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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 ...

An Ollie Pinner double fired Pinchbeck United Sunday into the last 16 of the Lincs FA Sunday Cup over the weekend as they picked up a 4-2 victory at Blues Club over-35s. Matt Warfield and Dan Woods were also on target for Tom Roberts’ side in Gainsborough, as they booked a home tie against Grimsby-based Crows Nest on January 4. ...

London Colney 0 Holbeach United 1 Amazed John Chand lauded Lee Beeson’s winner as the “best non-league goal he’s ever seen” as Holbeach United booked their place in the last 32 of the FA Vase on Saturday. Wing wizard Beeson belted home the only goal of an otherwise unremarkable third round tie at London Colney from fully 25 yards, setting ...

Buoyant Holbeach United have reached the last 32 of the FA Vase. Lee Beeson’s storming 25-yarder early in the first half proved to be the only goal of the third-round match at London Colney on Saturday. Joint managers John Chand and Graham Drury will now be looking to emulate Alan Day’s achievement in 1988/89 of steering the Tigers to the ...

When Jamie Stevens has a big football decision to make, he doesn’t always rely on instinct. He turns to his grandad, “Bushy” Stevens – and when grandad said he should give it a go again at Spalding United, it helped make up the 25-year-old centre-half’s mind. “Jamma” made an about-turn and rejoined the Tulips from Holbeach United last month, having only ...

Holbeach United will have to crack a tight defence if they are to progress to the last 32 of the FA Vase on Saturday. The Tigers make the trip to St Albans to take on London Colney in the third round. The Hertfordshire side have racked up ten clean sheets in all competitions this season, the latest a 2-0 win ...

Relegation-threatened EPH Allstars eased their fears in Spalding Leisure League as they beat already-doomed Balotellitubbies 6-0. It took EPH a while to break through, thanks in part to a man of the match – and slightly heroic – performance from Andrew Evans. Univeg Team beat Ultra D 2-1. Both keepers put in inspired performances, Univeg’s Jake Read getting his fourth ...

Stocksbridge Park Steels 0 Spalding Utd 2 by Ray Tucker Victory at Stocksbridge on Saturday sent the Tulips sky-rocketing to their highest ever placing in the Football Association pyramid. The success took the Tulips into fourth position in Division One South (Level four in the pyramid) of the Evo-Stik Northern Premier League with games in hand on three of the ...

  A pair of 2-0 away wins on Saturday kept in-form Spalding United and Hollbeach United on track for success this season. The Tulips leapt up to fourth place in Evo-Stik First Division South play-off spot with victory at lowly Stocksbridge Park Steels, while the Tigers continued their pursuit of the UCL Premier Division title with a win at Eynesbury ...

Graham Drury reckons togetherness is reaping rewards for Holbeach United. The joint boss watched Jamie Clarke and Lee Beeson fire the goals to rattle off another win and maintain the Tigers’ second place in the UCL Premier Division table. But he was quick to point to the strength of the club as a whole – and the assistance of the ...

Doodson Sport Cup 2nd round: Spalding United 5 Coalville Town 1 Pat Rayment has a delicious dilemma going into Saturday’s league match with Romulus (Sir Halley, 3pm). Striker Andrew Tidswell staked his claim for a return to the starting line-up with two goals inside the first eight minutes as the Tulips eased into the Doodson Cup third round on Tuesday ...

Two goals from in-form striker Edgaras Buzas helped Division Two leaders Spalding United Reserves to an impressive 4-0 win at Wittering in ChromaSport and Trophies Peterborough League. Ash West opened the scoring before Jack Wycherley set up Buzas for number two. Buzas made it 3-0 after the break and man of the match Wycherley’s efforts were rewarded with a goal. ...

Pinchbeck United Juniors Under-14s are in the Hereward Cup quarter-finals after a 13-4 win at higher league Riverside Blue. Not even 30 seconds in, Pinchbeck were ahead through Ben Mansour. And within 15 minutes he had scored his first hat-trick of the game. Riverside got one back from an own goal before Dan Taylor and Mansour made it 5-1. Jonny ...

Satisfied Spalding United boss Pat Rayment believes the 4-0 thrashing of one of their promotion rivals will have other Evo-stik Division One South sides sitting up and taking notice. He rates last Saturday’s demolition of Stafford Rangers – in front of the largest Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field crowd this season – as good as it gets. “I haven’t seen ...

The weather put paid to all but one Spalding Sunday League match last weekend. Swineshead Institute Sunday’s pitch was deemed playable and they slammed Mulberry 11-0 in the John Chappell Shield. In King’s Lynn and District Sunday League, only one game survived in Division Three. Heacham Reserves well and truly opened the Fleet floodgates, with a 10-0 win. George Patience ...

Jamie Clarke has dismissed snipes that Holbeach United are on a downward spiral. The striker barked a defiant message after netting the late winner in a thrilling 3-2 FA Vase tie against Huntingdon Town last Saturday. It set up a third round trip to London Colney on Saturday, December 6. Clarke said: “The gaffers deserve it and the fans of ...

A football player’s life was saved on Saturday when the opposition’s manager used vital first aid training. The drama happened at Pinchbeck United’s Knight Street ground after Sawtry midfielder Chris Down suddenly collapsed just before half-time of a ChromaSport and Trophies Peterborough League Premier Division match. At first, Pinchbeck player/manager Ian Dunn – who was at the opposite end of ...

Another smashing night at the business end of the season of Spalding 6 a-side league saw Old Boy Coaches secure promotion from Division Two and Balotellitubbies pull off the unthinkable in the top tier. Division One: Business as usual for Brennans Sports in division one as they steamrolled past EPH Allstars 8-1. Tyler Wright putting in a worldy performance to ...

Spalding United climbed one step nearer to the play-off positions in Evo-Stik League Division One South at the Sir Halley Stewart Field on Saturday following a comprehensive 4-0 victory over a fancied Stafford Rangers side. The Tulips leap-frogged their rivals into sixth position with two goals in each half of a competitive encounter enjoyed by 207 fans – the best attendance ...