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A second-half penalty from Tony Edwards earned Pinchbeck United an impressive 1-0 win at ChromaSport PDFL Premier Division title hopefuls Whittlesey Athletic on Saturday. Edwards grabbed the only goal from the spot after Nick Bishop had been brought down for a clear penalty soon after the interval. Whittlesey, who were second at the start of play, did have a big ...

Elite Sports Academy are looking for players to join their growing football academy. The South Holland based firm are recruiting children for their academy squads, with ages from under-7 to under-13 catered for (school years 2-8). Any players that join the academy will receive professional guidance from FA qualified coaches, with the aims of training once a week and playing ...

Spalding United 1 Rugby Town 1 Boss Marcus Ebdon admitted that his Spalding United side were lucky to escape with a 1-1 draw against Evo-Stik NPL Division One South play-off rivals Rugby Town on Saturday. The Tulips led 1-0 at half-time thanks to a fine strike from Dan Banister on 18 minutes, but were pegged back by Kevin Thornton’s clinical ...

Pinchbeck United did rivals Moulton Harrox a real favour on Saturday as they won 1-0 at Whittlesey Athletic in the ChromaSport PDFL Premier Division on Saturday. A Tony Edwards penalty early in the second half earned Ian Dunn’s side an away victory at Feldale Field – and allowed Harrox to strengthen their position at the top. That’s after Moulton won 3-1 ...

Marcus Ebdon reckons Spalding United are facing one of Evo-Stik NPL Division One South’s top teams on Saturday as play-off rivals Rugby Town visit the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field. Just behind the eighth-placed Tulips on goal difference, Rugby have only lost once in their last 12 games – and that was a 1-0 defeat against runaway leaders Stafford Rangers. ...

Two huge games in the space of five days will shape Holbeach United’s season. That’s the verdict of player/boss Tom Roberts, who accepts that his Tigers won’t pick up any silverware if they don’t deliver in either match. Wins in Saturday’s trip to UCL Premier Division title rivals Leicester Nirvana (3pm) and this Wednesday night’s rearranged ChromaSport UCL KO Cup quarter-final ...

Heavy rain on Wednesday has caused the ChromaSport UCL KO Cup quarter-final between Holbeach United and Boston Town to be postponed. The last eight clash was due to kick off at 7.45pm on Wednesday night, but a 4pm pitch inspection deemed the Holbeach pitch to be waterlogged. The tie must now be rearranged, with Wisbech Town awaiting the winners in ...

Player/boss Ian Dunn admitted that his Pinchbeck United side were saved by a “devastating” second-half spell in Saturday’s 5-3 win over Langtoft United. The teams turned around at 1-1 in the ChromaSport PDFL Premier Division clash at Knight Street thanks to a Tom Brooks header, but the quality on show wasn’t as high as it has been in recent weeks. ...

Relentless Moulton Harrox took another step towards the ChromaSport PDFL Premier Division title by romping to a 5-1 victory at Uppingham Town on Saturday. Another hat-trick from top scorer Ollie Maltby, plus further efforts from defender Bobby Patterson and frontman Ian Bradbury, ensured Moulton stretched their unbeaten league run to an impressive 19 matches. And, with title rivals Whittlesey Athletic ...

Cogenhoe United 1 Holbeach United 5 Andrew Tidswell notched a terrific treble as Holbeach United romped to a 5-1 win at Cogenhoe United in the ChromaSport UCL Premier Division on Saturday. The player/assistant boss buried direct free kicks on 24 and 57 minutes, before rounding off his hat-trick with a goal in open play 20 minutes from time. Forwards Jordan ...

Andrew Tidswell notched a terrific treble as Holbeach United romped to a 5-1 win at Cogenhoe United in the ChromaSport UCL Premier Division on Saturday. The player/assistant boss buried direct free kicks on 24 and 57 minutes, before rounding off his hat-trick with a goal in open play 20 minutes from time. Forwards Jordan Thomas (46) and Josh Ford (81) ...

Marcus Ebdon admits that his Spalding United need to go to struggling Carlton Town and win on Saturday (3pm) if they want to get back into the play-off picture in Evo-Stik NPL Division One South. Spirits are high at the Sir Halley after last weekend’s 4-0 win over Goole AFC (see page 45), but the Tulips haven’t won away from ...

A lacklustre performance from depleted Spalding United Reserves saw them crash 5-0 at ChromaSport PDFL Division One rivals Wittering on Saturday. Despite missing a number of key men, boss Kev Nottingham would have expected his Tulips to perform much better in what was a dress rehearsal for the up and coming PFA Challenge Cup semi-final on March 19. Spalding fell ...

Wellingborough Town 2 Holbeach United 1 Tom Roberts has launched a scathing attack on his Holbeach United players after Tuesday night’s shock 2-1 defeat at lowly Wellingborough Town. A last-gasp winner from Justin Dowling (86) dealt a hammer-blow to the Tigers’ hopes of winning the ChromaSport UCL Premier Division title at The Dog and Duck as they failed to make ...

Boss Dave Panton saluted a “fantastic performance” as Moulton Harrox stormed into the final of the ChromaSport PDFL’s President Premier Shield with a 3-0 win over Premier Division rivals Netherton Town. Goals from top scorer Ollie Maltby, Joe Townsend and Ben Allen clinched a memorable win at Broad Lane and kept Harrox’s hopes of a double alive. The Premier Division ...

A late Justin Dowling strike sentenced Holbeach United to a shock 2-1 defeat at ChromaSport UCL Premier Division strugglers Wellingborough Town on Tuesday night. The Tigers fell behind early on against a Wellingborough side that started the night in the bottom two when Deven Ellwood notched (10), but soon equalised though Jake Clitheroe (30) at The Dog and Duck. That’s how it ...

Purring Pinchbeck United produced a near-perfect first half as they smashed hosts Stanground 4-0 to reach the final of the ChromaSport PDFL President Premier Shield on Saturday. The last four clash, which was played on Yaxley’s 3G pitch, was as good as over inside the first 40 minutes after Ash Murrell, Brad Murrell, Ian Dunn and Tony Edwards all notched. ...

Holbeach United 3 Huntingdon Town 1 A 3-1 win over the whipping boys may not seem like a big deal, but Saturday may have been the day Holbeach United’s ChromaSport UCL Premier Division title bid turned in their favour. While goals from Andrew Tidswell (32), Josh Ford (49) and Jake Clitheroe (63) were helping the Tigers defeat Huntingdon Town 3-1 ...

Holbeach United climbed up to fourth in the ChromaSport UCL Premier Division table with a 3-1 win over rock bottom Huntingdon Town on Saturday. Player/assistant boss Andrew Tidswell fired the Tigers ahead from a Josh Ford cross at Carter’s Park, but they were pegged back by an equaliser just before the break. The roles then reversed in the second period ...

Spalding United 4 Goole AFC 0 Tom Waumsley helped himself to a hat-trick as Spalding United returned to winning ways in emphatic fashion on Saturday. The Tulips were too strong for Evo-Stik NPL Division One South rivals Goole at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field and deservedly led 1-0 at half time thanks to a clever looping header from Waumsley ...