Spalding United F.C.
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| Full name | Spalding United Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) | The Tulips |
| Founded | 1921 |
| Ground | Sir Halley Stewart Field, Spalding |
| Capacity | 3,500 (1,000 seated) |
| Chairman | Andy Gay |
| Manager | Chris Rawlinson |
| League | Northern Premier League Division One South |
| 2015–16 | Northern Premier League Division One South, 12th |
| Website | www |
Spalding United F.C. is an English football club based in Spalding, Lincolnshire. The club are currently members of Division One South of the Northern Premier League and play at the Sir Halley Stewart Field.
The club was established in 1921 when Spalding Town (who had played in the Peterborough & District League until then) was reformed. The new club continued to play in the Peterborough & District League, which they won in 1930–31. They then stepped up to the Northamptonshire League, which became the United Counties League in 1934.
After World War II they won the Lincolnshire Senior B Cup in 1950–51 and the Senior A Cup in 1952–53. In 1954 they applied to join the Eastern Counties League, but were rejected after a vote. However, the following season they won the UCL for the first time, also winning the League Cup and were accepted into the ECL. In 1960 they switched to the Central Alliance, before joining the Midland League the following season. After finishing bottom in 1967–68 they returned to the UCL. During this period they twice reached the first round of the FA Cup, losing 3–1 at Durham City in 1957–58 and 5–3 at Newport County in 1964–65.
They won the UCL in 1974–75 and after several successive top-four finishes, rejoined the Midland League in 1978. They finished fourth in 1981–82, so were placed in the Premier Division of the Northern Counties East League when it was formed by a merger of the Midland League and the Yorkshire League in 1982. They won the first ever NCEL title with a 1–0 win on the final day of the season. After internal disputes within the NCEL related to the miners' strike, Spalding rejoined the UCL in 1986 and were champions in 1987–88, resulting in promotion to the Midland Division of the Southern League. After finishing bottom in 1990–91 they returned to the UCL.
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