2013-14 UCL REVIEW

2013-14 DIARY

June …..Blackstones fail in their appeal to the Football Association against their relegation from the Premier Division….Scott Goodwin resigns as Long Buckby manager.

July …..Godmanchester’s appeal against their transfer from the Eastern Counties League is successful….Managerial changes see Phil Mason take the Long Buckby reins while Scott Goodwin makes a return at Sileby after Glenn Botterill’s departure from Fernie Fields….Sileby and Cogenhoe both entertain Northampton Town in pre-season friendlies, losing 5-1 and 6-0 respectively….Rushden & Higham beat AFC Rushden & Diamonds 1-0 in the inaugural Chris Ruff Memorial Cup match while Diamonds also lose to Northwich 1874 in the Supporters Direct Shield but beat Buckingham 3-1 to win the James Victory Cup….Newport Pagnell lose to MK Dons in the annual Marshall Cup match while Stewarts & Lloyds are beaten in their annual Bob Cumming Memorial Cup contest with Corby….Northampton Spencer unveil their new floodlights while Peterborough Sports open their new facilities with a game against the Posh legends. August …..There are pre season cup successes for Wisbech who beat March to win the BKD Cup, Holbeach who get the better of a Boston United side with the Gerald Starling Memorial Cup at stake and St Neots Saints who beat hosts AFC Kempston in the first staging of the Doug Jack Memorial Cup….Desborough announce that as part of a sponsorship their ground will be known as the S6 Stadium….Following the resignation of manager Mark O’Callaghan due to illness Woodford are granted a request to play in Division One rather than the top flight…..Opening day action sees several clubs involved in Sir Bobby Robson Day events….There are winning starts in the league for newcomers Wisbech, Lutterworth Athletic and Peterborough Sports….FA Cup Extra Preliminary Round action brings victories for Peterborough Northern Star, Spalding, Desborough, Sleaford, Boston Town, Holbeach, Huntingdon, Newport Pagnell, Harborough, Northampton Spencer and AFC Rushden & Diamonds….The Preliminary Round brings further successes for Diamonds, Huntingdon, Spalding and Sleaford….Managerial activity sees Daren Young leave Stewarts & Lloyds to be replaced by Kevin Byrne, Mitch Austin fill the Woodford vacancy and Dave Stratton leave Blackstones where chairman Gary Peace takes the reins….The season’s first awards go to Spalding manager Pat Rayment, Potton boss Darren Staniforth and Long Buckby’s Josh Crawley who takes the Goalscorer of the Month accolade. September ….AFC Rushden & Diamonds and Spalding make FA Cup First Qualifying Round progress but the tie between Sleaford and Huntingdon is abandoned due to player and spectator misconduct – both clubs are removed from the competition….In the Second Qualifying Round Diamonds claim the scalp of Cambridge City but Spalding exit to AFC Hornchurch….FA Vase First Qualifying Round action sees wins for Peterborough Northern Star, Northampton Spencer, Harrowby, Boston Town, Newport Pagnell, Wellingborough, AFC Rushden & Diamonds, Desborough, Stewarts & Lloyds and Harborough…..Further progress is made in the next round by Harrowby, Boston, Diamonds, Desborough, S&L and Harborough with Oadby, Eynesbury and Sileby also progressing….Early League Knockout Cup action sees Bourne and Raunds claim higher grade scalps….A Northants Hillier Senior Cup shock sees Cogenhoe put out step 2 Brackley….Steve Appleby resigns as Wisbech manager with senior players Paul Cousins and Scott Johnson taking over…..Ben Watts resigns from the Rothwell Corinthians helm to be replaced by Shaun Sparrow….Chris Church vacates the Harborough hot seat to be succeeded by Gordon Kyle and Rob Dunion…..Eynesbury’s record 29 match unbeaten run in Division One is ended at Bugbrooke…..Burton Park unveil the new Latimer Park floodlights….Monthly awards go to Sileby boss Scott Goodwin and Oadby chief Jeff Stocking….Oadby’s Jon Stevenson is the Goalscorer of the Month. October ….The league’s FA Cup interest ends with AFC Rushden & Diamonds’ defeat at Dover in the Third Qualifying Round….Diamonds do make FA Vase First Round progress along with Desborough, Eynesbury, Huntingdon and Oadby…..Diamonds striker Russ Dunkley tops the poll for the FA Cup’s Player of the Round for the First Qualifying Round…..Spalding concede a first goal in ten Premier Division games and also inflict a record 12-0 defeat on Boston Town, a result that sees the Poachers part company with managerial pair Ian Dunn and Matt Hocking…..Ricky Mareheineke leaves Huntingdon to join the Histon coaching staff, assistant Seb Hayes steps up at Jubilee Park…..Paul Lamb takes the Cogenhoe helm while Andy Marks embarks on a three month overseas sabbatical…..New floodlight systems at Burton Park and ON Chenecks see their first action…..Peterborough Northern Star knock Kettering out of the Northants Hillier Senior Cup….Managerial awards go to Deeping’s Tuncay Korkmaz and Eynesbury duo Martin Field and Matt Plumb…..Lutterworth’s Charlie Butler is the month’s top marksman. 3