2022/23 - Issue Ten - Corby Town

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Official Digital Matchday Magazine Season 2022/23

ISSUE 10 PITCHING-IN NPL MIDLAND DIVISION

Corby Town FC Saturday 26th November 3.00pm Kick Off

Saints President - John Walker

First Team

Board of Directors

Manager - Peter Gill Assistant - Sean Greygoose GK Coach - Gary Dean Physio - Craig Lambert & Sam Roblett Kit Man - Mick Hunt Analyst - Jordan Beale

Chairman - Barry Cavilla Director of Football - Iain Parr Events Director - Louise Sales Commercial Director - Daniel Dodson Secretary - Gary Wilson Director - Mike Green Director - Jez Green

Saints Match Day Team Fixture Secretary - Marion Izzard Hospitality - Andy Clay, Paula Robertson and Julie Clark Stadium Announcer - Mike Green Music - Charlie Green Catering - Diane Sales Media Press Officer - Mike Green Match Reports - John Walker Photographer - David Richardson Social Media - Mike Green

Academy Manager - Iain Parr U18’s Manager - Ben Webster and Iain Parr Club Welfare Officer - Mick Hunt Club Information Address: Rowley Park, Kester Way, St Neots, Cambs., PE19 6SL Website - www.stneotstownfc.co.uk Enquires - enquires@stneotstownfc.co.uk Commercial Enquiries - danieldodson25@hotmail.com Events - misslouises@yahoo.co.uk Academy - iain@stneotstown.co.uk

Ground Staff Pitch maintenance - Barry Oakley

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Ownership: In accordance with the football association league rule 2.13 publication of ownership in relation to step 1-4 within the football pyramid, we hereby confirm the legal status of St Neots Town Football Club Identification Number 02921210, and is a Private Limited Company.

For the purposes of publication of ownership we can confirm that the following are listed as Directors of the Company: Lee Kearns (Significant interest 70%) , Iain Parr, Louise Sales, Gary Wilson, Mehmet Mimoglu and as Non Executive Directors Mike Green, Jeremy Green, and Barry Cavilla.

Company Secretary Keith Gotch, Company Accountant Keith Gotch

Greenie’s Greetings With Director Mike Green Good afternoon everyone and welcome back to the Premier Plus Stadium for today's Pitching-In Northern Premier League Midland Division game.

Today we extend a warm welcome to the Players, Officials and Supporters of Corby Town and we hope your brief stay with us here in St Neots is an enjoyable one.

The big games keep on coming for ourselves, after improved perfomances against Stamford and Loughborough in our previous outings, we look to continue in the same vein today and hopefully pick up dome much need points too.

Our last home match versus league leaders Stamford AFC saw our visitors triumph 3-1 with our goal coming from birthday boy Trey Charles and last Saturday we travelled to rapidly rising Loughborough Dynamo and came away feeling very hard done by not to have got something for the game, with the hosts eventually winning 3-1, with Joe Rider netting our effort. This game saw the arrival of three new signings, with full back JP Duncliffe and midfielder Liam Hook both arriving from Yaxley FC and striker Stephane Bombelenga joining us from Uxbridge FC, so please join us in belatedly welcoming these lads and of course centre-back Steven Sylvester who joined us just before the Stamford game.

At the same time, two lads have left the club, namely Andre Hasenally (who has joined Felixstowe) and Toib Adeyemi so we would also like to thank these two for their efforts in the blue shirt this season. Ok, back to today's game, another tough one I'm sure against a well drilled, experienced Corby side but our luck has to change one day so why not today?

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How We Stand Pitching In Northern Premier League Midland Division

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Boardroom Boardroom Gossip Gossip With With Chairman Chairman Barry Barry Cavilla Cavilla Good afternoon and a very warm welcome to you all to the premier plus stadium for todays Northern Premier League Midland Division fixture.

I would like to take this opportunity to welcome all the players, officials & supporters of our visitors today, Corby Town.

Corby are enjoying a strong start to the season and will be tough opponents for the Saints today, however Pete and his back room staff have been active in past few weeks with player recruitment to bolster the talented squad and have made several key signings recently, which hopefully they will settle in quickly and give us the boost in our league fortunes and start picking up some valuable points to drag as away from the wrong end of this competitive NPL division.

Off the field the club is being used extensively and has worked hard in securing a strong function & Events calendar, which hopefully many of you will be joining us for these functions and starting with our World Cup games and cheering on the lads to victory The Club has also been working hard with our business partners and sponsors to support community projects and hopefully we will have news of our latest new Club community & memorial board being constructed for all to view and also add any special thoughts and memories of there loved ones and times enjoyed over the past years.

Finally, just a reminder of our Christmas jumper day on Saturday 10th December for all to enjoy, So it’s time to dig out those festive jumpers and come show us your Christmas spirit and maybe join us for the Best Christmas jumper competition and win the sought after trophy and secure your name for ever in club Christmas History Enjoy your afternoon and cheer our lads on to winning ways.

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BLAST FROM THE PAST SATURDAY 26TH NOVEMBER 2015 Southern League Premier Division CAMBRIDGE CITY

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St Neots arrested a sequence of four matches without a victory – the worst run under the tenure of Manager David Batch – with a confident and well deserved victory over neighbours Cambridge City at their shared home with St Ives Town.

The victory was revenge for a Red Insure Cup penalty shoot-out defeat by City just two weeks earlier and buried a bit of a bogey for this was only St Neots’ second victory over Gary Roberts’ side in eight meetings since joining the Southern League. The match was also significant for featuring Drew Roberts’ first goal since 25th April as he eases himself gradually back to match fitness and it was St Neots first away league victory since they won at Paulton on 10th October. Undefeated at home in the league since September, City started as favourites but after a good start they faltered after the break and were incommoded by the reduction to ten men when John Kyriacou was dismissed for a rash tackle after 65 minutes. St Neots now face a further three away league matches before hosting Histon on December 8th.

There could hardly have been a worse start for the visitors’ for in City’s first attack in the third minutes Brett Langdon was judged to have tripped Ieuan Lewis and Josh Dawkin confidently stroked home the resultant penalty kick.

The home side looking slick and confident next mounted a flowing move from which Joel Norris wastefully shot across the face of goal and then Danny Kelly failed to score from close range after good work by Norris. St Neots settled after repelling these early attacks and were level after 20 minutes when Tom Meechan was brought down twenty yards from goal by Lee Chaffey and Ryan Hawkins delightful chip over the defensive wall left Zac Barrett helpless. Ten minutes later Norris did get the ball in the net from a Buster Harradine cross but was ruled offside and St Neots varied their approach by pushing the lively Hawkins up front with Drew Roberts moving back in midfield. Just when a first half stalemate looked on the cards St Neots snatched the lead sixty seconds into added time when Roberts produced a well-placed bullet header to a Jamie Anton cross.

BLAST FROM THE PAST SATURDAY 26TH NOVEMBER 2015 City needed a quick response after the break but fortune went the other way when Barrett brought Meechan down as he bore down on goal and Meechan climbed to his feet to confidently despatch the penalty kick to extend St Neots lead. This third goal seemed to breathe confidence lacking for so long into the visiting side.With Matt Mitchel-King moved back into defence they looked sure at the back and menacing in attack as first Isaac Galliford and then Ryan Hawkins shot just wide of the target. City introduced substitutes to freshen their approach with little noticeable success and St Neots went close to further extending their lead when Shane Blackett headed narrowly wide from a Galliford corner.Then after 65 minutes Hawkins’ pace took him past Kyriacou on the edge of the penalty area and the defender was issued with a straight red card and from the resultant free kick Barrett produced the save of the match to deny Roberts a second goal. City seemed totally unable to regain any momentum after this and St Neots were able to coast to victory adding a fourth goal deep into added time when Isaac Galliford’s shot took enough of a deflection to beat Barrett to see St Neots retain their record as the second highest goal scorers in the Division.

St Neots: Wilton, Jones, Longden, Mitchel-King, Anton, Blackett, Hawkins Clarke, Meechan, Roberts, Galliford Subs: Ofosu (for Roberts 83), Mailancol, Vieira, Hobbs and Gordon.

Cards: Jones (Y – 73), Longden (Y – 78) Goals: Hawkins (20 mins), Roberts (45+1 mins), Meechan – pen (47 mins), Galliford (90+4 mins) Cambridge: Barrett, Kyriacou, Day. Murray, Chaffey, Harradine, Lewis, Kaye, Norris, Kelly, Dawkin Subs: Reynolds (for Harradine 49), Gleeson (for Norris 59), Malcolm (for Kaye 74), Serrano and Midgley.

Cards: Kyriacou (RED – 65), Dawkin (Y – 90+3) Goals: Dawkin (3 mins) Attendance: 237 Referee: Alexander Guy (Wymondham) John Walker

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CORBY TOWN Year founded: 1948 Chairman: Steven Noble Club Website: www.pitchero.com/clubs/corbytown GOOD AFTERNOON AS WE WELCOME CORBY TOWN TO THE PREMIER PLUS STADIUM AFTER A GAP OF JUST THREE SEASONS WHEN FORMER MEMBERS OF THE SOUTHERN LEAGUE A special welcome for the players, officials, and supporters of Corby Town who visit us for the first time since their transfer to the Northern Premier League one season before we joined them there. The match report (our most recent meeting) elsewhere in the programme is dated January 2020 and we were also due to meet our visitors in the league the following season but both scheduled meetings fell victim of the COVID cancellations. So, in summary Corby are undefeated in the league here at The Premier Plus Stadium in three appearances although their visit here five years ago in the FA Trophy resulted in a 3-2 victory for our lads with Dion Sembie-Ferris, Tom Meechan, and Liam McDevitt our marksmen. Last season Corby finished 15th in the league table following their transfer but this season they have shown a marked improvement and last week after a narrow 3-2 victory over high flying Boldmere St Michaels, thanks to a last-minute goal, they stood sixth in the league table just a point shy of the play-off zone.

In the FA Cup they were beaten 1-0 at home by lower graded AFC Mansfield who are members of the UCL Premier Division North and in the FA Trophy they fared no better, beaten 3-1 away by Loughborough Dynamo (same score as ours last Saturday!). However, in the Northamptonshire Senior Cup they beat higher graded Brackley Town and Long Buckby to progress to the semi-finals due to be played in the new year. Their away record in the league this year is good with their only defeat coming at the hands of the then league leaders Halesowen Town Previous meetings of our teams: 2013/14 St Neots 0-3 Corby Corby 1-0 St Neots 2014/15 St Neots 2-3 Corby Corby 1-3 St Neots 2017/18 St Neots 3-2 Corby (FA Trophy 1st Qualifying Round) 2019/20 St Neots 1-3 Corby Enjoy the match John Walker

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SOUTHERN LEAGUE DIVISION ONE CENTRAL St Neots Town

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Following two excellent home victories, St Neots were outplayed by league leaders Corby Town in their rearranged league match.Although the match was goalless at the break it only took Corby a few minutes after the break to forge ahead and St Neots could only point to the first twenty minutes and the last ten when they competed with any conviction. The victory propelled the visitors back to the top of the league table although displaced Berkhamsted have a game in hand and a superior goal difference, but this was a match in which the Northamptonshire side were determined to push home their advantage. Unusually after two unchanged starting line ups, Barry Corr made four team changes, two of then enforced with Joe Sutton unavailable, and playmaker Lee Simper injured but he also rested Stevan Shaw and Jonny Butler bringing in Sam Goode, Lee Watkins and Prince Mutswunguma and he also included teenager Jacob Joseph for just his second start since September.

The start was disappointing with neither side imposing themselves. St Neots criticised for a slow start in their previous matches were out of the blocks quickly and they created the first real opening after eleven minutes when Lee Watkins ran at the defence, only to be brought down by a combination of two defenders and a penalty looked possible but the well-placed official waved play on. At the other end Stephen Diggin was proving the main threat and his searching cross after 17 minutes found Jordan Crawford behind the St Neots defence but his fierce volley was too high. St Neots were beginning to be forced back after their bright start where they had shaded possession and as Corby grew in confidence leading scorer Elliott Sandy fired in from the edge of the area for Tom Dickens to clear off the goal line.James Clifton twice broke into the box from the left and the second time he was impeded by Tom Boxer earning the St Neots skipper a yellow card. From the free kick on the edge of the box Jake Duffy’s free kick was deflected wide.Three minutes before the break, Jordan Crawford was left in too much space on the right and he crossed back to find Clifton at the back post whose effort was also deflected for a corner, from which defender Gary Mulligan fired high over the bar.

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St Neots Manager Barry Corr clearly had to vary his sides’ approach if they were to compete in the second half and he freshened up his side with two half time substitutions replacing Jacob Joseph and Joe Neal with Reif Clarke and Lewis Foster.

The changes had hardly registered because just five minutes in Corby stuck with a quick break through the heart of the home defence, as Clifton skilfully set up the unmarked Steve Diggin to fire across the keeper for the opening goal. Tom Boxer was then injured to be replaced by Stevan Shaw, so the home side had utilised their three permitted substitutes with almost forty minutes remaining. On the hour St Neots might have drawn level when Panny Boxer released Prince Mutswunguma beyond the visiting defence, but his finish was a foot too high and the opportunity squandered. After 66 minutes the impressive Lee Watkins wove his way into the penalty area and looked to be fouled but once again St Neots’ penalty appeals were rejected. A rising Clifton shot was palmed away by Iron for a corner after 73 minutes.Before it could be taken, Corby replaced Sandy with James Ireland and the substitute, on the pitch for around ten seconds, headed home Jake Duffy’s corner with his first touch to double Corby’s lead. That really was the killer blow although the visitors added a third goal nine minutes from time through Curtis Hartley. This stung St Neots into a late revival and although Sam Gomersall netted a consolation goal from the penalty spot after he had been brough down by a defender, the rally proved too little too late to have any meaningful effect on the outcome of the match.

St Neots Town: Iron, Goode, Smith, Boxer (P), Dickens, Boxer (T), Joseph, Watkins, Neal, Mutswunguma, Gomersall Subs: Clarke (for Joseph 46 mins), Foster (for Neal 46 mins), Shaw (for Boxer (T), Butler and Martin Cards: Boxer (T) (Y – 28 mins), Boxer (P) (Y – 57 mins) Goals: Gomersall – pen – (87 mins) Corby Town: Wortley, Hartley, Warburton, Ling, Wise, Mulligan, Clifton, Duffy, Sandy, Diggin, Crawford Subs: Ireland (for Sandy 73 mins), Robbins (for Diggin 82 mins), Robinson (for Crawford 87 mins) and Montgomery.

Goals: Diggin (50 mins), Ireland (73 mins), Hartley (81 mins) Referee: Luke Scott (Northampton) Attendance: 178 John Walker

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JW Match Report STAMFORD AFC (H) 12-11-2022 NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE – MIDLANDS DIVISION St Neots Town

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The moral of this encounter between two sides with seventeen places separating them in the league table: you rarely give away two goals and come back to win. This was, arguably, St Neots best performance at home this season but it was always going to be tough against a side that by 4-45 pm were top of the league table with former leaders Halesowen beaten at Coleshill Town. After gifting their visitors with two first half goals, St Neots kept plugging away and pulled a goal back but a stunning third goal for Stamford thirteen minutes from time sealed the outcome. It was again a much-changed line up that started for the Saints. Aaron Smith and Mamadou Jobe were both serving one-match bans and Declan Nche and Manny Osei were rested. With Toib Adeyemi reinstated to the defence alongside new signing Steve Sylvester, striker Brandon Njoku returned for his first start since the opening day of the season and Charlie Lewis was also back after missing nine of the last ten match through injury.

It was a stunning start to the match as both sides were immediately on the offensive and St Neots created three excellent chances in the opening ten minutes. Trey Charles fired narrowly over the bar from a narrow angle, Brandon Njoku shot narrowly wide and then the same player set up Charles again only for his effort to be blocked by a defender.

Meantime Stamford won two corners that were cleared and after a quarter of an hour Jake Duffy fired wide after being played clear by Harry Vince. The end-to-end action continued with Charles skilfully curling a shot around the defence to force a full-length parry by visiting keeper Ben Heath who then had to dive bravely at the feet of the same St Neots player to keep his goal intact. Then after 26 minutes a long throw by Connor Bartle eluded all the players in the six yards box and home keeper Jamie Greygoose had the misfortune to fumble the ball into his own net. The keeper atoned for his error with an acrobatic diving save to deny Ollie Brown-Hill and then at the other end Joe Rider had a shot blocked and Charles again tested Heath and the first half ended with the visiting keeper saving well from Njoku.

JW Match Report STAMFORD AFC (H) 12-11-2022 After 57 minutes St Neots gifted their visitors a second goal with no apparent danger threatening. A lengthy free kick by Joe Burgess went over a cluster of players the near post and beat Greygoose’s desperate dive to creep inside the far post and double Stamford’s lead. St Neots redoubled their efforts and took the game to their visitors who now seemed happy to sit on their advantage. In a reshuffled side with Declan Nche on for Lewis and Boxer back in defence, St Neots pressed forward and were quickly rewarded after 63 minutes when the lively TREY CHARLES claimed his eleventh league goal of the season in just sixteen starts to put his side back in contention.With thirteen minutes left just after Charles had tested Heath again, Stamford sealed their victory with the goal of the match. Following a corner only partially cleared, Connor Bartle hit a stunning drive through the packed area to give Greygoose no chance and his side all three points to take them to the top of the table. For St Neots it was another home defeat but a much-improved performance suggesting that improvement in results is not far away.

St Neots Town: Greygoose, Tarpey, Lewis, Anderson, Sylvester, Adeyemi, Abbott, Boxer, Charles, Rider, Njoku, Subs: Nche (for Lewis 46 mins), Barnett (for Rider 68 mins), Goumou (for Abbott 77 mins) and Osei.

Cards: Anderson (Y – 54mins), Njoku (Y – 61 mins) Goals: Charles (63 mins) Stamford: Heath, Currie, Bartle, Vince, Wright, Blunden, Burgess, Duffy (Joe), Duffy (Jake), Margetts, Brown-Hill Subs: Bennett (for Brown-Hill 60 mins), Armstrong (for Vince 69 mins), Challinor (for Burgess 77 mins), Blair and Frew.

Cards: Blunden (Y – 89 mins) Goals: o.g. (26 mins), Burgess (57 mins), Bartle (77 mins) Attendance: 302 Referee: Minesh Gupta (Leicester) John Walker

JW Match Report LOUGHBOROUGH DYNAMO (A) 19-11-2022 NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE – MIDLAND DIVISION Loughborough Dynamo

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A penalty conceded in each half, proved St Neots downfall on their first ever visit to Loughborough Dynamo. There was no dispute about the second award – a goal that clinched the points after a St Neots comeback – but the first was a hotly disputed decision and agreed by home officials as a refereeing error. Lady Luck does seem to be hard on Pete Gill’s side at present because the overall performance was not bad and deserving of at least a share of the points. Once again it was a much-changed St Neots side that began the match with new signings Liam Hook and John-Paul Duncliffe making their debuts following their transfers from Yaxley. Full back Aaron Smith returned after his one match ban and Manny Osei returned to the side.Toib Adeyemi had departed from the club, Joe Tarpey and Marc Abbott were missing and Joe Rider started on the bench.

St Neots goalkeeper Jamie Greygoose was in early action saving bravely at the feet of Princewill Ogunmekan who had slipped the offside trap and then after a quarter of an hour Bastos went down under an innocuous challenge by Steve Sylvester and the Referee pointed to the penalty spot.St Neots protests were waved away, and Kevin Bastos netted from the penalty spot to put the home side ahead. Aaron Smith was then booked for a late challenge and St Neots problems multiplied when the home side scored an excellent second goal. The tricky Bastos went past his marker on the bye line and pulled the ball back to Jack Gibson who unmarked fifteen yards from goal produced an unstoppable shot into the roof of the net. St Neots regrouped and tried to reply but their finishing was off target and the home keeper never tested. Greygoose then had to produce a brave save at the feet of Gibson after more clever play by Bastos and the first half ended with the St Neots keeper under pressure pushing away a fierce shot from the overlapping Brandon Webster.

The second half began with a very contrasting pattern to the match. With Joe Rider on for the limping Brandon Njoku St Neots dominated play for the first 25 minutes and created several decent chances to get back on terms. Trey Charles had an early net-bound shot deflected for a corner, Charlie Lewis got above the home defence to head wide from a corner and in St Neots best move of the game Callum Anderson exchanged passes with Manny Osei to set up Charles whose shot passed the wrong side of a post with the keeper beaten after 54 minutes. Five minutes later the same combination of visiting players saw Osei set up Joe Rider and his crisp shot beat the home keeper to put the visitors firmly back in contention.

JW Match Report LOUGHBOROUGH DYNAMO (A) 19-11-2022 The score could haver been levelled but for a good save by home keeper Lewis King to deny Charles, and then the advantage seemed to shift as the home side hit back.

After 70 minutes Bastos forced Greygoose into action once again and four minutes later a mistimed challenge by Lewis on Bastos conceded another penalty kick that the Loughborough man away tucked away to dent St Neots newly found confidence.

St Neots tried to rally with all three permitted substitutes utilised, but that unfortunately conceded third goal was enough to see the home side inflict St Neots’ sixth defeat in their last seven outings. With Daventry Town winning at home St Neots are now further adrift of safety.

St Neots Town: Greygoose, Duncliffe, Smith, Anderson, Lewis, Sylvester, Boxer, Hook, Charles, Njoku, Osei Subs: Rider (for Njoku 46 mins), Bombelenga (for Boxer 57 mins), Nche (for Anderson 83 mins) Barnett and Goumou.

Cards: Smith (Y – 23 mins), Lewis (Y 90+1 mins) Goals: Rider (59 mins) Loughborough Dynamo: King, Sackey-Mensah. Webster, McNicholas, Whitehead, Cook, Bastos, Norris, Gibson, Ogunmekan, McGinnell Subs: Oldham (for Gibson 77 mins), Cocks (for Sackey-Mensah 86 mins), Holliday and Young.

Cards: Bastos (Y – 73 mins), Ogunmekan (Y – 73 mins) Goals: Bastos 2 pens (15 & 74 mins), Gibson (32 mins) Attendance: 218 Referee: Richard Watson (Hednesford) John Walker

Opponent Spotlight CORBY TOWN FC

CORBY TOWN HISTORY Corby Town Football Club were formed in 1948 and are the second club to represent the town, following Stewarts & Lloyds Corby, who were formed 13 years earlier in 1935. The club’s nickname ‘The Steelmen’ derives from the old steelworks that were in Corby.

The first chairman of the club was local MP William Montgomery, whilst Reg Smith was named the first manager. Smith had previously played for Millwall and Dundee whilst representing England at international level. Things started well for the newly formed Steelmen, winning their first game 5-1 against Wellingborough Town on 21 August 1948 at Occupation Road, which was home to Corby Town until the move to the Rockingham Triangle in 1985. It took the club only three years to win their first title, wrapping up the United Counties League in 1951 before doing the same again only a year later, with Ernie Middlemiss scoring a club record 135 goals in 136 games, a record that was to stand for 40 years. 1958 saw the introduction of floodlit football in Corby and in the same year the club moved from the Midland League to the Southern League.

The move to the Southern League looked to be a good one as the club narrowly missed out on promotion to the Premier Division in 1964, but promotion was gained the following year. The club made several unsuccessful applications to join the Football League, although they did receive one vote in 1966.

The club moved to the multi-purpose Rockingham Triangle venue in 1985 but it didn’t prove to be a lucky move as the Steelmen were once again relegated from the Premier Division in 1990. They didn’t spend long out of the Premier as they achieved a league and cup ‘double’ the following season.

The mid-90s saw a cash crisis at the club which threatened to put the club out of business, and although they were spared, relegation was to follow.

The turn of the Millennium brought about more positivity at the Triangle as they consolidated their mid-table position in the Dr Martens League. More was to follow in 2005 as they just missed out on a play-off place under manager Rob Dunion. Dunion’s side went one better in 2006 as they were promoted once more.

Corby Town saw a change of ownership in 2007 as a new board made up of ex-Kettering Town chairman Peter Mallinger, David Dunham and Mick Leech and in 2009, under Graham Drury, the Steelmen won the Southern League title. The Steelmen narrowly missed out on a play-off spot during their first season in the Conference North.

Opponent Spotlight CORBY TOWN FC

Club chairman Peter Mallinger sadly passed away in January 2011, just months before the club’s new 3,000 capacity Steel Park stadium was due to open. His son David Mallinger took charge of the club and a positive start to life in their new home led the Steelmen into play-off contention and the First Round proper of the FA Cup, where they were beaten by Bristol Rovers at the half-way stage.

Sadly off-field issues had an effect on results and Corby only managed to avoid relegation on the final day of the 2011/12 season, with Graham Drury leaving the club at the end of the campaign.

In the summer of 2012, a Leicestershire businessman took control of the club, with Ian Sampson being installed as manager. However after a tough start to the season Sampson departed and was replaced by his assistant manager Chris Plummer. The former Peterborough Northern Star manager could not repeat the survival act of the previous year however, with Corby Town being relegated from the Blue Square North at the end of the season.

Plummer remained in charge of the side, however resigned just two games into the 2013/14 season after heavy defeats against Burnham and Hemel Hempstead Town. The Chairman moved to appoint the managerial duo of Tommy Wright and Andrew Wilson, who helped to guide the club up the Southern League Premier Division table, however once again financial issues at the club prevented any real challenge to reach the playoffs.

In April 2014 it was announced that a local consortium of seven businessmen headed by Paul Glass had agreed a deal to purchase the club and save it from the threat of administration. Stevie Noble was appointed as the Chairman and Tommy Wright was given sole charge of the first team, with Andrew Wilson departing.

In his first year in charge of the side Tommy Wright led his team to the Southern League Premier Division Championship. The Steelmen secured the title and promotion back to the Conference North with a dramatic 3-2 win on the final day of the season against Poole Town who had led the division by one point going into that fixture. Spencer WeirDaley scored the winning goal for Corby with just nine minutes remaining.

However Corby suffered relegation after just one season in the National North. After a period of uncertainty as to which league Corby would be placed in by The FA, the Club made our first ever start in the Northern Premier League for season 2016/17.

Tommy Wright was relieved of his position in early October 2016 after a poor start, he was replaced by Gary Mills ex-Kings Lynn, and Wrexham Assistant manager in midOctober 2016 as Corby look to kick start season 2016/17.

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However Mills was relieved of his position after just 6 months, the job being placed in Steven Kinniburgh’s hands for the rest of this season 2016/17 (Caretaker).

In early May 2017 David Bell was appointed Manager along with Rob Gould as his Assistant as Corby hope they can succeed in getting the club back into the fourth tier after two relegations in succession tumbling from the National North through the Northern Premier League’s in successive seasons.

After a poor start to the 2017/18 season the club parted company with them in late September 2017. Director of Football Steven Kinniburgh taking charge in a capacity of interim manager.

Steven was made permanent manager in late March 2018. He appointed Ashley Robinson as his assistant in June 2018. Kinniburgh resigned his position in July 2019.

Corby appointed senior players Gary Mulligan andAsh Robinson interim managers with Elliot Sandy as assistant to them. Mark Peters was installed as Temporary Manager in February 2020. In May 2020 Tommy Wright returned as Manager he led Corby to the Conference North (now National North) in his first spell. However Tommy resigned weeks before the start of the season due to family concerns.

Corby then appointed Gary Mills as Manager, Gary found fame with Leicester in the Premier Div before managing York City back to the Football League and winning the FA Trophy in the same season. Gary appointed Darron Gee as his Assistant.

Corby found themselves moved back to the NPL by The FA in May 2021 joining the new Midlands Division. However a poor season saw them both leave in April 2022. Lee Attenborough (ex-Loughborough Dynamo manager) was appointed into the Corby Town hot-seat in May 2022.

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Manager - Peter Gill Assistant - Sean Greygoose Coach - Marc Abbott GK Coach - Gary Dean Physios - Craig Lambert & Sam Roblett Kitman - Mick Hunt

Manager – Lee Attenborough Coach - William Gourlay GK Coach Physio - Andrew Dempsey

Squad List

Squad List

Jamie Greygoose (GK) Aaron Smith Perez Goumou Toib Adeyemi Steven Sylvester Charlie Lewis Panny Boxer JP Duncliffe Joe Tarpey Liam Hook Declan Nche Callum Anderson Manny Osei Daniel Barton Joe Rider Brandon Njoku Robbie Mason Tremayne Charles

Reuban Rabstein Kalern Thomas Scott Floyd Curtis Burrows Daniel Gordon Michael Jacklin Rio Molyneux Tristan Thompson-Matthews Florian Tsaguim Dan Collins Hilton Arthur Thomas Maddison Jack Norman Curtis Hartley Matthew Slinn Shay Brown

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Referee Martyn Gospel

Assistant 1 James Cantwell

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