Football

Holbeach United 2 Deeping Rangers 2 Jonny Lockie struck twice against his former club as Holbeach United drew 2-2 with rivals Deeping Rangers on Wednesday night. Dan Jarvis fired Deeping ahead early on, but two Lockie efforts put the Tigers 2-1 ahead at half time in the Uhlsport UCL Premier Division derby at Carter’s Park. However, the Clarets levelled through ...

Spalding United 2 Loughborough Dynamo 0 Two goals in three second-half minutes gave Spalding United an eye-catching 2-0 win over Loughborough Dynamo on Tuesday night – and kept their flawless start to the new season going. After a goalless first period at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field, Ben Richards (49) and Scott Floyd (52) netted to settle the BetVictor ...

Anstey Nomads 0 Holbeach United 2 Danny Hussey was happy enough with Holbeach United’s 2-0 triumph at Anstey Nomads on Saturday – but admits that a red card to skipper Spencer Tinkler soured his mood. Strikes in either half from Josh Ford (penalty) and Jonny Lockie made it two Uhlsport UCL Premier Division wins on the trot for the Tigers ...

Sutton Coldfield Town 0 Spalding United 2 Spalding United got their BetVictor Northern Premier South East League campaign off to a glorious start with an impressive victory at Coles Lane on Saturday. A superb opening day performance of neat passing and attacking football on a 3G pitch proved too much for the home side and the Tulips’ margin of victory ...

Spalding United made an hugely impressive start to the new BetVictor NPL South East Division season with a 2-0 victory at Sutton Coldfield Town on Saturday, while Holbeach United’s fine form continued with a 2-0 triumph at Anstey Nomads in the Uhlsport UCL Premier Division. Starting with the Tulips, goals from Jamie Jackson (penalty 19) and Ben Richards (52) secured ...

Pinchbeck United 1 Harborough Town 4 Youthful Pinchbeck United were handed a 4-1 home humbling by clinical Harborough Town as their tricky start to the new season continued. Goals from Daniel Forbes (17), Ben Williams (43) and Finlay Gray (57 & 69) sank the Knights in the Uhlsport UCL Premier Division clash at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field on ...

New signings are badly needed to kick-start Pinchbeck United’s season. That’s the view of player/boss Ian Dunn ahead of Saturday’s Uhlsport UCL Premier Divisions showdown with Harborough Town at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field on Saturday (3pm). The new-look Knights are lacking in step five experience after a summer of upheaval – and Dunn is hopeful of adding as ...

Danny Hussey admits that his Holbeach United squad is down to the bare bones – and he’s already having to dip back into the transfer market. Injuries to Michael Frew (at least two months out) and Jono Fairweather (two more weeks out) have be compounded by the loss of Joe Smith (hamstring), while Joe Braithwaite is also out of Saturday’s ...

Matt Easton hopes that this will be the season that everybody at Spalding United begins enjoying their football again. The boss reckons that the feel-good factor has returned to the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field ahead of their BetVictor NPL South East Division opener at Sutton Coldfield Town on Saturday (3pm). After narrowly avoiding relegation last season following a crippling ...

Declan Earth grabbed the only goal as Moulton Harrox began the defence of their ChromaSport PDFL Premier Division title with a 1-0 win at Oakham United on Saturday. In what proved to be a close contest, Harrox found themselves level at half-time following a goalless first 45 minutes. But Kev Nottingham’s side – who included defender Jonny Clay in their ...

Holbeach United 2 Fakenham Town 0 First-half goals from Jack Smith and Spencer Tinkler eased Holbeach United to an Emirates FA Cup victory over lower-graded Fakenham Town on Saturday. Smith arrowed home the opener after 20 minutes of the extra preliminary round clash at Carter’s Park, before skipper Tinkler (40) stabbed home the second in the closing stages of the ...

Gorleston 1 Pinchbeck United 0 Pinchbeck United’s search for a first-ever Emirates FA Cup victory will drag into next season after Gorleston edged a tight tussle 1-0 on Saturday. A second-half strike from Aaron Sanders denied the Knights what would have been a winnable extra preliminary round replay on day when chances were at a premium. Player/boss Ian Dunn admitted ...

South Holland duo Holbeach United and Pinchbeck United endured mixed fortunes in the Emirates FA Cup on Saturday. It was joy for Holbeach, who saw off Fakenham Town 2-0 at Carter’s Park thanks to first-half goals from Jack Smith and skipper Spencer Tinkler. Danny Hussey’s side will make the trip to play Coby Town in the next round. However, Pinchbeck’s ...

Ian Dunn is hoping that Pinchbeck United can register their first-ever win in a Football Association (FA) competition on Saturday. The Knights make the trip to Thurlow Nunn Eastern Counties Premier Division side Gorleston in the Extra Preliminary Round of the Emirates FA Cup on Saturday (3pm) on what promises to be a big day for the club. Pinchbeck suffered ...

Pinchbeck United 2 Sleaford Town 1 Jamie Gaukroger’s second-half strike earned Pinchbeck United a hard-fought 2-1 win over Sleaford Town on Wednesday night.  The Knights went ahead early on at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field when Ollie Maltby netted his second goal in as many games this season. Tom Garrick restored parity for Sleaford soon after, but Maltby saw ...

Boston Town 2  Holbeach United 3 Jack Smith’s injury-time stunner completed an incredible Holbeach United comeback on Tuesday night as they came from two down to beat rivals Boston Town 3-2. The Tigers trailed 2-0 after half an hour in the Ulhsport UCL Premier Division clash after a Spencer Tinkler own goal (8) and a Liam Tunstall strike (30). But ...

By Ray Tucker Cleethorpes Town 2 Spalding United 1 A late, late goal denied Spalding United the chance of a penalty shoot-out with reigning Lincs FA Senior Trophy holders Cleethorpes Town at Linden Fields on Saturday. After trailing to a 16th-minute Scott Vernon penalty in the quarter-final tie, the Tulips battled superbly before levelling through Lewis Brownhill on 80 minutes. ...

Peterborough NS 3 Pinchbeck United 1 New-look Pinchbeck United were handed a derby defeat in the first game of the Uhlsport UCL Premier Division season on Friday night. A hat-trick from Craig Smith (5, 62 & 65) gave hosts Peterborough Northern Star a 3-1 victory at the Branch Bros Stadium. Ollie Maltby (47) equalised for Ian Dunn’s side early in ...

Holbeach United 0 Loughborough University 5 Much-fancied Holbeach United were humbled 5-0 at home by newboys Loughborough University on the opening day of the new Uhlsport UCL Premier Division season. A red-hot first-half from Loughborough saw the Tigers four down at the break in Saturday’s Carter’s Park clash, with goals from Connor Smith (pen 3 and 40) and Kamen Cashmore ...

Spalding United saw their hopes of winning the Lincolnshire Senior Cup ended by a 2-1 loss at holders Cleethorpes Town on Saturday, while Pinchbeck United made a losing start to the Uhlsport UCL Premier Division season after going down 3-1 at Peterborough Northern Star on Friday night. Starting with the Tulips, a last-gasp Alex Flett strike saw them beaten 2-1 ...