The BADGER 2022/23 Issue 15 vs Rothwell Corinthians

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SEASON

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ISSUE 15

OFFICIAL MATCH DAY PROGRAMME

vs ROTHWELL CORINTHIANS UNITED COUNTIES LEAGUE PREMIER DIVISION SOUTH SATURDAY 25th FEBRUARY 2023 I 3pm KICK OFF

Bugbrooke St Michaels FC The Badgers, founded 1929

CLUB COMMITTEE PRESIDENT - WILLY MARRIOTT CHAIRMAN - KEVIN GARDNER VICE-CHAIRMAN - NIGEL THOMAS CLUB SECRETARY - GRAHAM CONNEW YOUTH SECRETARY & TREASURER - NICK INWOOD FIXTURES SECRETARY - DAVE MELLOR GROUNDSMAN - DANNY POWELL

WELFARE OFFICER - BEN ROBINSON COMMITTEE – RICHARD GIBBON, STUART WYKES

MANAGEMENT / COACHING TEAM FIRST TEAM – DALE WALTON RESERVE TEAM - ROB JONES ‘A’ TEAM – JAMIE JOLLANDS

‘B’ TEAM - ANDY DEMIDOW LADIES TEAM – STUART WHITE UNDER 18s (NSYL) - LOUIE GALBRAITH UNDER 18s (NDYAL) - DEANO GOMES UNDER 16s - DARREN SMITH UNDER 15s - MARK LINNELL UNDER 14s - SIMON WHEELER UNDER 13s BLACK - CHRIS ASHTON UNDER 13s BLUE - NICK INWOOD UNDER 13s WHITE - RYAN NASH UNDER 11s BLACK - DANIEL BLAND / BEN SMITH UNDER 11s WHITE - TONY HILL UNDER 10s BLUE - IAN MARRIOTT UNDER 10s WHITE – MIKE BRINKLEY UNDER 8s – ANDREW JACKMAN

From the Chairman …

As Chairman of Bugbrooke St Michael’s Football Club I would like to offer you a warm welcome to The Sett and hope that you have an enjoyable visit.

Here at Bugbrooke St Michaels we are working hard to develop a club with a strong inclusive ethos, offering opportunities for players of all ages and abilities.

We are extremely proud of our youth development programme, supporting players from seven all the way up to eighteen. Many of our young players go on to have success with one of four adult teams, with some players going on to even bigger and better things!

There is a great wealth of local support for the club, everyone that helps does so on a voluntary basis and through everyone’s hard work and dedication we have been able to achieve and maintain FA Accredited status.

Whilst some clubs choose to reinvest their revenue into players wages, here at Bugbrooke we hold a different set of values. All of our profits go into upgrading our equipment and facilities, building a solid future-proof foundation that will be here for future generations to enjoy.

Whilst this can sometimes hold us back from gaining huge success on the pitch, we feel our excellent facilities, youth development programme and ethos on community set us apart from other clubs.

Success and progression starts from the beginnings.

Thank you for your support today, we hope that you enjoy the game, and we look forward to seeing you again soon.

Kev Kevin Gardner, Chairman Bugbrooke St Michaels Football Club would like to place on record our thanks to our team of volunteers, our advertisers and sponsors.

BSMFC

MANAGERS NOTES

Good afternoon. We’d like to start today’s programme notes by extending a warm welcome to the players, officials and supporters of Rothwell Corinthians who are the visitors to the Sett for today’s United Counties Premier Division South fixture.

Despite their league position Rothwell Corinthians should not and will not be underestimated today, they are a team fighting for survival which is highlighted by their recent results; in fact, they go into todays game on a 3-match unbeaten run including a win in mid-week against GNG Oadby last time out, a result that moves them within touching distance of those above them in the table.

As we have been saying our recent run of fixtures has been tough. We haven’t picked up the points that we would have liked however with 3 games in the next 7 days its time to start picking up points again, hopefully that starts today.

There was some good news on the injury front last week as Will Jones returned to the match day squad. Unfortunately, it’s been an injury disrupted season for Will, we are hopeful that he can stay fit between now and the end of the season as his goals will be important as we look to climb the table.

Also, on the injury front we are hoping that there is finally light at the end of the tunnel for Tom Binder who had his operation last week. The Op went well so we hope that he can finally put the past 7 months behind him and get back to playing football sooner rather than later. It hasn’t gone unnoticed that he has hardly missed a training session or match day despite not being able to play.

Another positive is the return of Benny Drinkwater who has re-signed for the club this week, we hope that he can provide a positive contribution between now and the end of the season.

Finally, huge congratulations to the ‘B’ Team who have made it through to another semi-final!

Best of luck for today’s game at Brixworth and next weeks at Milton in the County Cup. As always thank you for your support, enjoy the game and we look forward to seeing you again next Saturday when we host Rothwell Corinthians at the Sett.

Dale & Daniel

“Despite their league position Rothwell Corinthians should not and will not be underestimated today”

Exceptional

Leadership

Development

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OUR HISTORY

Formed in 1929, Bugbrooke St. Michael’s Football Club took over from Bugbrooke United who folded in 1928 after being in existence since 1910.

The club, which is named after the local St. Michael’s and All Angels Church, initially took its place in the Northants Central Village League and had immediate success, winning the league title from 1931 to 1937.

The club closed for the Second World War before reforming in 1947 and were once again successful winning the CVL title from 1947 to 1950 and were Northants Lower Junior Cup runners-up in 1949, a feat repeated in 1954.

We finally won the N.F.A. Lower Junior Cup in 1956 and followed this in 1957 by winning the prestigious Daventry Charity Cup. The club had its most successful years from 1966 to 1972 when we won the Northants Central Combination Premier title and again from 1976 to 1979 with 1977 also seeing us win the N.F.A. Lower Junior Cup again.

The club continued to succeed in the Northants Combination until 1987 when the we took the decision to join the United Counties League.

At this time, we decided to run two teams in the U.C.L. and two teams in the C.N.C. We also began our youth section and have continued this ever since. Today we run 5 adult sides, including a recently formed Ladies team as well as 13 youth teams.

The club has had continued to enjoy success across all age groups over those 30 years, the most notable being N.F.A. Junior Cup winners in 1992, N.F.A Lower Junior Cup in 1993 and U.C.L. Division One winners in 2001.

The reputation for producing successful youth teams has increased over those years and 4 of our youth players (under 16) have been signed by professional league clubs.

The achievements of the club on the field have always been supported by a hardworking committee whose chief officers are recorded on a roll in the clubhouse foyer.

They along with supporters of the club have built up the excellent changing rooms and clubhouse since 1980.

We hope that you enjoy the facilities that they have provided over those years, and we look forward to seeing you again in the future

TODAYS VISITORS

ROTHWELL CORINTHIANS MANAGER: JORDAN HENSON

LAST TIME OUT: WON 1-0 vs GNG OADBY TOWN

LEAGUE POS: 17th – P21 W4 D3 L14 Pts 15

FORM GUIDE: LLDDW

Rothwell Corinthians began to play competitive football in 1934 when they joined the Kettering and District Amateur League. The idea of the team was first put forward in a terrace house in Littlewood Street. At that time the league had three divisions and the Corinthians were placed in the Second Division.When football resumed after the second World War, the Corinthians were playing at the old recreation ground.

This venue was their headquarters for the majority of the next twenty years.The Corinthians introduced their first reserve team into the league in 1950 and, nine years later, they brought the first senior league honours to the club when they became Champions of Division Three.

The following season the first team won the First Division Championship and they repeated this feat in 1964. However, the following season they were relegated and by the end of the decade they found themselves in the Third Division.

It was not until 1979 that they began to get themselves noticed again as they were promoted to the First Division and also managed to reach the N.F.A. Area Cup Final. The 1980-81 season marked the beginning of the emergence of the club as we know it today. With the move to Rothwell Town’s Cricket Ground came a more professional approach to the organisation of the club.

Coinciding with this the League had restyled itself as the East Midlands Alliance and lifted its standards, a move much appreciated by the Corinthians. In 1984 the Corinthians gained promotion to the Premier Division.

Meanwhile, behind the scenes the club had purchased the land on which the present facilities are located. These facilities were officially opened by Northampton Town in 1986.

Season 1989-90 saw the Corinthians lift their first Premier Division Championship.

The season 1994-95 saw them secure their second Premier Championship, and after consultation with the United Counties league Management Committee, promotion was secured.

Recent seasons has seen three appearances in the Northamptonshire Junior Cup Final with a win registered in 2008 Promotion to the United Counties Premier Division was achieved the same season under the management of Frank Ielapi assisted by Paul Smith.

With Ielapi and Smith standing down after one season at the higher level Corinthians changed managers each of the following two seasons but struggled in their time at level 5. They still managed however to win the Youth League Cup and Reserve Supplementary Cup in 2009/10 but the First team dropped back down into Ucl Div1.

Shaun Sparrow joined as manager rejuvenating the club with promotion back to the Premier Division in 2015 and more recently with Jim Scott as joint manager saw three mid table finishes.

The Reserves have also had recent success with two UCL knockout Cup Finals in 2016 and 2017 , winning the first, and were losing finalists in the NFA lower Junior Cup in 2014. Our under 18’s losing finalists in the 2018 NSYFL league cup final.

Mitch Austin took the reigns for the 2019/20 season and led the team to the 1st Qualifying round of the FA Cup and the UCL Knockout Cup Final before its curtailment.

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LEAGUE TABLE

PREMIER DIVISION SOUTH as at 24/02/23

POS

P

W

D

L

GD

PTS

1

Rugby Town

25

21

2

2

55

65

2

Wellingborough Town

23

16

3

4

25

51

3

Coventry Sphinx

20

15

1

4

41

46

4

Newport Pagnell Town

20

13

5

2

30

44

5

Milton Keynes Irish

23

12

6

5

14

42

6

Histon FC

23

13

2

8

15

41

7

Coventry United

24

12

2

10

-1

38

8

March Town United

22

10

5

7

11

35

9

G.N.G Oadby Town

22

8

2

12

-19

26

10

Desborough Town

23

6

7

10

-10

25

11

Eynesbury Rovers

23

7

3

13

-12

24

12

Godmanchester Rovers

21

5

7

9

-8

22

13

Bugbrooke St.Michaels

23

6

4

13

-21

22

14

Cogenhoe United

21

5

6

10

-6

21

15

Easington Sports

22

6

3

13

-13

21

16

Lutterworth Town

22

5

3

14

-33

18

17

Rothwell Corinthians

21

4

3

14

-25

15

18

Long Buckby AFC

22

2

4

16

-43

10

FORM GUIDE

WLLLL 28/02 vs Godmanchester Rovers (Away)

NEXT UP

04/03 vs Eynesbury Rovers (Home) 11/03 Lutterworth Town (Away)

BSMFC DATE

2022/23 RESULTS & APPEARANCES

OPPOSITION

VENUE RESULT SCORE STARTING LINE-UP

12.07.22 Kettering Town (NFA Cup)

Home

Lost

2-3

REEVE

NASH

SIMMONS

SMYTH

GLENNON

WALTON

30.07.22 March Town United

Home

Lost

0-4

REEVE

WHALER

SHEHI

HALLMARK

GLENNON

WALTON

02.08.22 Cogenhoe United

Away

Won

1-0

REEVE

MPAMBI

SHEHI

1 HALLMARK

GLENNON

06.08.22 Long Buckby AFC - FA Cup

Home

Won

3-0

REEVE

WHALER

SHEHI

HALLMARK

GLENNON

13.08.22 Rugby Town

Away

Lost

0-2

REEVE

MPAMBI

SIMMONS

HALLMARK

GLENNON

LEON

20.08.22 Lichfield City - FA Cup

Away

Lost

0-2

REEVE

NASH

SIMMONS

SHEHI

GLENNON

LEON

23.08.22 GNG Oadby Town

Home

Won

4-2

REEVE

NASH

SIMMONS

HALLMARK

GLENNON

LEON

27.08.22 Wellingborough Town - FA Vase

Away

Lost

1-2

REEVE

NASH

SIMMONS

HALLMARK

GLENNON

LEON

03.09.22 Godmanchester Rovers

Home

Lost

0-3

REEVE

NASH

SIMMONS

HALLMARK

GLENNON

WALTON

13.09.22 Desborough Town

Away

Draw

1-1

REEVE

NASH

MPAMBI

HALLMARK

GLENNON

WALTON

17.09.22 Newport Pagnell Town

Away

Won

2-1

REEVE

NASH

SHEHI

HALLMARK

GLENNON

WALTON

24.09.22 Easington Sports

Away

Lost

0-1

REEVE

NASH

SIMMONS

HALLMARK

GLENNON

27.09.22 Milton Keynes Irish

Home

Draw

2-2

REEVE

NASH

SIMMONS

HALLMARK

GLENNON

01.10.22 Histon FC

Home

Lost

1-2

REEVE

NASH

SIMMONS

HALLMARK

GLENNON

08.10.22 Heather St. Johns - UCL Cup

Home

Won

4-2

REEVE

MPAMBI

SIMMONS

SMYTH

GLENNON

15.10.22 Coventry United

Home

Lost

1-3

REEVE

NASH

SHEHI

HALLMARK

GLENNON

22.10.22 Eynesbury Rovers

Away

Won

4-3

REEVE

SPENCER

SIMMONS

HALLMARK

GLENNON

29.10.22 March Town United - UCL Cup

Away

Lost

1-3

REEVE

NASH

SIMMONS

J.WEBSTER

GLENNON

05.11.22 Coventry Sphinx

Home

Lost

0-4

REEVE

NASH

SIMMONS

HALLMARK

GLENNON

19.11.22 Long Buckby AFC

Away

Won

4-0

REEVE

NASH

SIMMONS

HALLMARK

GLENNON

2

WALTON

26.11.22 Milton Keynes Irish

Away

Lost

1-2

REEVE

NASH

SIMMONS

HALLMARK

GLENNON

1

WALTON

03.12.22 Wellingborough Town

Home

Draw

0-0

REEVE

GARWOOD

SIMMONS

HALLMARK

GLENNON

SMYTH

07.01.23 Desborough Town

Home

Draw

1-1

REEVE

GARWOOD

SIMMONS

SMYTH

GLENNON

WALTON

18.01.23 Coventry United

Away

Lost

1-2

REEVE

GARWOOD

SIMMONS

SMYTH

GLENNON

28.01.23 March Town United

Away

Won

3-1

REEVE

GARWOOD

SIMMONS

HALLMARK

GLENNON

31.01.23 Coventry Sphinx

Away

Lost

0-3

REEVE

SPENCER

SIMMONS

SMYTH

GLENNON

WALTON

04.02.23 Histon FC

Away

Lost

0-3

REEVE

GARWOOD

SIMMONS

SMYTH

GLENNON

WALTON

11.02.23 Rugby Town

Home

Lost

2-6

REEVE

GARWOOD

SHEHI

SPENCER

GLENNON

WALTON

18.02.23 Newport Pagnell Town

Home

Lost

0-3

REEVE

GARWOOD

SIMMONS

HALLMARK

GLENNON

WALTON

25.02.23 Rothwell Corinthians

Home

28.02.23 Godmanchester Rovers

Away

04.03.23 Eynesbury Rovers

Home

11.03.23 Lutterworth Town

Away

18.03.23 Wellingborough Town

Away

25.03.23 G.N.G Oadby Town

Away

01.04.23 Long Buckby AFC

Home

08.04.22 Cogenhoe United

Home

11.04.23 Lutterworth Town

Home

15.04.23 Rothwell Corinthians

Away

22.04.22 Easington Sports

Home

1

WALTON 2

WALTON

WALTON 2

WALTON WALTON

3

WALTON WALTON

1

WALTON WALTON WALTON

WALTON 3

WALTON

SUBS A.WEBSTER

OAKES

A.WEBSTER

1

JONES

J.WEBSTER

BINDER

WEATHERLY

COULSON

HALLMARK

SPENCER

BONIFAS

OAKES

JONES

J.WEBSTER

KING

SPENCER

MPAMBI

LEON

BUCKINGHAM

DOHERTY

A.WEBSTER

OAKES

JONES

J.WEBSTER

KING

SPENCER

COULSON

LEON

HARRISON

TICHAWONA

A.WEBSTER

OAKES

JONES

SPENCER

KING

E.PANTER

MPAMBI

LEON

COULSON

HARRISON

A.WEBSTER

OAKES

JONES

SHEHI

KING

SPENCER

COULSON

NASH

HALL

TICHAWONA

A.WEBSTER

OAKES

A.WEBSTER

OAKES

COULSON

1

JONES

COULSON

KING

SPENCER

E.PANTER

TRKULJA

MPAMBI

WALTON

JONES

3

E.PANTER

SHEHI

SPENCER

COULSON

KING

MPAMBI

WALTON

OAKES

JONES

1

E.PANTER

SHEHI

SPENCER

MPAMBI

KING

-

WALTON

A.WEBSTER

OAKES

JONES

E.PANTER

SPENCER

SHEHI

COULSON

KING

MPAMBI

DALTON

SMYTH

OAKES

WEATHERLY

SPENCER

KING

COULSON

BAZELEY

TRKULJA

BONIFAS

DOHERTY

SMYTH

OAKES

JONES

E.PANTER

A.WEBSTER

SPENCER

COULSON

LASALIRE

MPAMBI

BINDER

SMYTH

OAKES

WEATHERLY

E.PANTER

A.WEBSTER

SPENCER

COULSON

LASALIRE

MPAMBI

J.WEBSTER

LEON

OAKES

JONES

E.PANTER

A.WEBSTER

SPENCER

SHEHI

KING

COULSON

J.WEBSTER

LEON

OAKES

JONES

E.PANTER

1

SPENCER

COULSON

SMYTH

KING

MPAMBI

SHEHI

COULSON

OAKES

JONES

E.PANTER

1

KING

SHEHI

SPENCER

A.WEBSTER

HALLMARK

NASH

SMYTH

COULSON

JONES

E.PANTER

1 A.WEBSTER

OAKES

SPENCER

KING

SIMMONS

MPAMBI

E.PANTER

2 A.WEBSTER

NASH

COULSON

J.WEBSTER

KING

SHEHI

E.PANTER

1

KING

SHEHI

SPENCER

WEATHERLY

HALLMARK

DALTON

J.WEBSTER

SHEHI

COULSON

MPAMBI

DOHERTY

HYNAM

DALTON

E.PANTER

J.WEBSTER

COULSON

SHEHI

WEATHERLY

DOHERTY

1

1

1

1

SMYTH

OAKES

JONES

A.WEBSTER

OAKES

COULSON

A.WEBSTER

SPENCER

WEATHERLY

A.WEBSTER

SPENCER

JONES

A.WEBSTER

COULSON

JONES

WEATHERLY

J.WEBSTER

PORTER

MPAMBI

KING

GARWOOD

SMYTH

A.WEBSTER

PORTER

JONES

E.PANTER

J.WEBSTER

WEATHERLY

SPENCER

NASH

COULSON

OAKES

A.WEBSTER

PORTER

JONES

E.PANTER

GREEN

1

OAKES

MPAMBI

J.WEBSTER

COULSON

SHEHI

A.WEBSTER

OAKES

JONES

E.PANTER

GREEN

1

SHEHI

J.WEBSTER

HALLMARK

GIBBON

POWELL

A.WEBSTER

OAKES

JONES

E.PANTER

GREEN

SHEHI

J.WEBSTER

SMYTH

POWELL

A.WEBSTER

J.WEBSTER

SHEHI

E.PANTER

GREEN

DIMOND

BAZELEY

DOHERTY

GIBBON

A.WEBSTER

OAKES

KING

J.WEBSTER

GREEN

SHEHI

SPENCER

BINDER

POWELL

A.WEBSTER

J.WEBSTER

KING

PORTER

GREEN

AMIDI

SMYTH

SIMMONS

BONIFAS

MALKIN

SMYTH

SPENCER

SHEHI

AMIDI

GREEN

JONES

J.WEBSTER

PEARSON

GIBBON

MALKIN

2

1

1

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TODAYS FIXTURES

PREMIER DIVISION SOUTH Lutterworth Town

Vs

Coventry Sphinx

Bugbrooke St.Michaels

Vs

Rothwell Corinthians

Coventry United

Vs

Eynesbury Rovers

Deeping Rangers

Vs

Cogenhoe United

Easington Sports

Vs

G.N.G Oadby Town

Long Buckby AFC

Vs

Rugby Town

March Town United

Vs

Histon FC

Milton Keynes Irish

Vs

Wellingborough Town

Newport Pagnell Town

Vs

Godmanchester Rovers

RESERVE DIVISION Daventry Town Reserves

Vs

Milton Keynes Irish Reserves

G.N.G Oadby Town Reserves

Vs

Bugbrooke St.Michaels Reserves

Godmanchester Rovers Reserves

Vs

Northampton ON Chenecks Reserves

Wellingborough Town Reserves

Vs

Newport Pagnell Town Reserves

Bedford SA

Vs

Kempston Rovers Reserves

Harborough Town Reserves

Vs

Raunds Town Reserves

Rothwell Corinthians Reserves

Vs

Cogenhoe United Reserves

Wellingborough Whitworth Reserves

Vs

Bourne Town Reserves

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RESERVE TEAM

RESERVE DIVISION as at 24/02/23

POS

P

W

D

L

GD

PTS

1

Harborough Town Reserves

19

16

2

1

63

50

2

Bugbrooke St.Michaels Reserves

22

15

4

3

28

49

3

Newport Pagnell Town Reserves

20

13

2

5

28

41

4

Milton Keynes Irish Reserves

20

12

1

7

47

37

5

Desborough Town Reserves

22

10

7

5

12

37

6

Wellingborough Whitworth Reserves

22

10

3

9

-16

33

7

Northampton ON Chenecks Reserves

21

8

8

5

22

32

8

Wellingborough Town Reserves

21

9

4

8

-15

31

9

Kempston Rovers Reserves

16

9

3

4

27

30

10

Daventry Town Reserves

21

9

3

9

-9

30

11

G.N.G Oadby Town Reserves

23

6

4

13

-22

22

12

Cogenhoe United Reserves

18

5

5

8

-1

20

13

Rothwell Corinthians Reserves

22

4

3

15

-55

15

14

Godmanchester Rovers Reserves

18

5

1

12

-33

14 *

15

Bourne Town Reserves

20

2

5

13

-26

11

16

Raunds Town Reserves

19

0

3

16

-50

0*

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UNDER 18s TEAM

NORTHANTS SENIOR YOUTH LEAGUE SOUTH DIVISION as at 24/02/23

POS

P

W

D

L

GD

PTS

1

Bugbrooke St.Michael

10

7

0

3

25

21

2

Wellingborough Whitworth Red

10

5

1

4

-12

16

3

Moulton

9

5

0

4

4

15

4

Cranfield United

11

4

1

6

-2

13

5

Wellingborough Town

9

3

1

5

-16

10

6

Northampton O.N. Chenecks

4

3

0

1

9

9

7

Daventry Town FC

9

2

1

6

-8

7

LAST TIME

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LEVON STEWART – 24 GOALS

” The American Dream” When we think of football in the United States – and not the Super Bowl kind – we tend to think of it as a fairly modern invention. The North American Soccer League of the 1970s and 80s that attracted the likes of Pele, George Best, Johann Cruyff and, in a slightly bizarre turn of events, a young Peter Beardsley. After its demise, the MLS’ faltering start and thus far successful revival after David Beckham’s move to LA Galaxy. But soccer has a long history in the USA, and the first national league created was earlier than some of the top European leagues. The inaugural season of the American Soccer League kicked off in 1921.

Football in the USA goes back to the nineteenth century.

In 1869, the representatives of Princeton and Rutgers Universities took part in one of the more pivotal games in sporting history. It has gone down as the first gridiron game in history. But the laws used that day were the FA’s Laws of the Game, and there was definitely spherical ball.

This was a game of European football.

Football in the United States then filtered its way down to the working classes, exploding in popularity, especially among European immigrants. Teams started to spring up in American cities. By 1884 an American Football Association had been formed, just in time to prevent the formation of what would have been the first league, backed by the owners of Major League Baseball teams to give their players something to do in the winter. The AFA, even at this early stage, was unwilling to lose its control of the game.

They did, however, set up a cup for teams to compete in, This first organised competition drew teams from factory towns, usually made up of factory workers and often sponsored by the company. The first three were won by Clark ONT, owned by the Clark Thread Company. But then it was dominated by Fall River Rovers, who won six of the next seven. They were the only team to win both the American Cup and the later Challenge Cup, although the struggles of their parent company forced Rovers to withdraw by the start of the twentieth century.

Turmoil, it seemed, was catching. When the AFA applied for FIFA membership in 1912, a breakaway organisation (The American Amateur Football Association) applied at the same time. FIFA rejected both, needing just one governing body. The delay in FIFA affiliation did little to hurt the growth of the sport but did not stop teams from as far afield as Third Lanark in Scotland and Hakoah Wien in Austria to embark on lucrative tours.

Third Lanark won 24 of their 25 games in the United States, eventually drawing the last against Fall River Rovers. Hakoah Wien, full of exciting central European talent drew record-breaking crowds and at least one of their players chose not to return to Austria at the end of the tour, finding the life of celebrity and riches too enticing to give up.

As the AAFA gained the upper hand over their rival federation, it changed its name to the USFA and, before eventually turning its attention to a league. The American Soccer League claimed to be a national competition, but because of travel difficulties in reality it was limited to the northeast. Not that this impacted on popularity.

Football was never as popular as baseball, but it was very lucrative, and those riches were used to attract European players, much to European chagrin. As a result, early crowds in the tens of thousands threatened to make soccer America’s second sport, ahead of gridiron.

Sadly, as so often with football in America, it wasn’t to be.

The ASL fell out with the USFA when the latter tried to impose new rules to boost popularity even further. These American innovations included end of season playoffs and a league table sorted by winning percentage rather than points. Also, interestingly, the USFA wanted substitutions.

The ASL conceded this and introduced them in 1926; the World Cup didn’t allow substitutes until 1970.

In the end, the ASL initiated a boycott of the USFA’s challenge cup. Three teams went against the boycott and were kicked out of the league, but the courts found in their favour. Rancour and disharmony within the sport smashed headlong into the collapsing American economy, and fans decided against spending what little they had watching football. By 1932, amid falling crowds and financial problems, the league eventually folded. But not before it sent a team to the first World Cup, to finish third, still the best finish for a team outside of Europe and South America.

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‘A’ TEAM

Civil Engineering Ltd

NORTHANTS COMBINATION DIVISION 1 as at 24/02/23

POS

P

W

D

L

GD

PTS

1

Higham Town

15

11

3

1

27

36

2

Wootton St George

16

9

4

3

12

31

3

AFC Towcester

16

9

2

5

21

29

4

Finedon Volta

13

8

2

3

9

26

5

Medbourne

12

8

0

4

19

24

6

Corby FC Siam

14

6

5

3

7

23

7

Wollaston Victoria Reserves

14

6

4

4

1

22

8

Thrapston Venturas

16

6

2

8

0

20

9

Bugbrooke St.Michael A

17

5

2

10

-16

17

10

Milton

12

5

1

6

-8

16

11

Moulton Reserves

14

3

1

10

-16

10

12

West Haddon Albion

16

2

1

13

-30

7

13

Earls Barton United Reserves

13

1

3

9

-26

6

LAST TIME

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SILVIU BOLOS - 6 GOALS

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‘B’ TEAM

NORTHANTS COMBINATION DIVISION 2 as at 24/02/23

POS

P

W

D

L

GD

PTS

1

Crick Athletic

16

10

2

4

17

32

2

Weldon United

16

8

5

3

14

29

3

Corby Kingswood

14

8

2

4

12

26

4

Kettering FC

16

7

4

5

21

25

5

Stanwick Rovers

17

6

4

7

10

22

6

Irchester United Reserves

15

6

3

6

-8

21

7

Bugbrooke St.Michael B

11

6

0

5

-3

18

8

Kettering Nomads Reserves

14

5

2

7

-7

17

9

Brixworth All Saints

14

4

4

6

-8

16

10

Roade Reserves

11

4

2

5

-5

14

11

Harpole Reserves

14

3

4

7

-8

13

12

Heyford Athletic Reserves

14

3

0

11

-35

9

LAST TIME

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(5-4 PENS)

vs CRICK ATHLETIC – DIVISION 2 KO CUP

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