The Northamptonshire Football Association, also simply known as the Northamptonshire FA, is the governing body of football in the English county of Northamptonshire.

Organisation

The purpose of the Northamptonshire FA is to lead the successful development of football within the county and to increase the participation, quality and enjoyment of football.

The Northamptonshire FA's strategy sets out the vision, key priorities and targets for investment into grassroots football from 1 July 2008 until 30 June 2012. The strategy contributes to the delivery of The FA's National Game Strategy over a four-year period.

The Northamptonshire FA football development team provide support and guidance to aid development in the game, whatever an organisation or person's role may be. Whereas the football governance team are involved in the day to day running of key areas such as the administration of clubs, leagues and referees along with the running of the discipline process, county competitions and the representative teams.

Affiliated Leagues

Men's Saturday Leagues United Counties League** Peterborough and District League** Northamptonshire Combination Football League** Northampton Town Football League**

Footnote: **Part of the English football league system.

Men's Sunday Leagues Daventry & District Sunday League Kettering Area Sunday League Northants Sunday Combination Northants Sunday Conference Peterborough & District Sunday League] Peterborough Sunday Morning League Rushden & District Sunday League

Ladies and Girls Leagues Northamptonshire Women's and Girls' Football League

Youth Leagues Countywide U18 Football League Kettering Weetabix Youth League Northampton & District Youth Alliance Northants Senior Youth League Peterborough & District Junior Alliance Peterborough & District Youth League Peterborough Mini-Soccer Conference League

Other Leagues Northamptonshire Disability League

Small Sided Leagues Champion Soccer Football Mundial Ladies Leagues Robert Windle Tournaments

Futsal Leagues Northamptonshire FA Youth Futsal League

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Disbanded or Amalgamated Leagues

A number of leagues that were affiliated to the Northamptonshire FA have disbanded or amalgamated with other leagues including:

Central Northants Combination (in 1991 became the Northamptonshire Combination League) Central Village League (merged with the Mid Northants League in 1953 to become the Northamptonshire Combination League) East Northants League (later known as the Rushden & District League) Kettering Amateur League (became the East Midlands Alliance) Mid Northants League (merged with the Central Village League in 1953 to become the Northamptonshire Combination League) Northamptonshire League (abbreviated Northants League and eventually became the United Counties League) Rushden & District League (previously known as the East Northants League) South East Northants League

Affiliated Member Clubs

Among the notable clubs that are (or were at one time) affiliated to the Northamptonshire FA are:

Other member clubs include:

County Cup Competitions

The Northamptonshire FA run the following Cup Competitions:

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Northamptonshire Cup

The Northamptonshire Cup (known as The Maunsell Cup) is a county cup competition involving senior teams affiliated to the Northamptonshire Football Association.

Northamptonshire Senior Cup

The Northamptonshire Senior Cup (renamed The Hillier Senior Cup in 1981) is a county cup competition involving senior teams affiliated to the Northamptonshire Football Association.

List of Northamptonshire Junior Cup Winners YearNorthamptonshire Junior Cup Winners1889–90Finedon Revellers1890–91Raunds Unity1891–92No Record1892–93Rushden Reserves1893–94No Record1894–95Rushden Reserves1895–96Rushden Reserves1896–97No Record1897–98Kettering Reserves1898–99Daventry United1899–1900Rothwell Reserves1900–01Desborough Town1901–02Rothwell Town1902–03Irthlingborough Town1903–04Northampton Town Reserves1904–05Kettering Town1905–06Kettering Town1906–07Raunds Town1907–08Desborough Town1908–09Finedon United1909–10Corby Stars1910–11Daventry United1911–12Peterborough Westwood Works1912–13Kettering Town Reserves1913–14Walgrave Amber1915–1919No competition due to World War I1919–20Irthlingborough Town1920–21Higham Ferrers1921–22Desborough Town Reserves YearNorthamptonshire Junior Cup Winners1922–23Rushden Town Reserves1923–24Rushden Town Reserves1924–25Walgrave Amber1925–26Rushden Town Reserves1926–27Desborough Town Reserves1927–28Kingsthorpe FC1928–29Rushden Town Reserves1929–30Irchester United Sports1930–31Daventry Town1931–32Kettering Town Reserves1932–33Kettering Town Reserves1933–34Irchester United Sports Reserves1934–35Daventry Stead & Simpsons1935–36Woodford Stars1936–37Duston FC1937–38Kettering United1938–39Wollaston Victories1940–1945No competitions due to World War II1945–46Stewarts & Lloyds Reserves1946–47Duston United1947–48Kislingbury1948–49Irchester United1949–50Northampton Park1950–51Braunston United1951–52Northampton Park1952–53Northampton Park1953–54Northampton Park1954–55Northampton Park1955–56Deanshanger Athletic YearNorthamptonshire Junior Cup Winners1956–57Brigstock FC1957–58Northampton St Georges1958–59Northampton K.G.O.B.1959–60Northampton K.G.O.B.1960–61Daventry Town1961–62Northampton St Georges1962–63Northampton Spencer1963–64Northampton St Georges1964–65Kettering Avondale1965–66Desborough Town Reserves1966–67Northampton Spencer OB1967–68Corby Gainsborough1968–69Northampton St Georges1969–70Long Buckby1970–71Long Buckby1971–72Northampton Victoria Rangers1972–73Peterborough Rovers1973–74Towcester Town1974–75Northampton Victoria Rangers1975–76Irchester United1976–77Geddington Montrose Kettering1977–78Northampton St Georges1978–79Geddington Montrose Kettering1979–80Northampton Crusaders1980–81Eye United1981–82Eye United1982–83Raunds Town1983–84Cottingham1984–85Towcester Town YearNorthamptonshire Junior Cup Winners1985–86Towcester Town1986–87Irthlingborough Diamonds Reserves1987–88Thrapston Venturas1988–89Blisworth1989–90Bugbrooke St. Michaels1990–91Daventry Town1991–92Raunds Town Reserves1992–93Raunds Town Reserves1993–94Northampton Vanaid1994–95Higham Town1995–96Wellingborough Whitworth1996–97Northampton Vanaid1997–98Northampton Vanaid1998–99Thrapston Town FC1999–2000Cottingham2000–01Thrapston Town FC2001–02Northampton Sileby Rangers2002–03Northampton Sileby Rangers2003–04Thrapston Town FC2004–05Eye United2005–06Wellingborough Town2006–07Peterborough Sports FC2007–08Rothwell Corinthians2008–09Peterborough Northern Star2009–10Northampton ON Chenecks2010–11Peterborough Northern Star2011-12Bugbrooke St Michaels2012-13Rushden & Higham United2013-14Northampton ON Chenecks2014-15Northampton Spencer2015-16Peterborough Sports2016-17Blisworth2017-18Netherton United2018-19Kettering Nomads2019-20VOID (Covid-19)2020-21VOID (Covid-19)2021-22Blisworth

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List of Northamptonshire Lower Junior Cup Winners YearNorthamptonshire Lower Junior Cup Winners1892–93Rushden Reserves1893–94Kettering Victorias1894–95Kettering Victorias1895–96Rushden III or Yardley Hastings1896–97Kettering Revellers1897–98Daventry United1898–99Finedon Rovers1899–1900Broughton Victorias1900–01Rothwell Reserves1901–02Raunds Reserves1902–03Rothwell Reserves1903–04Earls Barton Wesleyans1904–05Kettering Town Reserves1905–06Rushden Fosse1906–07Kettering Town Reserves1907–08Kettering Working Mens1908–09Rothwell Town1909–10Higham St Marys1910–11Northampton Grafton Excelsior1911–12Finedon United1912–13Northampton St Peters Albion1913–14Rushden Church Institute1915–1919No competition due to World War I1919–20Bugbrooke1920–21Far Cotton United1921–22Northampton Spread Eagle1922–23Kislingbury F.C.1923–24Northampton Mount Pleasant1924–25Kettering United Rlymen YearNorthamptonshire Lower Junior Cup Winners1925–26Carthaginians1926–27Kettering Morris B.C.1927–28Carthaginians1928–29Irthlingborough Nomads1929–30Burton Latimer St Marys1930–31Heyford Athletic1931–32Northampton Nelson Athletic1932–33Starverton United1933–34Harpole F.C.1934–35Kettering Miss Butcher's Bible Class1935–36Brixworth All Saints1936–37Higham Ferrers Adult School1937–38Ringstead Rovers1938–39Kislingbury F.C.1940–1945No competition due to World War II1945–46Gayton F.C.1946–47Kislingbury F.C.1947–48Silverstone B.L.1948-49Moulton1949–50Cottingham1950–51Moulton1951–52Kettering Avondale1952–53Little Irchester1953–54Barby United1954–55Brixworth All Saints1955–56Staverton F.C.1956–57Bugbrooke St. Michaels1957–58Kings Sutton1958–59Bozeat YearNorthamptonshire Lower Junior Cup Winners1959–60Northampton St Georges1960–61Weldon1961–62Corby Hearts1962–63Woodford United1963–64Kings Sutton1964–65Desborough Town 'A'1965–66Kings Sutton1966–67Corby Fuel1967–68Eye United1968–69Northampton Corinthians1969–70Walgrave Amber1970–71Walgrave Amber1971–72Walgrave Amber1972–73Northampton Corinthians1973–74Wootton1974–75Wootton1975–76Heyford Athletic1976–77Bugbrooke1977–78Thrapston Venturas Reserves1978–79Woodford Stars1979–80M A S Duston British Timken1980–81Duston Magpies1981–82Peterborough Mitchell Sports1982–83Deanshanger Athletic1983–84Cottingham Reserves1984–85Peterborough Molins1985–86Middleton Cheney1986–87Corby FC Fisher1987–88Peterborough Baker Perkins Reserves YearNorthamptonshire Lower Junior Cup Winners1988–89Peterborough Mem. Delv1989–90Geddington WMC1990–91Wellingborough Town Reserves1991–92Bugbrooke St. Michaels1992–93Wilby1993–94Peterborough Brotherhood1994–95Peterborough Brotherhood1995–96Kingscliffe1996–97Ford Sports Daventry Reserves1997–98Peterborough Perkins Sports Reserves1998–99Stanwick Rovers FC1999–2000Kettering Nomads2000–01Crick Athletic Corby2001–02Rushden Rangers2002–03Corby Caladonian Stripmills2003–04Corby Hellenic2004–05Corby Grampion2005–06Bugbrooke St. Michaels Reserves2006–07Peterborough Silver2007–08Wellingborough Town 2004 Reserves2008–09Northampton ON Chenecks Reserves2009–10Peterborough Northern Star Reserves2010–11Northampton Sileby Rangers2011-12Wellingborough Whitworth2012-13Bugbrooke St Michaels Reserves2013-14Wellingborough Whitworth2014-15Northampton Spencer2015-16Rushden & Higham2016-17Bugbrooke St Michaels Reserves

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List of Northamptonshire Area Cup Winners YearNorthamptonshire Area Cup Cup Winners1952–53Towcester Town Reserves1953–54Bugbrooke Un Reserves1954–55Litchborough United1955–56Silverstone B B1956–57Northampton Brown Brothers1957–58Silverstone B B1958–59Blakesley1959–60Cold Ashby1960–61Clipston Earls1961–62Corby United1962–63Kings Sutton Reserves1963–64Welford Vics1964–65Wellingborough United Reserves1965–66Kettering Park Wanderers1966–67Staverton YearNorthamptonshire Area Cup Winners1967–68West Haddon1968–69Northampton Bostrom1969–70Northampton Bostrom1970–71Pitsford1971–72Byfield1972–73Yelvertoft1973–74Yardley United1974–75Corby Avon Cosmetics1975–76Peterborough Pearl Assurance1976–77M A S Sports1977–78Woodford Stars1978–79Peterborough Pearl Assurance1979–80Peterborough Pearl Assurance1980–81Seddon Packaging1981–82Corby White Hart YearNorthamptonshire Area Cup Winners1982–83Northampton Sileby Rangers Reserves1983–84Peterborough Molins1984–85Barton Seagrave1985–86Northampton Strollers1986–87Peterborough Juventus1987–88Peterborough Juventus1988–89Northampton Strollers1989–90New Duston Athletic1990–91Peterborough Thomas Cook Reserves1991–92Oundle Town Reserves1992–93Peterborough Molins Reserves1993–94Potterspury1994–95Corby Square Peg1995–96Peterborough Silver Jubilee1996–97Heyford Athletic Reserves YearNorthamptonshire Area Cup Winners1997–98Peterborough Railway1998–99Corby Sporting Lincoln1999–2000Long Buckby2000–01Stanion United2001–02Peterborough Pearl Assurance2002–03Peterborough Silver Jubilee Reserves2003–04Northampton Queen Eleanor 'A'2004–05Wilby2005–06Rushden Comer Flag2006–07Peterborough Perkins Sports2007–08Bugbrooke St. Michaels "B"2008–09Oundle Town Reserves2009–10Corby Everards2010–11Corby Pegasus Reserves2011-12Daventry Drayton Grange

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