after South Shields could only manage a draw at home

The score, however, did not convey the general balance of play which was, on the whole, shared equally.

The Gingerbreads certainly matched the Celts in the first half and were unlucky go into half time a goal down.

However, the scorer of that goal – James Spencer – made rapid work of completing his hat trick early in the second half to effectively put the game to bed with 40 minutes still to play.

Read the rest of the Grantham Journal report HERE