Tigers

Fans of Holbeach United will welcome news that the Tigers will play Spalding United in a pre-season fixture. Rivalries will be rekindled at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field on Saturday, July 25 (3pm). The sides last played each other in the 2013/14 season when the Tulips won the United Counties League Premier Division title. Pat Rayment’s side won 5-0 and 2-0 in ...

Holbeach United Community Sports Academy’s impressive new purpose-built base at Pennyhill is almost ready for its grand opening. Dubbed Kings Academy, the project took seven long years to become a reality – but it is now just a month away from opening its doors. Former Norwich City, Chelsea, Celtic and Blackburn Rovers striker Chris Sutton is scheduled to open the ...

Last week I sat down with current Holbeach United managers Darren Jarvis and Tom Roberts. The discussions took place on Thursday and many things were spoken about in regards to the new season and football in general. The Tuesday prior to the planned meeting I was as surprised as everyone else to read I had already signed and agreed the ...

Holbeach United’s new squad continues to quickly take shape after left-back Chris Ward agreed to join. The 21-year-old’s contract at King’s Lynn Town has expired. Ward, who lives in Sutton Bridge, has been on the radar of Tigers assistant manager Tom Roberts since being part of the King’s Lynn Town Reserves team that won the Peterborough League Division One title ...

Holbeach United look set to have fierce competition for the number one jersey next season after snapping up talented goalkeeper Ricky Drury. The former Boston United and Boston Town stopper won the quadruple with Spalding Sunday League side Pinchbeck United Sunday last season – and they are bossed by Tigers number two Tom Roberts. The pair agreed terms on a ...

Highly-rated defender Jonny Clay has become Holbeach United’s first major new signing of the summer. South Holland lad Clay, who has spent the past two seasons with UCL Premier Division outfit Peterborough Northern Star, will be re-united with his former Star boss Darren Jarvis at Carter’s Park. Tigers supremo Jarvis signed the central defender from Peterborough Premier Division side Moulton ...

Influential skipper Jamie Clarke admits that he is feeling a little bit humbled after winning four awards at Holbeach United’s end-of-season bash. Clarke picked up the top scorer, supporters’ player of the year, the clubman award and also social club first team player of the year at the Tigers presentation evening on Saturday. The other first-team prizes saw Gary King ...

Andrew Tidswell is to discuss the idea of taking on a player/coach role with Holbeach United. The striker, who finished last season at Carter’s Park following a switch from rivals Spalding United, wants to stay with the Tigers next year. The two-time UCL Premier Division champion and double golden boot winner does expect to chat to Holbeach boss Darren Jarvis ...

Much like the last two summers, it looks like being a busy close-season for Holbeach United. The relatively new management team of boss Darren Jarvis and his assistant Tom Roberts will be looking to assemble a new-look squad for an assault at the UCL Premier Division title next time around. Having taken over in the aftermath of Graham Drury and ...

Holbeach United 1 Harborough Town 1 Darren Jarvis has admitted that he was frustrated to see his Holbeach United finish the UCL Premier Division season with a draw – despite it being enough to clinch fourth place. The Tigers fell behind against lowly Harborough Town on Saturday when Ben Williams capitalised on some sub-standard defending to head home on 20 ...

A 3-0 defeat at Romulus saw Spalding United miss out on a place in the Evo-Stik League First Division South play-offs on Saturday, while Holbeach United clinched fourth place in the UCL Premier Division with a 1-1 draw against Harborough Town. Victory was a must for the Tulips on the final day of the season, but they continued their recent ...

Holbeach United are being urged to end their season on a high at Carter’s Park on Saturday. The Tigers welcome relegation-threatened Harborough Town in their 40th and final UCL Premier Division match of a very up and down campaign (3pm), knowing that a win will guarantee them fourth place in the table. Victories have been hard to come by for ...

by Andrew Tidswell Elite Sports Academy MD and Holbeach United player Last week I found myself in a position where I was taking to the pitch for Holbeach United as a goalkeeper. The bizarre events unfolded as, less than an hour before kick-off, it was confirmed we had no recognised keeper for our tough home fixture against the league’s leading ...

Holbeach Utd 1 Long Buckby 1 Darren Jarvis rued two points dropped as his Holbeach United side were held to a 1-1 draw at UCL Premier Division basement boys Long Buckby on Saturday. A 47th-minute goal from the in-form Gary King put the Tigers in command at Station Road – and the visitors had plenty of chances to cement their ...

Tom Roberts admits that he’s loving life as Holbeach United’s assistant boss. Roberts, who is only 28, arrived at Carter’s Park as Darren Jarvis’ number two in the wake of John Chand’s departure back in March. The South Holland native and Jarvis are expected to be very active in the summer, as they bid to rebuild the squad at Carter’s ...

Holbeach United 3 Northampton Sileby Rangers 3 A lethal Michael Byrne hat-trick left Holbeach United frustrated on Saturday as they blew a 3-1 lead against Northampton Sileby Rangers in a cracking Carter’s Park clash. Gary King’s sensational early opener (3) and a typically clinical Andrew Tidswell effort (22) looked to have the Tigers on course for three UCL Premier Division ...

Holbeach United 2 Thurnby Nirvana 2 Depleted Holbeach United earned an impressive draw with high-flying Thurnby in their penultimate home UCL Premier Division game of the season on Wednesday night. With striker Andrew Tidswell forced to play as an emergency goalkeeper, it looked like being a long night for the Tigers when Pearson Mwanyongo (12) fired the visitors ahead. However, ...

Spalding United picked up a vital 1-1 draw at Evo-Stik League First Division South play-off rivals Leek Town on Saturday, while Holbeach United were held to a 3-3 draw by Northampton Sileby Rangers in the UCL Premier Division. The Tulips fell behind on the stroke of half time when Karl Espley struck, but a stunning free-kick leveller from Jamie Thurlbourne ...

Wisbech Town 0 Holbeach United 0 Darren Jarvis has challenged his Holbeach United side to finish their UCL Premier Division season with a flourish. The Tigers chief was pleased to see his side bounce back from Saturday’s shock loss at Northampton Sileby Rangers with a solid 0-0 draw at title-chasing Wisbech Town on Easter Monday. Both sides saw players sent ...

Spalding United took another big step towards securing an Evo-Stik League First Division South play-off place on Monday as they breezed past Lincoln United 3-0, while Holbeach United were held to a 0-0 draw at Wisbech Town in the UCL Premier Division. Starting with the Tulips, three first-half goals did all of the damage at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing ...