The Voice of Spalding and South Holland
Spalding United were beaten 1-0 by relegation rivals Stocksbridge Park Steels on Saturday, while both Holbeach United and Pinchbeck United were held to draws in the Future Lions UCL Premier Division.
Starting with the Tulips, they slipped up 1-0 in their Evo-Stik NPL East Division “six-pointer” against Steels after a late strike from Morris – assisted by former favourite Jordan Lemon.
The defeat leaves 18th-placed Spalding two points clear of the drop zone – but Carlton Town below them have two games in hand.
In the UCL Premier Division, Pinchbeck drew 2-2 at Eyenesbury Rovers in a cracking contest.
The Knights led twice thanks to goals from Charlie West and Lee Beeson (pen) in either half, but were pegged back twice by the hosts – who had a player sent off when conceding the second-half penalty.
It was also a draw as Holbeach and Rothwell battled out a 1-1 stalemate at Carter’s Park.
Will Bird’s leveller just before the half-time interval secured Danny Hussey’s Tigers a share of the spoils.
Away from the game, Holbeach will now face Daventry Town in the KO Cup final after Deeping Rangers fielded an ineligible player in their 6-2 semi-final win on Tuesday night.
Meanwhile, Moulton Harrox clinched the ChromaSport PDFL Premier Division title with a battling 1-1 draw at Whittlesey Athletic.
It’s the first time the title has come back to Broad Lane since 2016.
More sport to follow throughout the week at www.spaldingvoice.co.uk and in Thursday’s paper.
RESULTS
Evo-Stik NPL
East Division: Brighouse Town 2 Morpeth Town 3; Cleethorpes Town 4 Carlton Town 2; Gresley 0 Marske United 1; Ossett United 4 Wisbech Town 0; Pickering Town 3 Stamford 3; Pontefract Collieries 2 Frickley Athletic 2; Sheffield FC 2 Lincoln United 1; Spalding United 0 Stocksbridge Park Steels 1.
Future Lions UCL
Premier Division: Daventry Town 1 Boston Town 0; Deeping Rangers 2 Cogenhoe United 1; Eynesbury Rovers 2 Pinchbeck United 2; Harborough Town 8 Wellingborough Whitworth 0; Leicester Nirvana 0 Desborough Town 3; Newport Pagnell Town 2 Wellingborough Town 1; Northampton ON Chenecks 2 Peterborough NS 1; Oadby Town 0 Kirby Muxloe 1; Sleaford Town 1 Rugby Town 1.
ChromaSport PDFL
Premier Division: Ketton 4 ICA Sports 1; Moulton Harrox 1 Whittlesey Athletic 1; Stamford Lions 1 Netherton United 1.
Division One: Oakham United Reserves 1 Crowland Town 7; Uppingham Town 3 Wittering Harriers 1.
Division Two: Langtoft United Res 8 Stamford Lions Res 0; Premiair 14 Whaplode Drove 3.
Division Three: Oundle Town Res 2 Stamford Belvedere Res 2; Stamford Lions A 1 Leverington Sports Res 6.
Division Four: FC Parson Drove Res 6 Ramsey Town 2; Hampton 2 Glinton & Northborough 3; Orton Rangers 2 Tydd FC Res 1; Premiair Res 2 Kings Cliffe Res 8; Whittlesey Athletic B 0 Holbeach United Sp 3; Wittering Res 3 Parkside 6.
Division Five A: Cardea Res 8 Peterborough City 0; Stanground Sports 2 Casterton 3; Thurlby Tigers 1 Stilton United Res 0.
Division Five B: Hampton A 0 Hampton Res 3; Leverington Sports A 3 Orton Rangers Res 5.
