Football

A hat-trick from Ian Bradbury fired ten-man Moulton Harrox to a morale-boosting 5-3 victory at Langtoft United in ChromaSport Peterborough League Premier Division on Saturday. Ashley Coddington and sub Macauley Grimwood also netted for Moulton, who had Ben Allen sent off at Manor Way. Having suffered a surprise 3-0 loss to Oakham United the previous week, the victory propels Paul ...

Spalding United’s exciting run in the FA Cup ended on Saturday as they were beaten 2-1 at Evo-Stik League First Division South rivals Norton United. Glynn Blackhurst put the hosts ahead on 14 minutes in Staffordshire, but an own goal from Tom Winkle levelled matters ten minutes before the break. The tie looked set to go to a replay as ...

By Andrew Tidswell This week I wanted to share what it’s like being a full time coach and the ins and outs of the day-to-day schedules. For starters, as a sports lover, I would not change what I do for anything. I am very grateful to be able to do what I love and call it my job. The day-to-day ...

Norton United will be quaking in their boots after seeing Spalding United’s result on Tuesday night. That’s the view of Tulips supremo Pat Rayment, who is full of confidence ahead of Saturday’s FA Cup second round qualifying tie in Staffordshire (3pm). The above mentioned 6-0 romp at Loughborough Dynamo moved Spalding four points clear of 15th-placed Norton in the Evo-Stik ...

In-form Dan Woods stole the show as Pinchbeck United Sunday continued their incredible early-season form in the Spalding Sunday League at the weekend. Winger Woods, who bagged braces in each of Pinchbeck’s wins prior to Sunday’s home battle with Sutton Bridge Sunday, took his tally for the season to nine with a fantastic five-goal salvo as the champions cruised to ...

Polishborough are the only side in Division One of the Spalding six-a-side Leisure League to have a 100 per cent record from three games after battling past Brennan’s Sports on Monday. Captain Tomasz Rabiega picked up his third man-of-the-match gong in the physical clash, as Borough went two points clear at the top. Earlier in the night at Glen Park, ...

Junior football: Spalding United youth round-up Sam East fired a late winner to earn Spalding United Blue under-15s an exciting 3-2 win over Wisbech Yellow under-15s at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field. In what was their first game at the Sir Halley this season, Spalding started slowly and fell behind. But they were soon level when Jake Hollis used ...

Holbeach United 5 Harrowby United 1 Free-scoring Holbeach made it ten goals in five days as they returned to the top of the UCL Premier Division in style by hammering Harrowby on Wednesday night. The Tigers bossed the Carter’s Park clash from start to finish and led 2-0 at half time thanks to Jamie Clarke’s third goal in two games ...

Loughborough Dynamo 0 Spalding United 6 Proud Pat Rayment saluted the best result of his near three-year tenure as Spalding United boss on Tuesday night as his side obliterated Evo-Stik League First Division South leaders Loughborough Dynamo 6-0. The terrific Tulips led 2-0 at the break thanks to goals from Ash Burbeary (13) and Andrew Tidswell, before Mitch Griffiths (53 ...

Holbeach Bank picked up South Holland’s sole three-point haul in the ChromaSport Peterborough and District League on Saturday. On a weekend dominated by cup action, a double from Lee Hunt and strikes from Steve Parker and Jamie Forman eased Bank to a 4-0 Division Four success at Glinton and Northborough Reserves. In the same division, Joe Deboo’s double helped sentence ...

By Andrew Tidswell (Spalding United player and Elite Sports Academy MD) The lower regions of the Football League and the entirety of non-league football are on my agenda this week. Many of you on the outside and looking in on the day-to-day running of a non-league club can easily be misled. The ‘many’ I speak about are often the fans ...

Spalding United 1 Newcastle Town 2 Pat Rayment bemoaned a “joke decision” as a hugely controversial penalty helped Newcastle Town end Spalding United’s five-game unbeaten run on Saturday. All looked to be going to plan in the Evo-Stik League First Division South clash when Andrew Tidswell fired in a superb 15th-minute opener. Town hit back on 32 minutes with a ...

Wellingborough Town 0 Holbeach United 5 John Chand lauded Ashley Fuller’s best performance in a Holbeach United shirt as his hat-trick sunk Wellingborough Town in the UCL Premier Division on Saturday. Winger Fuller bagged on 13, 64 and 70 minutes at the Dog and Duck after being restored to his preferred position on the left wing. New recruit Jamie Clarke ...

Ash Fuller hit a hat-trick as ChromaSport UCL Premier Division leaders Holbeach United won 5-0 at Wellingborough Town on Saturday. And there was two goals for Jamie Clarke on his debut for the Tigers. The Doughboys had been looking for their fourth straight win but it never looked likely as Fuller and Clarke’s first goals either side of half-time put ...

There was next to no joy at all for South Holland sides in league action in the ChromaSport Peterborough and District League on Saturday. In fact, the only team in the district to win was Holbeach Bank, who romped to a 4-0 success at Glinton and Northborough Reserves in Division Four. In the Premier Division, Pinchbeck United got a draw ...

HOLBEACH UTD 2 SLEAFORD TOWN 1: Lee Beeson’s winner sent the Tigers through to the next round of the Lincs FA Senior Trophy. It completed a quick turnaround for the midfielder who had apologised to the club after being sent off for violent conduct four days earlier. That red card came in a 2-0 defeat by Huntingdon Town which ended the Tigers’ 100 per cent start ...

Ryan Oliver is the man Spalding United boss Pat Rayment has identified to kick-start his stuttering frontline. The 24-year-old striker goes straight into the starting line-up against Newcastle Town on Saturday (Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field, 3pm). And Oliver, who played his final game for Deeping Rangers in a 2-1 Lincs Senior Cup win at Bourne Town on Tuesday, cannot ...

Holbeach United will have more firepower in the ranks for Saturday’s trip to Wellingborough Town. Jamie Clarke, an experienced former Football League striker who played under joint boss Graham Drury at Corby Town and Stamford, has signed. Clarke had spells with Blackburn Rovers, Accrington Stanley, Rotherham United, Lincoln City and Boston United. Meanwhile, a move for Yaxley’s Dan Cotton was knocked back ...

A fantastic second evening in Spalding 6-a-side league saw some slick, attractive football. Division One got under way at Surfleet on Monday with Punchbowl Tigers looking solid and organised in a 3-0 win over Simple FC. Jamie Stonebridge did the damage with a man-of-the-match performance. Univeg Team, also looking to register their first points, took on Balotellitubbies – yet to ...

Spalding United cruised through to the FA Cup second round qualifying – eventually. But Holbeach United saw their 100 per cent start to the league season ended with a home defeat. The Tulips saw off Holwell Sports 4-0 to secure their place in Monday’s draw. However, they left it late to reinforce their dominance after hitting a purple patch of three goals ...