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Lewis Thorogood has urged his Pinchbeck United players to respond to their surprise FA Vase exit as they prepare for two games in four days. Having gone four games unbeaten in the Uhlsport UCL Premier Division North, the Knights lost to unfancied Graham Street Prims in the Vase on Friday night. Despite being disappointed by the defeat, boss Thorogood is ...

CSKA Emneth handed Nations United a savage 19-0 beating in the Spalding and District Sunday League over the weekend. In the most one-sided game of the season so far, Toby Allen fired four and Aaron McKenna and Jake Miller both netted hat-tricks. Jake Denzey-Reeve (2), Ryan Dennis (2), Jordan Webb (2), Aaron Watson (2) and Oliver Williams got the other ...

Moulton Harrox came from behind to edge out rivals Crowland Town 2-1 in a tight ChromaSport PDFL Premier Division derby duel on Saturday. Jordan Kirchin gave Crowland a 1-0 half-time lead in the South Holland derby at Broad Lane. But they were unable to hold off a resurgent Moulton, with Declan Earth and Andy Law netting after the interval to ...

Boston Town 2 Holbeach United 0 Phil Barnes looked to the positives as a much-improved Holbeach United went out of the FA Vase at Boston United on Saturday. A scrappy own goal on the hour and Harry Limb’s late clincher put the Poachers in the next round of the Vase and left the Tigers still searching for a first win ...

Spalding United 1 Cambridge City 2 Boss Gaby Zakuani declared himself “very disappointed” as Spalding United slipped to their first home defeat of the Pitching In NPL Midlands Division season on Saturday. After 80 goalless minutes at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field, strikes from Thomas Hitchcock (81) and Ryan Swift (90) put visitors Cambridge City 2-0 to the good. ...

Boss Lewis Thorogood admitted Pinchbeck United slipped on a typical banana skin on Friday night as they woes in FA competitions continued. The Knights saw their four-game unbeaten run ended by lower-graded Graham Street Prims’ 2-1 win at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field, as they fell at the first hurdle in the FA Vase. George Lynam put the Uhlsport ...

Cheer was in limited supply for South Holland’s leading football sides over the weekend. Spalding United suffered a 2-1 Pitching In NPL Midlands Division defeat to Cambridge City and Holbeach United lost 2-0 at Boston Town in the FA Vase on Saturday, while Pinchbeck United were upset 2-1 at home by Graham Streer Prims on Friday night as they too ...

Holbeach United are hoping that a derby victory at rivals Boston Town in the FA Vase on Saturday (3pm) will help kick-start their season. The Tigers have yet to win a game this season in all competitions, having drawn two and lost six of their eight games so far – including a 4-1 beating at Boston in the Uhlsport UCL ...

Lewis Thorogood is aiming to end another Pinchbeck United hoodoo on Friday night. The Knights, who have never won a game in an FA competition, welcome Graham Street Prims to the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field tomorrow night (7.45pm) for a second round qualifying clash. Having steered Pinchbeck to the end of their 751-day winless streak, Thorogood is now hopeful ...

Kettering Town 2Spalding United 0 Spalding United’s fine run in the Emirates FA Cup was finally ended by Kettering Town on Tuesday night – but Gaby Zakuani’s side made their hosts work incredible hard for their 2-0 victory. In what was a largely even second qualifying round replay, second-half strikes from Claudio Ofosu (69) and Decarrey Sheriff (75) saw the ...

Heather St John’s 2Pinchbeck United 2 In-form Pinchbeck United made it four games unbeaten in the Uhlsport UCL Premier Division North after picking up a fine 2-2 draw at title hopefuls Heather St John’s on Saturday. The Knights twice led at St John’s Park as Warren Hebblethwaite (3) gave them an early lead, only for Sam Ellis (6) to level ...

Anstey Nomads 6 Holbeach United 0 Disappointed boss Phil Barnes admitted that it was pretty much game over for Holbeach United after five minutes on Saturday as they were thrashed 6-0 at Anstey Nomads. Rhys Darby Dolan (4), Jozsef Keaveny (5), Corey Armeni (27), Ben Gowing (44) and Michael Reeve (48 and 59) got the goals for high-flying Nomads as ...

Moulton Harrox got themselves back to winning ways in the ChromaSport PDFL Premier Division with a battling win at perennial rivals Netherton United on Saturday. After suffering successive defeats, goals from Ian Bradbury and Jonny Clay earned Bobby Patterson and Tim Cole’s side a 2-1 triumph at The Grange. Andrew Irvine returned fire for a Netherton side that aren’t looking ...

Spalding United 1 Kettering Town 1 Nathan Stainfield’s dramatic 95th-minute leveller earned Spalding United an eye-catching 1-1 draw against higher-graded Kettering Town in the Emirates FA Cup on Saturday. The central defender, who was captain on the day at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field, rose highest to power a header into the net from a corner to book the ...

A last-gasp header from Nathan Stainfield earned Spalding United a 1-1 Emirates FA Cup draw against Kettering Town on Saturday, while Pinchbeck United drew 2-2 at Heather St John’s and Holbeach United were hammered 6-0 at Anstey Nomads. Starting with Spalding, they kept themselves in the FA Cup with a very impressive draw against higher-graded opposition. It looked like Gaby ...

Phil Barnes is hoping that adding two new attacking signings to his squad will help Holbeach United shake off their slow start to the season. The Tigers have snapped up former Pinchbeck United midfielder Tyler Wright from Moulton Harrox and right-sided frontman Andre Williams from Wisbech Town in a bid to boost an attack that has managed just four goals ...

Pinchbeck United are bidding to make it four Uhlsport UCL Premier Division North games unbeaten on Saturday – but face an uphill task at high-flying Heather St John’s (3pm). One of the league’s early pace-setters, Knights boss Lewis Thorogood admits he knows very little about the Coalville-based outfit. But, having thrashed Newark FC 5-2 last weekend, confidence is high in ...

Ilkeston Town 5 Spalding United 0 Tuesday proved a night to forget for Spalding United as Ilkeston Town handed them their heaviest defeat of the season so far. The previously in-form Tulips, who were on a fine six-game unbeaten streak in all competitions, were thrashed 5-0 by their Pitching In NPL Midlands Division rivals in Derbyshire. After an even start, ...

Pinchbeck United 5 Newark FC 2 Striker Enoch Opayinka helped himself to an incredible four goal haul as Pinchbeck United secured their best result in recent memory on Saturday. The Knights ran riot against Uhlsport UCL Premier Division rivals Newark FC on Saturday, racing into a 5-0 lead before settling for a 5-2 success at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing ...

Holbeach United 0 Long Eaton United 2 The wait for Holbeach United’s first win of the season drags on after Uhlsport UCL Premier Division North leaders Long Eaton picked up a 2-0 victory at Carter’s Park. Goals from Ben Hutchinson and Micah Jebbison sank the Tigers on Saturday, making it seven games without a win in all competitions for Phil ...