Pinchbeck United

Thorogood full of praise as Pinchbeck United’s unbeaten run stretches to four after fine St John’s draw

Heather St John’s 2Pinchbeck United 2 In-form Pinchbeck United made it four games unbeaten in the Uhlsport UCL Premier Division North after picking up a fine 2-2 draw at title hopefuls Heather St John’s on Saturday. The Knights twice led at St John’s Park as Warren Hebblethwaite (3) gave them an early lead, only for Sam Ellis (6) to level ...

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Saturday football: Stainfield secures FA Cup draw for Tulips, Pinchbeck earn great draw, Tigers are thrashed

A last-gasp header from Nathan Stainfield earned Spalding United a 1-1 Emirates FA Cup draw against Kettering Town on Saturday, while Pinchbeck United drew 2-2 at Heather St John’s and Holbeach United were hammered 6-0 at Anstey Nomads. Starting with Spalding, they kept themselves in the FA Cup with a very impressive draw against higher-graded opposition. It looked like Gaby ...

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Thorogood reckons confidence is flowing at Pinchbeck ahead of testing trip

Pinchbeck United are bidding to make it four Uhlsport UCL Premier Division North games unbeaten on Saturday – but face an uphill task at high-flying Heather St John’s (3pm). One of the league’s early pace-setters, Knights boss Lewis Thorogood admits he knows very little about the Coalville-based outfit. But, having thrashed Newark FC 5-2 last weekend, confidence is high in ...

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Perfect day for Pinchbeck United as boss Thorogood salutes four-goal Opayinka

Pinchbeck United 5 Newark FC 2 Striker Enoch Opayinka helped himself to an incredible four goal haul as Pinchbeck United secured their best result in recent memory on Saturday. The Knights ran riot against Uhlsport UCL Premier Division rivals Newark FC on Saturday, racing into a 5-0 lead before settling for a 5-2 success at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing ...

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Saturday football: Five-star Pinchbeck impress, Spalding held and Holbeach defeated

Pinchbeck United grabbed their best win in recent memory after thrashing Newark FC 5-2 on Saturday, while Spalding United drew 1-1 at Sutton Coldfield Town and Holbeach United slipped up 2-0 at home to Long Eaton United. The headline-grabbers on the day were Pinchbeck, as Enoch Opayinka fired four goals in a day to remember at the Sir Halley Stewart ...

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Boss Thorogood happy with Pinchbeck United’s progress ahead of Newark test

Lewis Thorogood is pleased with Pinchbeck United’s progress ahead of Saturday’s home clash with Newark (3pm). The Knights are in the rare position of being on a two-game unbeaten run ahead of the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field showdown against the Uhlsport UCL Premier Division North new boys. Having ended their long winless run by beating Selston, they picked up ...

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Holbeach United feeling happier than Pinchbeck United after drab derby draw

Holbeach United 0Pinchbeck United 0 Depleted Holbeach United battled to a 0-0 draw against South Holland rivals Pinchbeck United in a derby that both camps admitted was a drab affair. The Tigers were without almost an entire first team for the Uhlsport UCL Premier Division North derby at Carter’s Park on Saturday, with club legend and assistant manager Dean Elston ...

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Saturday football: Spalding United march on in FA Cup, Holbeach and Pinchbeck in derby stalemate

Spalding United picked up a 1-0 win at Tividale on Saturday to keep their Emirates FA Cup run going, while Holbeach United and Pinchbeck United battled out a 0-0 draw at Carter’s Park in the Uhlsport UCL Premier Division North. Starting with the Tulips, a second-half strike from Stefan Broccoli (47) settled the first qualifying round clash and banked Gaby ...

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Pinchbeck United boss Thorogood is wary of wounded Tigers ahead of South Holland derby

Lewis Thorogood has played down any talk of Pinchbeck United being favourites for Saturday’s derby at Holbeach United (3pm). The Knights make the trip to Carter’s Park with a spring in their step following last weekend’s 3-1 win over Selston – a result that ended a huge 751-day winless run. And, with Holbeach yet to win this season and struggling ...

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751 days of pain are finally over as Pinchbeck United clinch win

Pinchbeck United 3 Selston 1 Two goals from skipper Dan Worthington helped Pinchbeck secure their first competitive victory under boss Lewis Thorogood as they came from behind to beat Selston 3-1 on Saturday – ending a winless sequence of 751 days. The Knights, who hadn’t won a league game in each of the last two seasons that were cut short ...

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Saturday football: Big away win for Spalding, Pinchbeck end hoodoo but Holbeach beaten

Spalding United picked up a fine 2-1 win at Corby Town on Saturday, while Pinchbeck United ended a lengthy winless run by seeing off Selston 3-1 and Holbeach United went down 2-1 at home to Quorn. Starting with the Tulips, goals from Chris Assombalonga (12) and Stefan Broccoli (49) secured Gaby Zakuani’s side all three points in the Pitching In ...

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Tuesday football: Derby defeats for Holbeach and Pinchbeck

Both Holbeach United and Pinchbeck United suffered derby defeats in the Uhlsport UCL Premier Division North on Tuesday night. Holbeach were handed a 4-1 reverse at Boston Town, while Pinchbeck slipped up 1-0 at Deeping Rangers. Starting with the Tigers, Harry Limb fired Boston 1-0 ahead following a Lee Beeson corner on 17 minutes, but Holbeach did hit back when ...

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Pinchbeck United boss Thorogood ready for difficult Deeping Rangers derby

Lewis Thorogood admits that he doesn’t know what to expect from Lincolnshire rivals Deeping Rangers ahead of Tuesday night’s derby. Pinchbeck United will make the trip to Deeping for a Uhlsport UCL Premier Division North showdown on Tuesday night (7.45pm), with Thorogood’s charges expected to be the underdogs. The Knights will be well-rested for the The Haydon Whitham Stadium clash, ...

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Plenty of positives for beaten Pinchbeck United as Gresley show their strength

Gresley Rovers 3 Pinchbeck United 0 Boss Lewis Thorogood refused to be too downbeat after seeing his Pinchbeck United side soundly beaten at much-fancied Gresley Rovers on Saturday. Goals from Mason Frizelle (5), Daniel Munday (31) and Steve Hart (82) gave Uhlsport UCL Premier Division North new boys Gresley all three points at the Moat Ground. Thorogood, who called Rovers ...

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Pinchbeck United ready for trip to face big-hitters Gresley Rovers

Pinchbeck United boss Lewis Thorogood is expecting Saturday’s opponents Gresley Rovers to be one of the teams to beat in this season’s Uhlsport UCL Premier Division North. One of many new teams in the league this year, Thorogood – who has experience of playing the Derbyshire side as manager of Spalding United at Step Four – rates Gresley as one ...

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Improved Pinchbeck United push rivals all the way in FA Cup defeat

Pinchbeck United 0 Skegness Town 1 Boss Lewis Thorogood was happy with what he saw from his Pinchbeck United side on Saturday – despite witnessing their exit from this year’s Emirates FA Cup. A solitary strike from James Petronzio 20 minutes from time saw Skegness Town progress from the all-Uhlsport UCL Premier Division North Extra Preliminary Round clash at the ...

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Football round-up: Holbeach and Pinchbeck both fall at first hurdle in FA Cup

Both Holbeach United and Pinchbeck United were knocked out of the Emirates FA Cup at the Extra Preliminary Round stage on Saturday. The Tigers were handed a 4-1 reverse at Long Eaton United, while the Knights suffered a 1-0 home reverse against Skegness Town. Starting with Holbeach, all looked to be going to plan for Phil Barnes’ side when Jordan ...

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Knights braced for a tough FA Cup test

Realistic Pinchbeck United manager Lewis Thorogood admits that his side have pulled one of the toughest draws in the Extra Preliminary Round of the Emirates FA Cup. The Knights welcome Uhlsport UCL Premier Division North rivals Skegness Town to the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field on Saturday (3pm) for a Lincolnshire derby date, with Thorogood adamant that his new-look charges ...

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Football round-up: Pinchbeck held by Sleaford in opener, Holbeach soundly beaten at Skegness

The new Uhlsport UCL Premier Division North season got under way for South Holland sides on Wednesday night as Pinchbeck United drew 1-1 with Sleaford Town and Holbeach United lost 3-0 at Skegness Town. Starting with the Knights, a goal from Enoch Opayinka gave Lewis Thorogood’s new-look side a 1-0 lead at the break at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing ...

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New campaign for Pinchbeck and Holbeach set to kick off

The United Counties League Premier North season kicks off next week with both Holbeach and Pinchbeck United unsure what to expect. The 21-22 campaign kicks off next Wednesday night (August 4) with Pinchbeck United hosting Sleaford Town and Holbeach United travelling to Skegness Town. Tigers manager Phil Barnes described his club’s off-season as being ‘stop-start’ with Holbeach having to call ...

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