Football

Pinchbeck remain uncomfortably close to the United Counties League Premier Division North drop zone after a two home defeats in four days.On Saturday they fell to a single goal at home to Leicester Nirvana and then slipped 3-1 against Belper United on Tuesday.They trailed 2-0 at the interval and went three goals behind midway through the second half.Jake Henderson pulled ...

RESULTS PITCHING IN NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUEPremier Midlands (Sat, selected): Bedworth Utd 0 Spalding Utd 0, Stamford 3 Sporting Khalsa 1. UNITED COUNTIES LEAGUEPremier Division North (Sat, selected): Pinchbeck Utd 0 Leicester Nirvana 1, Boston Tn 5 Belper Utd 0, Heanor Tn 0 Deeping Rangers 2. (Tues): Deeping Rangers 0 Melton Tn 3, Pinchbeck Utd 1 Belper Utd 3. THURLOW NUNN ...

Generous donors have raised almost £13,000 to buy defibrillators after a young footballer died during a match at Crowland last month. Mike Palmer, of Holbeach, wants clubs or match officials from across the area to contact him so as many of the life-saving devices as possible can be supplied. His son Michael (23) died while playing on February 25 and ...

Holbeach United 2Cornard United 0 Holbeach United celebrated the life of former player Adam Jackson on Saturday before comfortably seeing off Cornard United.After a minute’s applause and with the 34-year-old who died last week’s young family in attendance, first half goals from John Yambasu and Finley Henderson sealed a comfortable win.“It was a very tough and difficult day and we ...

Daventry Town 0Spalding United 9 New interim Spalding United manager Elliot Sandy joked he might have to retire from managing after an astonishing start to his period in the hot seat. The Tulips scored six goals in the opening 37 minutes at Daventry on Tuesday before sub Dylan Edge netted a second half hat-trick in their first game since the ...

A refereeing mistake has led to Holbeach United being told to replay a game they won comfortably.The furious Tigers have said they will refuse to replay the match against Harwich and Parkeston – which they won 4-2 – after the Thurlow Nunn League null and voided it.Callum Davies scored four times in the game which Holbeach won despite being down ...

RESULTS PITCHING IN NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUEPremier Midlands (Sat, selected): Corby Town P Spalding United P, Stamford 2 Bedworth 0. (Tue, selected): Daventry Town 0 Spalding United 9. UNITED COUNTIES LEAGUEPremier Division North (Sat, selected): Pinchbeck United P Eastwood P, Belper P Sleaford Town P, Leicester Nirvana P Boston Town P, Newark 1 Deeping Rangers 1. (Tues): Deeping Rangers 5 Mansfield ...

Callum Davies celebrated committing to Holbeach United by scoring four times in an impressive win on Saturday.The Tigers bounced back from the 2-1 midweek defeat to second placed Downham Town to down fourth placed Harwich and Parkeston 4-2 on Saturday.And all four goals were scored by Davies after the club announced he’d committed to staying with Holbeach after turning down ...

Pinchbeck United’s double against the top two in the UhlSport United Counties League Premier Division yielded no points or even goals, but some decent performances.After the Knights were beaten 3-0 at home by second placed Anstey Nomads last midweek, they visited top of the table Loughborough Students on Sunday.They were able to keep it tight in the first half and ...

Spalding United are looking for a new manager after sacking Brett Whaley. The Tulips are third in the Pitching-In Northern Premier Midlands League, enjoying one of their best seasons in years and reached the final of the County Cup for the first time in around 30 years just two weeks ago.But despite not losing a league game until January 7, ...

Tributes have been paid to a South Holland footballing stalwart who died at the weekend.Adam Jackson (34) was a mainstay of the local scene enjoying long spells with both Spalding United and Holbeach United, Bourne Town, Sleaford Town, Wisbech Town, FC Parson Drove, Oakham United and, this season, Skegness Town coming off the bench for the side managed by former ...

A Declan Earth double helped Moulton Harrox to a 3-0 win at Oundle Town in the Dor-Jan Peterborough and Distirct League Premier Division. Ian Bradbury also netted in the first half as third placed Moulton cruised to the victory to remain eight points behind leaders FC Peterborough with four games in hand.Holbeach United Reserves moved fourth after a 3-2 win ...

RESULTS PITCHING IN NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUEPremier Midlands (Sat, selected): Spalding United 0 Loughborough Dynamo 0, Sutton Coldfield Town 1 Stamford 1. UNITED COUNTIES LEAGUEPremier Division North (Wed, selected): Pinchbeck United 0 Anstey Nomads 3.(Sat, selected): Loughborough Students 2 Pinchbeck United 0, Boston Town 1 Heanor Town 0, Sleaford Town 2 Melton Town 1.(Tues): Deeping Rangers 1 Sleaford Town 1. THURLOW ...

Spalding United are looking for a new manager after sacking Brett Whaley. The Tulips are third in the Pitching-In Northern Premier Midlands League, enjoying one of their best seasons in years and reached the final of the County Cup for the first time in around 30 years just two weeks. But despite not losing a league game until January 7, ...

A long-awaited clean sheet helped Pinchbeck secure all the points in their battle to stay clear of the drop zone in Premier Division North of the United Counties League with a 2-0 victory over AFC Mansfield.Despite having to draft in second-choice goalkeeper Charlie Wilkinson for his debut, the Knights held firm to secure a first league shut-out since September.Manager Lewis Thorogood ...

Defensively, Spalding United look sound but a 1-0 defeat at Chasetown in the Midlands Division of the Pitching In Northern Premier League on Saturday highlighted their recent lack of firepower.The Tulips have only conceded two goals in their last five matches but have scored just one in four. That has seen them lose ground in the title race.A scrappy contest was decided by ...

Moulton Harrox are heading back to Boston United’s Jakemans Community Stadium with revenge on their mind. A thrilling 3-2 win over Lincolnshire League side Grimsby Borough Reserves on Saturday earned the Dor-Jan Peterborough League Premier Division team the chance to avenge last season’s 7-0 Lincolnshire County FA Junior Cup final defeat against Wyberton.However, they made hard work of it, conceding ...

The introduction of loan signing George Frost from Spalding United proved to be the difference for Holbeach United as they ended a run of seven games without victory.A 4-0 win at Essex side Holland in Division One North of the Thurlow Nunn Eastern Counties League left manager Danny Clifton a relieved man.“It’s all about fine margins between three points and ...

RESULTS PITCHING IN NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUEPremier Midlands (Sat, selected): Chasetown 1 Spalding United 0, Stamford 2 Loughborough Dynamo 0.(Tues): Hinckley LR 0 Stamford 1. UNITED COUNTIES LEAGUEPremier Division North (Sat, selected): Pinchbeck United 2 AFC Mansfield 0, Kimberley Miners Welfare 1 Boston Town 1, Sleaford Town 0 Quorn 0.(Tues): Boston Town 0 Newark & Sherwood United 0. THURLOW NUNN EASTERN ...

Pinchbeck United failed to recover from a poor start as they lost at Belper United on Saturday.The Knights found themselves 2-0 down after just nine minutes.They did battle back with Andre Williams halving the deficit only for Belper to restore the two-goal advantage on 24 minutes.Pinchbeck did have their chances throughout the game, but Spafford’s late goal to make it ...