The Voice of Spalding and South Holland
A rain-hit day saw a host of South Holland’s football sides kicking their heels on Saturday – including Holbeach United and Moulton Harrox.
The Tigers’ UCL Premier Division game at Huntingdon Town was called off due to a waterlogged pitch, while Harrox’s ChromaSport PDFL clash at Uppingham Town was also off.
It was a good day for Holbeach without them even kicking a ball, though, with leaders Leicester Nirvana and title rivals Kirby Muxloe both beaten.
Of the games that did beat the weather, the most high-profile was Pinchbeck United’s 3-2 Lincs Junior Cup defeat at Railway Athletic.
The surprise defeat sees Pinchbeck’s impressive ten-game unbeaten streak come to an end.
Sutton Bridge United march on in the county competition, though, having won 6-1 at Chapel Swifts. Tydd St Mary are also through after a 3-0 home win over Mablethorpe Athletic.
Crowland Town were the only South Holland-based PDFL Premier Division side in league action, but they were crushed 10-1 at home by ICA Sports.
Elsewhere, Long Sutton Athletic were dumped out of the PFA Challenge Cup 4-3 on penalties after a 0-0 draw at Ketton Reserves.
In the same competition, Spalding Town progressed with a fine 4-2 win at higher-graded Moulton Harrox Reserves.
Mark Astley, Gav Bailey, Gary Booth and Markus Parry notched for the Division Two side.
RESULTS
Evo-Stik League
First Division South: Basford United 1 Stafford Rangers 1; Coalville Town 2 Carlton Town 1; Goole 3 Sheffield FC 2; Gresley 1 Daventry Town 4; Kidsgrove Athletic 3 Shaw Lane Aquaforce 5; Lincoln United 0 Romulus 2; Market Drayton Town 1 Belper Town 0; Rugby Town 2 Chasetown 3; Spalding United 5 Newcastle Town 0; Stocksbridge Park Steels 5 Loughborough Dynamo 0; Tividale 1 Leek Town 2.
ChromaSport UCL
Premier Division: Deeping Rangers 5 Wellingborough Town 1; Sleaford Town 4 Kirby Muxloe 1; Cogenhoe United 4 Leicester Nirvana 3.
UCL KO Cup: Boston Town 4 S&L Corby 3 (AET).
ChromaSport PDFL
Premier Division: Crowland Town 1 Peterborough ICA Sports 10; Langtoft United 2 Sawtry 2; Netherton United 2 Deeping Rangers Res 1; Stilton United 3 AFC Stanground 1.
Division One: Warboys Town 3 Wittering 1.
Division Two: Sawtry Res 2 Hampton Sport 8.
Division Three: Farcet United 14 Stilton United Res 0; Ramsey Town 3 Uppingham Town Res 0.
Division Four: Sutton Bridge United Res 6 Tydd St Mary Res 1; Whaplode Drove 1 Brotherhood Sports 4.
Division Five: Feeder 6 Leverington Sports A 3; KRC Deeping 7 FC Peterborough Res 2; Wittering Res 0 Stanground Sports Res 2.
PFA Challenge Cup: Ketton Res 0 0 Long Sutton Athletic (pen 4-3); Leverington Sports Res 8 Crowland Town Res 0; Moulton Harrox Reserves 2 Spalding Town 4.
PFA Junior Cup: Parkside 0 Whittlesey Athletic B 3.
League Shield: AFC Stanground Res 12 Long Sutton Athletic Res 0; Holbeach Bank 0 Stamford Lions ‘A (pens 0-1); Netherton United B 0 Harrowby United Res 3.
Lincs FA Junior Cup: Baston 2 Kirton Town 1 (AET); Chapel Swifts 1 Sutton Bridge United 6; Railway Athletic 3 Pinchbeck United 2; Tetney Rovers 5 Stamford Belvedere 0; Tydd St Mary 3 Mablethorpe Athletic 0.
