Pinchbeck United

Pre-season: King stunner gives Spalding United first win, Holbeach United hold Stamford

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 ...

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Dunn delighted as Pinchbeck United complete ‘marquee signing’ of ace Tidswell

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 ...

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Pre-season: Tulips exit county cup but other South Holland sides bag goals galore

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 ...

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Pair of Pinchbeck United junior sides shine at Royston Town tournament

Two talented junior teams from Pinchbeck United enjoyed success at the Royston Town tournament on Saturday. Pinchbeck’s under-14 girls emerged as winners in what was their final tournament of the summer, while the under-16 boys finished as runners-up after losing a dramatic penalty shoot-out. The girls were in action in the morning and were up against sides from North London ...

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Football fixtures: Pinchbeck United’s 2017/18 UCL Division One schedule so far

Pinchbeck United’s schedule for their first-ever season in ChromaSport UCL Division One is yet to be released – be a number of their early dates can be announced. Ian Dunn’s side begin life at Step 6 with a trip to Huntingdon Town on Friday, July 28 as part of the UCL/PDFL Groundhop weekend. Their first home game at the new ...

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Pre-season round-up: Leckie off the mark as Holbeach United hold Peterborough Sports, Pinchbeck win

Lewis Leckie notched his first goal for Holbeach United on Tuesday night as they kicked off their pre-season games with a 1-1 draw with Peterborough Sports. Ex-Spalding United midfielder Lewis Webb put promoted ChromaSport UCL Premier Division champions Sports 1-0 up at Carter’s Park, but Leckie levelled from the penalty spot after fellow new signing Will Bird was fouled. The ...

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Knights target Tidswell coup

United Counties League Division One new boys Pinchbeck United are on the verge of pulling off a massive signing coup.   Two-time UCL Premier Division champion Andrew Tidswell featured for the Knights on Wednesday evening in their opening pre-season friendly against Netherton United.   Tidswell is a double UCL golden boot winner and has played major roles in helping both Spalding United ...

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Pinchbeck United duo reach semi-finals at Wisbech St Mary tournament

Two youth teams from Pinchbeck United reached the semi-finals of the Wisbech St Mary tournament over the weekend. Both the under-16 boys and the under-14 girls came within a whisker of reaching their respective finals, having put in a string of impressive performances to reach the last four. Two under-16 boys teams were entered into what were both difficult group ...

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Dunn deals! Boss Ian’s delight at Pinchbeck United’s first two summer signings

Ambitious Pinchbeck United have wrapped up their first two signings of the summer as player/boss Ian Dunn insisted: “We mean business.” The Knights, who will play ChromaSport UCL Division One football for the first time in their history this coming season, have snapped up Herbie Panting and Corey Kingston. Panting was Netherton United’s captain over the past few seasons and ...

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‘Buzzing’ Pinchbeck United eye more progress after UCL promotion boost

Ian Dunn says Pinchbeck United are targeting a place in the ChromaSport UCL Premier Division inside the next two years after finally having their promotion from the Peterborough League confirmed. Pinchbeck will play UCL Division One football for the first time in their history next season, having been promoted as PDFL Premier Division runners-up. They will play their matches at ...

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A host of South Holland sides set for UCL/PDFL Groundhop clashes in late July

Competitive league football returns early for South Holland sides this season – because of the UCL/PDFL Groundhop initiative. Pinchbeck United get the new ChromaSport UCL campaign under way on Friday, July 28 with their first-ever game in UCL Division One. They will visit relegated Huntingdon Town for a showdown at Jubilee Park (7.45pm). Saturday (July 29) then sees Holbeach United ...

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Dunn: Pinchbeck United preparing for UCL football at the Sir Halley next season

Pinchbeck United expect to be playing step six football at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field next season. That’s the verdict of player/boss Ian Dunn, who says all of the paperwork is in place for Pinchbeck to be promoted from ChromaSport PDFL Premier Division for the first time in their history. Dunn says the Knights have a one-year agreement to ...

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