Football

Holbeach United were beaten 1-0 at Kirby Muxloe on Saturday as their ChromaSport UCL Premier Division season came to a close. The loss means that Seb Hayes’ side will only finish fourth if Deeping Rangers fail to win at Cogenhoe United in their season finale on Friday night. Meanwhile, Yaxley were crowned ChromaSport UCL Premier Division champions after Wisbech Town ...

Chris Rawlinson feels that Spalding United could be back in the Evo-Stik NPL First Division South play-off picture next season – if he gets his summer recruitment right. With the league expected to look a little different next season, Rawlinson feels that the Tulips, who finished 13th this time around, are one of many sides that can look to take ...

Seb Hayes wants Holbeach United to finish their ChromaSport UCL Premier Division with a victory on Saturday as they bid to claim fourth place. The Tigers conclude another campaign at Kirby Muxloe (3pm), knowing that three points would leave fifth-placed Deeping Rangers needing maximum points from their final three games to overhaul them. The last time Holbeach finished fourth was ...

Holbeach Utd 1 Grimsby Borough 1 (Holbeach win 4-1 on penalties) Holbeach United capped their impressive season with a trophy as they edged out Grimsby Borough 4-1 on penalties to lift the Lincs FA Senior Trophy on Wednesday night. The Tigers were the better side for much of the clash at Lincoln United’s Sun Hat Villas Stadium and took the ...

HOLBEACH UNITED 2 NEWPORT PAGNELL 1 Mitch Griffiths struck a dramatic late winner to give ten-men Holbeach United an impressive win over title-chasing Newport Pagnell Town on Saturday. Charley Sanders (5) fired the Tigers ahead early on at Carter’s Park, but was sent off after just 14 minutes to leave Seb Hayes’ side with an uphill battle to hold on ...

Pinchbeck United 3 Harrowby United 3 Relentless ChromaSport UCL Division One champions Pinchbeck United completed their season with a 28-game unbeaten streak intact after rescuing a 3-3 draw against Harrowby United on Tuesday night. An 87th-minute free-kick from Andrew Tidswell clinched the draw for Pinchbeck, who had fallen 3-1 down against the Arrows at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field. ...

LUTTERWORTH TOWN 1 PINCHBECK UTD 2 Severely depleted Pinchbeck United pulled off one of their best results of the season as they came from behind to beat promotion hopefuls Lutterworth Town 2-1 on Saturday. The ChromaSport UCL Division One champions were without half of their regular line-up – and fell behind early on. But second-half strikes from player/boss Ian Dunn ...

I think everybody at Spalding United can be very proud of how this season in Evo-Stik NPL First Division South has panned out. Sure, finishing in mid-table hasn’t delivered the excitement of last year’s incredible run to reach the play-off final – but this season has presented some tough challenges for Chris Rawlinson and his side. Losing club stalwart Nathan ...

LINCOLN UTD 1 SPALDING UTD 0 Spalding United completed their Evo-Stik NPL First Division South season with a 1-0 defeat at county rivals Lincoln United on Saturday. Phil Watt’s header from a corner nine minutes from time secured all three points for the hosts at the Sun Hat Villas Stadium, but they missed out on the play-offs. The Tulips, who ...

Holbeach United and Pinchbeck United both picked up impressive wins on Saturday, while Spalding United closed out their season with a derby defeat. Starting with Holbeach, they produced a stirring showing to defeat title-chasing Newport Pagnell Town 2-1 in the ChromaSport PDFL Premier Division. Charley Sanders (5) fired the Tigers ahead early on at Carter’s Park, but was sent off ...

Bullish boss Seb Hayes insists that the next few days will determine whether Holbeach United’s season will be remembered as a good one…or a great one. Having lost 1-0 to Chromasport UCL Premier Division title hopefuls Wisbech Town on Wednesday night, the Tigers host championship-chasing Newport Pagnell on Saturday (3pm) before making the trip to Lincoln United for the Lincs ...

Moulton Harrox are bidding to lift the Lincs FA Junior Cup for a fifth time tonight (Friday). ChromaSport PDFL Premier Division side Harrox, who are appearing in their ninth county final and won in 1996, 1997, 2005 and 2013, take on Coningbsy at Skegness Town’s Vertigo Stadium (7.30pm). It’s the first of two finals for Nigel Steadman’s side, who also ...

Champions Pinchbeck United are hoping to attract a bumper crowd for their final home game of the season – by offering fans the chance to pay what they want to enter. The Knights will once again get their hands on the ChromaSport UCL Division One trophy after Tuesday night’s Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field clash with Harrowby United (7.45pm). Entry ...

Defender Jamie Stevens scored the only goal of the game as Holbeach United suffered a 1-0 derby defeat against Wisbech Town on Wednesday night. Stevens, who is a former Holbeach captain, netted from a corner in the first half at Carter’s Park to settle the showdown. The defeat ends Holbeach’s hopes of winning the ChromaSport UCL Premier Division title, but ...

Champions Pinchbeck United girls under-15s completed an unbeaten season on Saturday as they beat Comberton under-15s 7-1. The girls kicked off their season with an away win at Holbeach United back in September – and after Saturday’s game they finished with 14 victories and two draws, scoring 73 goals and only conceding eight. Having only formed three years ago, the ...

Michael McGowan helped himself to a sensational seven-goal haul to inspire Pinchbeck United under-16s to an 8-2 victory over Hungate under-16s. Pinchbeck made the trip knowing that they needed a victory to keep the pressure on in the title race. Pinchbeck started the livelier of the two sides and were rewarded with the first of McGowan’s goals after ten minutes. ...

EYNESBURY ROV 1 HOLBEACH UNITED 0 Disappointed Holbeach United boss Seb Hayes admitted that his side got what they deserved on Saturday as they slumped to a 1-0 defeat at Eynesbury Rovers. The Tigers went into the game with a realistic chance of winning the ChromaSport UCL Premier Division title, but the loss leaves them as outsiders in fourth place. ...

SHEFFIELD FC 5 SPALDING UTD 1 Chris Rawlinson admitted that he was “worried” by what he saw from his Spalding United side in their 5-1 loss at Sheffield FC on Tuesday night. Waide Fairhurst fired the hosts ahead from the penalty spot on 18 minutes as the Tulips made a sloppy start to the Evo-Stik NPL First Division South showdown. ...

Long Sutton Athletic are celebrating after clinching promotion to the ChromaSport PDFL Premier Division on Saturday. Goals from Connor Bell, Eric Makate, Liam O’Connor and Martin Ward fired the Magpies to a 4-0 success at Netherton United Reserves in Division One and secured Omar Joof’s side a welcome return to the top tier. Tydd St Mary, who also clinched promotion ...

Spalding United were humbled 5-1 at Sheffield FC on Tuesday night, while Pinchbeck United drew 1-1 at Irchester United. Waide Fairhurst fired the hosts ahead from the penalty spot on 18 minutes as the Tulips made a sloppy start to the Evo-Stik NPL First Division South showdown. It was 2-0 when Andy Gascoigne (23) netted a left-footed finish, before Jamie ...