Tigers

Holbeach United’s second annual ‘Summer Sixes’ tournament has been hailed as a massive success. The Tigers welcomed an impressive 72 teams, ranging from under-17 to under-12, to their King’s Academy base at Penny Hill over the weekend, with 32 playing on Saturday and 40 on Sunday. Although no home teams walked away with a trophy – the under-12 side did ...

Martyn Cundy has admitted that the lure of Holbeach United convinced him to get back into the management game after being appointed as Tom Roberts’ number two at Carter’s Park. The former Moulton Harrox chief hasn’t been involved in the managerial side of football since resigning his position at Broad Lane back in 2011. Having enjoyed spells with Holbeach, Spalding ...

Excited player/boss Tom Roberts admits that he is happy with his summer business so far after taking his first pre-season session with his new-look Holbeach United squad. The Tigers reported back for duty on Tuesday night, with fresh recruits Adam Jackson, Spencer Tinkler, Stuart Eason and Tyler Wright joining the vast majority of last season’s squad at Carter’s Park. Roberts, ...

The Spalding Sunday League will have a high-profile new team among its ranks next season after Holbeach United Sunday confirmed their membership. Managed by joint player/bosses Tim Cole and Josh Ford, Holbeach Sunday have been formed after defending champions Pinchbeck United Sunday disbanded. Cole and Ford took control of league affairs for Pinchbeck last season, with chief Tom Roberts taking ...

Tom Roberts has hailed a double transfer coup that has seen Holbeach United lure Spencer Tinkler and Stuart Eason to Carter’s Park for next season. Defender Tinkler has agreed to join from ChromaSport UCL Premier Division rivals Deeping Rangers, having made more UCL appearances for them than any other player. Striker Eason, who had a loan spell with Spalding United ...

Holbeach United have enjoyed a productive week off the pitch by securing the services of four more key players for next season and revealing their pre-season plans. Tigers player/boss Tom Roberts has convinced keeper Ricky Drury, winger Aaron Eyett and striker Jake Clitheroe to remain at Carter’s Park for next season. Also agreeing to feature for the first team next ...

A stalwart behind Pinchbeck United for the last 17 years says now is the right time to stand down. Pete Roberts has had a hand in every position at the Knight Street club, latterly as chairman for three years. “I think now I’m getting nearly 60 I want a bit more free time,” he said. Pete’s association with the club ...

Adam Jackson has ended a remarkable three-year spell at Spalding United to commit to Holbeach United. Tigers manager Tom Roberts is a happy man, with the left-back’s agreement coming just days after club skipper Jamie Stevens pledged his immediate future. Jackson has built quite a reputation at The Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field for consistency and reliability.Incredibly, he missed just ...

Boss Tom Roberts reckons that Holbeach United have signalled their intent by securing the services of skipper Jamie Stevens for next season. The centre-back, rated as the best defender in the UCL Premier Division by player/boss Roberts, has already agreed a deal to stay at Carter’s Park for next season. Although the season has only just finished, Roberts felt that ...

Player/boss Tom Roberts has admitted that Holbeach United’s season could have gone down as one to remember. Finishing fourth in the ChromaSport UCL Premier Division – albeit 27 points behind champions Kempston Rovers – reaching the UCL Knockout Cup final and enjoying a memorable FA Cup run would be good enough for most Step Five teams. But Roberts, who took ...

Holbeach United 5 Wisbech Town 3 Holbeach United clinched fourth place in the ChromaSport UCL Premier Division with a thrilling 5-3 win over Wisbech Town in their final fixture on Wednesday night.  Jake Clitheroe put the Tigers ahead inside ten minutes at Carter’s Park, but a six-minute hat-trick from Michael Frew (13, 16 & 19) put the Fenmen 3-1 up ...

Holbeach United emphatically ended their run of seven ChromaSport UCL Premier Division losses on the spin with a 4-0 win over Kirby Muxloe on Saturday. The Tigers were in dominant form at Carter’s Park and led 2-0 at half time thanks to goals from Jake Clitheroe (33) and Aaron Eyett (38). Clitheroe’s second of the game 16 minutes from time ...

Peterborough Sports 0 Holbeach United 0 (PSL win 6-5 on penalties) It was penalty shoot-out agony for Holbeach United on Monday as Peterborough Sports made ChromaSport UCL history by becoming the first Division One side to lift the Knockout Cup. After 120 goalless minutes at Deeping Rangers’ Haydon Witham Stadium the Tigers were defeated 6-5 on spot-kicks, with Lee Beeson, ...

Tom Roberts feels Holbeach United couldn’t have asked for a tougher test in Monday’s ChromaSport UCL Knockout Cup final. The Tigers are gearing up for a final clash against Division One champions Peterborough Sports at Deeping’s Haydon Whitham Stadium (3pm). Jimmy Dean’s Sports won 33 of their 36 league games this season – and are are expected to be amongst the ...

Popular defender Jonny Allen made his long-awaited return to the field on Sunday. Allen, who hasn’t played since breaking his leg playing for Holbeach United against Cogenhoe United 15 months ago, lined-up for Pinchbeck United Sunday in their 3-2 win over Leisure League at the weekend. Adam Jackson, Billy Smith and Jon Smith netted for table-topping Pinchbeck, but the result took ...

Heavy rainfall at Carter’s Park caused Thursday night’s ChromaSport UCL Premier Division clash between Holbeach United and Wisbech Town to be abandoned at half time. Holbeach, who were leading 1-0 after a 43rd minute goal from Josh Ford, looked like ending their run of seven league losses on the spin. Instead, it looks like they’ll have to extend their season ...

Jamie Stevens and Josh Ford were both sent off as Holbeach United were handed a thumping 7-0 defeat by ChromaSport UCL Premier Division leaders Leicester Nirvana on Tuesday night. Both players were given straight red cards in the first half as the Tigers suffered a seventh defeat on the spin and their heaviest loss of the campaign so far. The ...

Leicester Nirvana 7 Holbeach United 0 Player/boss Tom Roberts refused to criticise his Holbeach United side after seeing them suffer their heaviest loss of the season on Tuesday night. Jamie Stevens and Josh Ford were both sent off as Holbeach  were handed a thumping 7-0 defeat at ChromaSport UCL Premier Division leaders Leicester Nirvana. Both players were given straight red cards ...

Holbeach United 1 Newport Pagnell Town 2 Shattered Holbeach United slipped to their sixth ChromaSport UCL Premier Division defeat on Saturday as Newport Pagnell edged a close game 2-1. First-half goals from Greg Ling (19) and Paul Edgeworth (33) put high-flying Pagnell in command at Carter’s Park. The hosts did pull one back when Ollie Pinner teed up Jake Clitheroe ...

Moulton Harrox clinched the ChromaSport PDFL Premier Division title with a 5-1 win at Stilton United on Saturday. Needing just a point to be certain of the title, Harrox ran riot with Ben Allen helping himself to a hat-trick and skipper Billy King and Dan Lambe-Hyner also on target. The win is Harrox’s 29th from 32 league games under boss ...