Football

Two defeats in a week without scoring have put a dent in Holbeach United’s hopes of gaining a play-off position in the Thurlow Nunn First Division North.The Tigers were good again against title challengers Framlingham Town on Saturday.Just weeks after drawing 3-3 with them this time a goal from Alexander Ling was enough for Framlingham to take the win 1-0 ...

On his 400th appearance for the club, veteran keeper Michael Duggan sent Spalding United to their first County Cup final in 30 years with a penalty shoot out win over Cleethorpes on Tuesday night. The Tulips will take on Grantham Town in the final at Lincoln City’s LNER Stadium on Tuesday, March 28.Duggan saved twice in the shoot out to ...

Ahead of the Junior Cup semi-final this weekend, Moulton Harrox’s hopes of a Dor-Jan Peterborough and District League double were given a boost without them even playing.While Harrox’s game at Stamford Belvedere was called off because their opponents couldn’t raise a side, league leaders FC Peterborough were thrashed 7-1 at home by Stilton United.Moulton are eight points behind but have ...

Lincoln Utd Whites U15 1Moulton Harrox U15 4 Moulton Harrox girls travelled to Lincoln on Saturday looking to reach the semi-final of the girls’ U15 County Cup.Currently unbeaten in the U15 Lincs Girls’ South division and facing their toughest test of the season so far, Lincoln proved to be a physical, well organised team and the conditions added to the ...

RESULTS PITCHING IN NORTHERN LEAGUEPremier Midlands (Sat, selected): Spalding United 1 St Neots Town 0, Boldemore St Michaels 0 Stamford 1. LINCOLNSHIRE SENIOR CUPSemi final (Tue, selected): Spalding United 0 Cleethorpes 0 (5-4 on pens). UNITED COUNTIES LEAGUEPremier Division North (Sat, selected): Belper United 3 Pinchbeck United 2, Boston Town 2 Leicester Nirvana 0, Deeping Rangers 0 Newark and Sherwood ...

Pinchbeck United are back to winning ways as they came from behind to beat Heanor Town 3-1 away from home on Saturday.It was the Knights’ first win in the ChromaSport United Counties League Premier Division North since November.The Knights found themselves behind after just five minutes when they were stunned by a wonder strike from 30 yards out.But they responded ...

Spalding United slipped further behind the Pitching-In Northern Premier Midlands Division leaders on Saturday following a surprise defeat to Hinckley Leicester Road, but they did bounce back to win one of their games in hand on Tuesday.While both of their title rivals won at the weekend, a 33rd minute goal from Nicholas Reeves was enough to condemn Spalding to defeat ...

There was another draw for Holbeach United whose joint manager Simon Roberts left this week.His departure was announced following the club’s 1-1 draw with Diss Town in the Thurlow Nunn First Division North on Saturday, The Tigers’ 10th stalemate of the league season.Once again they came from behind, Bogdan Masnita netting in the second half after Kye Baker’s goal for ...

RESULTS PITCHING IN NORTHERN LEAGUEPremier Midlands (selected): Spalding United 0 Hinckley LRFC 1, Stamford 3 Chasetown 2. (Wed, selected): Shepshed Dynamo 0 Spalding United 2. UNITED COUNTIES LEAGUEPremier Division North (Sat, selected): Anstey Nomads 7 Wisbech Town 1, Heanor Town 1 Pinchbeck United 3, Heather St John’s 1 Deeping Rangers 3, Loughborough Students 0 Boston Town 0. (Wed, selected, 7.45pm): ...

There was a huge win for Moulton Harrox as they comfortably beat Dor-Jan Peterborough and District League Premier Division leaders FC Peterborough.Goals from Louis Steadman, Declan Earth and Harry Machin earned an impressive 3-0 win that leaves Moulton eight points behind the leaders but also with three games in hand.Both sides finished with ten men, Robbie Relf seeing red for ...

Framlingham Town 3Holbeach United 3 Two goals from Will Barnes deep into injury time rescued a point for Holbeach United against leader leaders Framlingham Town on Saturday.The Tigers showed plenty of fight to earn a 3-3 draw.And it averted a dressing down from manager Danny Clifton who thought his team were the better side on the day and shouldn’t have ...

Spalding United bounced back with a 2-0 win against Dereham on Tuesday night after being humbled by league leaders Halesowen on Saturday. The weekend’s match up between the Pitching-In Northern Premier League Midland’s top two didn’t live up to expectations as far as the Tulips were concerned as the West Midlands side continued their unbeaten home record and comfortably won ...

The losing run continued for Pinchbeck United on Saturday as a late penalty saw them go down 2-1 at home to Kimberley Miners Welfare.Though the Knights were much improved on previous showings and took the lead in the 28th minute through Andre Williams’s tenth goal of the season.But James Shaw responded three minutes before the break to level it up ...

RESULTS PITCHING IN NORTHERN LEAGUEPremier Midlands (selected Sat): Halesowen Town 3 Spalding United 0, Daventry 1 Stamford 2. (selected Tue): Spalding United 2 Dereham 0. UNITED COUNTIES LEAGUEPremier Division North (Sat, selected, 3pm): Pinchbeck United 1 Kimberley Miners Welfare 2, Belper United 3 Deeping Rangers 1, Boston Town 0 Anstey Nomads 0, Wisbech Town 3 Melton Town 2. (Hinchingbrooke Cup ...

There was late disappointment for Pinchbeck United as the losing run in the league continued at Eastwood on Saturday.Seven defeats in a row in the ChromaSport United Counties League Premier Division North has left them in 16th place in the table.Eastwood came from behind to leapfrog above the Knights in the table with an 88th minute goal from Benjamin Franklin ...

Moulton Harrox are on the hunt for silverware again after progressing to the next round of the Lincolnshire Junior Cup.Second half goals from Declan Earth and sub Ben Nottingham ensured Moulton overturned a 1-0 deficit to beat Louth Town.It’s ahead of this Saturday’s visit of Dor-Jan Peterborough and District League leaders FC Peterborough to the Harrox Playing Field.Moulton are third, ...

Spalding United 1Sutton Coldfield Town 0 Spalding United returned to winning ways ahead of a showdown of the top two in the Pitching-In Northern Premier League Midlands Division. After recent postponements, the Tulips were back in action on Saturday with a Stefan Broccoli goal enough to beat Sutton Coldfield Town.It moved Spalding up to second in the table, three points ...

There was frustration for Holbeach United as they let the lead slip and were held 2-2 by Swaffham United in the Thurlow Nunn First Division North.John Yambasu was on song for the Tigers, scoring twice in the first half after the home side netted early on to take the lead.But Holbeach struggled in the second period and with ten minutes ...

RESULTS PITCHING IN NORTHERN LEAGUEPremier Midlands (selected Sat): Spalding United 1 Sutton Coldfield Town 0. UNITED COUNTIES LEAGUEPremier Division North (Sat, selected): Eastwood 2 Pinchbeck United 1, AFC Mansfield 1 Wisbech Town 4, Deeping Rangers 1 Sherwood Colliery 2. (Tue, selected, 7.45pm): Anstey Nomads 3 Deeping Rangers 0, Newark and Sherwood United 1 Wisbech Town 1. THURLOW NUNN EASTERN COUNTIES ...

Spalding United manager Brett Whaley says having two more games called off is ‘frustrating’.The Tulips had been hoping to bounce back from their first defeat of the season against Cambridge City on January 8, but have had all their fixtures postponed since then including scheduled fixtures against Corby on Saturday and Bedworth on Tuesday.“When you’ve lost a game you want ...