend’s 0-0 draw with free-scoring leaders Ilkeston Town. That leaves ninth-placed Spalding 16 points shy of the play-offs, which was their original aim ...

Spalding United 0 Ilkeston Town 0 Spalding United’s impressive recent form against the top teams in the Pitching In NPL Midlands Division continued on Saturday as they held table-topping Ilkeston Town to a battling 0-0 draw. The Tulips, who have beaten fellow big-hitters Halesowen Town (1-0) and Belper Town (2-1) in recent weeks, held their own against an Ilkeston side ...

Spalding United picked up a good point on Saturday as they held title favourites Ilkeston Town to a 0-0 draw at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field, while Holbeach United lost 3-0 at Melton Town. Starting in the Pitching In NPL Midlands Division, the Tulips perhaps had the better of the chances in their Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field clash. ...

Brett Whaley wants his in-form Spalding United to show their fans just how far they’ve come this Saturday as they welcome Pitching In NPL Midlands Division leaders Ilkeston Town to the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field (3pm). The Tulips have been in fine form recently, having secured four wins out of their last five – including away wins at promotion-chasing ...

Belper Town 1 Spalding United 2 Spalding United’s impressive form continued on Saturday with an eye-catching 2-1 victory at high-flying Belper Town. The Tulips made it four wins from five games as strikes from Ben Starkie (34) and Gregg Smith (pen 79) sunk fourth-placed Belper at The Raygar Stadium. Joshua Woodcock pulled one back for the hosts – who did ...

Spalding United picked up a fine 2-1 win at promotion-chasing Belper Town on Saturday, while Holbeach United took another step towards relegation after losing 4-1 at rivals Newark. Starting in the Pitching In NPL Midlands Division, goals in each half from Ben Starkie and Gregg Smith gave the Tulips another eye-catching success against one of the league’s big-hitters. Winger Starkie ...

Both Holbeach United and Pinchbeck United suffered defeats on Saturday as the recent bad weather ripped through many of the other football fixtures. Indeed, Spalding United and Moulton Harrox were among the South Holland sides to see their games called off, with their fixtures against Ilkeston Town and Oakham United respectively rained off. There was some action in the Uhlsport ...