Football

Sutton Bridge United’s fairytale run in the Lincs FA Junior Cup continued on Saturday as they thrashed hosts Westwoodside Rangers 6-0 to progress to the semi-finals. A hat-trick from talisman Matt Eaton steered the ChromaSport PDFL Division One side to glory in Doncaster, with Ben Partridge, Kurt Scott and Joseph Sutton rounding off the rout. A trip to Limestone Rangers ...

Tydd St Mary returned from a four-week break with a sublime 7-1 win over Uppingham Town Reserves in ChromaSport PDFL Division Three on Saturday. Tim Lowe got the rout under way when he slammed home Dan Piccaver’s cross on 16 minutes at Wisbech’s Thomas Clarkson 3G pitch. On 22 minutes Tydd doubled their lead when Stu Easey sent over a ...

Boss Kev Nottingham was left scratching his head at how his Spalding United Reserves side managed to lose 3-2 at ChromaSport PDFL Division One basement boys Langtoft United Reserves on Saturday. The visitors started the better of the two teams, moving the ball from side to side, creating a handful of promising openings, despite the state of the pitch. Camped ...

Player/boss Ian Dunn admits he’s excited by the prospect of a possible final with rivals Moulton Harrox after seeing his Pinchbeck United side ease into the last four of the ChromaSport President Premier Shield on Saturday. Pinchbeck were 5-2 winners over Thorney at Knight Street, booking a semi-final at an AFC Stanground side that beat Holbeach United Reserves 3-1 in ...

Moulton Harrox remain on course for a ChromaSport PDFL treble after they breezed into the semi-finals of the President Premier Shield with a 3-0 victory over Uppingham Town on Saturday. Second-half strikes from Ben Allen and Ollie Maltby – plus a stunning free kick by skipper Billy King – booked Premier Division leaders Harrox a home tie with either Whittlesey ...

Holbeach United 1 Rothwell Corinthians 2 Boss Tom Roberts lamented a “poor performance” as his Holbeach United side slipped to a disappointing 2-1 defeat against Rothwell Corinthians on Saturday. It was the Tigers’ first ChromaSport UCL Premier Division outing since December 28 – and their hopes of lifting the title suffered something of a blow at Carter’s Park. It took ...

Holbeach United suffered a shock home defeat against ChromaSport UCL Premier Division rivals Rothwell Corinthians on another weather-hit Saturday of football action. The Tigers were upset 2-1 by their lowly visitors at Carter’s Park in what was their first game of 2016 – and were also rocked by a nasty injury to attacker Aaron Eyett. Holbeach fell behind inside the ...

Tom Roberts admits that he and his Holbeach United side feel like they’ve had a mini pre-season after seeing games galore postponed. The Tigers have only played once since defeating Northampton Sileby Rangers on December 19 – and have yet to kick a ball in 2016. They’ve seen games against Wisbech Town, Leicester Nirvana and Kempston Rovers called off in ...

Spalding United manager Marcus Ebdon remains confident that he’ll be able to hold onto star striker Josh Moreman amid interest from King’s Lynn Town. The Linnets, who play in the Southern League Premier Division, have made a seven-day approach for the 16-goal ace. Having also lost hitman Jake Newman (to Stamford) and winger Mitch Griffiths (Lincoln United) in recent weeks, ...

Spalding United Reserves crashed out of the ChromaSport PDFL Chairman Championship Shield after a 5-1 hammering at Wittering in Saturday’s quarter-finals. With a depleted squad forced to play on a heavy pitch, it was a nightmare scenario for Tulips boss Kev Nottingham in what was their first game in four weeks. Things looked even for the first 25 minutes as ...

Spalding United 1 Romulus 0 An early debut goal from Kieran Davies fired Spalding United to a much-needed 1-0 win over Evo-Stik League First Division South play-off rivals Romulus on Saturday. Davies, signed from East Midlands Counties League side Radcliffe Olympic, finished off a top team move on six minutes at a soggy Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field. The goal ...

A gr-eight showing from Moulton Harrox Reserves was the highlight on a rain-hit Saturday of action in the ChromaSport Peterborough League. With a host of matches postponed (see story here), Harrox’s second string stole the headlines with an 8-0 Chairman Championship Shield success at South Holland rivals Long Sutton Athletic. Declan Earth starred with a hat-trick at London Road, while Guy ...

A host of today’s (Saturday) football games have been hit by the heavy rain – but there is still some action taking place in South Holland. The biggest two matches to beat the weather are Spalding United’s home date with Romulus in Evo-Stik League First Division South (3pm) and Long Sutton Athletic’s cup clash with Moulton Harrox Reserves at London ...

Life is rarely dull when it comes to Holbeach United – and 2015 was certainly a year to remember. It’s amazing to think that the Tigers kicked off the year with Graham Drury and John Chand in co-charge, before going on to end it with Tom Roberts as the boss following the sacking of Darren Jarvis in December. Despite the massive ...

Marcus Ebdon admits that his Spalding United side are lacking confidence ahead of Saturday’s Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field clash with play-off rivals Romulus (3pm). The Tulips have lost five league games on the spin and look a far cry from the side Ebdon steered to five wins and a draw in the previous six matches. Amazingly, Spalding haven’t moved ...

Tom Roberts reckons that it would be something of an upset if Holbeach United can win at title rivals AFC Kempston Rovers on Saturday (3pm). The Tigers make the trip to the Hillgrounds Leisure ground in fifth place in the ChromaSport UCL Premier Division, some six points behind second-placed Kempston with two games in hand. Hosts Rovers are unbeaten in ...

A hat-trick from Warren Skeels helped Holbeach Bank win 5-4 at Netherton United B in a ChromaSport PDFL Division Four cracker on Saturday. Brett Schlechter and Sam Thompson also netted for Bank, who hauled themselves into the top ten of the standings. They are now hot on the heels of South Holland rivals Whaplode Drove, who were handed a 4-2 ...

A trademark double from master marksman Matty Cawthorn fired Long Sutton Athletic to a morale-boosting 2-1 win over Whittlesey Athletic Reserves on Saturday. Player/assistant boss Cawthorn netted with a bullet header and a classy 20-yard drive at London Road, with Dave Wood the Whittlesey scorer. The win is Sutton’s first in ChromaSport PDFL Division since late October and moves them ...

Ian Dunn paid tribute to an “incredible” goalkeeping display from keeper Lea Jordan as his Pinchbeck United side were held to a 1-1 draw by Peterborough Sports Reserves on Saturday. Two of the ChromaSport PDFL Premier Division’s top sides went head-to-head at Knight Street, but it was Pinchbeck who were the most disappointed by the share of the spoils. Danny ...

Stocksbridge Park Steels 2 Spalding United 1 A second-half stunner from Stocksbridge Park Steels’ Corey Gregory sentenced Spalding United to a fifth successive defeat in Evo-Stik League First Division South on Saturday. Gregory fired a cracker into the top corner 23 minutes from time to ensure the Tulips’ miserable recent form continued. Returning top scorer Josh Moreman had earlier hauled ...