Football

Brennans Sports came close to a surprise win and snatching runners-up spot in Spalding Sunday League. The Spalding side lost 5-4 to champions Pinchbeck United Sunday in the league’s final fixture of the season. However, it was a double header and six points would have seen them leapfrog Sutton Bridge Sunday, who finished second on goal difference, and Swineshead Institute ...

A last-gasp goal from Liam Parker sent Evolution up from Division Two on a rollercoaster final night of the season in The Spalding and South Holland Voice Six-A-Side League. Sarah’s Boys and Evolution went into their games against Le Saux Solid Crew and BK’s Athletic respectively as the only two sides who could join Simple FC in Division One next ...

Central defenders Jamie Stevens and Nathan Stainfield took top honours at Spalding United’s end-of-season awards night. The duo – who played much of the campaign together at the heart of the fourth-meanest defence in Evo-Stik League First Division South – scooped the two most coveted honours. Stevens, who rejoined the Tulips from Holbeach United midway through the season, was named ...

Holbeach United’s new squad continues to quickly take shape after left-back Chris Ward agreed to join. The 21-year-old’s contract at King’s Lynn Town has expired. Ward, who lives in Sutton Bridge, has been on the radar of Tigers assistant manager Tom Roberts since being part of the King’s Lynn Town Reserves team that won the Peterborough League Division One title ...

Holbeach United look set to have fierce competition for the number one jersey next season after snapping up talented goalkeeper Ricky Drury. The former Boston United and Boston Town stopper won the quadruple with Spalding Sunday League side Pinchbeck United Sunday last season – and they are bossed by Tigers number two Tom Roberts. The pair agreed terms on a ...

Highly-rated defender Jonny Clay has become Holbeach United’s first major new signing of the summer. South Holland lad Clay, who has spent the past two seasons with UCL Premier Division outfit Peterborough Northern Star, will be re-united with his former Star boss Darren Jarvis at Carter’s Park. Tigers supremo Jarvis signed the central defender from Peterborough Premier Division side Moulton ...

Spalding United will be up against a few fresh foes in Evo-Stik League First Division South next season. Among the Tulips’ new rivals in the 22-team division are Basford United, Belper Town, Daventry Town, Rugby Town and Shaw Lane Aquaforce. Here’s the new look 2015/16 line-up: Basford United, Belper Town, Carlton Town, Chasetown, Coalville Town, Daventry Town, Goole, Gresley, Kidsgrove Athletic, Leek Town, Lincoln United, Loughborough Dynamo, Market Drayton Town, Newcastle Town, Romulus, Rugby Town, Shaw Lane ...

Influential skipper Jamie Clarke admits that he is feeling a little bit humbled after winning four awards at Holbeach United’s end-of-season bash. Clarke picked up the top scorer, supporters’ player of the year, the clubman award and also social club first team player of the year at the Tigers presentation evening on Saturday. The other first-team prizes saw Gary King ...

Division Two champions Simple FC dropped a nail in Evolution’s promotion coffin after subjecting them to a third-straight defeat in The Spalding and South Holland Voice six-a-side League on Monday night. A whopping four teams can still clinch promotion in next’s week’s final evening of the season at Surfleet’s Glen Park, with Goaldiggers, The TBME, Sarah’s Boys and Evolution all ...

Chris Toynton is to step down as chairman of Spalding United and has resigned from the club’s board of directors. The long-serving supremo, who has been associated with the Tulips for 13 years, has agreed a deal to leave his role following the formation of a new consortium, which will assume control at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field. Club ...

Andrew Tidswell is to discuss the idea of taking on a player/coach role with Holbeach United. The striker, who finished last season at Carter’s Park following a switch from rivals Spalding United, wants to stay with the Tigers next year. The two-time UCL Premier Division champion and double golden boot winner does expect to chat to Holbeach boss Darren Jarvis ...

Moulton Harrox earned an impressive 3-1 win at Sawtry on the final Saturday of the regular ChromaSport Peterborough League season to finish a fine third in the Premier Division. Needing a win to leapfrog Peterborough ICA Sports in the final standings, goals from Joe Townsend, Ryan Wheeler and Macauley Grimwood got the job done for Harrox. A 19th league win ...

Spalding United Reserves may have missed out on the title – but they can be very happy with their debut season in ChromaSport Peterborough League Division Two. Kev Nottingham’s Tulips signed off a successful campaign with an exciting 4-3 victory over Netherton United A at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field on Saturday, while Peterborough ICA Sports were confirmed as ...

Spalding Town 3 Peterborough Sports A 1 Spalding Town put their Junior Cup heartache behind them to lift the Intermediate Shield following a stellar showing on Saturday. Having lost the first of their two finals on penalties last Wednesday night, Town bounced back in style to beat Peterborough Sports A 3-1 at The Grange thanks to goals from Marcus Parry, ...

Simple FC followed up on last week’s promotion by securing the Division Two title in The Spalding and South Holland Voice six-a-side League. A hard-fought win against The TBME, coupled with and other results going in their favour, saw them seal top spot in the second tier at Surfleet’s Glen Park on Monday night. Division Two got under way with ...

Much like the last two summers, it looks like being a busy close-season for Holbeach United. The relatively new management team of boss Darren Jarvis and his assistant Tom Roberts will be looking to assemble a new-look squad for an assault at the UCL Premier Division title next time around. Having taken over in the aftermath of Graham Drury and ...

Pat Rayment has promised a massive summer revamp after seeing his Spalding United side miss out on the Evo-Stik League First Division South play-offs. The Tulips were soundly beaten 3-0 at Romulus on Saturday, with goals from Joel Grandison (25 and 89) and Jordan Francis (86) doing the damage at Coles Lane. That allowed Sutton Coldfield and Gresley to take ...

A Josh Ford hat-trick steered Pinchbeck United Sunday to their own slice of history at the weekend. The prolific striker starred at Sincil Bank as Tom Roberts’ Pinchbeck became the first-ever team from the Spalding Sunday League to lift the Lincs FA Sunday Cup with a 5-0 triumph over Thurlby United. Tommy Treacher fired the quadruple-chasing side into the lead, ...

Simple FC secured an instant return to the top tier on The Spalding and South Holland Voice 6 a-side league on Monday night as they clinched promotion a week earlier than expected. Their 12-0 thumping of bottom-placed Hardly Athletic was the final game of the night at Surfleet’s Glen Park – and was as one-sided as expected. Carlos Costa was ...

A Josh Ford hat-trick steered Pinchbeck United Sunday to their own slice of history at the weekend. The prolific striker starred at Sincil Bank as Tom Roberts’ Pinchbeck became the first-ever team from the Spalding Sunday League to lift the Lincs FA Sunday Cup with a 5-0 triumph over Thurlby United. Tommy Treacher fired the quadruple-chasing side into the lead, ...