Football

Loughborough Students 2 Pinchbeck United 0 Two quick-fire goals early in the second half sentenced Pinchbeck United to a 2-0 defeat at Loughborough Students on Tuesday night. The Knights remain in the Uhlsport UCL Premier Division North drop zone after strikes from Anthony Steven Lynn (50) and Theo Sackey (52) at the Loughborough University. It was always the toughest game ...

South Holland rivals Crowland Town and Moulton Harrox battled out a six-goal ChromaSport PDFL Premier Division thriller on Saturday. The duo drew 3-3 at Crowland’s Snowden Field home, with Sam Leggatt and Josh Ford netting twice. Joe Cole and Joe Townsend also got in on the act to ensuring that the spoils were shared. Harrox stay fourth and Crowland are ...

Holbeach United 0 Anstey Nomads 3 Disappointed Danny Clifton felt that his Holbeach United side were “beaten in a different way” on Saturday as title-chasing Anstey Nomads prevailed 3-0. The Tigers, already relegated from the Uhlsport UCL Premier Division, suffered a 28th defeat of the season thanks to goals from Lewis Gibbens (1), Michael Reeve (18) and Corey Armeni (74) ...

Spalding United 0Coleshill Town 2 Boss Brett Whaley admitted that he’s learning a lot about his Spalding United players after seeing their winless run in Pitching In NPL Midlands Division stretch to five games on Saturday. The Tulips were soundly beaten by visitors Coleshill Town on Saturday, with first-half goals from Isai Marsilla (18) and Kai Tonge (pen 38) giving ...

Holbeach United’s bottom place finish in the United Counties League Premier Division has been confirmed despite a battling performance that saw them clapped off the field. The long-since inevitable relegation spot was confirmed with the 5-2 defeat at Gresley, but the Tigers gave the title chasers a fright coming from 3-0 down to make it 3-2 until two late goals ...

Rob Green with Spalding United’s players and fans at Bedworth on Saturday. Spalding United’s Ben Starkie made his international debut for Tanzania at the weekend. The 19-year-old midfielder played the opening 45 minutes in the east African country’s 3-1 friendly victory over the Central African Republic. He followed that by coming on for the second half in Tuesday’s 1-1 draw ...

Bedworth United 1 Spalding United 0 Spalding United boss Brett Whaley has challenged his players to show they deserve a place in the squad next year after an 11th minute goal from Ryan Nesbitt condemned a lacklustre Spalding United to defeat on Saturday. It’s now back to back 1-0 defeats for the Tulips in the Pitching In Northern Premier League ...

The Tigers were down to the bare bones through injuries and COVID with reserve keeper Bradley Waters among those coming into a side that only named two outfield substitutes. And they looked like sliding to a heavy defeat after falling 3-0 down in the opening 25 minutes. Holbeach boss Danny Clifton said his side hadn’t reckoned on the long throw-ins ...

Moulton Harrox, Crowland Town and Tydd all won on Saturday to progress to the next round of the ChromaSport Peterborough and District League Cup. Tydd pulled off a shock as the Division One side knocked out Premier Division third placed side Oundle.Kai Scott-Henson’s goal in the 64th minute was enough to send them through. Harrox’s hopes of a cup double ...

ChromaSport United Counties League Premier Division North Pinchbeck United 0 Heather St Johns Pinchbeck United have five games to look to secure their ChromaSport United Counties League Premier Division North status after defeat at home to Heather St Johns. James Spruce’s 61st minute strike was enough for fifth placed Heather to take the points. It was a third straight narrow ...

Holbeach United boss Danny Clifton feels that the club deserves to be playing Step Six football next season after their relegation from the Uhlsport UCL Premier Division North was all but confirmed last weekend. The Tigers, who haven’t dropped below Step Five of the non-league ladder in their recent history, lost 3-0 at Heather St John last Saturday and will ...

Lewis Thorogood is hoping that the poor state of their Sir Halley Stewart Pitch will give them the edge of Heather St John on Saturday (3pm). The Knights are in urgent need of a win as they bid to get themselves out of the Uhlsport UCL Premier Division drop zone, with this the first of their six remaining fixtures. Heather ...

Spalding United boss Brett Whaley admits his side face a different kind of test when they visit fellow mid-table side Bedworth United on Saturday (3pm). Just one point separates the sides in tenth and 11th places in the Pitching In NPL Midlands Division table, with neither able to mount the play-off push they may have hoped for. The Warwickshire-based hosts ...

Holbeach United Reserves were in red-hot form on Saturday as they crushed South Holland rivals Crowland Town Reserves 10-1. The one-sided ChromaSport PDFL Cup clash saw Kyle Compton, who has had just minutes for the first team recently, helping himself to a hat-trick. Will Barnes (2), Kieron McConnell (2), Ryan Cook, Oliver Foster and sub Connor Bell also notched for ...

Heather St John’s 3 Holbeach United 0 A much-improved second half performance offered many positives for boss Danny Clifton as Holbeach United lost 3-0 at Heather St John’s on Saturday. The defeat, a 26th from 29 games in the Uhlsport UCL Premier Division North this season, effectively confirmed the Tigers’ relegation as they’re now 15 points from safety with five ...

Pinchbeck United 1 Heanor Town 2 Spencer Weir-Daley marked his Pinchbeck United debut with a goal on Saturday – but it proved to be in vain as Heanor Town came from behind to win 2-1 at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field. The relegation-threatened Knights produced an impressive first-half showing in the Uhlsport UCL Premier Division clash and Weir-Daley’s header ...

Stamford 1 Spalding United 0 A bizarre goal after just 18 seconds sentenced Spalding United to a 1-0 derby defeat at Stamford on Saturday. Jack Duffy’s speculative shot from distance hit a bobble and diverted over Tulips’ keeper Michael Duggan, who had already dived to collect what he thought would be a routine stop. It proved to be the only ...

Spalding United suffered a narrow 1-0 derby defeat at Stamford on Saturday, while both Pinchbeck United and Holbeach United suffered potentially damaging defeats in the Uhlsport UCL Premier Division North. Starting with the big derby in the Pitching In NPL Midlands Division, it took a freak goal in the first minute to sentence the Tulips to a loss at the ...

Spalding United boss Brett Whaley has tipped rivals Stamford for promotion ahead of their all-South Lincolnshire clash at the Zeeco Stadium on Saturday (3pm). Both sides harboured hopes of at least reaching the play-offs before a ball was kicked at the start of the season – and the Tulips even handed the Daniels a thrilling 3-2 defeat at the Sir ...

Pinchbeck United manager Lewis Thorogood has swooped for Spencer Weir-Daley and Elliot Foster in a bid to give his side more firepower in their relegation dogfight. Montserrat international striker Weir-Daley, who lists Boston United and Spalding United amongst his former clubs, has joined the Knights from Melton Town. Winger Foster has switched from Wisbech Town, but had a brief spell ...