Pinchbeck United

Pinchbeck bow out of league with victory

Pinchbeck United enjoyed a win in their final fixture for a while at step five of the non-league pyramid on Saturday. The Knights finished off their United Counties League Premier Division campaign by beating AFC Mansfield 2-1 at the Sir Halley Stewart.It put them level on points with second from bottom Hucknall Town, but they finish bottom after being unable ...

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Relegation all but confirmed for Knights

Pinchbeck United are set to be relegated from the United Counties League Premier Division after two 2-0 defeats condemned them to last place. Saturday’s 2-0 defeat at Hucknall Town, the only side they could finish above, proved a hammer blow.While the Nottinghamshire side’s fixture with Kimberley was rained off on Monday, the Knights had a chance to get back level ...

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Knights set for crunch match up

Pinchbeck United face a huge home game with Hucknall Town on Saturday in a match which could go a long way to saying which of the two will stay up. With the threat of the drop looming, both sides have picked up form in recent weeks.The Knights made it two wins from two on Saturday, putting in a fine performance ...

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Kanu’s double elation is short-lived

Pinchbeck United’s delight at climbing out of the United Counties League Premier Division North relegation place proved to be short-lived. A penalty in each half from Amadu Kanu secured a 2-0 win against Belper United, ending a run of eight defeats.However, less than an hour later news came in from relegation rivals Hucknall Town that they had recorded an unexpected 2-1 ...

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Home woes continue for Knights

Two more home defeats left Pinchbeck United fighting for their lives at the foot of the United Counties League Premier Division North table.Abysmal form at the Sir Halley Stewart Field has seen them win just one of their 13 home games so far this season.They need to discover the winning formula quickly because all but one of their remaining matches are ...

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Narrow loss for bottom of the table Knights

Pinchbeck United put in a battling performance on Tuesday night against Lincoln United but they were unable to earn a share of the spoils in a 1-0 home defeat.The Knights are now bottom of the United Counties League Premier Division North after Hucknall Town overtook them with a 5-2 win at Eastwood on Saturday.A Sam Swinn goal after 20 minutes ...

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Run of home games starts with loss

Pinchbeck started a run of five straight home games with a defeat as they look to secure their place in the United Counties League Premier Division North.With eight of their final nine game at the Sir Halley Stewart, the Knights need to start picking points up there as they stand second from bottom three points above Hucknall Town, who are ...

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Knights taken down by leaders

Four second half goals sunk Pinchbeck United as they came up against United Counties League Premier Division North leaders Sherwood Colliery on Saturday.The Knights competed in the first half having their own chances as they made the visit to Nottinghamshire.But former Nottingham Forest and Notts County striker Craig Westcarr gave Sherwood the lead in the 50th minute.Jobe Shaw then doubled ...

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Knights hit for six by Heanor

Pinchbeck United slumped to a 6-1 defeat at Heanor Town in the United Counties League Premier Division North. The home side were dominant and led 4-1 at the break.Heanor had already gone close on a couple of occasions before Max Thornberry gave the lead in the seventh minute after the Knights failed to deal with a corner.After hitting both the ...

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Pinchbeck lose, Holbeach draw

Two first half goals in five minutes were enough to see Pinchbeck United fall to a home defeat to Kimberley Miners Welfare in the United Counties League Premier Division.Jordan Alls scored on 22 minutes and Kole Lambert on 29 minutes to earn Kimberley the win.Pinchbeck next travel to Heanor Town as they look to extend the four-point gap between themselves ...

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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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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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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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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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Knights endure a night to forget

Pinchbeck United had a night to forget on Tuesday as they went out of the Hinchingbrooke Cup with a 2-1 defeat at home to Eaton Socon.Eaton are fourth from bottom of the Spartan South Midlands League Division One, a level below the Knights.At a freezing Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field Amadu Kanu netted for the home side in the opening ...

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Late goals scupper Knights’ hopes

It is turning into a straight fight between Pinchbeck United and Hucknall Town to avoid the wooden spoon position in the United Counties League.Both sides lost 4-0 on Saturday and have only one win each to their name this campaign.The Knights were left feeling hard done by after holding second-placed Melton Town 0-0 at half-time on Saturday.However, the hosts went ahead ...

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Cup exit after heavy home defeat

Pinchbeck United put on a brave show but their Lincolnshire County FA Senior Trophy hopes were ended at holders Boston Town on Tuesday.The hosts had lost only one county cup tie in four years but were hard pushed to break down a resolute Knights side.The first goal did not arrive until the 53rd minute when substitute Lucas Dakin netted and ...

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Knights’ improved showing in Trophy

A much improved performance for Pinchbeck United saw them push Highgate United all the way on Saturday, but there was to be no repeat of last year’s FA Vase heroics this time around.After a miserable start to the United Counties League Premier Division North, they were very much the underdogs against the side riding high at the top of the ...

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Knights look to Vase after latest loss

Pinchbeck United suffered another heavy defeat, this time losing 4-0 at home to Heanor Town on Saturday.The Knights found themselves 2-0 down inside 18 minutes at the Sir Halley Stewart.A back post finish from Joseph Nice saw Lewis Thorogood’s side behind after three minutes.The lead was doubled 15 minutes later with a similar move being slotted home by Sacha Markelic.Pinchbeck ...

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Knights in second half collapse

A second half collapse saw Pinchbeck United lose 4-0 at Lincoln United on Saturday as the mini-revival came to an end.After a draw with Belper and victory over Blackstones in their previous outings, the Knights held their own in the first half on Saturday at a Lincoln side who sit third in the league with games in hand on those ...

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