Football

Spalding United 0 Lincoln United 0 Marcus Ebdon accepted that Spalding United’s hopes of reaching the Evo-Stik NPL Division One South play-offs are all but over after an Easter Monday bore draw with Lincoln United. The Tulips and fifth-placed Lincoln cancelled each other out at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field, with neither side doing enough to deserve all three ...

The scheduled derby between Holbeach United and Wisbech Town was postponed on Easter Monday due to a waterlogged Carter’s Park pitch. An 11am pitch inspection deemed the surface unplayable, meaning the Tigers now have another fixture to fit in to their busy end-of-season schedule. Talks to reschedule the derby for Wednesday night have been held, but no date has yet ...

Belper Town 1 Spalding United 1 Spalding United were denied their first away win in Evo-Stik NPL Division One South since November as Belper Town battled back to hold them 1-1 on Saturday. The Tulips, who went into the game with a lingering hope of reaching the play-offs, looked to be on track for a rare away win when Joe ...

Spalding United’s hopes of reaching the Evo-Stik NPL Division One South play-offs look to be over after a 1-1 draw at Belper Town on Saturday, while Holbeach United’s faint ChromaSport UCL Premier Division title hopes are also in tatters after a 3-1 reverse at Newport Pagnell. Starting with the Tulips, they looked to be heading for a first away win ...

Marcus Ebdon has vowed that Spalding United’s Evo-Stik NPL Division One South season won’t end with a whimper. The Tulips’ hopes of reaching the play-offs are getting thinner by the day – and a 0-0 draw at Carlton Town on Wednesday only just kept their faint promotion hopes alive. Saturday’s 2-0 reverse at Kidsgrove Athletic  saw Spalding drop down to 11th ...

The ChromaSport UCL Premier Division title race should look a lot clearer come 5pm on Monday. That’s the verdict of Holbeach United player/boss Tom Roberts, who will lead his side into two tough tests over Easter. A trip to third-placed Newport Pagnell Town on Saturday (3pm) and a home derby date with Wisbech Town on Easter Monday (3pm) await the ...

Holbeach United 2 Wisbech Town 0 Tom Roberts hailed his Holbeach United side after seeing them reach the final of the ChromaSport UCL League Cup for the first time since 1990 on Wednesday night. Goals at the end of each half from Josh Ford (penalty 43) and Sean Coughlan (89) were enough to beat UCL Premier Division rivals Wisbech Town ...

Holbeach United roared into the final of the ChromaSport UCL League Cup with a 2-0 victory over Wisbech Town on Wednesday night, while Spalding United had two players sent off as they drew 0-0 at Carlton Town in Evo-Stik NPL Division One South. Starting with the Tigers, a penalty from Josh Ford (43) and a fine lofted finish from Sean ...

Moulton Harrox raced 11 points clear at the top of the ChromaSport PDFL Premier Division after winning 2-1 at title rivals Peterborough Sports Reserves on Tuesday night. A first-half header from Joe Townsend was cancelled out by Gary Gibbs in the second half, but sub Ian Bradbury buried the winner with ten minutes to go. The win extends Moulton’s amazing ...

Tommy Treacher scored on his Long Sutton Athletic debut as Matt Cawthorn enjoyed a dream start to his stint as player/boss on Saturday. Signed from Holbeach United at the end of last week, the former UCL Premier Division winning striker notched the third goal in a 4-0 win over Netherton Reserves at London Road. Man-of-the-match Josh Lawrence opened the scoring ...

Moulton Harrox notched their 100th ChromaSport PDFL Premier Division goal of the season as they cruised to a 4-0 victory over Sawtry on Saturday. All four of the goals came from the unstoppable Ollie Maltby, who took his tally for the season to 30 for the table-toppers. The Broad Lane success also extended Harrrox’s unbeaten league run to 21 matches ...

Pinchbeck United did their hopes of finishing in the ChromaSport PDFL Premier Division’s top four the power of good by winning 2-1 at fellow high-fliers Ketton on Saturday. Tony Edwards gave Pinchbeck the perfect start with a goal on 30 seconds at Pit Lane, turning home a Liam Ogden cross after a through ball from player/boss Ian Dunn. United failed ...

Kidsgrove Athletic 2 Spalding United 0 Spalding United’s travel sickness struck again on Saturday as they slumped to a 2-0 defeat against Evo-Stik NPL Division One South strugglers Kidsgrove Athletic on Saturday. Grove took the lead in the 62nd minute through captain and former Port Vale striker Anthony Malbon, before substitute Joe Woolley sealed the Tulips’ fate in the second ...

Spalding United Reserves will meet Pinchbeck United Reserves in the final of the ChromaSport PFA Challenge Cup after both bagged impressive semi-final victories on Saturday. Starting with the Tulips, a brace from Jack Wycherley helped Kev Nottingham’s side beat Wittering 3-0 at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field. Having lost to Wittering in their last three meetings, Spalding went into ...

Holbeach United 4 Cogenhoe United 2 Second-half penalties from Andrew Tidswell and sub Josh Ford helped Holbeach United complete a rare ChromaSport UCL Premier Division double over Cogenhoe United on Saturday. The Tigers, who won 5-1 in the Compton Park reverse two weeks ago, went ahead on 12 minutes when Jake Clitheroe buried a Sean Coughlan cross – but Luke ...

Spalding United’s hopes of reaching the Evo-Stik NPL Division One South play-offs were dealt a big blow on Saturday as they crashed 2-0 at Kidsgrove Athletic. Goals from Anthony Malbon (62) and Joe Woolley (90) were enough to earn Kidsgrove the points – and sent the Tulips crashing down to tenth in the table. They are, however, still nine points ...

Tom Roberts is expecting Cogenhoe United to be out for revenge when they visit Carter’s Park on Saturday. Holbeach United produced their best performance of the year when they won 5-1 at Compton Park two weeks ago, but player/boss Roberts knows the reverse is likely to be a different story. The Tigers need three points to keep their thin hopes ...

Marcus Ebdon reckons that Spalding United need at least six points from three away games next week to stand any chance of reaching the Evo-Stik NPL Division One South play-offs. The Tulips visit 17th-placed Kidsgrove on Saturday (3pm), before a rare Wednesday night trip to fellow strugglers Carlton Town (7.45pm). That’s followed by an away date at mid-table Belper Town ...

Matt Cawthorn has taken over as player/manager at Long Sutton Athletic following the resignation of Danny Goddard. It is believed that Goddard, who only took over in the summer, quit after another manager approached the Magpies about replacing him. Cawthorn was initially torn about stepping up from assistant boss due to his loyalty to Goddard, but the striker has now ...

Tydd St Mary produced an assured performance to win 4-2 at Thorpe Wood Rangers in ChromaSport PDFL Division Three on Saturday. The Saints started strongly and were 1-0 up within two minutes when a great ball in from skipper Nick Reims was buried by Stu Easey. Ian Thrower’s own goal on the quarter-hour levelled things up, before Thorpe Wood had ...