February 27, 2010—
Chester City have been expelled from the Conference with immediate effect following a meeting of the Blue Square Premier clubs held at Nene Park on Friday.
February 1, 2010—
Former Kettering Town manager Mark Cooper has been sacked as manager of Peterborough Utd following a thirteen match run which consisted of just one win, four draws and eight defeats.
continue reading »January 30, 2010—
Kettering Town have arranged the Hillier Senior Cup Semi-Final, which is against Corby Town, to take place this Tuesday evening, 2nd February, at the Elgood's Brewery Arena, 7.45pm kick-off.
continue reading »January 20, 2010—
Following the recent arrivals to Kettering Town in the form of goalkeeper Nathan Abbey , defender Anton Thelwell and midfielder Jordan Hadfield, Poppies manager Lee Harper has brought two more players to the club ....
continue reading »January 12, 2010— Kettering Town owner Imraan Ladak has announced he will step down as chairman of the club after expressing frustration at failing to secure a ground when the current lease expires in 2013 at Rockingham Road. The situation has been... continue reading »
November 25, 2009—
Squad changes usually happen after a change in management and at Kettering it was inevitable that once Mark Cooper had settled-in at Peterborough and Lee Harper had got a couple of matches under his belt in charge of the Poppies the revolving door would start spinning.
continue reading »November 24, 2009—
Kettering Town have been drawn at home to fellow Blue Square Premier League outfit Barrow in the FA Trophy 1st Round.
continue reading »November 16, 2009—Lee Harper has been appointed manager of Kettering Town Football Club until the end of the season following the departure of Mark Cooper to Peterborough Utd. continue reading »
November 13, 2009—
Mark Cooper has in principal agreed a three and a half-year year deal to take over the managerial post at Peterborough Utd ...
continue reading »November 8, 2009—
Kettering Town have been drawn at home to League One outfit Leeds Utd in the FA Cup 2nd Round following their narrow 1-0 victory over another League One club, Hartlepool Utd in the 1st Round.
continue reading »November 4, 2009—
Kettering Town have signed midfielder Simon Heslop on a month's loan from Barnsley and Anthony Elding on loan from Crewe Alexandra through the festive period.
continue reading »October 26, 2009—
The FA Cup First Round draw should have provided an extra incentive for Tuesday night's replay with the winners facing an away trip to League One outfit Hartlepool Utd in the next round.
continue reading »October 13, 2009—
Kettering Town were handed a home tie against Redditch Utd in the 4th Qualifying Round of the FA Cup following today's draw.
continue reading »October 6, 2009—Only a third of the way into the new season and already the growing feeling among Kettering supporters is that the club will soon be losing their manager Mark Cooper. continue reading »
September 17, 2009—
Poppies manager Mark Cooper has brought in winger Mustapha Carayol on a three months loan and the Torquay Utd youngster will go straight into the team to face Crawley Town on Saturday.
continue reading »September 8, 2009—
Kettering Town manager Mark Cooper's name was linked to the vacant manager's post at Lincoln City ..
continue reading »September 3, 2009—
Poppies boss Mark Cooper has brought in striker Moses Ashikodi on a free transfer to strengthen his squad ..
continue reading »August 8, 2009— Forest Green Rovers v Kettering Town Kettering Town travel to The New Lawn on Saturday to face Forest Green Rovers as Mark Cooper's men attempt to get the new season off to a winning start. Rovers are one of... continue reading »
July 12, 2009—Kettering Town open their pre-season fixtures with an away match at Hinckley Utd on Monday with several new faces likely to be included in their lineup. Poppies fans could get their first looks at recent signings Niall Cooper, Greg Taylor,... continue reading »
July 6, 2009—Kettering Town travel to Forest Green Rovers on Saturday 8th August to start the new campaign ... continue reading »
June 23, 2009—
Former Poppies goalkeeper and long-time crowd favourite Kevin Shoemaker takes his footballers charity cricket team on the road to play a twenty/20 match against Finedon Dolben this Friday, 26th June, 6:30pm start.
continue reading »June 12, 2009—The speculation could well be finally over following the club's official announcement; "Kettering Town Football Club can today confirm its intention to move to a new, purpose built stadium at the Kettering Business Park situated on the A43/A6003 for the... continue reading »
June 12, 2009—
After returning from vacation it's time to update with what's been happening at KTFC while I've been on my hols:
continue reading »May 15, 2009—The Trust's Poppies Memorabilia Exhibition kicked off last Saturday (9th May) at the Manor House Museum and runs until 11th July so pop along and indulge yourself in some Poppies nostalgia! Included in the display will be one of the... continue reading »
May 9, 2009—The Blue Square North and South play-offs are all complete and the four teams coming up into the Conference Premier are now known. Tamworth were Blue Square North champions and are joined by Gateshead who saw off AFC Telford in... continue reading »
May 2, 2009—Kettering Town manager Mark Cooper has released three players as he starts to look towards next season and building on the Poppies' great first season back in the Conference Premier League. Strikers Chris Beardsley and Craig Westcarr who scored just... continue reading »
April 29, 2009—
Now that the dust has settled on the end of the regular season it's time for a roundup of the 'ups and downs' of the 2008-09 Conference Premier ...
continue reading »March 27, 2009—Kettering Town boss Mark Cooper has signed Luton Town youngster Ryan Charles, the 19 year-old will be on loan at the Poppies for the next month. continue reading »
March 24, 2009—The Conference have accepted Kettering Town's status as having 'security of tenure', meaning they will not be demoted from the Conference Premier as speculated in recent weeks. continue reading »
March 21, 2009—
Poppies boss Mark Cooper has tried to address the lack of goalscoring from his strikers with the loan signing of striker Ben Wright from Peterborough Utd ..
continue reading »March 7, 2009—Kettering Town have signed teenage goalkeeper Dan Whatsize as back-up for regular number one Lee Harper continue reading »
February 2, 2009—
Kettering Town confirmed they have signed 19-year old youngster Luke Potter, a defender from Barnsley
continue reading »February 2, 2009—
Iyseden Christie has joined Torquay Utd on a contract until the end of the season as controversy surrounds his recent departure from Rockingham Road.
continue reading »January 13, 2009—Kettering Town have announced the signing of 37 year-old striker Jason Lee until the end of the season continue reading »
January 8, 2009—
Kettering Town were handed another home tie in Sunday's FA Cup 4th Round draw, this time the visitors will be Premier League outfit Fulham
continue reading »January 7, 2009—
Kettering Town travel to Tiverton Town on Sunday for a Second Round FA Trophy tie
continue reading »January 6, 2009—
Nigel Clough, the odds-on bookies favourite, was confirmed today as the new manager of struggling Championship outfit Derby County. continue reading »
January 1, 2009—Former Poppies favourite Richard Graham returns to the club on loan until the end of the season .. continue reading »
December 26, 2008—
Kettering Town will face a trip to Tiverton Town in the FA Trophy 2nd Round ..
continue reading »December 16, 2008—
Kettering Town's success in this season's knockout competitions has led to a bittersweet fixture congestion at the start of the New Year ..
continue reading »December 13, 2008—
Kettering Town were drawn away to Conference North outfit AFC Telford in the Qtr-Final stage of the Setanta Shield.
continue reading »November 29, 2008—
Striker Chris Beardsley has left the Poppies to join Kidderminster Harriers, initially for a month's loan, but with a view to making the move to Aggborough a permanent one.
continue reading »November 25, 2008—Kettering Town were handed an away trip to Cambridge City in the 1st Round of the FA Trophy. continue reading »
November 9, 2008—The draw was made for the 2nd Round of the FA Cup and the winners of the replay between Kettering Town and Lincoln City will be away to Football League Two outfit Notts County. The Poppies almost snatched a late... continue reading »
November 6, 2008—
Kettering Town were drawn away to Hinckley Utd in the last 16 of the Setanta Shield ..
continue reading »November 6, 2008—
Kettering Town have recently signed QPR youngster Chris Arthur on a three-month loan ..
continue reading »October 31, 2008—
Poppies boss Mark Cooper has been awarded the BSP League 'Manager of the Month' title for October ..
continue reading »October 30, 2008—
Kettering Town host Thurrock in the Setanta Shield 3rd Round ..
continue reading »October 27, 2008—
Kettering Town play host to Football League Two outfit Lincoln City in the First Round of the FA Cup ..
continue reading »October 22, 2008—
Poppies defender Luke Graham has gone on a short loan period to King's Lynn, ...
continue reading »October 15, 2008—
Kettering Town's on-loan striker Iyseden Christie is staying put at the A-Line Arena despite speculation linking him with a move to fellow BSP outfit York City.
continue reading »October 15, 2008—
Kettering Town beat Cogenhoe Utd 2-0 in the Hillier Cup on Tuesday night at Compton Park.
continue reading »October 14, 2008—
Kettering Town were drawn at home to Burton Albion in the 4th Qualifying Round of the FA Cup drawn on Monday.
continue reading »October 13, 2008—
Poppies successful in Jaszczun red card appeal ..
continue reading »October 6, 2008—
Mansfield Town have been docked four points after being found guilty of fielding at least one ineligible player in the opening two games of the season.
continue reading »September 16, 2008— Most regular Poppies supporters will at some time or other in their following of the club have probably met Bernie, whether on the Travel club bus, on the terraces or behind the social club bar, Bernie was a true... continue reading »
September 12, 2008—
Kettering Town will host Bishop's Stortford in the Setanta Shield following the 2nd Round 'draw' (that looks like it pairs teams with their nearest neighbours).
continue reading »September 9, 2008— 
Poppies boss Mark Cooper is taking a somewhat different view on his side's unbeaten start to the new season back in the Conference from how most of the club's supporters are perhaps currently seeing it.
continue reading »September 1, 2008—
Kettering Town have announced the signing of striker Iyseden Christie, who will join the Poppies on loan until mid-January from Stevenage Borough, just 24 hours ahead of their home match against the Broadhall Way outfit on Tuesday night.
continue reading »August 21, 2008—
Craig Westcarr has returned to Kettering Town just a few weeks after he left to join BSP rivals Stevenage Borough.
continue reading »August 1, 2008—The will-he, won't-he saga that has generated much speculation over the arrival of the much-touted Alfie Potter was finally brought to a close today with the announcement that the 19 year-old striker has agreed to a five-month loan at the... continue reading »
July 27, 2008—Kettering Town have finally lost out on the battle for the signature of Michael Gash after the 21 year-old striker put pen-to-paper for fellow Blue Square Premier outfit Ebbsfleet Utd. The transfer negotiated by Fleet manager Liam Daish that brough... continue reading »
July 24, 2008—
Hyde Utd marksman Gareth Seddon has joined Kettering Town on a two year contract for an undisclosed fee, following the breakdown of his proposed move to fellow Blue Square Premier outfit Northwich Victoria.
July 5, 2008—Kettering Town kick-off the new season at home to Forest Green Rovers on Saturday August 9th 2008, and a fortnight later the Poppies next visitors to the A-Line Arena will be fierce rivals Rushden & Diamonds. The Poppies first away... continue reading »
May 19, 2008—Updated: Poppies have signed experienced midfielder Darren Wrack, the 32 year old made over 300 appearances for Walsall before being released at the end of last season. Updated: Poppies boss Mark Cooper has made his second signing of the summer,... continue reading »
May 16, 2008—The club has announced ticket prices for next season in the Blue Square Premier League which will go on sale on Saturday 17th May 2008 in the Newlands Centre KTFC shop. Single match tickets: Terrace Adult 13 Concession/Student 9 Under-16 3... continue reading »
May 5, 2008—Barrow and Eastbourne Borough will join Kettering Town and Lewes in the Blue Square Premier next season following wins in the North and South play-off Finals respectively. Barrow triumphed 1-0 over Stalybridge Celtic at Burton Albion with a goal from... continue reading »
April 30, 2008—Mark Cooper has signed a new two-year deal to remain as manager of Kettering Town the club announced today, ending several days of speculation as to whether the Poppies boss would continue at the helm for next season. Cooper can... continue reading »
April 28, 2008—Following the fantasy-like ending to Saturday's final match of the regular season, the weekend continued in a festive spirit for the club and it's jubilant supporters. Thousands turned out to line the streets and cheer as the open-top bus wound... continue reading »
April 9, 2008— Southport 0 Kettering Town 1Robinson 63 Soon to be officially crowned Blue Square North Champions Kettering Town traveled to Haig Avenue to take on Southport with Galbraith, Mills and Graham in the Poppies starting lineup. Early pressure comes in... continue reading »
April 5, 2008— Kettering Town 3Robinson 10, 25Bridges 86 AFC Telford Utd 0 Kettering Town take on 3rd-placed AFC Telford Utd this Saturday at the A-Line Arena, looking to bounce back from last week's poor performance which resulted in the Poppies first... continue reading »
April 3, 2008—Craig Westcarr was awarded the Blue Square North Player of the Month award for March following the six goals scored by the Poppies striker in the first four games. Craig will be presented with the award before the home game... continue reading »
March 26, 2008— Blyth Spartans 2Webster 20, 33 Kettering Town 0 Poppies boss Mark Cooper has made just one change to Monday's starting lineup, Nicky Eaden replaces Tom Kemp at Croft Park against the Spartans. Kettering Town are just two wins away... continue reading »
March 24, 2008— Boston Utd 0 Kettering Town 1Dempster 34 Kettering Town manager Mark Cooper made one change from Saturday's starting lineup with Tom Kemp replacing Nicky Eaden and Sam Shilton joined the bench, as the Poppies hope to continue their title... continue reading »
March 19, 2008— Kettering Town 3Westcarr 5Beardsley 45Brady 75 Nuneaton Borough 2Rodman 10Taylor 82 Kettering Town host Nuneaton Borough in the first of two matches in three days that could hopefully take the Poppies a lot closer to realising their goal of... continue reading »
March 16, 2008— Hyde Utd 0 Kettering Town 3Solkhon 60Bridges 68Westcarr 77 Kettering Town manager Mark Cooper had an extra day to prepare his players for their BSN league match away to Hyde Utd this Sunday, with the Poppies closest rivals closing... continue reading »
March 5, 2008— Kettering Town 3Brady 19Westcarr 81, 90 Worcester City 0 Kettering Town manager Mark Cooper made one change in his starting lineup against Worcester City, David Bridges returned from injury to replace Gary Mills. The now familiar trio of Jean-Paul... continue reading »
February 28, 2008— Vauxhall Motors 0Maddox - sent off 50 Kettering Town 6Beardsley 22Brady 28Westcarr 39, 80Solkhon 53Marna 62 Kettering Town manager Mark Cooper made two changes to last Saturday's starting lineup, with Jon Brady and Tommy Jaszczun replacing David Bridges and... continue reading »
February 23, 2008— Kettering Town 0 Burscough 1Kilheeny 33 Kettering Town host Burscough this Saturday at the A-Line Arena, looking to pick-up where they left off in the previous two home fixtures, albeit unlikely to be by the same 5-2 scoreline. Burscough... continue reading »
February 15, 2008— Harrogate Town 0 Kettering Town 0 Kettering Town travel to Wetherby Rd on Saturday to take on title rivals Harrogate Town boosted by back-to-back 5-2 home wins over Southport and Hinckley Utd, while Harrogate recorded their own back-to back... continue reading »
February 9, 2008— Kettering Town 5Marna pen 15, 29, 81 Beardsley 39 Solkhon 73 Hinckley Utd 2 Murphy 44, 61 Kettering Town resume their BSN campaign this Saturday at home to near-neighbours Hinckley Utd, with their lead at the top having been... continue reading »
February 7, 2008—Mark Cooper's squad was boosted by the addition of new signing Guy Branston, the 29 year-old defender has plenty of Football League experience under his belt and arrived as a free agent following a month's spell at Notts County. Branston... continue reading »
February 4, 2008— Barrow 1Henney 43 Kettering Town 0 Match abandoned after 54 minutes due to waterlogged pitch. Kettering Town make the long trek North to Holker Street on Tuesday night to face a Barrow side that will be looking to avenge... continue reading »
February 2, 2008— Kettering Town 5Westcarr pen 50Lee og 71Solkhon 86Galbraith 90Hall 90 Southport 2Powell 22 Duffy 52 Poppies boss Mark Cooper added new signing David Galbraith to his starting lineup and also welcomed the return of Luke Graham, with Jon Brady... continue reading »
January 30, 2008—Poppies boss Mark Cooper has brought in former Cobblers player David Galbraith who signed from fellow BSN outfit Boston Utd and is eligible to play on Saturday against Southport. The 24 year-old midfielder began his career as a youth at... continue reading »
January 29, 2008— Gainsborough Trinity 3McMahon pen 43Mallon 52, 62 Kettering Town 1Beardsley 64 Kettering Town traveled to Gainsborough to fulfill a Blue Square North league fixture postponed from earlier in the season hoping to make the gap between the Poppies and... continue reading »
January 28, 2008—After a great deal of recent speculation surrounding the future of on-loan striker Chris Beardsley, the club officially announced the former York City player has been given a free transfer to Kettering which included a sell-on clause for any future... continue reading »
January 24, 2008— Alfreton Town 1Butler - sent off 55Law pen 86 Kettering Town 2Solkhon 23 Kemp 41 Kettering Town made the relatively short trip to Alfreton Town on Saturday aiming to bounce back from last Saturday's 1-0 defeat at home to... continue reading »
January 19, 2008— Kettering Town 0 Stalybridge Celtic 1Dean 87 Kettering Town host Stalybridge Celtic in the battle of the 'in-form' teams at the A-Line Arena with Poppies boss Mark Cooper making one change to his starting lineup, bringing in Luke Graham... continue reading »
January 10, 2008— Hucknall Town 0 Kettering Town 2Beardsley 32Bridges 38 Kettering Town travel to Watnall Rd to take on Hucknall Town with Poppies boss Mark Cooper making one change to his starting lineup, Jon Brady making way for Nickey Eaden. Loan... continue reading »
January 4, 2008— Kettering Town 3Beardsley 33, 75Bridges 62 Harrogate Town 1 Dunning 15 pen Kettering Town host main rivals Harrogate Town at the A-Line Arena with an unchanged starting lineup from the team that won 6-1 on New Year's Day. Luke... continue reading »
January 1, 2008— Kettering Town 6Solkhon 5Marna 21Beardsley 51, 88Westcarr 71Bridges 79 Solihull Moors 1Middleton 89 Kettering Town host Solihull Moors to kick-off the New Year at the A-Line Arena and are aiming to hold onto the top spot going into Saturday's... continue reading »
December 29, 2007— Tamworth 1Nurse 50 Kettering Town 2Westcarr 26, 84 Kettering Town boss Mark Cooper returned to familiar territory to his face his former charges Tamworth, in the Poppies' last match of 2007 and again shuffled his squad. Jon Brady made... continue reading »
December 26, 2007— Solihull Moors 1Middleton pen 41 Kettering Town 3 Dempster 20Kemp 27Ghent og 55 Kettering Town boss Mark Cooper took his squad on the short trip to Damson Park hoping to avenge the defeat suffered at the hands of the Moors... continue reading »
December 22, 2007—For those who thought the second-period might bring about a change of fortunes for Kettering their hopes were quickly dashed on the hour mark as the Lilywhites went 3-0 up through top-scorer Michael Gash and looked to be in complete... continue reading »
December 14, 2007—Cambridge City 3 Midgley 7Fuller 35Gash 60 Kettering Town 2 Rawle pen 71Mills 85 Kettering Town made the relatively short trip to the City Ground to face Blue Square South outfit Cambridge City in the First Round of the FA... continue reading »
December 12, 2007—Wednesday night sees Kettering Town take on Halesowen Town in a friendly arranged to give some of the players a run-out following their postponed match due to a waterlogged pitch at Holker Street last Saturday. The fixture will mean the... continue reading »
December 3, 2007— Kettering Town 2 Marna 12, 70 Hinckley Utd 4 Kelly 17Edwards 27, 100Story 118 Kettering Town welcomed fellow BSN outfit Hinckley Utd to the A-Line Stadium for their Setanta Shield 3rd Round fixture. Kettering off to a great start when Jean-Paul... continue reading »
December 1, 2007— Burscough 1 Kilheeny 68 Kettering Town 1 Brady 75 Kettering Town made the trip to Victoria Park to face Burscough for the first time in a League fixture and Poppies boss Mark Cooper drafted midfielder Rashid Kamara onto the... continue reading »
November 26, 2007—Kettering Town were 'rewarded' for their convincing 2-0 FA Trophy win at Harrogate Town on Saturday with an away trip to Cambridge City, the 1st Round Proper tie is to be played on Saturday 15th December, 2007 with the winners... continue reading »
November 24, 2007— Harrogate Town 0Peat - sent off Kettering Town 2 Rawle 8 Marna 88 Kettering Town take a short break from their BSN League campaign this Saturday when they travel to Wetherby Rd to face Harrogate Town in the 3rd Qualifying... continue reading »
November 17, 2007— Kettering Town 1 Brown og 23 Alfreton Town 1 Cusworth 84 Kettering Town host Alfreton Town at the A-Line Arena today looking to continue their recent winning run that has seen them climb from third spot back to the top... continue reading »
November 10, 2007— AFC Telford Utd 0 Kettering Town 1Graham 40 Kettering Town traveled to BSN newcomers AFC Teflord Utd trailing current leaders Harrogate Town by just 2pts having played one-third of the season so far. With the festive period fast approaching,... continue reading »
November 7, 2007—Kettering Town have the relatively tough task of beating current BSN leaders Harrogate Town to ensure their progress in this seasons FA Trophy, following Monday's draw and they'll have to travel to Whetherby Rd on Saturday 24th November 2007 to... continue reading »
November 3, 2007— Kettering Town 1Christiansen og 18 Blyth Spartans 0 Kettering Town host Blyth Spartans at the A-Line Arena this Saturday with the main aim of trying to close the gap on unbeaten Blue Square North table toppers Harrogate Town. Kettering are... continue reading »
October 29, 2007— Kettering Town 2Dempster 51Burton 77 Boston Utd 0 Kettering Town welcomed long-time rivals Boston Utd to the A-Line Arena for the Setanta Shield Second Round for a match that was being broadcast live on Setanta TV. The tie had to be... continue reading »
October 27, 2007—Kettering Town manager Mark Cooper has added ex-Tamworth midfielder Gary Mills to the squad and the former Lambs player looks set to make his debut on Monday night against Boston Utd in the Setanta Shield competition at the A-Line Arena.... continue reading »
October 22, 2007— Kettering Town 2Rawle 11Solkhon Redditch Utd 0 After a surging start to the new season and seven wins in-a-row, Kettering are stuttering at the moment with just one win in their last five league outings and in the process... continue reading »
October 20, 2007— Nuneaton Borough 1Williams 70 Kettering Town 1Dempster 61 Poppies boss Mark Cooper handed a starting role to new signing, defender Nicky Eaden, in Kettering's first visit to Nuneaton Borough's Liberty Way. The 34 year-old Eaden is a vastly experienced... continue reading »
October 17, 2007—Poppies boss Mark Cooper could be getting ready to ring the changes at Kettering Town with three players on the move and several new signings possibly joining the club within the near future. Darren Caskey and Kevin Spencer have both... continue reading »
October 9, 2007— Kettering Town 1Solkhon 61Solihull Moors 2MooreGould 75 Kettering Town host fellow BSN outfit Solihull Moors in the 3rd Qualifying Round of the FA Cup at the A-Line Arena. The FA Cup tie was switched to a 1pm kick-off to... continue reading »
October 5, 2007— Kettering Town 0 Hyde Utd 2Seddon 65, 90 Following the brief distraction of the FA Cup last weekend, Kettering Town hosted their third home fixture in-a-row, with 4th-placed Hyde Utd the visitors to the A-Line Arena. Poppies boss Mark Cooper was able to... continue reading »
October 1, 2007— Today's FA Cup draw proved again to be somewhat of an anti-climax as Kettering were paired against yet another BSN outfit, this time it was Solihull Moors. At least their luck held and the Poppies were first out of the... continue reading »
September 27, 2007— Kettering Town 3Bridges 45Burton 66Healy og 82 Redditch Utd 1Geoghaghan 35 Kettering Town made their entry into this season's FA Cup competition at the 2nd Qualifying Round stage, hosting fellow BSN outfit Redditch Utd at the A-Line Arena, looking to... continue reading »
September 20, 2007—Kettering Town 3Brady 12Burton 32Marna 64Barrow 1 Rogan 61 Kettering Town manager Mark Cooper made two changes to his starting lineup for the visit of Barrow, bringing in Jon Brady and Steve Burton for Craig Westcarr and Mark Rawle. Darren... continue reading »
September 18, 2007— With no disrespect to our opponents in Monday's FA Cup draw, the excitement was clearly absent, perhaps partly due to being almost lost in the build up to the club's BSN league fixture at Hinckely Utd following our 'midweek' match on... continue reading »
September 17, 2007— Hinckley Utd 0 Kettering Town 0 Kettering Town made the relatively short trip to the Marston Stadium to take on Hinckley Utd in their Monday night BSN encounter, aiming to get back to winning ways following their 1-1 draw... continue reading »
September 15, 2007—Workington 1 Wright 87 Kettering Town 1Bridges 9 Kettering Town made the long trip North to Workington today looking to change their previous run of poor league results at Borough Park and in the process continue their very impressive start... continue reading »
September 8, 2007— Kettering Town 3Bridges 25Jaszczun 39Rawle (pen)71 Boston Utd 0 Kettering Town welcomed long-time rivals Boston Utd to the A-Line Arena and manager Mark Cooper opted for Steve Burton and Mark Rawle up front, with Jean-Paul Marna and Craig Westcarr... continue reading »
September 1, 2007—Leigh RMI 1Lugsden 84 Kettering Town 4Dempster 20Hall 38Bridges 65Solkhon 74 Kettering Town play at Hilton Park this afternoon against Leigh RMI, aiming to continue their impressive start to the new season and in the process maintain their 100% record... continue reading »
August 27, 2007—Kettering Town 2 Westcarr 50 Bridges 61 Tamworth 1 Briscoe 90 Poppies boss Mark Cooper is without top scorer Jean-Paul Marna against his former club for this afternoon's fixture as the striker was suffering with a tight hamstring in the... continue reading »
August 26, 2007—Worcester City 2 Webster 5 Clegg 45 Kettering Town 3 Dempster 12 Marna 24, 43 Kettering Town manager Mark Cooper opted to bring David Bridges straight into the starting lineup against Worcester City at St George's Lane. Craig Westcarr joins... continue reading »
August 18, 2007—Kettering Town 6 Dempster 44 Marna 51, 64 Griffiths og 59 Burton 70 Malcolm 86 Vauxhall Motors 0 Kettering Town manager Mark Cooper wasted no time in introducing recent signing Lee Harper into the Poppies starting lineup between the posts... continue reading »
August 15, 2007—New signing Lee Harper will go straight into the Poppies starting for Saturday's match and will bring a wealth of experience between the posts to the club. The 35 yr-old goalkeeper has 300 Football League appearances under his belt and... continue reading »
August 13, 2007—Kettering Town 3 Brady 32 Rawle 65 Cooke og 74 Hucknall Town 2 Graham og 22 Mayman 48 Kettering Town kick-off their home fixtures with Monday night's match against Hucknall Town hoping to continue where they left off on Saturday... continue reading »
August 11, 2007—Stalybridge Celtic 0 Kettering Town 1 Solkhon 28 Kettering Town kicked-off their Blue Square North campaign with James McKeown in goal and Michael Malcolm and Mark Rawle getting the nod upfront. A good first 45 minutes for Mark Cooper's players... continue reading »
August 7, 2007—Kettering Town finished their preseason buildup on a winning note, albeit hardly anything to get it excited about, the Newlands Trophy will take it's place in the Poppies trophy cabinet after a narrow 1-0 victory over Rothwell Town. A fairly... continue reading »
August 4, 2007—Kettering Town concluded their preseason home program with a 1-0 win over Football League Two outfit MK Dons, the only goal coming in the first-half from recent summer signing Mark Rawle. The intense heat began to sap the strength as... continue reading »
August 2, 2007—Several of the contenders for leading the Poppies attack stated their case against Burton Park Wanderers on Wednesday night as Kettering ran out 6-1 winners with manager Mark Cooper taking the field himself in the second-half. Youth Team player Ryan... continue reading »
July 30, 2007—Kettering Town acquitted themselves admirably against a young Rangers squad and even led the Glasgow outfit 2-0 until midway through the second-half when the usual changes in personnel on both sides led to a comeback from the visitors that ended... continue reading »
July 24, 2007—The preseason friendly between Kettering Town and Peterborough Utd was called off due to the waterlogged pitch at the A-Line Stadium on Thursday night. Kettering's next match in their preseason programme is at home to Scottish Premiership side Glasgow Rangers... continue reading »
July 20, 2007—Poppies boss Mark Cooper will have plenty to think about following his sides 4-1 defeat by today's visitors Stevenage Borough at the A-Line Stadium. Although it was only a preseason friendly and the actual result hardly matters, it doesn't bode... continue reading »
July 18, 2007—Kettering Town were narrowly beaten 1-0 by Football League One outfit and near-neighbours Northampton Town last night in the Poppies second preseason friendly match. A second-half header from Andy Holt shortly before the hour mark was enough to earn visitors... continue reading »
July 18, 2007—Ex-Premiership and International footballers played alongside Poppies hopefuls in the A-Line Tournament held at the club on Sunday and the fans who turned up to watch saw the somewhat surrealistic sight of players like Zola, Festa, Karembeu and Ferdinand wearing... continue reading »
July 13, 2007—Kettering Town hosted Championship outfit Ipswich Town in their first official preseason fixture at the A-Line Stadium and the League side were too much for the Poppies in the second-half as they came back from a goal deficit to win... continue reading »
July 4, 2007—The fixtures for the 2007-08 season in the Blue Square North have now been announced and Kettering Town kick-off the new campaign with an away fixture to Stalybridge Celtic on Saturday 11th August, 2007. The Poppies first home game will... continue reading »
July 3, 2007—Poppies manager Mark Cooper has signed two strikers, in the wake of the departure of Rene Howe, Mark Rawle and Steve Burton join recent signing Tom Kemp as a flurry of activity kicks in before the start of the pre-season... continue reading »
July 1, 2007—Kettering Town top striker Rene Howe has moved to Peterborough Utd for an 'undisclosed fee' the club announced with Poppies chairman Imraan Ladak explaining the depature of last season's top scorer: "We were receiving offers for Rene throughout the January... continue reading »
June 26, 2007—Former Poppies Chief Executive and Wolves legend Derek Dougan passed away on Sunday aged 69. Dougan, nicknamed the 'Doog' won 43 caps for Northern Ireland and played for Portsmouth, Blackburn Rovers, Aston Villa, Peterborough United and Leicester City before joining... continue reading »
June 5, 2007—Poppies new manager Mark Cooper has been busy in the month since the season ended, signing two new players and securing the services of several of last season's squad who were not under contract for this season. Kettering born defender... continue reading »
May 21, 2007—The club announced several pre-season fixtures have been arranged, notably Ipswich Town and a Glasgow Rangers XI, as well as local sides, Northampton Town and Rothwell Town. A pre-season tournament, called the A-Line Tournament is scheduled for mid-July with further... continue reading »
May 16, 2007—The club announced today that Mark Cooper is the new manager of Kettering Town Football Club. Cooper, who is the son of former Leeds Utd and England defender Terry Cooper, was a player at Birmingham City (before adding a host... continue reading »
May 14, 2007—Following Monday night's Conference North play-off Final the remaining Conference League promotion place has been claimed. Congratulations to Conference North Champions Droylsden and Conference South Champions Histon, who will be joined next season by Salisbury City, winners of the CS... continue reading »
May 4, 2007—Kettering Town 0 Farsley Celtic 0 Farsley Celtic win 4-2 on penalties after extra-time. Poppies manager Graham Westley was forced to into one change for the 2nd leg as Craig Westcarr's four game suspension has now begun and Andy Hall,... continue reading »
May 2, 2007—Farsley Celtic 1 Reeves 18 Kettering Town 1 Solkhon 75 Poppies manager Graham Westley opted for both Craig Westcarr and Jean-Paul Marna in the starting lineup with Darren Caskey and Andy Hall on the bench. At the back, Peprah, Dempster,... continue reading »
April 27, 2007—Kettering Town 0 Alfreton Town 1 Rawle 33 Poppies manager Graham Westley used his final chance to assess his players before they travel to whoever ends up claiming the 5th spot on Wednesday night for the play-off semi-final first leg,... continue reading »
April 25, 2007—Last night's 0-0 draw between Workington and Droylsden ensured that Kettering Town will finish the Conference North season as runners up, which means they will face whoever finishes in 5th spot after this Saturday's final league matches, in the two-legged... continue reading »
April 25, 2007—Stalybridge Celtic 0 Kettering Town 0 Westcarr - sent off Newly installed Kettering Town manager Graham Westley has brought in Brett Solkhon and Nathan Peprah to replace the suspended Craig McIlwain and injured John Dempster, the other change sees David... continue reading »
April 19, 2007—Latest Update: According to the ET ... "Graham Westley has been appointed caretaker manager of Kettering Town until the end of the season. The appointment, announced this evening, follows the sacking of Morrel Maison as The Poppies manager earlier this... continue reading »
April 19, 2007—Ron Atkinson has left his Director of Football post at Kettering Town 'by mutual consent' according to an announcement on the official website. Chairman Imraan Ladak stated, "Ron has agreed to remain a friend of the Club and I wish... continue reading »
April 18, 2007—Nationwide North end-of-season promotion play-offs. Wednesday 2nd May 2007 Semi-Finals 1st Legs - 5 v 2 & 4 v 3 (KO 7.45pm) Saturday 5th May 2007 Semi-Finals 2nd Legs - 2 v 5 & 3 v 4 (KO 3pm) Monday... continue reading »
April 16, 2007—Morell Maison was today 'relieved of his duties as first team manager' according to the announcement on the Official website. Saturday's 3-1 defeat away to Hinckley Utd saw Kettering knocked off the top of the table and left their title... continue reading »
April 13, 2007—Hinckley Utd 3 Marrison 30 (pen) Brown 70 Dempster og 85 Kettering Town 1 Howe 73 Poppies boss Morell Maison was able to name the same 16 players from Monday's win at home to Harrogate Town and an unchanged starting... continue reading »
April 9, 2007—Kettering Town 3 Howe 5 Marna 37 Hall 65 Harrogate Town 1 Holland 45 Morell Maison was forced into a change to his starting lineup as Perpetuini is injured and the Poppies boss opted for an attacking option by bringing... continue reading »
April 6, 2007—Lancaster City 0 Kettering Town 1 Howe 66 Poppies boss Morell Maison is, quite rightly in my opinion, taking no chances for the match against Lancaster City and has named an unchanged side as the Conference North season gets right... continue reading »
April 3, 2007—Kettering Town 3 Boucaud 26 Howe 28 Westcarr 57 Farsley Celtic 2 Reeves 33 Sugden 90 Poppies boss Morell Maison named an unchanged starting lineup, from Saturday's 0-0 draw at home to Hucknall Town, to face Farsley Celtic with the... continue reading »
March 31, 2007—Kettering Town 0 Hucknall Town 0 Kettering Town entertained Hucknall Town at Rockingham Road this afternoon and the title race was fully-on with just 2pts separating the Poppies from current leaders Droylsden and Harrogate Town 1pt further back in 3rd... continue reading »
March 31, 2007—Kettering Town have signed youngster Stephane Claude Seanla who has been playing for the Poppies reserve side and the former Tottenham and Watford youth player has scored four goals in two matches. Poppies boss Morell Maison described the 18 year... continue reading »
March 24, 2007—Hyde Utd 3 Seddon 8, 74 Gorman 67 Kettering Town 5 Howe 14, 20, 26, 66 Taylor og 55 Kettering Town traveled to Hyde Utd knowing they had to produce a similar performance to the one that gained them all... continue reading »
March 20, 2007—Worksop Town 0 Kettering Town 2 Dempster 44 Howe 60 Att: 372 Kettering: Osborn, Theobald, Graham, Dempster, McIlwain, Perpetuini, Boucaud, Caskey, Marna, Howe, Westcarr. Subs: Hall, Bussey, Solkhon, Okai, Makofo. Worksop: Pettinger, Nicholson, Dawson, Jackson, Davies, Thompson, Robinson, Rowland, Staton,... continue reading »
March 17, 2007—Kettering Town 2 Marna 45 Dempster 63 Workington 3 Johnston 3 May 72 Birks 81 It seems that nobody wants to win the Conference North this season, least of all Kettering, who despite the managers continual chest beating, cannot produce... continue reading »
March 10, 2007—Kettering Town 4 Howe 4 Dempster 57 Marna 76 Solkhon 88 Gainsborough Trinity 2 Trout 30 Ellis 44 Kettering Town manager Morell Maison has stubbornly persisted with his 'wingless' line-up for today's visit of Gainsborough Trinity, although at least both... continue reading »
March 6, 2007—Kettering Town 1 Westcarr 90 Moor Green 1 Davidson 20 Ayres - sent off 60 Kettering Town boss Morell Maison has again opted to leave out both wide players, Andy Hall (who is on the bench) and Serge Makofo, while... continue reading »
February 28, 2007—Vauxhall Motors 1 Rooney 78 (pen) Kettering Town 1 Howe 52 Kettering Town manager Morell Maison was forced to make several changes to his starting lineup for the trip to Rivacre Road, not least was the change between the posts... continue reading »
February 25, 2007—The dramatic climax to the end of the 1960-61 season when Kettering Town won the Southern League First Division title in their final match and returned the club back to the Premier Divison at the first attempt, understandably overshadowed the... continue reading »
February 23, 2007—Kettering Town 1 Graham 90 Boucaud - sent-off 90 Blyth Spartans 1 Dale 60 Poppies boss Morell Maison handed a start to Nathan Peprah in defence and Darren Caskey returned to the midfield. Jean Black and Nick Bussey also made... continue reading »
February 16, 2007—Redditch Utd 4 Hollis 44(pen), 78 Ball 52, 85 Kettering Town 4 Howe 16 Dempster 37 Solkhon 39 Osborn - sent off 44 Boucaud 69 Kettering Town boss Morell Maison not surprisingly put Brett Solkhon staight back into the starting... continue reading »
February 13, 2007—Barrow 0 Kettering Town 1 Howe 79 Kettering Town traveled to Holker Street missing several key players for Tuesday night's Conference North fixture. Jean Black remained out through injury and was joined in the stands by Brett Solkhon and Jean-Paul... continue reading »
February 3, 2007—Kettering Town 0 Salisbury City 2 Tubbs 14, 62 Kettering Town manager Morell Maison made three changes to the starting lineup that earned a 1-1 draw at Scarborough on Tuesday, bringing in Liam Nicell, Marcel McKie and Moses Olaleye, to... continue reading »
January 29, 2007—Scarborough 1 Blott 46 Kettering Town 1 Westcarr 45 Marna - sent off 48 Kettering Town fielded almost the same starting lineup from Saturday's successful win at home over Droylsden, with the injured Marcel McKie being replaced by loan-signing John... continue reading »
January 26, 2007—Kettering Town 1 Howe 77 Droylsden 0 Denham sent off 90 Kettering Town boss Morell Maison was able to field an unchanged starting lineup from last Saturday's narrow victory over Moor Green in today's vital home encounter with current leaders... continue reading »
January 25, 2007—Ron Atkinson has returned to Rockingham Road to once again be a part of the club he guided to success in the early 1970's, following the club's announcement on Tuesday morning that Big Ron has been appointed Director of Football... continue reading »
January 19, 2007—Moor Green 1 Trainer 67 Kettering Town 2 Howe 19 Solkhon 24 Defender David Theobald was back in the starting lineup for today's league fixture which took a more familiar pattern as Craig Westcarr partnered Rene Howe up front, with... continue reading »
January 16, 2007—Kettering Town 3 Westcarr 3 McIlwain 64 Solkhon 84 Stalybridge Celtic 1 Ellington 42 Craig Westcarr got the home side off to a great start after just 3 minutes on his return to the Poppies starting lineup to put Kettering... continue reading »
January 12, 2007—Stalybridge Celtic 1 Brodie 26 Kettering Town 1 Foster og 41 Morell Maison was forced to make several changes to the starting lineup and brought in Parys Okai and Andre Boucaud, with the welcome return of Graham Westcarr back from... continue reading »
January 9, 2007—Kettering Town 2 Solkhon 63 Marna 65 Worksop Town 2 Crane (pen) 40 Thompson 79 Liam Nicell came in for Marcel Mckie, but Jean-paul Marna recovered from his knock to start up front alongside Rene Howe. David Theobald and Jean... continue reading »
January 5, 2007—Kettering Town 4 Marna 7 Black 9 Caskey 77 Solkhon 81 Leigh RMI 0 Kettering Town boss Morell Maison thrust two new signings straight into the starting lineup at home to Leigh, with David Theobald, returning to Rockingham Road, joined... continue reading »
December 28, 2006—Kettering Town 3 Hall 5 Brown og 76 Howe 80 Nuneaton Borough 2 Graham og 23 Oddy 86 Neil Midgley was recalled in time for the local derby (from loan at Cambridge City) but started on the bench with Rene... continue reading »
December 24, 2006—Kettering Town 1 Marna 45 Worcester City 1 Danks 82 Marcel MckIe retuns for today's Boxing Day clash and Darren Caskey continues his midfield role, but Rene Howe is out through suspension. The early part of the game saw both... continue reading »
December 19, 2006—Kettering Town were handed an away tie at fellow Conference North outfit Stalybridge Celtic in the FA Trophy 2nd Round draw which took place on Monday. Celtic had to first overcome Hinckley Utd in last night's replay following a 2-2... continue reading »
December 15, 2006—Kettering Town 1 Howe 73 Stafford Rangers 0 Due to the suspension of Marcel McKie, Darren Caskey started for the Poppies and with the return of Andre Boucaud to midfield, manager Morell Maison opted to leave Liam Nicell on the... continue reading »
December 8, 2006—Blyth Spartans 2 Lowther 53 Forster 78 Dale sent-off Kettering Town 2 Makofo 32 Howe 90 Howe 90 sent-off Kettering Town manager Morell Maison was forced to reshuffle his starting lineup due to the suspension of Andre Boucaud with Darren... continue reading »
November 30, 2006—Kettering Town 3 Marna 24 Howe 37 Boucaud 41 Redditch Utd 1 McKie og 33 It was back to league action again for Kettering Town following last Saturday's somewhat welcome distraction in the FA Trophy. The home side got off... continue reading »
November 27, 2006—Kettering Town were rewarded for Saturday's 10-1 demolition of Clitheroe with a home tie against old foes Stafford Rangers in the 1st Round of the FA Trophy following Monday's draw. The Conference North outfit are currently lying 12th in the... continue reading »
November 25, 2006—Kettering Town 10 Westcarr 6 Howe 15, 25, 40, 57, 63 Boucaud 61 Marna 75(pen), 80 Hall 90 Clitheroe 1 Dean 88 Roberts - off 75 Kettering started the match with striker Rene Howe partnering Craig Westcarr upfront following the... continue reading »
November 24, 2006—Kettering Town top scorer Zema Abbey has been released according to the club and shortly after the announcement the club also announced they have signed a defender, 18-year-old Nathan Peprah who looks likely to go straight into the starting lineup... continue reading »
November 21, 2006—Kettering Town 0 Vauxhall Motors 1 Lawless 85 With Craig McIlwain not recovering in time it was Parys Okai that came into the starting lineup and Moses Olaleye taking his place on the bench. Otherwise an unchanged line-up for Kettering... continue reading »
November 17, 2006—Farsley Celtic 2 Watson 26 Reeves 67 Kettering Town 1 Solkhon 4 Kettering Town manager Morell Maison kept faith with the team that started last week's FA Cup tie which meant Paul Musselwhite in goal and Zema Abbey and Craig... continue reading »
November 11, 2006—Kettering Town 3 McIlwain 52 Abbey 62 Solkhon 84 Oldham Athletic 4 Gregan 43 Warne 56 Trotman 60 Hall 90 Poppies boss Morell Maison went for experience between the posts as Paul Musselwhite was drafted straight into the Kettering starting... continue reading »
November 7, 2006—Kettering Town have been handed a home tie in the FA Trophy 3rd Qualifying Round against Unibond Division One side Clitheroe. Clitheroe narrowly overcame Southern League Premier Division outfit Halesowen Town in Tuesday night's replay courtesy of an 80th minute... continue reading »
November 4, 2006—Gainsborough Trinity 2 Parker 8 Hannah 90 Kettering Town 3 McIlwain 32 Westcarr 39 Hall 90 Kettering Town boss Morell Maison opted for the familiar front pairing of Zema Abbey and Craig Westcarr, Mark Osborn in goal, while Darren Caskey... continue reading »
November 1, 2006—Kettering Town's forthcoming 1st Round FA Cup tie at home to Coca-cola League One outfit Oldham Athletic is still awaiting a Police decision on whether it will be made compulsory 'all-ticket'. Tickets for the match, scheduled for Saturday 11th November,... continue reading »
October 28, 2006—Kettering Town will host Coca-cola League One outfit Oldham Athletic in the 1st Round of the FA Cup after today's draw. Kettering's 1-0 away win over Conference National outfit Southport in the 4th Qualifying Round was rewarded with a home... continue reading »
October 27, 2006—Southport 0 Kirkup 45 - sent off Kettering Town 1 Solkhon 40 Osborn 45 - sent off Southport's reaction to their recent poor run has been to draft in four new players and all four are straight into the lineup... continue reading »
October 19, 2006—Kettering Town 2 Solkhon 48 Abbey 54 Stalybridge Celtic 1 Hume 66 Kettering boss Morell Maison has opted for the more familiar front pairing of Zema Abbey and Craig Westcarr against Celtic and recent signing Marcell McKie also makes the... continue reading »
October 16, 2006—Kettering Town were drawn away to Conference National outfit Southport in the 4th Qualifying Round of the FA Cup. Hardly the tie that the majority of Kettering supporters had in mind and the long trip North to Haig Avenue presents... continue reading »
October 14, 2006— Kettering Town 2 Hall 38 Abbey 44 Rocester 1 Rowley 47 pen Kettering Town took a while to settle into the match and were denied by a battling Roman's defence for most of the first period until Andy Hall... continue reading »
October 5, 2006—Alfreton Town 1 Mitchell 70 Kettering Town 1 Westcarr 4 Kettering Town once again seemed to suffer from a fear of heights as a 1-1 draw against Alfreton Town at the Impact Arena kept them off the top of the... continue reading »
October 2, 2006—Kettering Town were first out of the hat again today and will host Rocester at Rockingham Road on Saturday 14th October 2006 in the 3rd Qualifying Round of the FA Cup. Kettering have met the Romans once before in the... continue reading »
September 30, 2006—Kettering Town 5 Blewett og 28 Caskey 45 Westcarr 61, Graham 70 Yaxley 1 McIlwain og 21 Kettering Town started with a strong lineup against UCL outfit Yaxley in the FA Cup 2nd Qualifying Round with Darren Caskey in midfield... continue reading »
September 29, 2006—Kettering Town announced the signing of 22 year-old defender Marcel McKie, the left-sided player was released by Tottenham Hotspur in the summer and has recently had trials at Crewe Alexandra. "He is genuinely left footed and adds the pace we... continue reading »
September 23, 2006—Droylsden 1 Fearns 60 Kettering Town 1 Koo-Boothe 83 The long-awaited Poppies debut for Darren Caskey has arrived as the ex-Spurs midfielder is named in the starting lineup at the Butchers Arms. Serge Makofo is the unlucky player who makes... continue reading »
September 18, 2006—Kettering Town have been drawn at home to UCL outfit Yaxley in the FA Cup 2nd Qualifying Round to be played on Saturday 30th September. Yaxley FC, located just South of Peterborough off the A1, have yet to record a... continue reading »
September 16, 2006—Kettering Town 3 Solkhon 13, 31 Lyth 51 (og) Scarborough 1 Whittington 77 Kettering Town manager Morell Maison changed around his front pairing again as Jean-Paul Marna came into the starting lineup alongside Rene Howe, with Zema Abbey and Craig... continue reading »
September 12, 2006—Nuneaton Borough 2 Darby 41 McPhee 58 Kettering Town 1 Abbey 19 Kettering Town boss Morell Maison opted to start Rene Howe upfront alongside Zema Abbey at Manor Park, with Jean-Paul Marna and Craig Westcarr on the bench. Andre Boucaud... continue reading »
September 9, 2006—Kettering Town 2 Marna 71 Howe 90 Leigh RMI 1 Settle 6 Poppies boss Morell Maison opted to bring Craig Westcarr straight back into the starting lineup (following his one-match suspension) alongside Abbey Zema, with Jean-Paul Marna and Rene Howe... continue reading »
September 5, 2006—Poppies defender Mark Burrows has departed Kettering Town to return to his former club, Corby Town. Burrows asked to be released from his contract, after being frustrated at not being able to break into the starting lineup, having made one... continue reading »
September 2, 2006—Kettering Town 3 Abbey 32 Howe 70 Makofo 79 Barrow 2 Bond 43 Wilson 87(pen) Kettering Town boss Morell Maison made two changes to his starting lineup as Jean-Paul Marna came in to replace the suspended Craig Westcarr and Andy... continue reading »
August 28, 2006—Kettering Town 3 Westcarr 23 Abbey Marna 87 Harrogate Town 2 Jackson 3 Dunning 29 Kettering Town goalkeeper Mark Osborn was deemed fit enough to play, but Serge Makofo replaced the injured Andy Hall in midfield, Liam Nicell slotted into... continue reading »
August 26, 2006—Kettering Town 3 Solkhon 49 Abbey 56 Boucaud 73 Lancaster City 3 Spike 21 Dodgson 47 Beasley 80 Morrell Maison was forced into one of the two changes as the injured Mark Osborn was replaced by Luke McShane in the... continue reading »
August 25, 2006—Poppies boss Morrell Maison has turned to experienced defender David Perpetuini to try and resolve the problems with the frailty in his sides defence, emphatically exposed during the recent back-to-back defeats. The 26 year-old Perpetuini, who has had spells at... continue reading »
August 22, 2006—Kettering Town 1 Westcarr 35 Hinckley Utd 2 Jackson 68 Story 85 Kettering Town manager Morrell Maison made only one change to the starting lineup with Rene Howe replacing Moses Olaleye who started on the subs bench alongside Jean-Paul Marna.... continue reading »
August 19, 2006—Workington 2 Wright 4 Nicholson 77 Kettering Town 0 Poppies boss Morrell Maison fielded the same starting lineup for the third match in-a-row as Kettering took on Workington at a very wet Borough Park. Kettering were caught napping and got... continue reading »
August 15, 2006—Kettering Town 2 Westcarr 8 Marna 80 Westcarr - sent off Hucknall Town 1 Moore 50 Kettering Town manager Morrell Maison takes his team into their first away match of the season, a trip to Watnall Road to face ex-Poppies... continue reading »
August 12, 2006—Kettering Town 1 Zema Abbey 45 Hyde Utd 0 Kettering Town's new signing Abbey Zema went straight into the starting lineup upfront alongside Craig Westcarr, with Rene Howe and Jean-Paul Marna on the bench for today's opening Conference North fixture... continue reading »
August 12, 2006—Ex-Norwich City striker Zema Abbey has finally put pen to paper for Kettering Town and will be available for today's match at Rockingahm Road against Hyde Utd.... continue reading »
August 7, 2006—Kettering Town ended their pre-season campaign in similar fashion to the way they started it, with a hard-fought draw. The Poppies fell behind to their Conference National hosts following a long-range free-kick from Miller on 37 mins, but struck back... continue reading »
August 3, 2006—Kettering Town's final pre-season home fixture against Manchester Utd's Reserve side ended in a 2-2 draw at Rockingham Road tonight, with the Poppies goals scored by Andre Boucaud and Andy Hall. The visitors opened up a 2-0 lead over the... continue reading »
July 31, 2006—Two goals from recent signing Jean-Paul Marna following an opening strike from Luke Maitland saw Kettering Town continue their pre-season campaign with another win, this time at UCL Premier League outfit Raunds Town. Darren Caskey made his first start in... continue reading »
July 28, 2006—Kettering Town continued their pre-season campaign with another goal-spree, this time a 5-0 victory away to Arlesey Town of the Ryman League Division One North. Although no-one of course should be getting carried away by the high-scoring wins, the professional... continue reading »
July 25, 2006—Kettering Town manager Morell Maison decided to put out a full strength line-up at home to Buckingham Town tonight following Saturday's abandoned friendly with Lincoln City and ended up witnessing a shooting exercise. The Poppies swamped their Eagle Bitter United... continue reading »
July 22, 2006—Kettering Town's friendly at home to Lincoln City was washed out after the match was abandoned shortly after the kick-off due to torrential rain. Kettering's next friendly is at home to manager Morrell Maison's former club, Buckingham Town, on Tuesday... continue reading »
July 21, 2006—Kettering Town have just announced the signing of Jean-Paul Marna, a former PSG player, the French striker has looked impressive in pre-season matches and has scored 3 times so far in the Poppies friendly programme. Poppies boss Morrell Maison continues... continue reading »
July 20, 2006—Kettering Town entertain Lincoln City this Saturday at Rockingham Road and admission to the match is free for all supporters. The tickets for the friendly against Manchester United Reserves on Thursday August 3rd go on sale this Saturday and are... continue reading »
July 15, 2006—Kettering Town played host to Football League Division Two outfit Peterborough Utd at Rockingham Road this afternoon, with the match ending all square at 3-3. Brett Solkhon scored the first Poppies goal and second-half substitute Rene Howe added two more... continue reading »
July 12, 2006—Kettering Town boss Morrell Maison used last night's friendly against Stamford to run the rule over several trialists and allow other players to hone their match fitness. Kettering found themselves twice behind, the first from the penalty spot and twice... continue reading »
July 10, 2006—Kettering Town, sporting their new home strip, opened their pre-season programme with a 0-0 draw at Rockingham Road against League One outfit, Northampton Town. A relatively quiet first-half as both sides settled into their first preseason friendly with neither goalkeeper... continue reading »
July 3, 2006—Kettering Town kick-off their 2006-07 Conference North campaign with a home fixture against Hyde Utd on Saturday August 12th 2006, after the fixtures for the coming season were announced. The traditional Boxing Day - New Year's Day derby is strangely... continue reading »
June 28, 2006—Kettering Town have confirmed the following pre-season friendlies for July and August: July Sat 8th Northampton Town H 2pm Thurs 13th Stamford A 7.45pm Sat 15th Peterborough Utd H 3pm Tues18th Stony Stratford... continue reading »
May 19, 2006—The Poppies squad for the coming 2006-07 season was announced today and the confirmation of several names that had been put forward as possible new signings was arguably the biggest talking point. Darren Caskey was confirmed as well as Luke... continue reading »
May 12, 2006—Kettering Town will remain in the Conference North for the 2006-07 season after the FA ratified the divisions with the teams listed as follows: Alfreton Town Barrow Blyth Spartans Droylsden Farsley Celtic Gainsborough Trinity Harrogate Town Hinckley Utd Hucknall Town... continue reading »
May 12, 2006—The following are the ticket prices announced by the club for the 2006-07 season: Adult: Mainstand £12 Terrace £10 U16's: Mainstand £5 Terrace £4 Concessions: Mainstand £10.50 Terrace £8 Season Tickets Adult: Mainstand £220 Terrace £178 Concessions: Mianstand £168 Terrace... continue reading »
May 11, 2006—Poppies boss Morell Maison announced the signing of 19 year-old striker Rene Howe from Bedford Town and defender Mark Burrows from neighbours Corby Town. Howe progressed as a Youth at the Eyrie and scored 25 goals this season including the... continue reading »
May 3, 2006—Striker Anthony Elding and assistant manager Alan Biley are the first of what will no doubt be a string of departures announced at Rockingham Road over the coming months leading up to the start of next season. Anthony Elding's contract... continue reading »
May 1, 2006—Kettering Town 2 Peter 8 Okai 31 Workington 1 Birks 85 Kettering Town finished off their fairly often quoted 'rollercoaster of a season' with a fairly comfortable 2-1 victory over Workington at Rockingham Road and moved back up to 6th... continue reading »
May 1, 2006—Kettering Town chairman Imraan Ladak officially announced today that Morell Maison is the 'new' manager of the club, following his "successful spell as caretaker manager". Maison took over the first team on February 2nd 2006, immediately following the sacking of... continue reading »
April 23, 2006—Gainsborough Trinity 0 Kettering Town 2 Zico-Black 9 Koo-Boothe 63 Kettering Town manager Morell Maison made two changes from Monday's starting lineup, bringing in Junior McDougald to replace the suspended Anthony Elding and Jamie Paterson returned in place of Ollie... continue reading »
April 20, 2006—Conference National outfit Altrincham, who were promoted from the Conference North last season via the play-offs, look set for a quick return after they were deducted a massive 18pts by the Conference committee ruling. The Robins were also fined £1,000... continue reading »
April 17, 2006—Kettering Town 3 Burgess 18 Okai Lynch 67 Nuneaton Borough 0 Kettering supporters welcomed Darren Lynch back to the first team squad as he took his place alongside Moses Olaleye on the bench. Andy Hall and Ryan Zico-Black came straight... continue reading »
April 14, 2006—Worksop Town 2 Crane 44 Bertos 56 Kettering Town 1 Makofo 29 Elding sent off - 43 Kettering Town traveled to Worksop Town knowing that a 5th win in-a-row was virtually a must for the Poppies to ensure their chances... continue reading »
April 11, 2006—Kettering Town 1 Alfreton Town 0 A header from defender David Theobald on 84 minutes made it 4 wins in-a-row for Kettering Town at Rockingham Road on Tuesday night against a determined Alfreton Town. Att: 918 Kettering: Osborn, Diuk, Theobald,... continue reading »
April 7, 2006—Barrow 0 Kettering Town 1 Elding 18 Kettering make the long trip to Barrow this Saturday hoping to continue their mini-run of back-to-back wins, 3-1 away against Stafford Rangers and more recently, 1-0 at home over Vauxhall Motors. Live text... continue reading »
April 6, 2006—Darren Lynch made a long awaited return to football action on Wednesday night, turning out for Kettering Town Reserves at home to Worcester City Reserves and even scored a goal. Junior McDougald also provided a boost for the Poppies, scoring... continue reading »
April 2, 2006—Kettering Town 1 Solkhon 45 Vauxhall Motors 0 Poppies boss Morell Maison thrust both new signings straight into today's lineup, Serge Makofo displaces Liam Nicell and Parys Okai replaces Anthoy Elding who started on the subs bench. A frustrating first... continue reading »
April 1, 2006—Kettering Town announced the signings of Parys Okai and Serge Makofo, a left sided wing-back and a striker repsectively. 20 year-old Okai was signed from Hitchin Town after joining the Canaries in December 2005, he previously had spells at Cambridge... continue reading »
March 28, 2006—Stafford Rangers 1 Gibson 51 Gibson - sent off Kettering Town 3 Hall 42 Koo-Boothe 60 Zico-Black 87 Hall - sent-off While most supporters agreed the season was almost over in terms of Ketetring's slim chances of gaining a play-off... continue reading »
March 25, 2006—Stalybridge Celtic 2 Ellington 53 Sykes 82 Kettering Town 0 Kettering Town kicked off with Andy Hall and Ryan Zico-Black restored to the starting lineup and Liam Nicell, Ollie Burgess and Moses Olaleye on the bench for their crucial away... continue reading »
March 22, 2006—Kettering Town 4 Midgley 44 Elding 58 King og 63 Zico-Black Redditch Utd 0 Kettering Town manager Morell Maison makes just one change from last week's starting lineup bringing in Jamie Paterson as Liam Nicell joins Ryan Zico-Black, Patrick Peters,... continue reading »
March 12, 2006—Two more players (following the recent departure of Matt Lewis to Hinckley Utd) were released by Kettering Town as manager Morell Maison continues to slim-down his overloaded squad. Hugh McAuley and Daniel Thompson, the latter has already agreed terms with... continue reading »
March 11, 2006—Droylsden 3 Fearns 17 (pen), 57 Denham 47 Sturdy - sent off 85 Kettering Town 1 Burgess 7 The match survived the wet weather and Moses Olaleye claimed his first start for Kettering alongside Nathan Koo-Boothe. Athony Elding and Neil... continue reading »
March 6, 2006—Kettering Town 0 Harrogate Town 2 Holland 23(pen), 77 Kettering's match at home to Harrogate was one of only three Conference North matches that survived the big freeze and manager Morell Maison made several changes to his starting lineup. New... continue reading »
March 6, 2006—Kettering Town 1 Midgely 12 Gainsborough Trinity 2 Smith 17, 60 Kettering Town went into tonight's match boosted by the return of striker Anthony Elding, starting upfront alongside Neil Midgley. New signing Patrick Peter joined the subs bench. Kettering got... continue reading »
March 6, 2006—Kettering Town P Alfreton Town P Kettering Town were to host Alfreton Town tonight but the match was postponed due to the waterlogged surface at Rockingham Road.... continue reading »
February 22, 2006—Hucknall Town 1 Harding 90 Kettering Town 1 Timons og 15 Kettering Town manager Morell Maison made one change to the starting lineup, bringing in Ryan Zico-Black to replace Jermaine Palmer. Stefan Morley was called up to the substitutes bench... continue reading »
February 19, 2006—Kettering Town 4 Barrow og 54 Theobald 56, 77 Midgley 68 Hednesford Town 0 Kettering manager Morell Maison was forced to make at least one change to replace the injured James Gould as Jamie Paterson was recalled to the starting... continue reading »
February 14, 2006—Kettering Town have added 20 year-old defender Nathan Koo-Boothe to their squad for Saturday's home game against Hednesford Town. The 6' 4" youngster has been at Milton Keynes Dons since he started his career and also recently played on-loan for... continue reading »
February 12, 2006—Leigh RMI 0 Smith - sent off 87 Kettering Town 2 Midgley 25 (pen) Theobald 75 Kettering Town manager Morell Maison was forced to make one change from last weeks victorious starting lineup with the three-match suspension of Anthony Elding... continue reading »
February 10, 2006—There is a Fans Forum tonight at 7:30pm in the social club. In attendance will be Poppies chairman Imraan Ladak, manager Morell Maison and assistant Alan Biley. Doors open at 7pm.... continue reading »
February 9, 2006—Former Kettering Town manager Kevin Wilson is back at the helm of a Conference North outfit after agreeing a deal with Hucknall Town. Wilson has been given a contract until the end of the season following the departure of Dean... continue reading »
February 8, 2006—Kettering Town have signed midfielder Moses Olaleye from Buckingham Town. The 22 year-old winger was previously at Millwall, Peterborough Utd and Luton Town and now rejoins former manager Morell Maison at Rockingham Road. Meanwhile in the opposite direction, Dean Brennan... continue reading »
February 5, 2006—Kettering Town 2 Midgley 32Elding 33 Northwich Victoria 0 Kettering Town host Northwich Victoria boosted by the return of Neil Midgley to partner Anthony Elding up front as Morell Maison take the reigns for his first match at Rockingham Road.... continue reading »
February 3, 2006—Kettering Town v Northwich Victoria Kettering Town host Northwich Victoria at Rockingham Road on Saturday with Morell Maison stepping into the hotseat following the sacking of manager Kevin Wilson earlier this week. Maison's task is a particularly tough one, stop... continue reading »
February 2, 2006—Following the confirmation of Kevin Wilson's departure, Morell Maison takes over as First Team manager until the end of the season, Alan Biley has returned to Rockingham Road as his assistant. Maison was apparently already on his way to the... continue reading »
February 1, 2006—Still awaiting confirmation as there has been no official announcement from the club as yet, but it's being reported that Kettering Town have sacked manager Kevin Wilson. A caretaker manager has apparently already been named to take charge with immediate... continue reading »
February 1, 2006—Neil Midgley has been released by Kettering Town and fellow striker Christian Moore has returned to Burton Albion on loan, in what appears to be the first of several clear-outs at Rockingahm Road. Kettering Town manager Kevin Wilson has already... continue reading »
February 1, 2006—It was only three months ago that the club and it's supporters were buzzing following the takeover by 'a consortium' led by Imraan Ladak and Paul Gascoigne. Thirty-nine days later and the bubble had already burst, Gascoigne was gone and... continue reading »
January 29, 2006—Fans Forum update: Unfortunately, Imraan Ladak and Kevin Wilson will not be able to attend the Fans Forum organised by the Kettering Town (Poppies) Supporters Trust for Tuesday 31st January 2006. Despite this, the Trust Board will still be available... continue reading »
January 29, 2006—Hyde Utd 3 Dean 18Wharton 74McNeil 83Kettering Town 0Elding - sent off Kettering Town manager Kevin Wilson shuffled his squad after Tuesday's home defeat, bringing in Ollie Burgess, Derek Brown, Jamie Gould and Dean Brennan to the starting lineup. Andy... continue reading »
January 25, 2006—Kettering Town 0 Moor Green 3Morrison 2Dowdall 43Scott 68 Kettering Town manager Kevin Wilson made just one change to the starting lineup from Saturday, bringing Jamie Patterson into midfield with Hugh McAuley moving to the bench. Anthony Elding, Jermaine Palmer... continue reading »
January 24, 2006—Tuesday 31st January 2006 - The Kettering Town (Poppies) Supporters Trust is holding a Fans Forum on Tuesday 31st January 2006, 19:30 for a 20:00 start in the Social Club. Attendance is limited so entrance will be by voucher only... continue reading »
January 22, 2006—Kettering Town 2 Elding 12Zico-Black 36 Lancaster City 0 Sullivan - sent-off Kettering Town manger Kevin Wilson made several changes to his starting lineup to host Lancaster City this afternoon, not only bringing in new signings Anthony Elding and Jermaine... continue reading »
January 20, 2006—Kettering have brought in striker Jermaine Palmer on a short term loan basis. Palmer has already scored twice against the Poppies during their two derby matches over the Festive period for his current loan club Hinckley Utd.... continue reading »
January 15, 2006—Stevenage Borough striker Anthony Elding has signed for Kettering Town for a transfer fee 'package' of £40,000. The transfer is subject to the usual formalities and should be completed on Monday. The fee is 'performance-based' and also includes a 'significant... continue reading »
January 13, 2006—Dagenham & Redbridge 2 Kettering Town 1 (FA Trophy 2nd Round) Kettering Town manager Kevin Wilson made several changes to his starting line up for the trip to Conference National outfit Dagenham & Redbridge in the 2nd Round of the... continue reading »
January 13, 2006—ktfc_trust@hotmail.com www.poppiestrust.co.uk Patron: Newland Centre Honorary Members: Bernie Bennett, Mike Freeman and Kevin Shoemake Members of Supporters Direct and the Football Supporters Federation Christmas Raffle: The draw for the Kettering Town Football Club Christmas Raffle took place on Monday 26... continue reading »
January 13, 2006—Kettering Town have signed Ryan Young as cover for goalkeeper Mark Osborn. Young played for Chasetown, Nuneaton Borough, Hucknall Town and Hednesford Town, and was between the posts for the Pitmen's 3-2 FA Trophy Final victory over Canvey Island in... continue reading »
January 11, 2006—Stevenage Borough's Anthony Elding was confirmed as one of Kevin Wilson's priority transfer targets following the presence of the Broadhall Way striker at Rockingham Road on Tuesday night. Elding was in the stand watching his brother Darren turn out for... continue reading »
January 11, 2006—With the club currently struggling to get things right on the playing side, Kettering Town manager Kevin Wilson appears to have been given the green light to spend 'big' money in an effort to halt the decline. The club have... continue reading »
January 11, 2006—Worcester City 2 Kettering Town 0 Kettering Town's winless streak stretched to nine matches as they crashed 2-0 following two second-half goals from Troy wood and Leon Kelly as Worcester piled on the misery at St George's Lane. Kettering Town... continue reading »
January 11, 2006—Stevenage Borough's Anthony Elding was confirmed as one of Kevin Wilson's priority transfer targets following the presence of the Broadhall Way striker at Rockingham Road on Tuesday night. Elding was in the stand watching his brother Darren turn out for... continue reading »
January 3, 2006—Hinckley Utd 1 Kettering Town 1 Kettering Town make the short trip to Hinckley on Monday for their first match of the New Year and will be looking to halt the poor run of form which has seen them slip... continue reading »
December 26, 2005—Kettering Town 2 Hinckley Utd 2 Kettering Town host near-neighbours Hinckley Utd as manager Kevin Wilson turns his attentions back to the bread and butter of the Conference North, with the Poppies looking for their first win in seven league... continue reading »
December 23, 2005—Kevin Wilson has secured the services of Evesham Utd striker Matty Lewis who has signed a contract until the end of the season and will be available for the Boxing Day clash at home to Hinckley Utd. Wilson is also... continue reading »
December 22, 2005—Kettering Town were handed a relatively short trip to Conference National outfit Dagenham & Redbridge in the Second Round of the FA Trophy following the draw made on Monday. The full draw is as follows: Barrow or Clitheroe v Cambridge... continue reading »
December 17, 2005—Kettering Town 2 Farsley Celtic 1 (FA Trophy 1st Round) Kettering's hopes for a respite from their miserable league form took an early turn for the worse when the visitors went 1-0 up through Amjad Iqbal after just 9 mins.... continue reading »
December 17, 2005—The Nationwide Conference is looking to gain parity with the Football League by pushing for a three-up, three-down promotion-relegation format between the Conference National and Football League Division Two. Currently only two teams gain promotion from the top tier of... continue reading »
December 17, 2005—Workington 3 Kettering Town 2 Kettering Town's lineup at Workington saw the return of Jamie Paterson and Brett Solkhon, with Ryan Zico-Black also making a start. David Theobald and Liam Nicell were on the bench alongside recent signings Jordan Fowler... continue reading »
December 6, 2005—Alfreton Town 1 Kettering Town 1 Kevin Wilson brought in Liam Nicell in place of Stefan Morely, Christian Moore in place of Robert Duffy and Brett Solkhon joined recent signings Ryan-Zico Black and Michael McKenzie on the bench after his... continue reading »
December 6, 2005—In a remarkable turnaround at Kettering Town Football Club, Paul Gascoigne's short-lived tenure as manager has ended and Kevin Wilson has accepted an offer to resume duties in charge of the first team again. Gascoigne arrived in a blaze of... continue reading »
December 6, 2005—Kettering Town 1 Barrow 3 This Saturday Kettering Town hosted Barrow at Rockingham Road as Poppies' manager Paul Gascoigne turned his attentions back to the 'bread and butter' of the Conference North campaign. Follow the action on: Matchast Christian Moore... continue reading »
November 30, 2005—Following Saturday's FA Trophy 3rd Qualifying Round ties, only ten Conference North clubs have made it safely through to the 1st Round stage so far, with another five involved in replays. Five teams went out to fellow Conference North opposition... continue reading »
November 30, 2005—Kettering Town were fortunate to be drawn at home again in the FA Trophy 1st Round and will host Unibond Premier League outfit Farsley Celtic who beat Nuneaton Borough 3-1 on Saturday in the 3rd Qualifying Round stage. FA Trophy... continue reading »
November 30, 2005—As a youngster, I recall staying up late one night in 1968 to watch Manchester Utd beat Benfica 4-1 in extra time, to become the first English club to win the European Cup. Best put United 2-1 up, a classic... continue reading »
November 27, 2005—Kettering Town 1 Gainsborough Trinity 0 FA Trophy 3rd Q Round Kettering Town host fellow Conference North outfit Gainsborough Trinity at Rockingham Road in the FA Trophy 3rd Qualifying Round. The home side got off to a great start when... continue reading »
November 27, 2005—Kettering Town midfielder Jamie Paterson has departed Rockingham Road it was announced by the club this week. Jamie had only been at the Poppies for a year but in that short time he has provided the supporters with many good... continue reading »
November 27, 2005—Kettering Town have signed 25 year-old midfielder Kevin Dixon. Dixon started as a trainee at Leeds Utd before moving to York City, Barnsley and Doncaster Rovers.... continue reading »
November 26, 2005—Redditch Utd 2 Kettering Town 1 After two disappointing away results Kettering were hoping to make it third time lucky when they traveled to the Valley Stadium tonight to face Redditch Utd. Derek Brown was an absentee after sustaining a... continue reading »
November 19, 2005—Vauxhall Motors 1 Kettering Town 1 Kettering's match away to Vauxhall Motors escaped the frozen end that several other Conference North matches suffered. Robert Duffy replaced Neil Midgley in the starting lineup and new signing Ryan-Zico Black joined Jamie Paterson... continue reading »
November 19, 2005—An official announcement from Kettering Town Football Club confirms the signing of Lancaster City striker Ryan-Zico Black. Poppies boss Paul Gascoigne said "We are delighted to have secured Ryan & he is a player we have tracked for the past... continue reading »
November 19, 2005—Stanley Tarrant, who played many games in goal for Kettering Town prior to the Second World War, died peacefully in Northampton General Hospital on Sunday 31st October aged 91 years. Condolences to the family.... continue reading »
November 16, 2005—Kettering Town were drawn at home to fellow Conference North outfit Gainsborough Trinity in the FA Trophy 3rd Qualifying Round. No firm date has been scheduled yet, but provisionally it's likely to be Saturday 26th November 2005. The winners of... continue reading »
November 16, 2005—Hednesford Town 2 Kettering Town 2 Kettering Town faced a Hednesford Town side who were obviously determined to bounce back with a good performance after Saturday's hammering at Worcester City. Tonight's match at Keys Park was new manager Paul Gascoigne's... continue reading »
November 12, 2005—Kettering Town 4 Stalybridge Celtic 1 Kettering Town welcomed old foes Stalybridge Celtic to Rockingham Road, in what is amazingly (thanks to Tuesday night's away match washout) the Poppies seventh home fixture in-a-row. Several lineup changes to the Poppies team... continue reading »
November 12, 2005—Kettering Town Youth 0 Nottingham Forest Youth 3 Kettering Town youngsters were beaten 3-0 last night by opponents Nottingham Forest at Rockingham Road in the FA Youth Cup 1st Round. Both sides created several chances to score but the clinical... continue reading »
November 12, 2005—Alfreton Town PKettering Town P Update: Match postponed due to waterlogged pitch. Kettering Town's match away to Alfreton Town fell victim to a heavy downpour and the match was called off with the pitch rapidly disappearing under large patches of... continue reading »
November 7, 2005—Kettering Town 1Midgley 14 Stevenage Borough 3Stamp 8Boyd 43Elding 69 (FA Cup 1st Round) Kettering Town manager Paul Gascoigne's first FA Cup match in charge of the Poppies kicked-off with top scorer Christian Moore and Neil Midgley partnered... continue reading »
November 4, 2005—Former Kettering Town manager George Swindin died last week, aged 90. Born in 1914, Swindin came to prominence as a goalkeeper at Arsenal, winning two League Championships and an FA Cup medal, before taking charge as the Gunners manager in... continue reading »
November 4, 2005—Kevin Wilson has decided not to accept the role of Director of Football at Rockingahm Road and is looking to get back into football club managment again. An official announcement (see below) was made today by the club, but to... continue reading »
October 31, 2005—Kettering Town 1Droylsden 0 Paul Gascoigne's first match as manager of Kettering Town conincided with an almost full squad to choose from. Brett Solkhon still out, Liam Nicell suffering from a toe injury, but a return to the starting lineup... continue reading »
October 31, 2005—Congratulations to the Under 18's who made it safely through to the next round of the FA Youth Cup where they'll host Nottingham Forest on 9th November. A tough encounter with Coventry Sphinx burst into action when Kettering took the... continue reading »
October 27, 2005—Kettering Town Football Club was taken over today by a consortium headed by Imraan Ladak and Paul Gascoigne, ending all the rumours and speculation since talks began four weeks ago. Paul Gascoigne was officially announced as the new manager of... continue reading »
October 27, 2005—Only Six Conference North sides eventually survived to the 1st Round stage of the FA Cup following the four 4th Qualifying Round replays played this week. Worcester City won their replay against Conference National outfit Accrington Stanley, coming back from... continue reading »
October 27, 2005—Kettering Town under 18's warmed up for their important FA Youth Cup tie with a comfortable 4-0 win away to Bugbrook St Michael. Two goals in each half and another solid defensive display gives them a welcome boost before Wenesday's... continue reading »
October 27, 2005—After several weeks of speculation surrounding the proposed takeover of Kettering Town Football by a consortium headed by Imraan Ladak and Paul Gascoigne, the club looks set to announce the outcome of all the legal eagles deliberations on Thursday before... continue reading »
October 22, 2005—Kettering Town were drawn at home to Conference National outfit and old rivals Stevenage Borough in the 1st Round of the FA Cup following today's live draw. The tie will take place on Saturday 5th November 2005. FA Cup 1st... continue reading »
October 22, 2005—Kettering Town 3Gravesend & Northfleet 0 (FA Cup 4Q Round) Poppies boss Kevin Wilson, already without the suspended Christian Moore, was further hampered with the absence of Junior MacDougald (injured), Ollie Burgess (illness) and Hugh McAuley (cup-tied). A slow start... continue reading »
October 20, 2005—Kettering Town 0Hucknall Town 0 The only change made by Poppies boss Kevin Wilson to the starting lineup from last Saturday was to bring in Stefan Morley in place of James Gould. Neil Midgley partnered Ollie Burgess up front and... continue reading »
October 17, 2005—Kettering Town 4Leigh RMI 0 New loan-signing Hugh McAuley was thrust straight into the Poppies starting lineup for the home encounter with Leigh. In the absence of the suspended Christian Moore, Neil Midgley starts up front alongside Ollie Burgess with... continue reading »
October 17, 2005—Kettering Town have signed midfielder Hugh McAuley on a one month's loan from Conference National outfit Tamworth. McAuley has a wealth of experience having played for a host of non-league clubs, joining the Lambs from Forest Green Rovers at the... continue reading »
October 13, 2005—The announcement confirming the takeover of Kettering Town Football Club by a consortium headed by Imraan Ladak and Paul Gascoigne looks likely to be at least another week in the making, due to the legal aspects of the deal between... continue reading »
October 13, 2005—Kettering Town 4St Albans City 0 (FA Cup 3Q Round Replay) Kettering Town boss Kevin Wilson will undoubtably be happy to welcome back Poppies captain Derek Brown and midfielder Jamie Paterson who both return from suspension, but will shortly lose... continue reading »
October 9, 2005—St Albans City 0 Kettering Town 0 (FA Cup 3Q Round) Kettering Town boss Kevin Wilson selected his team to face St Albans without Poppies captain Derek Brown and influential midfielder Jamie Paterson who are both suspended, but was able... continue reading »
October 9, 2005—Kettering Town have signed 26 year-old defender David Theobald from Conference National outfit Canvey Island, just in time to join the team for their 3rd Qualifying Round FA Cup tie at St Albans City. The ex-Gulls' defender will help boost... continue reading »
October 7, 2005—Representatives from the Supporters Trust met with Mr Imraan Ladak, who is heading the consortium taking over Kettering Town Football Club, and apparently came away with a very favourable first impression of Mr Ladak and his future plans for the... continue reading »
October 5, 2005—Kettering Town Football Club have today issued an official announcement with regard to the impending takeover of the the club. This statement from Mr Mallinger appeared on the official website: "Following the weekend visit to Rockingham Road of Imraan Ladek... continue reading »
October 5, 2005—It has been widely speculated in recent weeks that Kettering Town Football Club is about to be sold and the latest reports indicate that an announcement will be made by Poppies current chairman and owner Peter Mallinger to that effect.... continue reading »
October 5, 2005—Northwich Victoria 3 Kettering Town 1 Kettering Town boss Kevin Wilson reverted to his more familiar 4-4-2 formation with Chris DiFante the unlucky one of the attacking trio, Ollie Burgess and James Gould returned to the starting lineup and Andy... continue reading »
October 5, 2005—Kettering's Under 18's are safely through to the next round of the FA Youth Cup following their 1-0 victory over Malvern Town. Despite the difficult conditions brought about by torrential rain, another excellent defensive performance enabled a single goal to... continue reading »
September 30, 2005— Update: St Albans City ran out comfortable 3-0 winners in the replay at home to Enfield Town and will now host Kettering in the 3rd Qualifying Round. Kettering Town were handed an away trip to the winners of the... continue reading »
September 30, 2005—Kettering Town 1 Stafford Rangers 0(FA Cup 2Q Rnd) Kettering Town's top scorer Christian Moore struck in the 69th minute to break the hold that fellow Conference North opponents Stafford Rangers appeared to have on his side, putting the Poppies... continue reading »
September 23, 2005—Harrogate Town 1 Kettering Town 1 Kettering Town manager Kevin Wilson welcomed striker Christian Moore back into the starting lineup and partnered the top scorer with Junior McDougald in attack. Liam Nicell, Andy Hall, Ian Robinson and... continue reading »
September 23, 2005—Kettering Town will again play host to Conference North rivals Stafford Rangers in the 2nd Qualifying Round of the FA Cup to be played on Saturday 24th September 2005. The draw is the reverse of last season's 2nd Qualifying Round... continue reading »
September 15, 2005—Kettering Town Under 18's followed up last week's 3-0 victory over Raunds with an even more emphatic defeat of Irchester. Five goals up at half-time, they added a further three without reply and ran out 8-0 winners with the defence... continue reading »
September 11, 2005—Kettering Town 0 Stafford Rangers 1 Poppies boss Kevin Wilson stuck with the starting lineup from last Saturday, with the returning Ian Robinson joining the bench and Neil Midgley again paired with Roy Essandoh up front. Top scorer Christian Moore... continue reading »
September 9, 2005—Kettering Town Under-18's finally overcame a dogged Raunds Town side on Thursday night to eventually run out 3-0 winners over their hosts.... continue reading »
September 5, 2005—Kettering Town 1 Worksop Town 0 Midfielder Jamie Paterson returned to action for Kettering Town and manager Kevin Wilson opted for the more experienced attacking partnership of Neil Midgely and Roy Essandoh. Young striker Chris DiFante was... continue reading »
September 2, 2005—Nuneaton Borough 2 Kettering Town 2 Poppies boss Kevin Wilson made several changes from Saturday's starting lineup, brining in Andy Hall, Roy Essandoh and Neil Midgely, replacing Jamie Paterson, Junior McDougald and top scorer Christian Moore who... continue reading »
September 2, 2005—Kettering Town 3 Hyde Utd 2 Poppies boss Kevin Wilson continues with the same starting lineup as the previous matches, which means Andy Hall and Liam Nicell again start on the bench and McDougald and top scorer... continue reading »
September 2, 2005—Kettering chairman Peter Mallinger announced the re-opening of the Main Stand following the Safety Advisory Group's report based on the results of the structural inspection carried out by the concrete and steel contractors. The stand has been cleared as safe... continue reading »
September 2, 2005—Lancaster City 0 Kettering Town 1 Kevin Wilson made only one change to his squad at Lancaster by bringing in Roy Essandoh on the bench to replace goalkeeper Rob McNey. The Poppies starting lineup is unchanged from... continue reading »
August 20, 2005—Christian Moore has had his suspension reduced on appeal and will now only miss three matches, beginning with the away fixture at near-rivals Nuneaton Borough on Monday 29th August 2005. The other two matches that Poppies top scorer Moore will... continue reading »
August 20, 2005—Moor Green 1 Kettering Town 1 Kevin Wilson opted for the same starting lineup as on Saturday and the only change to the substitutes bench was the inclusion of goalkeeper Rob McNey in place of striker Roy... continue reading »
August 20, 2005—Tonight's three Conference North fixtures featured the three newly-promoted sides and ended with mixed fortunes for the newcomers: A single goal on 50 minutes by Andrew Bell was enough for Conference North newcomers Hednesford Town to record their first win... continue reading »
August 20, 2005—Kettering Town 2 Worcester City 1 Junior McDougald and Mark Osborn were both declared fit to start, so McDougald and Christian Moore are the front pairing for today's opening Conference North fixture at home to Worcester City.... continue reading »
August 20, 2005—Poppies boss Kevin Wilson will most likely still be working out his options for tomorrow's opening Conference North match at Rockingham Road against Worcester City after the recent signing of striker Roy Essandoh. Bad news came in the shape of... continue reading »
August 7, 2005—Cambridge Utd 2 Kettering Town 1 Kettering Town manager Kevin Wilson announced the signing of Neil Midgely, Liam Nicell and Daniel Thompson prior to the Poppies final preseason fixture, away to Conference National outfit Cambridge Utd. Recent... continue reading »
August 7, 2005—Kettering Town 1 Birmingham City XI 2 Kettering Town came away from their last home game of the preseason with plenty to show despite eventually succumbing to a strong Birmingham City team, conceding two goals in the... continue reading »
August 7, 2005—Rushden & Diamonds 2 Kettering Town 0 Kevin Wilson will perhaps already be regretting the decision to play bitter rivals Rushden & Diamonds twice in preseason, especially as he will be without the services of recent signing... continue reading »
August 7, 2005—Shepshed Dynamo 2 Kettering Town 2 A tale of two halves (as someone famous once said?) with the Poppies scoring on 3 minutes through striker Christian Moore and taking a 2-0 lead shortly after the half-time... continue reading »
August 7, 2005—Raunds Town 1 Kettering Town 5 There was a double cause for celebration on Tuesday night as Kettering found their preseason scoring touch at Raunds and Poppies boss Kevin Wilson signed the impressive Andy Hall to... continue reading »
August 7, 2005—Brackley Town 0 Kettering Town 2 Kevin Wilson took his squad to nearby Brackley Town today to continue his preparations for the coming season. Following two second-half goals the Poppies boss came away with a 2-0... continue reading »
August 7, 2005—Kettering Town 0 Rushden & Diamonds 0 Kevin Wilson introduced new signing Christian Moore into the second-half of tonight's preseason friendly against near-neighbours Rushden & Diamonds at Rockingham Road, but the match remained goaless at the final... continue reading »
August 7, 2005—Kettering Town 0 Northampton Town 0 Kevin Wilson undoutably learned a good deal more about some of the players that are hoping to form part of the Poppies squad for the coming season after today's 0-0 draw... continue reading »
August 7, 2005—Long Buckby 1 Kettering Town 2 Kettering trialist Andy Hall scored in the final minute as the Poppies narrowly overcame hosts Long Buckby 2-1 in a tough and physical pre-season encounter.... continue reading »
August 7, 2005—Kettering Town 0 Leicester City XI 3 Kettering Town kicked-off their run of pre-season friendlies against a young-looking Leicester City XI and were quickly on the receiving end as Ramadani Besnik nipped in to put the visitors... continue reading »
August 7, 2005—Kettering Town start their 2005-06 Conference North campaign with a home encounter against old foes Worcester City on Saturday August 13th and then make the relatively short trip to take on Moor Green the following Tuesday night. August Bank Holiday... continue reading »
August 7, 2005—Kettering Town start back for preseason training on Tuesday and will have several new faces amongst their ranks. Poppies boss Kevin Wilson has invited several trialists along and recently signed two new players, Junior McDougald and Ian Robinson for next... continue reading »
August 7, 2005—Poppies 32 year-old midfielder Jamie Paterson has agreed to stay at Rockingham Road next season and will be expected to continue where he left off last season in the influential role at the heart of Kevin Wilson's team for the... continue reading »
July 7, 2005—The Football Association's Leagues Committee has approved the allocation of clubs in the top non-league divisions for next season. Following the move into liquidation for Hornchurch, Maidenhead Utd are reprieved from relegation and will play in Conference South again next... continue reading »
June 7, 2005—The Conference National will increase it's membership from 22 to 24 clubs for the start of the 2006-07 season, with four clubs being promoted, two each from the Conference North and South divisions. The Conference Cup, revived only last season... continue reading »
May 10, 2005—Poppies boss Kevin Wilson has already started to look ahead to the start of next season and to bring in the new players necessary to strengthen the squad. Top of Wilson's list appear to be two strikers, given the goalscoring... continue reading »
May 7, 2005—Kettering Town 2 Altrincham 3 Kevin Wilson opted to start with Rob Gould and Chris DiFante, and with the return of Jamie Patterson, Scott Cross and Mark Danks are on the subs bench for this crucial... continue reading »
May 3, 2005—Kettering Town will host Altrincham in Saturday's Conference North play-off Final following the Robins' dramatic victory over Nuneaton Borough in a penalty shoot-out after extra-time. Altrincham scored in the first-half, but were eventually pegged-back two minutes into time added-on at... continue reading »
May 3, 2005—Conference North Semi-Final play-off Nuneaton Borough 1 Altrincham 1 (Alty win 4-2 on penalties aet) Rob Thornley put visitors Altrincham 1-0 up against Nuneaton Borough when he drilled the ball through a packed penalty area... continue reading »
May 2, 2005—Tuesday night sees the Conference North play-off match between Nuneaton Borough and Altrincham at Manor Park. Should Nuneaton get through then Kettering will be making the trip back to Manor Park on Saturday for the Conference North final. However, if... continue reading »
May 2, 2005—Droylsden 1 Kettering Town 2 Kettering Town started in determined fashion at the Butcher's Arms ground, immediately taking the game to Droylsden and their efforts paid dividends when Ollie Burgess nipped in to put the Poppies... continue reading »
May 2, 2005— As part of Martin Matthews testamonial season there will be an auction on Wednesday night in the Poppies Social club starting at 8pm. There are some great items up for grabs, including a signed Arsenal shirt, three signed David... continue reading »
April 30, 2005—Congratulations to Southport who clinched the Conference North Championship in style with an emphatic 5-2 victory at Harrogate Town. That result also meant Kettering Town and Altrincham qualified for the play-offs, despite both teams losing their final matches. Nuneaton Borough's... continue reading »
April 30, 2005—Nuneaton Borough 2 Kettering Town 0 Kettering kicked off their final match of the regular Conference North season, hoping it wasn't to be their final match of the campaign. Already without top scorer Darren Lynch, the... continue reading »
April 24, 2005—Well done to Kettering under 16's who twice came from behind to beat opponents Hinckley Utd 3-2 in the Cup Final played at Kidderminster Harriers.... continue reading »
April 24, 2005—Poppies top goalscorer Darren Lynch suffered what is reportedly a 'fracture around the knee area' following a collision with the opposition goalkeeper during Saturday's final home game of the season. Darren already has his leg in plaster and is of... continue reading »
April 23, 2005— Kettering Town 2 Runcorn FC Halton 1 Ollie Burgess returned to the Poppies starting lineup and in came Craig McIlwain, with Scott Cross and youngster Daniel Bulley on the subs bench. Darren Lynch and Chris DiFante... continue reading »
April 21, 2005— Poppies boss Kevin Wilson has signed a new 12-month rolling contract to manage Kettering Town through next season, replacing the previous 3-month rolling contract covering the period since he first took over at Rockingham Road on Boxing Day 2003.... continue reading »
April 15, 2005— Hucknall Town 2 Kettering Town 1 Kettering made one change to their starting lineup at Hucknall brought about by Ollie Burgess' absence, in comes Scott Cross, with Darren Lynch and Chris Difante again starting up front... continue reading »
April 13, 2005— Stalybridge Celtic 1 Kettering Town 2 The only change to the Poppies starting lineup for tonight's match at the Bower Fold was the return of top scorer Darren Lynch, in place of Saturday's goalscorer Daniel Bulley, partnering... continue reading »
April 10, 2005— Gainsborough Trinity 1 Kettering Town 1 Kevin Wilson made two changes to the Poppies starting lineup at Gainsborough, Daniel Bulley replaces Scott Cross and Jamie Patterson also returns, with Stefan Morley starting on the substitutes... continue reading »
March 29, 2005— Kettering Town 1 Bradford Park Avenue 0 Kettering came into today's match with just one change to Saturday's starting lineup, Jamie Patterson was absent and his place was taken by Stefan Morley, with Scott McCafferty coming... continue reading »
March 27, 2005— Redditch Utd 2 Kettering Town 3 Chris DiFante came into the Poppies starting lineup following the absence of top striker Darren Lynch and is surprisingly partnered by Scott Cross, as Mark Danks sits on the bench.... continue reading »
March 26, 2005—Kettering Town 0 Stafford Rangers 1 Kettering started the match with virtually the same lineup as the Hinckley game, Jonathon Bewers coming in to replace the injured Wayne Diuk, Craig McIlwain retained his place, with Brett Solkhon and... continue reading »
March 16, 2005—Kevin Wilson's managerial assistant Lee Howey has departed Kettering Town by 'mutual consent' although it would appear to be more a financial-based decision for the cash-strapped Rockingham Road club. "There is no problem and Lee fully understood the situation", Wilson... continue reading »
March 16, 2005—Hinckley Utd 0 Kettering Town 1 Poppies boss Kevin Wilson had the luxury of choosing from a virtually full squad for tonight's match at Hinckley's Marston Stadium, as both Ollie Burgess and James Gould returned to the starting... continue reading »
March 13, 2005—Kettering Town 0 Harrogate Town 0 Poppies boss Kevin Wilson made good on his promise with the announcement that Mark Osborn dons the goalkeeping jersey today against Harrogate Town. 23 year-old Osborn has been signed from Conference National... continue reading »
March 10, 2005—The end-of-season play-off dates for the Conference North and South Divisions have been announced by the Football Conference as follows: Conference North and South Semi-Finals - Monday 2nd or Tuesday 3rd May 2005, (with highest-placed teams having home advantage throughout).... continue reading »
March 10, 2005—Kettering Town 1 Peterborough Utd 2 Tonight's match between Kettering Town XI and Peterborough Utd at Rockingham Road was the testamonial match for Poppies stalwart Martin Matthews. Matthews was originally signed from King's Lynn way back in the... continue reading »
March 9, 2005—Alfreton Town 1 Kettering Town 2 Poppies boss Kevin Wilson promised a shake-up after Saturday's poor display, however most of the changes were forced upon him due to injuries, with Solkhon, Brown and Burgess all sidelined. Coming in... continue reading »
March 5, 2005—Lancaster City 1 Kettering Town 0 As expected new signing Mark Danks started upfront alongside Poppies top scorer Darren Lynch and both Chris DiFante and Jonny Rowan were on the bench this afternoon at Giant Axe, against hosts... continue reading »
March 4, 2005—It looks like Mark Danks will be in the Poppies starting lineup for Saturday's match at Lancaster City after all, following the announcement today of the Forest Green striker coming on loan to Kettering Town until the end of the... continue reading »
March 1, 2005—Vauxhall Motors 0 Kettering Town 2 New loanee Luke Graham went straight into the starting lineup, Craig McIlwain is on the bench and Jonny Rowan partners top scorer Darren Lynch up front as Kettering take on the first of... continue reading »
February 25, 2005—Wilson has brought in 19 year-old defender Luke Graham from Northampton Town to try to help shore up a defence that has recently looked very suspect and leaked ten goals in their four defeats. Forest Green Rovers striker Mark Danks... continue reading »
February 21, 2005—The funeral was held on Monday of lifelong Poppies stalwart Stan Essam, with many of the club's supporters in attendance I'm fairly certain the majority would each have their own fond memories of Stan. My own memories recall an always... continue reading »
February 20, 2005—Kettering Town 0 Altrincham 1 Kettering's four weeks without a league match was immediately evident as they quickly fell behind after just two minutes at home to Altrincham when Colin Little put the visitors 1-0. After the early setback,... continue reading »
February 9, 2005—After two months at Rockingham Road, Poppies defender Rob Greetham has reluctantly decided to move on, citing work committments making it difficult for the 26 year-old to continue training and playing for the Poppies.... continue reading »
February 2, 2005—Poppies striker Daniel French was released by the club on Tuesday and Kettering Town manager Kevin Wilson also announced there would likely be other changes to his playing squad before the club's next match, an away fixture at struggling Stalybridge... continue reading »
February 2, 2005—According to a press release from the Football Conference, the National Conference is to be increased from 22 to 24 clubs for the start of the 2006-07 season. This will be accomplished by promoting two teams from each of the... continue reading »
January 29, 2005—Following a lunchtime pitch inspection by the referee, Kettering Town's Conference North league match away to Alfreton Town was called off today due to a waterlogged pitch at Alfreton's Impact Arena. The fixture between Hinckley Utd and Ashton Utd was... continue reading »
January 29, 2005—Kettering Town 1 Worksop Town 2 League Cup - 3rd Round A much-changed Kettering Town lost their third match-in-a-row tonight as they went down 2-1 at home to Worksop Town in the League Cup 3rd Round tie. The visitors... continue reading »
January 29, 2005—Kettering Town 0 Southport 5 Kettering manager Kevin Wilson was forced into making several changes for today's match against second-placed Southport, with suspension and injuries playing their part. Matt Nolan, Martin Matthews and loan-signing Chris Carruthers all come into... continue reading »
January 19, 2005—Alfreton Town 2 Kettering Town 1 FA Tropy 3rd Round Replay Kettering Town started the replay with the same lineup as on Saturday, Steve Croudson was again in the Poppies goal, with Darren Lynch and Jonny Rowan again the... continue reading »
January 15, 2005—Kettering Town 0 Alfreton Town 0 FA Trophy 3rd Round A fairly dull first 45 minutes with neither side providing any real threat as both teams started cautiously in this FA Trophy Third Round tie at Rockingham Road. The... continue reading »
January 13, 2005—Kettering Town 1 Nuneaton Borough 0 Brett Solkhon returned to the starting lineup tonight against Nuneaton Borough, Rob Greetham and Stefan Morley are replaced by Craig McIlwain and Scott McCafferty. Martin Matthews is the unlucky one back on the... continue reading »
January 13, 2005—Droylsden 2 Kettering Town 3 After a pitch inspection the game was declared on and with Solkhon out injured, it was a return to the starting lineup for Martin Matthews. Also starting was top scorer Darren Lynch, who partners Jonny... continue reading »
January 3, 2005—Kettering Town 3 Hinckley Utd 1 Kettering Town kicked-off their first game of 2005 with the same starting lineup that beat Worksop Town in their final match of 2004. Top scorer Darren Lynch joins Chris DiFante on the substitutes... continue reading »
January 1, 2005—Hinckley Utd v Kettering Town Postponed Kettering's Boxing Day trip to Hinckley was postponed due to a frozen pitch at Middlefield Lane. Kettering's next league match will now be the home fixture against Hinckley Utd on New Year's day. One... continue reading »
December 22, 2004—Kettering Town 2 Worksop Town 1 Kettering Town kicked off their final league home game of 2004 against Worksop Town, with new signings Steve Croudson, Matt Nolan and Robbie Greetham all in the starting lineup. Derek Brown returned from injury... continue reading »
December 22, 2004—Kettering Town boss Kevin Wilson made good on his promise to bring in a couple of players after the Poppies squad was hit with suspensions and injuries, involving goalkeeper Gary Hateley and top scorer Darren Lynch. Goalkeeper Steve Croudson and... continue reading »
December 16, 2004—Kettering Town 1 Vauxhall Motors 1 Kevin Wilson opted to start with both Chris DiFante and Jonny Rowan up front against Vauxhall Motors, with Daniel French on the substitutes bench, along with new signing Robbie Greetham and Adam Bridgeford. Kettering... continue reading »
December 13, 2004—Moor Green 1 Kettering Town 2 Kettering kicked off at Moor Green minus the services of top scorer Darren Lynch, Derek Brown and Drew Roberts, the first two injured and the latter having joined Aylesbury Utd earlier this week.... continue reading »
December 8, 2004—Kettering Town 2 Worcester City 1 A busy first-half against Worcester City at Rockingham Road ended with the home side 1-0 up courtesy of an excellent strike and a first Poppies goal for Jamie Paterson on 44 minutes. Kettering... continue reading »
December 8, 2004—Harrogate Town 2 Kettering Town 1 Kettering Town got off to a good start on 7 minutes when Rob Gould scored to put them 1-0 up. However the home side pulled back on level terms shortly before the half-hour mark... continue reading »
December 3, 2004—Drew Roberts will be staying at Rockingham Road for the time being, after the Poppies striker rejected a possible move to Southern League East Division One outfit Boreham Wood. "It is always flattering when other clubs show an interest in... continue reading »
December 3, 2004—Kettering Town 4 Nuneaton Borough 3 Kettering got off to the worst possible start after just 5 minutes gone when visitors Nuneaton Borough took a 1-0 lead. Ten minutes later things got decidedly worse as the home side found... continue reading »
November 29, 2004—Kettering Town have been drawn at home again in the Third Round of the FA Trophy, but will need to be at their best to get past current Conference North leaders Alfreton Town. A 2-1 away win at North Ferriby... continue reading »
November 29, 2004—Kettering Town 1 Burscough 0 New signing Luke McShane started in goal for Kettering and top scorer Darren Lynch returned to the starting line up as the Poppies took on Burscough in the Second Round of the FA Trophy at... continue reading »
November 29, 2004—Kettering Town manager Kevin Wilson announced the siging of two new players, goalkeeper Luke McShane and midfielder James Gould. McShane is only 19 years old but has already demonstrated his ability between the posts at Peterborough Utd playing for the... continue reading »
November 24, 2004—Kettering Town 0 Lancaster City 2 Kettering kicked off the match without top scorer Darren Lynch who is still sidelined with a thigh injury and judging by the goaless first 45 minutes his prowess in front of goal was again... continue reading »
November 24, 2004— Kettering Town manager Kevin Wilson has been fairly busy of late, with the club's revolving door continuing to spin and players coming in to replace those departing. Neil Lazarus has departed Rockingham Road to seek regular first team football... continue reading »
November 15, 2004—Runcorn FC Halton 2 Kettering Town 0 Kettering kicked-off their away fixture at Runcorn without the services of top scorer Darren Lynch, with Daniel French and Drew Roberts starting up front for the Poppies. Judging by the first 45 minutes... continue reading »
November 10, 2004—Kettering 4 Hinckley Utd 2 Kettering Town came back from a 2-1 deficit to beat Hinckley Utd 4-2 in the Carthium Cup and advance to the Second Round stage in front of a sparse crowd at Rockinghham Road on... continue reading »
November 10, 2004—Kettering Town have been drawn at home to Burscough in the Second Round of the FA Trophy. Burscough reached the Second Round after a narrow 2-1 home win over Guiseley on Saturday. Winners of the FA Trophy in 2003, beating... continue reading »
November 10, 2004—Newport County 0 Kettering Town 4 A closely fought first 45 minutes looked likely to end goaless until 5 minutes before the break when Daniel French scored only his second goal of the season to put Kettering 1-0 up... continue reading »
November 1, 2004—Jamie Kearns and Liam Folds were the latest two players to leave Rockingham Road as Poppies boss Kevin Wilson continues to reshape his squad in the quest for consistency after a string of poor results. Following the recent departures of... continue reading »
November 1, 2004—Kettering Town 0 Ashton Utd 0 Brett Solkhon, still recovering from a back injury is rested, with Poppies boss Kevin Wilson making just one change from Tuesday's starting lineup. Rob Gould comes off the substitutes bench to start and takes... continue reading »
October 29, 2004—Altrincham 3 Kettering Town 3 Kettering traveled to Altrincham tonight hoping to bounce back from the defeat at Barrow on Saturday and in the process keep the pressure on the other clubs at the top of the table in... continue reading »
October 29, 2004—Barrow 2 Kettering Town 1 Scott McCafferty was passed fit to start, with Chris DiFante back on the substitutes bench and Drew Roberts replacing the youngster in the starting lineup. No score in the first 45 minutes at Holker... continue reading »
October 18, 2004—Kettering Town 2 Barrow 0 Derek Brown returned to the Poppies starting lineup at home to Barrow in this re-arranged Conference North fixture, with Chris DiFante partnering Darren Lynch up front and Rob Gould on the bench. Kettering got... continue reading »
October 18, 2004—Darren Lynch received two-thirds of the total vote to win the Nationwide Player of the Month for September, posted on the official Conference football website, www.footballconference.co.uk. Lynch was delighted to have won the award and was quick to share the... continue reading »
October 11, 2004—Kettering Town 2 Stalybridge Celtic 0 No score in the first 45 minutes at Rockingham Road as Kettering started the match against Stalybridge with Chris DiFante and Liam Folds while Drew Roberts, Wayne Diuk and Derek Brown were on... continue reading »
October 6, 2004—Kettering Town 0 Stafford Rangers 1 Kettering dominated virtually from the kick-off, but couldn't find a way through the visitors defence in the first 45 minutes despite having several chances to take the lead in this FA Cup 2nd... continue reading »
October 5, 2004—Stafford Rangers 2 Kettering Town 2 Kettering took the early lead at Marston Rd against Rangers when Daniel French scored his first goal for the club on 19 minutes to put the Poppies 1-0 up. However, before half-time had arrived... continue reading »
September 30, 2004—Southport 1 Kettering Town 3 Kettering got off to the perfect start on 18 minutes when top scorer Darren Lynch put them 1-0. On 34 minutes the Poppies increased their lead when Ollie Burgess, continuing his own impressive strike rate,... continue reading »
September 24, 2004—Kettering Town 1 Alfreton Town 1 Kettering lost the services of Drew Roberts due to the striker's injuries suffered from a car crash, however on a positive note it looks likely that Roberts will be declared fit enough to travel... continue reading »
September 24, 2004— Kettering Town start their cup campaign with a return to the scene of their heaviest defeat so far this season after they were drawn away to Stafford Rangers in the Second Qualifying Round of the FA Cup. The tie... continue reading »
September 24, 2004—Kettering Town 0 Droylsden 2 Top scorer Darren Lynch and goalkeeper Steve Corry both shook off niggling injuries to start for Kettering against visitors Droylsden at Rockingham Road. Poppies manager Kevin Wilson was able to select the same lineup that... continue reading »
September 17, 2004—Kettering Town have signed youngster Stephan Morley on a one-year contract until the end of the season with a further option to extend for next season. Although the youngster is still only 17 years old, Poppies boss Kevin Wilson has... continue reading »
September 17, 2004—Worcester City 2 Kettering Town 2 Darren Lynch shook off his bruised thigh injury to start against Worcester City at St George's Lane, however Wayne Diuk has been sidelined with his foot injury and his place in the starting... continue reading »
September 13, 2004—Worksop Town 0 Kettering Town 3 Poppies boss Kevin Wilson made two changes for today's match, with Wayne Diuk returning to the starting lineup, replacing Neil Lazarus and Craig McIlwain starting in defence, replacing Rob Gould. The first 45... continue reading »
September 7, 2004—Kettering Town 1 Moor Green 2 An uneventful first 45 minutes at Rockingham Road as neither side looked likely to break the deadlock and at half-time the score remained 0-0. Indeed it wasn't until the 74th minute that Darren... continue reading »
September 1, 2004—Bradford Park Avenue 1 Kettering Town 2 Poppies boss Kevin Wilson made two changes to the side that lost at home on Saturday for the trip to Bradford. Jamie Kearns and Ollie Burgess made way for Scot McCafferty and... continue reading »
September 1, 2004—Kettering Town 0 Gainsborough Trinity 1 After a goaless first 45 minutes at Rockingham Road, Gareth Grant broke the deadlock in the 57th minute to put visitors Gainsborough Trinity 1-0 up. A very poor Kettering performance saw Kevin Wilson's... continue reading »
August 25, 2004—Kettering Town 1 Redditch Utd 0 A goal in the 12th minute from Poppies defender Rob Gould proved to be enough at the final whistle for Kettering Town to claim a narrow victory over visitors Redditch Utd at Rockingham Road... continue reading »
August 23, 2004—Ashton Utd 0 Kettering Town 2 Kettering made one change from Tuesday night by bringing in Wayne Diuk for Ollie Burgess and eventually took the lead just after the half-hour mark through Darren Lynch from the penalty spot. After... continue reading »
August 23, 2004—Ashton Utd 0 Kettering Town 2 Kettering made one change from Tuesday night by bringing in Wayne Diuk for Ollie Burgess and eventually took the lead just after the half-hour mark through Darren Lynch from the penalty spot. After... continue reading »
August 19, 2004—Stafford Rangers 3 Kettering Town 0 After they got off to a flying start on Saturday, Kettering Town crashed back down to earth tonight with a 3-0 away defeat at the hands of old rivals Stafford Rangers. Kettering fell... continue reading »
August 17, 2004—Kettering Town 3 Hucknall Town 1 Kettering Town opened their Conference North Campaign with a 3-1 victory over last season's Unibond Premier Champions Hucknall Town after taking a 2-0 lead at half-time. Kettering drew first blood on 32 minutes when... continue reading »
August 10, 2004—Rothwell Town 1 Kettering Town 4 Kettering completed their preseason friendlies with a convincing victory over neighbours Rothwell Town at Cecil St with two goals in each half and the home side scoring a consolation goal with ten minutes remaining.... continue reading »
August 4, 2004—Taunton Town 1 Kettering Town 2 Another bruising encounter down in the Southwest saw Kevin Wilson's players finally come out on top after falling behind to an early goal from the home side's Gary Fisher on 20 minutes, conceded in... continue reading »
August 4, 2004—The preseason friendly match between Kettering and Dawlish ended after one of the home players suffered a suspected broken leg in a '50/50 tackle' with Poppies Derek Brown. With Matthew Coleman lying on the ground in distress and waiting for... continue reading »
July 28, 2004—Kettering Town 2 Lincoln City 5 Kettering Town were overrun by visitors Lincoln City at Rockingham Road tonight and eventually went down by a 5-2 scoreline in their final preseason home fixture. It took the visitors just 6 minutes to... continue reading »
July 28, 2004—Kettering Town manager Kevin Wilson watched a strong Poppies side run out comfortable 2-0 winners at Banbury Utd courtesy of a Daniel French goal after 6 minutes and a second added by Ollie Burgess in the 67th minute to seal... continue reading »
July 28, 2004—Kettering Town manager Kevin Wilson has hinted that by this time next week he will most likely have decided his final squad for the coming season. "We are getting to the stage now when decisions have to be made. By... continue reading »
July 22, 2004—Kettering Town 1 Northampton Town 2 Kettering Town continued their preseason buildup with another challenging home fixture for Kevin Wilson's men against a strong visiting Northampton Town side which included recent signings Fred Murray and Scott McGleish. The visitors went... continue reading »
July 20, 2004—Kevin Wilson added to his squad for the new season with the announcement that midfielder Ollie Burgess has signed for Kettering Town. The 23 year-old started his career at QPR and then moved to Northampton Town before playing for Basingstoke... continue reading »
July 18, 2004—Kettering Town 2 Peterborough Utd 3 Despite taking the lead twice, Kettering Town were eventually beaten 3-2 by Peterborugh Utd at Rockingham Road this afternoon in a preseason friendly. The home side scored first when Drew Roberts netted in the... continue reading »
July 12, 2004—Kettering Town manager Kevin Wilson decided to combat the new substitute rules (which allow only six named subs in friendlies) by splitting his squad into two teams and sending them off to play two matches on the same Saturday. The... continue reading »
July 12, 2004—Kettering Town got their pre-season off to a good start with a 1-1 draw against a strong Leicester City XI at Rockingham Road tonight. The visitors scored after just two minutes through Tommy Wright but the home side pulled back... continue reading »
July 7, 2004—Martin Matthews has decided to accept the terms laid out by Poppies boss Kevin Wilson and will remain at Rockingham Road for the coming season. Matthews takes over from the departed Craig Norman as the Poppies' longest-serving player currently at... continue reading »
July 7, 2004—Kettering Town have announced 20-year-old Drew Roberts has signed on at Rockingham Road for the coming season, just 24 hours ahead of the club's first pre-season friendly at home to Leicester City. Poppies boss Kevin Wilson had unsuccessfully tried to... continue reading »
July 2, 2004—Kettering Town were drawn away to Conference South outfit Newport County in the 1st Round of the FA Trophy competition, with the tie to take place on Saturday November 6th 2004. Also in the draw were locals sides Rothwell and... continue reading »
July 1, 2004—At least one question on the lips of most Poppies supporters has now been answered less than a week before the club starts it's pre-season programme; who will take over as team captain. Rob Gould has been given the role... continue reading »
July 1, 2004—Kettering Town open their Conference North campaign on August 14th 2004 at home to last season's Northern Premier League champions Hucknall Town and three days later visit old rivals Stafford Rangers in their first away fixture of the new season.... continue reading »
June 29, 2004—Kettering Town will enter into the FA Cup at the 2nd Qualifying Round stage this coming season (Saturday 2nd October 2004) along with their 43 fellow Conference North and South clubs, with the Conference National teams coming in at the... continue reading »
June 18, 2004—Kettering Town manager Kevin Wilson has signed goalkeeper Steve Corry to replace Mark Bunn, who returned to Northampton Town at the end of last season. The 22 year-old keeper was recently at 2nd Division outfit Oldham Athletic, joining them at... continue reading »
June 7, 2004—The Conference is set to restore it's League Cup competition starting this coming season after the formation of the two new Conference Divisions brought calls from the 44 member clubs for a cup competition. The last final of the League... continue reading »
June 7, 2004—Following the AGM of the Conference, Ashton Utd were the 'lucky' club allotted the vacant berth in the Conference North and replace Northwich Victoria who were reprieved from relegation from the Conference National due to Telford Utd's recent demise. Sponsorship... continue reading »
June 2, 2004—Kettering Town manager Kevin Wilson went back to Bedford in an effort to boost his squad for the coming new season in Conference North and returned with two new signings, Liam Folds and Neil Lazarus. The 22 year-old Folds played... continue reading »
June 2, 2004—Northwich Victoria have been told by Conference chief executive John Moules that they will be re-instated to the Conference National as soon as the FA gives their stamp of approval. The Vics were informed by Moules they would replace Telford... continue reading »
June 2, 2004—The Football Conference saga continues as Telford Utd have announced they will drop out of the top level of non-league football after they were unable to resolve their financial crisis in time to committ to next season. The announcement that... continue reading »
June 2, 2004—Leeds Utd announced today that their new manager would be former Poppies goalkeeper Kevin Blackwell. Blackwell made 29 appearances between the posts for Kettering while on-loan from Notts County during the 1990-91 season. Blackwell, who took over as head coach... continue reading »
May 26, 2004—Kettering Town have finally received official confirmation from the Nationwide Conference of their inclusion in the Football Conference North for the coming 2004-05 season.... continue reading »
May 24, 2004—Although not yet officially confirmed by the Conference committee, Margate have decided to accept demotion from the Conference National into the Conference Division Two South for next season. The Margate board voted 'overwhelmingly' to drop into the lower league ahead... continue reading »
May 24, 2004—The tenure of Kettering's currently longest serving player, club captain Craig Norman, has come to an end after the club and Norman couldn't agree a new contract deal. Norman has been at Kettering since he signed under manager Gary Johnson... continue reading »
May 24, 2004—Poppies boss Kevin Wilson got down to the business of sorting out his playing squad for next season by releasing six players and signing another one, as well as working out contracts with those he wants to remain at Rockingham... continue reading »
May 10, 2004—Congratulations to St Albans City, Lewes, Redditch Utd and Dorchester Town and comiserations to Bedford Town, Kingstonian, Merthyr Tydfil and Tiverton Town as the remaining places for the Conference Division Two leagues were decided through the play-off finals. In the... continue reading »
May 10, 2004—With the regular season now finally ended for the clubs of the three 'feeder leagues', the play-offs for the final berths up-for-grabs in one of the two Conference Division Two leagues next season are well under way. Northern: Carl Shutt's... continue reading »
May 4, 2004—Kettering Town 4 Hendon 1 Kettering finished their season off in fine style with a 4-1 hammering of Hendon at Rockingam Road with the goals coming from McIlwain, DiFante, Graham and Diuk as the Poppies ran rampant. A goaless first-half... continue reading »
April 28, 2004—Canvey Island 1 Kettering Town 1 No score in the first 45 minutes at Park Lane as Kettering manager Kevin Wilson decided to rest striker Darren Lynch and bring in Paul Fewings up front alongside Richard Graham to spearhead the... continue reading »
April 28, 2004—Canvey Island 1 Kettering Town 1 No score in the first 45 minutes at Park Lane as Kettering manager Kevin Wilson decided to rest striker Darren Lynch and bring in Paul Fewings up front alongside Richard Graham to spearhead the... continue reading »
April 26, 2004—Aylesbury Utd 0 Kettering Town 2 A goaless first-half at Buckingham Rd as the Ducks' defence held their former striker Darren Lynch at bay and Kevin Wilson's men couldn't find a way through in the first 45 minutes of play.... continue reading »
April 19, 2004—Maidenhead Utd 1 Kettering Town 2 A narrow 2-1 away victory at close rivals Maidenhead Utd puts Kettering just one win away from an automatic berth in Conference Division Two next season. The Poppies had to comeback from a goal... continue reading »
April 14, 2004—Kettering Town 0 Bedford Town 0 A scoreless first 45 minutes at Rockingham Road with neither side able to find a way through to break the deadlock. At the final whistle it was a point apiece as Kettering failed to... continue reading »
April 12, 2004—Braintree Town 0 Kettering Town 1 A poor first-half looked like ending goaless until two minutes before the break when Kettering were awarded a penalty and in the absence of Craig Norman it was Darren Lynch who stepped forward to... continue reading »
April 12, 2004—Congratulations to Canvey Island who clinched the RLPD championship with a 2-1 win over Thurrock at the Thurrock Hotel ground on Friday afternoon. The Gulls took the early lead through striker Ollie Berquez in the 3rd minute and still lead... continue reading »
April 5, 2004—Kettering Town 2 Thurrock 1 It may have taken Darren Lynch 11 games to eventually get off the mark, but he seems to have finally rediscovered his goalscoring touch after scoring his third goal in three games to pull Kettering... continue reading »
March 31, 2004—Kettering Town 1 Billericay Town 0 A goaless first-half at Rockingham Road as Kettering fielded several lineup changes from when they last were in action 10 days ago, including new faces in the team and on the bench. However, they... continue reading »
March 31, 2004—Poppies manager Kevin Wilson has signed three more players ahead of Wednesday's (31st March) transfer deadline day to strengthen his playing squad for the run-in towards the end of the season in an attempt to ensure automatic qualification for Conference... continue reading »
March 22, 2004—Kettering Town 1 Kingstonian 1 For the first time since way back when, Kettering actually scored first in a league game and even more surprisingly, it was Darren Lynch who finally got off the mark on 33 minutes to give... continue reading »
March 22, 2004—Kevin Wilson signed defender Rob Gould to boost his playing squad and the 28 year-old former Grantham Town made his debut, coming on in the second-half, in the 1-1 draw with Kingstonian at Rockingham Road.... continue reading »
March 19, 2004—Kettering Town 1 Harrow Borough 1 Another scoreless 45 minutes at Rockinhgam Road as the teams went into the dressing rooms for their half-time cuppas. Half-time reports from the three matches involving teams immediately above and below Kettering in the... continue reading »
March 15, 2004—Hitchin Town 0 Kettering Town 0 Another scoreless first-half for Kettering as they tried to find a way through the Canaries' unyielding defence. Wayne Diuk returned to the starting lineup and Paul Fewings again partnered Darren Lynch up front with... continue reading »
March 11, 2004—Kettering Town 0 Grays Athletic 0 The first 45 minutes saw both teams probing forward in search of an opening, but neither side were able to find the breakthrough for the first goal and the match went into the half-time... continue reading »
March 4, 2004—Heybridge Swifts 1 Kettering Town 0 Kettering fell a goal behind to Heybridge on 33 minutes at Scraley Road and with the Poppies unable to penetrate the home side's defence they went into the half-time break trailing 1-0. The first... continue reading »
March 2, 2004—Kettering Town 3 Bishop's Stortford 2 A scoreless first-half at Rockingham Road left the match on a knife-edge as Kettering sought to halt the slide and reverse their current league form. The second-half burst into life as the visitors found... continue reading »
February 27, 2004—With Kettering Town manager Kevin Wilson coming under increasing pressure, not least from the supporters, to halt the team's alarming slide down the table, the club has announced the departure 'by mutual consent' of three players. Gary Butterworth, Andy Lodge... continue reading »
February 23, 2004—Ford Utd 2 Kettering Town 0 Kettering were quickly put under pressure at Oakside Stadium and it didn't take long for the demoralised Poppies to crumble as they conceded two goals in the first 8 minutes. On 5 minutes Craig... continue reading »
February 23, 2004—Poppies boss Kevin Wilson continues to make changes to a squad which he feels needs a major overhaul to benefit 'the long term future of the club'. Wilson has signed 30 year-old Gerald Lavin and placed two players on the... continue reading »
February 23, 2004—Kettering Town were dumped out of the Northants Hillier Senior Cup last night at the Waterworks field, drawing 2-2 with hosts Desborough Town after extra-time, they were outgunned in the resulting penalty shootout and Desborough go through to the Final.... continue reading »
February 16, 2004—Kettering Town 0 Basingstoke Town 3 After a goaless first-half that again looked likely to continue for the second 45 minutes, the match took an embarrassing turn for the home supporters as Kettering's defence collapsed, conceding 2 goals in quick... continue reading »
February 16, 2004—Poppies boss Kevin Wilson moved quickly to bring in a replacement for suspended goalkeeper Mark Bunn, 19-year-old Simon Overland from Millwall, who was recently released from the First Division club. Wilson has also brought in Lewis Reid, who has played... continue reading »
February 16, 2004—Burton Albion look likely to drop their interest in signing Kettering Town midfielder Richard Graham after they were informed the Poppies player is currently under contract at Rockingham Road. Brewers boss Nigel Clough commented, "We'll check it out with the... continue reading »
February 11, 2004—Kettering Town 2 St Albans City 0 A goaless first-half at Rockingham Road with both sides struggling to find a way through their opponents defence and if the second-half had continued in a similar fashion a 0-0 draw would have... continue reading »
February 9, 2004—Sutton Utd 2 Kettering Town 1 It was back to their dismal league form for Kettering as they went down 2-1 away to Sutton Utd after they gifted the home side a late winner at Gander Green Lane this afternoon.... continue reading »
February 4, 2004—FA Trophy 4th Round Replay: Kettering Town 1 Burton Albion 2 Young striker Jason Turner retained his place in the side and quickly repays Poppies boss Kevin Wilson's faith in his abilities by scoring after 14 minutes to give the... continue reading »
February 4, 2004—FA Trophy 4th Round: Burton Albion 1 Kettering Town 1 Despite missing several key players from their normal starting lineup, Kettering turned in a solid first 45 minutes to go into the half-time break all-square at 0-0 with Conference hosts... continue reading »
January 26, 2004—Bognor Regis Town 1 Kettering Town 0 No goals in the first 45 minutes on the South Coast as the home side got off to a bright start and Kettering slowly came more into the game before the half-time break.... continue reading »
January 19, 2004—Kettering Town 0 Carshalton Athletic 3 Kettering Town's Jekyll & Hyde season continued at Rockingham Road this afternoon as the Poppies went down 3-0 to second-placed Carshalton Athletic. Any confidence the home supporters were feeling after their mid-week euphoria... continue reading »
January 14, 2004—FA Trophy 3rd Round Replay: Woking 2 Kettering Town 3 An impressive display by Kettering Town saw them edge out Conference side Woking by the narrowest of margins at Kingfield, but the scoreline doesn't really do justice to a quality... continue reading »
January 14, 2004—FA Trophy 3rd Round Latest score: Kettering Town 0 Woking 0 A scoreless first-half at Rockingham Road in the FA Trophy 3rd Round tie saw the home side aquitting themselves admirably against Conference outfit Woking. The second-half continued in much... continue reading »
January 6, 2004—Or should that read 'Lynch signs for Wilson', well whatever, the outcome is that Darren Lynch has now followed Kevin Wilson to Rockingham Road and the club announced that the former Eagles and Ducks' striker has officially signed for Kettering... continue reading »
January 6, 2004—Bishop's Stortford 4 Kettering Town 1 New manager Kevin Wilson received a swift reminder that there's still plenty of work to be done if Kettering are to finish in a respectable position at the end of this season. Their first... continue reading »
January 1, 2004—Kettering Town 3 Hornchurch 2 Kettering's new manager Kevin Wilson got his tenure off to a winning start after recovering from an early setback this afternoon at Rockingham Road, the first league victory at home for the Poppies since mid-October... continue reading »
December 31, 2003—Kevin Wilson was today appointed the new manager of Kettering Town Football Club. The former Cobblers, Bedford Town and Aylesbury Utd boss brings with him his assistant, Lee Howey. Lee Howey, who turned 34 in January 2004, started his career... continue reading »
December 31, 2003—Bedford Town 2 Kettering Town 3 Kettering took the lead through Gary Butterworth early on and Paul Fewings increased the lead to 2-0 before half-time. Then Kettering were dealt a setback when they were reduced to 10 men after the... continue reading »
December 31, 2003—Kettering Town v Harrow Borough Match called off due to a waterlogged pitch Kettering Town's home fixture against Harrow Borough was called off after a pitch inspection by the referee deemed the surface too waterlogged to play the match. Fixture... continue reading »
December 16, 2003—Northwood 1 Kettering Town 2 It was a tale of two halves for Kettering on a wet day in Northwest London as they took command through goals by Ian King on 25 minutes and Paul Fewings just before half-time. The... continue reading »
December 10, 2003—Bryco Cup 2nd Round: Worthing 2 Kettering Town 0 Kettering made an early exit out of the Isthmian League Cup in what turned out to be a fruitless journey down to the South Coast, going down 2-0 to Ryman Division... continue reading »
December 8, 2003—Kettering Town 2 Aylesbury Utd 2 Kettering Town's string of poor home results continued at Rockingham Road this afternoon when they were twice pegged back by the visitors, Aylesbury Utd. The Poppies have now collected just 1 point out of... continue reading »
December 8, 2003—Just five days after the club had triumphantly announced the signing of midfielder Sam McMahon he was unexpectedly (for Poppies supporters anyway) playing a vital part in Burton Albion's 2-1 win at Northwich Victoria last night. "The visitors were the... continue reading »
December 8, 2003—Last night's replays involving RLPD clubs saw another four Ryman clubs exit the competition, however three of those were at the hands of their fellow league teams: Crawley Town 4 St Albans City 1 (aet) Kettering Town 2 Hendon 2... continue reading »
December 8, 2003—FA Trophy Second Round Replay: Kettering Town 2 Hendon 2 aet: Kettering win 5-4 on penalties Returning to the starting lineup following Saturday's suspension and the injury to Ian King, Andy Lodge made a significant early contribution to put... continue reading »
December 1, 2003—FA Trophy 2nd Round: Hendon 1 Kettering Town 1 Kettering's players must have had one eye on the half-time cuppa again as the home side took the lead in the 45th minute in this 2nd Round FA Trophy tie... continue reading »
December 1, 2003—Caretaker manager Nick Platnauer has signed another two players in an effort to strengthen the squad, notably in the areas of defence and midfield. Rothwell Town's 23 year-old central defender Craig McIlwain and 27 year-old midfielder Sam McMahon. McMahon will... continue reading »
December 1, 2003—Kettering Town 0 Sutton Utd 1 The Sutton team coach was delayed in a traffic jam on the M25 and kick-off was moved back to 9pm, however the U's shook off any adverse travel effects they might have been... continue reading »
November 25, 2003—Hornchurch have had their appeal rejected and were consequently deducted 1 point by the FA for playing an unregistered player, Daniel Kerrigan, in their 1-1 draw at Heybridge Swifts in September. The league table has been adjusted accordingly.... continue reading »
November 25, 2003—Hendon 1 Kettering Town 2 Kettering fell behind after 25 minutes when Steve Butler put the home side in front and Hendon held on to the narrow lead going into the half-time break. Jason Turner restored Kettering back to... continue reading »
November 25, 2003—The club has announced that striker Tobi Oshitola has left Rockingham Road "following the completion of his loan period and complications in his proposed transfer". I'm not exactly sure what the last part means but it looks like we didn't... continue reading »
November 20, 2003—The club announced tonight that they'd "called time" on Dominic Genovese, relieving him of his duties as First team manager of Kettering Town Football Club. He will now revert to his previous post in charge of the PASE setup at... continue reading »
November 15, 2003—Kettering Town 0 Ford Utd 3 No penalties, no own goals and no clean sheet as Kettering's luck ran out and it was back to their abysmal best (or is that worst?). The last time the home crowd saw... continue reading »
November 14, 2003—According to the Official website Kettering Town have signed 32 year-old defender Al-James Hannigan, although as usual, no mention is made of what type of contract he is on or for how long he has been signed. Hannigan who played... continue reading »
November 12, 2003—St Albans City 0 Kettering Town 1 Another goal-less first-half and another game that looked likely to remain scoreless as neither side had the firepower in front of goal. The match turned however, in the final minutes, when Saints defender... continue reading »
November 10, 2003—Hayes 0 Kettering Town 1 A vital clean sheet by Poppies goalkeeper Paul Pettinger aided by his fellow defenders allowed Craig Norman's second-half penalty to secure a much-needed victory at Church Rd. Although the match was hardly an entertaining affair... continue reading »
November 3, 2003—Kettering Town were drawn away to fellow RLPD outfit Hendon in the 2nd Round of the FA Trophy. The tie is to be played on Saturday 29th November 2003 and prize money for winning the round is ¬£3,000. Neighbours Rothwell... continue reading »
November 3, 2003—Kettering Town 1 Canvey Island 4 Any lingering optimisim about Kettering's chances of recovering from their poor start to the season to mount a realistic title challenge must surely have been well and truly buried by a Canvey Island side... continue reading »
November 3, 2003—The loan periods for Bradley Thomas and Lee Clarke have now ended and the two Peterborough United players have returned to London Rd following a three month period at Kettering which was interrupted by call-ups to their respective international squads.... continue reading »
October 27, 2003—Boreham Wood 1 Kettering Town 0 Kettering Town were unceremoniously dumped out of the FA Cup at the 4th Qualifying Round stage at Meadow Park this afternoon after conceding an 85th minute goal to hosts Boreham Wood. The Poppies' failure... continue reading »
October 22, 2003—Kettering Town 4 Heybridge Swifts 1 Kettering Town finally managed to secure a much-needed league victory at Rockingham Road last night after a very poor run of five league games without a win and ironically it turned out to be... continue reading »
October 21, 2003—Basingstoke Town 2 Kettering Town 2 Kettering Town returned to their league inconsistency with a 2-2 draw at Basingstoke Town after coming back from a 1-0 deficit to lead 2-1, but were eventually pegged back before the final whistle could... continue reading »
October 21, 2003—An almost unrecognisable Kettering Town won 4-0 at Northampton Spencer last night in the 1st Round of the NFA Hillier Senior Cup. Chris Di Fante and Jason Turner each scored a brace, with the first of Turner's coming from the... continue reading »
October 13, 2003—Kettering Town 2 St Margaretsbury 0 Craig Norman made a dramatic return from injury, giving Kettering the lead from the penalty spot just before half-time. Then in the second-half it was another Norman penalty that wrapped up the match for... continue reading »
October 6, 2003—Kingstonian 1 Kettering Town 0 Kettering went down 1-0 at Kingsmeadow with Kingstonian scoring the winner on 73 minutes. Kettering have now lost 3 of their last 4 league matches and slumped to 13th position in the league table. A... continue reading »
September 30, 2003—Kettering Town have been drawn at home to St Margaretsbury of the Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division in the 3rd Qualifying Round of the FA Cup. On the way through the earlier rounds the Bury have picked up ¬£7,000... continue reading »
September 30, 2003—FA Cup 2nd Qualifying Round: Stamford 0 Kettering Town 3 Paul Fewings put Kettering in front after 20 minutes and they went into the half-time break 1-0 up. In the second-half the lively Richard Graham connected with a Lee Clarke... continue reading »
September 30, 2003—Grays Athletic 1 Kettering Town 1 Ellis Remy put Kettering 1-0 up after 2 minutes at The Recreation Ground but the home side equalised shortly afterwards following a mistake by Gavin Kelly and the two teams were all-square at the... continue reading »
September 22, 2003—Kettering Town 0 Hayes 3 Following Tuesday's abysmal first-half display when Kettering surrended 3 goals in 25 minutes, Dominic Genovese promised that "things would change", however what the Rockingham Road faithful didn't bargain for was that they'd get even worse.... continue reading »
September 18, 2003—Billericay Town 3 Kettering Town 1 A nightmare first-half performance from Kettering saw them trailing bottom but-one club Billericay by 3-0 at the break, with the first goal being scored in less than 60 seconds. To quote BBC Radio Northampton,... continue reading »
September 18, 2003—Kettering Town have been drawn away to nearby Stamford (who won 2-0 away at Oadby on Saturday) in the 2nd Qualifying Round of of the FA Cup, with the tie to be played in two weeks time on Saturday 27th... continue reading »
September 15, 2003—Kettering Town 3 Bognor Regis Town 1 After a scoreless first-half, Paul Fewings put the home side in front early in the second-half, then a Matt Murphy header made it 2-0 on 69 minutes. Eliot Paschalis put the result beyond... continue reading »
September 11, 2003—Kettering Town 1 Hitchin Town 1 Kettering Town could only manage to scrape a 1-1 draw against Hitchin Town at Rockingham Road tonight and had to comeback from a 1-0 half-time deficit to gain a point with a late equaliser... continue reading »
September 9, 2003—Carshalton Athletic 3 Kettering Town 2 Despite leading 2-0 at one stage in the first-half, Kettering finally went down 3-2 to hosts Carshalton Athletic after a second-half collapse, concededing two late goals in the final five minutes to a rampant... continue reading »
September 3, 2003— Kettering Town 3 Maidenhead Utd 1 Kettering overcame an early setback, which also saw a return to the comedy of errors in defence, to eventually lead their visitors at the break, but the game wasn't finally settled until the... continue reading »
September 2, 2003— Thurrock 0 Kettering Town 2 Kettering Town got their Ryman League campaign back on track with a solid away win at Thurrock and a much-improved all-round performance into the bargain. No early goal give-aways this time as the first-half... continue reading »
August 30, 2003—Nineteen year-old Marcus Sawyer became the latest player to sign for Kettering Town under manager Dominic Genovese, after the young midfielder apparently impressed during training sessions at Rockingham Road. The left-sided midfielder played in the same QPR side as Richard... continue reading »
August 28, 2003—Kettering Town 1 Braintree Town 2 Despite having a full squad to chose from Dominic Genovese saw his side beaten at home by the bottom club, Braintree Town, who had previously leaked 10 goals in 3 games and scored just... continue reading »
August 24, 2003— Hornchurch 1 Kettering Town 1 It took around 60 seconds for Hornchurch to score their first goal of the new season when Scott Gooding shook off some slack marking by Wayne Diuk and headed past the diving Paul Pettinger... continue reading »
August 20, 2003— Harrow Borough 1 Kettering Town 2 Kettering secured their second win in two games in the Ryman League Premier Division last night despite falling behind mid-way through the first-half to a very bad judgement error by goalkeeper Paul Pettinger.... continue reading »
August 17, 2003—Kettering Town 2 Northwood 1 Kettering Town got off to a winning start in the Rymans League Premier Division at Rockingham Road this afternoon against newly-promoted Northwood, with Paul Fewings (below left) scoring the winning goal (his first for the... continue reading »
August 15, 2003—Kettering manager Dominic Genovese has secured the services of Peterborough Utd's Lee Clarke in a 3 month loan deal which sees the Posh striker return to Rockingham Rd just in time for the season opener against Northwood this Saturday. Clarke... continue reading »
August 13, 2003—Poppies manager Dominic Genovese received an unexpected boost yesterday when an administration mix-up left Peterborough Utd youngster Bradley Thomas without a passport in time for his trip to Jamaica, where he was due to join up with the rest of... continue reading »
August 12, 2003—Kettering Town's Jekyll & Hyde preseason continued last night as they went down 1-0 to Corby Town at Rockingham Triangle in what seemed a rather pointless exercise following Dominic Genovese's earlier comments. "The last thing I want is for someone... continue reading »
August 7, 2003—Kettering Town have finally completed the signing of ex-Oxford Utd midfielder Matt Murphy who joins fellow midfielder Ian King at Rockingham Road after the ex-Nene Park player was signed by Poppies manager Dominic Genovese earlier this week. A third midfielder,... continue reading »
August 7, 2003—Kettering Town drew 3-3 last night against a Leeds Utd XI that contained several young players pushing for their places in Peter Reid's full Premiership side and were watched by a crowd of 1,425 supporters, easily the largest attendance of... continue reading »
August 1, 2003—Kettering Town 0 Dundee XI 4 Scottish Premier side Dundee dominated the first-half at Rockingham Road against a sometimes overwhelmed home side, but only managed to find the net once before the break. On 36 minutes Steve Lovell fired the... continue reading »
July 28, 2003—Kettering Town drew 0-0 in the Maunsell Cup Final against Rothwell Town at Cecil St last night and in the penalty shoot-out that followed the scoreless 90 minutes, it was the Bones who came out as eventual winners. Despite picking... continue reading »
July 28, 2003—Apparently new signing Richard Graham will sit out the start of Kettering Town's Ryman campaign alongside Craig Norman as it was only just discovered he was sent off playing for Billericay Town at the end of last season and still... continue reading »
July 24, 2003—Kettering Town earned a creditable 2-2 draw at home to 3rd Division Northampton Town at Rockingham Road tonight as Poppies boss Dominic Genovese fielded his strongest lineup yet as he continues to strengthen the squad leading up to the big... continue reading »
July 22, 2003—A fairly uninspiring encounter at Rockingham Road last night saw Kettering go down 1-0 to Stevenage Borough, with the visitors' winning goal coming courtesy of Howard Forinton. Not really much of note during the match to encourage the supporters to... continue reading »
July 19, 2003—Just over 1,200 supporters turned out to see Poppies narrowly lose out 2-1 to Queens Park Rangers in Craig Norman's testamonial match at Rockingham Rd today. Kettering fielded a mixture of past and present, and possibly future players, against a... continue reading »
July 17, 2003—With their first preseason game under their belt, Kettering will get to relax a little on Saturday when they take on Queens Park Rangers in Craig Norman's testamonial match. The Poppies team will comprise of past and present players and... continue reading »
July 17, 2003—Peterborough Utd ended up comfortable 3-1 winners at Rockingham Road tonight in Kettering's first preseason fixture as a Jason Turner tap-in at least got the home side on the score-sheet. It took the visitors 40 minutes to break the deadlock... continue reading »
July 8, 2003—Poppies boss Dominic Genovese is still looking to strengthen his squad before the kick-off to the season proper comes around on August 16th and the additional headache of Craig Norman's suspension will increase the need for suitable squad cover. Norman... continue reading »
July 2, 2003—Dave Dunham has accepted an invitation to join the board of directors at Kettering Town Football Club with chairman Peter Mallinger explaining, "We are always looking to strengthen all departments of the football club and Dave will do just that.... continue reading »
July 2, 2003—Dave Dunham has accepted an invitation to join the board of directors at Kettering Town Football Club with chairman Peter Mallinger explaining, "We are always looking to strengthen all departments of the football club and Dave will do just that.... continue reading »
June 26, 2003—Kettering have signed striker Paul Fewings ready for the start of the new season to boost their attacking options. The 25 year-old striker started his career at Hull City and then moved on to Hereford Utd where he was joint... continue reading »
June 25, 2003—Kettering have been drawn away in the Second Round of the Bryco Cup competition (the equivalent of the league cup) and will play the winners of the First Round tie between Dorking and Worthing. No dates have been announced yet... continue reading »
June 24, 2003—The club announced today that Wayne Diuk had re-signed for Kettering ready for the start of the coming season despite manager Dominic Genovese stating recently that he had 'discounted him from his plans'. The player apparently had a 'clear the... continue reading »
June 19, 2003—Ryman Premier League side Purfleet FC have formerly changed their name to Thurrock FC ready for the start of the new season the club announced today; "A decision has been made by the Directors and Committee of Purfleet Football Club... continue reading »
June 17, 2003—The total prize money for the FA Cup this season has been reduced by ¬£2m to ¬£10,698,250 and that means dramatically reduced prize money for the earlier rounds as follows: Second qualifying round £3,750 (was £7,500) Third qualifying round £5,000... continue reading »
June 16, 2003—Following their relegation from the Conference last season, Kettering will now be entering the FA Cup two rounds earlier this season, at the Second Qualifying Round stage on Saturday 27th September 2003. Extra Preliminary Round 23rd August 2003 Preliminary Round... continue reading »
June 14, 2003—Following their relegation from the Conference last season, Kettering will now be entering the FA Cup two rounds earlier this season, at the Second Qualifying Round stage. Kettering Town have added Peterborough Utd to their list of preseason friendlies, a... continue reading »
June 11, 2003—After the recent statement by the club that Wayne Diuk and Niall Inman were being released, Poppies manager Dominic Genovese commented, "I offered both players terms for next season but neither player has responded as I would have wished. Niall... continue reading »
Saturday 6th March 2010
Home
Chester City
Blue Square Premier
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| 2 | Stevenage Borough | 32 |
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| 3 | York City | 32 |
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| 4 | Rushden & Dmds | 32 |
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| 5 | Luton Town | 32 |
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| 6 | Kettering Town | 32 |
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55 |
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| 7 | Mansfield Town | 33 |
12 |
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| 8 | AFC Wimbledon | 32 |
23 |
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| Blue Square Premier 2009-10 Season | ||||
| Saturday 27th February, 2010 | ||||
| Altrincham | 1 | Grays Athletic | 1 | |
| Crawley Town | 2 | |
Luton Town | 1 |
| Ebbsfleet Utd | 1 | Barrow | 4 | |
| Hayes & Yeading | 1 | Mansfield Town | 1 | |
| Kidderminster H | 3 | |
Histon | 0 |
| Rushden & Dmds | 0 | Kettering Town | 0 | |
| Salisbury City | 1 | Wrexham | 1 | |
| York City | 0 | Eastbourne Boro' | 1 | |