Football

Another top night of action in The Spalding and South Holland Voice 6 a-side league saw unbeaten Division One leaders Polishborough secure the title with four games to spare. Their triumph came later in the night at Surfleet on Monday, with the first Division One game a little more underwhelming as Old Boy Coaches picked up a default 5-0 success ...

Tividale 1  Spalding United 1 Spalding United dropped out of the Evo-Stik League First Division South play-off places after being held to a 1-1 draw at Tividale on Tuesday night. Matt Nolan fired the Tulips ahead on 35 minutes, only for the in-form hosts to hit back through Karl Edwards 15 minutes from time. With Gresley beating Chasetown 2-1, the ...

With increasing success on the pitch at Spalding United, more is being demanded of the small band of loyal volunteers off it. With that in mind, the Tulips are turning to the public for a helping hand. The club would like to make it known that there is a demand for volunteers to help in a number of capacities at ...

Holbeach Utd 1 Long Buckby 1 Darren Jarvis rued two points dropped as his Holbeach United side were held to a 1-1 draw at UCL Premier Division basement boys Long Buckby on Saturday. A 47th-minute goal from the in-form Gary King put the Tigers in command at Station Road – and the visitors had plenty of chances to cement their ...

Spalding United 1 Stocksbridge Park Steels 1 Pat Rayment bemoaned Stocksbridge’s “negative approach” as his play-off chasing Spalding United side were held to a draw on Saturday. The Tulips needed an 87th minute strike from Matt Nolan to rescue a point at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field, having fallen behind to Ryan Laight’s first-half volley (35). Spalding are leapfrogged ...

Long Sutton Athletic’s hopes of staying in ChromaSport Peterborough League Division One suffered a big blow on Saturday. The Magpies suffered a crushing 3-0 loss at Langtoft United Reserves, who are the only side below them in the standings. Should two teams go down, Sutton will need something from their final game of the season, a home test against promotion-chasing ...

Spalding United slipped down to fifth in the Evo-Stik League First Division South standings after drawing 1-1 with lowly Stocksbridge Park Steels on Saturday, while Holbeach United also picked up a 1-1 draw at Long Buckby in the UCL Premier Division. Needing six points to secure a place in the play-offs, Spalding had banked on three of those coming against ...

It wasn’t that long ago that Spalding United boss Pat Rayment considered 80 points to be the golden figure in the race for promotion. Fast forward a few months and that now looks like a number that may not even be enough to secure the Tulips a place in the play-offs. Saturday’s 1-1 draw at second-placed Leek Town  left Rayment’s ...

Tom Roberts admits that he’s loving life as Holbeach United’s assistant boss. Roberts, who is only 28, arrived at Carter’s Park as Darren Jarvis’ number two in the wake of John Chand’s departure back in March. The South Holland native and Jarvis are expected to be very active in the summer, as they bid to rebuild the squad at Carter’s ...

Sutton St James are celebrating an impressive double in the King’s Lynn Sunday League after winning the TGWU Cup. Having already won the Division Two title, St James saw off runners-up Flitcham Bell 3-1 in a final that was played amid incredibly windy conditions at Fakenham. Having struggled to get a side together in the summer of 2014, it’s been ...

Holbeach United 3 Northampton Sileby Rangers 3 A lethal Michael Byrne hat-trick left Holbeach United frustrated on Saturday as they blew a 3-1 lead against Northampton Sileby Rangers in a cracking Carter’s Park clash. Gary King’s sensational early opener (3) and a typically clinical Andrew Tidswell effort (22) looked to have the Tigers on course for three UCL Premier Division ...

Holbeach United 2 Thurnby Nirvana 2 Depleted Holbeach United earned an impressive draw with high-flying Thurnby in their penultimate home UCL Premier Division game of the season on Wednesday night. With striker Andrew Tidswell forced to play as an emergency goalkeeper, it looked like being a long night for the Tigers when Pearson Mwanyongo (12) fired the visitors ahead. However, ...

Spalding United picked up a vital 1-1 draw at Evo-Stik League First Division South play-off rivals Leek Town on Saturday, while Holbeach United were held to a 3-3 draw by Northampton Sileby Rangers in the UCL Premier Division. The Tulips fell behind on the stroke of half time when Karl Espley struck, but a stunning free-kick leveller from Jamie Thurlbourne ...

An amazing average of 6.4 goals per game – or one every 5.6 minutes – made it a record-breaking night of action on The Spalding and South Holland Voice 6-a-side league on Monday. The first game in Division One saw newbies the Future FC put to the sword by a rampant Brennan’s Sports side who welcomed the boost to their ...

Leek Town 1 Spalding United 1 A stunning Jamie Thurlbourne free kick earned Spalding United a potentially vital point at Evo-Stik League First Division South play-off rivals Leek Town on Saturday. Left-sider Thurlbourne picked out the top corner from fully 25 yards early in the second half at Harrison Park, cancelling out Karl Espley’s 45th-minute opener. Although pleased with a ...

Pinchbeck United 1 Moulton Harrox 3 Moulton Harrox continued their red hot form with a 3-1 win at rivals Pinchbeck United on Tuesday night. Macauley Grimwood fired Moulton ahead in the ChromaSport Peterborough Premier Division clash, but a Mark Thompson penalty just before the break hauled Ian Dunn’s side level. That’s how it stayed up until the final 15 minutes, ...

Long Sutton Athletic picked up a welcome 3-0 victory over Kings Cliffe on Saturday as they boosted their hopes of staying in ChromaSport Peterborough League Division One. Goals from Matthew Cawthorn, Tim Lowe and James Ward eased the Magpies to all three points at London Road – but they remain in the bottom two. Sutton – who have games with ...

Pinchbeck United Sunday added another title to their growing collection at the weekend as their bid for an unprecedented quadruple gathered pace. Tom Roberts’ side beat Sutton Bridge Sunday 3-1 in the final of the Spalding Sunday League’s Knockout Cup at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field – just two weeks after lifting the John Chappell Shield. Goals from Ryan ...

Wisbech Town 0 Holbeach United 0 Darren Jarvis has challenged his Holbeach United side to finish their UCL Premier Division season with a flourish. The Tigers chief was pleased to see his side bounce back from Saturday’s shock loss at Northampton Sileby Rangers with a solid 0-0 draw at title-chasing Wisbech Town on Easter Monday. Both sides saw players sent ...

Goals from Ashley Coddington and Markus Parry guided Punchbowl Panthers to glory in the Mont Pell Trophy final on Sunday. The impressive Panthers beat favourites Sutton Bridge Sunday 2-1 in the Spalding Sunday League clash at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field. Jake Lally got their goal. In the league, Pinchbeck United Sunday returned to the top with a 2-0 ...