UCL Review 2014-2015

May: AFC Rushden & Diamonds become the league’s first double winners in 22 years beating Potton 3-0 in the League Knockout Cup final at Yaxley…. Olney lose 6-2 to Buckingham Athletic in the Buckingham Charity Cup final…. Peterborough Northern Star beat Deeping 2-1 in the Hinchingbrooke Cup final…. ON Chenecks retain the Northants Junior Cup beating Northampton Spencer 1-0 in the Sixfields final…. Yaxley lose 3-0 to Godmanchester in the Huntingdonshire Senior Cup final….14 players complete the season with ever present appearance records, three in the Premier, eight in Division One and three in the Under 21 Division….Manager of the Month awards, covering April and May, are won by Andy Peaks of AFC Rushden & Diamonds and Mick English of Lutterworth Athletic ….Michael Byrne of Sileby wins the season’s final Goalscorer award….Divisional top scorers for the season are Liam Canavan of Thurnby in the Premier, Ryan Lovell of Northampton Spencer in Division One, Jake Mason of Bourne in the Reserve Division and Alex Dixon of Milton Keynes College in the Under 21 Division….Anton Sambrook is promoted from within to become Cogenhoe manager…. Deeping appoint Michael Goode as their new boss….Multi trophy winning reserve boss Chris Brown takes charge at Bugbrooke ….Paul Ward is appointed Sleaford manager….Daren Young steps down as Sileby boss….Chris Plummer takes a step back at Peterborough Sports as Jimmy Dean becomes sole manager….Scott Manning vacates his joint manager role at Raunds leaving Jim Le Masurier in sole control…. Boston Town hand Mark Angel his first managerial post….. Stewarts & Lloyds appoint Corby Eagles duo Harbans Basra and John Cairns as co-managers….Darran Foster takes charge at Woodford ….Tony Joynes is appointed co-manager of Harrowby ....39 member clubs apply for places in the FA competitions for 2015-16….Long serving league vice chairman George Whiting passes away…. Oadby report the death of club president Ken Farrant…..An end of season trip to Malta sees Thrapston draw 2-2 with Third Division hosts Marsaskala….A fund raising game at Blackstones sees a side of past players take on the Leicester City legends….The FA confirm Oakham ’s promotion from the Peterborough League….. AFC Rushden & Diamonds are promoted to Division 1 Central of the Southern League….Internal movement sees Northampton Spencer and Rothwell Corinthians promoted to the Premier Division with Long Buckby relegated to Division One….. Kirby Muxloe are transferred laterally from the Midland League by the FA…..The season’s attendances total 46,534 in the Premier Division and 18,523 in Division One – averages of 111 and 49 respectively…. AFC Rushden & Diamonds are the best supported club at step 5 nationally with an average attendance of 550. June: Managerial changes see Dick Creasey leave Wisbech who appoint Yaxley boss Brett Whaley as his replacement….Ian Benjamin takes the Cuckoos reins….Assistant Lee Duffy is handed the manager’s role at Sileby .... Buckingham under 18 manager Paul Oddy is killed in a road accident….The line up for the 2015 Groundhop is finalised with Harborough, Blackstones, Oakham and Thrapston hosting games…. Olney official Mick Brown receives a meritorious award from the Berks & Bucks FA….Newcomers Kirby Muxloe erect a new stand at their Ratby Lane ground….Ten new teams are accepted into the Under 21 Division for the 2015-16 season….The AGM at Yaxley sees numerous awards handed out…. Bugbrooke win the first team fair play award with Harborough the reserve winners….Hospitality trophies go to Oadby who win the referees award and Sileby who top the club marks…. Northampton Spencer win the Highest Aggregate of Goals trophy….. Potton win the Respect award…. Whitworth take the Programme of the Year accolade….Andy Peaks of AFC Rushden & Diamonds is Manager of the Year….Martyn Gospel is Referee of the Year….John Davies of Stewarts & Lloyds is the Administrator of the Year….Match official John Hedge is presented with a long servive award.

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