Football

South Holland’s top two footballing sides endured mixed fortunes on Saturday. Spalding United beat Carlton Town 5-3 in an Evo-Stik League First Division South thriller, while Holbeach United lost 4-1 at Walsall Wood in the FA Vase. Starting with the Tulips, Jake Newman and Nathan Stainfield put them 2-0 up early on in Marcus Ebdon’s first game as permanent boss. ...

Tom Roberts knows all about playing at Walsall Wood in the FA Vase. The Holbeach United player/assistant boss – along with skipper Jamie Stevens and Andrew Tidswell – was part of the Spalding United side that won 3-0 there back in 2013. However, the Tulips were controversially expelled from the competition after fielding the ineligible Garfield ‘Louis’ Robinson for the ...

by Andrew Tidswell Elite Sports Academy MD and Holbeach Utd player/coach The old saying ‘time doesn’t stand still’ is only too true when you talk about the football scene in Spalding. Since the last column I wrote, we had confirmation that Pat Rayment walked away from his role as Spalding United manager. In his time at the club, Pat led ...

The Championship was the place to be on Monday night as 18 goals across four games lit up The Spalding and South Holland Voice six-a-side League. Played amid wet and wild conditions at Surfleet’s Glen Park, the second tier action got under way with Maly & Team, who have been really impressive since joining the league, turning over previously unbeaten ...

It’ll be business as usual at Spalding United after Marcus Ebdon and Danny Hussey committed their long-term futures to the club on Tuesday night. Former Everton and Peterborough United winger Ebdon, who was number two under ex-boss Pat Rayment, has agreed a deal to become the Tulips’ new manager. Hussey, who was player/coach under the old regime, has also decided ...

An Ollie Maltby hat-trick fired Moulton Harrox to their 11th win from as many ChromaSport PDFL Premier Division games on Saturday. Harrox were 5-1 winners at Riverside, with defenders Bobby Patterson and Ashley Coddington the other scorers. Another defender, Jonny Clay, came on as a substitute for Dave Panton’s side. Clay, who was part of Moulton’s treble-winning side back in ...

Kirby Muxloe 1 Holbeach United 2 Two-goal Jake Clitheroe took the plaudits as Holbeach United booked their place in the last eight of the ChromaSport UCL Knockout Cup. The Tigers picked up an impressive 2-1 win at fellow UCL Premier Division high-fliers Kirby Muxloe, meaning they face either Long Buckby/Northampton Sileby Rangers or Boston Town/Potton United in the quarter-finals. Clitheroe, ...

Boss Kev Nottingham was left scratching his head wondering how Spalding United Reserves failed to earn at least a point from his Saturday’s 3-2 home defeat against Wittering Town. Two weeks without a game showed in the early stages at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field, as the hosts went 2-0 down inside 15 minutes of the ChromaSport PDFL Division ...

Leek Town 0 Spalding United 3 Danny Hussey heaped praise on his resurgent Spalding United side after seeing them sweep aside hosts Leek Town 3-0 on Saturday. Goals from Jake Newman (24), Paul Walker (57) and Josh Moreman (71) were enough to elevate the Tulips into sixth place in the Evo-Stik League First Division South table – just one position ...

Spalding United and Holbeach United both bounced back from midweek losses as they earned impressive away wins on Saturday. The Tulips were 3-0 winners at Leek Town in Evo-Stik League First Division South, while the Tigers won 2-1 at Kirby Muxloe to progress in the ChromaSport UCL Knockout Cup. Starting with Spalding, goals from Jake Newman (14), Paul Walker (57) ...

Holbeach United chief Darren Jarvis insists that his side are gunning for ChromaSport UCL Knockout Cup glory this season. The Tigers have a tricky-looking second round trip to fellow high-fliers Kirby Muxloe on Saturday (3pm), with a possible quarter-final with rivals Boston Town – who beat them 2-1 on Wednesday – in the offing should the Poachers negotiate through two ...

Holbeach United suffered their first UCL Premier Division defeat since the opening day of the season as Boston Town beat them 2-1 at Carter’s Park on Wednesday night. A Jack Wightwick stunner on 20 minutes gave Boston a surprise 1-0 lead at half time, before defender Simon Ashton notched a second on the hour. The returning Gary King pulled one ...

Talented Spalding United teenager Jonny Lockie has earned a trial with Premier League side Leicester City. Lockie, who has been banging the goals in for the Tulips’ under-18 and Reserves sides this season, recently made his debut for the first team. His trial with The Foxes will take place around Christmas time – and the 16-year-old admits that he’s excited ...

Player/boss Ian Dunn rued a chance missed as Pinchbeck United crashed out of the Lincs Junior Cup on Saturday. Dunn’s side were beaten 3-2 at lower-graded Railway Athletic, who play in Division Two of the Boston and District League. Pinchbeck were surprised to see their hosts start with Wisbech Town’s Luke Wilson in their side – and they trailed 1-0 ...

Three teams are locked together on five points at the top of The Spalding and South Holland Voice six-a-side League Premier Division table after a windy night of action at Surfleet on Monday. Polishborough, Jimmy Floyd Bottlebank and The Predators all remain unbeaten after three rounds of fixtures at Glen Park as the table slowly begins to take shape. The ...

Spalding United 0 Matlock Town 0 (Matlock win 4-3 on penalties) Caretaker boss Marcus Ebdon admitted that his future with Spalding United will soon be decided after watching his side exit The Integro Doodson League Cup on Tuesday night. The Tulips drew 0-0 with Evo-Stik League Premier Division outfit Matlock Town at the Sir Halley Stewart, but were beaten 4-3 ...

Spalding United 5 Newcastle Town 0 Life after Pat Rayment began perfectly for Spalding United as they returned to winning ways with a thumping 5-0 win over Newcastle Town on Saturday. Marcus Ebdon and Danny Hussey couldn’t have wished for a better start to their first game in caretaker charge of the Tulips, with Josh Moreman putting the hosts ahead ...

A rain-hit day saw a host of South Holland’s football sides kicking their heels on Saturday – including Holbeach United and Moulton Harrox. The Tigers’ UCL Premier Division game at Huntingdon Town was called off due to a waterlogged pitch, while Harrox’s ChromaSport PDFL clash at Uppingham Town was also off. It was a good day for Holbeach without  them ...

Andrew Tidswell knows a thing or two about winning ChromaSport UCL Premier Division titles. The Holbeach United player/coach lifted the title with the Tigers in 2013 and then Spalding United the following year – grabbing the league’s golden boot award both times. Adding another medal to his collection is the aim once again this season, with Holbeach well-positioned a third ...

Holbeach United moved up to second in the ChromaSport UCL Premier Division with a 3-1 derby win over Deeping Rangers on Wednesday night. On a damp Carter’s Park night, two quick-fire goals from Jordan Thomas (20) and Jake Clitheroe (22) gave the Tigers a 2-0 half-time lead. There was an injury blow for Holbeach before the break, though, with skipper ...