2013-14 UCL REVIEW

November ….Spalding set a new record for the most wins from the start of a top flight season, seventeen….Woodford end a run of 65 successive defeats in competitive matches with a 2-1 win at Blackstones….The Reds also spring a Knockout Cup surprise by beating Newport Pagnell while another giantkilling sees Potton beat Sileby…..FA Vase Second Round action sees wins for AFC Rushden & Diamonds, Huntingdon, Spalding and Wisbech….Dave Randall steps down as AFC Kempston manager to be succeeded by Jimmy Stoyles and Gary Flinn…..Nathan Collins takes the Boston Town reins…..Steve Walker resigns at Desborough with Ian Walker arriving from Thrapston as replacement….Daren Young returns to management taking over from Scott Goodwin at Sileby….Mitch Austin leaves Woodford…..Managerial awards go to Seb Hayes of Huntingdon and Steve Kuhne of St Neots Saints…..Courtney Meade of Oadby in the Goalscorer of the Month….ON Chenecks stalwart Claude Hasdell is the recipient of an award to mark his sixty year service to the club….St Neots Saints striker Dion Sembie-Ferris signs for Colchester. December ….Spalding are removed from the FA Vase after fielding Garfield Robinson, suspended under another name, in their Second Round win at Walsall Wood, who lose to Wisbech in their Third Round tie…..AFC Rushden & Diamonds take another step on the road to Wembley but Huntingdon bow out…..Knockout Cup action sees lower grade Lutterworth Athletic oust higher level Cogenhoe on penalties while Deeping score nine against Whitworth….Cogenhoe spring another surprise in the Northants Hillier Senior Cup thrashing Corby 4- 0…..Spalding’s winning run ends with a 2-1 home defeat by AFC Rushden & Diamonds….The season’s highest attendance, 851, watches the Boxing Day derby between Wellingborough and Diamonds……Kevin Byrne resigns as Stewarts & Lloyds boss…..Pete Smith replaces Paul Field at the Bugbrooke helm…..Richard Scott takes charge at Thrapston with Marcus Townsend the latest occupant of the Woodford hot seat….Darren Munton announces his departure from Bourne….End of year award winners are AFC Rushden & Diamonds chief Mark Starmer, ON Chenecks boss Graham Cottle and Lutterworth goalscorer George Lee….The league announces plans for a start of the season groundhop in the first weekend of August. January …..The wet weather sees the entire 4 th January programme postponed while three weeks later thunderstorms see seven games abandoned…..Wisbech win at Ashington in the FA Vase 4 th Round but AFC Rushden & Diamonds exit to St Andrews…..A Knockout Cup upset sees Boston Town win at Spalding….Peterborough Northern Star reach the Reserve Knockout Cup final…..Desborough committee men John Lee, Trevor Cooper and John Sampson are injured in a road accident returning from a game at Yaxley….Darren Munton continues as Bourne manager….Dick Creasey returns to the Wisbech dugout as co- manager with Paul Cousins after Scott Johnson steps down from the management team….Nick Andersen joins the Harrowby management team….Huntingdon hand widely travelled defender Mark Arber a player coach role…..Marcus Townsend makes a speedy Woodford exit with Paul Adams taking over at Byfield Road….Due to the lack of football the monthly awards are held over….Former UCL hot shot Conor Washington joins Peterborough United from Newport County. February ….Wisbech’s FA Vase adventure continues with a 5 th Round win at Hadleigh….Northampton Spencer reach the Reserve Knockout Cup final….Spalding reach a century of goals for the season….Managerial changes see Chris Plummer take charge at Peterborough Sports after Seamus Morgan’s departure and Chris Brown take over from Pete Smith at the Bugbrooke helm….Raff Mazzarella will take charge at Bourne at season’s end….Sean Mason steps down after a brief spell at the Stewarts & Lloyds helm….Andy Marks returns to the Cogenhoe hot seat….Holbeach name a new stand after stalwart groundsman Pete Cousins….Oadby unveil academy plans….Awards covering the January and February action go to managers Brett Whaley of Yaxley and Jeff Stocking of Oadby whose striker Courtney Meade takes the Goalscorer award. March ….Huntingdon’s first away defeat at Cogenhoe confirms Spalding as Premier champions….Wisbech bow out of the FA Vase at the quarter final stage, losing 1-0 at Sholing….A Knockout Cup surprise sees Rothwell Corinthians topple AFC Kempston in a shootout….Deeping reach the Knockout Cup final…..Early silverware goes to Peterborough Northern Star Reserves who beat their Northampton Spencer counterparts 2-0 to lift the Reserve Knockout Cup….Managerial departures are Mark Starmer at AFC Rushden & Diamonds and Craig Adams who leaves Wellingborough to join Bedford Town….Former Conference golden boot winner Daryl Clare joins the Boston Town backroom staff….Managerial awards go to Cogenhoe’s Andy Marks and Olney’s Ed Wheatley….Dom Lawless of Buckingham wins the Goalscorer accolade….Whitworth notch up a club record 16- 0 win over Woodford….Bourne’s floodlights are back in action….Transfers for the season set a new record of 345….The league decides to proceed with an Under 21 division for 2014-15.

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