Tulips

Spalding United’s new-look squad reported back for pre-season training on Saturday as the Dave Frecklington era officially got under way. The new Tulips chief missed the session due to being on holiday, but he is now back – and hungry to put his squad through their paces. Frecklington, who is still looking to bring a few new faces to the ...

Both Spalding United and Holbeach United have learned their fate in the the early rounds of this season’s FA competitions after the draw was made on Friday. Holbeach enter the FA Cup in the extra preliminary round and will host Swaffham Town at Carter’s Park on August 6. Should the Tigers  progress through to the preliminary round, they face an away trip ...

Former Arsenal and England legend Ian Wright is the latest top name to headline Spalding United’s annual Sports Celebrity Dinner. Prolific striker Wright, who scored a total of 185 goals in 288 games for the Gunners, also played for Crystal Palace, West Ham United, Nottingham Forest, Celtic and Burnley in a glittering career. He also notched nine times in 33 ...

New Spalding United assistant manager Chris Rawlinson admits that he’s been impressed by everything about the club so far. Rawlinson, who has followed boss Dave Frecklington to the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field from former side Lincoln United, is also confident that the Tulips are in a strong position ahead of the start of pre-season training next month. The Spalding ...

Buzzing boss Dave Frecklington has added combative midfielder Matthew Varley to his Spalding United squad – and is hoping two more high-profile targets will follow. Varley joins the Tulips from NCEL Premier Division side Staveley MWFC and lists Matlock Town, Sheffield FC and Rainworth Miners Welfare among his former clubs. A long throw expert, Varley is described as a “winner” ...

New Spalding United boss Dave Frecklington has been handed a major boost after persuading key right back Paul Walker to re-sign for the club. Grimsby-based Walker, who was one of the Tulips’ top performers last season, had initially indicated that he would leave the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field due to excessive travel demands. But he’s had a change of ...

Chuffed Spalding United boss Dave Frecklington is pleased with how his squad is shaping up after securing two key new additions. The Spalding supremo has swooped to bring in Stamford winger Chris Hamilton as player/coach, while also adding highly-rated striker Bradley Barraclough to his ranks. Hamilton, who lists Scottish sides Albion, Queens Park, Stirling and Dumbarton among his former clubs, ...

Dave Frecklington has hit the ground running at Spalding United, agreeing deals for three new signings and getting two more key players on contract. The new boss reckons he will have the best central defensive partnership in the league after tying up the return of Kern Miller. The tall centre-half will play alongside club skipper Nathan Stainfield as part of ...

Spalding United have pulled off a real coup by enticing highly-rated Dave Frecklington to the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field as their new manager Frecklington, who led rivals Lincoln United to the Evo-Stik NPL Division One South play-offs last season, was revealed as Marcus Ebdon’s successor at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field on Sunday. The former Lincoln United, Stamford, Grantham ...

Spalding United 1 Leek Town 1 A last-gasp Chris Baker equaliser denied Spalding United a win on the final day of the Evo-Stik NPL Division One South season in what turned out to be Marcus Ebdon’s final game as boss. The Tulips looked set to earn themselves a richly-deserved victory when talismanic skipper Nathan Stainfield headed them into a 1-0 ...

Boss Marcus Ebdon and number two Danny Hussey left their roles at Spalding United following Saturday’s final game of the Evo-Stik NPL Division One South season. The Tulips looked set to beat Leek Town 1-0 at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field after Nathan Stainfield’s 65th-minute header, but Chris Baker’s last-gasp leveller denied them. However, the big story came after ...

A place in the top ten is the target for Spalding United as they head into their final game of the Evo-Stik NPL First Division South season on Saturday. The Tulips play host to Leek Town at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field (3pm), with a victory likely to guarantee them a place in the top half of the table. ...

Unstoppable Spalding United under-18s clinched the Peterborough and District Youth League Division Two title with a 3-0 win at Glinton and Northborough Black under-18s on Sunday. Goals from talented duo Levi Butland (2) and Jonny Lockie were enough for the unbeaten Tulips to seal their 18th win from 19 league games and wrap up the title with three matches to ...

Newcastle Town 0 Spalding United 1 Neal Spafford’s last-gasp winner helped Spalding United end two unwanted streaks on Saturday. The defender’s 89th-minute header was enough to earn the Tulips a 1-0 victory over hosts Newcastle Town to end a run of eight Evo-Stik League First Division South games without a win. It was also Spalding’s first three-point haul away from ...

A Daniel Klos goal earned Spalding United Reserves a commendable 1-1 draw at ChromaSport PDFL Division One leaders Stamford Lions. Following Spalding’s 3-1 defeat at home to third place Sutton Bridge in midweek, the trip looked a daunting one. The task was made harder when they went behind after only minutes. In mid season, this would have been the recipe ...

It was just three weeks ago that Marcus Ebdon insisted that he would not let Spalding United’s season fizzle out. But the manager and the fans saw the evidence in a 2-0 defeat to Stocksbridge Park Steels on Tuesday to suggest it is doing just that. The Tulips – normally pretty solid at home – are limping towards the season ...

Spalding Utd 1 Chasetown 1 by Ray Tucker The Tulips dampened Chasetown’s hopes of moving into a play-off position with a much improved performance and a deserved share of the Evo-Stik NPL Division One South points at the Sir Halley Stewart Field on Saturday.(April 9) After the pummelling by title-chasing Shaw Lane Aquaforce the previous week the Tulips , from the outset, showed ...

Spalding United and play-off hopefuls Chasetown settled for one point apiece at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field on Saturday (April 9). Defender Neal Spafford’s early goal for the Tulips was cancelled out by a Daniel Edwards effort on 43 minutes. Spalding, now 11th in the Evo-Stik NPL Division One South table, host Stocksbridge Park Steels on Tuesday. Holebach United ...

Danny Hussey accepts that Spalding United are now simply aiming to finish as high as they possibly can in Evo-Stik NPL Division One South. The Tulips have a home double-header to look forward to this week, with play-off chasing Chasetown visiting the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field on Saturday (3pm) and Stocksbridge Park Steels in South Holland on Tuesday (7.45pm). ...

Shaw Lane Aquaforce 5 Spalding United 0 Spalding United stumbled to their heaviest Evo-Stik NPL Division One South defeat of the season on Saturday as title-chasing Shaw Lane Aquaforce handed them a 5-0 beating. Goals from James Walshaw (14), Gavin Allott (57), Lee Bennett (66) and Adam Priestley (77 and 84) accounted for the Tulips, although they did at least ...