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”
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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”
End of year quiz – answers
Here are the answers to our end of year quiz: Our first season in the United Counties League was 1991-92. Who are the only other team from that season who play in the current UCL Premier North?ANSWER: Blackstones, then known as Mirrlees Blackstone. Which member of our current squad played for Boston Town in everyContinue reading “End of year quiz – answers”
End of year quiz – day 5
Here’s the final question in our end of year quiz – hope you’ve enjoyed it! You should be able to find all the answers in our book ‘To Be A Poacher’. If you don’t have a copy yet, it’s still available to buy online or at the Mortgages For You Stadium on match days. We’ll revealContinue reading “End of year quiz – day 5”
End of year quiz – day 4
It’s the last day of 2025 – and here’s the fourth question in our end of year quiz. We’re keeping your footballing brains ticking in these last few days of 2025 with some questions to test your knowledge of Boston Town. 4. Harry Limb and Matt Cotton both managed the rare feat of scoring fourContinue reading “End of year quiz – day 4”
End of year quiz – day 3
Here’s the third question in our end of year quiz. We’re keeping your footballing brains ticking in these last few days of 2025 with some questions to test your knowledge of Boston Town. 3. Boston Town beat Wisbech 7-2 and Blackstones 7-0 in the space of a five days during 2025 – but what wasContinue reading “End of year quiz – day 3”
2025 review of the year
It’s been a year in which Boston Town have continued to transform their fortunes both on and off the pitch. The Poachers came within a whisker of achieving promotion for the first time in their history when they reached the United Counties League Premier North play-offs. There’s also been a huge amount of work behindContinue reading “2025 review of the year”
