Football

Goal machine Josh Ford is the latest player to commit himself to Holbeach United for next season. The former Moulton Harrox and Spalding United striker bagged 21 goals for Wisbech Town in the UCL Premier Division last term and fired an amazing 61 for Pinchbeck United Sunday as they won a quadruple. The Tigers swooped to seal a deal for ...

Despite gale-force winds and sideways rain, the awesome action continued on the second night of the new Spalding and South Holland Voice six-a-side League season. Tekkers and in-form Notinmymums Forest both maintained their perfect starts in Division One, while in the second tier, Sarah’s Boys, BK’s Athletic and Goaldiggers all made it two from as many games. Monday night’s Division ...

Tydd St Mary Football Club are looking for players to form a new all-girl team for next season. New FA rulings allow girls to be chosen for a team from a three-year age range. With that in mind, Tydd are looking for girls currently in school years five, six and seven (aged from 10-12) to form this new team. With ...

Spalding United have agreed a deal to bring striker Michael Frew to the club next season. Frew, who spent last season with King’s Lynn Town, has been a long-term target for Tulips chief Pat Rayment. The Spalding supremo attempted to land him three years ago and considers the deal a “major coup” for the Evo-Stik League First Division South club. Target ...

Joe Townsend and Ian Bradbury took the top individual awards at Moulton Harrox’s end of season bash. It was another cracking campaign for the boys from Broad Lane, with the first team’s third-place finish in the Premier Division making Harrox the top ranked South Holland side in the ChromaSport Peterborough League. Moulton’s top team, sponsored by Bulley Davey, also finished ...

Star defender Jamie Stevens looks to have played his last game for Spalding United after deciding to move back to rivals Holbeach United. Stevens, who has won the UCL Premier Division title with both the Tigers and Tulips in the past three seasons, told Spalding supremo Pat Rayment about his decision on Friday. Rayment rates the central defender very highly, ...

Pat Rayment reckons Spalding United are getting a unique talent after agreeing terms with Wisbech Town midfielder Adam Millson. The former Boston United and Stamford ace, who had a brief loan spell with the Tulips under Richard Scott back in 2009, reached an agreement in principle with Rayment on Thursday. One of the key cogs in Wisbech’s super UCL Premier Division ...

A new era is under way at Moulton Harrox Football Club. Paul Kent – the club’s most successful manager – has finally achieved his wish to step down. Dave Panton has returned to the club to lead the first team. Kent (50) has had a long association with Moulton, as a player, Reserve team manager and two spells as first-team ...

Popular physio Carol Holland admits that it has been a real wrench to leave Holbeach United. Highly-regarded in the sports therapy field, Deeping-based Carol has decided to return to former club St Neots Town ahead of next season as she bids to push herself towards the ultimate goal – working at a Conference club. The Saints finished in third place ...

Darren Jarvis reckons that he’s landed a top talent after agreeing a deal to bring winger Kieron Davies to Holbeach United. Davies, who played for Jarvis back in his Blackstones days and briefly at Peterborough Northern Star, spent last season with Evo-Stik League First Division South outfit Loughborough Dynamo. Equally adept on either flank or in behind the striker, Davies ...

Pat Rayment has paid tribute to Chris Hall after the midfielder decided to end his three-year stint with Spalding United. The former Burton Albion and Boston United maestro leaves the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field due to work commitments – and with the blessing of everyone at the club. Tulips chief Rayment expects Hall to move to Evo-Stik League First ...

The opening night of the new Spalding and South Holland Voice 6-a-side League season had it all at Surfleet’s Glen Park. Ambulances, unbeaten runs ending with a bang, surprise results and goals galore were the order of the night on Monday as the league returned with a real bang. A nasty ankle break to Mail Carter’s Joe Lewsey overshadowed an ...

Fans of Spalding United and Holbeach United will welcome news that the sides will meet in a pre-season fixture. Rivalries will be rekindled at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field on Saturday, July 25 (3pm). The sides last played each other in the 2013/14 season when the Tulips won the United Counties League Premier Division title. Pat Rayment’s side won 5-0 ...

Fans of Holbeach United will welcome news that the Tigers will play Spalding United in a pre-season fixture. Rivalries will be rekindled at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field on Saturday, July 25 (3pm). The sides last played each other in the 2013/14 season when the Tulips won the United Counties League Premier Division title. Pat Rayment’s side won 5-0 and 2-0 in ...

Holbeach United Community Sports Academy’s impressive new purpose-built base at Pennyhill is almost ready for its grand opening. Dubbed Kings Academy, the project took seven long years to become a reality – but it is now just a month away from opening its doors. Former Norwich City, Chelsea, Celtic and Blackburn Rovers striker Chris Sutton is scheduled to open the ...

Last week I sat down with current Holbeach United managers Darren Jarvis and Tom Roberts. The discussions took place on Thursday and many things were spoken about in regards to the new season and football in general. The Tuesday prior to the planned meeting I was as surprised as everyone else to read I had already signed and agreed the ...

Brennans Sports came close to a surprise win and snatching runners-up spot in Spalding Sunday League. The Spalding side lost 5-4 to champions Pinchbeck United Sunday in the league’s final fixture of the season. However, it was a double header and six points would have seen them leapfrog Sutton Bridge Sunday, who finished second on goal difference, and Swineshead Institute ...

A last-gasp goal from Liam Parker sent Evolution up from Division Two on a rollercoaster final night of the season in The Spalding and South Holland Voice Six-A-Side League. Sarah’s Boys and Evolution went into their games against Le Saux Solid Crew and BK’s Athletic respectively as the only two sides who could join Simple FC in Division One next ...

Central defenders Jamie Stevens and Nathan Stainfield took top honours at Spalding United’s end-of-season awards night. The duo – who played much of the campaign together at the heart of the fourth-meanest defence in Evo-Stik League First Division South – scooped the two most coveted honours. Stevens, who rejoined the Tulips from Holbeach United midway through the season, was named ...

Holbeach United’s new squad continues to quickly take shape after left-back Chris Ward agreed to join. The 21-year-old’s contract at King’s Lynn Town has expired. Ward, who lives in Sutton Bridge, has been on the radar of Tigers assistant manager Tom Roberts since being part of the King’s Lynn Town Reserves team that won the Peterborough League Division One title ...