Football

Ambitious boss Dave Frecklington feels that Saturday’s trip to Leek Town is Spalding United’s biggest game of the season. The Tulips travel to Staffordshire with a point to prove, having lost 1-0 to Leek at the Sir Halley and having failed to beat any of their promotion rivals so far this season. Leek are seventh, ten points off the second-placed ...

Bullish boss Seb Hayes has told his Holbeach United players that Saturday’s emphatic 9-0 win over Harrowby United will mean nothing if they crash at Oadby Town this weekend. The Tigers snapped their five-game losing streak in impressive style at Carter’s Park, but Hayes is keen to see if they can replicate that performance at 17th-placed Oadby on Saturday (3pm). ...

Co-boss Tim Cole admits that Sunday’s Lincs FA Sunday Cup semi-final at Rustons United is the biggest game in the short history of Holbeach United Sunday. The Sunday Tigers are bidding to reach the county final at the first time of asking this weekend, with the clash at Newark Road, Lincoln, a 10.45am kick off. The Spalding Sunday League side ...

Spalding United under-11 Blues are enjoying a fantastic 2016/17 season so far. Having already been very worthy winners of the PJAL Group A under-11 Medal Competition, they also have reached the PFA Cup quarter finals – to be played on February 5 at The Priory School in Spalding. Alongside these successes, they have also been flag bearers at Peterborough United, ...

AFC Rushden & Diamonds 0 Spalding United 0 (Diamonds win 6-5 on penalties) Former Tulip Jake Newman sent Spalding United crashing out of the Integro League Cup on Tuesday night. Striker Newman, who was prolific under former boss Marcus Ebdon, scored the crucial penalty for AFC Rushden and Diamonds in a 6-5 shoot-out win over the Tulips following a 0-0 ...

Another Ollie Maltby hat-trick fired Pinchbeck United to a super 6-0 success over Stilton United on Saturday – and drew high praise from player/boss Ian Dunn. Ace goal-getter Maltby took his tally for the season to 36 in 20 games so far this season in the crushing ChromaSport PDFL Premier Division victory. Liam Ogden, Jamie Francis and Corban Oldham also ...

Assistant boss Paul Crowson admitted that Saturday’s 2-2 draw at Langtoft United was “disappointing with a capital D” for Moulton Harrox. The defending champions lost ground in the ChromaSport PDFL Premier Division title race after what proved to be a frustrating afternoon at Manor Way Sports Ground. Strikers Marcus Parry and Dan Woods netted for Moulton, but a Scott Spearink ...

Moulton Harrox Reserves extended their unbeaten record in ChromaSport PDFL Division One to 18 games with a thumping 5-0 home success over Netherton United Reserves on Saturday. Skipper John Ball, top scorer Martin Sandall, Declan Earth, Tom Elderkin and Bobby Patterson all got in on the act at Broad Lane – making it 17 wins and one draw from their ...

Boss James Langford hailed an “outstanding performance” as his Spalding United Reserves side picked up only their second positive result of the season on Saturday. The Tulips’ second string, who are adrift at the bottom of ChromaSport PDFL Division One, drew 1-1 at Peterborough Polonia to grab their second draw of the season. Brandon O’Reilly’s first-half penalty put the basement ...

Spalding United 2 Chasetown 1 Two superbly-struck penalty kicks by Lee Beeson secured Spalding United a notable 2-1 victory over visiting Chasetown at the Sir Halley Stewart Field on Saturday. Beeson bagged from the spot on 36 and 68 minutes, wiping out Josh Ruff’s 28th-minute opener and consolidating the Tulips’ second place position in Evo-Stik NPL First Division South. It ...

Holbeach United 9 Harrowby United 0 Both Josh Ford and Spencer Tinkler smashed hat-tricks as Holbeach United ended their five-game losing streak in style by hammering Harrowby United 9-0 on Saturday. Frontman Ford gave the Tigers the lead on just 38 seconds of the ChromaSport UCL Premier Division clash at Carter’s Park, then doubled his money two minutes later before ...

Both South Holland sides impressed at home on Saturday as Spalding United came from behind to beat Chasetown 2-1 and Holbeach United hammered Harrowby United 9-0. At the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field Josh Ruff fired the visitors ahead of 28 minutes, but Lee Beeson soon levelled with a penalty to make it 1-1 at the break. Winger Beeson then ...

A rapidly improving team within the Spalding United Youth set-up are calling on more girls from South Holland to follow in their footsteps and join them. Girls in school years 3, 4, 5 and even 6 are wanted by the Tulips – with the progress of the under-10 side highlighted as a great reason for them to give football a ...

Dave Frecklington is hoping to end something of a personal hoodoo on Saturday. The Spalding United supremo has never beaten Saturday’s opponents Chasetown as a manager – a record that now spans seven games over four years. Frecklington drew six blanks against the side from The Scholars Ground during his time with former club Lincoln United. That run was extended ...

Seb Hayes is adamant that Holbeach United’s season isn’t over. The Tigers have no chance of winning silverware this season after exiting two cup competitions in recent weeks, but boss Hayes feels they can still have a say in when the ChromaSport UCL Premier Division title is won. He wants the team to rediscover their pride and finish the season ...

There is no room for complacency in the Spalding United squad as their title charge enters the home stretch. That’s the verdict of bullish boss Dave Frecklington, who is hoping to add two new faces to his squad over the next week to ensure there is competition for places in the final 16 Evo-Stik NPL First Division South games. He’s ...

Ian Dunn praised Pinchbeck United’s second-half showing as they kept the defence of their President Premier Shield crown on track. Pinchbeck battled back from 1-0 down at half-time to beat visitors ICA Sports 2-1 at Knight Street – booking their place in the semi-finals in the process. An offside-looking Tom Curtis gave the Peterborough side the advantage in the quarter-final ...

Pleased Paul Crowson talked up a top team performance as Moulton Harrox walloped Wisbech Town Reserves 4-1 on Saturday. A brace from Ben Allen, a Dan Woods penalty and a stunning individual effort from defender Ash Coddington earned defending ChromaSport PDFL Premier Division champions Harrox all three points at Broad Lane – and moved them back into second place. Allen ...

Long-term ChromaSport PDFL Division Four leaders Holbeach Bank saw their title dream take a sizeable hit on Saturday. Brett Schlechter’s charges were handed a 4-2 home reverse by rivals Cardea to weaken their position at the summit. Danny Hunt and Sam Thompson netted for Bank, but they are now just a point clear of Premiair (five games in hand) and ...

Rugby Town 1 Spalding United 2 A much-improved second half performance saw Spalding United keep their title hopes in Evo-Stik NPL First Division South very much alive with a battling 2-1 victory at relegation threatened Rugby Town on Saturday. They did it despite losing central defender Neal Spafford to a straight red card on 48 minutes – and then going ...