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Much of this weekend’s outdoor sport is likely to be postponed due to the heavy snowfall over the past few days. In football, Spalding United’s trip to Sheffield FC in Evo-Stik NPL First Division South was called off on Friday morning. Pinchbeck United’s fixture at Thrapston Town in ChromaSport UCL Division was also postponed on Thursday afternoon, while Holbeach United’s ...

Spalding United have a great chance to improve upon their miserable away record when they travel to Evo-Stik NPL First Division South basement side Sheffield FC on Saturday (3pm). The Tulips haven’t picked up as much as a point away from home since last October, but boss Chris Rawlinson feels that “the law of averages” suggests that the run has ...

Spalding United have announced that they are launching an under-18s Elite Development side in the 2018/19 season. An application has gone in to enter a proposed suitable league for the team, alonsgide playing in the FA Youth Cup. The move further enhances Spalding’s plan – which is backed and supported by the board and first team manager Chris Rawlinson, to ...

SPALDING UTD 0 MARKET DRAYTON 0 Chris Rawlinson admitted that Spalding United lacked the cutting edge to break down Market Drayton Town on Saturday. The Tulips were held to a 0-0 draw against their fellow Evo-Stik NPL First Division South strugglers at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field. Although they bossed possession and had the better of the chances, Rawlinson ...

Chris Rawlinson has challenged his Spalding United side to end any lingering relegation fears they may over the next three games. The 15th-placed Tulips begin a sequence of matches against teams currently below them in the Evo-Stik NPL First Division South table with a home date against Market Drayton Town on Saturday (3pm). Spalding are currently seven points clear of ...

CHASETOWN 2 SPALDING UNITED 0 A fully-committed Spalding United performance was not enough to win any vital Evo-Stik NPL First Division South points in a hard-fought encounter in Staffordshire on Saturday. The Scholars Ground has never been a happy hunting ground for the Tulips over recent years, with just a single point taken, while they’ve not managed so much as ...

Both Holbeach United and Pinchbeck United enjoyed important wins in their bid for ChromaSport UCL silverware on Saturday, but their was more away misery for Spalding United in Evo-Stik NPL First Division South. Starting with Holbeach, Spencer Tinkler struck a late winner to give them a potentially pivotal 2-1 success at ON Chenecks in the UCL Premier Division. Danny Brooks ...

Chris Rawlinson sees no reason why his revitalised Spalding United side can’t improve on their recent away woes at play-off chasing Chasetown on Saturday (3pm). The Tulips more than held their own in the 1-1 draw with Stocksbridge Park Steels – another play-off hopeful – on Saturday and the Tulips chief is hoping to see more of the same this ...

Spalding United Football Club are pleased to announce they will be hosting the inaugural Tulip Trophy in May 2018. The Tulip Trophy event is a football tournament for Academy and Elite Development sides from around England for under-7s through to under-12s in the first year. The event, which is co-ordinated by Spalding’s under-21s Development Manager Lewis Thorogood, will see sides ...

Spalding United 1 Stocksbridge PS 1 A last-gasp penalty miss from Rory Coleman ensured that Spalding United collected a deserved share of the spoils against play-off chasing Stocksbridge Park Steels on Saturday. King’s Lynn Town loanee Tom Siddons netted nine minutes into his Tulips debut to give the hosts an early lead in the Evo-Stik NPL First Division South clash, ...

Chris Rawlinson feels his Spalding United side must now start looking up the Evo-Stik NPL First Division South table instead of worrying about the threat of relegation. After seeing Saturday’s trip to Gresley and Tuesday night’s home date with Frickley Athletic postponed, the Tulips remain 13th in the standings – some six points off the bottom. But, with around half ...

Charley Sanders bagged a 93rd-minute winner to give Holbeach United a 2-1 win over Harborough Town on Saturday – and a place at the top of the ChromaSport UCL Premier Division table. The Tigers led 1-0 at the break thanks to a George Zuerner strike from a Luke Avis cross on 18 minutes, but it looked like they’d have to ...

Chris Rawlinson has urged his Spalding United side to serve up a reaction to Saturday’s disappointing 3-1 home defeat against Kidsgrove Athletic. The 13th-placed Tulips make the trip to rock-bottom Gresley this Saturday (3pm), with only six points separating the two teams ahead of the showdown. Spalding’s away form has been their Achilles heel all season, with a haul of ...

SPALDING UNITED 1 KIDSGROVE ATH 3 By RAY TUCKER Amid consistent drizzling rain and a very chilly atmosphere, the Sir Halley Stewart Field was not a very pleasant place on Saturday as Spalding United slipped to a 3-1 loss against fellow stugglers Kidsgrove Athletic And unfortunately, the 78 diehard spectators (the lowest attendance of the season so far) witnessed possibly ...

Pinchbeck United extended their unbeaten run in ChromaSport UCL Division One with a 3-0 win over Thrapston Town on Saturday – but both Spalding United and Holbeach United saw their games postponed. The Knights cruised to a 3-0 win over lowly Thrapston at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field, with Tom Sergeant, Nick Bishop and Liam Ogden all netting. The ...

Gary King has been named the new Spalding United captain after Adam Jackson left to join Holbeach United. Striker King, who is the Tulips’ top scorer this season, re-joined the club from Cleethorpes Town last summer and has made a big impression. Stalwart defender Neal Spafford, who has been a mainstay in the team since signing from Wisbech Town a ...

Edgars Sumskis strode to a convincing win in the Cambridgeshire Cross Country Championship at St Neots as he became the first Nene Valley Harrier to have his name carved on the trophy since the 1990s. On a semi-frozen Priory Park course, the rangy runner broke from the leading group well before halfway and never looked back, as he rapidly pulled ...

Boss Chris Rawlinson has heaped praise on departing captain Adam Jackson after he decided to end his spell with Spalding United. The left-back, who has been a regular fixture in the Tulips team since joining from South Holland neighbours Holbeach United more than four years ago, has decided to walk away from the club. Rawlinson admits that the club captain ...

Spalding United 1 Romulus 1 Chris Rawlinson admitted he was happy enough with a share of the spoils as Spalding United were held to a 1-1 draw by basement side Romulus on Saturday. The Tulips, eight points clear of their Evo-Stik NPL First Division South relegation rivals at the start of play, led 1-0 at the break thanks to Conor ...

Confident boss Chris Rawlinson has called on his Spalding United squad to keep their solid home form going as they bid to secure another season in Evo-Stik NPL First Division South. Back-to-back Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field wins against Peterborough Sports and Newcastle Town over the festive period elevated the Tulips up to 13th place in the table – and ...