Football

The new Spalding Leisure six-a-side League has just started – but there is still time to get one of the last few remaining spots. The competition takes place at Surfleet’s Glen Park on Monday nights and has been proving very popular, with 2 Girls 1 Schlupp currently top of the table. All equipment and is provided, and the games are ...

Pinchbeck United 3 Eynesbury Rovers 0 Ian Dunn praised his Pinchbeck United players for keeping their heads after seeing off eight-man Eynesbury Rovers in a game he dubbed “very strange” on Saturday. Rovers had Danny Draper (12), Matt Clifford (13) and Curtis Hartley (55) all sent off in the Future Lions UCL Premier Division clash at the Sir Halley Stewart ...

Wodson Park 0 Holbeach United 2 Seb Hayes admitted that his Holbeach United side were very comfortable winners as they progressed to the third round of the Buildbase FA Vase on Saturday. The manager watched on as goals from defender Joe Braithwaite (20) and top scorer Jack Smith (90) secured a 2-0 success at lower-graded Wodson Park. That set-up a ...

Moulton Harrox kicked off the defence of their Lincs Junior Cup crown with a 4-1 win over Sutton Bridge United on Saturday – but that doesn’t tell the full story. ChromaSport PDFL Premier Division rivals Bridge pushed Harrox all the way at Broad Lane, with Samuel Lilley’s strike securing a 1-1 draw at the end of 90 minutes. However, Moulton ...

Gresley 0 Spalding United 1 A well-taken goal ten minutes from time by Leon Mettam brought Spalding United their first NPL Evo-Stik East Division win on the road this season at the expense of higher placed Gresley at The Moat Ground on Saturday. This 1-0 success followed a 2-2 draw between the two teams at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing ...

Leon Mettam’s late goal fired Spalding United to their first away win of the season on Saturday, while Holbeach United marched on in the Buildbase FA Vase and Pinchbeck United eased to victory over eight-man Eynesbury Rovers. Starting with the Tulips, they moved up to 16th place in the Evo-Stik NPL East Division with a fine 1-0 victory at high-flying ...

Seb Hayes insists that his Holbeach United  side are under no pressure to deliver in Saturday’s Buildbase FA Vase clash at lower-graded Wodson Park. The Tigers pulled off one of the results of the first round when they upset much-fancied hosts Biggleswade United in the last round. Saturday’s showdown at Wodson Park Sports and Leisure Centre is a little more ...

Player/boss Ian Dunn wants his Pinchbeck United side to prove they belong in the Future Lions UCL Premier Division title race on Saturday. The second-placed Knights welcome much-fancied Eynesbury Rovers to the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field (3pm), with just two points separating the two sides. Pinchbeck’s title credentials will be tested multiple times over the next month – and ...

Spalding United boss Matt Easton is targeting a first away win of the Evo-Stik League Division One East season on Saturday as they once again take on Gresley. Having drawn 2-2 with the Moatmen at the Sir Halley on Saturday, the Tulips face the same opposition this weekend (3pm). Although Easton doesn’t like the idea of playing the same team ...

By NIGEL CHAPMAN It’s possibly not only a record in parks football in Lincolnshire but much further afield too. One player has completed a mammoth 900 appearances for the same team. Paul Rudkin, player/manager of Jubilee FC, achieved the feat last Sunday (Oct 21) in the Spalding and District Sunday League match at Kirton Town FC. And possibly the only ...

Holbeach United Reserves roared to a dominant 6-0 derby victory over Long Sutton Athletic in the ChromaSport PDFL Premier Division on Saturday. Phil Barnes’ side completed the double over their South Holland neighbours thanks to strikes from Jonny Allen, Steve Barnes, Gary Chappell, Kieron McConnell, Liam Mead and an own goal. The Tigers’ second string are now third in the ...

Spalding United 2 Gresley 2 By RAY TUCKER Cenk Acar’s last-gasp penalty earned Spalding United a deserved share of the spoils against Gresley at a very wintry Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field on Saturday. Alex Steadman (15) fired visitors Gresley ahead in the Evo-Stik NPL East Division clash, but Tulips skipper Ben Davison hit back to level three minutes later. ...

Harborough Town 1 Pinchbeck United 2 Pinchbeck United bounced back from their first league loss in over a year by ending Harborough Town’s unbeaten home record on Saturday. The Knights secured a 2-1 victory at The HTFC Community Ground to stay second in the Future Lions UCL Premier Division table and five points behind leaders Daventry Town – but had ...

Newport Pagnell 0 Holbeach United 0 Boss Seb Hayes was left with mixed emotions after Holbeach United’s stalemate at Newport Pagnell Town on Saturday. Holbeach extended their unbeaten run in all competitions to eight games after collecting a draw at Willen Road, but saw their six-match winning streak halted by the Swans. In a game of few chances, Tigers keeper ...

Spalding United twice came from behind to draw 2-2 with Gresley on Saturday, while Holbeach United drew 0-0 at Newport Pagnell Town and Pinchbeck United picked up a 2-1 victory at Harborough Town. Starting at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field, Spalding were indebted to a last-minute penalty from Cenk Acar as they made it two games unbeaten. Alex Stedaman ...

Boss Seb Hayes admits that his in-form Holbeach United side face a “massive challenge” at Newport Pagnell on Saturday (3pm) – but is backing them to deliver. The Tigers, fourth in the Future Lions UCL Premier Division after their sixth win on the spin last weekend, have come through a tricky start to establish themselves as serious title contenders. Perennial ...

Relieved Spalding United boss Matt Easton is now looking up the Evo-Stik NPL Divsion One East table after finally recording his first win in the job. The Tulips chief looked on as his side defeated Sheffield FC 2-1 on Saturday to register a first league success of the season at the 12th attempt. The victory was Easton’s maiden three-point haul ...

Bullish assistant manager Allan Ross wants Pinchbeck United to use their weekend drubbing as a positive as they bid to bounce back in the Future Lions UCL Premier Division title race. The Knights lost a league game for the first time in more than a year (36 games) last Saturday as leaders Daventry Town smashed them 6-0. Rather than pushing ...

Moulton Harrox moved ten points clear at the top of the ChromaSport PDFL Premier Division with a 4-2 victory over second-placed Thorney. Danny Maddison netted twice for the leaders on Saturday, with Marcus Parry and Joe Townsend also on target. It’s now 13 wins from 14 league games so far this season for Kev Nottingham’s side, who were recently named ...

Holbeach United 2 Oadby Town 1 In-form Holbeach United made it six wins on the spin as they came from behind to defeat Oadby Town 2-1 on Saturday. The visitors took an early lead through Daryl Russell (9), but Billy Smith (27) levelled with a lobbed finish before Danny Barker grabbed to winner on the stroke of half-time to give ...