Boston Town have another chance at the weekend to end the worst hoodoo in their history. They’ve never beaten Grantham Town in any of their previous 16 meetings, a dismal record stretching back 60 years. The Gingerbreads have won 14 of those games, with just two ending in draws – and those were both inContinue reading “Can Poachers end Grantham curse?”
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Poachers 2, Deeping 0
Jez Ashberry reports from the Mortgages For You Stadium Boston Town guaranteed they’ll be top of the table at Christmas thanks to an important derby win. After an uneventful opening half hour, Zak Munton gave the hosts the lead when a long kick from Travis Portas was helped on by Matt Cotton. The former BourneContinue reading “Poachers 2, Deeping 0”
AFC Mansfield 0, Poachers 1
Boston Town stretched their lead at the top of the United Counties League Premier North table to four points with this narrow victory. Almost inevitably, it was Matt Cotton who was the matchwinner yet again, scoring the only goal with a header just before the interval. With promotion rivals Sherwood Colliery and Grantham Town bothContinue reading “AFC Mansfield 0, Poachers 1”
Poachers 1, Kimberley MW 0
Matt Cotton was Boston Town’s talisman once again as they snatched an important last-gasp victory. He popped up to score a 91st minute winner against promotion rivals Kimberley MW. That’s now 25 goals for Cotton in what has been a remarkable season. No wonder he was named man of the match by sponsors Turnbull BostonContinue reading “Poachers 1, Kimberley MW 0”
Eastwood 1, Poachers 1
Boston Town held onto top spot in the table after this battling point at Eastwood. They ended the game with 10 men after Jordan Tate was shown a red card after referee Ryan Jones deemed that he had handled the ball and denied a goalscoring opportunity. The hosts had taken the lead after just fourContinue reading “Eastwood 1, Poachers 1”
Blackstones 0, Poachers 4
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”
Poachers 6, Harrowby 0
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”
20 goals for Cotts
Matt Cotton has become the fastest Boston Town player for 19 years to reach 20 goals in a season. He hit the landmark with his bullet header at Belper United on Saturday. The only Poacher this century to have got to the milestone at an earlier date was Gary Bull in 2006-07. Bull’s 20th goalContinue reading “20 goals for Cotts”
Belper Utd 2, Poachers 2
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”
Club shop is ready to open
Boston Town’s new club shop is opening just in time for Christmas. It’s the brainchild of Paul Miles, who also runs the new Boston Town Supporters’ Group. The shop will open for the first time on Tuesday (11 November) when the Poachers play Harrowby United at the Mortgages For You Stadium. Kick-off is 7.45pm. PaulContinue reading “Club shop is ready to open”
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