Football

WHITWORTH 0 HOLBEACH UTD 6 A second-half hat-trick from Will Bird helped Holbeach United wallop Wellingborough Whitworth 6-0 in the ChromaSport UCL Premier Division on Saturday. An early Lewis Leckie goal gave the Tigers the lead at London Road, before George Zuerner grabbed a second to make it 2-0 at half-time. Charley Sanders, used as a central defender on what ...

MELTON TOWN 0 PINCHBECK UTD 2 A second-half stunner from Ash Murrell was the highlight as Pinchbeck United maintained their six-point lead at the top of ChromaSport UCL Division One with a 2-0 triumph at Melton Town on Saturday. Tony Edwards gave the Knights a 30th-minute lead at Melton Sports Village, turning home an Andrew Tidswell cross from the Knights’ ...

Both Holbeach United and Pinchbeck United enjoyed impressive away wins on Saturday to continue their fine recent form. In the ChromaSport UCL Premier Division, the Tigers moved up to second in the table after a resounding 6-0 victory at Wellingborough Whitworth. A second-half hat-trick from Will Bird inspired Seb Hayes’ side to a big away success, while George Zuerner, Charley ...

Spalding United 0 Alvechurch 1 Boss Chris Rawlinson felt he could take plenty of positives from Spalding United’s 1-0 defeat to Alvechurch on Saturday – despite it being their sixth loss on the spin. A clinical finish from Josh March in first-half stoppage time was enough to settle a tight Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field tussle in Church’s favour, but ...

Talented striker Jamie Jackson has become the latest player to leave Spalding United after agreeing a move to higher-graded Matlock Town. Boss Chris Rawlinson admits that the striker, who has been one of the Tulips’ brighter players this season, won’t be replaced by a player from outside of the club due to the recent – and well-documented – budget cuts. ...

Ian Dunn has challenged his red-hot Pinchbeck United side to keep their amazing form going and build up a commanding lead at the top of the ChromaSport UCL Division One table. The Knights are six points clear of the rest after winning eight games in and row, taking 33 points from the last 36 available, following their victory over Buckingham ...

HARROWBY UTD 0 HOLBEACH UTD 3 Cup kings Holbeach United reached their second semi-final of the season on Tuesday night as they eventually overcame a plucky Harrowby United side 3-0. The Tigers weren’t at the races in the first half of the ChromaSport UCL Cup clash at the Environcom Stadium, but were boosted by a 19th-minute red card awarded to ...

HOLBEACH UTD 3 DAVENTRY TOWN 0 Boss Seb Hayes admitted that “he got the response he wanted” as Holbeach United bounced back to beat Daventry Town 3-0 on Saturday. Having lambasted his charges following a 1-0 derby defeat at Boston Town the previous Tuesday, goals from Joe Smith (6 and 44) and Lewis Leckie (85) gave the Tigers an impressive ...

BELPER TOWN 2 SPALDING UTD 1 Spalding United slipped to their fifth successive 2-1 Evo-Stik NPL First Division South defeat on the bounce on Saturday as mid-table rivals Belper Town edged a tight tussle. A late strike from young talent Jonny Lockie wasn’t enough to prevent a 2-1 defeat for the Tulips, who hit the woodwork late on through Lee ...

Spalding United slipped to a fifth successive 2-1 defeat in Evo-Stik NPL First Division South on Saturday, while Holbeach United bounced back from their midweek derby defeat with a fine 3-0 victory in the ChromaSport UCL Premier Division. Starting with the Tulips, a late strike from young talent Jonny Lockie wasn’t enough to prevent a 2-1 defeat at fellow mid-table ...

Pinchbeck Utd 3 Buckingham Town 0 Relentless Pinchbeck United extended their lead at the top of ChromaSport UCL Division One to six points with a commanding victory over one of their chief rivals on Saturday. Goals from Josh Smith (18), Ollie Maltby (pen 51) and Liam Ogden (78) inspired the Knights to a 3-0 Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field success ...

Chris Rawlinson insists that he’s still feeling positive about life at Spalding United despite the mounting problems both on and off the pitch. Saturday’s 2-1 home defeat against struggling Gresley was the Tulips’ fourth loss on the bounce – and the boss was forced to take to Twitter to set the record straight after receiving vocal criticism from two fans ...

Ian Dunn has revenge on his mind as table-topping Pinchbeck United welcome fourth-placed Buckingham Town to the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field on Saturday (3pm). The Knights, four points clear at the top of the ChromaSport UCL Division One table after beating second-placed Raunds Town 1-0 last weekend, suffered one of their two league losses at Buckingham back in August. ...

Popular One Touch Football are offering an impressive academy and education scholarship for teenagers in Holbeach next year. One Touch – who are fronted up by academy director Glenn Vaughan –  have set-up a promising partnership with Holbeach United Youth, who are based at the state-of-the-art Community Sports Academy at Pennyhill. The students who sign up will receive UEFA coaching ...

Boston Town 1 Holbeach Utd 0 Fuming boss Seb Hayes launched a scathing attack on his Holbeach United side after seeing them lose 1-0 at rivals Boston Town on Tuesday night. Will Britton’s classy finish on 74 minutes was enough to give hosts Boston an unlikely three points at the DWB Stadium, with the Tigers guilty of spurning a host ...

Champions Moulton Harrox Reserves returned to the top of the ChromaSport PDFL Division One table with a 3-1 victory over previous leaders Peterborough Polonia on Saturday. A double from Martin Sandall and a Keith England strike steered Kev Nottingham’s charges to all three points at Broad Lane, despite a Rafal Kowalksi effort. That result leaves Harrox two points clear at ...

NORTHAMPTON SILEBY RANGERS 1 HOLBEACH UTD 7 Buzzing boss Seb Hayes saluted an “unbelievable” opening 25 minutes as Holbeach United smashed hosts Northampton Sileby Rangers 7-1 on Saturday. Mitch Griffiths helped himself to a hat-trick on his return to the Tigers’ first team following injury, while top scorer Lewis Leckie took his tally for the season to 18 with another ...

RAUNDS TOWN 0 PINCHBECK UTD 1 Ollie Maltby’s first-half header was enough to give Pinchbeck United a 1-0 win at title rivals Raunds Town on Saturday as they opened up a four point lead at the top of the ChromaSport UCL Division One table. Top scorer Maltby nodded home a Josh Smith cross on 43 minutes to settle a close ...

Holbeach United ran riot with a 7-1 victory at Northampton Sileby Rangers on Saturday, while Pinchbeck United won 1-0 in their top-of-the-table clash at Raunds Town. Starting with the Tigers, a hat-trick from Mitch Griffiths inspired them to a huge ChromaSport UCL Premier Division victory at Fernie Fields. Lewis Leckie (2), George Zuerner and new signing Jacob Fenton – a ...

Spalding Utd 1 Gresley 2 Two second half goals from Gresley’s Matt Melbourne sentenced out-of-sorts Spalding United to a fourth-successive 2-1 defeat on Saturday. All looked to be going to plan for the Tulips at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field early on, with Gary King firing them ahead on 16 minutes. Spalding should have been out of sight in ...