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Wellingborough Town F.C.
Wellingborough Town F.C. is a football club based in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, England. They play in the Northern Premier League Division One Midlands. The club was formed in 2004 after the previous club bearing the name had folded.
The origins of the club began in 1867 when they formed. The club played originally under the part-handling code,[clarification needed] until becoming a genuine football club in 1869, playing at Broad Green, wearing a gold and black strip. In 1879 Wellingborough Town became the first club to play under floodlights, when they entertained Bedford at the Bassett's Close ground, using lights powered by generators at either end of the pitch.[citation needed]
The club joined Division One of the Southern League in 1901–02, moving to their current ground at the Dog & Duck in London Road. In 1905 the club changed name to Wellingborough Redwell[citation needed] but resigned at the end of the season after finishing bottom of Division One, continuing to be called Wellingborough Redwell until reverting to Wellingborough Town in 1919.[citation needed]
Wellingborough joined the Metropolitan League in 1968–69, finishing seventh. They won the title the following season and joined the West Midlands (Regional) League Premier Division, finishing third. In 1971–72, they joined the Southern League Division One North. A reorganisation of the league saw it split into Southern and Midland Divisions, with Wellingborough playing in the Midland Division. However, they struggled until in 1988–89, they were relegated to the United Counties League.
The club struggled for thirteen seasons in the UCL, narrowly avoiding relegation from the Premier Division in a number of seasons. However, they could hold out no longer than 2001–02 when the club folded and they resigned from the League.[citation needed]
Wellingborough had been without a senior football team for two years when three friends got together to set about re-establishing a football club. Together they assembled a group of twenty-four people who worked to get a new club up and running, including snooker player Peter Ebdon, a local man.[citation needed] The Dog & Duck ground had substantially survived, despite becoming the site of a Travelodge motel.[citation needed]
Wellingborough spent their comeback campaign in the Northamptonshire Senior Youth League. Their application for re-admission to the UCL was approved by the FA. The club finished runners-up in Division One for the loss of just one game in 2005–06 and were promoted back to the Premier Division. Improvements to the ground have seen it graded as suitable for Southern League football.[citation needed]
Under the leadership of chairman Martin Goode, the club ended the 2007–08 season in 10th position, having been on the fringes of promotion throughout the season until a poor run of defeats saw them fall away. Goode resigned in May 2008 with local businessman David Clingo taking over the role.[citation needed] Manager Jason Burnham left in October 2008 to be replaced by Joe Smyth.[citation needed] Clingo, however, stepped down in November 2008 with Martin Potton taking over the role.
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Wellingborough Town F.C.
Wellingborough Town F.C. is a football club based in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, England. They play in the Northern Premier League Division One Midlands. The club was formed in 2004 after the previous club bearing the name had folded.
The origins of the club began in 1867 when they formed. The club played originally under the part-handling code,[clarification needed] until becoming a genuine football club in 1869, playing at Broad Green, wearing a gold and black strip. In 1879 Wellingborough Town became the first club to play under floodlights, when they entertained Bedford at the Bassett's Close ground, using lights powered by generators at either end of the pitch.[citation needed]
The club joined Division One of the Southern League in 1901–02, moving to their current ground at the Dog & Duck in London Road. In 1905 the club changed name to Wellingborough Redwell[citation needed] but resigned at the end of the season after finishing bottom of Division One, continuing to be called Wellingborough Redwell until reverting to Wellingborough Town in 1919.[citation needed]
Wellingborough joined the Metropolitan League in 1968–69, finishing seventh. They won the title the following season and joined the West Midlands (Regional) League Premier Division, finishing third. In 1971–72, they joined the Southern League Division One North. A reorganisation of the league saw it split into Southern and Midland Divisions, with Wellingborough playing in the Midland Division. However, they struggled until in 1988–89, they were relegated to the United Counties League.
The club struggled for thirteen seasons in the UCL, narrowly avoiding relegation from the Premier Division in a number of seasons. However, they could hold out no longer than 2001–02 when the club folded and they resigned from the League.[citation needed]
Wellingborough had been without a senior football team for two years when three friends got together to set about re-establishing a football club. Together they assembled a group of twenty-four people who worked to get a new club up and running, including snooker player Peter Ebdon, a local man.[citation needed] The Dog & Duck ground had substantially survived, despite becoming the site of a Travelodge motel.[citation needed]
Wellingborough spent their comeback campaign in the Northamptonshire Senior Youth League. Their application for re-admission to the UCL was approved by the FA. The club finished runners-up in Division One for the loss of just one game in 2005–06 and were promoted back to the Premier Division. Improvements to the ground have seen it graded as suitable for Southern League football.[citation needed]
Under the leadership of chairman Martin Goode, the club ended the 2007–08 season in 10th position, having been on the fringes of promotion throughout the season until a poor run of defeats saw them fall away. Goode resigned in May 2008 with local businessman David Clingo taking over the role.[citation needed] Manager Jason Burnham left in October 2008 to be replaced by Joe Smyth.[citation needed] Clingo, however, stepped down in November 2008 with Martin Potton taking over the role.