Football

Marcus Parry scored his first goal since returning from long-term injury as Moulton Harrox Reserves stormed to a 7-1 success at Crowland Town Reserves on Saturday. On a day when the ChromaSport PDFL was littered with promotion, Harrox’s second string were the big winners in Division One. Both Martin Sandall and Louis Steadman struck hat-tricks for Moulton at Snowden Field, ...

Sleaford Town 2 Pinchbeck United 1 Boss Lewis Thorogood bemoaned a sloppy first half as his Pinchbeck United side were beaten 2-1 at Sleaford Town on Saturday. The Knights stay in the Uhlsport UCL Premier Division North drop zone after first-half goals from Danny Durkin and Joe Smith at a very wet and windy Eslaforde Park. Ben Johnson did pull ...

Holbeach United 0 Deeping Rangers 3 Danny Clifton was left feeling philosophical about Holbeach United’s 3-0 derby defeat against Deeping Rangers Saturday. The Deeping goals came from ex-Tiger Will Bird (19), Robbie Ellis (31) and T’ai Williams (76) at Carter’s Park as rock-bottom Holbeach suffered a 21st Uhlsport UCL Premier Division North loss of the season and edged closer to ...

Both Holbeach United and Pinchbeck United suffered defeats on Saturday as the recent bad weather ripped through many of the other football fixtures. Indeed, Spalding United and Moulton Harrox were among the South Holland sides to see their games called off, with their fixtures against Ilkeston Town and Oakham United respectively rained off. There was some action in the Uhlsport ...

Pinchbeck United are hunting for their second Lincolnshire derby win in seven days as they visit Sleaford Town on Saturday (3pm). The Knights, full of confidence after last weekend’s 2-0 victory at Boston Town, will once again be underdogs for the game at Eslaforde Park – given Sleaford’s upturn in form this season. Regular relegation candidates in recent seasons, the ...

Danny Clifton feels that Holbeach United are on the brink of finally getting a win this season – but admits that it won’t change their perilous plight. The Tigers boss is hoping to see another encouraging performance this Saturday, with county rivals Deeping Rangers the visitors to Carter’s Park (3pm). Last weekend’s results saw rock-bottom Holbeach fall 15 points from ...

Spalding United have been told that they’ll need to be at their “very best” if they are to beat Pitching In NPL Midlands Division leaders Ilkeston Town on Saturday. Tulips boss Brett Whaley is expecting a “massive test” in the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field clash on Saturday (3pm) – but knows that his side are capable of pulling off ...

There are just three spaces left in the official Spalding 6-a-side League – and teams can take advantage of free entry right now. The league is held at Glen Park in Surfleet on Monday and will run throughout the year. All matches are refereed by a qualified official and all the equipment is provided. Leisure Leagues, who run the competition, ...

Moulton Harrox’s amazing unbeaten run is over after a shock 3-1 loss at Leverington Sports in the ChromaSport PDFL League Cup on Saturday. A Josh Ford penalty wasn’t enough for Harrox, who saw their run of nine wins and nine clean sheets in a row blown away by goals from Dan Roberts, Billy Barnes and Louie Garner. Also beaten in ...

Spalding United 0 Carlton Town 3 Spalding United’s three-game winning run came to an abrupt end against play-off chasing Carlton Town at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field on Saturday. Goals from Nat Watson (17), Niall Davie (27) and Tom Maddison (pen 82) sealed an impressive 3-0 success for the away side, who are just outside the play-offs in sixth. ...

Holbeach United 0 Heanor Town 3 Luckless Holbeach United fell deeper into the Uhlsport UCL Premier Division North mire with a 3-0 defeat to Heanor Town on Saturday. Jordan Haywood, Jack Dando and Jamie Sleigh got the goals for the visitors at Carter’s Park, leaving Danny Clifton’s Tigers 15 points from safety with 11 games left. The scoreline was harsh ...

Boston Town 0 Pinchbeck United 2 Lewis Thorogood praised his Pinchbeck United side as a massive 2-0 derby victory at Boston Town on Saturday kept their survival bid in the Uhlsport UCL Premier Division North very much alive. Pinchbeck grabbed their first win since mid-November as they stunned their high-flying hosts Boston with second-half goals from Avi Vieira and Nathan ...

Pinchbeck United pulled off a superb derby victory on Saturday as they won 2-0 at rivals Boston Town, while Spalding United slipped up 3-0 at home to Carlton Town and Holbeach United lost 3-0 against visitors Heanor Town. Starting in the Uhlsport UCL Premier Division North, Pinchbeck grabbed their first win since mid-November as they stunned high-flying hosts Boston Town ...

Danny Clifton is refusing to throw in the towel in Holbeach United’s bid to stave off relegation from the Uhlsport UCL Premier Division North this season – but admits there could be a positive to going down. The Tigers have yet to win a game in any competition so far this season and Saturday’s 3-2 loss to nearest rivals Selston ...

Upbeat boss Lewis Thorogood insists that nobody at Pinchbeck United is panicking despite seeing the club drop into the Uhlsport UCL Premier Division North drop zone on Saturday. Pinchbeck’s 4-0 loss at home to Long Eaton United on Saturday, coupled with Selston’s 3-2 win over Holbeach United, leaves them two points from safety with nine games left, having played four ...

Spalding United’s former professional winger Marcus Maddison has successfully launched a fundraising page to help him have a career-saving operation. Maddison, played for Peterborough United and Bolton Wanderers before quitting the game at 27 due to mental health issues, peformed a u-turn to join the Tulips in the summer when they were managed by former Posh team-mate Gaby Zakuani. However, ...

Spalding United 2 Wisbech Town 0 In-form Spalding United made it three wins from as many Pitching In NPL Midlands Division games on Tuesday night as they defeated neighbours Wisbech Town 2-0. It was a sweet success for Tulips chief Brett Whaley, who was taking charge of his side for only the eighth time after leaving the Fenmen to take ...

Grantham Town Academy 0 Moulton Harrox 2 A Declan Earth double fired Moulton Harrox into the Lincs Junior Cup final on Saturday as they defeated hosts Grantham Town Academy 2-0. Top scorer Earth netted a goal in each half as Moulton put their Lincolnshire League hosts to the sword in typical fashion – securing a ninth successive win and clean ...

Selston 3 Holbeach United 2 Danny Clifton admitted that he “struggled to sleep” on Saturday night after his battling Holbeach United side were edged out 3-2 by relegation rivals Selston on Saturday. A Carl Moore double gave hosts Selston a 2-0 half-time lead, but Cameron Gow and Alis Hallaci both got their first goals for the Tigers to make it ...

Halesowen Town 0 Spalding United 1 A late Gregg Smith stunner earned Spalding United their most impressive result of the season so far as they beat title-chasers Halesowen Town 1-0 on Saturday. The big striker lashed a fierce drive into the roof of the net with just 15 minutes left to play at The Grove, which rocked the Pitching In ...