A shell-shocked Chris Funnell has described his side’s defeat against Heanor Town as a “complete and utter capitulation”. The Boston Town boss was interviewed after the game by groundhopper and vlogger Jon Warren. Speaking to Jon’s GamingBlomp channel, Funnell said he felt lost for words after the Poachers threw away a 1-0 interval lead toContinue reading “Funnell: ‘Lost for words’”
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Heanor 5, Poachers 2
The Poachers suffered an extraordinary second half collapse against struggling Heanor Town. Jack Gurney’s 9th minute strike had given the visitors the lead at the break, although their injury woes continued as Luke Wilson was forced off after 31 minutes and had to be replaced by Pierce Hudson. Chris Funnell’s side was already without LaytonContinue reading “Heanor 5, Poachers 2”
Sherwood Colliery 2, Poachers 1
Jez Ashberry reports from Debdale Park Boston Town’s title hopes suffered a setback as they lost a league match for the first time since October. Sherwood Colliery’s win meant they leapfrogged the Poachers to go top of the United Counties League Premier North table. After going 2-0 down in a rain-drenched second half, the visitorsContinue reading “Sherwood Colliery 2, Poachers 1”
Poachers 3, Ashby Ivanhoe 2
Catch up with the action as it happened at the Mortgages For You Stadium with Jez Ashberry. And there’s the final whistle! A depleted Poachers side clinch three vital points against in-form Ashby Ivanhoe . 90+3 – Boston Town threaten on the breakaway and win a free-kick 30 yards out but Limb’s shot is chargedContinue reading “Poachers 3, Ashby Ivanhoe 2”
Poachers 0, Grantham 1
Boston Town’s dreams of county cup glory were dashed on a night when nothing went right for them. Already deprived of the cup-tied Layton Maddison, they lost both Macca Burdass and Harry Limb to injury inside the first 37 minutes of this county cup semi-final. There was another hammer blow when Jordan Tate was shownContinue reading “Poachers 0, Grantham 1”
Poachers 4, Belper United 1
Boston Town roared back to goalscoring form in their first action of 2026. They pulled off an eye-catching 4-1 victory against in-form Belper United, thanks to a dominant first half. This valuable win gave the Poachers further daylight at the top of the United Counties League Premier North table. Belper had moved into the play-offContinue reading “Poachers 4, Belper United 1”
Praise for clean-up volunteers
Boston Town have thanked volunteers for rallying round after the club suffered flood damage. Burst pipes meant last week’s fixture against Newark & Sherwood had to be postponed. Changing rooms, the clubroom bar and players’ tunnel at the Mortgages For You Stadium were all affected. But club officials are full of praise for the workContinue reading “Praise for clean-up volunteers”
Poachers are on song
Boston Town will be on song for every home game from now on. The club have just released their new track ‘To Be A Poacher’, written by musician and Boston Town fan Dave Holmes. And Richard Crunkhorn, our man on the mic at the Mortgages For You Stadium, plans to make sure it gets aContinue reading “Poachers are on song”
Youth update from Goody and Lori
Here’s an update from our head of youth Luke Goodyear and director of football Lorand Borbely on the first half of the 2025-26 season. The last couple of years have seen really encouraging growth for the youth set up, from having one team with us for the 23-24 season to starting the season with 6Continue reading “Youth update from Goody and Lori”
Poachers frozen and frustrated
Boston Town were left frustrated by the late postponement of their first fixture of 2026. Players, officials and a coachload of supporters had travelled to Clay Cross Town on Saturday, despite weather forecasts warning that freezing conditions would persist throughout the weekend. The home team had said on Friday afternoon that there was no plannedContinue reading “Poachers frozen and frustrated”
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