Football

Spalding United and Holbeach United each had good results on Boxing Day. The Tulips extended their unbeaten run in Evo-Stik League First Division South to 11 matches with a 1-1 result at Lincoln United. Still fourth in the table, it keeps them confident ahead of the visit to the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field of league leaders Sutton Coldfield Town ...

Promoted Posh Old Boys announced themselves in the top flight of The Spalding and South Holland Voice Six-A-Side League with an impressive 2-2 draw against champions Brennans last Monday night. On what was another fantastic night of football at Surfleet’s Glen Park, the top tier got under way with EPH Allstars going down 2-1 to a hard-working Notinmymums Forest. Following ...

Looking to take in some local football over the festive period? Here’s your guide to all of the games taking place between Boxing Day and New Year’s Day… FRIDAY (Dec 26) Evo-Stik League (3pm) Division One South: Brigg Town v Goole AFC; Carlton Town v Rainworth MW; Chasetown v Stafford Rangers; Coalville Town v Gresley; Kidsgrove Ath v Romulus; Leek ...

Cogenhoe United 0 Holbeach United 3 In-form Lee Beeson helped himself to a hat-trick as Holbeach United earned their first UCL Premier Division win at rivals Cogenhoe United in 12 years. The winger notched the opener direct from a corner on 51 minutes at Compton Park, before making it 2-0 11 minutes from time with a stunning solo strike. Beeson ...

Crowland Town collected a much-needed three points on the final Saturday before Christmas as they edged a five-goal ChromaSport Peterborough Premier Division clash with Peterborough Sports Reserves 3-2. James Ellwood struck twice for hosts Crowland in the Snowden Field thriller, with Virginijus Simkus their other scorer. The win hauls Crowland off the bottom in what was their final game of ...

Spalding United 2 Loughborough Dynamo 1 Mitch Griffiths’ late winner kept Spalding United’s remarkable winning run alive as they got the better of a game Loughborough side on Saturday. The winger expertly finished off a clever Jordan Hempenstall pass 12 minutes from time at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field to give the Tulips a deserved three points – and ...

Confident Pat Rayment is sure that Spalding United will emerge from a tricky festive period with maximum points. The title-chasing Tulips welcome Loughborough Dynamo to the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field on Saturday (3pm) as they kick off a run of three Evo-Stik League First Division South games in eight days. It’s perhaps the easiest of their Christmas clashes, with ...

Both Spalding United and Holbeach United earned important wins on the final Saturday of football action before Christmas. The Tulips made it nine Evo-Stik League First Division South wins from ten games as they edged out Loughborough Dynamo 2-1 at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field, while Holbeach United moved up to second in the UCL Premier Division with a ...

Graham Drury admits that he is relishing a tricky Christmas period with title-chasing Holbeach United. The Tigers make the tough trip to fourth-placed Cogenhoe United on Saturday (3pm), before welcoming in-form Wisbech Town to Carter’s Park on Boxing Day (3pm). Co-boss Drury sees his side go into the weekend some 11 points behind leaders AFC Rushden and Diamonds after last ...

The new Spalding and South Holland Voice six-a-side League season got off to a super start under the floodlights at Surfleet’s Glen Park on Monday night. Division One got under way with reigning champions Brennans Sports going up against last year’s drop-beaters EPH Allstars. As expected, it was business as usual for the Brennans boys as they ran out comfortable ...

Pinchbeck United Sunday are still in the hunt for a quadruple after easing into the next round of the Spalding Sunday Football League’s Knockout Cup at the weekend. Goals from Jonny Allen, Ricky Dickinson, Ricky Drury, Ainsley Johnson and Andy Law fired Tom Roberts’ side to a 5-0 victory at Brennans Sports on Sunday. With Pinchbeck top of the league ...

Spalding United player Lewis Webb is facing Christmas in prison after drink-driving while banned from the roads. The midfielder – who turned 25 today (Wednesday) – was also driving without insurance. He was jailed for eight weeks, disqualified from driving for three years and ordered to pay £80 as a victim surcharge. Webb was joint captain of the Tulips last ...

Moulton Harrox are South Holland’s sole representatives in the quarter-finals of the Lincs FA Junior Cup after ousting rivals Pinchbeck United 2-0 on Saturday. First-half goals from Joe Townsend (20) and Billy King (pen 30) were enough for hosts Harrox at Broad Lane, as they toasted their second success over Pinchbeck this season. The clash was effectively over five minutes ...

Both Spalding United and Holbeach United were left kicking their heels on Saturday as frozen pitches forced their respective matches to be postponed. The Tulips’ trip to Market Drayton Town in Evo-Stik League First Division South was called off early on Saturday morning, while Carter’s Park failed an 11am pitch inspection ahead of the Tigers’ proposed UCL Premier Division game ...

Pat Rayment reckons that the prospect of playing his Spalding United side will be giving rival Evo-Stik League First Division South teams “nightmares” at the moment. The in-form Tulips visit struggling Market Drayton Town on Saturday (3pm) and will be hot favourites to extend their incredible run of eight wins from their last nine league games. Now just 11 points ...

Perennial rivals Moulton Harrox and Pinchbeck United clash in the Lincs FA Junior Cup third round at Broad Lane on Saturday (1.30pm). The bar will be open from 12.30pm at Moulton, with fans of both sides encouraged to turn out in force. Pinchbeck warmed up for the clash with a 4-1 win over Langtoft in the Peterborough Premier Division on ...

Securing promotion from the UCL Premier Division has always been Holbeach United’s number one target this season – and that dream has now come one step closer to reality. The Football Association (FA) confirmed earlier this week that both the Tigers and league leaders AFC Rushden and Diamonds had applied for promotion before the November 30 deadline – meaning that ...

A heart-stopping final night of the season in the inaugural Spalding 6-a-side League ended with the final kick of the last game deciding the title in Division Two. There was no shortage of drama in the top tier too, as the relegation battle came down to the wire with a final-game showdown sealing the fate of Simple FC. The first ...

Spalding United have agreed terms to sign former Peterborough United midfielder Lee Clarke. The former Northern Ireland under-21 international, who has turned out for UCL Premier Division high-fliers Yaxley in recent weeks, is expected to sign forms after training tomorrow night (Thursday). Clarke was the number one target for Spalding supremo Pat Rayment over the summer, but opted for a ...

Spalding United 1 Romulus 0 It’s not just a long, unbeaten league run – it’s a long, winning run. Jordan Hempenstall’s second-half strike proved to be the only goal on Saturday as Spalding United rattled off a fifth straight league win. And that makes it eight wins from nine matches in Evo-Stik League Division One South. The Tulips – last ...