Football

Sleaford Town 0 Holbeach United 7 Danny Hussey felt that his Holbeach United were “a pleasure to watch” in the second half as they crushed Sleaford Town 7-0 on Saturday. Hosts Sleaford had to endure 74 minutes with ten men after Ewan Armstrong was sent off for an elbow on Luke Wilson in the Uhlsport UCL Premier Division derby at ...

Stocksbridge Park Steels 1 Spalding United 3 By RAY TUCKER Striker Joel Brownhill bagged a hat-trick in a tremendous team performance by Spalding United as they won 3-1 at Stocksbridge Park Steels on Saturday. Brownhill netted on 22, 48 (penalty) and 80 minutes at the Look Local Stadium to hand Steels their first defeat of the BetVictor NPL South East ...

Pinchbeck United 0 Wellingborough Town 3 Pinchbeck United’s tough start to the Uhlsport UCL Premier Division season continued with a comprehensive 3-0 home defeat against Wellingborough Town on Saturday. The Knights trailed 1-0 at the break thanks to Ryan Lovell’s first-half header, before long-range strikes from Lloyd Buckby (47) and Brandon Williams (60) ended the clash as a contest at ...

Both Spalding United and Holbeach United enjoyed impressive away wins on Saturday, while Pinchbeck United were soundly beaten at home. A Joel Brownhill hat-trick ensured that Spalding were 3-1 winners at Stocksbridge Park Steels in the Bet Victor NPL East Division, making it two games unbeaten in the process. The Tulips are now eight in the table ahead of Tuesday ...

Ian Dunn is hopeful of adding a few new faces to his Pinchbeck United squad ahead of Saturday’s home clash with Wellingborough Town (3pm). The Knights have lost four of their five fixtures this season, which has seen them drop into the bottom four of the Uhlsport UCL Premier Division and exit the Emirates FA Cup. They’ve also lost key ...

Holbeach United Danny Hussey has revealed his delight at luring former captain Nick Jackson back to Carter’s Park after raiding rivals Pinchbeck United for the defender. Equally adept at centre back or left back, Jackson was skipper under former boss Seb Hayes and was part of the team that lifted the Lincs FA Senior Trophy back in 2018. Hussey made ...

Ilkeston Town 0 Spalding United 0 Spalding United halted their run of three successive defeats in all competitions with a superb BetVictor NPL South East Division draw at Ilkeston Town on Tuesday night. The Tulips had the better of the chances in Derbyshire, but were unable to find an elusive goal in the absence of key strikers Jenk Acar and ...

Defending champions Moulton Harrox made it five wins from as many ChromaSport PDFL Premier Division games on Saturday as they beat Peterborough Polonia 3-0 in an ill-tempered clash at Broad Lane. A first-half Jamie Casey strike set Harrox on their way to avenging a PFA Senior Cup against Polonia the previous week. Joe Townsend’s second-half double – the first a ...

Spalding United 0 Market Drayton Town 1 By RAY TUCKER Spalding United slipped to their third defeat on the spin as they were made to rue a host of missed opportunities on Saturday. In a high-energy BetVictor NPL South East Division encounter with Market Drayton Town there was plenty for supporters to get excited about despite the 1-0 home defeat. ...

Holbeach United 3 Lincoln MW 2 Despite seeing his depleted side make progress in the Buildbase FA Vase on Saturday, Holbeach United boss Danny Hussey was far from happy with what he saw. A stunning long-range free-kick by Danny Setchell (26), Josh Ford’s penalty (44) and a Jonny Lockie (70) strike fired the Tigers to a 3-2 victory over Lincoln ...

Anstey Nomads 2 Pinchbeck United 0 Pinchbeck United slipped to their third defeat from four Uhlsport UCL Premier Division games this season as previously winless Anstey Nomads handed them a 2-0 reverse on Saturday. Goals in either half from Sam Thorpe (31) and Dean Hopewell (64) earned the promoted side their first league win of the season at Cropston Road ...

Depleted Holbeach United enjoyed a 3-2 win in the Buildbase FA Vase on Saturday, but both Spalding United and Pinchbeck United suffered league defeats. Starting with the Tigers, goals from Danny Setchell, Josh Ford (penalty) and Jonny Lockie fired them to a 3-2 Vase victory over Lincoln Moorlands Railway at Carter’s Park. Spalding slipped to a 1-0 defeat at home against ...

Danny Hussey admits that he is facing a major struggle to even field a side for Holbeach United’s Buildbase FA Vase clash with Lincoln Moorlands Railway on Saturday. The Tigers would normally be considered hot favourites for the first round qualifying clash at Carter’s Park (3pm), but Hussey has got something of an unprecedented selection dilemma on his hands. As ...

Matt Easton wants Spalding United to get back to winning ways this week after seeing his side suffer their first loss of the BetVictor NPL South East Division season on Monday. A second-half penalty from Daniel North (77) fired Lincoln United to a 1-0 home success over the Tulips, who had previously boasted a 100 per cent record in the ...

Pinchbeck United are hopeful of hanging on to key defender Nick Jackson amid interest from South Holland rivals Holbeach United. Jackson, who has yet to play this season due to getting married and then having minor surgery on his elbow, is the subject of a seven-day notice of approach from the Tigers. Knights player/boss Ian Dunn has waived the need ...

Lincoln United 1 Spalding United 0 Spalding United slipped to their first BetVictor NPL South East Division of the season on Bank Holiday Monday. A second-half penalty from Daniel North (77) fired Lincoln United to a 1-0 home success over the Tulips, who had previously boasted a 100 per cent record in the league. The Tulips had the better of ...

Corby Town 4 Holbeach United 0 Depleted Holbeach United suffered a hefty 4-0 loss at Corby Town on Saturday as their interest in the Emirates FA Cup ended for another season. Stephen Diggin (26 & 35) gave the higher graded Steelmen a nice early cushion, before Elliot Sandy made it 3-0 on 48 minutes. Ex-Tiger Jake Duffy rounded off the ...

Moulton Harrox were knocked out of the PFA Senior Cup by ChromaSport PDFL Premier Division rivals Peterborough Polonia on Saturday. Finalists last season, Harrox were held to a 2-2 draw by their hosts after extra time – but lost the penalty shoot-out 4-3. Two goals from defender Ashley Coddington weren’t enough for Kev Nottingham’s side, who also had substitute Luke ...

Spalding United 2 Dereham Town 4 Matt Easton rued two poor refereeing decisions as his Spalding United side were dumped out of the Emirates FA Cup 4-2 by Dereham Town on Saturday. In a preliminary round clash that was that was packed full of excitement and drama, the Tulips led 1-0 at half-time thanks to Kegan Everington’s strike direct from ...

South Holland’s interest in the Emirates FA Cup is over for another season after both Spalding United and Holbeach United were knocked out of the competition on Saturday. The Tulips suffered a somewhat controversial 4-2 home defeat against Dereham Town in the preliminary round, while the Tigers were soundly beaten 4-0 at higher-graded Corby Town. Starting with Spalding, they led ...