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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.