Football

Moulton look to cup after missing title

Moulton Harrox have missed out on the Dor-Jan Peterborough and District Premier League title, but they have another cup semi-final to look forward to.Declan Earth is in fine form and he netted four times for Moulton in the 7-1 win over bottom tier AFC Marlborne in Tuesday’s League Cup quarter-final.Ashley Coddington, Louis Steadman and Ian Bradbury also scored as Moulton ...

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Proposed make up of leagues is announced

The initial make up of the football leagues for next season has been revealed and its not been good news for Holbeach.The Tigers had hoped they would be moved back to the United Counties League after a season in the Thurlow Nunn Eastern Counties League which saw them last season face five hour round trips of over 200 miles as ...

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Football results

RESULTS DOR-JAN PETERBOROUGH AND DISTRICT FOOTBALL LEAGUEPremier Div (Thu) Tydd 0 Moulton Harrox 3. (Sat): Crowland Town 5 Wittering Premiair 2. (Tues): Moulton Harrox 7 AFC Malborne 1. Peterborough Senior Cup(Weds): Crowland Town L Oakham United L. Div One (Sat): Peterborough Polonia 3 Long Sutton Athletic 4. Div Two (Sat 1pm): Crowland Town Reserves 3 Tydd Reserves 2. Div Three ...

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Sandy’s set to stay at Spalding

Elliot Sandy has been confirmed as the manager of Spalding United for the 2022/23 season. Sandy took over as player manager after Brett Whaley was sacked in March when the Tulips hit a dry spell in their fight for the Pitching-In Northern League Midlands Division.A lack of goals cost them after a strong start to the season but through a ...

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Earth and Townsend keep Moulton ahead

It’s as you were in the Dor-Jan Peterborough and District League with Moulton two points above Uppingham Town.Goals from Declan Earth and Joe Townsend gave Bobby Patterson’s leaders a 2-1 win at Leverington Sports on Saturday.Their scheduled game with Tydd on Tuesday was called off due to a water-logged pitch and will now be played on Thursday.Uppingham remained two points ...

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Football results and fixtures

RESULTS DOR-JAN PETERBOROUGH AND DISTRICT FOOTBALL LEAGUEPeterborough Senior Cup Final Holbeach United Reserves 2 Uppingham Town 4. Premier Div (Sat): Crowland Town 3 Oakham United 2, Leverington Sports 1 Moulton Harrox 2. (Mon): Uppingham Town 4 Crowland Town 2. (Tue): Tydd P Moulton Harrox P. (Weds): Uppingham Town L-L Holbeach United Reserves. Div One (Sat, selected, 2pm): Sawtry 3 Holbeach ...

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Blow for Moulton in the title battle

Peterborough and District League Premier Division leaders Moulton Harrox suffered a blow to their title challenge as they lost 3-1 at Crowland Town on Tuesday night.Uppingham Town won 2-0 at Stamford Belvedere at the same time to move two points behind Moulton but with two games in hand.Harrox themselves won 1-0 at Belvedere on Saturday when Uppingham were held to ...

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Heartbreak for Tulips

Spalding United came within three minutes of promotion before suffering play-off heartache on Saturday. They were arguably the better side in the opening 90 minutes against Halesowen with captain Nathan Stainfield heading in a 37th minute corner in front of a crowd of 3,250.But in injury time keeper Michael Duggan failed to hang on to a shot and Kieran Donnelly ...

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Football results and fixtures

RESULTSPITCHING IN NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUEMidlands Division (Sat, 3pm): Play-off final – Halesowen Town 2 Spalding United 1 (AET). DOR-JAN PETERBOROUGH AND DISTRICT FOOTBALL LEAGUEPremier Div (Sat, selected): Holbeach United Res 0 Uppingham Town 0, Oakham United 2 Tydd 2, Oundle Town 0 Crowland Town 7, Stamford Belvedere 0 Moulton Harrox 1. (Tues): Crowland Town 3 Moulton Harrox 1, Holbeach United ...

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Football results and fixtures

RESULTS PITCHING IN NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUEMidlands Division (Sat, selected): Halesowen Town 0 Stamford 0, Sporting Khalsa 2 Spalding United 1. (Tues): Play-off semi-final, Spalding United 2 Sporting Khalsa 1. UNITED COUNTIES LEAGUEPremier Div North (Wed): Melton Town 3 Boston Town 1. (Thurs): Wisbech Town 4 Deeping Rangers 3. (Sat, selected): Boston Town 2 Selston 0, Deeping Rangers 2 Loughborough Students ...

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Moulton stay in front of the pack

A fourth straight win kept Moulton Harrox ahead of the chasing pack in the Dor-Jan Peterborough League’s Premier Division on Tuesday.They saw off Deeping Rangers Reserves 3-1, having beaten Stilton United 3-0 on Saturday.Joe Townsend scored twice at Stilton with substitute Martin Sandall also finding the net, despite the sending off of Ashley Coddington.Their final home match of the campaign ...

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A final push for Tulips

All roads lead to Halesowen on Saturday, after Spalding United secured a trip there in the Pitching In Northern Premier League Midland Division play-off final. But the Tulips had to do it the hard way, hitting back from a goal down to beat Sporting Khalsa 2-1 on Tuesday, having lost by a similar score against the same opponents just three ...

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Johnson strikes for safety

Ben Johnson’s stoppage time winner on Saturday ensured Pinchbeck United are safe from the drop from the Premier Division North of the United Counties League.That secured a 3-2 win over Heanor Town at the Sir Halley Stewart Field and gave them breathing space going into their final match of the campaign at Selston on Tuesday.Andre Williams gave The Knights an early ...

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Woolsey’s off with a win

Moulton Harrox under 16s gave a fitting send off to manager Phil Woolsey with a 7-0 thrashing of Spalding United, reports Freddie Auston.From the outset the hosts faced an uphill battle against a strong Moulton side.First half goals from Bobby England, Callum Pratt and Ozzy Livermore left the game dead and buried before half-time.Spalding struggled to get a foot in during the first ...

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Lewy rides high for his football club

Young fundraiser Lewy Royle-Hutson has completed his sponsored cycle ride to raise money for a football club. He completed a total of 5.4 miles in just 50 minutes to boost the coffers of his club, Spalding Under-6s.His parents, Ellis and Brett, and big brother Theo (10), cycled alongside him to keep the big-hearted five-year-old motivated.The group was met at the ...

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No place like home for Tulips

Two wins in two games have secured a play-off spot for Spalding United in the Midlands Division of the Northern Premier League. A late winner from Dylan Edge secured derby bragging rights at newly crowned champions Stamford last Thursday, while Saturday saw the Tulips hit scoring form with a 4-0 win against Gresley Rovers.However, Elliot Sandy’s team are now hoping Stamford can ...

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Young Tigers make a point

The saga over Holbeach’s game at Harwich and Parkeston was concluded on Tuesday night and the Tigers made a point. The Thurlow Nunn League ordered them to replay a game they won 4-2 after the referee failed to notice he’d booked the same player twice late on.After taking the three points off them, the league ignored Holbeach’s emailed notice the ...

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Harrox lead way in title race

The Dor-Jan Peterborough League Premier Division title race still has plenty of twists and turns ahead. All the top seven are still in with a chance of glory but, for now, it is Moulton Harrox who are in pole position.Gary Chappell, Ashley Coddington and Declan Earth earned a 3-0 win against Oundle Town on Saturday to stay ahead of Warboys Town on ...

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Knights set for basement battle to secure league status

Pinchbeck United will look to secure their position in the United Counties League Premier Division as they take on bottom of the table at Nottinghamshire side Selston on Saturday.The Knights picked up what could prove to be a vital point last Saturday against the other side in the relegation places, Heather St John’s drawing 1-1.Elliot Foster’s first half penalty after ...

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Tulips look to finalise play-off spot

Spalding United are still looking to clinch a Pitching In Northern Premier League Midlands Division promotion play-off place after a 1-0 defeat to Coleshill Town on Saturday and postponement on Monday.Elliot Sandy’s side only need one win at most from their final two games to secure a top five finish and a home tie in the semi-finals.But they’ve been made ...

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