Football

Holbeach United 2 Kirby Muxloe 2 Fuming player/boss Tom Roberts laid into his Holbeach United side after they could only draw 2-2 with ChromaSport UCL Premier Division strugglers Kirby Muxloe on Saturday. The Tigers trailed 2-0 at half time in what was a disastrous opening 45 minutes at Carter’s Park, with Jordon Lever and Dan Sheahan getting the goals. Roberts ...

Spalding United maintained second spot in the EvoStik League Division One South after a 1-1 home draw with closest challengers Newcastle Town on Saturday.   Cenk Acar had given Spalding a 42nd minute lead from the penalty spot, only for Nathan Whitehead to be red carded for the Tulips for violent conduct on the stroke of half-time.   The ten-man ...

Spalding United boss Dave Frecklington is demanding a response from his players in tomorrow’s table-topping tussle with Newcastle Town.   The second-placed Tulips play host to a Staffordshire side who are level on points with Spalding having played the same amount of EvoStik Division One South games.   And, after seeing his side fall to a second successive home defeat ...

In-form Pinchbeck United will be aiming to continue their climb up the Peterborough League Premier Division table by extending their winning sequence into double figures this weekend.   Ian Dunn’s side have won their last nine league and cup matches during a run that has seen them move within five points of table-topping Netherton with a game in hand.   ...

Tulips boss Dave Frecklington insists his side can forget about winning league titles if they continue to let victories slip through their grasp. Spalding saw a 1-0 lead evaporate on Tuesday night as visiting AFC Rushden and Diamonds struck twice in the final 15 minutes despite being reduced to 10 men following the dismissal of Rory Winters. It was the ...

Pinchbeck completed the perfect October with a 3-1 victory over a resolute Uppingham Town team at Knight Street on Saturday.   Ian Dunn’s charges won all five of their games last month, scoring 21 goals and conceding just four.   Saturday’s victory was also their ninth successive win as they moved up to fifth place in the Peterborough League Premier ...

Long Sutton player-boss Matt Cawthorn questioned the attitude of his players despite overturning a two-goal deficit to reach the semi-finals of the Spalding Inter-Services Cup on Saturday. The Magpies found themselves two goals down within the first 20 minutes of their home clash with Division Two side Pinchbeck Reserves. And Cawthorn was unhappy with his players’ preparation which he felt ...

Holbeach United’s fine run of form on their travels continued with an excellent away success at the Rothwell Corinthians on Saturday. The victory, which followed last Wednesday’s triumph at Sleaford, means Holbeach have lost just one of their nine away league matches so far this season – against table-topping Peterborough Sports. Saturday’s success was achieved at a Seargents Lawn ground ...

Reigning holders Tydd St Mary progressed to the semi-final of the Spalding Inter Services Trophy on Saturday with a fine performance against Holbeach A.   With three PDFL divisions separating the two sides, the Saints were always favourites.     However, it was Holbeach that started the game better and they could have gone a goal ahead after just three ...

Holbeach United made up ground on the top two in the United Counties League Premier Division with a 2-1 away win at Rothwell Corinthians on Saturday. With table-topping Peterborough Sports and second-placed Desborough suffering away losses, the Tigers moved up to fourth place on the back of the victory. After a scoreless first half, Jordan Thomas gave the Tigers the ...

Romulus 1, Spalding United 2 The Tulips maintained their second placing in Evo Stik NPL First Division South with another stat for the record books – their first ever victory over Romulus at Coles Lane, Sutton Coldfield. This was the second successive game in which the Tulips had made such a claim, having done the same at Sheffield FC’s Home ...

Dave Frecklington has urged his Spalding United players to take the chance to make up ground on Evo-Stik NPL First Division South leaders Shaw Lane AFC over the next week. The Tulips face a tricky away trip to Romulus this Saturday (3pm), before the big home clash with AFC Rushden and Diamonds on Tuesday night (7.45pm). With Shaw Lane not ...

Co-boss Tim Cole admits that Holbeach United Sunday’s Lincs Sunday Cup bid faces a real test this weekend. The Tigers, who have already beaten Baston (4-1) and Fleet UC (20-0) in the competition, welcome Grimsby, Cleethorpes and District Sunday League high-flyers Bradley Rovers to town on Sunday (10.30am). It is hoped that the third round clash will take place at ...

An injury crisis and fixture pile-up is forcing Holbeach United player/boss Tom Roberts back into the transfer market. The Tigers chief admits that his side are “running on empty” as they enter what is traditionally the toughest part of the season – the run up to Christmas. Holbeach haven’t got a free midweek until the end of November, with ten ...

Holbeach United picked up a 3-1 derby victory at Sleaford Town in the ChromaSport UCL Premier Division on Wednesday night. Nick Jackson put the Tigers ahead on 35 minutes when he nodded home Aaron Eyett’s free kick, but Ryan Parnell soon levelled at Eslaforde Park. However, Jordan Thomas lashed home a superb second for Holbeach early in the second half, ...

Max Burrell blasted four goals as Tydd St Mary continued their bright start to the ChromaSport PDFL Division Two season with a stylish 5-1 victory over ICA Sports Reserves on Saturday. Both sides hit the woodwork before Tydd deservedly took the lead on 18 minutes when Nick Ainslie’s run and cross was volleyed home by the surging Burrell. The Saints ...

Pleased player/boss Ian Dunn praised Pinchbeck United’s cutting edge as his side won 6-0 for the second week on the spin. Pinchbeck put Leverington Sports to the sword at Knight Street on Saturday as they progressed to the next round of the ChromaSport PDFL’s PFA Senior Cup. Top scorer Ollie Maltby took his tally for the season to 16 in ...

A double from player/boss Matt Cawthorn helped Long Sutton Athletic gain revenge on Peterborough Polonia with a 2-0 PFA Challenge Cup triumph on Saturday. Having lost 6-4 at their ChromaSport PDFL Division One rivals earlier in the season, Sutton learned their lesson well in the London Road clash. The Magpies went ahead in the first half after the returning Jonny ...

Seemingly unstoppable Moulton Harrox Reserves thrashed nearest ChromaSport PDFL Division One title rivals Wittering Harriers 10-1 on Saturday to extend their perfect record to ten wins from as many games. Daniel Lambe-Hyner bagged four of Harrox’s ten goals at Broad Lane, with Declan Earth, Martin Sandall, Steve Sinfield, Louis Steadman, Matt Barnett and Jake Farrell also netting in the romp. ...

Coventry Copsewood 0 Holbeach United 2 Second-half strikes from frontmen Jake Clitheroe and Jordan Thomas helped Holbeach United dodge a banana skin in the Buildbase FA Vase on Saturday. Step six minnows Coventry Copsewood – who were playing their first-ever game in the competition – gave the Tigers an early scare before fizzling out after a red card midway through ...