By Charlie Fytche
📅 Date: Saturday, March 15
🕒 Kick-off: 3pm
🏟 Venue: The Mortgages for You Stadium
🎟 Tickets: Adults £7 | Concessions £5 | U16s free with a paying adult (one adult per child)
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🔍 The opposition: Lincoln United
A huge clash awaits this Saturday as Boston Town welcome Lincoln United to the Mortgages for You Stadium. The visitors come into this game in strong form and have historically had the upper hand in this fixture. Can the Poachers turn the tide and break their long-standing hoodoo?
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📊 Recent form
Boston Town:
✅ 08/02 | Boston Town 4-1 Melton Town
✅ 15/02 | Boston Town 5-0 Wisbech Town
✅ 18/02 | Newark & Sherwood 1-2 Boston Town
➖ 01/03 | Melton Town 1-1 Boston Town
✅ 08/03 | Heanor Town 0-1 Boston Town
Lincoln United:
✅ 15/02 | Lincoln United 6-0 Sleaford Town
✅ 22/02 | Hinckley AFC 3-4 Lincoln United
➖ 01/03 | Lincoln United 1-1 AFC Mansfield
✅ 04/03 | Shirebrook Town 0-2 Lincoln United
✅ 08/03 | Lincoln United 2-1 Melton Town
Both teams come into this fixture unbeaten in their last five games, making for an exciting contest.
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⚖ Head-to-head record
❌ 31/08/24 | Lincoln United 3-0 Boston Town
➖ 20/03/24 | Boston Town 0-0 Lincoln United
❌ 30/12/23 | Boston Town 1-2 Lincoln United
❌ 15/08/23 | Lincoln United 3-1 Boston Town
Boston Town will be looking to make history on Saturday. The Poachers have yet to beat Lincoln United in the 21st century, with their last victory coming an incredible 35 years ago—a 1-0 win on March 17, 1990. Could this finally be the year the curse is broken?
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🔥 Ones to watch
🔵 Boston Town:
🎯 Layton Maddison – A dominant force in midfield, Maddison has been in fine form and will be crucial to Boston Town’s game plan. Expect him to dictate play and drive the team forward.
⚡ Ted Gibbons – Facing his former club, Gibbons will be eager to make an impact. Rested against Heanor, the winger will be fresh and looking to cause problems down the flanks.
⚪ Lincoln United:
🎯 Owen Vincent – Back from injury and hitting form, Vincent is a constant menace on the pitch. He played his first full 90 minutes last week and will be a key threat.
🐂 Jack McMenemy – A proven goal scorer with experience at higher levels, McMenemy’s attacking quality could be a difference-maker for Lincoln United.
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📢 Final thoughts
This isn’t just another match—it’s a historic fixture in Boston Town’s 60th anniversary season. The Poachers’ very first competitive game was against Lincoln United back in August 1964, and their first home meeting was almost exactly 60 years ago, on March 6, 1965.
This will be the 35th meeting between the two clubs, with Boston Town edging the historical record:
✅ 17 Wins
❌ 14 Losses
➖ 3 Draws
However, recent history hasn’t been kind. Boston Town have failed to beat Lincoln United in their last 13 encounters. Back in March 1990, the last time Boston Town defeated Lincoln United, it was Darren Gibbons who scored the winning goal in a 1-0 victory. Now, Ted Gibbons will be looking to make his mark against his former club. Could lightning strike twice, 35 years later and exactly 35 games?
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