Spalding United picked up an eye-catching 3-1 win at Northwich Victoria on Saturday as their impressive start to the Evo-Stik NPL Division One South season continued.
Goals from Nathan Whitehead (6), the in-form Bradley Wells (28) and young gun Jonny Lockie (90) got the job done for Dave Frecklington’s side in Cheshire.
Alex Byrne (71) did give the hosts hope of bagging a point late on, but the Tulips superbly dispatched a side that are tipped by many to be challenging for promotion come the end of the season.
The Tulips, who are now fourth in the early standings, host rivals Stamford next on Monday (3pm).
Meanwhile, Pinchbeck United kicked off the defence of their President Premier Shield crown with a 6-1 success at Leverington Sports.
Ollie Maltby (2), Tony Edwards, Liam Ogden, Chris Shipley and Fabio Ramos netted for Ian Dunn’s side.
In the PDFL Premier Division, Holbeach United Reserves bounced back from their midweek humbling by Moulton Harrox to win 3-2 at Thorney.
Elsewhere in the PDFL, Long Sutton Athletic found some form to beat Netherton Reserves 2-0 in the Chairman Championship Shield, while Moulton Harrox Reserves lost 5-2 at Peterborough Wittering Harriers in the same competition.
More football throughout the week at www.spaldingvoice.co.uk and in Thursday’s edition of The Spalding and South Holland Voice.
RESULTS
Evo-Stik NPL
Division One South: Bedworth United 2 Stocksbridge Park Steels 2; Carlton Town 1 AFC Rushden and Diamonds 3; Chasetown 0 Belper Town 0; Gresley 1 Leek Town 1; Kidsgrove Athletic 0 Rugby Town 1; Lincoln United 1 Romulus 2; Market Drayton Town 0 Loughborough Dynamo 3; Newcastle Town 3 Basford United 1; Northwich Victoria 1 Spalding United 3; Sheffield FC 0 Witton Albion 1; Stamford 1 Shaw Lane AFC 1.
ChromaSport UCL
Premier Division: Desborough Town 6 Northampton ON Chenecks 4; Eynesbury Rovers 1 Harborough Town 4; Harrowby United 1 Northampton Sileby Rangers 3; Kirby Muxloe 1 Deeping Rangers 4; Peterborough Sports 5 Cogenhoe United 0; Rothwell Corinthians 0 Yaxley 5; Wellingborough Town 3 Boston Town 0.
KO Cup: Holbeach United 6 Long Buckby 2; Leicester Nirvana 2 Newport Pagnell Town 1; Wisbech Town 4 Potton Utd 1.
ChromaSport PDFL
Premier Division: Deeping Rangers Res 2 Wisbech Town Res 1; Ketton 1 Netherton United 3; Langtoft United 2 Sawtry 3; Stamford Lions 5 Stilton Utd 4; Thorney 2 Holbeach United Res 3; Uppingham Town 0 Peterborough Sports Res 13.
Division One: Kings Cliffe 5 Glinton & Northborough 2.
Division Two: Crowland Town Res 0 Stamford Lions 2; Netherton United A 0 Spalding Town 0; Pinchbeck United Res 1 AFC Stanground Sports Res 1; Tydd St Mary 6 Leverington Sports Res 1; Whittlesey Athletic Coates Athletic A 4 Langtoft United Res 1.
Division Three: Bretton North End 2 Sawtry Res 0; Eye United 3 Peterborough Brotherhood Sports 2; Farcet United 2 FC Peterborough 6; Peterborough Thorpe Wood Rangers 4 AFC Stanground Sports A 3; Stamford Belvedere Res 2 Whittlesey Athletic Coates Athletic B 1.
Division Four: AFC Stanground Sports B 0 Long Sutton Athletic Res 3; Cardea 3 Netherton United B 3; FC Peterborough Res 3 Stamford Lions A 0; Huntingdon Rovers 1 Feeder Soccer 13; Parkside 3 Tydd St Mary Res 0; Premiair 7 Whittlesey Athletic Coates Athletic C 1; Whaplode Drove 5 Peterborough Wittering Harriers Res 2.
President Premier Shield: Leverington Sports 1 Pinchbeck United 6.
Chairman Championship Shield: Long Sutton Athletic 2 Netherton United Res 0; Peterborough Polonia 3 Whittlesey Athletic Res 2; Peterborough Wittering Harriers 5 Moulton Harrox Res 2; Riverside 2 Oakham United Res 3.
