Category Archives: Match reports

Boston Town cruised into the semi-finals of the Lincolnshire Senior Trophy on a bitterly cold night. Blackstones joined the list of teams who must be glad to have seen the back of the Poachers this season. Harrowby’s 6-0 defeat last week came after a 5-0 reverse a month earlier – and now Blackstones also foundContinue reading “Blackstones 0, Poachers 4”

We’re rapidly running out of superlatives for Matt Cotton. He continued his remarkable scoring run by helping himself to a first-half hat-trick inside 11 minutes. After an even first half hour, Cotton pounced twice in the space of two minutes to settle any nerves the Poachers might have had after their uncertain form of late.Continue reading “Poachers 6, Harrowby 0”

Zak Munton scored his first goal since August as Boston Town earned a point at in-form Belper United. The 2-2 draw was enough to keep the Poachers in second place in the United Counties League Premier North. But they’ll feel frustrated not to have won after leading 2-0 at the break. Matt Cotton kept upContinue reading “Belper Utd 2, Poachers 2”

Boston Town bowed out of the United Counties League KO Cup in a penalty shoot-out. After a goalless first half, the floodgates opened in a topsy-turvy second 45 minutes. Matt Cotton scored a hat-trick as the Poachers led twice and trailed once before the final whistle blew with scores level at 3-3. Chris Funnell’s sideContinue reading “Moulton 3, Poachers 3”

Boston Town’s feared forward line fired blanks for a second successive game. The Poachers are the top goalscorers in the United Counties League Premier North this season, but they were again blunted as they slipped to a painful defeat. James Leverton came in for the injured Travis Portas and there was a welcome start forContinue reading “Gresley 2, Poachers 0”

And so the hoodoo goes on. Boston Town have still yet to register a single win against Grantham in 16 attempts. The Poachers have only ever managed three goals against their Lincolnshire rivals in all those games dating back 60 years. Their latest defeat came in a tense and tetchy derby against a streetwise GranthamContinue reading “Poachers 0, Grantham 1”

Hallowe’en came early for Boston Town as they suffered a second half horror show. They had led 3-0 and seemed to be coasting to a 6th successive win. But Clay Cross produced a sensational comeback in the final half hour to turn the match on its head. Manager Chris Funnell said afterwards his side hadContinue reading “Poachers 3, Clay Cross 4”

Boston Town completed a league double over Blackstones to stretch their lead at the top of the table. But unlike the 7-0 romp at the Mortgages For You Stadium last month, this was a much closer encounter. Luke Wilson put the Poachers ahead after 28 minutes, although he didn’t seem to know much about asContinue reading “Blackstones 1, Poachers 2”