UCL Review 2014-2015

United Counties League Review 2015

By Jeremy Biggs

CHROMASPORT & TROPHIES UNITED COUNTIES LEAGUE REVIEW 2015 – CONTENTS Editorial 3 2014-15 Diary 4 League Review 8 League Tables 12 Results Grids 14 Attendances 16 League Knockout Cup 18 Reserve Knockout Cup 21 FA Cup 23 FA Vase 24 County Cups/Other Cups 26 Leading Goalscorers 27 Club Player of the Year Awards 30 League Awards 31 Sequences 32 Biggest Wins and Highest Scoring Matches 33 Hat Tricks 34 Fair Play and Hospitality Awards 35 Club reviews: AFC Kempston Rovers 36 AFC Rushden & Diamonds 37 Boston Town 38 Cogenhoe United 39 Deeping Rangers 40 Desborough Town 41 Eynesbury Rovers 42 Harborough Town 43 Harrowby United 44 Holbeach United 45 Huntingdon Town 46 Long Buckby 47 Newport Pagnell Town 48 Northampton Sileby Rangers 49 Oadby Town 50 Peterborough Northern Star 51 Sleaford Town 52 Thurnby Nirvana 53 Wellingborough Town 54 Wisbech Town 55 Yaxley 56 Blackstones 57 Bourne Town 58 Buckingham Town 59 Bugbrooke St Michaels 60 Burton Park Wanderers 61 Irchester United 62 Lutterworth Athletic 63 Northampton ON Chenecks 64 Northampton Spencer 65 Olney Town 66 Peterborough Sports 67 Potton United 68 Raunds Town 69 Rothwell Corinthians 70 Rushden & Higham United 71 St Neots Town Youth & Saints 72 Stewarts & Lloyds Corby 73 Thrapston Town 75 Wellingborough Whitworth 76 Woodford United 77 Reserve Team Cup Results 78 Reserve Division Appearances & Goalscorers 79 Under 21 Division Appearances & Goalscorers 83

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EDITORIAL

Welcome to the 2015 edition of the United Counties League Review . This is our 32 nd edition and the fourth in the series to appear on line.

The season under review was another enthralling one in all areas, and a momentous one in particular for AFC Rushden & Diamonds who became the first club to win a domestic double of Premier Division and League Knockout Cup since Rothwell Town in 1993. Diamonds now leave us, at first team level anyway, for step 4 football in the Southern League Division One Central. Their support base – the biggest at step 5 in the 2014-15 campaign – suggests they could rise further still. We wish them well and will keep an eye on their progress. It will be interesting to see how far they can go using the fan ownership model. Two of our newer members, first timers Thurnby Nirvana and second season side Wisbech Town, chased Diamonds home in the Premier Division. Recent recruits to the competition have for the most part proved successful additions with Oadby and Harrowby speedily progressing to the Premier Division, and Lutterworth and Peterborough Sports looking capable of doing likewise in the near future. We will welcome two new clubs to the senior divisions for 2015-16. Kirby Muxloe have been laterally moved into the Premier Division from the Midland League after a top five finish in that competition last time out, while Peterborough League double winners Oakham United step up from step 7 to make a piece of history as our first ever Rutland representatives. I expect them to continue the trend of success enjoyed by new clubs which has certainly given the league a shot in the arm in recent seasons. The 2014-15 campaign was a good one for Division One, with Potton and Lutterworth distinguishing themselves in the Knockout Cup and Northampton Spencer and Peterborough Sports enjoying good runs in the FA Vase. We will have a few more clubs from the lower grade playing in both the FA Cup and Vase in the new season, perhaps some more will enhance their reputations on the national stage. Reserve football in our area, along with many others, seems to be in retreat. In 2014-15 the single Reserve Division kicked off with twenty clubs, only to lose both Blackstones and Long Buckby before the autumn was out. At season’s end a couple more clubs opted for a change of structure leaving us with a further reduction in numbers. This area of our game is under pressure as the numbers of club volunteers declines. A new development in 2014-15 was the introduction of an Under 21 Division. This had its teething troubles with a couple of clubs dropping out before the season got underway and a shortage of player numbers forced Wootton to depart in mid season. The six clubs which saw the season through did find the competition of value with competitive matches and goals galore. We have sixteen clubs lining up for 2015-16 and with many clubs pursuing the ‘academy’ route forward this could be an area of growth for the league in seasons to come. To close I have to mention the contribution made to the league by our late vice chairman George Whiting who passed away in May. George had a forty year involvement with the league and its clubs. He was a highly efficient club secretary with Higham Town and Irthlingborough Diamonds. George was on the league’s management committee for 34 years and vice chairman for fifteen of them in two spells. Ground grading was an area in which George had extensive involvement and the progress made in this field by so many clubs is a worthy tribute to his memory.

We are now very close to having a 100% representation in FA competitions as clubs continue to upgrade their facilities.

We’ll be back in the summer of 2016 to report on the events of the 2015-16 season. Enjoy your football!

Jeremy Biggs League Registrations Director and Press Officer

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2014-15 DIARY

June: Oadby appoint Steve Walker as manager….. Deeping groundsman Dave Holmes is nominated for the annual FA Groundsman of the Year award….St Neots Town Saints are to be renamed St Neots Town Youth & Saints . July: The release of the FA competition draws sees Harrowby included in the FA Cup for the first time while Peterborough Sports and St Neots Saints are set for their FA Vase bows….Former Cogenhoe and Long Buckby striker Dan Holman signs for League One Colchester…. Bourne stalwarts Darren Munton and Steve Elger take up the roles of co-chairmen at the Abbey Lawn…. AFC Rushden & Diamonds lift a couple of items of pre-season silverware, beating Rushden & Higham 2-0 in the Chris Ruff Memorial Cup and Hinckley AFC in the Supporters Direct Shield….Joe Smyth resigns as manager of Burton Park who hand Jimmy Simpson the vacancy….A charity match between Eynesbury veterans and the Arsenal celebrity team is watched by almost a thousand people and raises over £6,000 for local good causes….Five times world snooker champion Ronnie O’Sullivan agrees to sponsor one of Deeping ’s junior sides…. Cogenhoe hold Northampton Town to a goalless draw in a pre-season friendly but Wellingborough fare less well going down 6-0 to the Cobblers who also beat Sileby 9-0…. Yaxley win the Mildenhall tournament beating Sawston and the host club in 50 minute matches…. Stewarts & Lloyds lose to Corby Town in the Bob Cumming Memorial Cup match…. Holbeach are beaten by Grantham on penalties in the Ted Drury Memorial Cup….AFC Rushden & Diamonds appoint Andy Keen as Under 21 manager. August: The earliest ever start to a league season sees Deeping beat Harborough 3-0 in the first match of the groundhop….Further matches follow at Yaxley , Peterborough Sports and Peterborough Northern Star over the opening weekend of the month…..1,153 spectators watch the four matches…. Bourne lose 8-2 to Stamford in the Wilf Notley Memorial Cup match…. AFC Rushden & Diamonds Under 21 s beat Buckingham 5-4 to win the James Victory Cup…. Sleaford ’s first match against AFC Rushden & Diamonds is postponed after manager Kris Jones suffers life threatening injuries in a road accident. Terry Fleming steps into the breach as caretaker manager….The first full day of the new season sees Premier newcomers Thurnby lose 3-1 at home to Cogenhoe but there are wins for promoted pair Eynesbury and Harrowby …..FA Cup Extra Preliminary Round action brings victories for AFC Kempston , AFC Rushden & Diamonds , Holbeach , Peterborough Northern Star , Sileby , Thurnby and Wisbech while there are replay successes for Boston Town and Cogenhoe …..Preliminary Round ties bring further wins for AFC Kempston , Boston Town and Wisbech …. Boston Town announce plans to mark their 50 th anniversary by setting up a ‘Hall of Fame’ to honour fifty of their best ever players….Jay Harrison is axed as Harrowby co-manager leaving Mark Fardell in sole control…. Wellingborough also make an early change with Ben Watts dismissed and replaced by a co-manager partnership of Joe Smyth and Steve Herring….Monthly managerial awards go to Holbeach co-bosses John Chand and Graham Drury and Peterborough Sports chief Chris Plummer….The season’s first Goalscorer of the Month award is shared by Jezz Goldson-Williams of Bourne and Drew Mitten of Buckingham …. Deeping groundsman Dave Holmes finishes third in the step 5 and 6 Groundsman of the Year award….Former UCL referee Stuart Burt is on the line for the European Super Cup final at Cardiff. September: AFC Rushden & Diamonds beat Bedford Town in their FA Cup Preliminary Round replay….. AFC Kempston are removed from the competition for playing an ineligible player with Sileby reinstated….First Qualifying Round ties see AFC Rushden & Diamonds bow out at Hendon, Boston Town suffer a heavy reverse at Kings Lynn and Wisbech lose at Norwich United while last survivors Sileby fail to make the most of their reprieve, exiting to North Greenford in their delayed tie….The FA Vase kicks off with the First Qualifying Round and there are victories for AFC Kempston , Newport Pagnell , Thurnby, Yaxley , Burton Park , Northampton Spencer , Potton and Woodford …. Irchester are beaten in their replay at Staines Lammas but are awarded the tie as their conquerors field an ineligible player…. Olney win at higher grade Wellingborough in the first Knockout Cup surprise of the season. ..Reserve Knockout Cup holders Peterborough Northern Star are beaten at Thrapston in their first defence…The new Under 21 Division kicks off with 14 goals in two matches…. Deeping honour two stalwarts who passed away in the summer naming their ground after Haydon Whitham and their stand after Norman Fowler….Nathan Collins resigns as Boston Town boss to be replaced by Dan Barrett…..Barry Britton leaves Stewarts & Lloyds with Alex Cross taking over at Occupation Road….Ed Wheatley announces he is to leave Olney ….. Oadby part company with summer appointee Steve Walker….Managerial awards go to Brett Whaley of Yaxley and Darren Staniforth of Potton ….Adam Scotcher of Blackstones is the month’s top marksman.

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October: FA Vase Second Qualifying Round action sees progress for nine clubs – AFC Kempston , Holbeach , Irchester , Northampton Spencer , Oadby , Peterborough Northern Star , Peterborough Sports , Thurnby and Yaxley ….A League Knockout Cup upset sees Whitworth put out Harborough ….1,080 spectators watch Stewarts & Lloyds take on Rothwell Corinthians at Occupation Road to pay tribute to Foundrymen youngster Thomas McNamee who passed away a few days earlier….Long serving manager Aidy Mann steps down at Rushden & Higham , Dale Brunton taking over…. Oadby hand Lee Harriman a second spell in charge….Steve Kuhne is appointed Olney boss….Managerial awards go to Peterborough Northern Star pair Michael Goode and Darren Jarvis and James Daldy of Whitworth …. Thurnby midfielder Liam Canavan is the Goalscorer of the Month….Work gets underway on the new Irchester dressing rooms. November: FA Vase First Round action sees progress made by AFC Kempston , Deeping , Holbeach , Huntingdon , Northampton Spencer , Peterborough Northern Star , Peterborough Sports , Thurnby and Yaxley ….In the Second Round there is further success for Rangers, the Tigers, Star, Nirvana and the Cuckoos along with Wisbech ….In the League Knockout Cup Lutterworth Athletic , Peterborough Sports and Potton all claim top flight scalps…. Potton equal a club record for successive clean sheets…. Huntingdon lose the Premier’s last unbeaten record…. Whitworth unveil their new clubhouse…. Desborough open their new dressing rooms…. AFC Rushden & Diamonds and Holbeach apply to the FA for promotion to step 4….Nick Andersen resigns as Blackstones manager with Neil Cotton replacing him….Andy Davies steps down at St Neots Saints ….Alex Cross departs Stewarts & Lloyds ….Michael Goode and Darren Jarvis of Peterborough Northern Star win their second successive managerial award with Potton chief Darren Staniforth also claiming a second award of the campaign…..Completing a double for the Royals, Gary Ansell-Carter wins the Goalscorer award. December: Holbeach , Thurnby and Yaxley remain on the Wembley trail with Third Round wins in the FA Vase….Holders Huntingdon go out of the Knockout Cup at Yaxley …. Long Buckby collect their first Premier Division win of the season….There’s a first Reserve Division reverse for Bugbrooke …. Potton groundsman Ian Williscroft is runner up in the Institute of Groundsmanship volunteer award….Anton Fife takes charge at St Neots Saints ….Andy Norman becomes Stewarts & Lloyds ’ third manager of the season….One time Thrapston manager Gary Petts returns to the Chancery Lane club as chairman…. AFC Kempston duo Gary Flinn and Jimmy Stoyles and Northampton Spencer boss Ben Stone win the month’s managerial awards….Deven Ellwood of Whitworth is the month’s top marksman….The Boxing Day derby between AFC Rushden & Diamonds and Wellingborough is abandoned due to floodlight failure. January: The new year starts with more floodlight problems at the Dog & Duck but this time power is restored and AFC Rushden & Diamonds go on to beat Wellingborough 2-1….In the FA Vase 4 th Round Holbeach win 4-3 at Thurnby but Yaxley bow out 1-0 at Erith…. Potton shock Thurnby in the Knockout Cup…. Stewarts & Lloyds draw 1-1 with Burton Park to pick up their first Division One point of the season at the 27 th attempt…. Yaxley progress to the Huntingdonshire Senior Cup final without kicking a ball after St Neots withdraw from their semi final tie….The first Saturday programme of 2015 is decimated by wet weather with just five matches going ahead…. ON Chenecks and Northampton Spencer progress to the Northants Junior Cup final….Jimmy Dean is named as co-manager of Peterborough Sports , working alongside Chris Plummer….Seb Hayes steps as down as Huntingdon manager, assistant Ian Edge filling the vacancy…..Tuncay Korkmaz of Deeping and Graham Cottle of ON Chenecks win the manager of the month accolades…..Sam Taylor of Oadby is the Goalscorer of the Month…. AFC Rushden & Diamonds chairman Ralph Burditt and vice chairman Jon Ward are invited to Downing Street to meet the Prime Minister….Former England defender Neil Ruddock signs forms for Whitworth .

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February: Holbeach bow out of the FA Vase at the 5 th Round stage, losing 3-2 to Erith & Belvedere in extra time…. Northampton Spencer’s 13 match winning run ends with a draw at Thrapston ….Hinchingbrooke Cup holders Huntingdon are eliminated from this season’s competition by lower grade Potton …. Newport Pagnell are beaten in their Berks & Bucks Senior Trophy semi final at Windsor….Dan Stewart steps down as Long Buckby boss with assistant Richard Kay taking the reins….Dan Barrett resigns as Boston Town chief with Lori Borbely taking over for the remainder of the season….Mark Fardell resigns as Harrowby manager to be succeeded by Nick Andersen…. Peterborough Northern Star dismiss co-managers Michael Goode and Darren Jarvis with director of football Dom Genovese taking over for the remainder of the campaign….Graham Drury makes a shock departure as Holbeach co-boss….Gordon Kyle resigns as Harborough manager with Nick Pollard and Chris Church taking over until season’s end….Monthly managerial awards go to Dick Creasey of Wisbech and Graham Cottle of ON Chenecks …..Jake Newman of Wellingborough is the month’s top scorer, his haul including five goals against Huntingdon, a record since the club’s reformation…Deryck Irons of Eynesbury receives a Torch Trophy Trust award from the Countess of Wessex. March: A defeat at Peterborough Northern Star ends Wisbech’s run of 13 successive league victories…..930 fans watch Premier title contenders AFC Rushden & Diamonds and Wisbech draw at the Dog & Duck….Defeat at Whitworth ends Northampton Spencer’s 22 match unbeaten run…. Rothwell Corinthians set new club records for successive wins (10) and clean sheets (8)…. Burton Park claim their first home win at the 17 th attempt…. Potton and AFC Rushden & Diamonds reach the League Knockout Cup final, the Royals only the third Division One club to do so…. Peterborough Northern Star beat Corby to reach their first Northants Hillier Senior Cup final….. Bugbrooke and ON Chenecks win Reserve Knockout Cup semi final ties…. Thurnby obtain an F grade for their new ground at Gleneagles Avenue….Adam Knight is to step down as Woodford manager at season’s end…. Holbeach manager John Chand calls time on his second spell at the Tigers helm with Darren Jarvis taking the reins…. Sleaford part company with manager Terry Fleming, Brian Rowland taking charge for the remainder of the season….Joe Smyth and Steve Herring are to leave Wellingborough at the end of the campaign….Managerial awards go to Andy Peaks of AFC Rushden & Diamonds and Shaun Sparrow of Rothwell Corinthians ….Ryan Lovell of Northampton Spencer is the Goalscorer of the Month….The transfer window closes with 301 moves completed for the season. April: The season’s first title is settled on Easter Monday as Northampton Spencer wrap up the Division One crown…. AFC Rushden & Diamonds win at Sileby to claim the Premier title…. Rothwell Corinthians see their ten match winning run ended by defeat at Whitworth …. Bugbrooke beat ON Chenecks 3-1 to win the Reserve Knockout Cup at Cogenhoe….The Badgers second string follow up by clinching the Reserve Division title…. Milton Keynes College become the first champions of the Under 21 Division…. Peterborough Northern Star lose 4-1 to Brackley in the Northants Hillier Senior Cup final at Sixfields…. ON Chenecks secure the Reserve Division runners up slot….Final day league action sees Thurnby and Rothwell Corinthians secure the runners up medals in the Premier and First Divisions respectively…. Kettering are Under 21 runners-up…. Bugbrooke miss out on a reserve clean sweep losing the Northants Lower Junior Cup final to Northampton Spencer in a penalty shootout at Daventry…. Olney ’s second leg comeback sees them beat Buckingham 6-1 to reach the Buckingham Charity Cup final….Jamie Wright is named as new Wellingborough boss…..He will be assisted by Colin Cooper who leaves Bugbrooke after a single season at the helm….Dan Beaman calls time on a five year stint as Irchester reserve boss….Dom Genovese and Seb Hayes are confirmed as permanent joint managers at Peterborough Northern Star ….Neil Cotton resigns as manager of Blackstones where Phil Gadsby takes over….Tuncay Korkmaz vacates the Deeping helm….Another long serving boss departing is Andy Marks at Cogenhoe ….. Thurnby stalwart Pat Darby is the recipient of a presentation from the Lord Mayor of Leicester at the club’s final home match at Dakyn Road…. Wisbech mascot Fenny the Fenman participates in the Mascot Gold Cup at Wetherby.

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May: AFC Rushden & Diamonds become the league’s first double winners in 22 years beating Potton 3-0 in the League Knockout Cup final at Yaxley…. Olney lose 6-2 to Buckingham Athletic in the Buckingham Charity Cup final…. Peterborough Northern Star beat Deeping 2-1 in the Hinchingbrooke Cup final…. ON Chenecks retain the Northants Junior Cup beating Northampton Spencer 1-0 in the Sixfields final…. Yaxley lose 3-0 to Godmanchester in the Huntingdonshire Senior Cup final….14 players complete the season with ever present appearance records, three in the Premier, eight in Division One and three in the Under 21 Division….Manager of the Month awards, covering April and May, are won by Andy Peaks of AFC Rushden & Diamonds and Mick English of Lutterworth Athletic ….Michael Byrne of Sileby wins the season’s final Goalscorer award….Divisional top scorers for the season are Liam Canavan of Thurnby in the Premier, Ryan Lovell of Northampton Spencer in Division One, Jake Mason of Bourne in the Reserve Division and Alex Dixon of Milton Keynes College in the Under 21 Division….Anton Sambrook is promoted from within to become Cogenhoe manager…. Deeping appoint Michael Goode as their new boss….Multi trophy winning reserve boss Chris Brown takes charge at Bugbrooke ….Paul Ward is appointed Sleaford manager….Daren Young steps down as Sileby boss….Chris Plummer takes a step back at Peterborough Sports as Jimmy Dean becomes sole manager….Scott Manning vacates his joint manager role at Raunds leaving Jim Le Masurier in sole control…. Boston Town hand Mark Angel his first managerial post….. Stewarts & Lloyds appoint Corby Eagles duo Harbans Basra and John Cairns as co-managers….Darran Foster takes charge at Woodford ….Tony Joynes is appointed co-manager of Harrowby ....39 member clubs apply for places in the FA competitions for 2015-16….Long serving league vice chairman George Whiting passes away…. Oadby report the death of club president Ken Farrant…..An end of season trip to Malta sees Thrapston draw 2-2 with Third Division hosts Marsaskala….A fund raising game at Blackstones sees a side of past players take on the Leicester City legends….The FA confirm Oakham ’s promotion from the Peterborough League….. AFC Rushden & Diamonds are promoted to Division 1 Central of the Southern League….Internal movement sees Northampton Spencer and Rothwell Corinthians promoted to the Premier Division with Long Buckby relegated to Division One….. Kirby Muxloe are transferred laterally from the Midland League by the FA…..The season’s attendances total 46,534 in the Premier Division and 18,523 in Division One – averages of 111 and 49 respectively…. AFC Rushden & Diamonds are the best supported club at step 5 nationally with an average attendance of 550. June: Managerial changes see Dick Creasey leave Wisbech who appoint Yaxley boss Brett Whaley as his replacement….Ian Benjamin takes the Cuckoos reins….Assistant Lee Duffy is handed the manager’s role at Sileby .... Buckingham under 18 manager Paul Oddy is killed in a road accident….The line up for the 2015 Groundhop is finalised with Harborough, Blackstones, Oakham and Thrapston hosting games…. Olney official Mick Brown receives a meritorious award from the Berks & Bucks FA….Newcomers Kirby Muxloe erect a new stand at their Ratby Lane ground….Ten new teams are accepted into the Under 21 Division for the 2015-16 season….The AGM at Yaxley sees numerous awards handed out…. Bugbrooke win the first team fair play award with Harborough the reserve winners….Hospitality trophies go to Oadby who win the referees award and Sileby who top the club marks…. Northampton Spencer win the Highest Aggregate of Goals trophy….. Potton win the Respect award…. Whitworth take the Programme of the Year accolade….Andy Peaks of AFC Rushden & Diamonds is Manager of the Year….Martyn Gospel is Referee of the Year….John Davies of Stewarts & Lloyds is the Administrator of the Year….Match official John Hedge is presented with a long servive award.

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LEAGUE REVIEW

PREMIER DIVISION: DIAMONDS TAKE THE CROWN AT SECOND ATTEMPT

Ambitious AFC Rushden & Diamonds were crowned Premier Division kings at the second attempt as they booked a promotion to step 4 in only their third season in adult football.

Diamonds manager Andy Peaks had assembled a squad full of experience at higher levels and with several previous title winners in the ranks, and they started the campaign as favourites for honours along with a Holbeach squad with similar pedigree and managed by bosses with proven track records in John Chand and Graham Drury. The Tigers made a spectacular start with a 6-1 win at Peterborough Northern Star on the groundhop weekend and they went on to extend their winning start to six games as they set the early pace. Holbeach dropped their first points in a 2-0 defeat by Huntingdon on 13 th September, and the previous season’s runners-up also appeared to be genuine contenders early in the season, winning their first seven matches and becoming the top flight’s last unbeaten side. Diamonds had started with three wins before having their colours lowered for the first time by Yaxley who briefly dislodged Holbeach from top spot in September. An eye catching result on 18 th October saw the Tigers go down 4-0 at home to Peterborough Northern Star, and three days later Diamonds beat AFC Kempston 5-1 to go top of the table. October ended with new leaders Diamonds and former pacesetters Holbeach drawing 1-1 at the Dog & Duck. November saw the Tigers beaten at Yaxley and at this stage the title race seemed to involve a quartet of clubs. Huntingdon finally tasted defeat at the twelfth time of asking, going down 3-0 at Desborough on 29 th November. The Cromwellians’ squad gradually broke up as their season unravelled while Cogenhoe also dropped important points during the month to slide out of the title reckoning. Diamonds suffered a third defeat of the campaign at Oadby on 10 th January and when they resumed hostilities with Holbeach two weeks later eight points separated the duo with the Tigers having three matches in hand. A stoppage time Russ Dunkley goal gave Diamonds a vital point and thereafter Holbeach fortunes declined. They lost their next match at home to Cogenhoe and following their Vase exit both co-managers made swift exits along with key players. A thirteen match winning run to start 2015 saw Wisbech emerge as the leading challengers to Diamonds as Holbeach and Yaxley faded. Goal hungry Thurnby were also in spectacular form although still outsiders for honours. The Fenmen’s winning run ended on 17 th March with a shock loss at Peterborough Northern Star which left them needing a win at Diamonds four days later. They nearly got it but Brad Harris struck deep into stoppage time to square the contest and leave Diamonds four points clear of their rivals with seven to play. There were to be no Diamonds’ slips as they saw the job through, and a 4-1 win at Sileby on 14 th April saw them crowned champions. They completed the campaign unbeaten at home after salvaging a draw with Cogenhoe in their final match. A slip by Wisbech against Cogenhoe in their penultimate match saw Thurnby slip past them to take second place in their first season in the league. Diamonds showed few signs of slipping, with a sixteen match unbeaten run giving them a ten point lead over Yaxley in mid-December, Holbeach a further point back with three matches in hand over the tabletoppers. There was a rare defeat for Diamonds on 20 th December as they lost at Thurnby. The league newcomers had made an inconsistent start but along with Wisbech, they would challenge as the season progressed.

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At the wrong end of the table Long Buckby kicked off the season with six straight defeats and failed to win until a December visit to Harrowby in their 19 th match. They improved after a mid season managerial change but never looked likely to get out of trouble, eventually finishing nine points adrift. Perennial strugglers Harborough also found points gathering difficult from the off as did county rivals Oadby whose promotion winning team broke up over the summer. The return of Lee Harriman to the Poachers helm saw Oadby move up the table and the Bees too benefitted from a change in charge as they were beaten just once in their last eight. It wasn’t enough to ease Harborough out of the bottom two, but with no club relegated from step 4 they live to fight another day in the Premier. Sileby spent much of the season in peril, but the recruitment of Michael Byrne saw them score their way out of trouble late in the season. Poor mid season form saw Harrowby sucked into the relegation battle but they too benefitted from a change of manager with Nick Andersen leading them clear of danger. A late points deduction saw Sleaford occupy third bottom place in the final table after spending much of the season on the edge of the drop zone.

DIVISION ONE: SPENCER AND CORINTHS MAKE TOP FLIGHT RETURNS

An exciting Division One campaign ended with returns to the Premier Division for Northampton Spencer and Rothwell Corinthians after three and four years in the lower division respectively.

After the promotion of the previous season’s top three an open race was expected this time. Raunds, Bugbrooke and Peterborough Sports all topped the chart in August before Lutterworth moved into pole position in September. Athletic were unbeaten in their first eight games and held their position until just before Christmas bar a couple of weeks when Peterborough Sports slipped in front of them.

Spencer, their neighbours ON Chenecks and free scoring Whitworth, who handed Lutterworth a seven goal defeat on their own ground, were also emerging as contenders for honours.

Cup progress had checked Northampton Spencer’s climb up the table but they hit top slot on Boxing Day with a derby win at ON Chenecks, their eleventh in a thirteen game winning streak. The Millers were red hot favourites by now, but in February they drew three matches out of four as the challengers closed up.

Peterborough Sports had added some higher grade quality to their squad for the run in and an eight game unbeaten sequence saw them overhaul Spencer in February.

By this stage both Potton and Rothwell Corinthians had joined the promotion race, thanks to mean defences which proved unbreachable for games on end.

The Millers gradually clawed back their fixture backlog in March, extending their unbeaten run to 22 matches before losing by a single goal at Whitworth on 24 th March. Peterborough Sports’ eight match unbeaten sequence also ended with a bump as they suffered successive defeats at Bugbrooke and Rothwell, the latter moving into the promotion positions for the first time with their success against Sports. Lutterworth were back in contention as they caught up games, but a loss at Irchester and draw at Buckingham hit their chances. Rothwell’s ten match winning run was halted by Whitworth but a key encounter in the promotion race saw Corinths and Potton share the spoils at Sergeant’s Lawn on Easter Saturday. Ryan Goodband’s last minute leveller for Rothwell would ultimately prove vital in deciding the promotion outcome.

Spencer wrapped up the championship on Easter Monday, beating ON Chenecks 2-0 at Kingsthorpe Mill with a Ryan Lovell double carrying his side over the line with three matches to spare.

The race for the second promotion place went to the wire. Rothwell Corinthians strengthened their position with a win over the newly crowned champions and on the final Saturday of April they secured the runners up medals and a top flight return by beating Irchester 3-0 with goals from Chris Clarke, Ryan Goodband and Dom Page.

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Potton fell just short despite winning their last four games, and Lutterworth joined the Royals on 82 points after completing their campaign with a last match win at already promoted Corinths.

Newly relegated Stewarts & Lloyds had a torrid season which saw them get through three managers and 103 players. The Foundrymen failed to claim a win all season, their only point arriving in match number 27, a 1-1 draw with Burton Park on 27 th January. Burton Park never really recovered from the pre-season departure of manager Joe Smyth. New boss Jimmy Simpson assembled a side almost from scratch but Burton found the going tough, accumulating just 22 points. It did prove enough to keep them out of the re-election zone though. A young St Neots Saints squad picked up 25 points on the pitch but lost eleven of them for rule breaches, forcing them to re-apply for re-election to the league.

RESERVE DIVISION: BADGERS WIN THRILLING RACE

Bugbrooke emerged triumphant from an exciting Reserve Division title race which saw them battle for supremacy with ON Chenecks, reigning champions Cogenhoe, Olney and Northampton Spencer.

The Badgers were early pacesetters with Olney, Chenecks and Cogenhoe in close attendance along with Bourne who briefly topped the chart in October as did Chenecks before Olney moved to the top in November.

Bugbrooke lost for the first time in their seventeenth match, 4-3 at Potton on the Saturday before Christmas. With the Badgers enjoying cup success they were trailing Olney by eight points with four matches in hand and Chenecks by four from three games less. Champions Cogenhoe moved into pole position on the back of a thirteen match unbeaten run which brought them ten victories, but they suffered a setback with a 3-2 derby reverse at Bugbrooke on 18 th February. The Badgers lost the following Saturday at home to ON Chenecks and at the end of the month Olney headed a top four separated by just four points. Olney imploded at the start of March, losing to Northampton Spencer who were making giant strides up the table after a poor start, and Whitworth. They stayed top until overhauled by the Badgers on the final Saturday of March, but with few games to play were already out of contention.

Chenecks hit top slot on Easter Saturday but four days later Bugbrooke took a big step towards the crown by beating fast finishing Northampton Spencer 4-2 – the Millers’ first dropped points in eight games.

Cogenhoe’s hopes of a third title in a row were dashed by a 5-1 thrashing at Eynesbury on April 11 th , and seven days later Bugbrooke were crowned champions, beating Potton 4-0 at Birds Close with Danny Duggan, Charlie Hynam, Ty Clark and Dan Powell sharing the goals for the Badgers.

Chenecks closed their season with a 3-0 win at Irchester which clinched second place ahead of Northampton Spencer with Cogenhoe fourth in the final table.

At the foot of the table Desborough’s young side spent the whole season in the basement. They kicked off the season with eight defeats in a row including a 10-2 drubbing by Bourne at the Waterworks Field. They didn’t win until their 22 nd match, an avenging 2-1 success at the Abbey Lawn on 7 th February, while their only home victory of the season was a derby defeat of Rothwell Corinthians in March.

Ar Tarn finished two points adrift of next to bottom Irchester, who picked up just one win during the campaign, a 4-1 success against Thrapston on 29 th November.

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UNDER 21 DIVISION: COLLEGE THE FIRST WINNERS

The first season of the new Under 21 Division proved an eventful, but ultimately successful one, after a difficult beginning. Both Biggleswade Town and Peterborough Sports withdrew before the campaign kicked off, while Wootton were a mid season departure due to a shortage of players, having picked up just a single point from their ten matches played.

Their exit prompted a change in structure as the initial plan for clubs to play each other three times was revised to a four meeting programme.

With teams from clubs at steps 3, 4 and 5 plus a couple of teams from college set ups participating it was hard to predict how the season would go. Histon had enjoyed an impressive pre season and Kettering appeared to have assembled a strong squad. The pair shared eight goals in an opening day encounter and had solid starts, but an eye opening result on the last Saturday of September saw Milton Keynes College outgun Histon 5-2. A week later MK were beaten by Kettering and the early signs were that the league would develop into a three horse race for honours. November saw MK take on both their rivals again with the College winning their second encounter with the Poppies but losing to the Stutes. Milton Keynes had played more matches than their rivals when the season broke for the Christmas holdays, and they continued to hold the upper hand in the new year. They did lose to both of their rivals for honours early in 2015 but Kettering dropped points to Football CV and Histon slipped up against AFC Kempston.

The Stutes slipped out of contention in the spring, suffering six goal reverses against both MK College and Kettering who took seven points from three April meetings of the clubs.

Milton Keynes became the inaugural champions by beating Kettering 3-0 in their penultimate match, with the Poppies securing second place a week later with a win over Histon, who were themselves overhauled by fast finishing AFC Kempston for third place.

Football CV Reds moved above AFC Rushden & Diamonds at the foot of the table after closing the season with a win over Histon.

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LEAGUE TABLES

Premier Division

Home Goals

Away Goals

Total Goals

P. W. D. L. F. A. W. D. L. F. A. W. D. L.

F. A. Adj. Pts.

AFC Rushden & Diamonds

40 16 4 0 67 11 15 2 3 54 21 31 6 3 121 32 40 17 1 2 74 29 12 3 5 49 32 29 4 7 123 61 -3 88 40 15 4 1 60 19 12 2 6 49 27 27 6 7 109 46 87 99

Thurnby Nirvana Wisbech Town

Yaxley

40 16 0 4 49 20

8 4 8 29 23 24 4 12 78 43

76 75

Cogenhoe United Holbeach United

40 11 2 7 34 26 12 4 4 43 28 23 6 11 77 54 40 11 5 4 40 26 11 5 4 52 25 22 10 8 92 51 -3 73

Peterborough Northern Star

40

8 4 8 37 36 11 5 4 44 31 19 9 12 81 67

66

AFC Kempston Rovers

40 11 5 4 45 18

9 1 10 31 37 20 6 14 76 55 -3 63

Deeping Rangers

40

9 5 6 36 25

8 3 9 38 30 17 8 15 74 55 8 2 10 34 33 18 4 18 78 70 8 4 8 39 39 17 6 17 81 69 7 2 11 33 45 15 4 21 71 81 6 3 11 32 47 14 4 22 74 92 6 2 12 31 52 13 6 21 62 95 7 3 10 35 51 12 7 21 74 99 4 4 12 27 52 12 5 23 56 96 2 2 16 29 61 11 6 23 63 102

59 58 57 49 46 45 43 41 39

Newport Pagnell Town

40 10 2 8 44 37

Eynesbury Rovers

40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40

9 2 9 42 30 8 2 10 38 36 8 1 11 42 45 7 4 9 31 43 5 4 11 39 48 8 1 11 29 44 9 4 7 34 41 5 3 12 37 59 6 4 10 39 43 6 2 12 24 54 2 4 14 28 57

Boston Town Oadby Town

Desborough Town

Wellingborough Town

Huntingdon Town Harrowby United

Northampton Sileby Rangers 40

5 3 12 33 62 10 6 24 70 121 -2 34 4 3 13 29 55 10 7 23 68 98 -6 31

Sleaford Town

Harborough Town

2 4 14 13 57 3 2 15 23 61

8 6 26 37 111 5 6 29 51 118

30 21

Long Buckby

Division One

Home Goals

Away Goals

Total Goals

P. W. D. L. F. A. W. D. L. F. A. W. D. L.

F. A. Adj. Pts.

Northampton Spencer Rothwell Corinthians

38 16 2 1 65 17 14 2 3 58 23 30 4 4 123 40 38 15 2 2 54 11 11 3 5 42 28 26 5 7 96 39 38 13 2 4 48 12 12 5 2 41 19 25 7 6 89 31 38 14 1 4 44 22 12 3 4 41 16 26 4 8 85 38 38 14 3 2 50 11 11 0 8 41 27 25 3 10 91 38 38 12 3 4 54 21 11 3 5 39 28 23 6 9 93 49

94 83 82 82 78 75 70 66 61 54 53 52 47 46 40 30 26 22

Potton United

Lutterworth Athletic Peterborough Sports

Northampton ON Chenecks Wellingborough Whitworth

38 12 2 5 55 29

9 5 5 52 32 21 7 10 107 61

Thrapston Town

38 10 5 4 49 25 10 1 8 40 36 20 6 12 89 61

Raunds Town Bourne Town

38 11 3 5 42 29 38 11 2 6 43 35

7 4 8 32 33 18 7 13 74 62 5 4 10 26 41 16 6 16 69 76 6 4 9 39 39 15 8 15 85 77 7 3 9 37 42 15 7 16 77 73 5 2 12 19 38 14 5 19 62 66 6 2 11 28 41 14 4 20 66 75 4 2 13 27 52 12 4 22 60 102

Bugbrooke St Michaels

38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38

9 4 6 46 38 8 4 7 40 31 9 3 7 43 28 8 2 9 38 34 8 2 9 33 50 3 4 12 25 45 5 3 11 33 50 2 2 15 20 57 4 3 12 39 56 0 1 18 11 70

Olney Town

Rushden & Higham United

Woodford United Irchester United Buckingham Town

5 2 12 36 74 2 2 15 23 48 3 5 11 21 45 3 1 15 18 79 0 0 19 11 91

8 6 24 61 119 7 5 26 56 98 5 7 26 41 102

Blackstones

Burton Park Wanderers

St Neots Town Youth & Saints 38

7 4 27 57 135 -11 14

Stewarts & Lloyds Corby

38

0 1 37 22 161

1

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Reserve Division

Home Goals

Away Goals

Total Goals

P. W. D. L. F. A. W. D. L. F. A. W. D. L.

F. A. Adj. Pts.

Bugbrooke St Michaels Northampton ON Chenecks

34 13 3 1 49 17 10 4 3 39 17 23 7 4 88 34 34 11 3 3 50 25 11 2 4 51 22 22 5 7 101 47

76 71 68 64 58 54

Northampton Spencer

34 12 4 1 44 13

7 7 3 27 20 19 11 4 71 33

Cogenhoe United

34 11 5 1 47 21 11 0 6 41 36 22 5 7 88 57 -3 68

Olney Town Raunds Town

34 11 3 3 53 17

7 7 3 36 25 18 10 6 89 42 8 2 7 42 33 17 7 10 84 60 8 3 6 32 35 17 3 14 76 72

34 34

9 5 3 42 27 9 0 8 44 37

Harborough Town

Wellingborough Whitworth

34 11 3 3 51 19

4 4 9 25 35 15 7 12 76 54 -1 51 6 2 9 36 48 14 8 12 80 68 -3 47

Eynesbury Rovers

34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34

8 6 3 44 20 8 4 5 41 29 8 2 7 43 46 8 3 6 48 38 7 2 8 22 27 6 2 9 27 47 5 3 9 40 39 5 2 10 37 44 1 6 10 18 42 1 2 14 17 61

Bourne Town

5 4 8 41 43 13 8 13 82 72

47

Thrapston Town

7 3 7 38 43 15 5 14 81 89 -3 47

Rothwell Corinthians Huntingdon Town

5 3 9 39 42 13 6 15 87 80 3 2 12 14 50 10 4 20 36 77 4 1 12 19 37 10 3 21 46 84

45 34 33 32

Potton United

Rushden & Higham United Peterborough Northern Star

3 5 9 32 57 4 4 9 28 46 0 3 14 12 56 1 2 14 17 72

8 8 18 72 96

9 6 19 65 90 -3 30

Irchester United Desborough Town

1 9 24 30 98 2 4 28 34 133

12 10

Blackstones and Long Buckby withdrew, records expunged

Blackstones Long Buckby

5 6

0 1 2 4 13 0 3 0 7 7

0 1 1 4 12 0 0 3 1 5

0 2 3 0 3 3

8 25 8 12

2 3

Under 21 Division

Home Goals

Away Goals

Total Goals

P. W. D. L. F. A. W. D. L. F. A. W. D. L.

F. A. Adj. Pts.

Milton Keynes College

20 20 20 20 20 20

9 0 1 41 21 6 1 3 32 17 4 2 4 23 30 5 1 4 20 21 1 4 5 18 28 2 4 4 24 34

6 0 4 35 20 15 0 5 76 41 -3 42

Kettering Town

5 2 3 27 22 11 3 6 59 39

36 29

AFC Kempston Rovers

4 3 3 24 23 4 3 3 34 29 2 1 7 15 30 0 3 7 16 34

8 5 7 47 53

Histon

9 4 7 54 50 -3 28

Football CV Reds

3 5 12 33 58 2 7 11 40 68

14 13

AFC Rushden & Diamonds

Wootton Blue Cross withdrew, record expunged

Wootton Blue Cross

10

0 1 4 10 22

0 0 5 10 33

0 1 9 20 55

1

13

RESULTS

Premier Division

Kem RDBosCogDeeDesEynHarHbyHolHunLonNew SilOadPet SleThuWelWisYax xxx 1-2 0-2 4-0 1-1 5-1 1-1 3-1 2-2 2-2 2-1 0-1 3-0 2-1 4-0 0-0 4-0 3-1 6-0 0-2 2-0 5-1 xxx 2-1 3-3 1-0 5-0 3-0 3-0 5-0 1-1 6-1 3-1 2-0 8-1 3-0 2-0 3-0 4-1 7-0 1-1 0-0 1-2 1-2 xxx 1-0 1-2 5-1 3-5 2-2 4-1 1-2 2-1 2-0 1-1 4-1 2-4 2-1 2-1 0-1 1-2 1-4 2-3 4-0 1-1 2-1 xxx 2-1 1-0 1-2 5-0 6-1 0-3 2-1 2-2 2-1 0-2 0-3 0-2 1-3 0-2 2-1 1-0 2-0 2-1 1-2 1-2 1-3 xxx 4-0 1-0 3-0 3-1 3-3 2-0 2-0 1-2 2-1 1-1 1-2 0-0 4-1 3-3 1-1 0-2 0-2 0-9 2-1 2-2 0-1 xxx 5-2 1-1 2-1 2-1 3-0 2-3 0-3 2-3 2-1 1-1 0-4 0-3 2-4 5-1 0-0 0-2 1-2 4-0 0-1 1-0 2-3 xxx 0-1 5-3 0-2 5-0 3-0 1-0 6-0 1-2 2-2 4-2 1-3 2-2 1-4 3-1 0-4 1-2 1-5 1-2 1-8 0-1 1-1 xxx 2-2 1-5 0-3 2-1 0-4 2-0 3-1 0-2 4-1 1-6 3-2 0-4 1-0 2-1 1-2 2-1 0-0 3-1 1-1 2-1 2-0 xxx 0-7 2-2 3-5 1-1 5-3 3-0 1-5 2-1 1-3 2-0 0-5 1-2 3-0 1-1 2-2 2-3 4-0 2-1 2-1 1-1 5-1 xxx 0-2 3-0 2-1 3-3 3-2 0-4 0-1 2-2 3-1 1-0 1-0 0-3 1-7 0-1 1-0 1-5 3-2 0-3 3-0 2-1 2-3 xxx 4-2 0-2 2-1 1-2 1-2 2-2 1-0 2-5 2-1 1-2 2-4 1-5 1-2 1-3 1-3 0-4 2-3 3-3 0-2 1-1 3-0 xxx 1-4 1-1 3-2 2-3 2-2 1-3 2-3 1-4 0-5 3-2 1-2 1-1 0-1 4-1 3-2 3-4 2-0 3-1 1-3 3-1 7-1 xxx 5-3 1-1 0-2 4-1 0-4 0-1 1-6 2-0 0-1 1-4 2-3 3-7 0-6 0-3 0-6 4-1 3-1 3-1 2-2 2-1 3-4 xxx 4-4 1-2 3-2 3-4 1-1 2-3 0-3 3-2 2-0 5-1 2-4 0-2 3-4 1-3 4-2 4-2 0-1 1-3 4-1 1-2 1-3 xxx 3-6 1-0 2-3 4-2 0-3 1-1 1-1 1-4 5-3 1-5 0-0 4-1 1-2 2-0 3-2 1-6 1-1 2-0 1-0 2-3 1-2 xxx 9-0 0-0 0-1 2-1 0-4 2-3 0-2 5-4 1-1 1-3 2-2 3-1 5-0 2-1 2-5 1-2 1-1 2-5 2-3 3-2 6-1 xxx 0-3 1-2 0-2 0-0 3-0 2-1 7-1 1-3 2-1 2-1 3-0 5-0 2-1 3-0 3-3 8-1 4-1 6-2 3-1 2-1 7-3 xxx 5-4 4-1 2-4 0-2 1-2 0-2 1-3 2-2 1-2 2-2 0-1 2-1 0-5 7-3 3-1 4-2 1-1 1-2 4-4 3-5 2-3 xxx 2-3 3-2 3-0 1-3 2-0 3-0 2-1 6-1 1-1 7-0 4-1 0-0 2-1 5-1 2-0 5-1 4-1 3-3 1-0 4-4 3-1 xxx 2-0 3-0 2-1 1-0 0-2 3-0 3-1 4-1 2-0 2-4 2-1 5-0 3-1 2-1 3-0 4-1 0-1 3-1 3-2 2-0 2-3 xxx BlaBouBucBugBur Irc Lut ONNSpOln Pet PotRauRotRus SN Ste ThrWhiWoo xxx 2-2 2-4 1-7 5-0 6-2 1-2 1-0 1-1 0-5 0-2 0-3 1-4 1-4 5-0 0-0 4-2 0-2 1-6 2-4 2-1 xxx 2-3 3-1 4-2 3-7 1-1 2-2 2-1 3-0 0-3 3-0 4-3 0-3 1-0 5-2 3-1 4-1 0-2 1-2 2-1 1-0 xxx 1-1 0-1 2-2 1-1 1-4 3-4 2-3 3-4 0-3 0-3 1-3 0-2 0-3 4-1 1-5 2-2 1-2 2-0 1-1 3-4 xxx 1-4 4-1 1-4 2-2 1-4 4-1 1-0 2-5 3-3 1-1 3-1 4-0 4-0 2-3 5-3 2-1 1-1 0-1 2-2 1-4 xxx 1-3 0-9 0-1 1-2 0-3 0-5 0-4 2-3 0-3 0-2 1-2 6-1 1-2 0-8 4-1 3-2 0-6 3-2 2-2 3-3 xxx 2-1 3-2 0-5 1-3 1-0 0-2 1-4 2-3 1-0 4-1 4-3 0-4 2-3 1-4 2-1 2-0 3-0 4-2 1-0 3-1 xxx 0-2 3-4 7-1 2-1 3-0 1-3 0-0 2-0 1-0 4-0 3-0 0-7 3-0 5-0 5-1 6-2 1-0 6-0 1-0 2-3 xxx 1-3 2-2 1-0 2-2 1-1 0-1 5-0 2-1 7-1 4-1 1-2 2-1 4-1 3-2 5-0 4-1 4-3 3-0 2-1 2-0 xxx 2-0 4-1 1-1 3-0 3-2 4-0 7-0 6-0 0-2 2-2 6-1 2-1 0-2 1-1 2-1 0-0 2-0 0-1 2-2 1-3 xxx 2-3 2-3 2-1 2-3 3-2 8-0 4-0 2-5 3-1 2-2 5-0 2-0 5-3 1-1 3-0 6-0 2-0 2-1 0-1 5-2 xxx 0-0 3-0 1-0 0-1 5-0 3-0 3-1 1-1 3-0 1-0 5-0 3-0 5-0 4-0 2-0 1-0 1-2 1-2 1-1 1-0 xxx 4-1 0-2 0-0 6-0 8-0 1-0 2-3 2-1 1-0 4-2 3-0 1-3 1-1 3-0 0-3 1-2 1-6 1-0 2-3 1-1 xxx 4-2 2-0 5-2 7-1 3-2 0-0 2-1 4-2 4-0 6-0 3-2 2-1 3-0 1-2 1-2 2-1 2-0 3-0 1-1 0-0 xxx 5-0 9-0 1-0 4-0 1-0 2-0 1-1 1-2 5-1 1-0 2-2 2-0 0-3 5-2 2-3 1-2 0-3 0-1 2-1 2-2 xxx 4-0 7-1 2-3 5-1 1-0 1-3 2-2 6-1 2-5 0-1 3-2 0-5 2-5 1-3 4-4 2-4 0-2 3-0 1-4 2-3 xxx 3-0 3-3 2-6 2-3 1-5 1-3 1-4 1-4 1-1 1-3 0-1 1-2 0-12 1-5 1-7 0-3 0-3 0-1 0-5 2-3 xxx 0-2 0-3 0-3 6-1 2-0 9-1 1-1 2-0 0-2 0-1 1-3 1-1 2-1 3-2 2-4 0-0 4-3 2-2 3-1 6-0 xxx 2-2 3-0 3-2 4-0 7-3 2-4 1-0 2-2 0-1 1-3 1-0 2-0 0-1 2-5 2-0 4-2 2-1 10-1 7-0 3-2 xxx 2-2 2-1 2-2 2-5 3-0 5-2 5-2 2-2 0-2 1-2 2-4 1-2 0-1 1-2 2-3 1-0 3-2 3-0 0-2 3-0 xxx

AFC Kempston Rovers AFC Rushden & Diamonds

Boston Town

Cogenhoe United Deeping Rangers Desborough Town Eynesbury Rovers Harborough Town Harrowby United Holbeach United Huntingdon Town

Long Buckby

Newport Pagnell Town

Northampton Sileby Rangers

Oadby Town

Peterborough Northern Star

Sleaford Town Thurnby Nirvana

Wellingborough Town

Wisbech Town

Yaxley

Division One

Blackstones Bourne Town

Buckingham Town

Bugbrooke St Michaels Burton Park Wanderers

Irchester United

Lutterworth Athletic

Northampton ON Chenecks

Northampton Spencer

Olney Town

Peterborough Sports

Potton United Raunds Town

Rothwell Corinthians

Rushden & Higham United St Neots Town Youth & Saints

Stewarts & Lloyds Corby

Thrapston Town

Wellingborough Whitworth

Woodford United

14

Reserve Division

BouBugCogDesEynHarHun Irc ONNSpOln Pet PotRauRotRusThrWhi d13 s6 f7A20m28m4 s20A16 o4o25 f21n29 s24 j10a22 f28 j24 xxx 1-1 3-2 1-2 4-0 1-2 2-2 2-1 3-2 3-3 1-2 6-0 4-2 2-3 2-2 0-2 4-3 2-0 A23 f18 j10 s13 s6a25A16 f25 a8 a1a11a18n22 f21m28o25A20 3-3 xxx 3-2 3-0 4-2 3-1 2-0 6-0 1-2 4-2 0-0 2-1 4-0 3-1 3-2 4-0 1-1 3-0

BlaLon

Bourne Town

s17 2-0

Bugbrooke St Michaels

A9 a4

s16 m7 f14 j24 f11n15d13 n4m21 n8 o4n29 j10o18 n1

A23 9-1

Cogenhoe United

3-1 2-1 xxx 5-1 4-1 4-2 3-1 5-0 2-1 1-1 3-1 3-3 4-1 2-2 1-1 3-1 1-2 1-1

s13o11a14

a28n25A23 o4 f14 o8 s27d20 d6 s4 m7A19A30 f17

Desborough Town

2-10 1-3 3-4 xxx 2-4 2-3 0-1 1-1 0-4 0-1 0-4 0-1 0-5 0-6 3-1 1-5 0-6 2-2 m17 n1a11m28 m14f14 j24o11 A9 s17 n8 m3A23d13 o4 s20A30 0-1 2-2 5-1 4-0 xxx 4-1 1-0 7-1 1-1 1-1 2-2 4-1 0-1 6-0 3-2 3-3 0-2 1-1 8-0 0-3 1-2 7-0 3-2 xxx 2-0 1-0 1-7 1-2 3-7 0-1 2-1 0-2 0-4 5-4 8-1 2-1 s17A30 s27n29 j21 m7 d20o18A16d13o22n15 s13m14n22 n1 A9 0-3 0-1 2-3 1-1 0-1 0-1 xxx 2-1 1-3 1-0 1-3 3-3 2-0 2-1 0-4 3-1 2-1 2-0 m7o18 a7 f24 n4a18m25 a21a11d16 a4 f14m13o11j14n29n14 0-0 1-1 0-4 2-2 0-4 1-2 0-2 xxx 0-3 0-1 1-1 2-3 1-1 0-5 0-5 4-4 4-1 2-3 n22o28 f7m21d20m31j17o14 f17 n1a18m28o25 a4 f21 d6n28 2-2 0-2 1-5 5-1 2-1 2-1 3-1 2-2 xxx 1-1 2-3 2-1 4-0 3-1 7-2 7-1 5-0 2-1 n1 f14a18 f10n15a21 f21n22 s5 m3o11 a1d20a14 a4 s27m21 2-0 2-1 3-0 3-2 2-2 2-2 6-2 0-0 1-1 xxx 1-0 4-1 2-0 5-0 2-0 6-0 0-1 3-1 m14o22d20 f21 f25n29A20 s9A23 f28 o4m25A16n15a11 j17a25 3-1 1-1 1-2 9-0 2-3 5-0 3-0 3-0 0-2 2-1 xxx 4-1 4-0 2-0 6-3 1-1 6-1 1-1 s27 f28 s13o18o28n15m18j10d13m28 A9 f11A19 f14 j24 n4 s5 2-8 0-1 3-4 7-1 1-3 1-3 0-0 2-0 2-6 1-2 2-2 xxx 1-0 2-3 1-5 7-2 2-4 3-0 j17d20n22d13n11 f7 d2m21A30A23f18 s2 f21 f25m11 A9 s13 3-2 4-3 1-4 3-0 3-5 1-4 2-3 2-1 0-5 0-0 1-1 3-0 xxx 0-5 1-2 0-5 0-5 3-2 m25 s20m28 a4m21j24 f28 n1 s27A30 j10n29 m7 A9o11 f14 s16 3-1 0-2 5-1 3-2 2-2 2-1 7-0 3-0 1-4 1-1 2-2 4-3 3-2 xxx 1-1 2-2 3-1 0-2 m31m18A16 n5 d6m11 s6 f17 s17 s13A30 j17 s27o18 n1n22A23 4-6 2-5 3-1 3-2 6-2 2-3 4-1 4-1 0-3 1-2 0-2 2-2 1-0 2-2 xxx 6-0 3-3 5-3 f13n15A30 j17 s2o18 s20a25 A9n29 d6m24A16 n4d20 s16m31 3-3 1-5 1-2 5-1 4-1 1-2 5-0 5-2 1-3 0-4 1-1 3-4 1-2 2-3 4-1 xxx 2-2 1-3 m11m25a24 j24 f7m20 d9 s12 m7m14 s5 f18o11a17 o4 a8 A15 3-0 0-5 1-2 6-1 4-1 2-2 2-1 4-2 3-2 2-4 4-5 3-2 1-3 0-7 5-4 1-1 xxx 2-4 a18 m7 f24m17f28 s27 a4 f20 j31o25m10a22 a7d13a11 s23d20 2-0 0-2 0-2 5-1 5-2 2-2 8-0 7-0 5-2 1-1 1-0 1-1 3-1 2-1 3-0 4-0 2-4 xxx A9 s20 s17 a25 f11A20 A9 j17 o11A23 s13m17 n8A16 s20 f18o25a14 a3m25

A16 1-0

Eynesbury Rovers

Harborough Town

Huntingdon Town

Irchester United

Northampton ON Chenecks

Northampton Spencer

Olney Town

Peterborough Northern Star

Potton United

Raunds Town

Rothwell Corinthians

s13 2-1

Rushden & Higham United

A19 3-3

Thrapston Town

Wellingborough Whitworth

Blackstones

0-2

0-7

4-4

xx

A30

A9 2-2

A23

Long Buckby

2-2

3-3

xxx

Under 21 Division

Kem

RD

FCV

His

Ket

Mil

Woo

s27a11a18a25 s13 j17o11 f14 m7 M9

AFC Kempston Rovers

xxx xxx 3-3 4-4 3-1 6-3 0-2 0-8 2-1 1-2 2-1 2-5 s6n29 3-3 0-0 xxx xxx 3-2 3-3 3-0 4-8 4-7 3-3 0-4 1-4

m14a27o25 f14 s13d20 j31m21 n22

AFC Rushden & Diamonds

7-2 n8 4-2 4-3 o25 8-3 o11

d13 M2o11 j24

n29 m7n22m21s13j17

Football CV Reds

3-3 2-3 3-2 1-1 xxx xxx 2-2 2-2 1-4 1-2 2-4 1-5

f7m21a18M2 o4 M9

a11a25 n8m14 s20

Histon

0-2 3-1 2-1 5-0 2-1 1-2 xxx xxx 0-0 2-5 4-3 1-6

n8m28o18m7 s20 j10 s6 a4

o4 f7

Kettering Town

2-4 1-2 4-0 2-1 6-0 0-1 4-4 6-2 xxx xxx 4-3 3-0

o25 j24 s20 f21 d6 f28 s27 j10 n1a18

Milton Keynes College

6-4 3-2 6-1 4-3 3-1 3-1 5-2 3-4 5-3 3-0 xxx xxx

10-0

o4

d6 0-4

o18 2-2

s27 2-7

n15 4-6

Wootton Blue Cross A = August, a = April

2-3

xxx

15