Northamptonshire_Football_Association
Northamptonshire Football Association
Governing body of association football in Northamptonshire
The Northamptonshire Football Association, also simply known as the Northamptonshire FA, is the governing body of football in the English county of Northamptonshire.[1]
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| Purpose | Football association |
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| Location | |
| Coordinates | 52.278443°N 0.879350°W / 52.278443; -0.879350 |
| Website | www |
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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.[2]
Men's Saturday Leagues
Footnote: **Part of the English football league system. Men's Sunday Leagues
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Ladies and Girls LeaguesYouth Leagues |
Other LeaguesSmall Sided Leagues
Futsal Leagues
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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
Among the notable clubs that are (or were at one time) affiliated to the Northamptonshire FA are:
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 Town
- 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:
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
- 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
- Oundle Town
- Ringstead Rangers
- Ristee Towers
- Roade FC
- Rosebery
- SPA
- Spinney Hill
- Spratton
- Stanion United
- Stanwick Rovers
- Swan and Helmet FC
- 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
The Northamptonshire 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)
- 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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Main article: Northamptonshire Cup
The Northamptonshire Cup (known as The Maunsell Cup) is a county cup competition involving senior teams affiliated to the Northamptonshire Football Association.
Main article: 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 Football Association.
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| 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 | Desborough Town |
| 1901–02 | Rothwell Town |
| 1902–03 | Irthlingborough Town |
| 1903–04 | Northampton Town Reserves |
| 1904–05 | Kettering Town |
| 1905–06 | Kettering Town |
| 1906–07 | Raunds Town |
| 1907–08 | Desborough Town |
| 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 |
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| Year | Northamptonshire Junior Cup Winners |
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| 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 | Irchester United Sports |
| 1930–31 | Daventry Town |
| 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 | Irchester United |
| 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 |
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| Year | Northamptonshire Junior Cup Winners |
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| 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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| Year | Northamptonshire Junior Cup Winners |
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| 1985–86 | Towcester Town |
| 1986–87 | Irthlingborough Diamonds Reserves |
| 1987–88 | Thrapston Venturas |
| 1988–89 | Blisworth |
| 1989–90 | Bugbrooke St. Michaels |
| 1990–91 | Daventry Town |
| 1991–92 | Raunds Town Reserves |
| 1992–93 | Raunds Town Reserves |
| 1993–94 | Northampton Vanaid |
| 1994–95 | Higham Town |
| 1995–96 | Wellingborough Whitworth |
| 1996–97 | Northampton Vanaid |
| 1997–98 | Northampton Vanaid |
| 1998–99 | Thrapston Town FC |
| 1999–2000 | Cottingham |
| 2000–01 | Thrapston Town FC |
| 2001–02 | Northampton Sileby Rangers |
| 2002–03 | Northampton Sileby Rangers |
| 2003–04 | Thrapston Town FC |
| 2004–05 | Eye United |
| 2005–06 | Wellingborough Town |
| 2006–07 | Peterborough Sports FC |
| 2007–08 | Rothwell Corinthians |
| 2008–09 | Peterborough Northern Star |
| 2009–10 | Northampton ON Chenecks |
| 2010–11 | Peterborough Northern Star |
| 2011-12 | Bugbrooke St Michaels |
| 2012-13 | Rushden & Higham United |
| 2013-14 | Northampton ON Chenecks |
| 2014-15 | Northampton Spencer |
| 2015-16 | Peterborough Sports |
| 2016-17 | Blisworth |
| 2017-18 | Netherton United |
| 2018-19 | Kettering Nomads |
| 2019-20 | VOID (Covid-19) |
| 2020-21 | VOID (Covid-19) |
| 2021-22 | Blisworth |
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| Year | Northamptonshire Lower Junior Cup Winners |
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| 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 |
| 1915–1919 | 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 |
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| Year | Northamptonshire Lower Junior Cup Winners |
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| 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 | Moulton |
| 1949–50 | Cottingham |
| 1950–51 | Moulton |
| 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 |
| 1958–59 | Bozeat |
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| Year | Northamptonshire Lower Junior Cup Winners |
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| 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 |
| 1987–88 | Peterborough Baker Perkins Reserves |
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| Year | Northamptonshire Lower Junior Cup Winners |
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| 1988–89 | Peterborough Mem. Delv |
| 1989–90 | Geddington WMC |
| 1990–91 | Wellingborough Town Reserves |
| 1991–92 | Bugbrooke St. Michaels |
| 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 | Northampton Sileby Rangers |
| 2011-12 | Wellingborough Whitworth |
| 2012-13 | Bugbrooke St Michaels Reserves |
| 2013-14 | Wellingborough Whitworth |
| 2014-15 | Northampton Spencer |
| 2015-16 | Rushden & Higham |
| 2016-17 | Bugbrooke St Michaels Reserves |
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| Year | Northamptonshire Area Cup Cup Winners |
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| 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 Area Cup Winners |
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| 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 Area Cup Winners |
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| 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 |
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| Year | Northamptonshire Area Cup Winners |
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| 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 Reserves |
| 2011-12 | Daventry Drayton Grange |
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Source:[9]
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- "Northamptonshire FA – About Us". Northamptonshire FA. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
- "Northamptonshire FA – Governance – Leagues 2010–11". Northamptonshire FA. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
- "Northamptonshire Combination Football League". Northamptonshire FA. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
- "Northampton Town Football League". Peter Smith Recruitment Northampton Town Football League – Mitoo. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
- "Northamptonshire FA – Fixtures & Results – County Cups". Northamptonshire FA. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
- "Northamptonshire FA – Fixtures & Results – Past Winners of the NFA Junior Cup". Northamptonshire FA. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
- "Northamptonshire FA – Fixtures & Results – Past Winners of the NFA Lower Junior Cup". Northamptonshire FA. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
- "Northamptonshire FA – Fixtures & Results – Past Winners of the NFA Area Cup". Northamptonshire FA. Retrieved 19 July 2011.