April
….Holbeach are crowned Premier Division champions on the 20
th
as rivals St Ives lose at home to Newport
Pagnell….Premier basement side Irchester complete a double over Desborough, the only side they had
previously beaten all season….The Oadby second string become champions of Reserve Division Two with
Raunds taking the runners up medals….AFC Kempston win the Reserve Knockout Cup in style with a 4-0 win
over Yaxley in the final at Eynesbury….Cogenhoe book a place in the Reserve Supplementary Cup
final….Buckingham pick up their first away win of the season at the fifteenth attempt….Eynesbury set a club
record of fifteen matches without defeat….Bugbrooke Reserves win the Northants Lower Junior Cup beating
their ON Chenecks counterparts 2-1 in the final….Holbeach retain the Lincolnshire Senior Trophy with a 4-1
Sincil Bank defeat of Bottesford….Fixture congestion prompts Whitworth to withdraw from the
Hinchingbrooke Cup….Sleaford dismiss manager Glen Maddison with reserve boss Kris Jones and Town legend
Brian Rowland managing for the last three matches….AFC Kempston, Woodford and Burton Park all withdraw
their reserve sides from the league.
May
….St Ives pip Spalding to the Premier Division runners-up medals and promotion to step 4 with a last
match 1-0 win at Shepshed….AFC Kempston save themselves from relegation with a 5-0 win over Sleaford,
sending Blackstones down….Rushden & Diamonds clinch promotion from Division One with a win at
Northampton Spencer in front of 814….Sileby pip Diamonds to the Division One title with a last match success
at Whitworth….Cogenhoe’s last match comeback at Bugbrooke sees them crowned Reserve Division One
champions….Spalding win the League Knockout Cup with a 4-0 defeat of St Ives who are appearing in a record
fourth successive final….Huntingdon are beaten on penalties by St Neots in the Huntingdonshire Senior Cup
final….Rushden & Higham beat Cogenhoe Reserves 2-0 at Sixfields to win the Northants Junior Cup….Shepshed
beat Quorn 5-0 in the Loughborough Charity Cup final….A broken leg suffered by Yaxley’s Matt Barber sees the
Hinchingbrooke Cup final with Royston abandoned with the score 1-1 – the clubs agree to share the
trophy….The Reserve Supplementary Cup final sees Cogenhoe win 2-0 against AFC Kempston who were re-
instated in the competition after Desborough played an ineligible player in their quarter final
success…..Manager of the Month awards covering April and May go to Darren Lynch of Newport Pagnell and
Ben Stone of Northampton Spencer with Paul Caswell of Stewarts & Lloyds the top goalscorer….Yaxley
withdraw their reserve side….Eleven players complete ever present seasons….Divisional top scorers are Andy
Tidswell of Holbeach in the Premier, Martin Wormall of Harrowby in Division One, Bugbrooke duo Josh
Dawson and Andy Ranft in Reserve Division One and Luke McDonald of Oadby in Reserve Division
Two….Topping the average attendance statistics are St Ives in the Premier (200) and AFC Rushden & Diamonds
in Division One (544)….Long service awards are presented to Northampton Spencer trio John Sampson,
Graham Wrighting and Andy Goldsmith at the club’s presentation evening…..The Football Association
announce changes to the league’s constitution for 2013-14….St Ives are promoted to the Central Division of
the Southern League with Woodford making the reverse journey….Oadby and Shepshed are moved to the
Midland Alliance with Godmanchester and Wisbech switching from the Eastern Counties League….Division One
newcomers are Lutterworth Athletic from the East Midlands Counties League and new club to senior football
St Neots Saints, plus Peterborough Sports promoted from the Peterborough League….Wootton drop to the
Bedfordshire County League ending 58 years in membership….Managerial departures are Lee Harriman at
Oadby, Matt Freeman and Steve Sargent at Whitworth, Lee Howard at Raunds and Mick Ogier at
Harborough….Manager appointments are Kris Jones at Sleaford, Jim Le Masurier and Scott Manning at Raunds
and Jeff Stocking at Oadby while Woodford hand Mark O’Callaghan the reins for a second time….Harrowby
announce a sponsorship deal for their ground which becomes the ‘Environcom Stadium’….Newport Pagnell
celebrate their 50
th
anniversary.
June
….AFC Kempston install a second artificial pitch at Hillgrounds….Burton Park install
floodlights….Blackstones withdraw their reserve side….John Chand resigns as Holbeach manager and is
replaced at Carters Park by former Sleaford boss Glen Maddison….James Daldy is promoted from reserve
duties to take the Whitworth reins….Newcomers St Neots Saints appoint Steve Kuhne as their
manager….Yaxley stages the Annual General Meeting where awards are presented to first team fair play
winners Rothwell Corinthians and reserve winners Oadby, who also take the hospitality award for referee
marks….Potton top the club marks with Spalding winning the Highest Aggregate of Goals trophy…..Individual
accolades go to Manager of the Year John Chand of Holbeach, Referee of the Year Kevin Seckington and
Administrator of the Year Cathy Stevens of Thrapston….Presentations are also made to league officials and
match officials with 21 years service…..League vice chairman George Whiting and management committee
member Mick Walden are made presentations to mark 50 year involvements in football.
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