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Gaby Zakuani added three new faces to his Spalding United squad on only his second day in the role. Fresh off his appointment on Monday, the Tulips chief sealed deals for striker Chris Assombalonga, 6ft7in centre back Jordan Foster and the talented Glenn Yala Bolasie on Tuesday. Assombalonga, who is the brother of of Middlesborough striker Britt, is best known ...

Tom Crozier was sacked as manager of Pinchbeck United on Monday after just over a month in charge – with chairman Gary Coomes admitting that he made a “mistake” appointing him. He was given the role back on September 24 and oversaw four defeats and one draw from his five games in charge, with the Knights now sat second-from bottom ...

Spalding United have today (Monday) announced that Gaby Zakuani will be their next permanent first team manager. The former DR Congo international defender, who recently retired, started his career with Leyton Orient and completed nearly 500 games in the football league with former clubs Stoke City, Northampton Town, Gillingham, Swindon Town and, most notably Peterborough United. He and assistant manager ...

Pinchbeck United 0 Cogenhoe United 4 Chairman Gary Coomes admitted his disappointment at Pinchbeck United’s 4-0 home humbling against Cogenhoe United on Saturday. The match proved to be a fifth and final fixture in charge of the Knights for Tom Crozier, who was sacked in the aftermath on Monday. After a goalless first half, Cogenhoe netted through Nat Ansu (61), ...

Worksop Town 2 Spalding United 0 Spalding United slipped to their sixth defeat on the spin as Worksop Town deservedly dealt them a 2-0 beating on Saturday. Goals in each half from Lewis Gibbens (35) and Gavin Allott (pen 57) sent the Tulips – who were table-toppers after two games – down to 17th place in the Pitching In NPL ...

Spalding United suffered a sixth defeat in as many games as they went down 2-0 at Worksop Town on Saturday, while Pinchbeck United were thumped at home and Holbeach United saw their game at Shepshed Dynamo abandoned. In the Pitching In NPL South East Division, goals from Lewis Gibbens (35) and Gavin Allott (57 pen) saw the Tulips beaten again. ...

A run of three home games in a week has Pinchbeck United boss Tom Crozier gunning for points. The Knights, who are still without an Uhlsport UCL Premier Division win following Saturday’s 3-1 reverse at Northampton ON Chenecks, kick off the triple-header with a Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field showdown against 11th-placed Cogenhoe United on Saturday (3pm). Deeping Rangers then ...

Newly-formed South Lincs Steelers Walking FC suffered two narrow friendly defeats against Peterborough and District over-50s champions Boston United Community last week. The first match was played by the over-45 team. This was a highly competitive game which was at 0-0 for over three quarters of the game until the Spalding-based Steelers were awarded a penalty, which James Scaife tucked ...

Moulton Harrox 2 Eye United 1 Ash Coddington’s injury-time goal kept Moulton Harrox’s perfect start to the new ChromaSport PDFL Premier Division season going on Saturday. After Samuel Duffy scrambled Eye United into a 1-0 half-time lead, skipper Billy King (70) blasted Moulton level from 25 yards before Coddington nodded home the winner from a free-kick. Assistant boss Bobby Patterson ...

Rampant Sutton Bridge United boast a three-point lead at the top of ChromaSport PDFL Division Five after thrashing Dreams Reserves 11-1 on Saturday. Kurt Scott starred with five of the goals at Memorial Park, while Ben English, Joseph Sutton and Ben Thompson all netted twice. Holbeach Bank conceded double figures in the same division as they went down 11-4 at ...

Spalding United CEO Leigh Porter has revealed that the club’s search for a new manager is entering a critical phase. The Tulips have been without a permanent manager since Lewis Thorogood resigned last week, with assistant boss Neal Spafford and former Peterborough United defender Gaby Zakuani stepping up as caretakers. Porter, who revealed that Spalding have received as many as ...

Wellingborough Town 2Holbeach United 2 Another red card proved costly for Holbeach United on Tuesday night as they drew 2-2 at Wellingborough Town. The Tigers looked set for another Uhlsport UCL Premier Division win when Alex Lowery put a Josh Ford cross into his own net (18) and Jordan Elston rifled home a superb second (45) to put them 2-0 ...

ON Chenecks 3 Pinchbeck United 1 Pinchbeck United are still searching for their first win of the Uhlsport UCL Premier Division season after slipping to a 3-1 defeat at Northampton ON Chenecks on Saturday. The Knights, who are one of three teams yet to register a victory so far, fell 1-0 down when Lewis Irwin buried a hotly-disputed penalty on ...

Spalding United 0 Bedford Town 1 It’s now five defeats on the bounce for Spalding United after Bedford Town knocked them out of the FA Trophy on Saturday. A goal from former Peterborough United ace Jermaine Rene-Howe seven minutes before the break was enough to settle the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field contest. SKIPPER: Michael Duggan saves. Photos by MARK ...

Holbeach United 2 Loughborough University 1 Phil Barnes saluted Holbeach United’s best win of the season so far as they came from behind to beat much-fancied Loughborough University 2-1 at Carter’s Park on Saturday. Jordan Elston’s first two senior goals for the Tigers on 55 and 72 minutes wiped out Kieran Smith’s first-half opener (18) to secure a win against ...

Jordan Elston struck twice to give Holbeach United an impressive 2-1 win over Loughborough University on Saturday, while Spalding United were knocked out of the FA Trophy by Bedford Town and Pinchbeck United suffered another league loss. Starting with Holbeach, they looked to up against it in their Uhlsport UCL Premier Division clash when Kieran Smith fired slick visitors Loughborough ...

Phil Barnes wants Holbeach United to exact a measure of revenge against bogey side Loughborough University on Saturday (3pm). The Tigers play host to a side that have scored five goals on each of their past two visits to Carter’s Park, including a 5-1 victory in the FA Vase last month. Barnes admits that his team had something of an ...

Pinchbeck United manager Tom Crozier wants to see a “big reaction” from his team as they go in search of a first Uhlsport UCL Premier Division win of the season. The Knights are one of four teams yet to win a league game this season and suffered a disappointing 3-2 loss at fellow strugglers Sleaford Town last weekend. Saturday’s hosts ...

Only two Spalding and District Sunday League sides managed to progress in the Lincs Sunday Cup over the weekend. Table-toppers Fosdyke Sunday and ninth-placed South Holland United are both in the hat for the next round after clinching comfortable wins. A double from the in-form Travis Portas and a further effort from Charlie Pugh steered Fosdyke to a 3-0 success ...

Kirton Town 2Moulton Harrox 7 Skipper Billy King helped himself to hat-trick as Moulton Harrox eased to a 7-2 victory over hosts Kirton Town in the Lincs Junior Cup on Saturday. The midfielder netted two first-half penalties as Harrox led 3-1 at the break, before a long-range cross-shot completed his treble at Graves Park. Joe Townsend (2), Ashley Coddington and ...