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Boss Chris Rawlinson has heaped praise on departing captain Adam Jackson after he decided to end his spell with Spalding United. The left-back, who has been a regular fixture in the Tulips team since joining from South Holland neighbours Holbeach United more than four years ago, has decided to walk away from the club. Rawlinson admits that the club captain ...

A hat-trick from Martin Sandall fired Moulton Harrox to a 4-2 victory at South Holland rivals Long Sutton Athletic on Saturday. Striker Sandall bagged a first-have brace to give Harrox a 2-0 half-time in the Chairman Championship Shield clash at London Road, before completing his treble after the break. Jack Wycherley then got in on the act for a Harrox ...

OLNEY TOWN 2 PINCHBECK UTD 3 Nick Bishop netted ten minutes into added time as Pinchbeck United continued their charge towards the ChromaSport UCL Division One title with a 3-2 victory at Olney Town on Saturday. The table-topping Knights, who haven’t lost since the reverse fixture back in September, came from 1-0 down at the Recreation Ground to grab perhaps ...

Spalding United 1 Romulus 1 Chris Rawlinson admitted he was happy enough with a share of the spoils as Spalding United were held to a 1-1 draw by basement side Romulus on Saturday. The Tulips, eight points clear of their Evo-Stik NPL First Division South relegation rivals at the start of play, led 1-0 at the break thanks to Conor ...

A horrible injury to Dan Dougill marred Saturday’s South Holland football – with the Holbeach United youngster suffering a broken leg. The bad break occurred in the second half of the Tigers’ ChromaSprt UCL Premier Division clash with Cogenhoe United and it caused the game to be abandoned. Holbeach were trailing 2-0 at the time, with the Cooks scoring through ...

Confident boss Chris Rawlinson has called on his Spalding United squad to keep their solid home form going as they bid to secure another season in Evo-Stik NPL First Division South. Back-to-back Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field wins against Peterborough Sports and Newcastle Town over the festive period elevated the Tulips up to 13th place in the table – and ...

Seb Hayes has challenged his title-chasing Holbeach United players to bounce back from Tuesday night’s ChromaSport UCL Knockout Cup humbling at Yaxley. The Tigers saw their treble dreams shattered by a crushing 3-0 defeat in the semi-final (see page 38), with boss Hayes worried the showing could derail the amazing work they’ve done this season. Holbeach go into Saturday’s Carter’s ...

Player/boss Ian Dunn insists that Pinchbeck United are embracing their tag as ChromaSport UCL Division One title favourites. Dunn, who was named as the division’s manager of the month for December, feels confident that the good work done in the first half of the season will help the Knights be crowned champions. Pinchbeck are seven points clear at the top ...

The year 2017 will always go down in Spalding United folklore as one of the most successful in recent memory. Despite losing the services of highly-rated boss Dave Frecklington to higher-graded Gainsborough Trinity, his number two Chris Rawlinson stepped up to impressive effect and almost led his side to a stunning promotion. If finishing third in Evo-Stik NPL First Division ...

It’s fair to say that 2017 was very much a year of two halves for Holbeach United. Inconsistent and frustrating for the first six months, new boss Seb Hayes must have wondered what he’d let himself in for when fans were calling for his head after a seventh-placed finish in 2016/17. But the ex-Huntingdon Town and Peterborough Northern Star boss ...

Goals from Louis Steadman and Danny Lambe-Hyner fired Moulton Harrox into the last four of the Lincs Junior Cup on Saturday as they defeated a strong Appleby Frodingham side 2-0 at Broad Lane. After a goalless first half, a long range free-kick from Louis Steadman gave ChromaSport PDFL Premier Division leaders Moulton a 1-0 lead early in the second half. ...

Yaxley 3 Holbeach United 0 Holbeach United’s hopes of a trophy treble were shattered by a rampant Yaxley showing in Tuesday night’s ChromaSport UCL Knockout Cup semi-final. A Spencer Tinkler own goal (53), Tom Waumsley’s close-range header (71) and a late Ross Watson effort (83) saw the Tigers crushed 3-0 at In2itive Park. Although they had a spree of golden ...

Holbeach United 3 St Andrews 0 Three first-half goals fired Holbeach United to a convincing victory over St Andrews on Saturday as they moved back into second place in the ChromaSport UCL Premier Division table. A close-range header from Lewis Leckie (30), Danny Brooks’ classy curled effort (34) and Joe Smith’s sweetly-hit strike (45) got the job done for the ...

Holbeach United climbed up to second in the ChromaSport UCL Premier Division and Moulton Harrox booked their place in the last four of the Lincs Junior Cup on a postponement-ridden Saturday of action. The Tigers cruised to a 3-0 win over St Andrews thanks to first-half goals from Lewis Leckie, Danny Brooks and Joe Smith at Carter’s Park. That victory ...

When Lutterworth Town held Pinchbeck United to a 1-1 draw back in August, player/boss Ian Dunn hailed them as the best team in ChromaSport UCL Division One. Fast forward nearly five months and the Knights are ten points clear at the top of the table and 13 ahead of Town, who they visit on Saturday (3pm). With Pinchbeck confirming this ...

Boss Seb Hayes insists that Holbeach United’s season will only be a success if they manage to win some silverware. The third-placed Tigers are now many people’s favourites to win the ChromaSport UCL Premier Division after a productive festive period (see page 38) and have already booked a place in the final of the Lincs FA Senior Trophy. They also ...

Upbeat Spalding United boss Chris Rawlinson isn’t losing too much sleep over the 2-1 New Year’s Day defeat at Cleethorpes Town. Midfielder Conor Marshall fired the Tulips ahead on 14 minutes at Bradley Road as they looked set to make it three wins on the spin. However, a cracker from Luke Aldrich and a late header from Danny North ensured ...

NEWPORT PAGNELL 0 HOLBEACH UTD 2 Boss Seb Hayes finally admitted that Holbeach United are ChromaSport UCL Premier Division title candidates after seeing his side win 2-0 at leaders Newport Pagnell Town on Saturday. Lewis Leckie notched on 28 seconds and 58 minutes to sink the table-topping Swans at Willen Road, moving the third-placed Tigers to within six points of ...

POTTON UTD 0 PINCHBECK UTD 3 Aaron Eyett marked his debut with a goal as Pinchbeck United won 3-0 at Potton United to move ten points clear at the top of the ChromaSport UCL Division One table. The winger, signed from Premier Division outfit Boston Town last week, was joined on the scoresheet by leading scorer Ollie Maltby and midfielder ...

South Holland’s top three sides all shone on Saturday with convincing wins on the final day of 2017 action. Spalding United made it back-to-back wins in Evo-Stik NPL First Division South with a 2-0 success over Newcastle Town thanks to goals from Cenk Acar and James Tricks (penalty) at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field. Holbeach United enjoyed the best ...