Northamptonshire Combination Football League

Northamptonshire Combination Football League
Founded1953
CountryEngland
Number of teams74 (including 25 reserve teams)
Level on pyramidLevel 11 (Premier Division)
Feeder toUnited Counties League Division One
Relegation toNone
Domestic cup(s)Knock-out cups for each division
Current championsJames King Bliswoth (Premier Division)
(2017–18)
Websitewww.northantscombination.co.uk
Current: Current Season

The Northamptonshire Combination Football League is a football competition based in England. It has a total of five divisions with many reserve teams competing in the bottom three. The most senior league is the Premier Division, which sits at step 7 (or level 11) of the National League System.

Recent divisional champions

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Since season 1991–92, divisional champions have been as follow:[1][2]

Season Premier Division Division One Division Two Division Three Division Four Division Five
1991–92 Woodford United Braunston United Pattishall Ford Sports A
1992–93 Milton Crick Athletic Weedon Moulton Reserves
1993–94 Milton Spratton Flore Rovers Earls Barton
1994–95 Milton Wilby Earls Barton Brafield Unites
1995–96 Heyford Athletic Brixworth All Saints Woodford United Reserves Wilby Reserves
1996–97 Towcester Town Potterspury Spratton Reserves Wellingborough Grammarians OB Reserves Rushden Saints
1997–98 Woodford United Spencer United Finedon Volta Raunds Rangers Ristee Towers
1998–99 Brixworth All Saints Islip United Harpole Reserves Weavers Old Boys Crown Wanderers
1999–00 Cold Ashby Rovers Gretton Rushden St Peters Gretton Reserves Northamptonshire Police Kettering Park Rovers
2000–01 Cold Ashby Rovers Stanwick Rovers Northamptonshire Police Stanion United
2001–02 Cold Ashby Rovers Rushden Rangers Weavers Old Boys Kettering Park Rovers
2002–03 Milton Caledonian Strip Mills Finedon Volta Wellingborough Darndale
2003–04 Moulton Corby Hellenic Ringstead Rangers Corby Grampians Rushden Arbuckle
2004–05 Caledonian Strip Mills Priors Marston Corby Grampians Wilby Yardley United
2005–06 Corby Hellenic Fisher Corby Grampian Welford Victoria Corby Kingfisher Athletic Cold Ashby Rovers
2006–07 Harpole Whitefield Norpol Corby Kingfisher Athletic Punjab United Wellingborough Raffertys
2007–08 Harpole Weldon United Cold Ashby Rovers Corby Danesholme Vikings Corby Strip Mills
2008–09 Harpole Queen Eleanor Great Houghton Finedon Volta Wellingborough Old Grammarians Kettering Ise Lodge
2009–10 Harborough Town Welford Victoria Corby Danesholme Vikings Corby Everards Long Buckby Ravens
2010–11 Brixworth All Saints Ringstead Rangers Wellingborough Ranelagh Corby White Hart Locomotives Dainite Sports Corby Pegasus Reserves
2011–12 Harpole Corby Quantum Print Vikings Corby White Hart Locomotives Corby Redstar Daventry Drayton Grange Bugbrooke St Michaels A
2012–13 Harpole Earls Barton United Corby Eagles Northampton Exiles Borough Alliance Stanion Redstar Reserves
2013–14 Brixworth All Saints Corby Eagles Weedon Wellingborough Rising Sun Stanion Redstar Reserves Weldon United A
2014–15 Corby Eagles Daventry Dayton Grange AFC Corby Shamrock Desborough & Rothwell United James King Bilsworth Reserves Gretton Reserves
2015–16 *James King Blisworth Wellingborough Rising Sun Desborough & Rothwell United AFC Houghton Magna Corby Pegasus Reserves FC Foto Gold
2016–17 *James King Blisworth Gretton Mereway Weedon Harpole Reserves Irthlingborough Rangers
2017–18 *James King Blisworth Wootton St George Finedon Volta Weldon United Reserves Moulton Reserves
2018-19 James King Blisworth James King Blisworth Reserves Wollaston Vics Reserves Stanwick Rovers Kettering All Saints
2019-20 COVID VOID COVID VOID COVID VOID COVID VOID COVID VOID
2020-21 COVID VOID COVID VOID COVID VOID COVID VOID COVID VOID
2021-22 Roade Corby Locos Thrapston Venturas Kettering FC David Green United
2022-23 Irchester United Higham Town Corby Kingswood Corby Siam Reserves Weldon United

Current structure

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Sitting at Step 7 of the National League system, the Northamptonshire Combination has a promotion and relegation agreement with the United Counties League. Promotion is dependent solely upon a team making an application to the UCL and meeting the requirements to do so. Rushden Rangers are the latest team to do so, following their merger with Higham Town at the end of the 2006–07 season. Other teams to have made the journey upwards include Burton Park Wanderers, Harborough Town and Woodford United, all playing in the United Counties League. Clubs in the Northamptonshire area wishing to resign from the United Counties League will be placed in this competition. The league also accommodates Reserve sides from higher-level teams in the Reserve Divisions. Bugbrooke St Michaels are the best known example, with an 'A' and 'B' side involved in the competition, in addition to their first and reserve teams.

2024-25 members

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Premier Division

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  • Blisworth
  • Burton Park Wanderers
  • Corby Locos
  • Corby Pegasus
  • Corby Strip Mills
  • Earls Barton United
  • Finedon Volta
  • Harpole
  • Heyford Athletic
  • Higham Town
  • Kettering Nomads
  • Medbourne
  • Roade
  • Spratton
  • Wollaston Victoria
  • Woodford United

Division One

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  • AFC Towcester
  • Brixworth All Saints
  • Bugbrooke St Michael ‘A’
  • Corby Stewart’s & Lloyds
  • Crick Athletic
  • Finedon Volta Reserves
  • Wellingborough Gleneagles
  • Harpole Reserves
  • Milton
  • Rushden FC
  • Thrapston Venturas
  • Weldon United
  • West Haddon Albion
  • Wootton St George

Division Two

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  • AFC Woodford Wolves
  • Blisworth Reserves
  • Burton Park Wanderers
  • Crick Athletic Reserves
  • Great Doddington
  • Heyford Athletic Reserves
  • Higham Town Reserves
  • Kettering FC
  • Kettering Orchard Park
  • Northampton GLK United
  • Spratton Reserves
  • Weldon United Reserves
  • Wellingborough Old Gramarians

Division Three

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  • Brafield Corinthians
  • Corby Siam
  • Corby Locos Reserves
  • Corby Pegasus Reserves
  • Corby Rovers
  • Corby Stewart’s & Lloyds Reserves
  • Daventry Town Hobbs
  • Harpole ‘A’
  • Milton Reserves
  • Stanwick Rovers
  • Welford Victoria
  • West Haddon Albion ‘A’
  • Woodford United Reserves

Division Four

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  • Blisworth Development
  • Catworth
  • Corby Rovers Reserves
  • Corby Strip Mills Reserves
  • Daventry Drayton Drange
  • Heyford Athletic ‘A’
  • Kettering Ise Lodge
  • Kimbolton Town Colts
  • Long Buckby AFC Reserves
  • Northampton Grange Park Rangers
  • Thrapston Venturas Reserves
  • Weedon
  • Woodford United ‘A’

References

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  1. ^ "Northants Combination League Archives". Northants Combination League. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  2. ^ "FA Full-Time". Northants Combination League. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
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