Football

Pinchbeck United player/boss Ian Dunn reckons that the Uhlsport UCL Premier Division season may need to be extended this year. The Knights, who are bottom of the table, are one of many teams to be way behind with their fixtures after the dreadful weather so far in 2020. Pinchbeck haven’t played since February 11, with Saturday’s home date with Boston ...

In-form Crowland Town moved six points clear at the top of ChromaSport PDFL Division One with a 2-0 victory at FC Peterborough on Saturday. Goals from Danny Firth and Harry Grigas gave the men from Snowden Field all three points and keeps them in the box seat for a return to the Premier Division. Fellow second tier side Moulton Harrox ...

Holbeach United 2 Leicester Nirvana 0 Holbeach United kept their bid for a Uhlsport UCL Premier Division double on track with a 2-0 win over eight-man Leicester Nirvana on Saturday. Goals in each half from Liam Adams (45) and skipper Spencer Tinkler (49) settled the Carter’s Park clash in the Tigers’ favour, keeping them fifth in the table. But the ...

Cleethorpes Town 5 Spalding United 0 Spalding United’s winless run stretched to five games as they were handed a 5-0 thumping at Lincolnshire rivals Cleethorpes Town on Saturday. However, three Cleethorpes goals in the closing stages of the BetVictor NPL South East Division derby did offer a false impression to the overall pattern of the game. In extremely blustery conditions ...

Holbeach United defeated eight-man Leicester Nirvana 2-0 on Saturday, while Spalding United were crushed 5-0 at Cleethorpes Town and Pinchbeck United saw their fixture postponed. Starting with Holbeach, goals from Liam Adams and Spencer Tinkler settled their Carter’s Park clash to keep them firmly in the Uhlsport UCL Premier Division title race. But the big story was the indiscipline of ...

Bogey side Leicester Nirvana are the next hurdle Holbeach United must clear in their bid to battle for the Uhlsport UCL Premier Division title. Nirvana, who sit eighth in the table some ten points behind the fifth-placed Tigers, were 4-3 winners in the reverse fixture back in September. They also held Danny Hussey’s side 0-0 at the end of last ...

Spalding United will relish the role of underdogs in Saturday’s game at promotion-chasing Cleethorpes Town. That’s the verdict of interim boss Lewis Thorogood, who takes his 15th-placed Tulips to the coast for a Lincolnshire derby of sorts (3pm). One of the best results of Spalding’s season saw them defeat now third-placed Clee 2-1 back in September – but The Owls ...

Ian Dunn admits that Pinchbeck United have reached the stage where “any points are good points” for his side. The Knights are bottom of the Uhlsport UCL Premier Division with just six points from 24 games ahead of Saturday’s home derby with Boston Town (3pm). Dunn’s side look to be in a straight shoot-out with Sleaford Town for the sole ...

Boston Town 2 Holbeach United 1 Chris Shipley’s dramatic injury-time winner ended Holbeach United hopes of a treble as Boston Town beat them 2-1 on Tuesday night to book a place in the Lincs FA Senior Trophy final. Holbeach, who have completed a Uhlsport UCL Premier Division double over Town this season, trailed 1-0 at the break thanks to a ...

Long Sutton Athletic missed out on a place in the final of the PFSDF Peterborough Senior Cup after going down 3-1 at much-fancied Netherton United on Saturday. The Magpies gave the ChromaSport PDFL Premier Division title favourites a strong game at The Grange 3G, but goals from Zack Fisher (2) and Robbie Ellis earned the hosts a place in the ...

Storm Dennis has proved a menace to Saturday’s non-league football with South Holland’s leading three teams all seeing games postponed. Spalding United’s home clash with Chasetown in the BetVictor NPL South East Division was called off after an 8.30am pitch inspection, while the Uhlsport UCL Premier Division has seen its schedule decimated. That includes Holbeach United’s home date with Quorn ...

An evening with former Manchester United player Lee Sharpe is coming to King’s Lynn next month. Sharpe, who played for United from 1988 until 1996, will relive the start of United’s glory years in the 90s as well as telling tales about playing under Sir Alex Ferguson and alongside enigmatic team-mates like Eric Cantona. The left-winger also won eight caps ...

Defiant interim boss Lewis Thorogood has called for everybody to get behind Spalding United after their latest off-the-field problems. The Tulips were forced to release skipper Lewis Brownhill, striker Joel Brownhill and key defender Ben Greenwood last week following the discovery of further debts that required the playing budget to be slashed once again. Thorogood’s young side also lost 3-1 ...

Danny Hussey admits that he was relieved to see Tuesday night’s Lincs FA Senior Cup semi-final at Boston Town postponed. The clash at the DWB Stadium was called off on Monday due to damage from Storm Ciara and safety concerns – and will now be played this coming Tuesday (7.45pm). Having battled hard to beat Loughborough University 1-0 in the ...

Wellingborough Town 2 Pinchbeck United 0 Pinchbeck United slipped to another defeat on Tuesday night as Wellingborough Town handed them a 2-0 reverse. The Knights, who are now rock bottom of the Uhlsport UCL Premier Division, conceded goals in each half at a very windy and cold Dog and Duck. Sean McBride (38) gave the Doughboys a 1-0 half-time lead, ...

Moulton Harrox remain in the hunt for the ChromaSport PDFL Premier Division title after a 4-1 win at Peterborough Polonia on Saturday. A double from Dec Earth, Louis Steadman’s strike and an own goal leave Harrox just one point behind leaders Peterborough North End Sports. Holbeach United Reserves went one better as they thrashed hosts Ketton 5-0, with Tommy Coote ...

Spalding United 1 Belper Town 3 By RAY TUCKER Spalding United ended a turbulent week with a defeat as a youthful line-up were seen off 3-1 by promotion-chasing Belper Town on Saturday. Unforeseen financial problems unfortunately forced a budget cut on Lewis Thorogood’s squad, resulting in the departure of Brownhill brothers Lewis and Joel and Ben Greenwood. Belper, however, had ...

Holbeach United 1 Loughborough University 0 Michael Frew’s second-half goal fired Holbeach United to their second KitmanUK Knockout Cup final is as many years as they beat much-fancied Loughborough University 1-0 on Saturday. Frontman Frew struck with about 20 minutes of the Carter’s Park semi-final remaining as the Tigers expertly nullified a team that thrashed them 5-0 on the opening ...

Sleaford Town 2 Pinchbeck United 1 Ian Dunn admitted that he was left feeling very low after seeing his Pinchbeck United side hit rock bottom on Saturday. Despite going 1-0 up early on at relegation rivals Sleaford through a Max Gee penalty (4), the Knights shipped two second-half goals and lost the Eslaforde Park basement battle 2-1. A controversial own ...

Holbeach United booked their place in the final of the KitmanUK Knockout Cup with a fine 1-0 win over Loughborough University on Saturday, while Pinchbeck United sunk to the bottom of the Uhlsport UCL Premier Division after losing 2-1 at Sleaford Town and Spalding United were seen off 3-1 by BetVictor NPL South East Division high-fliers Belper Town. Starting with ...