Northamptonshire Football Association
{{Short description|Governing body of association football in Northamptonshire}}
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The Northamptonshire Football Association, also simply known as the Northamptonshire FA, is the governing body of football in the English county of Northamptonshire.{{cite web|url=http://www.northamptonshirefa.com/AboutUs/|title=About us|work=Northamptonshire Football Association|access-date=2009-05-30}}
Organisation
The purpose of the Northamptonshire 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 Northamptonshire 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.{{cite web |url= http://www.northamptonshirefa.com/AboutUs/ |title= Northamptonshire FA – About Us |work=Northamptonshire FA |access-date=2011-07-15}}
Affiliated Leagues
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=Men's Saturday Leagues=
- United Counties League**
- Peterborough and District League**
- Northamptonshire Combination Football League**
- Northampton Town Football League**
Footnote: **Part of the English football league system.
=Men's Sunday Leagues=
- Daventry & District Sunday League
- [http://www.leaguewebsite.co.uk/ketteringareasundayleague Kettering Area Sunday League]
- [http://full-time.thefa.com/Index.do?league=9436799 Northants Sunday Combination]
- [http://full-time.thefa.com/Index.do?league=414131 Northants Sunday Conference]
- Peterborough & District Sunday League]
- [http://full-time.thefa.com/Index.do?league=250469306 Peterborough Sunday Morning League]
- [http://full-time.thefa.com/Index.do?league=417290147 Rushden & District Sunday League]
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=Ladies and Girls Leagues=
- [http://full-time.thefa.com/Index.do?league=1214374 Northamptonshire Women's and Girls' Football League]
=Youth Leagues=
- [http://full-time.thefa.com/Index.do?league=252817830 Countywide U18 Football League]
- [http://full-time.thefa.com/Index.do?divisionseason=66560951&league=4058074 Kettering Weetabix Youth League]
- [http://www.ndyal.co.uk Northampton & District Youth Alliance]
- [http://northantssenioryouthleague.pitchero.com/ Northants Senior Youth League]
- [http://full-time.thefa.com/Index.do?league=1137979 Peterborough & District Junior Alliance]
- [http://full-time.thefa.com/Index.do?selectedSeason=2141936&selectedDivision=9525055 Peterborough & District Youth League]
- Peterborough Mini-Soccer Conference League
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=Other Leagues=
- [http://www.northamptonshirefa.com/players/disability Northamptonshire Disability League]
=Small Sided Leagues=
- Champion Soccer
- Football Mundial
- Ladies Leagues
- Robert Windle Tournaments
=Futsal Leagues=
- [http://www.northamptonshirefa.com/leagues/futsal Northamptonshire FA Youth Futsal League]
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Disbanded or Amalgamated Leagues
A number of leagues that were affiliated to the Northamptonshire 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 FA are:
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Football League:
Step 2:
Step 3:
Step 4:
Step 5:
- Cogenhoe United
- Daventry Town
- Desborough Town
- Northampton ON Chenecks
- Northampton Sileby Rangers
- Rothwell Corinthians
- Wellingborough Whitworth
Step 6:
- Bugbrooke St. Michaels
- Burton Park Wanderers
- Irchester United
- Long Buckby
- Raunds Town
- Rushden & Higham United
- Stewarts & Lloyds Corby
- Thrapston Town
Step 7:
Defunct Clubs:
- Daventry United (formerly Ford Sports Daventry)
- Irthlingborough Diamonds (became Rushden & Diamonds)
- Northampton Spencer
- Rothwell Town
- Rushden & Diamonds
- Rushden Town (became Rushden & Diamonds)
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Other member clubs include:
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- AFC Wombles
- Brixworth All Saints
- Burton United
- Clipston
- Cold Ashby Rovers
- Corby Eagles
- Corby Everards
- Corby Hellenic Fisher
- [http://www.khalsafc.com/ 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
- [http://www.draytongrange.net/ 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
- Kettering Panthers
- Kettering Park Rovers
- Kettering Weekley Eagles
- Kislingbury
- Medbourne
- Mereway United
- Milton
- Moulton
- Northampton Exiles
- Northampton Harlequins
- Northamptonshire Police
- Obelisk United
- [http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/oundletownfc/ Oundle Town]
- Ringstead Rangers
- Ristee Towers
- [http://www.roadefc.com/ Roade FC]
- Rosebery
- SPA
- Spinney Hill
- Spratton
- Stanion United
- Stanwick Rovers
- Swan and Helmet FC
- Thorplands Club
- Thorplands United
- Walgrave Amber
- Weedon
- Weldon United
- [http://www.welfordfc.co.uk/ Welford Victoria]
- Wellingborough Old Grammarians
- Wellingborough Ranelagh
- Wellingborough Rising Sun
- Wellingborough Saxon
- West Haddon
- Wilbarston
- Wilby
- Wollaston Victoria
- Wootton St. George
Source:{{cite web |url= http://www.northantscombination.co.uk/|title= Northamptonshire Combination Football League |work=Northamptonshire FA |access-date=2011-07-18}}{{cite web |url= http://football.mitoo.co.uk/News.cfm?LeagueCode=NTFL2011 |title= Northampton Town Football League |work= Peter Smith Recruitment Northampton Town Football League – Mitoo |access-date=2011-07-18}}
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County Cup Competitions
The Northamptonshire FA run the following Cup Competitions:
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- 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)
- Northamptonshire Sunday Cup
- Northamptonshire Sunday Trophy
- Northamptonshire Sunday Vase
- Northamptonshire Sunday Shield
- Northamptonshire Veterans Cup
- Northamptonshire Women's Cup
- 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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Northamptonshire Cup
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The Northamptonshire Cup (known as The Maunsell Cup) is a county cup competition involving senior teams affiliated to the Northamptonshire Football Association.
Northamptonshire Senior Cup
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The Northamptonshire Senior Cup (renamed The Hillier Senior Cup in 1981) is a county cup competition involving senior teams affiliated to the Northamptonshire Football Association.
List of Northamptonshire Junior Cup Winners
class="wikitable" style="float:left; margin-right:1em"
!Year !Northamptonshire Junior Cup Winners |
1889–90
|Finedon Revellers |
1890–91
|Raunds Unity |
1891–92
|No Record |
1892–93
|Rushden Reserves |
1893–94
|No Record |
1894–95
|Rushden Reserves |
1895–96
|Rushden Reserves |
1896–97
|No Record |
1897–98
|Kettering Reserves |
1898–99
|Daventry United |
1899–1900
|Rothwell Reserves |
1900–01 |
1901–02 |
1902–03
|Irthlingborough Town |
1903–04
|Northampton Town Reserves |
1904–05 |
1905–06 |
1906–07 |
1907–08 |
1908–09
|Finedon United |
1909–10
|Corby Stars |
1910–11
|Daventry United |
1911–12
|Peterborough Westwood Works |
1912–13
|Kettering Town Reserves |
1913–14
|Walgrave Amber |
1915–1919
|No competition due to World War I |
1919–20
|Irthlingborough Town |
1920–21
|Higham Ferrers |
1921–22
|Desborough Town Reserves |
class="wikitable" style="float:left; margin-right:1em"
!Year !Northamptonshire Junior Cup Winners |
1922–23
|Rushden Town Reserves |
1923–24
|Rushden Town Reserves |
1924–25
|Walgrave Amber |
1925–26
|Rushden Town Reserves |
1926–27
|Desborough Town Reserves |
1927–28
|Kingsthorpe FC |
1928–29
|Rushden Town Reserves |
1929–30 |
1930–31 |
1931–32
|Kettering Town Reserves |
1932–33
|Kettering Town Reserves |
1933–34
|Irchester United Sports Reserves |
1934–35
|Daventry Stead & Simpsons |
1935–36
|Woodford Stars |
1936–37
|Duston FC |
1937–38
|Kettering United |
1938–39
|Wollaston Victories |
1940–1945
|No competitions due to World War II |
1945–46
|Stewarts & Lloyds Reserves |
1946–47
|Duston United |
1947–48
|Kislingbury |
1948–49 |
1949–50
|Northampton Park |
1950–51
|Braunston United |
1951–52
|Northampton Park |
1952–53
|Northampton Park |
1953–54
|Northampton Park |
1954–55
|Northampton Park |
1955–56
|Deanshanger Athletic |
class="wikitable" style="float:left; margin-right:1em"
!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 |
1961–62
|Northampton St Georges |
1962–63 |
1963–64
|Northampton St Georges |
1964–65
|Kettering Avondale |
1965–66
|Desborough Town Reserves |
1966–67 |
1967–68
|Corby Gainsborough |
1968–69
|Northampton St Georges |
1969–70 |
1970–71 |
1971–72
|Northampton Victoria Rangers |
1972–73
|Peterborough Rovers |
1973–74
|Towcester Town |
1974–75
|Northampton Victoria Rangers |
1975–76 |
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 |
1983–84
|Cottingham |
1984–85
|Towcester Town |
class="wikitable" style="float:left; margin-right:1em"
!Year !Northamptonshire Junior Cup Winners |
1985–86
|Towcester Town |
1986–87
|Irthlingborough Diamonds Reserves |
1987–88
|Thrapston Venturas |
1988–89 |
1989–90 |
1990–91 |
1991–92
|Raunds Town Reserves |
1992–93
|Raunds Town Reserves |
1993–94 |
1994–95
|Higham Town |
1995–96 |
1996–97 |
1997–98 |
1998–99
|Thrapston Town FC |
1999–2000
|Cottingham |
2000–01
|Thrapston Town FC |
2001–02 |
2002–03 |
2003–04
|Thrapston Town FC |
2004–05 |
2005–06 |
2006–07
|Peterborough Sports FC |
2007–08 |
2008–09 |
2009–10 |
2010–11 |
2011-12 |
2012-13 |
2013-14 |
2014-15 |
2015-16 |
2016-17 |
2017-18 |
2018-19 |
2019-20
|VOID (Covid-19) |
2020-21
|VOID (Covid-19) |
2021-22
|Blisworth |
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List of Northamptonshire Lower Junior Cup Winners
class="wikitable" style="float:left; margin-right:1em"
!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 |
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 |
1915–1919
|No competition due to World War I |
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 |
class="wikitable" style="float:left; margin-right:1em"
!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. |
1940–1945
|No competition due to World War II |
1945–46
|Gayton F.C. |
1946–47
|Kislingbury F.C. |
1947–48
|Silverstone B.L. |
1948-49 |
1949–50
|Cottingham |
1950–51 |
1951–52
|Kettering Avondale |
1952–53
|Little Irchester |
1953–54
|Barby United |
1954–55
|Brixworth All Saints |
1955–56
|Staverton F.C. |
1956–57 |
1957–58
|Kings Sutton |
1958–59
|Bozeat |
class="wikitable" style="float:left; margin-right:1em"
!Year !Northamptonshire Lower Junior Cup Winners |
1959–60
|Northampton St Georges |
1960–61
|Weldon |
1961–62
|Corby Hearts |
1962–63 |
1963–64
|Kings Sutton |
1964–65
|Desborough Town 'A' |
1965–66
|Kings Sutton |
1966–67
|Corby Fuel |
1967–68 |
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 |
1987–88
|Peterborough Baker Perkins Reserves |
class="wikitable" style="float:left; margin-right:1em"
!Year !Northamptonshire Lower Junior Cup Winners |
1988–89
|Peterborough Mem. Delv |
1989–90
|Geddington WMC |
1990–91
|Wellingborough Town Reserves |
1991–92 |
1992–93
|Wilby |
1993–94
|Peterborough Brotherhood |
1994–95
|Peterborough Brotherhood |
1995–96
|Kingscliffe |
1996–97
|Ford Sports Daventry Reserves |
1997–98
|Peterborough Perkins Sports Reserves |
1998–99
|Stanwick Rovers FC |
1999–2000
|Kettering Nomads |
2000–01
|Crick Athletic Corby |
2001–02
|Rushden Rangers |
2002–03
|Corby Caladonian Stripmills |
2003–04
|Corby Hellenic |
2004–05
|Corby Grampion |
2005–06
|Bugbrooke St. Michaels Reserves |
2006–07
|Peterborough Silver |
2007–08
|Wellingborough Town 2004 Reserves |
2008–09
|Northampton ON Chenecks Reserves |
2009–10
|Peterborough Northern Star Reserves |
2010–11 |
2011-12 |
2012-13
|Bugbrooke St Michaels Reserves |
2013-14 |
2014-15 |
2015-16 |
2016-17
|Bugbrooke St Michaels Reserves |
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List of Northamptonshire Area Cup Winners
class="wikitable" style="float:left; margin-right:1em"
!Year !Northamptonshire Area Cup 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 |
class="wikitable" style="float:left; margin-right:1em"
!Year !Northamptonshire Area 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 |
class="wikitable" style="float:left; margin-right:1em"
!Year !Northamptonshire Area 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 |
1996–97
|Heyford Athletic Reserves |
class="wikitable" style="float:left; margin-right:1em"
!Year !Northamptonshire Area Cup Winners |
1997–98
|Peterborough Railway |
1998–99
|Corby Sporting Lincoln |
1999–2000 |
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 |
2008–09
|Oundle Town Reserves |
2009–10
|Corby Everards |
2010–11
|Corby Pegasus Reserves |
2011-12
|Daventry Drayton Grange |
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References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.northamptonshirefa.com}}
{{County Football Association}}