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1997
Mr E Williams, Management Committee and Mr P Keech, Referee, retired and were presented with suitably
inscribed plaques
1998
Mr D Kitchen appointed as Referee Appointments’ Secretary
1999
Mr W Clements, Honorary Life Member, passed away. Sponsorship from uhlsport ceased and the name of
League returned to The United Counties Football League. Mr J Biggs elected as an Officer of the League as Press
Officer.
2000
New sponsorship received and League renamed to The Eagle Bitter United Counties Football League.
Benevolent Cup terminated. Mr D Panter retired as Registrations Secretary, Mr J Biggs appointed.
2001
Mr DJ Panter, Results Secretary, Vice President and President elect, passed away after 31 years as a League
Officer. Mr T Bates retired as President and elected as an Honorary Life Member.
2002
Mr D Shaw elected as Patron. Mr G Ward retired from Management Committee and as a Referee and an
appropriate presentation was made. Mr T Mitchell appointed asReferee Assessors Co-ordinator
2003
Mr GA Paul resigned as Chairman and was elected as an Honorary Life Member, an appropriate presentation
was made. Mr JR Weeks elected as Chairman and Mr G. Whiting elected as Vice Chairman. Mr A Beard
(Assistant Referee) retired and was presented with a suitably inscribed plaque. Mr J Sampson elected as an
honorary Life Member. Mr G Harris, member of Management Committee, passed away.
2005
Mr R Gamble resigned as Secretary/Treasurer and was presented with a suitably inscribed plaque and elected
as a Life Member. Mr D Holland (Referee) retired and was presented with a suitable inscribed plaque. Mr A
Crick appointed as Secretary/Treasurer. Mr D Derrig appointed as Child Protection/Stadium Funding Advisor.
Mr T Marriott (Life Member) passed away. League agreed a commercial agreement with Sports Marketing
Services (UK) Limited.
2006
Mr J Chappell, Honorary Life Member, passed away. Mr D Inskip, member of Management Committee, passed
away. Mr Brian O’Bray received a suitable presentation to mark 40 years’ service to the League.
2007
Steve Kuhne received a suitable presentation to recognise his achievement in scoring 300 UCL goals.
Whitworths FC received a suitable presentation to recognise their achievement in remaining undefeated in
Division One in the season 2006/7.
2008
Don Richardson of Raunds Town and Colin Buxton of Potton United received a suitable presentation to
recognise 50 years’ service to their Clubs.
2009
Terry Bates, Honorary Life Member and former President and Chairman passed away. League changed sponsor
and became The Hereward Teamwear United Counties Football League. Mr P Tebbutt received a suitable
presentation to mark his services to the League. Commercial Agreement came to an end. Allan Crick resigned
as General Secretary/Treasurer. Nick Haycox appointed General Secretary/Treasurer. Dave Foster appointed
Results Secretary. Premier Division became an FA respect Division on 1 March, extended to whole League for
Season 2009-2010.
2010
Allan Crick elected as Life member. Presentations made to Les Homer to recognise his service to the League
and to Frank Hobbs of Daventry Town in recognition of service to his Club. Ian Hughes elected as Facilities &
Development Adviser.
2011
League changed sponsor and became the ChromaSport & Trophies United Counties League. Ken Ambridge
elected as President. Bryan Keens MBE elected as Life member. Presentations made to Richard Dowden and
John Thomas to recognise services to the League and to Bryan Keens MBE of Wootton Blue Cross in recognition
of service to his Club. Brian Stamp, Life Member, passed away.
2012
Wendy Newey elected as Company Secretary / Treasurer. League became a Limited Company. Wendy Newey
appointed Welfare Officer. Ian Hughes appointed Respect Officer and Chartered Standard Co-ordinator.
2013
Alan Poulain and Bob Osborne were elected to the Board. Alan appointed as Respect Officer.
2014
Fixture Director John Walker and long-standing Board Member Peter Nicholson retired from their roles, John
remained as a Board Member. Daniel Leggett appointed as Fixture Director.
2015
George Whiting, Vice-Chairman at the time, sadly passed away in May 2015. Alan Poulain became Vice-
Chairman, Roger Walker took the Fixture Director role and Daniel Leggett assumed position of Assistant
Secretary.
2016
Daniel Leggett stepped down from the United Counties League. Alan Poulain assumed the role of Facilities
Co-Ordinator and Assistant Secretary. Jeremy Biggs, Registration Director and Press Officer, sadly passed away.
LEAGUE HISTORY continued