Football

It’s early days in the Spalding and District Sunday Football League season, but Gedney Hillbillies Orange are setting the race after two rounds of fixtures. The league new boys are one of two teams with a 100 per cent record so far and confidently dispatched CSKA Emneth Reserves 6-1 at the weekend. Orange led 2-0 at the break before really ...

South Holland rivals Tydd and Moulton Harrox Reserves battled out an entertaining 2-2 draw in ChromaSport PDFL Division One on Saturday. A John Ball penalty and a Martin Sandall strike had Kev Nottingham’s Harrox 2-1 up at the break, with Edwin Pentney getting the Tydd reply on the half hour. However, regular goal-getter Matt Eaton levelled things up with 15 ...

Sutton Coldfield Town 1 Spalding United 1 Spalding United were denied a sixth victory on the trot by a late Sutton Coldfield Town leveller on Saturday. The Tulips, fresh off the back of their thrilling comeback victory over Stamford the previous Tuesday, looked set to keep their hot streak going at the Central Ground. Sub Ryan Flitton jumped off the ...

Pinchbeck United grabbed their best win in recent memory after thrashing Newark FC 5-2 on Saturday, while Spalding United drew 1-1 at Sutton Coldfield Town and Holbeach United slipped up 2-0 at home to Long Eaton United. The headline-grabbers on the day were Pinchbeck, as Enoch Opayinka fired four goals in a day to remember at the Sir Halley Stewart ...

Phil Barnes is relieved to have a full squad available again on Saturday as Holbeach United once again go in search of their first Uhlsport UCL Premier Division North win of the season. The Tigers, who were severely depleted in the 0-0 draw with Pinchbeck United last time out, have a different challenge facing them this weekend as they bid ...

Lewis Thorogood is pleased with Pinchbeck United’s progress ahead of Saturday’s home clash with Newark (3pm). The Knights are in the rare position of being on a two-game unbeaten run ahead of the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field showdown against the Uhlsport UCL Premier Division North new boys. Having ended their long winless run by beating Selston, they picked up ...

Spalding United 3 Stamford 2 Three goals in the final few minutes saw Spalding United come from 2-0 down to beat Stamford 3-2 in a remarkable South Lincolnshire derby on Tuesday night. The Tulips looked dead and buried after goals from Cameron Johnson (33) and Cosmos Matwasa (60) put the Daniels in command at the SIr Halley Stewart Playing Field. ...

Holbeach United 0Pinchbeck United 0 Depleted Holbeach United battled to a 0-0 draw against South Holland rivals Pinchbeck United in a derby that both camps admitted was a drab affair. The Tigers were without almost an entire first team for the Uhlsport UCL Premier Division North derby at Carter’s Park on Saturday, with club legend and assistant manager Dean Elston ...

It’s three wins from as many ChromaSport PDFL Division Four games for Sutton Bridge United after they defeated Netherton United A 4-3 on Saturday. It’s early days for the boys from Memorial Park, but the thrilling victory has them top of the early table. In the same division, it was a chastising day for Long Sutton Athletic A, who suffered ...

Tividale 0 Spalding United 1 A second-half strike from the in-form Stefan Broccoli earned Spalding United a hard-fought 1-0 Emirates FA Cup victory at Tividale on Saturday. Midfielder Broccoli netted the only goal of a tight first qualifying round tussle at The Beeches after 47 minutes, clinching the Tulips a welcome £2,250 in FA prize money in the process. The ...

Spalding United picked up a 1-0 win at Tividale on Saturday to keep their Emirates FA Cup run going, while Holbeach United and Pinchbeck United battled out a 0-0 draw at Carter’s Park in the Uhlsport UCL Premier Division North. Starting with the Tulips, a second-half strike from Stefan Broccoli (47) settled the first qualifying round clash and banked Gaby ...

Lewis Thorogood has played down any talk of Pinchbeck United being favourites for Saturday’s derby at Holbeach United (3pm). The Knights make the trip to Carter’s Park with a spring in their step following last weekend’s 3-1 win over Selston – a result that ended a huge 751-day winless run. And, with Holbeach yet to win this season and struggling ...

Holbeach United boss Phil Barnes admits that this weekend’s derby game with Pinchbeck United doesn’t carry much extra significance for his side. The Tigers, whose traditional derby games have been with Spalding United, Boston Town and Wisbech Town over the years, face South Holland neighbours Pinchbeck at Carter’s Park on Saturday (3pm). The Knights have only been an Uhlsport UCL ...

Spalding United 3 Histon 0 In-form Spalding United warmed up for Saturday’s Emirates FA Cup clash at Tividale with an imperious 3-0 victory over Histon on Bank Holiday Monday. The Tulips bossed a one-sided Pitching In NPL Midlands Division contest from start to finish at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field, with goals from Lyes Mezine (20), Stefan Broccoli (74) ...

Pinchbeck United 3 Selston 1 Two goals from skipper Dan Worthington helped Pinchbeck secure their first competitive victory under boss Lewis Thorogood as they came from behind to beat Selston 3-1 on Saturday – ending a winless sequence of 751 days. The Knights, who hadn’t won a league game in each of the last two seasons that were cut short ...

Holbeach United 1 Quorn 2 Two goals in the final 20 minutes sentenced Holbeach United to a 2-1 home defeat against Quorn on Saturday. In what was their first home game of the new Uhlsport UCL Premier Division North season, the Tigers made the perfect start when skipper Nick Jackson headed home from a corner on nine minutes. Quorn ex-pro ...

It’s now three defeats from five games for Moulton Harrox in the ChromaSport PDFL Premier Division after they slipped up 2-1 at Wittering Premiair on Saturday. A Josh Ford strike couldn’t stop Harrox from suffering their latest loss, with Andrew Moss and Jack Travers scoring to send the hosts top of the table. Moulton also lost 2-1 at home against ...

Corby Town 1 Spalding United 2 Boss Gaby Zakuani was left impressed as Spalding United picked up an eye-catching 2-1 win at Corby Town on Saturday. Goals from Chris Assombalonga (12) and Stefan Broccoli (49) secured the Tulips all three points in the Pitching In NPL Midlands Division at Steel Park. Stephen Diggin pulled one back on 66 minutes for ...

Spalding United picked up a fine 2-1 win at Corby Town on Saturday, while Pinchbeck United ended a lengthy winless run by seeing off Selston 3-1 and Holbeach United went down 2-1 at home to Quorn. Starting with the Tulips, goals from Chris Assombalonga (12) and Stefan Broccoli (49) secured Gaby Zakuani’s side all three points in the Pitching In ...

Both Holbeach United and Pinchbeck United suffered derby defeats in the Uhlsport UCL Premier Division North on Tuesday night. Holbeach were handed a 4-1 reverse at Boston Town, while Pinchbeck slipped up 1-0 at Deeping Rangers. Starting with the Tigers, Harry Limb fired Boston 1-0 ahead following a Lee Beeson corner on 17 minutes, but Holbeach did hit back when ...