'Outstanding' Boston Town off to a dream start at Step 4

Boston Town claimed a famous victory in their first ever Step 4 league game on Wednesday night.

They beat Corby Town 3-1 in front of a bumper crowd of 553 at Steel Park.

Manager Chris Funnell was full of praise for his players after the game and said: “It might be game one of 42 and it’s a long 10 month slog, but I’m dead proud of that performance and result.

“The lads were outstanding and showed every facet of what we’re about."

Goals came from Fraser Bayliss, Harry Limb and Matt Cotton as Chris Funnell's side claimed fourth place in the the initial Pitching In Northern Premier League Midlands Division table.

Bayliss gave the visitors the lead after nine minutes when he was played in by a flick-on from Cotton.

It was fitting that such a historic goal was scored by one of the club's longest-serving players.

That's now 96 goals for Bayliss since he made his Boston Town debut in 2015 - he's closing in on becoming only the sixth player to reach 100 goals for the club.

Limb doubled the the Poachers' lead after 78 minutes, and three minutes later Poachers were in dreamland as Cotton made it 3-0.

Carter Widdowson pulled one back from a corner for Corby, but it Boston Town's night.

Town: Edwards, Gibbons (L Wilson), Smith, Tate, Ford, Ging, Bayliss (Houlston), Archer (Burdass), Limb (Graves), Cotton, Munton (Siddons)