Founded in 1873. Sponsored by Polypipe. Our first team play in the Lincolnshire League (Step 7) and our reserves play in the Boston & District Football League.
The club is delighted to announce that Mickey Stones will be returning to the dugout as first team manager until the end of the season, assisted by Steve Lovett.
Mickey previously led the first team to consecutive cup wins in 2017 and 2018 with Steve as player/coach.
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The club is delighted to announce the return of some familiar faces to manage our senior sides in the upcoming 2024-25 season.
John Rawdon has been appointed as first team manager. He will be assisted by brother Will, while Adam Ward resumes his role as goalkeeper coach.
A big 3 points for the first team today 💪
Lance Johnson and Matty Jamieson got the goals to give Town a deserved lead. Wyberton pulled one back in the second half but the lads hung on for their first win of 2024.
Liam Cotton picked up the MOTM award for a tireless performance in our 0-0 draw with Lincoln City U18s last night.
We’re on the lookout for matchday sponsors so get in touch if interested and you could be selecting our next MOTM!
The first team made a spirited comeback to draw 3-3 with
@LouthTownFCRes
today. Town were three down after about an hour but
@mjharness87
got one back with a tidy finish, and then
@t_cotts
dispatched two pens to earn
@stoner__8
his first point as interim manager.
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You’ll never feel like you’ve woken up on The Wong side of the bed again with Elegant Beds of Grimsby!
Thank you to Liam from Elegant Beds for sponsoring first team managers John and Will Rawdon for the 2024/25 season.
It finished 2-1 to the first team yesterday as Town won the Hotchkin Cup. Matty Jamieson and Toby Cotton got the goals to seal victory over
@WoodhallSpaFC_
.
More importantly, a huge amount of money was raised for
@NervetumoursUK
,
@YLvsCancer
and both football clubs!
The first team battled back from 1-0 down to take a well-earned point against
@skegnesstownres
.
The visitors’ goal sparked the home side into life who from then on dominated possession against tired Skegness legs.
@FHipkin
got the equaliser with a free kick in the last minute.
More late drama on The Wong!
Town looked down and out losing 2-1 with only minutes to go, but
@parkerbrenden9
bagged a last minute equaliser on his return to the club. Theo Williams had opened the scoring for Town.
A big thank you to the crowd of over 100 watching Wongers!
A good result for the first team today against Nottinghamshire Step 7 side
@CollinghamFC
.
Kieran Pacey (2), Fin Hipkin and Liam Cotton got on the scoresheet for Town.
Thanks to Collingham for the game and all the best for the season ahead.
The season may be drawing to a close but our reserves showed they aren’t on the beach just yet with a 2-0 victory away at Skegness Town ‘A’ tonight.
Ed Chambers and Harry ‘Dave’ Baxter got the goals for Town, while Kieren Bailey was awarded the man of the match.
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The start of our
@lincsleague
campaign is nearly here!
We welcome
@RustonsFc
to The Wong on Friday night for
@rawdon_john
&
@WillRawdon
’s first competitive game in charge.
Entry is free and the bar will be open 🍺
There was another masterful performance from our young keeper last weekend 🧤
The reserves finished on the wrong side of a 5-4 thriller but will be hoping to bounce back against
@SkegnessTownA
on The Wong this Saturday (14:00).
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Football returns to The Wong on Wednesday night as the first team welcome Boston Town for a pre-season friendly. John & Will Rawdon’s side can expect a tough test against the UCL Premier North outfit.
The bar will be open so come along for a midweek football fix ⚽️🍺
The first team wrap-up their pre-season schedule with a friendly against
@LCFCAcademy
tonight. It’s been over 15 years since an Imps side came to The Wong so we’re excited for this one!
Entry is free and the bar will be open 🍺
We hope to see you there!
It’s the annual John Rawdon Snr memorial match this Friday, which promises to be an extra special occasion with our first team now managed by two of John Snr’s sons - John and Will.
The bar will be open and the Horncastle Lions will be doing a BBQ 🍔
We hope to see you there!
Here’s today’s scorers in the victory over
@LincolnUnited
Development Team:
Liam Cotton
Toby Cotton (P)
Lance Johnson
Alec Enderby 🚀
Theo Williams
Reece Pemberton
Scott Lowman
Ed Spampanato (P)
The first team wrap-up their pre-season schedule with a friendly against
@LCFCAcademy
on Wednesday night. It’s been over 15 years since an Imps side came to The Wong so we’re excited for this one!
Entry is free and the bar will be open 🍺
It’s our Xmas Draw tomorrow at 3pm 🎅🏻
Come along for a drink and don’t forget your tickets which you can buy up to 2:40pm by following the link below or in person at the clubhouse.
📸 Look at this post on Facebook
Liam Stephenson’s reserves get their pre-season campaign under way on Tuesday evening with the visit of
@WybertonFC_Res
.
Entry is free and the bar will be open 🍺
The reserves won 3-1 today thanks to goals from
@lfc_smithy
,
@mjharness87
and an OG.
The first team didn’t fare quite so well and were comprehensively beaten by Rustons.
Keep an eye on our social media for next weekend’s fixture details.
A fantastic result for our first team tonight with a hard-earned victory over Barton Town Reserves 💪
Theo Williams (x2), Alec Enderby & Matty Jamieson got the goals for Town.
Williams was the man of the match with a superb display up front 👏
It’s the annual John Rawdon Snr memorial match this Friday, which promises to be an extra special occasion with our first team now managed by two of John Snr’s sons - John and Will.
The bar will be open and Horncastle Lions will be doing a BBQ 🍔
We hope to see you there!
The first team got pre-season off to a good start with an 8-2 victory over Theddo FC today. There were several different scorers, with the standout strike coming from Toby Cotton who lashed one in from 25 yards.
Harry Fisher was the MOTM with a great debut in centre midfield.
It ended all square between the first team and
@LCFCAcademy
in our final pre-season friendly.
The Imps dominated possession but couldn’t find their way past some resolute home defending, and Alec Enderby nearly nicked it for Town with a header rebounding off the crossbar.
On me Ed, son!
Ed Spampanato was Town’s MOTM yesterday with a dominant display at centre half 💪
The win has taken the first team up a place to 15th in the Lincs League table.
📸 courtesy of Rob Savage
Tomorrow’s fixtures:
First Team
🆚
@RustonSports_FC
📍 Ruston Sports & Social Club, LN6 8RN
📆 Sat 18th Nov
⏰ 14:00
🏆
@lincsleague
💷 Free entry
Reserves
🆚
@FcFishtoft
📍 The Wong, Horncastle, LN9 6EB
📆 Sat 18th Nov
⏰ 14:15
🏆 Boston Premier Division
💷 Free entry
Town regained the John Rawdon Snr Memorial Trophy through a 75th minute winner from Noah Janney, who had a fantastic game and shared the MOTM award with defender Jordan Dowswell.
Thanks to the huge crowd who came to support this annual event in memory of a great man.
Meanwhile, Jack Baxter went out on a high with a last-minute equaliser to earn the reserves a 2-2 draw in his final home game for the club.
Fellow veteran Carl Smith had opened the scoring for Town with a free kick.
IT’S MATCHDAY!
First Team
🆚
@RustonsFc
📍 Ruston Sports & Social Club, LN6 8RN
📆 Sat 18th Nov
⏰ 14:00
🏆
@lincsleague
💷 Free entry
Reserves
🆚
@FcFishtoft
📍 The Wong, Horncastle, LN9 6EB
📆 Sat 18th Nov
⏰ 14:15
🏆 Boston Premier Division
💷 Free entry
We are disappointed to announce that first team manager Liam Stephenson has decided to step down with immediate effect. We would like to thank Liam for his efforts managing the team and we are pleased to say he will continue to help run the club from behind the scenes.
Defeats for both our sides today unfortunately. The first team played some good football at times but lost 2-1 to Grimsby United. Captain Scott Lowman got Town’s goal.
The reserves lost 3-1 at home to Pointon First Team. Jack Robinson scored for Town from the spot.
Defeat for both our senior sides today.
The first team put in a battling performance against Moorlands but eventually lost 2-0. A controversial penalty was a turning point in the game.
The reserves lost 3-1 at home to Bull Athletic. Jack Robinson scored Town’s only goal.
Our first team welcome Keelby United to The Wong on Wednesday night as we look to extend a two-game unbeaten run.
The bar will be open so come along for a midweek football fix.
It’s the first game back in charge for
@stoner__8
and
@stevelovett4
this weekend as the first team travel to Grimsby United. Travelling support welcome.
Meanwhile, the reserves have a home game against
@PointonFC1st
. Kick-off is at 14:15 and the bar will be open 🍺
We’ve still got plenty of space to advertise your business around The Wong! The club relies on the generosity of local sponsors to maintain and improve our footballing facilities.
We have three packages available to suit different budgets - see our Facebook for full details.
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The first team put in a gutsy performance on The Wong this evening, narrowly losing to
@bostontownfc
in front of over 150 spectators.
The Poachers had a couple of early efforts on goal before they eventually took the lead, but Town defended doggedly for the 2nd half.
Pre-season training started again last night and as you can see we’ve got a packed schedule of friendlies to prepare for the Lincs League campaign.
We can’t wait to welcome supporters back to The Wong, especially for the visits of Boston Utd U19s and Lincoln City U18s.
It’s derby day!
The reserves return to action this afternoon with a trip to table-toppers Spilsby Town (Ancaster Avenue, PE23 5HL).
Travelling support welcome 🔴⚪️
Mickey Stones’ first team have another blank weekend. Their next fixture is at Grimsby United on 24th Feb.
Our reserves are taking on Nettleham Reserves tomorrow night in the last friendly before the league kicks off on Saturday.
Entry is free and the bar will be open 🍺
The first team were beaten 6-2 by Barton Town Reserves this evening.
Toby Cotton was our man of the match and opening goalscorer, beating several men and lashing in an unstoppable finish. Kieran Bailey scored a late consolation from the spot.
Our young reserves were beaten at home by an experienced
@WybertonFC_Res
side tonight.
Town fell behind to 2 excellent finishes but managed to claw their way back thanks to strikes from Todd & Harness, before the visitors added a bit of gloss to the scoreline with late goals.
The reserves lost 2-1 away at Grimoldby this afternoon. The home side took the lead before Jack Robinson equalised, but The Bees went ahead once more and there was no sting in the tail as they saw out the victory.
Both our senior sides are in action on Saturday.
The first team travel to
@RustonSports_FC
while the reserves face
@FcFishtoft
at home.
The bar will be open at The Wong.
We’ve got a new Twitter (X 🙄) account due to login issues with the old one. Please follow us for club news, fixtures, scores, and occasional in-game updates if we have a literate person available to do it.
It’s matchday!
FIRST TEAM
🆚
@BriggCicDev
📍 The EC Surfacing Stadium, Brigg
⏰ 15:00
🏆
@lincsleague
💷 £4
RESERVES
🆚
@NorthgateOlymp2
📍 The Wong, Horncastle
⏰ 14:30
🏆
@BdsFootball
💷 Free
The bar will be open at The Wong 🍺
Refreshments also available at Brigg 🍺
Both our sides are on the road this weekend. The first team visit Barton Town Res, while the reserves travel to Wyberton Res (14:30 kick off).
Travelling support welcome and refreshments available at both grounds.
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0-0 between the reserves and Spilsby Town First Team at half time.
Spilsby have had the share of the chances and hit the crossbar, but Bailey had an excellent chance to put Town in front.
The first team welcome
@CollinghamFC
to The Wong on Saturday. The visitors play in the Nottinghamshire Senior League (Step 7).
The reserves are also in action as they make the trip to Coningsby FC (14:30 KO).
The bar will be open at The Wong 🍺