Football

CSKA Emneth Reserves eventually progressed in the Spalding and District Sunday League’s John Chappell Shield after edging a tie with Gedney Hillbillies Orange that boasted 19 goals over two legs. After a first leg that ended 5-5, CSKA won the tie 10-9 on aggregate after a 5-4 victory at the Elizabethan Centre on Sunday. Joshua Burrows (2), Antonio Matos, Connor ...

Lewis Thorogood has told his Pinchbeck United players to get back to being hard to beat. Having gone four Uhlsport UCL Premier Division North games unbeaten in September, the Knights have lost their last three in all competitions – conceding 13 goals in the process. That culminated in a 7-0 thrashing at Long Eaton last weekend, with Thorogood demanding better ...

Spalding United have added two attacking players to their squad in Liam Adams and Harry Olivant. Boss Gaby Zakuani has swooped to land attacking midfielder Adams from Wisbech Town, while winger Olivant, who is a Lincoln City youth product, joins from Harrowby. The pair were both on the bench for Saturday’s FA Trophy win over Belper. Tulips chief Zakuani said ...

Holbeach United chairman Des Ford is hopeful of having a new manager in place ahead of Saturday’s game with Melton Town. The Tigers are seeking a new chief after the resignations of club legends Phil Barnes and Dean Elston as manager and assistant manager last week. The Voice understands that there are three main contenders to replace Barnes and that ...

Struggling Pinchbeck United Reserves held high-flying Tydd 3-3 in a fine ChromaSport PDFL Division One derby on Saturday. Goals from Bradley Easey, Sam Cooper and Timmy Magnus for hosts Tydd were cancelled out by strikes by Harry Machin, Mario Vaz and Kyle Dodd. In the same division, Moulton Harrox Reserves enjoyed a 6-1 success over Deeping Rangers Reserves. Matt Rose ...

Joint boss Bobby Patterson praised his Moulton Harrox side after seeing them come from a goal behind to beat hosts Stamford Belvedere 4-1 on Saturday. Harrox also played an hour of the ChromaSport PDFL Premier Division game with ten men, having had Josh Ford sent off in the first half. Kieran Duffy-Weekes gave Belvedere an early lead at Stamford Welland ...

Spalding United 3 Belper Town 2 Jordan Macleod scored a sensational hat-trick as Spalding United beat Belper Town 3-2 in a superb Buildbase FA Trophy clash on Saturday. The talented forward settled the Second Qualifying Round contest with his third goal just four minutes from time at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field – setting up a showdown with higher-graded ...

Holbeach United 0 Eastwood 3 Phil Barnes rued Holbeach United’s lack of cutting edge as they slipped to a 3-0 home defeat against Eastwood on Saturday. The acting manager, who resigned from his role last week but agreed to stay on until his replacement was sorted, watched on as goals from Liam Hearn (22 & 58) and Romello Nangle (59) ...

Long Eaton United 7 Pinchbeck United 0 Pinchbeck United slumped to their heaviest defeat of the season on Saturday as title favourites Long Eaton United thrashed them 7-0. Goals from Tom Marshall (5), Mitchell Robinson (17 & 66), Alex Marshall (32), Romaine Graham (62), James Shaw (72) and Jamie Walker (75) made it a day to forget for the Knights ...

A Jordan Macleod hat-trick helped Spalding United beat Belper Town 3-2 in the FA Trophy on Saturday, but both Pinchbeck United and Holbeach United suffered heavy league losses. Starting at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field, Spalding won an absolute classic to book their place in the next round of the FA Trophy. Macleod twice gave the Tulips the lead ...

Pinchbeck United face perhaps their toughest game of the Uhlsport UCL Premier Division season on Saturday. The Knights make the trip to Long Eaton United, who are unbeaten so far this campaign and sit fifth in the early standings despite having played considerably less games than everybody else around them. Having already dispatched a Melton Town side (3-0) who beat ...

Two players have left Spalding United and one has joined ahead of their Buildbase FA Trophy opener this weekend. Midfielder Shane Clarke and striker Chris Assombalonga, who have both featured heavily for Gaby Zakuani’s Tulips this season, have moved on. On social networking site Twitter, Clarke wished his former team-mates “all the best” for the rest of the season but ...

Phil Barnes has resigned as manager of Holbeach United after admitting he wasn’t sure he could save the club from being embroiled in a relegation battle. Club legend Barnes, who won the UCL Premier Division title with the Tigers as a player, steps down after a rocky start to the campaign that has seen the Carter’s Park side fail to ...

It was another great weekend for Holbeach United Reserves as they moved up to second in the ChromaSport PDFL Premier Division with a 2-1 derby win at Long Sutton Athletic. Goals from Joshua Ling and Joe Millinson steered the Tigers to a Saturday success, with Ryan Alexander replying for Sutton. Both sides had players sent off at London Road, with ...

Shepshed Dynamo 1 Spalding United 3 Spalding United put their five-game winless run to bed on Saturday with an impressive 3-1 win at Shepshed Dynamo. In an exciting Pitching In NPL Midlands Division showdown at Butthole Lane, the Tulips took a 20th-minute lead through Jordan Macleod. Hosts Shepshed sent a penalty onto the post early in the second period – ...

Pinchbeck United 1 Melton Town 4 Four second-half strikes from Melton Town shot down Pinchbeck United’s four-game unbeaten run in the Uhlsport UCL Premier DIvision North on Saturday. The Knights were handed a 4-1 reverse by rivals Melton at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field – their first league defeat since August 24. All started well for Lewis Thorogood’s side ...

Holbeach United 0 Heather St John’s 2 It’s now ten games without a win for Holbeach United after two second-half goals gave Uhlsport UCL Premier Division North high-fliers Heather St John’s a 2-0 victory on Saturday. The Tigers put up a strong fight amid heavy rain at Carter’s Park, but strikes from William Mansfield (58) and James Spruce (77) handed ...

Spalding United enjoyed a 3-1 win at Shepshed Dyanamo on Saturday, while Holbeach United were beaten 2-0 at home by Heather St John’s and Pinchbeck United lost 4-1 at home to Melton Town. The Tulips ended a five-game winless streak with their success at Butthole Lane, as Jordan Macleod (2) and Glenn Yala got the goals for Gaby Zakuani’s side ...

Spalding United are bidding to put an end to their unwanted winless streak when they visit Shepshed Dynamo on Saturday (3pm). Gaby Zakuani’s Tulips haven’t won a game in any competition since their thrilling 3-2 victory over rivals Stamford back on September 7. That’s a run of five games and has seen them drop to 11th in the table. Hosts ...

Phil Barnes knows that his Holbeach United side face another huge challenge this weekend as they continue their search for a first Uhlsport UCL Premier Division North win of the season. The Tigers welcome title hopefuls Heather St John’s to Carter’s Park on Saturday (3pm), with the visitors considered to be one of the best footballing sides in the division. ...