Saturday football: Bird at double in Tigers’ sixth win on spin, Tulips and Knights both beaten

Holbeach United made it six wins on the trot by beating hosts Harborough Town 2-0 on Saturday, but both Spalding United and Pinchbeck United slipped to defeats.

Starting with the Tigers, goals in each half from striker Will Bird was enough to earn Seb Hayes and his side all three points at Bowden’s Park.

The victory keeps them eighth in the ChromaSport UCL Premier Division table.

Spalding, meanwhile, suffered a 1-0 loss at Market Drayton Town in Evo-Stik NPL First Division South.

Tyrell McFarlane (41) netted the only goal for the hosts, while the Tulips – rocked by the departure of Nathan Whitehead to higher-graded Matlock Town on Friday – missed a golden chance to level when Gary King saw his penalty saved.

The loss leaves Chris Rawlinson’s side in sixth place ahead of Tuesday night’s visit of second-placed Basford United (7.45pm).

Down in ChromaSport UCL Division One, Pinchbeck were handed a 3-2 home reverse by Olney Town.

Elsewhere, Moulton Harrox were 5-2 winners at Sherpa in the Lincs Junior Cup and Sutton Bridge United battered Deeping Rangers Reserves 4-1 in ChromaSport PDFL Premier Division.

More football throughout the week at www.spaldingvoice.co.uk and in Thursday’s paper.

RESULTS

Evo-Stik NPL

First Division South: Belper Town 2 Carlton Town 1; Chasetown 0 Loughborough Dynamo 0; Corby Town 2 Stocksbridge Park Steels 1; Frickley Athletic 2 Bedworth United 4; Leek Town 0 Cleethorpes Town 0; Lincoln United 2 Kidsgrove Athletic 1; Market Drayton Town 1 Spalding United 0; Peterborough Sports 1 Gresley 1; Romulus 2 Sheffield FC 2; Stamford 1 Newcastle Town 1.

ChromaSport UCL

Premier Division: Deeping Rangers 8 St Andrews 1; Desborough Town 2 Sleaford Town 1; Harborough Town 0 Holbeach United 2; Kirby Muxloe 1 Cogenhoe United 0; Leicester Nirvana 7 Peterborough NS 2; Newport Pagnell Town 3 Oadby Town 2; Northampton Sileby Rangers 4 Northampton ON Chenecks 3; Rothwell Corinthians 1 Eynesbury Rovers 1; Wisbech Town 5 Wellingborough Whitworth 1; Yaxley 5 Daventry Town 1.

Division One: Blackstones 3 Lutterworth Town 0; Buckingham Town 4 Melton Town 2; Harrowby United 2 Huntingdon Town 3; Lutterworth Athletic 2 Thrapston Town 2; Oakham United 0 Bourne Town 2; Pinchbeck United 2 Olney Town 3; Raunds Town 4 Bugbrooke SM 1; Rushden and Higham United 1 Long Buckby 0.

Emirates FA Cup

Selected result: Boston Town 2 Hyde Utd 3.

ChromaSport PDFL

Premier Division: AFC Stanground Sports 1 Peterborough Sports Res 4; Holbeach United Res 1 Warboys Town 1; Leverington Sports 3 Netherton United 2; ICA Sports 1 Stamford Lions 3; Sawtry 3 Ketton 3; Sutton Bridge United 4 Deeping Rangers Res 1; Whittlesey Athletic 3 Langtoft Utd 1.

Division One: Crowland Town 1 Stamford Belve 3; Long Sutton Athletic 3 Oundle Town 1; Moulton Harrox Res 3 Wittering Harriers 1; Tydd St Mary 4 Oakham United Res 3.

Division Two: Eye United 7 Spalding United Res 0; Netherton United A 0 FC Parson Drove 4; Parkway Eagles 2 Stilton United 1.

Division Three: Brotherhood Sports 2 Farcet United 2; Feeder 7 Riverside 0; Premiair 2 Cardea 3.

Division Four: AFC Stanground Sports A 3 Whittlesey Athletic B 3; Holbeach United A 3 Feeder Res 0; Parkside 4 Netherton United B 1; Peterborough NECI 6 Tydd St Mary FC Res 1; Ramsey Town Res 1 Stamford Lions A 5.

Division Five: Gunthorpe Harriers 7 FC Peterborough A 3; Kings Cliffe Res 3 Wittering Harriers Res 2; Leverington Sports A 0 Glinton & Northborough Res 3; Spalding United A 0 Premiair Res 5.

PFA Junior Cup: FC Peterborough Res 5 Holbeach Bank 1; Whaplode Drove 5 Long Sutton Athletic Res 0.

PFA Minor Cup: Eunice Huntingdon 6 Huntingdon Rovers 1; Hampton 2 AFC Orton 7.

Lincs Junior Cup: Sherpa 2 Moulton Harrox 5.