The Voice of Spalding and South Holland
The final day of the non-league season saw Spalding United secure their Evo-Stik NPL East Division status with a 0-0 draw at Belper Town, while Pinchbeck United and Holbeach United clinched fourth and fifth places in the Future Lions UCL Premier Division respectively.
Starting with Spalding, their stalemate in Derbyshire was enough to seal 18th place in the league, four points clear of the drop zone.
Rivals Carlton Town were hammered at Marske, so any result on the day would have seen the Tulips safe.
Meanwhile, a goal from Tony Edwards couldn’t stop Pinchbeck losing 2-1 at home to Oadby Town in their final league game of their debut season in the UCL’s top flight.
Despite the defeat, the Knights finish in fourth place – and they now have the Hinchingbrooke Cup final against Godmanchester Rovers to look forward to on Wednesday night (Peterborough Northern Star FC, 7.45pm).
Holbeach finish their campaign one point back in fifth spot after they were unable to break down hosts Leicester Nirvana and were forced to settle for a 0-0.
The Tigers still have the League Cup final against champions Daventry Town to come on Bank Holiday Monday (Kiln Park, 3pm).
More football in Thursday’s Spalding Voice.
RESULTS
Evo-Stik NPL
East Division: AFC Mansfield 2 Frickley Athletic 1; Belper Town 0 Spalding United 0; Brighouse Town 1 Sheffield FC 2; Cleethorpes Town 6 Stamford 0; Marske United 4 Carlton Town 0; Pickering Town 1 Loughborough Dynamo 5; Pontefract Collieries 3 Gresley 0; Stocksbridge Park Steels 1 Ossett United 1; Tadcaster Albion 8 Lincoln United 3.
Future Lions UCL
Premier Division: Boston Town 2 Northampton ON Chenecks 0; Cogenhoe United 1 Sleaford Town 1; Deeping Rangers 1 Daventry Town 0; Harborough Town 3 Rugby Town 0; Kirby Muxloe 1 Eynesbury Rovers 4; Leicester Nirvana 0 Holbeach United 0; Peterborough Northern Star 0 Newport Pagnell Town 1; Pinchbeck United 1 Oadby Town 2; Rothwell Corinthians 2 Wellingborough Whitworth 1; Wellingborough Town 1 Desborough Town 2.
