Football

The freezing conditions meant virtually all of South Holland’s sports outdoor weekend fixtures were postponed. There were no hockey or rugby games played by the area’s sides. In football, both Spalding United and Holbeach United were called off. The Tulips are scheduled to be back in action this weekend at Daventry Town in what is a 2pm kick off this ...

A junior football team has continued to net thousands of pounds for charity. Spalding United Under-13s Blues have raised £3,500 since forming through a host of events including running the Stamford Santa Fun Run every year they’ve been able to in the last four years. This year 36 players, coaches and supporters took on the 5km course at Burghley House ...

Gresley Rovers 0Spalding United 2 Spalding United are now the only undefeated team in England’s top eight divisions after a battling 2-0 victory at Gresley Rovers on Saturday.Two second-half strikes from James Clifton (50 & 87) got the job done for Brett Whaley’s side at Moat Street, making it 11 wins and six draws from their 17 league games so ...

Pinchbeck United 2Sherwood Colliery 6 Pinchbeck United’s historic run in this year’s FA Vase continues this Saturday as they host St Panteleimon at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field (3pm). Having not won a single game in the national competition until this season, the clash is in the third round proper – and they are the area’s last remaining representative.Opponents ...

Holbeach United 3Great Yarmouth Town 0 Co-boss Simon Roberts was full of praise for his Holbeach United side as they soundly defeated Great Yarmouth Town 3-0 on Saturday.Goals from Cal Davies (44), Harvey Robertson (47) and George Martin (87) gave the Tigers a second win on the spin in Thurlow Nunn League First Division North – moving them to within ...

RESULTS PITCHING IN NORTHERN LEAGUEPremier Midlands (Sat, selected): Gresley Rovers 0 Spalding Utd 2; Yaxley 0 Stamford 6. UHLSPORT UNITED COUNTIES LEAGUEPremier Division North (Sat, selected): Boston Town 2 Loughborough Students 2; Deeping Rangers 7 Eastwood 0; Pinchbeck Utd 2 Sherwood Colliery 6; Skegness Town 1 Heather SJ 0; Sleaford Town 3 Heanor 2; Wisbech Town 2 Kimberley MW 4. ...

Newark & Sherwood United 4Pinchbeck United 0 After the euphoria of their memorable FA Vase victory the previous week, depleted Pinchbeck United came back down to earth with a 4-0 defeat at Newark and Sherwood United on Saturday.The high-flying hosts took a 1-0 lead into the break in the Ulhsport UCL Premier Division North clash after a strike from Kieran ...

Spalding United 2Sporting Khalsa 0 Goals in each half from Dylan Edge and Sam Cartwright earned Spalding United a 2-0 win over Sporting Khalsa on Saturday – making it an impressive 16 games unbeaten in the Pitching In NPL Midlands Division so far this season. Striker Edge opened the scoring after just four minutes at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing ...

After a rare free weekend, Holbeach United return to Thurlow Nunn League First Division North action on Saturday as they bid to make it three games unbeaten.The Tigers, who sit ninth in the 19-team step six division after 16 games, will be hot favourites to beat Great Yarmouth Town at Carter’s Park on Saturday (3pm).The visitors, who are down in ...

Holbeach United Reserves pulled off the result of the day in the PDFL on Saturday as they handed leaders FC Peterborough a 2-0 beating in the Senior Cup.After winning 11 of their first 12 games of the season, the Premier Division table-toppers were hot favourites – but the Tigers sank them thanks to strikes from Jordan Keeble and Sam Carter ...

RESULTS PITCHING IN NORTHERN LEAGUE Premier Midlands (Sat, selected): Stamford 2 Halesowen Town 1; Spalding Utd 2 Sporting Khalsa 0. UHLSPORT UNITED COUNTIES LEAGUE Division One North (Sat, selected): Boston Town 2 Melton 3; Deeping Rangers 3 Oadby Town 2; Newark & Sherwood Utd 4 Pinchbeck 0; Sherwood Colliery 0 Skegness 2. DOR-JAN WINDOWS & DOORS PDFL Selected fixtures: Premier ...

Spalding United 2Boldemere St Michaels 2 For the third time in a matter of weeks, Spalding United continued their unbeaten start to the league season thanks to a late goal to draw 2-2.This time it was Archie Jones who struck with two minutes left, his second of the game, to ensure the Tulips avoided defeat against a Boldemere St Michaels ...

Pinchbeck United 3Dunkirk 2 Pinchbeck United showed plenty of spirit against Dunkirk as a patched up side created more FA Vase history with a winner from a debutant playing his first game in English football. Despite missing eight key players, one being recalled on the day of the game and losing two more to injury in the first half, they ...

Holbeach United 3Holland 1 Holbeach United sparked a drive for the Thurlow Nunn Division North play-offs as a fine performance saw them comfortably beat Holland.The visitors started the day in the final play-off spot, but the Tigers moved just three points behind them and four off the play off places with a solid 3-1 win on Saturday.Kyle Compton was the ...

Louis Steadman scored four as Moulton Harrox thrashed Leverington Sports 7-0 in the Dor-Jan Peterborough and District Football League Premier Division.Robbie Relf and Gary Chappell were also among the scorers as Moulton won easily.Tydd on the other hand were hammered 6-1 by Warboys Town, it was Bradley Easey with their consolation.Goals from Jordan Elston and Boston Cash earned Holbeach United ...

RESULTS PITCHING IN NORTHERN LEAGUEPremier Midlands (Sat, selected): Spalding United 2 Boldemere St Michael 2, St Neots Town 1 Stamford 3. FA VASESecond round proper (Fri, selected): Pinchbeck United 3 Dunkirk 2 THURLOW NUNN EASTERN COUNTIES LEAGUEDivision One North (Sat, selected): Holbeach United 3 Holland 1. PDFLSelected fixtures: Premier Division: Moulton Harrox 7 Leverington Sports 0, Oakham 2 Holbeach United ...

Pinchbeck United 2Heather St Johns 1 Pinchbeck United will be looking for more FA Vase glory on Friday night as they look to reach the third round of the competition for the first time ever. They take on Dunkirk at the Sir Halley Stewart in an 8pm kick off hoping to continue their run in the competition.Until this season they’d ...

Two big wins for Spalding United have set the Tulips up nicely with a big game with Boldemere St Michaels this Saturday.Brett Whaley’s side are third after the unbeaten start continued with a 2-0 win at Harborough Town on Saturday followed by a dramatic 3-2 win over Chasetown on Tuesday night.Fourth place Boldemere make the trip to the Sir Halley ...

Haverhill Borough 3Holbeach United 3 It’s five wins, five losses and five draws for Holbeach United in the Thurlow Nunn First Division North so far as a last gasp equaliser denied them victory at Haverhill Borough on Saturday.The Tigers even found themselves 3-1 up in an exciting first half on Haverhill’s 3G pitch, but they let the home side back ...

RESULTS PITCHING IN NORTHERN LEAGUEPremier Midlands (Sat): Harborough Town 0 Spalding United 2, Stamford 3 Cambridge City 1 (Tue): Spalding United 2 Bedworth United 2 UHLSPORT UCLPremier Division North: Pinchbeck United 2 Heather St Johns 1, Sleaford Town 2 Selston 0, Boston Town 2 AFC Mansfield 1. THURLOW NUNN EASTERN COUNTIES LEAGUEDivision One North: Haverhill Borough 3 Holbeach United 3. ...