A late Jordan Nuttell goal sent Pinchbeck United to the top of the Future Lions UCL Premier Division table on Saturday, while Holbeach United were soundly beaten at title favourites Rugby Town.
Starting with the Knights, they maintained their unbeaten start to life in the UCL’s top tier with a 1-0 victory at Cogenhoe United.
Striker Nuttell netted the only goal – his first since joining from Boston Town in the summer – ten minutes from time to settle the Compton Park clash.
Reaching the summit continues Pinchbeck’s incredible rise over the past two years, having won UCL Division One at the first time of asking last year following their promotion from the ChromaSport Peterborough League.
It was a tougher day for Holbeach, who went down 2-0 at Rugby Town.
Richard Blythe bagged both goals for the hosts, who also had Stefan Blake sent off for a late tackle.
The defeat leaves Seb Hayes’ Tigers eighth in the early UCL Premier Division standings.
Down in the PDFL Premier Division, Moulton Harrox made it eight wins from as many matches with a 3-2 victory at Peterborough Polonia.
Fourth-placed Holbeach United Reserves went down 3-0 at home to champions Netherton United, while Long Sutton registered their first away win of the season by beating hosts Ketton 3-2.
Tydd picked up a 2-0 triumph at home to Langtoft United too, but Sutton Bridge United were beaten 2-1 at home by Peterborough Sports Development.
More football in Thursday’s Spalding Voice.
RESULTS
Evo-Stik League
East Division: Carlton Town 1 Brighouse Town 2; Frickley Athletic 2 AFC Mansfield 3; Gresley 2 Tadcaster Albion 1; Lincoln United 2 Stocksbridge Park Steels 1; Loughborough Dynamo 4 Pickering Town 2; Morpeth Town 5 Wisbech Town 2; Ossett United 3 Belper Town 3; Sheffield FC 5 Pontefract Collieries 3; Spalding United 0 Marske United 2; Stamford 4 Cleethorpes Town 4.
Future Lions UCL
Premier Division: Cogenhoe United 0 Pinchbeck United 1; Harborough Town 2 Desborough Town 1; Newport Pagnell Town 3 Leicester Nirvana 0; Rugby Town 2 Holbeach United 0; Sleaford Town 2 Wellingborough Town 1.
FA Vase
Selected: Bourne Town 3 March Town 4; Broadfields United 5 Daventry Town 0; Deeping Rangers 7 Blackstones 1; Gorleston 5 Boston Town 1; Kirby Muxloe 1 Brocton 2; Oadby Town 1 Sherwood Colliery 7; Peterborough Northern Star 2 Fakenham Town 0; Rothwell Corinthians 0 CB Hounslow United 5; Spelthorne Sports 5 Northampton ON Chenecks 3; Wellingborough Whitworth 0 Bugbrooke St Michael 2; Woodbridge Town 3 Eynesbury Rovers 1.
ChromaSport PDFL
Premier Division: Holbeach United Res 0 Netherton United 3; Ketton 2 Long Sutton Athletic 3; Oakham United 6 ICA Sports 1; Peterborough Polonia 2 Moulton Harrox 3; Stamford Lions 2 Thorney 1; Sutton Bridge United 1 Peterborough Sports Dev 2; Tydd 2 Langtoft United 0; Whittlesey Athletic 4 Leverington Sports 0.
Division One: Eye United 3 Uppingham Town 2; Spalding Town 3 Oakham United Res 0; Whittlesey Athletic Res 1 Crowland Town 3; Wittering Harriers 3 Bretton North End 2.
Division Two: Feeder 3 Ketton Res 4; Langtoft United Res 1 Stilton United 4; Netherton United Res 1 Rippingale & Folkingham 5; Spalding Athletic 0 Eunice Huntingdon 7; Stamford Lions Res 0 Premiair 8.
Division Three: Holbeach Bank 1 Oundle Town Res 7; Leverington Sports Res 6 Stamford Lions A 3; Long Sutton Athletic Res 1 Peterborough NECI 2; Stamford Belvedere Res 1 Whittlesey Athletic A 0; Thorpe Wood Rangers 7 Huntingdon Town Res 2; Uppingham Town Res 2 Farcet United 6.
Division Four: FC Parson Drove Res 4 Kings Cliffe Res 2; Huntingdon Rovers 2 Hampton 1; Netherton Utd A 1 Orton Rangers 4; Parkside 5 Wittering Harriers Res 1; Premiair Res 4 Whittlesey Athletic B 2; Tydd FC Res 0 Ramsey Town 5; Holbeach United Sp 2 Glinton & Northborough 3.
Division Five: Cardea Res 3 Casterton 3; Gunthorpe Harriers 1 Hampton A 1; Orton Rangers Res 2 Peterborough City 6; Stilton United Res 4 Stanground Sp 4; The Limetree 5 Thurlby Tigers 3.
