Football

A spree of shocks in Division Two were the highlights of Monday night’s action in The Spalding and South Holland Voice six-a-side League. In-form Posh Old Boys were soundly beaten in a 5-1 defeat by FC Barnicols, promotion-chasing Sarah’s Boys threw away a 2-0 lead to lose 3-2 to Balotellitubbies – giving away their promotion spot to Nibblesborough in the ...

Pat Rayment rates Spalding United’s next three games as the biggest of his near four-year reign as manager. The fifth-placed Tulips welcome fellow unbeaten Evo-Stik League First Division South title hopefuls Stafford Rangers to the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field on Saturday (3pm), before also hosting big-hitters Belper Town on Tuesday (7.45pm). The third of three huge home games is ...

Chris Ward’s first Holbeach United goal was enough to earn a battling 1-0 derby victory at Boston Town on Tuesday night – but it came at a cost. The defender fired home from the edge of the box on 34 minutes to settle a scrappy UCL Premier Division affair at the DWB Stadium, making it back-to-back away wins for the ...

Wisbech Town 0 Holbeach United 1 Darren Jarvis heaped praise on his Holbeach United side after seeing them knock UCL Premier Division rivals Wisbech Town out of The Emirates FA Cup on Saturday. Gary King’s 62nd-minute winner was enough to give the Tigers a deserved victory in the Preliminary Round clash at the Elgoods Fenland Stadium – and booked a ...

Radford 1 Spalding United 2 Boss Pat Rayment was forced to read the riot act to his Spalding United side at half-time on Saturday as they came from behind to stay in The Emirates FA Cup after a scare at lower-graded Radford. Rayment’s blast was specifically aimed at his three-man strike force of Tom Waumsley, Jordan Nuttell and Josh Moreman ...

Both Spalding United and Holbeach United kept their FA Cup runs going on Saturday with impressive victories on the road. Holbeach earned a fine 1-0 derby win at UCL Premier Division rivals Wisbech Town, while Spalding came from behind to see off hosts Radford 2-1. Starting with the Tigers, Gary King’s 62nd-minute effort was the least they deserved as they ...

Chris Ward’s first Holbeach United goal was enough to earn a battling 1-0 derby victory at Boston Town on Tuesday night. The defender fired home from the edge of the box on 34 minutes to settle a scrappy UCL Premier Division affair at the DWB Stadium, making it back-to-back away wins for the Tigers. The victory did come at a ...

Josh Ford has warned his Holbeach United team-mates that they face a tough test in their Emirates FA Cup derby at Wisbech Town on Saturday. Prolific frontman Ford joined the Tigers from Wisbech in the summer, so is perhaps better placed than most to comment on the pick of the local cup ties this weekend. The ChromaSport UCL Premier Division ...

Goals from Stacy Cartwright and Tommy Treacher fired Holbeach United to a much-needed 2-0 win over Harrowby United at Carter’s Park on Wednesday night. The Tigers went into the ChromaSport UCL Premier Division game smarting, following a disappointing 2-2 draw with Northampton Spencer – and they started superbly with Cartwright buried an Andrew Tidswell delivery on three minutes. Darren Jarvis’ side ...

New Spalding United striker Charley Sanders has been backed to find his feet at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field. Sanders, who lists the likes of King’s Lynn Town, Boston United and Holbeach United among his former clubs, joined the Tulips from Wisbech Town on Monday. Physically powerful and capable of scoring prolifically, the striker will provide competition for Michael ...

Sheffield FC 2 Spalding United 2 A debut stunner from Charley Sanders wasn’t enough to earn the Tulips a third Evo-Stik League First Division South win on the spin on Tuesday night. Josh Moreman’s 17th-minute goal gave the Tulips a deserved 1-0 half time lead in the steel city, before Sanders – signed from Wisbech Town on Monday – made ...

Delighted Dave Panton couldn’t hide his pride as Moulton Harrox continued their sensational start to the season with a 5-0 derby demolition on Crowland Town on Tuesday night. Harrox now boast five wins from as many ChromaSport Peterborough Premier Division matches and have established themselves as a real force to be reckoned with. Striker Adam Abell, a recent signing from ...

It’s as you were at the top of Division One following another top night of action in The Spalding and South Holland Voice six-a-side League on Monday. Just four points separate the leading four teams in Division One after all four won at Surfleet, while Puyol Pants Down remain on-course for glory in the second tier and are now five ...

Baffled boss Ian Dunn rued a crucial decision going against his Pinchbeck United side as they went down 3-0 at high-flying Peterborough Sports Reserves on Saturday. A double from Chris Brown and a further strike from the influential Jamie Graham sentenced Pinchbeck to their third ChromaSport Peterborough League loss in five matches. But it was a key moment in the ...

Spalding United couldn’t hold on to their 2-0 lead on Tuesday night as hosts Sheffield FC battled back to earn a 2-2 draw in a cracking Evo-Stik League First Division South contest. Josh Moreman gave the Tulips a 1-0 lead at half time with a free kick on the edge of the box, before new signing Charley Sanders jumped off ...

Four-some Moulton Harrox continued their flawless start to the ChromaSport Peterborough League Premier Division season with another super success on Saturday. Early efforts from Bobby Patterson and Joe Townsend and a second-half Ben Allen double clinched a 4-1 victory at promoted Ketton – and made it four wins from as many matches for Harrox. New boss Dave Panton had nothing ...

Long Sutton Athletic suffered a disappointing ChromaSport Peteborough League Division One 4-2 defeat at Kings Cliffe on Saturday. The Magpies were hoping to bounce back after their humbling against neighbours Sutton Bridge last time out – and despite a slow start they went 1-0 ahead when David Wilson outstripped the defence and crossed for Sam Moses to score. However, three ...

Spalding United cashed in on a dream start on Saturday as they extend their unbeaten start to the new Evo-Stik League First Division South season to three games with a 2-1 win over Tividale. After dominanting the early stages at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field, Neal Spafford’s second-minute header gave the Tulips the earliest of leads. Pat Rayment’s side ...

Holbeach United’s stuttering start to the season continued in a 2-2 draw with Northampton Spencer on Saturday. They had to be thankful for two Josh Ford penalties in the second half for rescuing a point at Carter’s Park. Asssistant manager Tom Roberts had called on the side to repeat the style of the 4-0 midweek Emirates FA Cup win over ...

Seven points from the opening week is a very satisfactory start to the season for Spalding United. Josh Moreman fired a second-half winner as the Tulips beat Tividale 2-1 at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field. Defender Neal Spafford had headed Pat Rayment’s side ahead  after just two minutes. Tividale, who won 2-0 in the corresponding fixture last February, fashioned ...