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South Holland pair Pinchbeck United and Moulton Harrox will clash in the last 16 of the Lincs Junior Cup after both bagged impressive wins on Saturday. 2012 finalists Pinchbeck pulled off the result of the round as they dumped out favourites Skegness Town 2-1 in their own back yard, while Harrox also remain in the hunt to regain the trophy ...

Two goals in the final five minutes earned Spalding United Reserves a vital victory in ChromaSport Peterborough League Division Two on Saturday. Having fallen a goal down at Thorney Reserves, Jason Haytree and Jamie Cartlidge netted late on to secure a 2-1 win for the Tulips – and keep them top of the table. United were slow to start and ...

Spalding United 4 Leek Town 1 Resurgent Spalding United avenged their midweek FA Trophy loss against Leek with an impressive Evo-Stik League First Division South success on Saturday. An early Tom Waumsley (6) strike put the Tulips in command of the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field clash, only for Darren Chadwick (33) to head the visitors level before the break. ...

Holbeach United reaffirmed their UCL Premier Division title credentials with an impressive 3-1 at Newport Pagnell Town on Saturday. Jamie Clarke, Danny Spencer and Gary King grabbed the goals for Graham Drury and John Chand’s side, who remain just three points behind leaders AFC Rushden and Diamonds. The win is perfect preparation for the Tigers ahead of Tuesday’s trip to ...

John Chand reckons that Holbeach United can use Saturday’s UCL Premier Division fixture at Newport Pagnell Town as something of a yardstick in their season. The Tigers will make the 160-mile round trip to Willen Road in second place in the table, but a win at one the toughest venues the fixture list can throw up will give them renewed ...

Player/boss Ian Dunn was on target as Pinchbeck United held ChromaSport Peterborough Premier Division leaders Coates Athletic to a 1-1 draw on Saturday. The veteran’s first-half strike ensured that Pinchbeck remain well-placed in third, just seven points behind Coates with two games in hand. Moulton Harrox fell further away from the title picture after a 1-0 home loss to Stilton ...

Pinchbeck United Sunday remain on-course for a historic victory in the Lincs Sunday Cup after cruising to a 5-1 victory at Messingham Juniors. Red-hot Josh Ford was again the hero with four goals for Pinchbeck in the Sunday romp, with defender Bobby Patterson chipping in with the other. It was another impressive performance from Tom Roberts’ side, who are bidding ...

The Spalding Inter Services Cup served up goals galore on Saturday as four sides progressed into the semi-finals. Long Sutton Athletic were the leading scorers on the day as they fired five against ChromaSport Peterborough League rivals Holbeach Bank. Goals from Bank’s Ashley Sheedy and Sam Thompson couldn’t stop the Magpies flying to a 5-2 triumph. Also in the hat ...

Holbeach United captain Jamie Stevens could be set for a sensational return to fierce South Holland rivals Spalding United. The central defender, who has skippered both Holbeach and Spalding to back-to-back UCL Premier Division titles in the past two seasons, is wanted by Pat Rayment. Stevens, who didn’t wear the armband for the Tigers against Gorleston on Saturday despite being ...

Spalding United 1 Leek Town 2 Flat Spalding United were read the riot act by angry boss Pat Rayment after going out of the FA Trophy with something of a whimper on Tuesday night. All looked to be going to plan for the Tulips in their first round replay with Evo-Stik League First Division South rivals Leek when Chris Hall ...

By Greg Plummer Holbeach United 2  Gorleston 0 Holbeach United fans got a glimpse of the future on Saturday after young striker Jordan Keeble was given a taste of cup action on the big stage. Keeble, son of former Tigers favourite Shaun, came on for the final 20 minutes during the 2-0 FA Vase success over Gorleston at Carter’s Park. ...

Leek Town 2 Spalding United 2 Pat Rayment was left fuming after a disallowed Jamie Thurlbourne goal in the third minute of added time denied the Tulips a passage to the second qualifying round of the FA trophy at Leek Town on Saturday. The Tulips had fought back superbly from 2-0 down to get back on level terms with second-half ...

Spalding United and Holbeach United enjoyed success in cup competitions on Saturday. The Tulips fought back from 2-0 down at fellow Evo-Stik Division One South side Leek Town to force a replay on Tuesday (Nov 4). Andrew Tidswell (65mins) and a Nathan Stainsfield header (85) did the trick. The result means the Tulips’ scheduled league trip to Brigg Town on ...

Pat Rayment doesn’t believe that Leek Town will relish facing his red-hot Spalding United side in the FA Trophy on Saturday. The Tulips will go into the first round qualifying clash as slight underdogs, despite having a similar record to their Evo-Stik League First Division South rivals this term. Rayment accepts that it’ll be tough for his side to make ...

When Graham Drury agreed to join John Chand as joint boss at Holbeach United, winning the FA Vase was listed as one of his chief reasons for returning to management. Nearly six months on, the former Boston United and Stamford chief still believes that is a realistic option ahead of Saturday’s tough Carter’s Park test against Gorleston (3pm). The Norfolk-based ...

by Andrew Tidswell My company Elite Sports Academy recently ran our very own school football festival. The event was held at Pinchbeck United Football Club and consisted of 16 teams from 12 different primary schools. The day was a huge success, with some fantastic football on show from everyone involved. It wasn’t just the football which was pleasing, but also ...

Pat Rayment has expressed his delight at re-signing midfield ace Jack McGovern from Grantham Town. McGovern, who was part of the Spalding side that won the UCL Knockout Cup under Rayment’s charge back in 2012/2013, will be in the squad for Saturday’s FA Trophy trip to Leek Town (3pm). The Tulips chief reckons that signing the free-scoring central midfielder is ...

  A hat-trick from Robert Hook inspired Sutton Bridge Sunday to a huge 10-0 triumph over Mulberry in the Spalding Sunday League. Hook led the charge with a terrific treble at Memorial Park on Sunday, while Kurt Scott (2), Joseph Sutton (2), Matt Eaton (2) and Jake Lally rounded off the rout. The impressive victory fires Bridge up to third, ...

Matt Cawthorn struck an amazing hat-trick as Holbeach United Reserves stunned South Holland rivals Moulton Harrox 4-1 in the ChromaSport Peterborough League on Saturday. An own goal from Ashley Coddington completed the shock Premier Division success at Carter’s Park, helping Omar Joof’s Tigers jump off the bottom of the table – at the expense of neighbours Crowland Town. Fellow Premier ...

AFC Rushden & Diamonds 1 Holbeach United 1 Graham Drury declared Saturday’s draw at UCL Premier Division leaders AFC Rushden and Diamonds “a very good point” after seeing his Holbeach United side battle back to secure a share of the spoils in a fiery top-of-the-table clash. Diamonds, who are ahead of the Tigers on goal difference at the summit, moved ...