Non-League Paper

DEAN’S TOP FOR SPRING TULIPS OUT TIME PARTY

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
10 May 2026

SPALDING UNITED 4 REAL BEDFORD 2
By Jon Couch

HISTORY MAKERS: Jimmy Dean, left, and his Spalding United players herald a groundbreaking day
PICTURE: Christopher Perry

THREE days after the night before and blurry-eyed boss Jimmy Dean still hasn’t fully recovered.
Joined by as many as a thousand jubilant fans, Dean led Spalding United’s promotion party long into the night as the club celebrated entering tional League territory for the
Na-first time in its history.
“It was magic – one of the best days of my life,” a croaky-voiced Tulips chief told The...

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