The BADGER 2022/23 Issue 7 vs Heather St Johns

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ISSUE 7

OFFICIAL MATCH DAY PROGRAMME

vs HEATHER ST JOHNS THE SPORTS GROUND DEVELOPMENT UCL KO CUP SATURDAY 8th OCTOBER 2022 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 - MARIUS OBREJA ‘B’ TEAM - ANDY DEMIDOW LADIES TEAM – STUART WHITE UNDER 18s (NSYL) - LOUIE GALBRAITH / JAMIE MASON UNDER 17s - 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 & WHITE - IAN MARRIOTT 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.

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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 Heather St. Johns who are the visitors to the Sett for today’s Sports Ground Development United Counties Knock Out Cup fixture.

Today’s game provides us with a break from the league calendar as we play in First Round of the League Knock Out Cup. Going into the game we know very little about our opponent with Heather St. Johns playing their football in the Premier Division North which provides us an opportunity to test ourselves against someone new, in fact today’s game is possibly the first ever meeting between our clubs!

Looking back at last weekends game against Histon, once again we found ourselves on the wrong end of a narrow defeat. Having worked hard to take the lead through a fine header from Eddie Panter we weren’t able to see the game out and frustratingly conceded what turned out to be the winner in 8th minute of injury time.

We are a young side learning the hard way in what is a very unforgiving league.

On a brighter note, it was great to watch our Reserves return to winning ways in midweek. The game came at a good time for us as it provided the opportunity to get some minutes for the lads who have been waiting patiently for their opportunity in the First Team. It was an impressive performance from what was a very young side. Well done to Rob and the boys who are at Home again on Tuesday night.

Please come along to support the lads as they attempt to make it backto-back wins, we are sure that they will appreciate it.

We can’t today’s notes without mentioning the Ladies Team. Sadly, for them, their FA Cup journey came to an end last weekend with Mansfield Town proving too strong for our girls, that said with only eleven players available those that played did themselves and the Club proud!

As always thank you for your support, enjoy the game and we look forward to seeing you again next Saturday when Coventry United are the visitors to the Sett.

Dale & Daniel

“We are a young side learning the hard way in what is a very unforgiving league.”

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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

HEATHER ST JOHNS MANAGER: Scott Taylor

LAST TIME OUT: LOST 0-1 vs Melton Town

LEAGUE POS: 20th – P12 W0 D2 L10 Pts 2

FORM GUIDE: D D L L L

The club was established in 1949, with the name taken from a local church.

They joined the Coalville & District League and were promoted to Division One after winning Division Two in 1955–56. The club went on to win the Division One title the following season.

They were league champions again in 1965–66, 1969–70 and 1970–71. In 1973 the club moved up to Division Two of the Leicester & District League and were promoted to Division One in their first season in the league.

They then became a yo-yo club; relegation to Division Two at the end of the 1976–77 season was followed by promotion back to Division One in 1980. The club were relegated again in 1980–81, promoted back to Division One the following season, and then relegated back to Division Two again at the end of the 1983–84 season.

Heather were promoted again in 1986–87, only to be relegated in 1989–90. Although they were promoted back to Division One at the first attempt, they were relegated again in 1995. Following promotion to Division One in 1996–97, the club were promoted to the Premier Division for the first time at the end of the 2000–01 season.

They went on to finish as Premier Division runners-up in 2001–02. After finishing second again the following season, the club were promoted to Division Two of the Midland Combination, also changing their name to Heather Athletic. Despite only finishing fifth in their first season in the Midland Combination, the club were promoted to Division One. In 2006–07 Heather Athletic finished sixth in Division One and were promoted to the Premier Division; at the end of the season they reverted to their original name. The club were Premier Division runners-up in 2009– 10, also winning the Leicestershire and Rutland Senior Cup (with a 1–0 win against Thurmaston Town in the final) and the Tony Alden Memorial Trophy.

After retaining the Senior Cup and winning the Premier Division the following season they were promoted to the Midland Alliance. The club finished bottom of the league in 2013–14, and as the league merged with the Midland Combination to form the Midland League, they were placed in Division One for the 2014– 15 season.

Heather St Johns won the Leicestershire and Rutland Senior Cup for a third time in 2018–19, defeating Melton Town on penalties in the final.

The season also saw them win the Division One title, earning promotion to the Premier Division. At the end of the 2020–21 season the club were transferred to the Premier Division North of the United Counties League.

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LEAGUE TABLE

PREMIER DIVISION SOUTH as at 07/10/22

POS

P

W

D

L

GD

PTS

1

Newport Pagnell Town

10

6

3

1

10

21

2

Rugby Town

8

6

2

0

14

20

3

Coventry Sphinx

9

6

1

2

19

19

4

March Town United

8

5

1

2

10

16

5

Milton Keynes Irish

9

5

1

3

7

16

6

Wellingborough Town

8

5

1

2

6

16

7

Easington Sports

10

4

1

5

1

13

8

Histon FC

9

4

1

4

-3

13

9

Coventry United

8

4

0

4

-4

12

10

Bugbrooke St.Michaels

10

3

2

5

-7

11

11

Lutterworth Town

8

3

1

4

-2

10

12

Desborough Town

7

2

2

3

-3

8

13

Godmanchester Rovers

7

2

2

3

-3

8

14

Cogenhoe United

9

2

2

5

-4

8

15

Long Buckby AFC

9

2

2

5

-7

8

16

G.N.G Oadby Town

8

2

1

5

-8

7

17

Eynesbury Rovers

8

2

1

5

-15

7

18

Rothwell Corinthians

9

2

0

7

-11

6

FORM GUIDE

DWLDL 15/10 vs Coventry United (Home)

NEXT UP

22/10 vs Eynesbury Rovers (Away) 29/10 vs Long Buckby AFC (Away)

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2022/23 RESULTS & APPEARANCES

DATE 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

15.10.22 Coventry United

Home

22.10.22 Eynesbury Rovers

Away

29.10.22 Long Buckby AFC

Away

05.11.22 Coventry Sphinx

Home

12.11.22 Coventry United

Away

19.11.22 Rothwell Corinthians

Home

26.11.22 Milton Keynes Irish

Away

03.12.22 Wellingborough Town

Home

10.12.22 Rothwell Corinthians

Away

17.12.22 Godmanchester Rovers

Away

07.01.22 Desborough Town

Home

14.01.22 Coventry Sphinx

Away

21.01.22 Lutterworth Town

Home

28.01.22 Newport Pagnell Town

Home

04.02.22 Histon FC

Away

11.02.22 Rugby Town

Home

18.02.22 March Town United

Away

04.03.22 Eynesbury Rovers

Home

18.03.22 Wellingborough Town

Away

25.03.22 G.N.G Oadby Town

Away

08.04.22 Cogenhoe United

Home

11.04.22 Lutterworth Town

Away

15.04.22 Long Buckby AFC

Home

22.04.22 Easington Sports

Home

1

WALTON 2

WALTON

WALTON 2

WALTON 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

LEON

OAKES

JONES

E.PANTER

1

1

1

1

A.WEBSTER

SPENCER

SHEHI

KING

COULSON

J.WEBSTER

SPENCER

COULSON

SMYTH

KING

MPAMBI

SHEHI

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TODAYS FIXTURES

PREMIER DIVISION SOUTH Eynesbury Rovers

Vs

Desborough Town

Lutterworth Town

Vs

Godmanchester Rovers

Rothwell Corinthians

Vs

March Town United

Wellingborough Town

Vs

Rugby Town

RESERVE DIVISION Bourne Town Reserves

Vs

Wellingborough Town Reserves

G.N.G Oadby Town Reserves

Vs

Newport Pagnell Town Reserves

Godmanchester Rovers Reserves

Vs

Rothwell Corinthians Reserves

Huntingdon Town Reserves

Vs

Harborough Town Reserves

Milton Keynes Irish Reserves

Vs

Raunds Town Reserves

Northampton ON Chenecks Reserves

Vs

Kempston Rovers Reserves

SPORTS GROUND DEVELOPMENT UCL KNOCK OUT CUP ROUND 1 Wisbech Town

Vs

Birstall United Social

Anstey Nomads

Vs

Histon FC

Blackstones

Vs

Long Buckby AFC

Bugbrooke St.Michaels

Vs

Heather St. John's

Clifton All Whites

Vs

Bourne Town

Cogenhoe United

Vs

Rainworth Miners Welfare

Coventry United

Vs

Belper United

Deeping Rangers

Vs

Newark Town

Gedling Miners Welfare

Vs

Easington Sports

Holwell Sports

Vs

Sleaford Town

Newport Pagnell Town

Vs

Eastwood CFC

Quorn FC

Vs

Milton Keynes Irish

Saffron Dynamo

Vs

Selston FC

Skegness Town

Vs

G.N.G Oadby Town

St Andrews

Vs

AFC Mansfield

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‘LOVE FOOTBALL. PROTECT THE GAME.’ A message from Bugbrooke St Michaels Football Club about antisocial and criminal behaviour As we commence the new season we want to make you aware of new measures being taken across all of football, and the NLS, to ensure everyone can have a safe and enjoyable experience.

We are supporting strong action from the FA, and across the NLS to tackle antisocial and criminal behaviours that put all of us at risk.

Please remember the following activities are illegal, dangerous, have serious consequences and have no place in our game: • Carrying or using smoke bombs or pyros • Invading the pitch or entering the pitch without permission

For everyone’s safety, we will report anyone carrying out these offences to the police, which can result in a criminal record.

Anyone who enters the pitch without permission and those carrying or using smoke bombs or pyros will now receive an automatic club ban. These measures could also now apply to the parents or guardians of children involved in these activities.

This reflects the seriousness of the risks to fans and staff – pyros can burn at 2000 degrees Celsius and cause life changing injuries, while entering the pitch endangers players, managers and match officials. It also impacts the hard working volunteers, who ensure that our special part of the game continues to run.

• Drug use within the football ground

We know those who commit these illegal acts do not represent the majority of supporters. Please work with us to call out the risks.

• Discriminatory behaviour

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• Throwing objects onto the pitch

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RESERVE TEAM

RESERVE DIVISION as at 07/10/22

POS

P

W

D

L

GD

PTS

1

Kempston Rovers Reserves

9

7

1

1

23

22

2

Harborough Town Reserves

8

7

1

0

22

22

3

Desborough Town Reserves

10

6

2

2

15

20

4

Northampton ON Chenecks Reserves

8

4

4

0

16

16

5

Newport Pagnell Town Reserves

10

5

1

4

12

16

6

Milton Keynes Irish Reserves

9

5

0

4

14

15

7

Wellingborough Whitworth Reserves

11

4

3

4

0

15

8

Bugbrooke St.Michaels Reserves

9

4

2

3

2

14

9

G.N.G Oadby Town Reserves

9

3

3

3

-1

12

10

Bourne Town Reserves

11

3

2

6

-11

11

11

Daventry Town Reserves

8

3

1

4

-4

10

12

Wellingborough Town Reserves

9

3

1

5

-11

10

13

Huntingdon Town Reserves

9

2

2

5

-13

8

14

Rothwell Corinthians Reserves

10

2

2

6

-31

8

15

Cogenhoe United Reserves

8

2

1

5

-5

7

16

Godmanchester Rovers Reserves

7

2

0

5

-17

5*

17

Raunds Town Reserves

5

0

0

5

-11

-1 *

FORM GUIDE NEXT UP GOALSCORER

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UNDER 18s TEAM

NORTHANTS SENIOR YOUTH LEAGUE SOUTH DIVISION as at 07/10/22

POS

P

W

D

L

GD

PTS

1

Bugbrooke St.Michael

4

3

0

1

8

9

2

Wellingborough Whitworth Red

5

3

0

2

-3

9

3

Moulton

3

2

0

1

4

6

4

Cranfield United

4

2

0

2

2

6

5

Wellingborough Town

4

1

1

2

-5

4

6

Northampton O.N. Chenecks

1

1

0

0

4

3

7

Daventry Town FC

5

0

1

4

-10

1

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” Black History Month - Walter Tull”

The first black footballer to play in English football, that we know of, did so in 1885, when Arthur Wharton took up a place between the sticks for Darlington. It shouldn’t be much of a surprise, then, to find black players in the record throughout the history of the game. Thirty years later, when conflict broke out and football came to a halt, teams signed up together to go and fight in the trenches of France. And yet the story of Walter Tull, a footballer who become one of the county’s first to sign up for military service, has gone largely unheralded in the century since he became a war hero.

Tull’s life is a life of pioneering ‘firsts’. He was born in Folkestone in 1888, three years after Arthur Wharton’s debut, and was the grandson of a Barbadian slave, but when tragedy struck and both of his parents had died by the age of eleven, he was sent to an orphanage in London, before being adopted by a Glaswegian family and moving north of the border. In his new home, he excelled both in sports and academia, becoming the country’s first dentist of mixed heritage before embarking on his footballing career.

Heading back to London in 1908, Tull signed with amateur side Clapton FC, at the time a much fancied team who were considered to be one of the best in the amateur game, at a time when the amateur game was held in high regard.

Considered the “catch of the season”, he helped the side to the FA Amateur Cup, the London County Amateur Cup, and the London Senior Cup, and caught the eye of Tottenham Hostpur. They offered to take him on trial, on their tour of South America, where he became the first mixed heritage player to play on the continent, and impressed sufficiently to join the team for the following season.

Despite early promise, the level of racial abuse he received from opposition fans was so vitriolic that he was dropped to the reserves after just a few games. He wouldn’t return to the first team for over a year, and in total managed just ten games for the side before the player and the club decided to cut their losses, and he was moved on, this time to a Northampton Town side that was developing under Herbert Chapman. It would be the move that made his career, and over the next three seasons he made 110 appearances for the side, scoring nine goals. Preparing for his fourth season in the summer of 1914, nobody could have guessed what was about to come. War was declared on the 1st August, and despite some attempts to get the season going, the conflict soon engulfed every aspect of life. Footballers were not immune.

Tull signed up for the army in December 1914, less than a week after, and completely separately from, a meeting in London led by players of Clapton Orient to encourage the creation of a footballers’ battalion. He started his training in Cranleigh, and was moved to various training camps before being sent to France, as part of that battalion. Rising fast through the ranks, less than a year had passed before he had made the rank of Sergeant.

In May 1916 he was sent home suffering from shellshock but was returned to France in order to take place in fierce fighting at Delville Wood and Guillemont during the Battle of the Somme. The grim conditions took their toll, however, and by January 1917 he was again returned to Britain, this time with Trench Fever. He made this time work for him, however, and joined a nearby Officer Training Corps.

Despite huge opposition, he was promoted upon its completion to Second Lieutenant. He also secured his post-war future by agreeing a move to Rangers, upon the cessation of hostilities.

Sadly, Tull would never take up his position at Ibrox.

Returned to France, he became the first black officer to lead British soldiers into battle, at the Third Battle of Ypres, and was recommended for the Military Cross

. As the war began to draw to a close, however, his luck ran out. He died at Arras in March 1918, 2nd Lt. Tull, and his body was never recovered. His name can be found on the Arras memorial in France, just one of 35,000 who died. But his life was not “just one of”, it was “the first of”, right to the end. Enjoy the game.

Martyn Green The Untold Game Find us at TheUntoldGame.co.uk or on social media @TheUntoldGame

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W

D

L

GD

PTS

1

Wollaston Victoria Reserves

7

5

1

1

13

16

2

Finedon Volta

5

4

1

0

11

13

3

Bugbrooke St.Michael A

5

4

1

0

6

13

4

Medbourne

5

4

0

1

9

12

5

Higham Town

6

3

2

1

3

11

6

AFC Towcester

5

3

1

1

11

10

7

Wootton St George

6

3

1

2

5

10

8

Corby FC Siam

6

2

2

2

-1

8

9

Milton

6

2

1

3

-3

7

10

West Haddon Albion

5

1

1

3

-5

4

11

Moulton Reserves

6

1

1

4

-11

4

12

Earls Barton United Reserves

5

0

1

4

-11

1

13

Northampton O.N.Chenecks (A)

5

0

1

4

-13

1

14

Thrapston Venturas

6

0

0

6

-14

0

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D

L

GD

PTS

1

Corby Kingswood

7

5

1

1

13

16

2

Weldon United

5

4

0

1

8

12

3

Harpole Reserves

5

3

1

1

7

10

4

Stanwick Rovers

7

2

4

1

4

10

5

Crick Athletic

6

3

1

2

4

10

6

Kettering FC

5

2

1

2

6

7

7

Roade Reserves

5

2

1

2

1

7

8

Kettering Nomads Reserves

5

2

1

2

0

7

9

Bugbrooke St.Michael B

5

2

1

2

-3

7

10

Wellingborough Whitworth A

6

2

0

4

-5

6

11

Irchester United Reserves

6

2

0

4

-11

6

12

Heyford Athletic Reserves

6

1

0

5

-14

3

13

Brixworth All Saints

4

0

2

2

-9

2

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