Football

It’s been a while, but Emirates FA Cup fever has finally got a hold on Spalding United. The Tulips have toiled in the showpiece competition in recent years, but boss Chris Rawlinson admits that he and his side are excited by Saturday’s trip to lower-graded Brantham Athletic (3pm). Spalding and their fans are taking a coach to Suffolk for the ...

Rugby Town 2 Holbeach United 0 Boss Seb Hayes felt Saturday’s much-anticipated Future Lions UCL Premier Division clash between Rugby Town and Holbeach United was a “poor game” after seeing his Tigers lose 2-0. A double from Richard Blythe (6 and 71) at Butlin Road handed Holbeach their second league defeat of the campaign, as the much-fancied hosts flexed their ...

Cogenhoe United 0 Pinchbeck United 1 Jordan Nuttell’s first goal of the season fired Pinchbeck United to the top of the Future Lions UCL Premier Division on Saturday. Striker Nuttell, signed from Boston Town in the summer, clinically finished a one-on-one chance ten minutes from time to clinch a 1-0 victory at Cogenhoe United. It was the best chance of ...

Spalding United 0 Marske United 2 Disappointed boss Chris Rawlinson admitted that his Spalding United side were “a mile away” from the required standard after Marske United eased to a 2-0 victory at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field on Saturday. A classy first-half strike from Craig Gott (10) gave promoted Marske a deserved half-time lead in the Evo-Stik League ...

Marvellous Moulton Harrox extended their perfect start to the ChromaSport PDFL Premier Division season with a battling 3-2 win at Peterborough Polonia on Saturday. Goals from Ian Bradbury, Declan Earth and an Ashley Coddington winner made it eight wins from as many games for Harrox, who sit top of the table. Szymon Trusilo and Michal Rusin looked to have earned ...

A late Jordan Nuttell goal sent Pinchbeck United to the top of the Future Lions UCL Premier Division table on Saturday, while Holbeach United were soundly beaten at title favourites Rugby Town. Starting with the Knights, they maintained their unbeaten start to life in the UCL’s top tier with a 1-0 victory at Cogenhoe United. Striker Nuttell netted the only ...

Frustrated Pinchbeck United player/boss Ian Dunn reckons that the bizarre early season Future Lions UCL Premier Division fixture schedule almost cost him one of his star players. Luke Wilson, who has only played once for the Knights since joining from Wisbech Town, looked to be set to return to the Fenmen after they offered him improved terms. As Pinchbeck – ...

Confident Spalding United boss Chris Rawlinson has backed his goal-shy strikers to come good ahead of Saturday’s visit of high-flying Marske United (3pm). The Tulips chief watched on as his side squandered a host of golden chances at Wisbech Town on Bank Holiday Monday, before they eventually settled for a 1-1 draw at the Fenland Stadium. That stalemate made it ...

Defiant boss Seb Hayes insists that he and his Holbeach United side won’t be fearful of title favourites Rugby Town on Saturday (3pm). The Tigers make the trip to Butlin Road in good form, having won back-to-back fixtures against Kirby Muxloe and Boston Town. But Hayes admits that Rugby, relegated from Step Four of the non-league ladder for the first ...

Pinchbeck United under-16s are celebrating after securing sponsorship from TC Harrison Ford. All at the club would like to thank everyone at Pinchbeck branch of the Ford main dealers for the 2018/19 season sponsorship – which has been organised by Alan Holman of the branch. The red and black striped shirts display the instantly recognisable Ford logo and it is ...

Boston Town 0 Holbeach United 2 Seb Hayes toasted his 50th victory as Holbeach United boss with a 2-0 derby success at Boston Town on Saturday. Goals in each half from Josh Ford and Spencer Tinkler secured a second Future Lions UCL Premier Division win of the season for the Tigers – in a game that was hastily re-arranged last ...

Wisbech Town 1 Spalding United 1 Spalding United picked up a third 1-1 draw from as many Ev0-Stik League East Division matches this season as they were held by Wisbech Town on Monday. Gary King’s early goal put the Tulips ahead at the Fenland Stadium, but Danny Setchell levelled from the spot just before the break. Setchell was sent off ...

Louis Steadman helped himself to a treble as Holbeach United Reserves roared to a 4-1 ChromaSport PDFL Premier Division victory at Langtoft United on Saturday. That treble, along with a Fenn Storey effort, made it three wins on the bounce for the Tigers – who climbed up to fourth in the table as a result. Tydd were also on winning ...

Spalding United 3 Wellingborough Town 2 Two goals in the final five minutes ensured that Spalding United dodged a potential Emirates FA Cup banana skin on Saturday as they outgunned Wellingborough Town 3-2. In what was a very even cup clash at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field, Leon Mettam lashed the Tulips ahead three minutes before half-time. Wellingborough had ...

Goals from Josh Ford and Spencer Tinkler secured Holbeach United a 2-0 derby win at Boston Town on Saturday, while Spalding United scored twice in the final five minutes to beat Wellingborough Town 3-2 in the Emirates FA Cup. Starting with the Tigers, a first-half effort from Ford gave them a 1-0 lead at the break, before captain Tinkler doubled ...

Chris Rawlinson admits that it’s time his record in cup competitions with Spalding United improved – starting with Saturday’s Emirates FA Cup clash against Wellingborough Town. The Tulips will be hot favourites to progress against Future Lions UCL Premier Division outfit Wellingborough at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field (3pm), but have endured a wretched recent record in knockout competitions. ...

Spalding United 1 AFC Mansfield 1 George Zuerner’s second-half effort secured Spalding United a 1-1 draw with AFC Mansfield on Tuesday night to make it two draws from as many Evo-Stik East League games this season. A 42nd-minute goal from striker Kieran Wells – who is the brother of former Tulips favourite Bradley Wells – put the visitors into a ...

Spalding United Development were handed a 4-1 home defeat by Cleethorpes Town Reserves in their Balcan Lighting Supplies Lincolnshire Football League opener on Saturday. Jack Boswell gave the visitors the lead from the spot just 15 minutes into the game. An own goal shortly before half time saw the young Tulips draw level, but a second half double from Connor ...

Declan Earth helped himself to a hat-trick in a thumping derby victory for Moulton Harrox Reserves against Crowland Town on Saturday. The all-South Holland clash in the ChromaSport PDFL’s Challenge Cup was a one-sided affair, with Harrox romping to a 5-0 victory. Earth, who has stepped up to the first team this season, netted a treble on his return to ...

Cleethorpes Town 1 Spalding United 1 Report by RAY TUCKER A late equaliser denied Spalding United what would have been an impressive three points at much-fancied Cleethorpes Town on the opening day of the new Evo-Stik NPL East Division season. George Zuerner’s close-range finish on 32 minutes gave them a 1-0 half-time league in the all-Lincolnshire clash on Saturday, but Brody ...