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Spalding United have swooped to sign midfielder Matt Kennedy from UCL Premier Division side Boston Town. Kennedy, who can play on either flank, will train with the Tulips tonight (Tuesday) and is expected to be included in the squad for Saturday’s FA Trophy trip to Leek Town (3pm). The move is boss Pat Rayment’s second raid on Boston this month, ...

South Holland duo Spalding United and Holbeach United earned 1-1 draws in tricky away games at Chasetown and AFC Rushden and Diamonds respectively on Saturday. In Evo-Stik League First Division South, Spalding had to come from a goal down to keep their unbeaten run going against a side that beat them 2-0 in the reverse fixture. Lee Butler gave the ...

  Youngsters could be playing at a new football academy in Holbeach early in the new year. Construction work at Kings Academy should complete in late January and it could then be just a couple of weeks before the first Holbeach United Youth matches are played there. Holbeach United Community Sports Academy – as it is formally known – is ...

Man-of-the-moment Tom Waumsley is hoping to fire Spalding United to promotion from Evo-Stik League First Division South this season. The young striker, signed from South Holland rivals Holbeach United in the summer, has been an absolute revelation for the Tulips in recent weeks. His eight goals have clinched vital points for Pat Rayment’s side, including notable winners both home and ...

Upbeat joint Holbeach United boss Graham Drury reckons that Saturday’s trip to title rivals AFC Rushden and Diamonds is a blessing in disguise. The second-placed Tigers will arrive at the Dog and Duck fresh off the back of a 4-0 home humbling against Peterborough Northern Star on Saturday (see page 36), but Drury isn’t reading too much into that result. ...

Spalding United Blue under-15s showed exactly what they are capable of as they smashed Glinton and Northborough under-15s 10-0. The Blues were in top gear from the off and went ahead when Wills Reith-Hurd found space to fire home from the edge of the box. Sam East then found Reith-Hurd with a perfect pass to allow him to bury number ...

Holbeach United 0 PNS 4 Graham Drury was sent off as UCL Premier Division Holbeach slumped to their worst result of the season so far against an inspired Star side on Saturday. Second-half strikes from Avelino Vieira (49 & 89), Jason Kilbride (90) and Jordan MacLeod (90+4) sentenced the Tigers to only their second defeat of the league campaign at ...

Chuffed Pat Rayment reckons his Tulips are beginning to hit top form after seeing them take a strong Soham Town Rangers side apart 6-1 in the FA Trophy on Saturday. Despite falling behind to an early Jordan Gent strike (16) at Julius Martin Lane, Spalding roared back to lead 2-1 at half time thanks to goals from Ryan Oliver (24) ...

Goal machine Josh Ford made it 21 goals in just five Spalding and District Sunday League games with a double hat-trick at the weekend. Ford helped himself to six of Pinchbeck United Sunday’s 13 goals as the leaders crushed hosts Spalding Seas End Wanderers 13-2. Ryan Wheeler also grabbed a hat-trick for Tom Roberts’ side, while Gary Piper, Andy Law, ...

Pinchbeck United moved up to fourth in the ChromaSport Peterborough League Premier Division after winning the game of the day on Saturday. Adam Abell (2), Tom Gosling, Steven Jucikas and Oliver Maltby all scored for Ian Dunn’s side in a remarkable game. The result leaves 2012 winners Pinchbeck just four points behind leaders Coates Athletic with a game in hand. ...

Holbeach United 0 Peterborough Northern Star 4 Graham Drury was sent off as UCL Premier Division Holbeach slumped to their worst result of the season so far against an inspired Star side on Saturday. Second-half strikes from Avelino Vieira (49 & 89), Jason Kilbride (90) and Jordan MacLeod (90+4) sentenced the Tigers to only their second defeat of league campaign ...

Spalding United came from a goal down to crush hosts Soham Town Rangers 6-1 in the FA Trophy on Saturday as their fantastic form continued. Jordan Gent fired Soham into a 16th-minute lead, but the Tulips turned that around to lead 2-1 at the break thanks to goals from Ryan Oliver (24) and Lewis Webb (41). If that was impressive ...

After three Evo-Stik League First Division South wins on the spin, Spalding United’s sights now turn to the FA Trophy and an away date with Soham Town Rangers on Saturday (3pm). That sees boss Pat Rayment reunited with former team-mate Steve Fallon, who is in charge of the Greens and goes back more than 30 years with the Spalding supremo. ...

Holbeach United will have a new face in their ranks against high-flying Peterborough Northern Star tomorrow (Saturday) after sealing a deal to sign David Deeney from St Neots Town. The versatile Deeney, who can play at right back and in midfield, is expected to go straight into the side for the crunch Carter’s Park clash (3pm). Joint Tigers boss Graham Drury ...

By Andrew Tidswell (Spalding United player and Elite Sports Academy MD) Football can be a strange game at times. Often, you can be playing a fantastic game with the majority of the possession and all of the scoring opportunities – but end up losing. On the other hand, you could also have a game where you don’t see much of ...

Josh Ford is being backed to fire Pinchbeck United Sunday to glory this season after notching another hat-trick at the weekend. The striker got three of the goals for Spalding and District Sunday League champions in a 7-1 Knight Street win over Swineshead Institute on Sunday, with Gary Piper (2), Andy Law and Dan Woods also bagging. It’s now five ...

Torrential rain and break neck wind wasn’t enough to stop all teams turning up and playing on another wet and windy night at the Spalding 6-a-side Leisure League. For the second week in a row, Brennans Sports got the action underway in Division One as they brushed aside Simple FC 7-0 at Surfleet’s Glen Park. Matthew Cannon made all the ...

Holbeach United 4 Boston Town 4 (Holbeach win 4-1 on penalties) Depleted Holbeach United moved into the semi-final of the Lincs FA Senior Trophy after edging out Boston Town on penalties in a remarkable match at Carter’s Park on Wednesday night. Playing their second game in as many nights after beating Sleaford Town 5-2 in the UCL Premier Division on ...

Sleaford Town 2 Holbeach United 5 The fearsome firepower now at Holbeach’s disposal rang true on Tuesday night as their front three all scored in a five-star derby win at Eslaforde Park. Aaron Preston (6), Lee Dube (28 & 59), Jamie Clarke (29) and Jake Gibson (50) all notched to keep the Tigers top of the UCL Premier Division in ...

Rainworth Miners Welfare 1 Spalding United 4 Tom Waumsley was the toast of the Tulips again as his hat-trick inspired Spalding to their third Evo-Stik League First Division One South success on the trot. Jamie Thurlbourne fired Pat Rayment’s side into a third-minute lead in Nottinghamshire on Tuesday night, only for Craig Mitchell to hit back immediately for hosts Rainworth. ...