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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.