Football

Stevens’ dismissal proves decisive

Nathan Stevens’ sending off late in the first half proved to be the turning point as Pinchbeck United went down to a 5-1 defeat at Loughborough Students in Premier Division North of the United Counties League on Saturday. The Knights had lost the reverse fixture 11-0 but looked well in the game until they were reduced to ten men.An own ...

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Earth’s triple strike keeps Harrox on leaders’ tail

Moulton Harrox closed the gap on leaders Uppingham Town in the Premier Division of the GCE Hire Fleet Peterborough League with a 4-1 at Oakham United. A hat-trick from Declan Earth and a goal from Marcus Parry leaves them seven points off top spot but with five games in hand.Crowland Town are still in the title shake-up after a 3-2 win ...

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Football results and fixtures

RESULTSNORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUEMidland Division (Sat): Coventry Sphinx 0 Spalding Utd 1. (Tues): Spalding Utd 1 Rugby Town 0.UNITED COUNTIES LEAGUEPremier Division North (Sat): Pinchbeck Utd P Newark and Sherwood Utd P.THURLOW NUNN LEAGUEDivision One North (Sat): Harwich and Parkestone P Holbeach Utd P.PETERBOROUGH LEAGUEPremier Division (Sat): Holbeach Utd Res 0 Sawtry 1, Moulton Harrox 4 Deeping Rgrs Res 3, Uppingham ...

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Prince-ly performance as Daniel scores five

Moulton Harrox kept up the pressure on Pinchbeck and District Football League Premier Division leaders Uppingham Town with a hard fought 4-3 win at home to Deeping Rangers Reserves.Two goals each from Marcus Perry and Joe Townsend gave Moulton the win though Deeping kept in the game until the end.Uppingham remain top, ten points ahead of the rest but having ...

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Tulips back at the top after 1-0 wins

If the sign of a good team is to keep picking up wins when not playing well then table toppers Spalding United enjoyed two big wins in their promotion charge. Despite making it eight clean sheets in a row, manager Elliot Sandy wasn’t happy with the performances in the 1-0 wins over Coventry Sphinx on Saturday and Rugby Town on ...

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Wet weather leads to postponements

Water logged pitches meant a host of games were postponed last weekend, including both those featuring Pinchbeck United and Holbeach United.Second from bottom Knights found some form over Christmas in the United Counties League Premier Division North and were hoping to take that into the game at the side just above them last Saturday, Newark and Sherwood United.The game at ...

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Football results and fixtures

RESULTSNORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUEMidland Division (Sat 23/12): Spalding Utd 3 Walsall Wood 0. (Tues 26/12): Hinckley LR 0 Spalding Utd 1. (Mon 1/1/24): Spalding Utd 3 Cambridge City 0.UNITED COUNTIES LEAGUEPremier Division North (Sat 23/12) Deeping Rgrs 1 Pinchbeck Utd 3. (Sat 26/12) Sleaford Tn 3 Pinchbeck Utd 0 (Sat 30/12) Pinchbeck Utd 2 Wisbech Tn 1.THURLOW NUNN LEAGUEDivision One North ...

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Brilliant Christmas sees Knights march off the bottom

It’s been a brilliant festive period for Pinchbeck United who trebled their wins total for the season to move off the bottom of the United Counties League Premier Division North.The Knights went into the Christmas period with just one win to their name.But on the Saturday before Christmas they picked up a first league win in a 3-1 victory over ...

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Perfect period for Tulips’ title chase

Nine points, seven goals and none conceded, it’s been a perfect Christmas for Spalding United. The second placed Tulips are keeping the pressure on Pitching In Northern Premier League Midlands Division leaders Harborough Town.And it’s everyone in the club who’s chipping in as witnessed on New Year’s Day.A host of volunteers came to the Sir Halley Stewart to drain the ...

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Tigers roar into the play off spots

Holbeach United are in the Thurlow Nunn First Division North play off spots after hitting Dussindale and Hessendon for six.The Tigers won 6-2 at home on Saturday, with George Frost and Luke Prentice at the double plus goals from Tom Hoyle and Harvey Robertson.It moved them into fifth position and was the second successive home with after a 2-1 win ...

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Tulips beat League Two Grimsby in cup

Spalding United received a big boost ahead of the festive fixtures as they saw off League Two side Grimsby Town in the Lincolnshire County Cup on Tuesday. After a thrilling 3-3 draw the Tulips despatched five perfect penalties and keeper Tony Breedon made the decisive save to take them through to the next round of the competition.Grimsby brought a strong ...

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Knights hoping for better 2024

Ahead of the Christmas period, Pinchbeck United will be hoping for a better 2024. The Knights fell to a 3-0 defeat at home to Skegness Town last Saturday after playing a man down for all but ten minutes of the match and remain rooted to the foot of the table with just one win to their name.Their Christmas schedule includes ...

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Leiston loss puts a dent in Tigers’ play off hopes

Holbeach United’s play-off hopes suffered a set back last Saturday, but they’ll have plenty of opportunity to bounce back over the Christmas period. The Tigers slipped out of the top six of the Thurlow Nunn First Division North after losing 2-1 at Leiston Under 23s on Saturday.The hosts put a bit of daylight between themselves and the relegation places thanks ...

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Juniors side deliver in fun run

Spalding United Juniors dressed up as Santa to deliver money for charity recently. Players and volunteers from across the age groups came together to take part in the Stamford Santa Fun Run.They raised over £400 for local charities.A spokesman for the club said: “A massive well done to all those who took part from under 6s all the way to ...

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Tulips fans on target with food bank support

Their team’s game against Rugby Town may have been postponed due to a water-logged pitch on Saturday, but Spalding United fans were still on form to help a local charity. The club launched a Tulips Against Hunger, Christmas foodbank appeal.For their scheduled ‘Pitching In’ Northern Premier Midlands Division game on Saturday, supporters were asked to bring in food to be ...

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Loss for Crowland at leaders

Most of the games in the GCE Peterborough and District Football League were called off, but there was some action. Crowland Town were at home to league leaders and reigning champions Uppingham Town. Despite an Archie Rickards double, they succumbed to a 3-2 defeat.Sutton Bridge United lost by the same score at home to Oakham United Reserves in Division Two.Mark ...

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Football results and fixtures

RESULTSNORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUEMidland Division (Sat): Harborough Tn 1 Spalding Utd 1.UNITED COUNTIES LEAGUEPremier Division North: Pinchbeck Utd P Belper Utd P. Hinchingbrooke Cup (Tues): Pinchbeck Utd 1 Eaton Socon 2.THURLOW NUNN LEAGUEDivision One North (Sat): AFC Sudbury Res 1 Holbeach Utd 2.PETERBOROUGH LEAGUEPremier Division (Sat): Crowland Tn 1 Leverington Sp 0, Holbeach Utd Res P Netherton Utd P, Oundle Tn ...

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Ten-man Tulips take a point at league leaders

Spalding United manager Elliot Sandy was left delighted as his side earned a point at Pitching In Northern Premier Division leaders Harborough Town on Saturday despite playing with ten men for more than half the game. Tyler Winters was shown a straight red just before half time, but the Tulips more than held their own to earn a 0-0 draw.It ...

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Tidswell on target

Harry Tidswell netted the only goal as Crowland Town beat ten-man Leverington Sports on Saturday.They moved to sixth in the Peterborough and District League Premier Division as the league was hit by a host of postponements due to frozen pitches.In Division One, Holbeach United Sports are up to fourth after a 3-1 win at Glinton and Northborough.While all the games ...

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Yambasu back on fire for Tigers

John Yambasu returned to Holbeach United to help the Tigers shrug off the loss of their top scorer and move towards the Thurlow Nunn First Division North play-off places. The forward is on duel forms with Pinchbeck United and came back to replace Conner Pilbeam who has made the move to Sleaford Town at a level above.Pilbeam has netted 15 ...

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