Category Archives: Match reports

By Tom Carter The Poachers made it 6 league games unbeaten on Saturday afternoon with a 1-0 victory over Heanor Town. After two draws on the trot with Kimberley Miners Welfare and Newark and Sherwood United, the Poachers had to get back to winning ways as 9th place Heanor Town visited the Mortgages For YouContinue reading “Poachers 1, Heanor 0”

Boston Town moved up a place in the UCL table as they stretched their unbeaten run to 6 matches. But manager Martyn Bunce felt they could have got more. He told Lincolnshire Non-league Radio’s Tom Carter: “It was a bit of a scrappy game. In the last 30 minutes, we committed bodies forward and wereContinue reading “Poacher 0, Newark & Sherwood 0”

By Tom Carter A second half strike from Richard Ford gave the Poachers a draw on the road at Kimberley Miners Welfare. Going into the game, there wasn’t much between the two sides. Kimberley were 10th and the Poachers were 11th with the hosts only above them on goal difference with the exact same gamesContinue reading “Kimberley MW 1, Poachers 1”

Boston Town made it three clean sheets in a row as they eased to a valuable victory. They dominated for large parts of the game and could have won by a bigger margin if they’d been more clinical in front of goal. Fraser Bayliss opened the scoring with a fine solo effort midway through firstContinue reading “Poachers 2, Leicester Nirvana 0”

Boston Town dug deep to defy unbeaten league leaders Loughborough Students. Travis Portas produced some superb saves as the Poachers ended the hosts’ run of 9 consecutive home wins stretching back to the start of October. They became the first team to prevent the Scholars from scoring in a league game this season – andContinue reading “Loughborough 0, Poachers 0”

By Tom Carter Martyn Bunce’s side returned to league action on Saturday afternoon as 2nd place Anstey Nomads visited the Mortgages For You Stadium. The Poachers hadn’t beaten the Nomads in the league since 1966. In the first half, Liam Adams’ shot dipped just over the bar and about a minute later, Marshall Young didContinue reading “Poachers 0, Anstey 0”

By Simon Ashberry Boston Town stormed back from a goal down to book a place in the Lincs Senior Trophy Final. Two-goal Jordan Nuttell typified their fighting spirit as they ultimately overwhelmed their Northern Counties East League opponents. The early skirmishes were relatively even, with the visitors carving out some decent chances on a bobblyContinue reading “Brigg 1, Poachers 3”

Assistant manager Lori Borbely praised his side for putting in a great shift despite losing narrowly to Sleaford. The Poachers were edged out in a tense local derby that could have gone either way.Borbely said it felt like a draw was the least they deserved. Joe Smith put the Greens ahead early on before FraserContinue reading “Sleaford 2, Poachers 1”

By Tom Carter Former Nottingham Forest defender, Larry Lloyd, was spotted supporting Eastwood Community at the Mortgages For You Stadium on Saturday afternoon where Martyn Bunce’s Poachers secured their first win of 2023. Lloyd was part of Brian Clough’s double European Cup-winning sides in 1979 against Swedish champions Malmo and then again in 1980, thisContinue reading “Poachers 1, Eastwood 0”

The Poachers suffered their biggest defeat of the season as they came a cropper on Quorn’s artificial pitch. The in-form Leicestershire side got off to a rapid start with two goals in the opening quarter of an hour. In response, Martyn Bunce’s side exerted some real pressure and gave themselves a lifeline with a LiamContinue reading “Quorn 5, Poachers 1”