Football

Spalding United 1 Stamford 2 A late strike from Jordan Smith ended Spalding United’s hopes of reaching the Lincolnshire FA Senior Cup final on Thursday night. Stamford stalwart Smith nodded home from close range with nine minutes of the semi-final remaining at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field to book the Daniels a final with Cleethorpes Town. The visitors had ...

Chris Rawlinson feels that tonight’s Lincs FA Senior Cup semi-final clash between Spalding United and Stamford (Thursday, 7.45pm) could be the first of a number of meaningful games between the two South Lincolnshire rivals this season. The Spalding supremo reckons both sides are capable of challenging at the top end of the Evo-Stik League East Division next season, with Stamford ...

Pinchbeck United have moved to complete three new signings – and soften the blow of losing long-serving midfielder Liam Ogden. The Knights have swooped for 17-year-old French talent Delphin Esteves and ex-Mansfield Town ace Lewis Croucher, as well as re-signing defender Ben Lawrence. They join in the same week winger Ogden informed player/boss Ian Dunn that he couldn’t commit to ...

Holbeach United have signed midfielder Kieran Hamilton as boss Seb Hayes puts the finishing touches to his squad ahead of the new season. Hamilton, who had been training with the Tigers, signed forms over the weekend. He joins Josh Ford, Jamie Stevens, Billy Smith, Jonny Clay and Tom Smith in agreeing terms at Carter’s Park. Holbeach have seen their pre-season ...

Spalding United eased into the last four of the Lincs FA Senior Cup with a routine 4-0 victory over a youthful Lincoln City side on Friday night. Goals from Jack Fixter (2), Jonny Lockie (4), Tom Siddons (64) and George Zuerner (84) earned the Tulips an emphatic win at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field – and booked a semi-final ...

Spalding United cruised into the last four of the Lincs FA Senior Cup with a 4-0 win over a youthful Lincoln City side on Friday night. Goals from Jack Fixter, Jonny Lockie, Tom Siddons and George Zuerner eased the Tulips past the Imps at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field to set up a semi-final showdown with Stamford. That clash will ...

It may be mid-July – but Spalding United are gearing up for their first competitive game of the 2018/19 season on Friday night. The Tulips will play host to Lincoln City – who are expected to field their under-18 side – in the quarter-finals of the Lincs FA Senior Cup at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field (7.45pm). Spalding memorably ...

New signing Billy Smith was on the mark as Holbeach United kicked off their pre-season fixtures with a 3-2 victory at Skegness Town on Saturday. Striker Will Bird and Spencer Tinkler were also among the goals for the Tigers, while Will Britton and Alex Nichols netted for the hosts at the Vertigo Stadium. Holbeach, who then drew 2-2 with Spalding ...

After 60 years as a football club, Pinchbeck United will play their first ever FA Cup tie next month against Rothwell Corinthians. The Knights’ trip to the fellow United Counties League Premier Division side Rothwell Corinthians in the Extra Preliminary Round on Saturday, August 11 marks another step in the rise of the club. The winner of the tie will ...

Spalding United manager Chris Rawlinson says he’s happy with the squad he has after adding former loanee Luke White on a permanent basis. The Tulips will begin their pre-season campaign with a trip to Grimsby Borough on Saturday as the preparations for the new Evo-Stik Division One East step up a notch. If pre-season goes to plan, Rawlinson says he’s ...

Spalding United’s U18s will play in the FA Youth Cup next season and they’ve been handed a tasty local derby as an appetiser. The Tulips’ young guns have been drawn against Bourne Town in the preliminary round to be played on the week commencing Monday, September 3. The winner of that would then face an away trip to the U18s ...

Spalding United’s development squad will make a leap up several levels and play in the Lincolnshire League next season. Last season the side played as the reserves in Division Two of the ChromaSport Peterborough and District Football League, step nine of the non-league pyramid and five levels below the Tulips’ first team. But next year they will play at step ...

A former Spalding Town and Holbeach United defender is set to play football for a pioneering England side at a European championships later this month. Scott Burrell (29) has been named in the first ever England squad made up of Type One Diabetic players that will take part in DiaEuro 2018 in Bratislava, Slovakia. The five-a-side, futsal, competition will take ...

Some familiar faces are among the new signings Spalding United have named as part of their squad for the forthcoming season. Striker Ben Davison as well as midfielders Jordan Lemon and George Zuener will return to the Tulips, joining the already announced Leon Mettam for the new Evo-Stik Premier East campaign. Lemon was part of the Spalding side that reached ...

After signing another striker in Fraser Bayliss, manager Ian Dunn says he is happy with Pinchbeck United’s squad ahead of their ChromaSport United Counties Premier Division campaign. Talented young striker Bayliss has made the move from Boston Town and is the latest to sign for the newly promoted Division One champions. The Knights returned to pre-season training last night (Wednesday) ...

Holbeach United have made a double swoop on Wisbech Town bringing in forward Billy Smith and persuading defender Jamie Stevens to return. It’s the Tigers’ third signing from the club who last year were promoted from the ChromaSport Premier Division that Holbeach will looking to win this year. Striker Josh Ford has already committed to returning to United for the ...

It’s all change at Moulton Harrox where reserve team manager Kev Nottingham is stepping up to take over first team duties. While not leaving the club entirely the previous management team of Nigel Steadman and his assistant Paul Crowson are stepping away from their roles. The club stalwarts took over from Dave Panton after the 2015-16 ChromaSport Peterborough and District ...

Holbeach United boss Seb Hayes has turned to Jonny Clay as he continues to mould his new side for the forthcoming season. He’s the second defender to make the move from the Tigers’ ChromaSport Premier Division rivals Deeping Rangers in the last week following Tom Smith’s arrival last week. Hayes believes the duo have made the move so they can ...

Tydd St Mary Football Club, has changed its name to Tydd Football Club with immediate effect. The change in name is due to the club moving 2.5 miles south, to the village of Tydd St Giles. Tydd were promoted to the ChromaSport PDFL Premier Division for the first time in their history last season. That means they’ll be rivalling the ...

Talented teenage goalkeeper Jonah Gill is hoping to take the next step in his footballing career after securing the number one jersey for Cambridge United under-16s, writes James Clark. The South Holland stopper, who has been with Cambridge for six years, is bidding to make his mark with the first team in the coming years. The young keeper started his ...