Northants Senior Cup

[kilnparkman]

Below is an article featured in the Raunds Town v Brackley Town programme, written by the administrator of midlandsnonleaguefootball.co.uk If your interested?

Northants Senior ‘Hillier’ Cup

Most home fans will be aware that Raunds Town won the Hillier cup as recently as 2005, the only other success being 14 years earlier in 1991. The best season for Brackley Town in the County Cup being 1989 when they finished runners-up.

The 2005/06 season saw Raunds Town lose to eventual winners Northampton Spencer, 3-2 in the semi-final. The following season saw Brackley Town reach the semi-final, this time losing, 2-1 to Woodford United, who themselves had easily disposed of Raunds in the first round 6-1.

This season’s final will be played in March.

Hillier Cup Recent Winners

2005 Raunds Town
2006 Northampton Spencer
2007 Rushden & Diamonds

A cup of Records

Sadly not all the senior clubs in Northamptonshire have been entering the Hillier Cup in recent seasons. One of the most successful clubs in the history of the competition, however, are Kettering Town who have won the senior cup on 28 occasions but of course lost to Northampton Spencer in the first round this season. Other clubs with a great history in the competition include Corby Town and Rothwell Town who have both been winners of the County Cup six times.

A couple of club records have been set and still stand today from games in the Senior Cup, Rushden & Diamonds biggest victory was an eight goal victory over Desborough Town in the 1994/95 season. Desborough can take some heart however from the fact that they have been County Champions four times. Another record set in the competition is the record attendance at Long Buckby’s Station Road ground for the 1984 final where the Bucks lost to Kettering in front of a record 750 fans.

Lets hope whoever wins tonight’s tie goes on to lift the trophy in the final in March.

Clive

Midlands Non-League Football
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[railwatcher]

Rushden & Diamonds V Cogenhoe

Lets all wish Darren Collins good luck tonight in his return to Nene Park for the first time as a manager.

[superscully]

I couldn't give a nuts about Darren Collins tonight and ill wish him fuckall

It would be nice though if a ucl club do well . good luck

What the hell has Collins ever done for you ?

Or for that matter ... me

Get a grip man

Good luck Cogenhoe , you will need it

[comptonparker]

superscully said:

I couldn't give a nuts about Darren Collins tonight and ill wish him f**kall

It would be nice though if a ucl club do well . good luck

What the hell has Collins ever done for you ?

Or for that matter ... me

Get a grip man

Good luck Cogenhoe , you will need it

You need to calm yourself down a bit me thinks, no need for a personal attack here.

Whats DC ever done to you? your not fit enough to lace his boots let alone have a snipe at him on here....

[railwatcher]

Superscully not only are you very badly informed you are badly in need of some anger management, guess you are involved with a top club eh, with your knowledge you will go far, never be lost to this wonderful game!

[judgejohn]

Not yet he is not be he does have the talent to create a top club out of what he has currently and I am sure will achieve fantastic success......................

[superscully]

JJ , yes correct but not if I'm restricted and unable to do my work .... Story for another day me thinks

You can take a horse to water and all that .

Your Petts and Sileby post the other day was 100% correct , you will catch my drift me thinks

Anyway ,

Not a personal attack on DC , just don't see why we had to wish him all the best ?

I couldn't give a nuts about his game last night and as for lacing his boots , i could do that in about 10 seconds

Has he ever hit the cross bar during a pre - match warm up with a flying scissor kick volley from at least 30 big ones , wearing a full on sub suit ?

Has he boll-ox , i rest my case

He can shove his league goals up his Erse , cos they mean jack-nuts to me

Sandy , Wilson , McGoldrick , Collins , Ashby , Glover etc

Keep reeling out the big names and keep creaming yourself over them if you want , but none of them are any good as managers

They just ain't got it


Chess time again me thinks

Over and out Losers

[comptonparker]

superscully said:

Not a personal attack on DC , just don't see why we had to wish him all the best ?

Could it be because I follow Cogenhoe & wanted to wish him all the best?!

Still the Cooks did him and everyone proud on tuesday, sadly we tired at the end & their extra level of fitness showed through.

Just hope we can put in another good performance Saturday against Hanwell in the Vase!

[2halfs]

I wouldn't listen to SS what so ever. Darren Collins has been a very successful non-league player and it looks like he will do well at management level too.

SS has never reached the heights as a player as Darren and maybe he has won a few more minor trophies at management level than DC but he still isn't regarded good enough to manage a UCL Prem team so that probably says it all.

[phoenix]

Why do people bite to SS rantings. Let him have his say. I certainly have a laugh when he adds his bits. As they say, use a pinch of salt.

If SS played/managed like he talks he certainly wouldn't waste his time making comments on here, so lets get behind him (safest place me thinks) and listen to what he says. Defo brightens up my day!

[railwatcher]

Over to the Spencer boys now, enjoy your night at Rushden too.