Tigers

South Holland duo Spalding United and Holbeach United endured mixed fortunes on Saturday. Holbeach cruised to a 5-1 win at Diss Town in the FA Cup, while Spalding slipped to a 2-0 defeat at Sutton Coldfield Town in their Evo-Stik League First Division South opener. Once again Lee Dube was the hero for Holbeach, firing his second hat-trick this week ...

Graham Drury is hoping that his FA Cup knowhow will steer Holbeach United to a profitable run in the famed competition. The joint Tigers chief guided Corby Town to back-to-back appearances in the first round proper in 2010 and 2011, where they met Luton Town and Bristol Rovers. His first taste of FA Cup action with Holbeach is a little ...

Holbeach United 4 Deeping Rangers 0 Lee Dube’s deadly hat-trick fired Holbeach to an eye-catching derby win over previously unbeaten Deeping at Carter’s Park on Wednesday night. The striker made it five goals in just two UCL Premier Division games for the Tigers with goals on 8, 63 and 70 minutes, while Lee Beeson (23) grabbed the other from the ...

Joint Holbeach United bosses John Chand and Graham Drury weren’t totally happy despite making it two wins from as many UCL Premier Division games on Saturday. Chand, who won the UCL title with the Tigers in 2013, admits that defensive Desborough made life difficult for his side – but was happy to get away with three points. He said: “We ...

Holbeach United joint chief Graham Drury insists that he isn’t playing mind games by labelling Deeping Rangers as favourites for tonight’s (Wednesday) Carter’s Park derby (7.45pm). The South Lincolnshire duo both boast 100 per cent records after two games ahead of the clash, which is usually a cracker of a contest. Last year Rangers prevailed 3-2 in the corresponding fixture, ...

Holbeach United 2 Desborough Town 1 Ashley Fuller fired a dramatic late winner as Holbeach United kept their perfect start to the new UCL Premier Division going with a battling win on Saturday. Lee Beeson’s 34th minute blockbuster gave the Tigers a half-time lead in their first home game of the new season, only for Desborough to grab an unlikely ...

Having aced their UCL Premier Division opener, Holbeach United are hungry for more points ahead of an exciting Carter’s Park double this week. The Tigers, who did nothing to dispel their tag of title favourites in a 6-1 trouncing of Peterborough Northern Star last Sunday (see page 38), welcome Desborough Town on Saturday (3pm) and Deeping Rangers on Wednesday (7.45pm). ...

PNS 1 (Macleod 8) Holbeach Utd 6 (Beeson pen 21, Fuller 33, Parker 49, Dube 70 & 78, Duffy 90) Ruthless title favourites Holbeach made the perfect start to the new UCL Premier Division season on Sunday as they hit nine-man Star for six in their own back yard. Goals from Lee Beeson (pen 21), Ashley Fuller (33), Liam Parker ...

Peterborough Northern Star 1 Holbeach United 6 Ruthless title favourites Holbeach made the perfect start to the new UCL Premier Division season on Sunday as they hit nine-man Star for six in their own back yard. Goals from Lee Beeson (pen 21), Ashley Fuller (33), Liam Parker (49), Lee Dube (70 and 78) and Jake Duffy (90) steered the Tigers ...

By Andrew Tidswell This weekend sees the new United Counties League (UCL) Premier Division campaign get under way. Over the close season and summer months there has been a lot of transfers and new recruits being added to many teams. As ever, whispers of budgets and which teams are going to be the main contenders is the main talk amongst ...

One of South Holland’s top defenders is plotting Holbeach United’s downfall ahead of the start of the new UCL Premier Division season this weekend. Spalding lad Jonny Clay will be the rock at the heart of Peterborough Northern Star’s defence in Sunday’s clash with the Tigers at Chestnut Avenue (11am). Clay, who won Peterborough and District League Premier Division titles ...

Joint Holbeach United boss John Chand is confident that his much-fancied side will make a winning start to the new UCL Premier Division season. The Tigers are one of just six UCL sides to begin their campaign this weekend, with Peterborough Northern Star their hosts on Sunday (11am). The unorthodox nature of the kick-off is down to a Groundhop Day ...

Holbeach United battled back to earn an impressive 2-2 draw at higher-graded Coalville Town in their final pre-season friendly on Tuesday night. Goals from Ant Carney and Ash Way put the Evo-Stik League First Division South side 2-0 ahead, but free-scoring defender Niall Delahoy and winger Lee Beeson hit back to secure the Tigers a share of the spoils. Bossed ...

Holbeach United bosses John Chand and Graham Drury declared themselves mostly happy with what they saw in a 6-1 defeat of Wyberton FC on Tuesday. Six different players notched for the Tigers. Gary King and Lee Dube started up front and grabbed the first two goals before Ash Fuller maintained his scoring streak and sub Courtney Meade edged the Tigers ...

Defender Adam Jackson has made a swift return to Spalding United to challenge himself further. The left-back is in the squad for Thursday’s friendly at Yaxley after a change of heart over rejoining Holbeach United this summer. He’s expected to sign for the Tulips in the next few days. After winning back-to-back United Counties League Premier Division medals with the ...

Holbeach United 2 Grantham Town 2 (Grantham win 4-2 on penalties) Grantham Town won the first ever Drury Memorial Shield after beating hosts Holbeach United 4-2 on penalties following a 2-2 draw at Carter’s Park on Saturday. Former Spalding United midfielder gave visitors Grantham – who play in the Evo-Stik League Premier Division – the perfect start with an early ...

GAINSBOROUGH TRINITY 5 HOLBEACH UNITED 0 Co-boss Graham Drury insists that Holbeach can take plenty of positives from Tuesday night’s 5-0 friendly humbling at Gainsborough Trinity. Paul Beasley, Conor Higginson and Darryn Stamp all notched for hosts Trinity in the first half, before Higginson and Grant Roberts completed the rout in the second half. New signing Lee Beeson (see story ...

Spalding United earned an impressive 1-0 win over Boston United on Tuesday night – but South Holland neighbours Holbeach United were pasted 5-0 at Gainsborough Trinity. Jordan Thomas struck 11 minutes from time to earn the Tulips their second pre-season friendly success in four days, while Paul Beasley, Conor Higginson (2),  Darryn Stamp and Grant Roberts struck to tame the Tigers. ...

HOLBEACH UNITED 4 LOUTH TOWN 0 There was mixed news for Holbeach on Saturday despite the perfect on-field start to their pre-season campaign. Goals from new recruits Danny Spencer (3 & 43), Ash Fuller (18) and Ollie Pinner sealed a comfortable 4-0 victory over lower-graded Louth at a roasting hot Carter’s Park. But defender Jack Smith suffered a broken metatarsal, ...

South Holland trio Spalding United, Holbeach United and Pinchbeck United were all involved in transfers on Monday. Spalding swooped to seal a deal for former Worksop Town, Gainsborough Trinity and Alfreton forward Ash Burberry as Pat Rayment looks to add the finishing touches to his squad. Burberry, who is 24, can play either on the wing or in attack and ...