Fans of Holbeach United will welcome news that the Tigers will play Spalding United in a pre-season fixture.
Rivalries will be rekindled at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field on Saturday, July 25 (3pm).
The sides last played each other in the 2013/14 season when the Tulips won the United Counties League Premier Division title. Pat Rayment’s side won 5-0 and 2-0 in the league fixtures, and also ended the Tigers’ two-year tenure on the Lincolnshire FA Senior Trophy with a 2-1 win at Carter’s Park.
The Spalding clash is the highlight of the Tigers’ pre-season line-up. Darren Jarvis’s side finish by hosting the Tulips’ league colleagues Lincoln United on August 1.
Tigers’ pre-season schedule (home matches in capitals):
Saturday, July 11 – Swaffham Town
Tuesday, July 14 – Horncastle Town
Saturday, July 18 – LOUTH TOWN
Tuesday, July 21 – BOURNE TOWN
Saturday, July 25 – Spalding Utd
Tuesday, July 28 – MARCH TOWN
Saturday, August 1 – LINCOLN UTD
