Saturday football: Maltby sends Pinchbeck 13 clear, Tigers and Tulips both held at home

Relentless Pinchbeck United moved 13 points clear at the top of ChromaSport UCL Division One with a 1-0 win at Rushden and Higham United on Saturday, while Holbeach United were held 1-1 by Leicester Nirvana in the Premier Division and Spalding United drew 0-0 with Market Drayton United in Evo-Stik NPL First Division South.

Starting with the Knights, Ollie Maltby’s 30^th goal of the season was enough to earn them a 22^nd win of the campaign.

Maltby struck on the stroke of half-time at Hayden Road to move Pinchbeck ever closer to their first-ever UCL Division One title.

With nine games left, Ian Dunn’s Knights are an amazing 13 points clear with two games in hand on second-placed Raunds Town.

Up in the Premier Division, Holbeach’s hopes of lifting the title took a hit as they could only draw with KO Cup finalists Leicester Nirvana.

Lewis Leckie gave the Tigers the lead on 35 minutes, only for Jordan Nelson to level matters just before the break.

Neither side could find a second-half winner at Carter’s Park, meaning Seb Hayes’ Holbeach slip to fifth place in the table and are now six points behind leaders Yaxley – albeit with four games in hand.

The most uneventful game of the afternoon was at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field, where Spalding played out a goalless draw with struggling Market Drayton.

The stalemate ensures that the Tulips remain in 15^th place, but they are now just six points clear of the sole relegation place.

Down in the ChromaSport PDFL, Moulton Harrox were handed a sensational 6-1 home drubbing by Premier Division rivals Netherton United in the semi-final of the President Premier Shield.

Joe Townsend was Harrox’s scorer in the Broad Lane beating.

Holbeach United Reserves also bowed out of the same competition at the semi-final stage, losing 3-2 at Thorney after extra time.

In the Division One, leaders Moulton Harrox Reserves were held to a 2-2 draw at title rivals Peterborough Polonia, while Tydd St Mary cruised to a comfortable 4-0 home victory over Ramsey Town.

Fellow Division One side Long Sutton Athletic saw their game at Stamford Belvedere abandoned.

More football in Thursday’s Spalding Voice.

RESULTS

Evo-Stik NPL

First Division South: Alvechurch 4 Peterborough Sports 0; Bedworth United 3 Frickley Athletic 2; Carlton Town 4 Belper Town 1; Cleethorpes Town 1 Leek Town 1; Gresley 1 Basford United 0; Kidsgrove Athletic 2 Lincoln United 2; Loughborough Dynamo 1 Chasetown 2; Newcastle Town 0 Stamford 1; Sheffield FC 2 Romulus 2; Spalding United 0 Market Drayton Town 0; Stocksbridge Park Steels 2 Corby Town 3.

ChromaSport UCL

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

Division One: Blackstones 2 Bugbrooke St Michaels 0; Bourne Town 5 Olney Town 2; Burton Park Wanderers 0 Potton United 3; Harrowby United 2 Long Buckby 1; Huntingdon Town 1 Buckingham Town 2; Lutterworth Town 2 Thrapston Town 1; Melton Town 0 Irchester United 5; Oakham United 1 Lutterworth Athletic 3; Rushden and Higham United 0 Pinchbeck United 1; Stewarts & Lloyds 3 Raunds Town 2.

ChromaSport PDFL

Premier Division: Langtoft Utd 0 Whittlesey Athletic 3; Leverington Sports 2 Sawtry 1; Peterborough ICA Sports 1 Warboys Town 1; Peterborough Sports Res 3 Ketton 2.

Division One: Netherton United Res 4 Kings Cliffe 3; Peterborough Polonia 2 Moulton Harrox Res 2; Tydd St Mary 4 Ramsey Town 0; Uppingham Town 3 Crowland Town 3; Wittering Harriers 5 Oakham United Res 1.

Division Two: Bretton North End 4 Rippingale & Folkingham 1; Eye United 0 Spalding Town 0; Stamford Lions Res 10 Netherton United A 1; Stilton United 3 Spalding United Res 2; Whittlesey Athletic Res 2 FC Peterborough 0.

Division Three: Feeder 2 Leverington Sports Res 1; Holbeach Bank  2 Stamford Belvedere Res 2.

Division Four: FC Peterborough Res 5 Huntingdon Rovers 0; Holbeach United A 2 Tydd St Mary Res 2; Long Sutton Athletic Res 1 Eunice Huntingdon 4; Parkside 3 Orton Rangers 2; Peterborough NECI 4 Ramsey Town Res 0.

Division Five A: Premiair Res 3 AFC Orton 2; Spalding United A v Kings Cliffe Res (home walkover).

Division Five B: FC Peterborough A 1 Hampton 6; Sawtry Res 1 FC Parson Drove Res 4; Stanground Sports 4 Leverington Sports A 0.

President Premier Shield: Semi-finals: Moulton Harrox 1 Netherton Utd 6; Thorney 2 Holbeach Utd Res 3 (AET).

Boston Workforce Unlimited Saturday League

Premier Division: Billinghay Athletic 0 Benington 2; Fulbeck United 4 Skegness Town Res 0; Leverton Sheepgate 2 Swineshead Inst 2; Ruskington Rovers 6 Fishtoft 0; Spilsby Town 2 Old Leake 1; Wyberton Res 0 Coningsby 7; Freiston 1 Friskney 1.

Division One: Kirton Town 1 Boston College 1; Old Doningtonians 2 Woodhall Spa United 1; Skegness Utd 1 Horncastle Town Res 3.

Division Two: Boston Athletic 1 FC Wrangle 3; Caythorpe 0 Fosdyke 3; FC Hammers 6 Holbeach Bank 1; Park United 3 Boston International 1.

Division Three: Digby 2 Spalding Harriers 2; Mareham United 0 Boston College Res 5; Northgate Olympic 1 Eagle United 5.

BB Insure Willoughby Shield: Coningsby Res 1 Pointon Res 1 (pens 4-5); Railway Athletic Res 4 Fosdyke Res 1; Swineshead Institute Res 2 Benington Res 0.