A change of manager worked wonders for Whittlesey Athletic, Spalding United surge continues, serene FA Vase progress for Bourne Town, March Town and Yaxley, Dadzie the daddy again for FC Peterborough
A change of manager worked wonders for Whittlesey Athletic.
Whittlesey had picked up just two points from their first 13 Thurlow Nunn Division One games leading to the departure of manager Liam De Silva and the appointment of club stalwarts Kev Gilbert and Adam Moore in his place. And the response was remarkable as Whittlesey spanked four-placed Diss Town 5-0 at the Danzen Logistics Stadium with goals from Jack Bates, Elliott Hannan, Dan Redhead, Josh Paui and Jared Lines. They remain bottom, but they are now just three points from safety ahead of a home game with Holbeach United on Wednesday (October 23).
FC Peterborough kept up their charge towards the play-offs with a 4-1 home success over Haverhill Borough. In-form Derrick Dadzie scored twice with Atif Khan and Ayman Trabelsi also on target.
Spalding United’s upwardly mobile progress in the Southern Premier Division Central continued with a 2-0 home win over Banbury United in front of a crowd of 440. Powerful striker Bartosz Cybulski opened the scoring in the first-half with Maniche Sani completing the scoring late on. ‘The Tulips’ are now three points and five-places clear of the drop zone after back-to-back wins.
Spalding had climbed out of the bottom four with a handsome 3-0 midweek win at Royston thanks to goals from Cybulski, Jordan Nicholson and Lamine Sherif. Spalding host Leiston on Tuesday (October 22) when Stamford entertain St Ives (7.45pm kick offs).
Stamford moved back up to third after a nervy 3-2 win at home to Bromsgrove Sporting. Lee Shaw, Connor Bartle and James Blunden gave the Daniels a 3-0 lead in 40 minutes, but the visitors pulled a goal back before the break and another midway through the second-half, all watched by a crowd of 424.
There was serene FA Vase progress for Bourne Town, March Town and Yaxley, who all scored four goals, but Holbeach were beaten in their first round tie 3-0 at home to Droitwich Spa. Zac Allen scored twice for Bourne at Long Buckby
Bourne had seen a four-game winning streak in the United Counties Premier Division North come to an end with a 1-0 defeat at Wisbech Town in midweek. Sam Bennett scored the only goal with Bourne missing a twice-taken penalty late in the game. Wisbech host Boston on Tuesday, when Deeping Rangers entertain Skegness Town. Deeping moved off the bottom on Saturday when winning 2-0 at Gresley with goals from Will Barnes and Scott Waumsley.
Deeping were beaten 4-2 on penalties by Pinchbeck United after a 1-1 draw in a midweek Lincs Senior Trophy tie. Joe Cole did score a quality goal for Deeping to cancel out a Julian Ward goal. Blackstones won their Trophy tie 3-0 on spot-kicks after a 1-1 draw at Louth. Nathan Rudman scored for Stones with Max Peverell saving all three penalties he faced.
Yaxley won for the third straight game in the Premier Division South on the same night, 2-0 at home to Histon. Adrian Bilicz and Ryley Nicholson-Barfoot scored the goals. March Town have a big top-six clash at St Neots on Tuesday.
Peterborough Sports beat Marine in an important National League North match today. The city side are at Farsley Celtic on Tuesday.
LATEST RESULTS
FA Vase
First round proper: Coggeshall 2, March Town 4 (Tsagium, Gillies, Foy, Tate); Foley Meir 2, Yaxley 4 (Harris-Hercules, H. Henderson, Nicholson, Gomes); Long Buckby 1, Bourne Town 4 (Allen 2, Munton, Ellis); Holbeach United 0, Droitwich Spa 3.
National League North: Peterborough Sports 2 (Jarvis, Sembie-Ferris), Marine 0.
Southern League Premier Division Central: Spalding United 2 (Cybulski, Sani), Banbury United 0; Stamford AFC 3 (Shaw, Bartle, Blunden), Bromsgrove Sporting 2; Royston 0, Spalding United 3 (Nicholson, Sherif, Cybulski).
United Counties League
Premier Division North: Gresley Rovers 0, Deeping Rangers 2 (Barnes, Waumsley).
Premier Division South: Yaxley 2 (Bilicz, Nicholson-Barfoot), Histon 0.
Division One: Radford 1, Blackstones 1 (Harris).
Thurlow Nunn League
Division One North: FC Peterborough 4 (Dadzie 2, Khan, Trabelsi), Haverhill Borough 1; Haverhill Rovers 3, FC Parson Drove 0; Whittlesey Athletic 5, Diss Town 0.
Lincs Senior Trophy: Deeping Rangers 1 (Cole), Pinchbeck United 1(Ward) – Pinchbeck won 4-2 on penalties; Louth 1, Blackstones 1 (Rudman) – Blackstones won 3-0 on penalties; Holbeach United 1, Skegness Town 2.