Football

Jubilant co-player/boss Tim Cole has paid tribute to his invincible Holbeach United Sunday side after they wrapped up a terrific treble. Having already won the Lincs Sunday Cup and League Knockout Cup, the Tigers clinched the Spalding and District Sunday League crown last Wednesday with a dominant 21-1 victory over Mulberry at Carter’s Park. Top scorer Billy Smith smashed six ...

Chris Rawlinson hopes to have completed negotiations with his existing Spalding United squad inside the next two weeks. The Tulips chief wants to retain the vast majority of last season’s squad, which finished third in Evo-Stik NPL First Division South and lost to Witton Albion in the play-off final. Rawlinson has already agreed deals to keep Jonny Lockie, Neal Spafford ...

Pinchbeck United rounded off their ChromaSport PDFL Premier Division season with a 5-2 victory over Langtoft United at Knight Street on Tuesday night. The goals came from Conner Eyes, Tyler Wright,  Brad Murrell, Chris Shipley and returning top scorer Ollie Maltby – his 62nd of the season. Maltby played wearing a protective mask and should now be fit to feature ...

Depleted Moulton Harrox battled back from a 1-0 half-time deficit to pick up a 2-2 draw at Wisbech Town in their penultimate ChromaSport PDFL Premier Division game of the season on Saturday. Mark Hardwick’s penalty after five minutes gave Wisbech the lead, but Jake Cawthorne and Joe Townsend struck just after the break to put Harrox ahead. However, Neil Goodbourn ...

A comfortable 3-0 win over Sawtry on Saturday was enough for Pinchbeck United to wrap up second place in the ChromaSport PDFL Premier Division. Goals from Tom Brooks, player/boss Ian Dunn and a Tyler Wright penalty were enough for Pinchbeck at Knights Street, against a Sawtry side that had a player sent off in the second half. Dunn admitted that ...

Pinchbeck United wrapped up second place in ChromaSport PDFL Premier Division on Saturday with a 3-0 win over Sawtry. Goals from Tyler Wright, Tom Brooks and player/boss Ian Dunn did the job for Pinchbeck at Knight Street. But, while they clinched the runners-up spot, results elsewhere also meant that Peterborough Sports Reserves sealed the title. Behind them, Moulton Harrox were ...

Ambitious manager Seb Hayes has vowed to make Holbeach United regular contenders for silverware if he’s given time at Carter’s Park. Hayes, who replaced Tom Roberts as Tigers chief back in December, took charge of 21 games over the 2016/17 season – wining ten, losing ten and drawing one. That saw Holbeach finish in seventh place in the standings, which ...

Spalding United boss Chris Rawlinson has urged his players not to waste what has been one of the most memorable seasons in the club’s history. The Tulips missed out on promotion to the Evo-Stik League Northern Premier Division after losing in Saturday’s play-off final to Witton Albion. Goals from Bradley Bauress and Anthony Gardner either side of a stunning strike ...

Holbeach United under-13s clinched the Peterborough Junior Alliance Division Two title after a dramatic final match of their season. The young Tigers needed a point from their last day title decider against Leverington, who raced into a two-goal first half lead. However, Holbeach hit back with two goals in the final ten minutes to take the title and cap a ...

Ian Dunn bemoaned Pinchbeck United’s “joke” schedule after seeing his side lose 4-2 at Stamford Lions on Tuesday night. Goals from Callum Lawe and Tom Sergeant had seen the Knights 1-0 and 2-1 up, but a late Luke Ball hat-trick (67, 74 & 85) – added to a Dan Sheehan strike (23) – gave the hosts all three points. The ...

Top scorer Declan Earth bagged a double as Moulton Harrox Reserves celebrated winning the ChromaSport PDFL Division One title with a 2-1 win over nearest rivals Warboys Town on Saturday. Earth bagged goals number 33 and 34 of the season for Kev Nottingham’s side at Broad Lane, as they won for the 25th time in 29 games this season. After ...

Holbeach United 1 Wellingborough Town 2 A last-gasp goal saw Holbeach United end a transitional ChromaSport UCL Premier Division season with a 2-1 home defeat against Wellingborough Town on Saturday. The Tigers looked to be heading for at least a share of the spoils at Carter’s Park when George Zuerner jumped off the bench to bag a 68th-minute leveller, wiping ...

Player/boss Matt Cawthorn dubbed Long Sutton Athletic’s 3-0 ChromaSport PDFL Division One defeat at King’s Cliffe a “horror show”. A treble from Gary Hayes shot down the Magpies in their penultimate game of the season on Saturday – and to make matters worse, key man Billy Radeloff was sent off late on in the clash. Cawthorn said: “We were terrible ...

Pinchbeck United kept the pressure on ChromaSport PDFL Premier Division leaders Peterborough Sports Reserves with an emphatic 6-0 success over Leverington Sports on Saturday. With leading scorer Ollie Maltby still out, the in-form Fabio Ramos gave Pinchbeck a 1-0 lead at the break with a tenth-minute strike. That’s how it stayed up until the final 25 minutes, with Tyler Wright ...

Paul Crowson admitted to being “pleasantly surprised” by the performance of depleted Moulton Harrox in Saturday’s 4-3 win over Ketton at Broad Lane. With nine first team regulars missing, Harrox had to draft in a host of Reserve team players for the clash between two of the ChromaSport PDF Premier Division’s top seven. Joe Townsend fired Moulton ahead from a ...

Tulips boss Chris Rawlinson wants his side to take inspiration from this season’s champions Shaw Lane following Saturday’s EvoStik League Division One South play-off final defeat at Witton Albion.   Spalding suffered a 2-1 reversal in a match which Rawlinson felt was ‘one game too far’ for his spirited charges.   And, after seeing Shaw Lane bounce back from last ...

Spalding United’s promotion dreams were dashed after a 2-1 defeat at Witton Albion in Saturday’s EvoStik League Division One South play-off final.   A stunning strike from frontman Leon Mettam had brought Spalding back on level terms after Bradley Bauress’ second half opener for the hosts.   However, Anthony Gardner’s 76th minute goal ended Spalding’s spirited showing and earned Witton ...

Pinchbeck United continued their push for Peterborough League Premier Division honours with a 6-0 home win over Leverington Sports on Saturday.   Fabio Ramos’ third goal in two games had given Ian Dunn’s charges a half-time lead before the Knights went on a goal spree in the second period.   Tyler Wright hit a second half hat-trick with Nick Bishop ...

Spalding United boss Chris Rawlinson believes his side can take heart from their two league clashes with Witton Albion when the two sides meet in the EvoStik League Division One South play-off final on Saturday. While the Tulips needed extra-time to beat Stocksbridge Park Steels, Witton were defeating AFC Rushden and Diamonds courtesy of a solitary Robert Hopley strike. The ...

Holbeach boss Seb Hayes is hoping his side can end their United Counties League Premier Division campaign on a high this weekend. The Tigers bring down the curtain on their season with a home match against in-form Wellingborough at Carter’s Park with a seventh place finish secured. But Hayes wants his charges to finish with a flourish against the visiting ...