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Five-star Moulton Harrox seal title in style but Holbeach United beaten again

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 ...

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Upbeat Roberts praises Holbeach United’s spirit despite defeat at Rothwell

Rothwell Corinthians 2 Holbeach United 1 Encouraged player/boss Tom Roberts chose to take the positives from Holbeach United’s 2-1 defeat at Rothwell Corinthians on Thursday night. The Tigers slipped to a fifth ChromaSport UCL Premier Division loss on the spin after an Andy White double at Seargents Lawn, in what was their eighth game in 18 days. Josh Ford, who was ...

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Another loss for Holbeach United as Rothwell Corinthians take the spoils

Holbeach United slipped to a fifth ChromaSport UCL Premier Division loss on the spin as Rothwell Corinthians beat them 2-1 on Thursday night. Josh Ford missed a first-half penalty for the Tigers before Andy White fired the hosts into a 43rd-minute lead. Corinthians then added a second from the penalty spot, before Paul Newcombe pulled one back for Holbeach with ...

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Boss Roberts left disappointed as Holbeach United crash to Wisbech Town defeat

Wisbech Town 2 Holbeach United 1 Tom Roberts couldn’t hide his disappointment after seeing his Holbeach United side beaten 2-1 at Wisbech Town on Tuesday night. Goals from Stuart Cobb (11) and Danny Beaumont (32) put hosts Wisbech 2-0 to the good, but Oli Donald’s first Holbeach goal (33) made it 2-1 soon after. Andrew Tidswell rattled the bar with ...

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Cartwright off as Holbeach United suffer derby defeat at Wisbech Town

Holbeach United suffered their fourth ChromaSport UCL Premier Division defeat on the spin on Tuesday night as Wisbech Town edged them out 2-1. Goals from Stuart Cobb (11) and Danny Beaumont (32) put hosts Wisbech 2-0 to the good, but Oli Donald’s first Holbeach goal made it 2-1 soon after. Andrew Tidswell rattled the bar with a trademark free kick ...

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‘Shattered’ Holbeach United beaten again as Roberts admits his players need a rest

Holbeach United 1 Eynesbury Rovers 3 Holbeach United slipped to their third ChromaSport UCL Premier Division defeat on the spin as high-flying Eynesbury Rovers took the points at Carter’s Park on Saturday. Rhys Thorpe fired Rovers into a third-minute lead, but the Tigers levelled when Ollie Gale fired home a fine right-footed effort on the half hour. Lee Bassett’s close-range ...

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Nirvana pounce on sub keeper Roberts’ slip to win at Carter’s Park

Holbeach Utd 1 Leicester Nirvana 2: A late slip by player/manager Tom Roberts cost the Tigers a point. Roberts had replaced injured keeper Rick Drury late in the second half at Carter’s Park on Wednesday.(April 13) And in the 88th minute his poor double-fisted punch clearance of a free kick presented Nirvana striker Tendai Chitzia with the chance to send ...

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Oddy Barnes is typical of club effort helping tired Tigers over the line

Holbeach United are drawing on their reserves to cope with a punishing climax to the season. The Tigers are paying the price for having a host of matches postponed over the winter – they played just once between December 28 and February 6. Last Saturday, at the end of a four-match week, boss Tom Roberts turned to one of the ...

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Tulips force draw; Tigers’ rally not enough; champions-elect Moulton Harrox held

Spalding United and play-off hopefuls Chasetown settled for one point apiece at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field on Saturday (April 9). Defender Neal Spafford’s early goal for the Tulips was cancelled out by a Daniel Edwards effort on 43 minutes. Spalding, now 11th in the Evo-Stik NPL Division One South table, host Stocksbridge Park Steels on Tuesday. Holebach United ...

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Ford fires hat-trick as Holbeach United hammer Huntingdon to go fourth

Holbeach United moved up to fourth in the ChromaSport UCL Premier Division table with a 5-1 win at basement boys Huntingdon Town on Thursday night. A hat-trick from Josh Ford inspired the Tigers, who were playing their third game in six days. Ford notched twice in the first period to give Tom Roberts’ side a 2-0 half-time lead, before Jack ...

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Holbeach United boss Roberts left Fuller rage after Ash’s disputed late leveller

Kempston Rovers 1 Holbeach United 1 Tom Roberts couldn’t hide his disappointment with the officials after seeing his Holbeach United side denied a fine win at title-chasing Kempston Rovers on Tuesday night. The Tigers looked set to secure a very impressive ChromaSport UCL Premier Division victory when Jack Smith nodded them ahead from a corner on 40 minutes at Hillgrounds ...

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Fuller denies Holbeach United as Moulton Harrox smash Stilton for six

A hotly-disputed late leveller from ex-Tiger Ashley Fuller denied Holbeach United on Tuesday night as Kempston Rovers battled back to earn a 1-1 draw in the ChromaSport UCL Premier Division. The Tigers, who were playing their second of four matches this week, went ahead on 40 minutes through Jack Smith. They held that advantage all the away up until the 94th ...

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Boss Roberts warns his Holbeach United players after Northampton Sileby bore draw

Northampton SR 1 Holbeach United 1 Tom Roberts warned his Holbeach United players that they are playing for cup final shirts after witnessing a drab 1-1 draw at struggling Northampton Sileby Rangers on Saturday. Sean Coughlan’s superb strike put the Tigers 1-0 ahead on ten minutes in the ChromaSport UCL Premier Division clash at Fernie Fields, but Dalton Bettles earned ...

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Spalding United smashed as Holbeach United are held and Moulton Harrox march on

Spalding United slipped to 12th place in Evo-Stik League First Division South after a 5-0 drubbing at title-chasing Shaw Lane Aquaforce on Saturday, while Holbeach United were held to a 1-1 draw at Northampton Sileby Rangers in the ChromaSport UCL Premier Division. The Tulips travelling to Barnsley without unavailable boss Marcus Ebdon and absent number two Danny Hussey on Saturday, ...

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Holbeach United looking to bolster their squad ahead of UCL transfer deadline

Holbeach United player/boss Tom Roberts is hoping to add a few fresh faces to his squad on the ChromaSport UCL Premier Division’s deadline day. The Tigers have 13 games still to play before the end of the season on May 2 – a run that will see them play two four-game weeks. The first of them begins on Saturday, with ...

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Tidswell feels Holbeach United players aren’t committed enough to mount a title challenge

Newport Pagnell Town 3 Holbeach United 1 Andrew Tidswell has told his Holbeach United team-mates that they’ll never win the ChromaSport UCL Premier Division title while they continue to show an alarming lack of commitment. The player/assistant manager was speaking after the Tigers slipped to a costly 3-1 defeat at third-placed Newport Pagnell Town on Saturday. Goals from Dom Lawless ...

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Holbeach United’s derby with Wisbech Town rained off on Easter Monday

The scheduled derby between Holbeach United and Wisbech Town was postponed on Easter Monday due to a waterlogged Carter’s Park pitch. An 11am pitch inspection deemed the surface unplayable, meaning the Tigers now have another fixture to fit in to their busy end-of-season schedule. Talks to reschedule the derby for Wednesday night have been held, but no date has yet ...

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Two big clashes over Easter are key for Holbeach United’s title ambitions

The ChromaSport UCL Premier Division title race should look a lot clearer come 5pm on Monday. That’s the verdict of Holbeach United player/boss Tom Roberts, who will lead his side into two tough tests over Easter. A trip to third-placed Newport Pagnell Town on Saturday (3pm) and a home derby date with Wisbech Town on Easter Monday (3pm) await the ...

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Roberts “over the moon” as Holbeach United shine in semi-final success

Holbeach United 2 Wisbech Town 0 Tom Roberts hailed his Holbeach United side after seeing them reach the final of the ChromaSport UCL League Cup for the first time since 1990 on Wednesday night. Goals at the end of each half from Josh Ford (penalty 43) and Sean Coughlan (89) were enough to beat UCL Premier Division rivals Wisbech Town ...

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Holbeach United book cup final date while nine-man Spalding United are held

Holbeach United roared into the final of the ChromaSport UCL League Cup with a 2-0 victory over Wisbech Town on Wednesday night, while Spalding United had two players sent off as they drew 0-0 at Carlton Town in Evo-Stik NPL Division One South. Starting with the Tigers, a penalty from Josh Ford (43) and a fine lofted finish from Sean ...

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