Football

Jake Clitheroe’s first-ever Holbeach United goal secured a battling 1-0 victory at Harborough Town on Saturday – and earned the winger high praise from boss Darren Jarvis. The talented wideman lashed home the decisive goal on just 17 minutes at Bowden’s Park as the Tigers stretched their unbeaten run to 11 games in all competitions. Holbeach came into the game ...

Market Drayton Town 1 Spalding United 1 Nialle Rodney scored a great debut goal to earn Spalding United a valuable point at Market Drayton Town after a horrendous journey into deepest Staffordshire on Saturday. The Tulips spent five hours on the road to Greenfields Sports Ground after being gridlocked on the A1 near Grantham – and then having to find ...

Former England international Stuart Pearce was a massive hit at Spalding United’s latest sport celebrity dinner. The ex-Nottingham Forest and Newcastle United defender, capped 78 times by England, answered questions for more than an hour at Spalding’s South Holland Centre on Thursday. Some 250 guests packed onto 25 tables at the bash, which also boasted a three-course dinner, the sale ...

Jake Clitheroe’s first goal of the season earned Holbeach United a 1-0 ChromaSport UCL Premier Division win at Harborough Town on Saturday, while Nialle Rodney’s debut strike secured Spalding United a 1-1 draw at Market Drayton Town in Evo-Stik League First Division South. Starting with the Tigers, winger Clitheroe struck the only goal mid-way through the first half to make ...

Ambitious boss Pat Rayment has no doubt that his Spalding United side are now well-equipped for Step Three football. The Tulips chief has been enormously impressed by the improvements being made behind the scenes at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field – and Saturday’s stunning FA Cup success over Nantwich Town  proved to him that his side can mix it ...

Spalding United under-13s recorded a good battling 5-0 win at Deeping Blue under-13s on Sunday as they made their debut in Division Two of the Peterborough District and Junior Alliance League following last season’s promotion. The Tulips took the lead on four minutes when Alfie Anderson headed home a rebound from Ryan Thomas’ shot. It was 2-0 on 13 minutes ...

Spalding United have made an eye-catching move to sign former Nottingham Forest striker Nialle Rodney. The 24-year-old, who also lists Bradford City, Lincoln City, AFC Telford United and Hartlepool United among his former clubs, signed terms at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field last night (Tuesday). A striker that can also play wide like current leading scorer Josh Moreman, Spalding boss ...

Pinchbeck United stretched their unbeaten run to four games with an emphatic 6-0 win at basement boys Riverside on Saturday. Tony Edwards struck a double in the ChromaSport Peterborough League Premier Division clash, with debutant Mark Lovelace also on target. Liam Ogden, Corban Oldham and sub Steven Jucikas also netted for Ian Dunn’s side, who are now just three points ...

Dominant Moulton Harrox made it six wins from as many ChromaSport Peterborough League Premier Division matches with a 7-1 win at Leverington Sports on Saturday. Joe Townsend’s speed and agility allowed him to grab the opener, before Adam Abell lashed home a stunning 25-yard effort to double the Moulton lead. Slack marking from a free kick allowed Sports to pull ...

Long Sutton Athletic 0 Stamford Lions 2 It was a case of déjà vu for Long Sutton Athletic on Saturday as they were left once again to rue a disappointing defeat. The Magpies were beaten 2-0 at home by ChromaSport Peterborough League Division One leaders Stamford Lions. Jake Walton (20) and Sean O’Donnell (66) got the goals at London Road ...

Sutton Bridge United continued their impressive run of form with a hard-fought 2-1 triumph at Stamford Belvedere on Saturday. Trailing 1-0 at half time in the ChromaSport Peterborough League Division One clash, strikes from Sam Cooper and Ben Partridge clinched Bridge a fifth win on the bounce. The men from Memorial Park are now just five points off top spot ...

Stourport Swifts 0 Holbeach United 1 (After extra time) Jordan Thomas struck an extra-time winner to earn Holbeach United a famous FA Cup win on Tuesday night – and book a lucrative date with Worcester City in the second qualifying round. Striker Thomas, who netted in Saturday’s 2-2 draw at Carter’s Park, settled the tie in the first period of ...

Spalding United 1 Nantwich Town 0 Josh Moreman’s brilliant first-half goal was enough to earn Spalding United an impressive Emirates FA Cup scalp on Saturday. The speedy striker netted on 20 minutes at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field to dump Evo-Stik League Premier Division big-hitters Nantwich Town out of the competition. The win banks the Tulips £3,000 in prize ...

Defending Division One champions Polishborough flexed their muscles in The Spalding and South Holland Voice six-a-side League on Monday night as they saw off title rivals You’ve Got No Fans 4-1 at Surfleet. It now looks to be a two-horse race for the top tier championship after Tekkers crushed Evolution 5-0 at Glen Park, leaving them one point ahead of ...

Josh Moreman’s first-half goal earned Spalding United an impressive FA Cup scalp as they upset Nantwich Town 1-0 on Saturday. The striker notched on 28 minutes at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field to sink a Nantwich side that are riding high in the Evo-Stik League’s Premier Division. The victory earns Pat Rayment’s side £3,000 in FA prize money – ...

Holbeach United 2 Stourport Swifts 2 Skipper Gary King kept Holbeach United alive in the Emirates FA Cup after netting a late leveller against Stourport Swifts on Saturday. The frontman rifled home a clinical finish six minutes from time to ensure the scores were locked together at 2-2 in an end-to-end first qualifying round tie at Carter’s Park. Joe Phillips ...

Spalding United boss Pat Rayment doesn’t think higher-graded Nantwich Town will relish Saturday’s Emirates FA Cup clash at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field (3pm). Nantwich, who face a long trip down to South Holland from Cheshire, are hot favourites to win the first qualifying round clash having made a strong start to the new Evo-Stik League Premier Division campaign. ...

In-form Holbeach United are bidding to extend their money-spinning run in The Emirates FA Cup this weekend. The Tigers welcome North Worcestershire-based Stourport Swifts to Carter’s Park on Saturday (3pm) for a tough-looking first round qualifying tie. Whoever wins will bank £3,000 in prize money – which would take their total tally close to £6,500 for the competition so far. ...

Spalding United 2 Belper Town 1 A classy late goal from Charley Sanders was enough to edge Spalding United past nine-man Belper Town on Tuesday night – but boss Pat Rayment was left far from happy. Sanders finished off the best move of the Evo-Stik League First Division South match six minutes from time at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing ...

Pleased Pinchbeck United boss Ian Dunn reckons that his side are now getting the rewards their hard work off the pitch deserve. Dunn’s charges earned an impressive 3-2 ChromaSport Peterborough League Premier Division win over ICA Sports at Knight Street on Saturday as they made it back-to-backs wins for the first time this season. Despite falling behind early on, a ...