Football

Seb Hayes feels that Holbeach United’s trip to Desborough Town on Saturday is a “massive game” in their season. The Tigers have shaken off a sloppy start to climb up to third place in the Future Lions UCL Premier Division after Saturday’s impressive 4-0 victory over Leicester Nirvana. With top two Daventry Town and Pinchbeck United both enjoying unbeaten starts ...

High-flying Pinchbeck United may have gone an entire year without losing a Future Lions UCL fixture – but player/boss Ian Dunn knows that the next six weeks will test that record to the absolute limit. The Knights, second in the Premier Division table, will be hot favourites to see off 18th-placed Wellingborough Whitworth at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field ...

Spalding United 2  Carlton Town 2 Matt Easton praised Spalding United’s fighting spirit as they battled back from 2-0 down to earn a 2-2 draw with Carlton Town on Tuesday night. The new Tulips chief is still searching for his first victory in the role, but admitted that everybody at the club is feeling “a little bit happier” after ending ...

Kirton Town made it four wins from four in the Spalding and District Sunday League at the weekend to climb to the top of the table. They defeated Long Sutton Athletic Sunday 4-0 at Graves Park to keep their perfect start intact, with Aaron Bradshaw, Ashley Davis, Chris Hilton and an own goal settling the clash. They are three points ...

Red-hot Moulton Harrox go into this Saturday’s huge clash with perennial rivals Netherton United as unbeaten ChromaSport PDFL Premier Division leaders. Harrox turned a 2-0 deficit at Leverington Sports into a 5-2 victory last weekend, making it ten wins from 11 league games for Kev Nottingham’s side. Declan Earth (2), Keith England, Marcus Parry and Danny Maddison all put the ...

Northampton ON Chenecks 0 Pinchbeck United 1 Proud player/boss Ian Dunn piled praise on his Pinchbeck United side after they completed a calendar year unbeaten in the Future Lions UCL on Saturday. A 25th-minute stunner from Lee Beeson, volleyed in from a tight angle, was enough to give the Knights a 1-0 victory at Northampton ON Chenecks and keep them ...

Holbeach United 4 Leicester Nirvana 0 Jack Smith made it back-to-back Future Lions UCL Premier Division hat-tricks for Holbeach United as they thrashed Leicester Nirvana 4-0 on Saturday. The in-form striker rifled the Tigers ahead with a 25-yard stunner on 32 minutes at Carter’s Park, before adding a second from the penalty spot in the final minute of the first ...

Pinchbeck United won 1-0 at Northampton ON Chenecks on Saturday to make it a year unbeaten in the Future Lions UCL, while Jack Smith notched another hat-trick as Holbeach United thrashed Leicester Nirvana 4-1 at Carter’s Park. A Lee Beeson strike was all the Knights needed to get the job done at Old Northamptonians Sports Ground, as they kept their ...

Spalding United 0 Morpeth Town 4 Matt Easton admitted that his Spalding United side are lacking in confidence after seeing them go down 4-0 at home to Evo-Stik Division One East leaders Morpeth Town on Saturday. Goals from Sean Taylor (4), Adam Burnicle (37), Tom Potter (71) and sub Wayne Phillips (85) ensured that Morpeth were handsome winners at the ...

Seb Hayes feels that Holbeach United need to win six of their next eight games to put a marker down in the race for Future Lions UCL Premier Division glory. The Tigers are fifth after seven games, but three defeats have left doubts lingering over their ability to challenge at the top. That run of fixtures starts with a tough ...

Billy Smith scored the only goal as Holbeach United won 1-0 at rivals Sleaford Town in the Future Lions UCL League Cup on Wednesday night. In a first half that saw Tigers’ striker Josh Ford sent off for a late tackle after just 27 minutes, Smith struck the only goal soon after. Sleaford piled on the pressure after the break, ...

Pinchbeck United are walking wounded for this Saturday’s Future Lions UCL Premier Division trip to ON Chenecks (3pm). The Knights are without the injured Ash Murrell until Christmas, while Andrew Tidswell and Jordan Nuttell both picked up knocks in the 3-3 draw with Desborough Town on Saturday. Key left-sider Tyler Wright has also suffered a broken wrist, meaning he’s facing ...

Stamford 4 Spalding United 0 Spalding United slipped to their heaviest defeat of the season so far on Tuesday night as Stamford sealed a dominant derby victory. The Daniels took a second-minute lead in the Evo-Stik League Division One East clash at the Zeeco Stadium when Rob Morgan headed Stan Mugisha’s cross home at the back post. Although Leon Mettam ...

Moulton Harrox were involved in the pick of the ChromaSport PDFL’s PFA Senior Cup ties on Saturday as they progressed on penalties after an eight-goal thriller. They drew 4-4 with Peterborough Sports Development at Broad Lane, before winning 3-1 on penalties after extra time. Their goals came from Dalius Kisla (30), Marcus Parry (60) and Joe Towsend (95 and 113), ...

A Lee Beeson hat-trick steered Pinchbeck United to a big 7-0 win at Bourne Town in the Future Lions UCL Knockout Cup on Tuesday night, while Spalding United suffered a 4-0 Evo-Stik NPL Division One East defeat at rivals Stamford. The ruthless Knights put their Division One opponents to the sword at the Abbey Lawn, with winger Beeson netting his ...

Rothwell Corinthians 0 Holbeach United 5 Boss Seb Hayes heaped praise on hat-trick hero Jack Smith as Holbeach United romped to a 5-0 victory at bogey side Rothwell Corinthians on Saturday. Smith, who had struggled in front of goal in previous games this season, notched a second-half treble at Seargents Lawn to settle the Future Lions UCL Premier Division clash. ...

Pinchbeck United 3 Desborough Town 3 Bemused boss Ian Dunn bemoaned a “laughable” refereeing decision as his Pinchbeck United side were held to a thrilling 3-3 draw by Desborough Town in the Future Lions UCL Premier Division on Saturday. Aidan Bradshaw gave visitors Desborough a fourth-minute lead at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field, but strikes from Fraser Bayliss (10) ...

Ossett United 1 Spalding United 1 By Ray Tucker Draw specialists Spalding United picked up another Evo-Stik NPL East Division point on Saturday as they held high-flying hosts Ossett United 1-1. The Tulips – under the charge of new permanent boss Matt Easton –were 1-0 down at half time at the Ingfield Stadium after an Adam Priestley effort. But Leon ...

Jack Smith hit a hat-trick as Holbeach United romped to a 5-0 win at Rothwell Corinthians on Saturday, while Spalding United earned a fine 1-1 draw at table-toppers Ossett United in Matt Easton’s first game as permanent manager and Pinchbeck United drew 3-3 with Desborough Town. Starting with the Tigers, they picked up their best away win of the Future ...

Ambitious Pinchbeck United player/boss Ian Dunn insists that there is still much to do at Pinchbeck United after signing a two-year contract with the club. Dunn and his much-respected number two Allan Ross both inked contracts with the Knights before last Saturday’s FA Vase clash at Woodbridge Town. Chairman Gary Coomes moved to tie the pair, who have guided Pinchbeck ...