Football

FRICKLEY ATHLETIC 1 SPALDING UNITED 0 Chris Rawlinson felt his Spalding United side did enough to take away a point from much-fancied Frickley on Tuesday night. Instead, the Tulips suffered a 1-0 loss in the Evo-Stik NPL First Division clash thanks to an early Carl Stewart effort (6). The defeat ends Spalding’s four-game unbeaten run, but boss Chris Rawlinson – ...

Paul Crowson admits that the biggest challenge for Moulton Harrox this season could well be trying to keep the talented squad happy. Moulton romped to an impressive 5-0 victory at Ketton on Saturday to maintain their unbeaten record in ChromaSport PDFL Premier Division and stay three points clear at the top. Two first-half headers from defender Bobby Patterson and another ...

Jake Clitheroe notched two more goals as Tydd St Mary beat hosts Nettleham 3-1 on Saturday to progress in the Lincs Junior Cup. The hitman took his tally for the season to 18 in six games with a first-half double at the Lincs League side, with Dan Piccaver the other scorer. The Saints started the stronger and were rewarded for ...

Goals from Adam Watson and Dan Gildon earned Spalding United A their-first ever ChromaSport PDFL win on Saturday. The Tulips defeated Kings Cliffe 2-0 at Knight Street in Division Five. In the Premier Division, Holbeach Reserves lost 3-0 at Leverington Sports, while Sutton Bridge United are out of the President Premier Shield despite Ben Partidge’s goal in a 3-1 home ...

HOLBEACH UNITED 2 WELLINGBOROUGH WHITWORTH 1 Scorers George Zuerner and Lewis Leckie took the plaudits as Holbeach United overcame an early red card to beat Wellingborough Whitworth 2-1 on Saturday. Zuerner’s first-half effort gave the Tigers an advantage on ten minutes, but Jack Dyson hit back to level the ChromaSport UCL Premier Division clash on 26 minutes. Things took a ...

An early Carl Stewart goal sentenced Spalding United to a 1-0 defeat at Frickley Athletic on Tuesday night as the Tulips’ four-game unbeaten run came to an end. Stewart notched for the hosts on six minutes, racing clear to slot past keeper Michael Duggan. Spalding had their chances to level with Gary King twice going close and Nathan Whitehead seeing a ...

LEEK TOWN 0 SPALDING UNITED 0 Not for the first time this season, Spalding United failed to convert a penalty as they missed out on some valuable Evo-Stik NPL First Division South points at Leek Town on Saturday. Five minutes into the second half – after a nip-and-tuck opening 45 minutes – new signing Jamie Jackson was brought down by ...

PINCHBECK UNITED 3 BUGBROOKE SM 1 Satisfied player/boss Ian Dunn reckons Pinchbeck United are “one of many” teams battling for the ChromaSport UCL Division One title after climbing up to third place on Saturday. The Knights needed 60 minutes to break struggling Bugbrooke St Michaels down at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field, with Dunn himself heading home at the ...

Spalding United drew 0-0 at Leek Town on Saturday to extend their unbeaten run in Evo-Stik NPL First Division South to three games, while Holbeach United saw off Wellingborough Whitworth 2-1 and Pinchbeck United beat Bugbrooke St Michaels 3-1. Starting with the Tulips, they followed up back-to-back home wins over Bedworth United and Lincoln United with a solid draw at ...

Player/boss Ian Dunn reckons that it’s time Pinchbeck United started climbing the ChromaSport UCL Division One table. The Knights slipped out of the top ten following the weekend’s fixtures, but jumped up to fifth after thrashing hosts Blackstones 5-2 on Wednesday night. They are now just three points off the summit – and Dunn admits that his side have to ...

BOSTON TOWN 0 HOLBEACH UTD 1 Lewis Leckie’s second-half header earned ten-man Holbeach United a place in the second round of the Lincs FA Senior Trophy as they edged out in-form rivals Boston Town 1-0 at the DWB Stadium on Tuesday night. Striker Leckie turned home the only goal of the game on 60 minutes, nodding into an empty net ...

Spalding United 2 Lincoln United 1 Nine-man Spalding United staved off a late Lincoln United barrage to bag a dramatic derby win on Tuesday night. A spectacular Nathan Whitehead effort gave the Tulips an 11th-minute lead at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field, before Gary King lashed home a deflected near-post effort (54) to seemingly put the Evo-Stik NPL Division ...

Red-hot striker Jake Clitheroe scored an amazing NINE goals as Tydd St Mary thrashed hosts AFC Stanground Sports Reserves 12-3 in ChromaSport PDFL Division One on Saturday. The ex-Holbeach United hitman now has 16 goals in five games for the Saints, who are ninth after winning three of their first five games in their first-ever season in the PDFL’s second ...

SPALDING UNITED 2 BEDWORTH UTD 1 A Gary King double brought a five-match winless sequence to a relieved end for Spalding United at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field on Saturday. Both of King’s goals came from dead-ball situations, a 25-yard free kick (15) followed by a penalty (33) in a lively Evo-Stik NPL First Division South encounter which saw ...

A double from Gary King fired Spalding United to a 2-1 triumph over Bedworth United on Saturday. King netted with a free-kick and a penalty in the first half of the Evo-Stik NPL First Divisions South clash at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field. Matt Varley and the Bedworth keeper were both sent off in the second half before the ...

Deflated Pinchbeck United player/boss Ian Dunn felt his side showed a bit of naivety during Friday night’s 5-1 home FA Vase hammering against Holbeach United. The Knights had the better of the chances in a goalless first period, but were put to the sword after the break – with four of the five goals coming in the last 15 minutes ...

Holbeach United boss Seb Hayes admitted that his side had extra motivation to beat Pinchbeck United on Friday night – because they showed no class in the build-up to the derby. The Knights made a seven-day notice of approach for Holbeach hitman Charley Sanders ahead of the clash and Hayes claims they “took the mickey” by talking to him about ...

Spalding United supremo Chris Rawlinson reckons that his three-man signing spree will keep his side in the mix at the top end of Evo-Stik NPL First Division South. Rawlinson watched on as Coalville Town loanees Devante Reittie and Bradley Maslen-Jones impressed on debut at Stamford last weekend, before swooping to bring midfielder Conor Marshall in from rivals Corby Town. Reittie ...

Pinchbeck Utd 1 Holbeach Utd 5 Five-star Holbeach United thrashed South Holland neighbours Pinchbeck United 5-1 in the FA Vase after a sensational second-half showing on Friday night. After a goalless first period that saw Corey Kingston miss two glorious chances for the Knights at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field, the Tigers ruthlessly put their rivals to the sword ...

More than just local pride will be on the line for Pinchbeck United when they take on South Holland neighbours Holbeach United the FA Buildbase Vase on Friday night. Promoted from the ChromaSport PDFL last season, the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field showdown is Pinchbeck’s first-ever game in the lucrative FA Vase – but the fact it’s against Holbeach makes ...