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Spalding United 1 Gresley 1 (Gresley win 4-3 on penalties) Chris Rawlinson admitted that he was comfortable with Spalding United’s performance despite seeing his side crash out of the Integro League Cup to Gresley 4-3 on penalties after a 1-1 draw. Lewis Millington fired the Tulips ahead with a clinical finish midway through the first half at the Sir Halley ...

LONG BUCKBY 0 PINCHBECK UTD 1 Ian Dunn toasted a job well done as Pinchbeck United moved up into second place in ChromaSport UCL Division One with a 1-0 victory at Long Buckby on Saturday. The near-150 mile round trip is the longest the Knights will make in the league all season – and Ollie Maltby’s 18th-minute penalty ensured that ...

Top scorer Jake Clitheroe scored after just eight seconds en-route to a double hat-trick as Tydd St Mary bounced back to winning ways with an 8-2 victory at Glinton and Northborough in the PFA Challenge Cup. Clitheroe seized upon a mistake and punished hosts Glinton with a great strike to give the Saints the earliest of leads, then Jason Bradshaw ...

Moulton Harrox extended their unbeaten start in the ChromaSport PDFL Premier Division to ten games on Saturday – but were given a scare by the basement boys. Harrox saw off rock-bottom Langtoft United 3-2 thanks to goals from Jake Cawthorne, Josh McGuire and Dan Woods, but never got close to finding top gear. Nigel Steadman’s side are four points clear ...

ROTHWELL CORINTHIANS 2 HOLBEACH UTD 0 Seb Hayes couldn’t hide his frustration after seeing hard-working Rothwell Corinthians end Holbeach United’s eight-game winning streak on Saturday. Goals from Jordan Henson (23) and Lewis O’Dell (61) sank the Tigers at Seargents Lawn. But it was the performance that bothered boss Hayes, as his side failed to create a single decent opening as ...

Spalding United 3 Sheffield FC 0 Jamie Jackson opened his Spalding United account in style as his hat-trick secured a 3-0 victory over ten-man Sheffield FC on Saturday. The striker grabbed the only goal of a drab first half at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field when he netted from a Jordan Lemon cross on 34 minutes. Grant Ryan’s red ...

The next eight games look set to define Spalding United’s season. That’s the verdict of boss Chris Rawlinson, who is hoping to see his side kick-on and begin their challenge for an Evo-Stik NPL First Division South play-off position. That run gets under way with a home game against struggling Sheffield FC on Saturday (3pm), with the 11th-placed Tulips just ...

Holbeach United saw their eight-game winning run shattered by a 2-0 defeat at Rothwell Corinthians on Saturday, while Pinchbeck United earned a hard-fought 1-0 victory at Long Buckby. Goals from Jordan Henson and Louis O’Dell put the skids on the Tigers’ winning streak, as they suffered only a second ChromaSport UCL Premier Division defeat of the season. Seb Hayes’ side ...

Seb Hayes insists that in-form Holbeach United aren’t ChromaSport UCL Premier Division title contenders despite racking up eight wins on the bounce. The Tigers have won eight of their ten league games so far, drawing once and suffering just a single defeat at the hands of Deeping Rangers. They are seventh in the standings after Wednesday night’s 2-1 derby win ...

Allan Ross and Ian Dunn feel it’s time they got tough with their Pinchbeck United squad. The management team have been disappointed by recent performances – last Saturday’s 6-0 victory over Stewarts and Lloyds aside – and feel that changes need to be made to the squad. The Knights are bang in the ChromaSport UCL Division One title picture ahead ...

HOLBEACH UNITED 2 BOSTON TOWN 1 A second-half strike from Mitch Griffiths earned Holbeach United a 2-1 win over Boston Town on Wednesday night – and extended their winning run to eight games. Will Britton (3) gave visitors Boston an early lead, but Spencer Tinkler (9) slammed home a leveller soon after. Jordan Keeble was forced off with a broken ...

Heatfelt tributes have been paid to a “Spalding United legend” after Jack Goddard’s passing last Thursday night. Jack, who was 94 and died after a short illness, was a lifelong fan of the Tulips and his unwavering support over the years led to him becoming synonymous with the club. A positive and vocal supporter who loved to chat about the ...

HOLBEACH UNITED 4 KIRBY MUXLOE 0 Seb Hayes reckons that Lewis Leckie is playing his best football in years after watching the striker net a hat-trick in Saturday’s 4-0 victory over Kirby Muxloe. Leckie notched on 7, 83 and 86 minutes of the ChromaSport UCL Premier Division clash at Carter’s Park, while Mitch Griffiths (60) bagged as the Tigers made ...

Tommy Treacher helped himself to a brace as Long Sutton saw off Coningsby 3-2 in the Lincs Junior Cup on Saturday. Matty Oliver was also on-target for the Magpies at London Road, as they joined Moulton Harrox in round three. Sutton’s reward for the home success is a trip to Sutton Rovers in the next round on December 2, while ...

Holbeach United made it seven wins on the bounce on Saturday as they breezed past Kirby Muxloe 4-0 in the ChromaSport UCL Premier Division. A hat-trick from striker Lewis Leckie (7, 83 & 86) inspired the Carter’s Park success, with Mitch Griffiths (60) the other scorer. The big win moves Seb Hayes’ side up to seventh place in the ChromaSport ...

Pinchbeck United 6 Stewarts & Lloyds 0 Resurgent Pinchbeck United rediscovered their winning touch with a dominant 6-0 victory over ChromaSport UCL Division One basement boys Stewarts and Lloyds on Saturday. Despite suffering back-to-back defeats against Olney Town and Sleaford Town ahead of the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field clash, Pinchbeck looked full of confidence and led 2-0 at half-time ...

Seb Hayes has warned his red-hot Holbeach United side to expect a stern test from unpredictable Kirby Muxloe on Saturday. The Tigers go into Saturday’s ChromaSport UCL Premier Division clash at Carter’s Park (3pm) on a run of six wins on the spin. Contrast that to Kirby Muxloe, who have been something of an all or nothing side this season ...

Player/boss Ian Dunn has urged his Pinchbeck United side to rediscover their form against basement boys Stewarts and Lloyds on Saturday. The Knights suffered only their second defeat of the ChromaSport UCL Division One season last weekend as they went down 3-2 at Olney Town. They then slipped to a 3-1 home defeat against Sleaford Town in the Lincs FA ...

Spalding United 1 Basford United 3 Chris Rawlinson admits that his Spalding United side have reached a crossroads in their Evo-Stik NPL First Division South season after Tuesday night’s 3-1 defeat against Basford United. The Tulips produced some of their best football of the season in the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field clash, but were ultimately outgunned by a Basford ...

HARBOROUGH TOWN 0 HOLBEACH UNITED 2 Will Bird’s double made it a super six wins on the spin for Holbeach United as they handed ChromaSport UCL Premier Division rivals Harborough Town a 2-0 home reverse. Frontman Bird gave the Tigers a half-time lead at Bowden’s Park with a strike on 25 minutes, before rounding off the win with his ninth ...