Tigers

Saturday football: Tulips smashed for six but Bird bags late winner to keep Tigers top

Spalding United were smashed for six at Newcastle Town on Saturday, while Holbeach United continued their strong start to the season with a 1-0 win at Oadby Town. Starting with the Tulips, they suffered a first Evo-Stik NPL Division One South loss of the campaign at The M Club Stadium. Jordan Cole inspired the rout with goals on 6, 32, ...

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In-form Holbeach United are set for an early test of their credentials

Holbeach United are set for two very different tests within the space of five days. That’s the view of boss Seb Hayes, who takes his Tigers to unfancied Oadby Town on Saturday (3pm) before welcoming title hopefuls Yaxley to Carter’s Park on Wednesday (7.45pm). Having hammered Sleaford Town (6-0) and ON Chenecks (3-0 in the league and 6-1 in the ...

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Six-y FA Cup win is ‘best performance of season so far’ from Holbeach United

Holbeach United 6 Northampton ON Chenecks 1 Seb Hayes saluted Holbeach United’s best performance of the season so far as they cruised past ChromaSport UCL Premier Division rivals ON Chenecks 6-1 in the Emirates FA Cup on Saturday. First-half strikes from Mitch Griffiths (2) and Lewis Leckie (pen 39 and 43) put the Tigers in command at Carter’s Park, before ...

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Saturday football: Tulips battle back to bag Wisbech replay, Tigers ease to FA Cup win and Knights slip up

Spalding United battled back to earn a 2-2 Emirates FA Cup draw at Wisbech Town on Saturday, while Holbeach United eased past divisional rivals ON Chenecks 6-1 in the same competition and Pinchbeck United suffered a 2-1 ChromaSport UCL Division One defeat at Buckingham Town. Starting with the Tulips, a second-half strike from Cenk Acar earned them a replay at ...

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Holbeach United boss Hayes expecting tougher test from Chenecks in FA Cup clash

Seb Hayes is expecting ON Chenecks to give his Holbeach United side a tougher test in the Emirates FA Cup this Saturday (3pm). The ChromaSport UCL Premier Division rivals clash at Carter’s Park for the second weekend on the spin, with the Tigers emerging as comfortable 3-0 winners last Saturday . Holbeach chief Hayes expects Chenecks, who sat very deep ...

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Wednesday football: Four-some Pinchbeck batter Bourne, Holbeach held by Star

Pinchbeck United thumped Bourne Town 4-0 in ChromasSport UCL Division One on Wednesday night, while Holbeach United were held 2-2 by Peterborough Northern Star in the Premier Division. Starting with Pinchbeck, goals for Corey Kingston (2), Ollie Maltby and Liam Ogden eased Ian Dunn’s side to their second win of the season. The Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field success also ...

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Leckie double keeps Holbeach United’s perfect start to the season going

Holbeach United 3 ON Chenecks 0 Holbeach United continued their flawless start to the new season with a comfortable 3-0 win over ON Chenecks on Saturday – but boss Seb Hayes insists his side still have an extra 20 per cent to give. A quick-fire first-half double from frontman Lewis Leckie (pen 18 and 20) gave the Tigers a 2-0 ...

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Saturday football: Tulips off to winning start, Tigers top of the tree and Knights held

Spalding United made a winning start to the Evo-Stik NPL First Division South season by beating hosts Stocksbridge Park Steels 2-0 on Saturday, while Holbeach United beat ON Chenecks 3-0 and Pinchbeck United drew 1-1 with Lutterworth Town. Starting with the Tulips, goals from Cenk Acar (19) and Gary King (72) gave Chris Rawlinson’s side an impressive away victory on ...

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Hayes wants to extend stellar start as Holbeach United prepare for back-to-back Chenecks tests

Seb Hayes hopes that Holbeach United will keep their stellar start to the new season going ahead of successive Saturday showdowns with Northampton ON Chenecks. The Tigers host Chenecks in the ChromaSport UCL Premier Division on Saturday, before also welcoming them to Carter’s Park next weekend in the FA Cup. Sandwiched inbetween those clashes is another home date with Peterborough ...

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Super-sub Sanders inspires Holbeach United in FA Cup triumph at Ely

Ely City 0 Holbeach United 2 Late goals from strikers Charley Sanders and Will Bird fired Holbeach United to an impressive FA Cup victory at Ely City on Saturday. Sanders jumped off the bench to net an 81st-minute penalty, before turning provider for Bird to clinch the win three minutes from time. The win banked the Tigers £1,500 in prize ...

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Saturday football: Tigers roar in FA Cup, Pinchbeck leave it late to bag first UCL win

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 ...

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Hayes eyes an end to his FA Cup curse and a payday for Holbeach United

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 ...

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New signings shine as Holbeach United smash Sleaford for six in UCL opener

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 ...

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Groundhop: Holbeach United boss Hayes targets perfect start to season

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 ...

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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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Hayes reckons Holbeach United are looking the part so far in pre-season

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 ...

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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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Football fixtures: Holbeach United’s 2017/18 matches announced

The first half of Holbeach United’s 2017/18 fixture schedule in the ChromaSport UCL Premier Division has been announced. As previously announced, the Tigers kick-off their campaign with a home date against Sleaford Town as part of the UCL/PDFL Groundhop day. The stand-out games see Holbeach visit Wisbech Town on Boxing Day, while the clashes with rivals Boston Town are on ...

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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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Happy Hayes eager to get started

Holbeach United boss Seb Hayes can’t wait to get started after an impressive pre-season training regime at Carter’s Park.   The Tigers play their opening pre-season friendly on Tuesday night when last season’s United Counties League Premier Division champions Peterborough Sports visit Carter’s Park (7.45pm).   Hayes has been delighted with the response from his players after his first pre-season ...

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