Football

Pinchbeck United 3 Irchester United 1 Second-half screamers from Tyler Wright and Liam Ogden fired Pinchbeck United to a 3-1 victory over Irchester United on Saturday. The Knights took an 18th-miniute leader when Laurence Taylor nodded Tony Edwards’ cross into his own net, but Ryan Lovell (39) levelled things up at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field. That’s how it ...

Assistant boss Daz Edey has urged Holbeach United not to take Division One side Buckingham Town lightly in Saturday’s UCL KO Cup clash. The Tigers, who have been a revelation in cup competitions this season, will book a favourable quarter-final with Harrowby United if they can win at The Irish Centre (3pm). But, having been knocked out by second tier ...

Chris Rawlinson admits that everybody at Spalding United would love a cup run as they prepare to get their Buildbase FA Trophy campaign under way on Saturday. The Tulips chief reckons that his side have been “pretty rubbish” in the cup competitions in recent seasons, but wants that to end at Chasetown this weekend. Rawlinson’s side lost 3-0 to Grantham ...

Red-hot Pinchbeck United are eyeing up top spot in ChromaSport UCL Division One ahead of two games against teams in the bottom seven. The third-placed Knights, who have won five of their last six, welcome Irchester United to the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field on Saturday (3pm), before making the short trip to Oakham United on Wednesday night (7.45pm). With ...

Chris Taylor and Martin Sandall both bagged hat-tricks as Jubilee thrashed Fosdyke 10-2 in the Spalding and District Sunday League. Further goals from Louis Steadman (2), Robbie Relf and Tom Elderkin also netted in the Monkshouse Lane thrashing, as Jubilee made it three wins from four matches. That win leaves Jubilee second, six points behind leaders Holbeach United Sunday – ...

Tydd St Mary continued their fine form with a good 3-1 win against a strong Netherton United Reserves side in ChromaSport PDFL Division One on Saturday. Playing away at the Netherton’s Grange 3G pitch in blustery conditions, the Saints made hard work of it in the first half. After weathering some good early Netherton pressure against the wind, it was ...

Dan Woods helped himself to a double as Moulton Harrox thrashed hosts Leverington Sports 5-2 on Saturday. Further goals from Ian Bradbury, Danny Lambe-Hyner and an OG eased Harrox to their tenth win from 11 matches in the ChromaSport PDFL Premier Division this season. The win leaves Nigel Steadman’s charges four points clear at the top and they remain unbeaten ...

PINCHBECK UTD 3 LUTTERWOTH ATH 0 In-form Pinchbeck United made it five wins from six ChromaSport UCL Division One games with a fine 3-0 victory over promotion rivals Lutterworth Athletic on Saturday. A quick-fire first-half double from Josh Smith (17 and 20) and another Ollie Maltby strike (60) got the job done for the Knights at the Sir Halley Stewart ...

ROMULUS 1 SPALDING UTD 2 Goals either side of half-time earned Spalding United only their second away win of the Evo-Stik NPL First Division South season on Saturday – but it came at a cost. Jordan Lemon’s 41st-minute cross was turned home by a Romulus defender at the Central Ground, before the in-form Jamie Jackson made it 2-0 on 49 ...

Holbeach United 1 South Normanton Athletic 0 Spencer Tinkler’s first-half strike fired Holbeach United into the second round of the Builbase FA Vase after a battling win over South Normanton Athletic on Saturday. Midfielder Tinkler fired home a penalty rebound on 30 minutes after Stacy Cartwright had seen his initial effort saved by Darren Keeling at Carter’s Park. The awarding ...

Spalding United recorded a rare away win as they beat Romulus 2-1 to climb up to sixth in Evo-Stik NPL First Division South on Saturday, while Pinchbeck United strengthened their grip on second place in ChromaSport UCL Division One with a 3-0 victory over Lutterworth Athletic. Starting with the Tulips, another strike from the in-form Jamie Jackson and an own ...

Chris Rawlinson doesn’t feel his Spalding United side should be considered overwhelming favourites for Saturday’s trip to basement boys Romulus (3pm). The Tulips make the trip to Coles Lane in tenth place in Evo-Stik NPL First Division South, but are just one point behind third-placed Stocksbridge Park Steels. Their Achilles heel has been away form, with just five points collected from ...

Seb Hayes reckons that Saturday’s Buildbase FA Vase clash with South Normanton Athletic will conclude the biggest week of his Holbeach United reign so far. The clash comes hot on the heels of the Tigers’ Lincs FA Senior Trophy quarter-final win over Deeping Rangers on Wednesday. Holbeach progressed on penalties after a goalless 90 minutes and move into the last ...

Happy player/boss Ian Dunn reckons that Pinchbeck United’s fine start to the ChromaSport UCL Division One campaign justifies their decision to take promotion from the PDFL last season. The Knights are second in the table ahead of Saturday’s visit of sixth-placed Lutterworth Athletic to the Sir Halley (3pm). Dunn, who has steered his side to five wins from their last ...

Spalding United 1 Gresley 1 (Gresley win 4-3 on penalties) Chris Rawlinson admitted that he was comfortable with Spalding United’s performance despite seeing his side crash out of the Integro League Cup to Gresley 4-3 on penalties after a 1-1 draw. Lewis Millington fired the Tulips ahead with a clinical finish midway through the first half at the Sir Halley ...

LONG BUCKBY 0 PINCHBECK UTD 1 Ian Dunn toasted a job well done as Pinchbeck United moved up into second place in ChromaSport UCL Division One with a 1-0 victory at Long Buckby on Saturday. The near-150 mile round trip is the longest the Knights will make in the league all season – and Ollie Maltby’s 18th-minute penalty ensured that ...

Top scorer Jake Clitheroe scored after just eight seconds en-route to a double hat-trick as Tydd St Mary bounced back to winning ways with an 8-2 victory at Glinton and Northborough in the PFA Challenge Cup. Clitheroe seized upon a mistake and punished hosts Glinton with a great strike to give the Saints the earliest of leads, then Jason Bradshaw ...

Moulton Harrox extended their unbeaten start in the ChromaSport PDFL Premier Division to ten games on Saturday – but were given a scare by the basement boys. Harrox saw off rock-bottom Langtoft United 3-2 thanks to goals from Jake Cawthorne, Josh McGuire and Dan Woods, but never got close to finding top gear. Nigel Steadman’s side are four points clear ...

ROTHWELL CORINTHIANS 2 HOLBEACH UTD 0 Seb Hayes couldn’t hide his frustration after seeing hard-working Rothwell Corinthians end Holbeach United’s eight-game winning streak on Saturday. Goals from Jordan Henson (23) and Lewis O’Dell (61) sank the Tigers at Seargents Lawn. But it was the performance that bothered boss Hayes, as his side failed to create a single decent opening as ...

Spalding United 3 Sheffield FC 0 Jamie Jackson opened his Spalding United account in style as his hat-trick secured a 3-0 victory over ten-man Sheffield FC on Saturday. The striker grabbed the only goal of a drab first half at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field when he netted from a Jordan Lemon cross on 34 minutes. Grant Ryan’s red ...