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Spalding United

Spalding United FC

Kit impression

Founded

1921

Years standing

105

Home ground

Sir Halley Stewart Field, Spalding

Capacity

2,700300 seats

The Trophy Cabinet

Northern Premier League
Division One Midlands champions 2023–24
Northern Counties East League
Premier Division champions 1983–84
United Counties League
Premier Division champions 1954–55, 1974–75, 1987–88, 1998–99, 2003–04, 2013–14
League Cup winners 1954–55, 1994–95
Peterborough & District League
Champions 1930–31
Lincolnshire Senior A Cup
Winners 1952–53
Lincolnshire Senior B Cup
Winners 1950–51

Nickname: The Tulips

The Case For Them

Spalding United work as a second team because they come with their own geography: England, Sir Halley Stewart Field, Spalding, and a set of rivalries you will absorb faster than you expect.

Worth the journey
Nearest airport is East Midlands Airport (EMA), roughly 79km out. This is not a casual away day, which is precisely why the people who do it take it seriously.
The calendar you inherit
England National League North is cold-weather football: mud in February, breath visible under the lights, and a fixture list that rewards anyone who sticks it out. England does not do easy neutrals.
Old enough to matter
1921 is the founding date, old enough that the club has survived a war, a rebuild and at least one financial scare, young enough that the good years are still in living memory.
Loaded cabinet
6 distinct honours on record, including Northern Premier League. Adopt them and you inherit expectation, which is more fun than it sounds when the trophies keep coming.

Matchday Trip

Ground: Sir Halley Stewart Field, Spalding. Go in a day early, find the pre-match pub, buy the programme.

Nearest airport

East Midlands Airport (EMA)

79 km / 49 miles from the ground

Nearest station

Spalding railway station

Walkable from the platform

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Pulling fixtures and table…

Around the ground

Things To Do Near Sir Halley Stewart Field, Spalding

Everything within a short walk of the turnstiles: landmarks, museums and the places worth arriving early for.

Landmarks within a 4 km radius

Matchday Shortlist

Opens a map centred on the ground. Two hours before kick-off is the sweet spot.

Route Planner

Getting to Sir Halley Stewart Field, Spalding