Jake Newman grabbed the only goal as Spalding United earned a fine 1-0 win at Goole in Evo-Stik League First Division South on Saturday.
Striker Newman notched on 24 minutes to settle a tight contest, as the Tulips bounced back from their midweek FA Cup disappointment in typical style.
Spalding leapfrog their opponents in the table as a result if the victory and are now seventh, five points off second place with two games in hand.
Pat Rayment’s side have no midweek game, but visit 19th-placed Chasetown next Saturday (3pm).
Meanwhile, Andrew Tidswell’s hat-trick inspired Holbeach United to a 5-0 UCL Premier Division win over Wellingborough Town. Click here for a full report and reaction from Carter’s Park.
In the ChromaSport PDFL, Moulton Harrox are back on top of the Premier Division after making it nine wins from as many games with a 5-4 victory over Riverside.
Skipper Billy King led by example with a double for Moulton at Broad Lane, while Joe Townsend, Ollie Maltby and Ian Bradbury also got in on the act.
Third-placed Holbeach United Reserves are two points off the pace after they could only draw 2-2 at Ketton. Tom Gosling and Keiron Rose scored for Omar Joof’s Tigers.
In-form Pinchbeck United remain fifth after thrashing Stilton United 5-0 at Knight Street. It’s now an impressive five clean sheets on the spin for Ian Dunn’s side.
Elsewhere, Crowland Town are now rock bottom following their 3-1 loss to Thorney.
In Division One, Sutton Bridge United are up to third after a 3-2 victory at Whittlesey Athletic Reserves.
But Spalding United Reserves lost 4-2 at home to Warboys Town and Long Sutton Athletic suffered a very disappointing 3-0 defeat at Baston.
Visit www.spaldingvoice.co.uk throughout the week for plenty of football updates, with extensive coverage in Thursday’s edition of The Spalding and South Holland Voice.
Evo-Stik League
First Division South: Basford United 3 Belper Town 0; Carlton Town 2 Chasetown 3; Coalville Town 1 Leek Town 1; Daventry Town 3 Romulus 0; Goole AFC 0 Spalding United 1; Gresley FC 0 Sheffield FC 0; Kidsgrove Athletic 2 Lincoln United 2; Loughborough Dynamo 0 Newcastle Town 3; Market Drayton Town 0 Shaw Lane Aquaforce 3; Stafford Rangers 4 Rugby Town 0; Stocksbridge PS 1 Tividale 1.
ChromaSport UCL
Premier Division: AFC Kempston Rovers 1 Oadby Town 1; Cogenhoe United 1 Harrowby United 4; Desborough Town 0 Deeping Rangers 1; Holbeach United 5 Wellingborough Town 0; Kirby Muxloe FC 1 Boston Town 0; Leicester Nirvana 0 Eynesbury Rovers 2; Newport Pagnell Town 0 Wisbech Town 1; Northampton Sileby Rangers 1 Harborough Town 1; Peterborough NS 2 Huntingdon Town 1; Rothwell Corinthians 1 Yaxley 0; Sleaford Town 4 Northampton Spencer 6.
ChromaSport PDFL
Premier Division: AFC Stanground 2 Langtoft United 2; Deeping Rangers Res 1 Thorney 3; Ketton 2 Holbeach United Res 2; Moulton Harrox 5 Riverside 4; Netherton United 10 Leverington Sports 0; Pinchbeck United 5 Stilton United 0; Sawtry 3 Crowland Town 1; Uppingham Town 0 Peterborough ICA Sports 3.
Division One: Baston 3 Long Sutton Athletic 0; Langtoft United Res 0 Kings Cliffe 0; Spalding United Res 2 Warboys Town 4; Stamford Belvedere 1 Netherton United Res 1; Stamford Lions 5 Oundle Town 0; Whittlesey Athletic Res 2 Sutton Bridge United 3; Wisbech Town Res 7 Peterborough ICA Sports Res 0.
Division Two: Crowland Town Res 3 Sawtry Res 0; Glinton & Northborough 3 Whittlesey Athletic A 2; Leverington Sports Res 0 Pinchbeck United Res 1; Oakham United Res 4 Hampton Sport 3; Spalding Town 4 Peterborough PL United 0; Thorney Res 1 Ketton Res 0; Netherton United A 0 Parkway Eagles 1.
Division Three: Bretton North End 4 Ramsey Town 2; Farcet United 7 Uppingham Town Res 0; Oundle Town Res 1 Baston Res 4; Riverside Res 2 Stamford Lions Res 4; Thorpe Wood Rangers 3 Eye United 1; Whittlesey Athletic B 1 Stanground Sports 4.
Division Four: Long Sutton Athletic Res 2 Brotherhood Sports 0; Parkside 3 Parkway Eagles Res 1; Rutland DR 3 Netherton United B 3; Sutton Bridge United Res 1 Holbeach Bank 2; Tydd St Mary Res 1 FC Peterborough 4; Whaplode Drove 3 Stamford Belvedere Res 2.
Division Five: FC Peterborough Res 4 Wittering Res 4; Harrowby United Res 4 Leverington Sports A 0; Holbeach United A 3 Stamford Lions A 3; KRC Deeping 1 Whittlesey Athletic C 7.
