Football

Doubles from Harry Grigas and Lee Jackson helped Whaplode Drove beat fellow ChromaSport PDFL Divsion Four promotion hopefuls Holbeach Bank 4-3 on Saturday. Goals from Tyger Atkin, Steve Coles and George Leatherland proved to be in vain for Bank, who remain second, with Drove now six points behind them in fifth place Tydd St Mary Reserves also won, with Jack ...

The Spalding Sunday League title race remains a two-horse race after rivals Sutton Bridge Sunday and Holbeach United picked up contrasting wins over the weekend. Odds-on favourites Holbeach cruised to an 11-0 victory at Spalding Wanderers to stay third, while table-toppers Bridge ground out a 1-0 triumph at Jubilee. Starting with the Tigers, Tim Cole and Josh Ford’s side made ...

Holbeach United boss Seb Hayes is hoping that Friday night’s derby at Peterborough Northern Star is the start of a new trend in the ChromaSport UCL Premier Division. Friday night fixtures are something of a rarity in the division, but Hayes reckons that the Tigers – along with the likes of Star, Wisbech Town, Peterborough Sports and Yaxley – should ...

Both Holbeach United and Spalding United saw their games postponed over the weekend, while Pinchbeck United won 4-1 at Leverington Sports and Moulton Harrox were knocked of the President Premier Shield after a 3-2 defeat at Netherton United. Starting with South Holland’s big two, Spalding saw their high-profile trip to Witton Albion in Evo-Stik NPL First Division South called off ...

Spalding United won’t allow Evo-Stik NPL First Division South promotion rivals Witton Albion to get the better of them on back-to-back weekends. That’s the verdict of confident manager Chris Rawlinson, who is preparing his Tulips for a double-header against the Cheshire-based side. Spalding visit Witton, who leapfrogged them into second on Tuesday night after winning 4-3 at Stocksbridge Park Steels, ...

An impressive 16 students recently completed the FA Basic referees course at Spalding Grammar School. Nine students from Spalding Grammar were joined by seven others from around the county to be put through their paces by the Lincs FA Training Team – Michael Brader, Rob Windle, Sarah Grundy, Simon Bell, Jonathan Amess and George Richardson. The course entailed a two ...

Buoyant player/boss Ian Dunn insists that he “doesn’t care” who Pinchbeck United face in the final of the ChromaSport PDFL President Premier Shield after coming from behind to beat Ketton 2-1 on Saturday. Pinchbeck, who are bidding to win the competition for the second year on the spin, were 1-0 down at half time in a semi-final clash that was ...

Deflated player/boss Matt Cawthorn admitted that an abject second-half performance was to blame for Long Sutton Athletic exiting the PFA Challenge Cup on Saturday. The Magpies were shot down 3-1 at home to Oakham United Reserves. Jaede Timms put the visitors ahead on 20 minutes, only for Billy Radeloff to level 15 minutes later with a real cracker. However, William ...

Frustrated boss Chris Rawlinson is hoping that Evo-Stik NPL First Division South officials will help his side out after seeing Tuesday night’s trip to Leek Town postponed at the 11th hour. The game was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch around an hour before kick-off – but the Tulips had already arrived at Harrison Park. With 100 miles between the ...

Holbeach United  2 Eynesbury Rovers 0 Resurgent Holbeach United produced one of the best performances of their season so far to beat high-flying Eynesbury Rovers 2-0 on Saturday. Second-half goals from Jake Clitheroe and new signing Charley Sanders settled the ChromaSport UCL Premier Division clash at Carter’s Park, as the Tigers bounced back from a horror show at Kirby Muxloe ...

Spalding United 3 Sheffield FC 0 A wonder goal from Leon Mettam helped promotion-chasing Spalding United ease to a largely comfortable 3-0 victory over Sheffield FC on Saturday. On-loan frontman Mettam lit up an otherwise drab first half with a sensational 25-yard volley that picked out the top corner on the half-hour. Second-half strikes from top scorer Brad Wells (52) ...

Both Spalding United and Holbeach United enjoyed impressive wins on Saturday, while Pinchbeck United reached a cup final. Starting with Spalding, they eased past Sheffield FC 3-0 at in Evo-Stik NPL First Division South to give their play-off hopes a major boost. A first-half stunner from Leon Mettam (30) gave Chris Rawlinson’s side a 1-0 half-time lead against the world’s ...

Disillusioned Holbeach United boss Seb Hayes admits that his long-term future at the club is under threat unless something drastic changes at Carter’s Park. The Tigers chief unleashed a verbal volley on his side after Saturday’s shock 3-1 loss at Kirby Muxloe – and revealed that he’ll no longer play ‘Mr Nice Guy’ with his players. This Saturday sees eighth-placed ...

AFC Rushden & Diamonds 1 Spalding United 2 Ten-man Spalding United produced a remarkable comeback to beat promotion rivals AFC Rushden and Diamonds 2-1 on Tuesday night. The Tulips looked doomed early in the second half when Liam Dolman (46) lashed the hosts ahead and then Neal Spafford was sent off (48) in the Evo-Stik NPL First Division South clash ...

Substitutes Billy King and Joe Townsend proved key for Moulton Harrox on Saturday as they came back from 2-0 down to see off Leverington Sports at Broad Lane. Goals from Adam Bunton and Mark Newton had Harrox floundering in the ChromaSport PDFL Premier Division clash, with a defeat potential fatal to their hopes of retaining their league crown. But a ...

Player/boss Matt Cawthorn told his Long Sutton Athletic players not to take their place in the team for granted after watching them labour to a 2-1 ChromaSport PDFL Division One win at Baston on Saturday. Billy Radeloff’s cracking cross allowed skipper Billy Oliver to volley Sutton ahead on 35 minutes at the Goat Pen, but Steven Bratcher’s second-half penalty hauled ...

Relieved player/boss Ian Dunn thinks that Pinchbeck United may look back on Saturday’s dramatic 4-3 win over Deeping Rangers Reserves as a huge moment in their season. Top scorer Ollie Maltby took his tally for the season to an incredible 45 goals in 23 games with a four-goal haul in the ChromaSport PDFL Premier Division clash at Knight Street – ...

Moulton Harrox Reserves’ relentless charge towards the ChromaSport PDFL Division One title continued with a 6-1 success at Glinton and Northborough on Saturday. Daniel Lambe-Hyner (2), Declan Earth, Laurence Price, Martin Sandall and Ashley West all notched for Kev Nottingham’s unbeaten side, who have now won 20 of their 21 league games so far. With nine games left to play, ...

It’s not been the best of seasons for Spalding United Reserves – but they finally had reason to celebrate on Saturday. The Tulips’ second string, who had gone 21 ChromaSport PDFL Division One games without a win and faced a negative goal difference of more than 100, enjoyed a day to remember at the SirHalley Stewart Playing Field as they ...

Shaw Lane AFC  3 Spalding United  1 There was no dream start for Spalding United’s new manager Chris Rawlinson in the top of the table Evo-Stik NPL First Division South clash at pace-making Shaw Lane on Saturday – but plenty of positives and what ifs despite a 3-1 defeat. The positives from his depleted squad were there in abundance, with ...