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Holbeach United won 2-0 at Ely City to progress in the Emirates FA Cup on Saturday, while Pinchbeck United left it late to see off Long Buckby 2-1 and secure a first-ever ChromaSport UCL Division One victory. Starting with the Tigers, late efforts from strikers Charley Sanders (pen 81) and Will Bird (87) gave boss Seb Hayes his maiden success ...

It’s another weekend of firsts for Pinchbeck United. The Knights host Long Buckby in ChromaSport UCL Division One for what is their first-ever home game in the league – and their maiden match at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field (4pm kick off). Having been frustrated by Friday night’s 0-0 draw at a Huntingdon Town side player/boss Dunn felt “played ...

Seb Hayes is bidding to end his personal FA Cup hoodoo with Holbeach United on Saturday. The Tigers boss, who steered his side to an emphatic 6-0 win over Sleaford Town in their ChromaSport UCL Premier Division opener last weekend, has never won an FA Cup game as manager. Holbeach make the trip to Thurlow Nunn Premier Division side Ely ...

Spalding United boss Chris Rawlinson admits that he’s considering adding a new striker to his squad – if the right player becomes available. Rawlinson admits to being “a little concerned” by the Tulips’ lack of goals in pre-season so far following the departures of free-scoring duo Bradley Wells and Leon Mettam over the summer. Frontmen Gary King and Danny Durkin ...

Spalding United will have a new sponsor’s name emblazoned on the front of their home and away playing strips this season after VegTrug won the Tulips’ raffle event. The response to the club’s raffle, which offered a unique opportunity for businesses to get their brand name displayed on the front of the shirts was a huge success – and they ...

Satisfied assistant boss Paul Crowson admitted Moulton Harrox couldn’t haved asked for a better start to the season after seeing off Sutton Bridge United 3-0 on Saturday. First-half goals from Marcus Parry (5), Matt Watkin (25) and Dan Woods (42) were enough for Harrox in the ChromaSport PDFL Premier Division clash at Broad Lane. Some 280 fans were in attendance ...

A serious-looking leg injury to Glen Wells saw Sunday’s derby between Long Sutton Athletic and Tydd St Mary abandoned. Sutton defender Wells went down under a challenge from Tydd’s Jake Clitheroe after just 11 minutes, leading to a lengthy delay as an ambulance was required. It was decided that the game should be abandoned soon after, meaning the ChromaSport PDFL ...

Huntingdon Town 0 Pinchbeck United 0 Player/boss Ian Dunn was left downbeat as Pinchbeck United began life in ChromaSport UCL Division One with a 0-0 draw at Huntingdon Town on Friday night. Pinchbeck, promoted from the ChromaSport PDFL last season, had much the better of the chances on a wet and wild night at Jubilee Park against a Huntingdon side ...

Holbeach United 6 Sleaford Town 0 Goal-hungry Holbeach United smashed Sleaford Town for six at Carter’s Park on Saturday morning as they kicked off their ChromaSport UCL Premier Division campaign in style. Debutant strikers Will Bird (13 and 51) and Lewis Leckie (17) impressed by bagging the first three goals for the Tigers, while skipper Nick Jackson (55), sub Charley ...

Excited boss Seb Hayes wants his Holbeach United side to hit the ground running in their ChromaSport UCL Premier Division opener this Saturday. The Tigers welcome Sleaford Town to Carter’s Park for what is a 10.45am kick-off as part of the now annual UCL/PDFL Groundhop weekend. Having enjoyed a positive pre-season – which has seen Holbeach sign Lewis Leckie, Will ...

Assistant manager Paul Crowson feels a place in the ChromaSport PDFL Premier Division’s top two is the least Moulton Harrox should be aiming for this season. Moulton, who have finished in the top three in each of the past three seasons, kick-off their campaign with a Broad Lane derby against promoted Sutton Bridge United on Saturday (1.45pm). Nigel Steadman’s side, ...

A potentially feisty derby between Long Sutton and Tydd St Mary is the highlight of Sunday’s UCL/PDFL Groundhop weekend fixtures. The ChromaSport PDFL Division One clash at London Road is a repeat of last season’s Spalding Inter-Services Trophy final, which Tydd won 7-6 on penalties back in April. Four players were sent off that day, meaning there is likely to ...

Ian Dunn reckons that his Pinchbeck United side will be considered favourites for their first-ever game in ChromaSport UCL Division One on Friday night. Pinchbeck, promoted from the PDFL Premier Division last season, travel to Huntingdon Town (7.45pm) for the opening game of this year’s UCL/PDFL Groundhop weekend. Despite there being two levels between the teams at this point last ...

New player/coach Tom Roberts says that Spalding Town have designs on being a team the town can be proud of. Town, who are managed by ex-Moulton Harrox player Danny Kingman, have been on something of a recruitment drive over the summer. The ChromaSport PDFL Division Two side get their season under way on Saturday, as they welcome league newboys Wisbech ...

A classy Gary King free-kick earned Spalding United a 1-0 friendly win at Rainworth Miners Welfare on Tuesday night. The goal was the Tulips’ first in pre-season and also King’s maiden strike back in blue. The victory was a welcome boost for Chris Rawlinson’s charges, who slipped to a 1-0 reverse at ChromaSport UCL Premier Division outfit Boston Town on ...

Boss Seb Hayes reckons it’s a case of “so far, so good” for his Holbeach United side over pre-season. After beating Skegness Town 6-2 on Saturday and thrashing at Wisbech St Mary 8-0 on Tuesday night, the Tigers chief is ready to step things up a notch ahead of the start of the new ChromaSport UCL Premier Division season against ...

Excited player/boss Ian Dunn feels Pinchbeck United have made a “marquee signing” after getting Andrew Tidswell to commit to the club. The two-time ChromaSport UCL Premier Division champion and double golden boot winner has spent pre-season with the Knights – and has this week put pen-to-paper on forms with Dunn’s side. Having walked away from the local footballing scene last ...

Spalding United bowed out of this year’s Lincolnshire FA Senior Cup as Grantham Town eased to a 3-0 victory in Friday night’s quarter-final clash. A Paul Walker own goal (8) and strikes from Danny Meadows (16) and George Couzens (71) were enough for the higher-graded Gingerbreads at The Meres, in what was the Tulips’ first competitive game of the 2017/18 ...

Grantham Town 3 Spalding United 0 Jordan Lemon suffered a broken wrist as Spalding United were beaten 3-0 by Grantham Town on Friday night. A first-half Paul Walker OG and a Danny Meadows effort gave hosts Grantham a 2-0 lead at the break in the Lincs Senior Cup clash at the Meres. But is was the injury to Lemon that ...

Spalding United under-11 Blues kicked off their 2017 summer tournament campaign by winning the Holbeach United Summer Sixes event. The young blues started a little slowly, losing their first group game against FFA Gold 1-0. However, this was the only goal they conceded throughout the whole tournament. They finished second in their group, which meant they faced the winners of ...