Northamptonshire County Football Association
The Northamptonshire County Football Association, also simply known as the Northamptonshire FA, is the governing body of football in the county Northamptonshire.[1]
Organisation
The purpose of the Northamptonshire County FA is to lead the successful development of football within the county and to increase the participation, quality and enjoyment of football.
The Northamptonshire FA’s strategy sets out the vision, key priorities and targets for investment into grassroots football from 1 July 2008 until 30 June 2012. The strategy contributes to the delivery of The FA’s National Game Strategy over a four year period.
The County FA football development team provide support and guidance to aid development in the game, whatever an organisation or person's role may be. Whereas the football governance team are involved in the day to day running of key areas such as the administration of clubs, leagues and referees along with the running of the discipline process, County Competitions and the representative teams.[2]
Affiliated Leagues
Men's Saturday Leagues
Footnote: **Part of the English football league system.
Men's Sunday Leagues
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Ladies and Girls Leagues
Youth Leagues
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Other Leagues
Small Sided Leagues
- Champion Soccer
- Football Mundial
- Ladies Leagues
- Robert Windle Tournaments
Futsal Leagues
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Source:[3]
Disbanded or Amalgamated Leagues
A number of leagues that were affiliated to the Northamptonshire County FA have disbanded or amalgamated with other leagues including:
- Central Northants Combination (in 1991 became the Northamptonshire Combination League)
- Central Village League (merged with the Mid Northants League in 1953 to become the Northamptonshire Combination League)
- East Northants League (later known as the Rushden & District League)
- Kettering Amateur League (became the East Midlands Alliance)
- Mid Northants League (merged with the Central Village League in 1953 to become the Northamptonshire Combination League)
- Northamptonshire League (abbreviated Northants League and eventually became the United Counties League)
- Rushden & District League (previously known as the East Northants League)
- South East Northants League
Affiliated Member Clubs
Among the notable clubs that are (or were at one time) affiliated to the Northamptonshire County FA are:
Other member clubs include:
- AFC Wombles
- Brixworth All Saints
- Burton United
- Clipston
- Cold Ashby Rovers
- Corby Eagles
- Corby Everards
- Corby Hellenic Fisher
- Corby Khalsa
- Corby Kingswood
- Corby Locomotives
- Corby Morton Vikings
- Corby Pegasus
- Corby Redstar
- Corby Strip Mills
- Corby United
- Cripps
- CSV United
- Dainite Sports
- Daventry Comms
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- Daventry Drayton Grange
- Delapre Old Boys
- Denton
- Earls Barton United
- FC Crispin
- FC Higham
- Ferrers
- Finedon Volta
- Great Doddington
- Gretton
- Harpole
- Heyford Athletic
- Higham Town
- Hillmorton
- Hometech
- Islip United
- Kettering Ise Lodge
- Kettering Nomads
- Kettering Ochard Park United
- Kettering Orchard Park
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- Kettering Panthers
- Kettering Park Rovers
- Kettering Weekley Eagles
- Kislingbury
- Medbourne
- Mereway United
- Milton
- Moulton
- Northampton Exiles
- Northampton Harlequins
- Northamptonshire Police
- Obelisk United
- Oundle Town
- Ringstead Rangers
- Ristee Towers
- Roade
- Rosebery
- SPA
- Spinney Hill
- Spratton
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- Stanion United
- Stanwick Rovers
- Thorplands Club
- Thorplands United
- Walgrave Amber
- Weedon
- Weldon United
- Welford Victoria
- Wellingborough Old Grammarians
- Wellingborough Ranelagh
- Wellingborough Rising Sun
- Wellingborough Saxon
- West Haddon
- Wilbarston
- Wilby
- Wollaston Victoria
- Wootton St. George
Source:[4] [5]
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County Cup Competitions
The Northamptonshire County FA run the following Cup Competitions:
- Northamptonshire Cup (The Maunsell Cup)
- Northamptonshire Senior Cup (The Hillier Senior Cup)
- Northamptonshire Junior Cup (The Les Underwood Junior Cup)
- Northamptonshire Lower Junior Cup
- Northamptonshire Area Cup (The Twenty10 Digital Area Cup)
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- Northamptonshire Sunday Cup
- Northamptonshire Sunday Trophy
- Northamptonshire Sunday Vase
- Northamptonshire Sunday Shield
- Northamptonshire Veterans Cup
- Northamptonshire Women's Cup
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- Northamptonshire Boys U18 Cup
- Northamptonshire Boys U16 Invitation Cup
- Northamptonshire Boys U14 Invitation Cup
- Northamptonshire Boys U12 Invitation Cup
- Northamptonshire Girls U16 Invitation Tesco Cup
- Northamptonshire Girls U14 Invitation Tesco Cup
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Source[6]
Northamptonshire Cup
The Northamptonshire Cup (known as The Maunsell Cup) is a county cup competition involving senior teams affiliated to the Northamptonshire County Football Association.
Northamptonshire Senior Cup
The Northamptonshire Senior Cup (renamed The Hillier Senior Cup in 1981) is a county cup competition involving senior teams affiliated to the Northamptonshire County Football Association.
List of Northamptonshire Junior Cup Winners
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Year |
Northamptonshire Junior Cup Winners |
1956-57 |
Brigstock FC |
1957-58 |
Northampton St Georges |
1958-59 |
Northampton K.G.O.B. |
1959-60 |
Northampton K.G.O.B. |
1960-61 |
Daventry Town |
1961-62 |
Northampton St Georges |
1962-63 |
Northampton Spencer |
1963-64 |
Northampton St Georges |
1964-65 |
Kettering Avondale |
1965-66 |
Desborough Town Reserves |
1966-67 |
Northampton Spencer OB |
1967-68 |
Corby Gainsborough |
1968-69 |
Northampton St Georges |
1969-70 |
Long Buckby |
1970-71 |
Long Buckby |
1971-72 |
Northampton Victoria Rangers |
1972-73 |
Peterborough Rovers |
1973-74 |
Towcester Town |
1974-75 |
Northampton Victoria Rangers |
1975-76 |
Irchester United |
1976-77 |
Geddington Montrose Kettering |
1977-78 |
Northampton St Georges |
1978-79 |
Geddington Montrose Kettering |
1979-80 |
Northampton Crusaders |
1980-81 |
Eye United |
1981-82 |
Eye United |
1982-83 |
Raunds Town |
1983-84 |
Cottingham |
1984-85 |
Towcester Town |
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Source:[7]
List of Northamptonshire Lower Junior Cup Winners
Year |
Northamptonshire Lower Junior Cup Winners |
1892-93 |
Rushden Reserves |
1893-94 |
Kettering Victorias |
1894-95 |
Kettering Victorias |
1895-96 |
Rushden III or Yardley Hastings |
1896-97 |
Kettering Revellers |
1897-98 |
Daventry United |
1898-99 |
Finedon Rovers |
1899–1900 |
Broughton Victorias |
1900-01 |
Rothwell Reserves |
1901-02 |
Raunds Reserves |
1902-03 |
Rothwell Reserves |
1903-04 |
Earls Barton Wesleyans |
1904-05 |
Kettering Town Reserves |
1905-06 |
Rushden Fosse |
1906-07 |
Kettering Town Reserves |
1907-08 |
Kettering Working Mens |
1908-09 |
Rothwell Town |
1909-10 |
Higham St Marys |
1910-11 |
Northampton Grafton Excelsior |
1911-12 |
Finedon United |
1912-13 |
Northampton St Peters Albion |
1913-14 |
Rushden Church Institute |
1915-19 |
No competition due to WW1 |
1919-20 |
Bugbrooke |
1920-21 |
Far Cotton United |
1921-22 |
Northampton Spread Eagle |
1922-23 |
Kislingbury F.C. |
1923-24 |
Northampton Mount Pleasant |
1924-25 |
Kettering United Rlymen |
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Year |
Northamptonshire Lower Junior Cup Winners |
1925-26 |
Carthaginians |
1926-27 |
Kettering Morris B.C. |
1927-28 |
Carthaginians |
1928-29 |
Irthlingborough Nomads |
1929-30 |
Burton Latimer St Marys |
1930-31 |
Heyford Athletic |
1931-32 |
Northampton Nelson Athletic |
1932-33 |
Starverton United |
1933-34 |
Harpole F.C. |
1934-35 |
Kettering Miss Butcher's Bible Class |
1935-36 |
Brixworth All Saints |
1936-37 |
Higham Ferrers Adult School |
1937-38 |
Ringstead Rovers |
1938-39 |
Kislingbury F.C. |
1940-45 |
No competition due to World War II |
1945-46 |
Gayton F.C. |
1946-47 |
Kislingbury F.C. |
1947-48 |
Silverstone B.L. |
1948-49 |
Moulton F.C. |
1949-50 |
Cottingham |
1950-51 |
Moulton F.C. |
1951-52 |
Kettering Avondale |
1952-53 |
Little Irchester |
1953-54 |
Barby United |
1954-55 |
Brixworth All Saints |
1955-56 |
Staverton F.C. |
1956-57 |
Bugbrooke St. Michaels |
1957-58 |
Kings Sutton |
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Year |
Northamptonshire Lower Junior Cup Winners |
1958-59 |
Bozeat |
1959-60 |
Northampton St Georges |
1960-61 |
Weldon |
1961-62 |
Corby Hearts |
1962-63 |
Woodford United |
1963-64 |
Kings Sutton |
1964-65 |
Desborough Town 'A' |
1965-66 |
Kings Sutton |
1966-67 |
Corby Fuel |
1967-68 |
Eye United |
1968-69 |
Northampton Corinthians |
1969-70 |
Walgrave Amber |
1970-71 |
Walgrave Amber |
1971-72 |
Walgrave Amber |
1972-73 |
Northampton Corinthians |
1973-74 |
Wootton |
1974-75 |
Wootton |
1975-76 |
Heyford Athletic |
1976-77 |
Bugbrooke |
1977-78 |
Thrapston Venturas Reserves |
1978-79 |
Woodford Stars |
1979-80 |
M A S Duston British Timken |
1980-81 |
Duston Magpies |
1981-82 |
Peterborough Mitchell Sports |
1982-83 |
Deanshanger Athletic |
1983-84 |
Cottingham Reserves |
1984-85 |
Peterborough Molins |
1985-86 |
Middleton Cheney |
1986-87 |
Corby FC Fisher |
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Source:[8]
List of Northamptonshire Lower Junior Cup Winners
Year |
Northamptonshire Lower Junior Cup Winners |
1952-53 |
Towcester Town Reserves |
1953-54 |
Bugbrooke Un Reserves |
1954-55 |
Litchborough United |
1955-56 |
Silverstone B B |
1956-57 |
Northampton Brown Brothers |
1957-58 |
Silverstone B B |
1958-59 |
Blakesley |
1959-60 |
Cold Ashby |
1960-61 |
Clipston Earls |
1961-62 |
Corby United |
1962-63 |
Kings Sutton Reserves |
1963-64 |
Welford Vics |
1964-65 |
Wellingborough United Reserves |
1965-66 |
Kettering Park Wanderers |
1966-67 |
Staverton |
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Year |
Northamptonshire Lower Junior Cup Winners |
1967-68 |
West Haddon |
1968-69 |
Northampton Bostrom |
1969-70 |
Northampton Bostrom |
1970-71 |
Pitsford |
1971-72 |
Byfield |
1972-73 |
Yelvertoft |
1973-74 |
Yardley United |
1974-75 |
Corby Avon Cosmetics |
1975-76 |
Peterborough Pearl Assurance |
1976-77 |
M A S Sports |
1977-78 |
Woodford Stars |
1978-79 |
Peterborough Pearl Assurance |
1979-80 |
Peterborough Pearl Assurance |
1980-81 |
Seddon Packaging |
1981-82 |
Corby White Hart |
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Year |
Northamptonshire Lower Junior Cup Winners |
1982-83 |
Northampton Sileby Rangers Reserves |
1983-84 |
Peterborough Molins |
1984-85 |
Barton Seagrave |
1985-86 |
Northampton Strollers |
1986-87 |
Peterborough Juventus |
1987-88 |
Peterborough Juventus |
1988-89 |
Northampton Strollers |
1989-90 |
New Duston Athletic |
1990-91 |
Peterborough Thomas Cook Reserves |
1991-92 |
Oundle Town Reserves |
1992-93 |
Peterborough Molins Reserves |
1993-94 |
Potterspury |
1994-95 |
Corby Square Peg |
1995-96 |
Peterborough Silver Jubilee |
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Year |
Northamptonshire Lower Junior Cup Winners |
1996-97 |
Heyford Athletic Reserves |
1997-98 |
Peterborough Railway |
1998-99 |
Corby Sporting Lincoln |
1999–2000 |
Long Buckby |
2000-01 |
Stanion United |
2001-02 |
Peterborough Pearl Assurance |
2002-03 |
Peterborough Silver Jubilee Reserves |
2003-04 |
Northampton Queen Eleanor 'A' |
2004–05 |
Wilby |
2005–06 |
Rushden Comer Flag |
2006-07 |
Peterborough Perkins Sports |
2007-08 |
Bugbrooke St. Michaels "B" |
2008–09 |
Oundle Town Reserves |
2009–10 |
Corby Everards |
2010-11 |
Corby Pegasus |
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Source:[9]
References
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