Victory on a historic day for Spalding United

Jimmy Dean’s side played their first ever match at step two away at Radcliffe on Saturday and recorded a 2-0 victory thanks to a brace from big man Bart Cybulski.

He tapped in Yusifu Ceesay’s low cross for the first after 55 minutes and then slammed home a ball from Sam Straughan-Brown in the first minute of stoppage time.

Boss Dean said: “It was an excellent performance and an excellent three points.

"It was a difficult place to come and Radcliffe are a difficult side to face. They've got lots of experience and quality but we should have had four or five goals in the second half because we had a lot of good chances.

"We had a lot of good possession and control, and although they were a big threat at set pieces, all our players turned up to defend them.

"We looked pretty formidable defensively and it was really pleasing."

STAMFORD

Anthony Fenton’s spell in charge of Stamford began with a 2-0 defeat away at Stourbridge on the opening day of the Southern League Premier Division Central season, with the Daniels conceding a goal in each half.

NETHERTON

Netherton made it an impressive three wins from four in their first season at step 6. Their latest victory came with a 2-0 victory over AFC Sudbury Reserves. Both goals were scored by Kyial West.