LATE WINNER: Will Bird (right) notched nine minutes from time for Holbeach United. Photo by JAKE WHITELEY

Saturday football: Tulips smashed for six but Bird bags late winner to keep Tigers top

Spalding United were smashed for six at Newcastle Town on Saturday, while Holbeach United continued their strong start to the season with a 1-0 win at Oadby Town.

Starting with the Tulips, they suffered a first Evo-Stik NPL Division One South loss of the campaign at The M Club Stadium.

Jordan Cole inspired the rout with goals on 6, 32, 66 and 77 (pen) minutes, while Sam Bradbury (20) and Jon Kapend (31) also got in on the act for Newcastle.

Gary King did net a 44th-minute consolation for Chris Rawlinson’s side, who handed a full debut to teenager Marcel Chipamaunga.

Spalding will hope to bounce back from the humbling when they host Cleethorpes Town on Monday (3pm).

Meanwhile, Holbeach remain top of the ChromaSport UCL Premier Division table and unbeaten after four games following their 1-0 success at Freeway Park.

Will Bird struck a deflected 81st-minute winner following good work from Charley Sanders to make it ten points from an available 12 for Seb Hayes’ side ahead of Wednesday night’s tricky home date with Yaxley (7.45pm).

Down in UCL Division One, Pinchbeck United drew 2-2 with Rushden and Higham United. A full report from that game is available here.

In the ChromaSport PDFL, Sutton Bridge United enjoyed a fine 2-1 win over Premier Division champions Peterborough Sports Reserves.

Holbeach United Reserves also picked up an impressive 2-1 success over Sawtry thanks to strikes from Steve Barnes and Scott Powley.

Plenty more football in Thursday’s Spalding Voice.

RESULTS

Evo-Stik NPL

Division One South: Alvechurch 2 Frickley Athletic 0; Belper Town 1 Lincoln United 1; Carlton Town 3 Romulus 1; Chasetown 4 Gresley 0; Cleethorpes Town 2 Kidsgrove Athletic 1; Corby Town 1 Basford United 4; Loughborough Dynamo 0 Leek Town 3; Market Drayton Town 1 Sheffield FC 1; Newcastle Town 6 Spalding United 1; Peterborough Sports 2 Bedworth United 0; Stocksbridge Park Steels 1 Stamford 0.

ChromasSport UCL

Premier Division: Daventry Town 3 Harborough Town 3; Newport Pagnell Town 4 Kirby Muxloe 3; Oadby Town 0 Holbeach United 1; Peterborough Northern Star 1 Desborough Town 1; Rothwell Corinthians 2 Wellingborough Whitworth 1; St Andrews 2 Sleaford Town 1; Wellingborough Town 1 Leicester Nirvana 3; Yaxley 8 Northampton ON Chenecks 1.

Division One: Bourne Town 1 Lutterworth Town 1; Burton Park Wanderers 0 Long Buckby 5; Harrowby United 0 Olney Town 1; Melton Town 3 Thrapston Town 1; Pinchbeck United 2 Rushden and Higham United 2; Stewarts & Lloyds 2 Oakham United 6.

KO Cup: Boston Town 6 Northampton Sileby Rangers 1; Bugbrooke St Michaels 1 Blackstones 4; Deeping Rangers 1 Cogenhoe United 3; Lutterworth Athletic 1 Eynesbury Rovers 6; Wisbech Town 1 Potton United 3.

ChromaSport PDFL

Premier Division: AFC Stanground Sports 4 Deeping Rangers Res 1; Holbeach United Res 2 Sawtry 1; Ketton 2 Netherton United 2; Langtoft United 0 Peterborough ICA Sports 3; Stamford Lions 6 Leverington Sports 2; Sutton Bridge United 2 Peterborough Sports Res 1; Whittlesey Athletic 3 Thorney 1.

Division One: Tydd St Mary 2 Peterborough Polonia 7.

Division Two: Bretton North End 4 Stamford Lions Res 1; FC Parson Drove 7 FC Peterborough 0; Netherton United A 1 Eye United 4; Rippingale & Folkingham 3 Stilton United 0; Spalding United Res 1 Whittlesey Athletic Res 5.

Division Three: Cardea 7 Stamford Belvedere Res 1; Holbeach Bank 1 Feeder 11; Premiair 11 Whittlesey Athletic A 1; Riverside 4 Uppingham Town Res 1; Thorpe Wood Rangers 0 Brotherhood Sports 5; Whaplode Drove 5 Leverington Sp Res 1.

Division Four: FC Peterborough Reserves 0 Eunice Huntingdon 1; Orton Rangers ORFC 5 Tydd St Mary FC Res 1; Parkside 4 Long Sutton Athletic Res 1; Ramsey Town Res 0 Huntingdon Rovers 2; Stamford Lions A 5 Feeder Reserves 1; Whittlesey Athletic B 0 Peterborough NECI 5.

Chairman Championship Shield: Oundle Town 2 Oakham United Res 1 (AET); Ramsey Town 6 Kings Cliffe 3; Stamford Belvedere 1 AFC Stanground Sports Res 3; Uppingham Town 4 Crowland Town 3; Wittering Harriers 4 Netherton United Res 1.

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