Northamptonshire Football Association

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Northamptonshire Football Association
PurposeFootball association
Location
Coordinates 52°16′42″N0°52′46″W / 52.278443°N 0.879350°W / 52.278443; -0.879350
Website www.northamptonshirefa.com

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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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. [2]

Affiliated Leagues

Source: [3]

Disbanded or Amalgamated Leagues

A number of leagues that were affiliated to the Northamptonshire FA have disbanded or amalgamated with other leagues including:

Affiliated Member Clubs

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:

Step 6:

Step 7:

Defunct Clubs:

Other member clubs include:

Source: [4] [5]

County Cup Competitions

The Northamptonshire FA run the following Cup Competitions:

Source [6]

Northamptonshire Cup

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

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

YearNorthamptonshire Junior Cup Winners
1889–90Finedon Revellers
1890–91Raunds Unity
1891–92No Record
1892–93 Rushden Reserves
1893–94No Record
1894–95 Rushden Reserves
1895–96 Rushden Reserves
1896–97No Record
1897–98 Kettering Reserves
1898–99Daventry United
1899–1900 Rothwell Reserves
1900–01 Desborough Town
1901–02 Rothwell Town
1902–03Irthlingborough Town
1903–04 Northampton Town Reserves
1904–05 Kettering Town
1905–06 Kettering Town
1906–07 Raunds Town
1907–08 Desborough Town
1908–09Finedon United
1909–10Corby Stars
1910–11Daventry United
1911–12Peterborough Westwood Works
1912–13 Kettering Town Reserves
1913–14Walgrave Amber
1915–1919No competition due to World War I
1919–20Irthlingborough Town
1920–21Higham Ferrers
1921–22 Desborough Town Reserves
YearNorthamptonshire Junior Cup Winners
1922–23 Rushden Town Reserves
1923–24 Rushden Town Reserves
1924–25Walgrave Amber
1925–26 Rushden Town Reserves
1926–27 Desborough Town Reserves
1927–28Kingsthorpe 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
1934–35Daventry Stead & Simpsons
1935–36Woodford Stars
1936–37Duston FC
1937–38Kettering United
1938–39Wollaston Victories
1940–1945No competitions due to World War II
1945–46 Stewarts & Lloyds Reserves
1946–47Duston United
1947–48Kislingbury
1948–49 Irchester United
1949–50Northampton Park
1950–51Braunston United
1951–52Northampton Park
1952–53Northampton Park
1953–54Northampton Park
1954–55Northampton Park
1955–56Deanshanger Athletic
YearNorthamptonshire Junior Cup Winners
1956–57Brigstock FC
1957–58Northampton St Georges
1958–59Northampton K.G.O.B.
1959–60Northampton K.G.O.B.
1960–61 Daventry Town
1961–62Northampton St Georges
1962–63 Northampton Spencer
1963–64Northampton St Georges
1964–65Kettering Avondale
1965–66 Desborough Town Reserves
1966–67 Northampton Spencer OB
1967–68Corby Gainsborough
1968–69Northampton St Georges
1969–70 Long Buckby
1970–71 Long Buckby
1971–72Northampton Victoria Rangers
1972–73Peterborough Rovers
1973–74Towcester Town
1974–75Northampton Victoria Rangers
1975–76 Irchester United
1976–77Geddington Montrose Kettering
1977–78Northampton St Georges
1978–79Geddington Montrose Kettering
1979–80Northampton Crusaders
1980–81Eye United
1981–82Eye United
1982–83 Raunds Town
1983–84Cottingham
1984–85Towcester Town
YearNorthamptonshire Junior Cup Winners
1985–86Towcester Town
1986–87 Irthlingborough Diamonds Reserves
1987–88Thrapston 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
1994–95Higham Town
1995–96 Wellingborough Whitworth
1996–97 Northampton Vanaid
1997–98 Northampton Vanaid
1998–99Thrapston Town FC
1999–2000Cottingham
2000–01Thrapston Town FC
2001–02 Northampton Sileby Rangers
2002–03 Northampton Sileby Rangers
2003–04Thrapston Town FC
2004–05 Eye United
2005–06 Wellingborough Town
2006–07Peterborough 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
2019-20VOID (Covid-19)
2020-21VOID (Covid-19)
2021-22Blisworth

Source: [7]

List of Northamptonshire Lower Junior Cup Winners

YearNorthamptonshire Lower Junior Cup Winners
1892–93 Rushden Reserves
1893–94Kettering Victorias
1894–95Kettering Victorias
1895–96 Rushden III or Yardley Hastings
1896–97Kettering Revellers
1897–98Daventry United
1898–99Finedon Rovers
1899–1900Broughton Victorias
1900–01 Rothwell Reserves
1901–02 Raunds Reserves
1902–03 Rothwell Reserves
1903–04Earls Barton Wesleyans
1904–05 Kettering Town Reserves
1905–06Rushden Fosse
1906–07 Kettering Town Reserves
1907–08Kettering Working Mens
1908–09 Rothwell Town
1909–10Higham St Marys
1910–11Northampton Grafton Excelsior
1911–12Finedon United
1912–13Northampton St Peters Albion
1913–14Rushden Church Institute
1915–1919No competition due to World War I
1919–20Bugbrooke
1920–21Far Cotton United
1921–22Northampton Spread Eagle
1922–23Kislingbury F.C.
1923–24Northampton Mount Pleasant
1924–25Kettering United Rlymen
YearNorthamptonshire Lower Junior Cup Winners
1925–26Carthaginians
1926–27Kettering Morris B.C.
1927–28Carthaginians
1928–29Irthlingborough Nomads
1929–30Burton Latimer St Marys
1930–31Heyford Athletic
1931–32Northampton Nelson Athletic
1932–33Starverton United
1933–34Harpole F.C.
1934–35Kettering Miss Butcher's Bible Class
1935–36Brixworth All Saints
1936–37Higham Ferrers Adult School
1937–38Ringstead Rovers
1938–39Kislingbury F.C.
1940–1945No competition due to World War II
1945–46Gayton F.C.
1946–47Kislingbury F.C.
1947–48Silverstone B.L.
1948-49 Moulton
1949–50Cottingham
1950–51 Moulton
1951–52Kettering Avondale
1952–53Little Irchester
1953–54Barby United
1954–55Brixworth All Saints
1955–56Staverton F.C.
1956–57 Bugbrooke St. Michaels
1957–58Kings Sutton
1958–59Bozeat
YearNorthamptonshire Lower Junior Cup Winners
1959–60Northampton St Georges
1960–61Weldon
1961–62Corby Hearts
1962–63 Woodford United
1963–64Kings Sutton
1964–65 Desborough Town 'A'
1965–66Kings Sutton
1966–67Corby Fuel
1967–68 Eye United
1968–69Northampton Corinthians
1969–70Walgrave Amber
1970–71Walgrave Amber
1971–72Walgrave Amber
1972–73Northampton Corinthians
1973–74Wootton
1974–75Wootton
1975–76Heyford Athletic
1976–77Bugbrooke
1977–78 Thrapston Venturas Reserves
1978–79Woodford Stars
1979–80M A S Duston British Timken
1980–81Duston Magpies
1981–82Peterborough Mitchell Sports
1982–83Deanshanger Athletic
1983–84Cottingham Reserves
1984–85Peterborough Molins
1985–86Middleton Cheney
1986–87Corby FC Fisher
1987–88Peterborough Baker Perkins Reserves
YearNorthamptonshire Lower Junior Cup Winners
1988–89Peterborough Mem. Delv
1989–90Geddington WMC
1990–91 Wellingborough Town Reserves
1991–92 Bugbrooke St. Michaels
1992–93Wilby
1993–94Peterborough Brotherhood
1994–95Peterborough Brotherhood
1995–96Kingscliffe
1996–97 Ford Sports Daventry Reserves
1997–98Peterborough Perkins Sports Reserves
1998–99Stanwick Rovers FC
1999–2000Kettering Nomads
2000–01Crick Athletic Corby
2001–02Rushden Rangers
2002–03Corby Caladonian Stripmills
2003–04Corby Hellenic
2004–05Corby Grampion
2005–06 Bugbrooke St. Michaels Reserves
2006–07Peterborough 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

Source: [8]

List of Northamptonshire Area Cup Winners

YearNorthamptonshire Area Cup Cup Winners
1952–53Towcester Town Reserves
1953–54Bugbrooke Un Reserves
1954–55Litchborough United
1955–56Silverstone B B
1956–57Northampton Brown Brothers
1957–58Silverstone B B
1958–59Blakesley
1959–60Cold Ashby
1960–61Clipston Earls
1961–62Corby United
1962–63Kings Sutton Reserves
1963–64Welford Vics
1964–65Wellingborough United Reserves
1965–66Kettering Park Wanderers
1966–67Staverton
YearNorthamptonshire Area Cup Winners
1967–68West Haddon
1968–69Northampton Bostrom
1969–70Northampton Bostrom
1970–71Pitsford
1971–72Byfield
1972–73Yelvertoft
1973–74Yardley United
1974–75Corby Avon Cosmetics
1975–76Peterborough Pearl Assurance
1976–77M A S Sports
1977–78Woodford Stars
1978–79Peterborough Pearl Assurance
1979–80Peterborough Pearl Assurance
1980–81Seddon Packaging
1981–82Corby White Hart
YearNorthamptonshire Area Cup Winners
1982–83 Northampton Sileby Rangers Reserves
1983–84Peterborough Molins
1984–85Barton Seagrave
1985–86Northampton Strollers
1986–87Peterborough Juventus
1987–88Peterborough Juventus
1988–89Northampton Strollers
1989–90New Duston Athletic
1990–91Peterborough Thomas Cook Reserves
1991–92Oundle Town Reserves
1992–93Peterborough Molins Reserves
1993–94Potterspury
1994–95Corby Square Peg
1995–96Peterborough Silver Jubilee
1996–97Heyford Athletic Reserves
YearNorthamptonshire Area Cup Winners
1997–98Peterborough Railway
1998–99Corby Sporting Lincoln
1999–2000 Long Buckby
2000–01Stanion United
2001–02Peterborough Pearl Assurance
2002–03Peterborough Silver Jubilee Reserves
2003–04Northampton Queen Eleanor 'A'
2004–05Wilby
2005–06Rushden Comer Flag
2006–07Peterborough Perkins Sports
2007–08 Bugbrooke St. Michaels "B"
2008–09Oundle Town Reserves
2009–10Corby Everards
2010–11Corby Pegasus Reserves
2011-12Daventry Drayton Grange

Source: [9]

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