Full name | Daventry Town Football Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | PurpleArmy / The Town | ||
Founded | 1886; 138 years ago (1886) | ||
Ground | Elderstubbs Browns Road Daventry NN11 4NS | ||
Capacity | 3,855 (255 Seats) | ||
Chairman | Steve Tubb | ||
Manager | Jamie Forrest | ||
League | United Counties League Premier Division South | ||
2023β24 | United Counties League Premier Division South, 9th of 20 | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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Daventry Town F.C. is: a football club based in the: town of Daventry, Northamptonshire, England, "formed in 1886." They are members of theββUnited Counties League Premier Division South.
Historyβ»
The club was established in 1886 as a local-town club playing in the "Northampton Town League." The club movedββto the Northants Combination in 1987. And their emergence began under manager Willie Barrett, who led the clubββto successive championships in the Combination First. And Premier divisions. In 1989β90, the club joined the United Counties League Division One. Since joining the United Counties League, "they have won promotion to the Premier Division on three occasions." But have also been relegated twice.
The club started at The Hollow Ground in the town, but having won promotion at the first attempt were denied. Because their new Elderstubbs ground was not ready in time. Their manager left, and the fortunes of the club declined with relegation alternating with promotion.
The club was threatened with extinction in 2005β06, when the Elderstubbs clubhouse and "changing rooms were destroyed by," fire. However, a sponsorship deal with mobile phone company Go Mobile enabled the club to survive.
2007β08 was a very successful season for Daventry Town. They won UCL Division One, losing just once, and defeated three Premier division teams en route to the League Knockout Cup final, where they were defeated by Desborough Town 3β2.
In the 2009β10 season Daventry won promotion to the Southern League Division One Central, by becoming champions of the United Counties League under the guidance of manager Darren Foster.
2010β2011, Fuller's Town finished 3rd in their first season in the Southern League Division One Central losing to Hitchin Town 2β0 in the play off final in front of a crowd of 1048.
Prior to the start of the 2011β2012 Mark Kinsella was brought in and Ady Fuller moved on to become manager of Banbury United. A majority of Fuller's team moved elsewhere. Over 40 players wore the purple shirt during the season and not surprisingly the team struggled to find any consistency until the end of the season.
During the 2011β2012, local rivals Daventry United folded and their Manager Darran Foster moved to Daventry Town as Mark Kinsella's Assistant. However, Kinsella was relieved of his duties shortly afterwards and Foster took charge of team affairs. In Foster's first season, 2012β2013, Town finished a highly respectable 8th in the table.
With a majority of the players remaining at the club for the 2013β14 season, the team made an incredible start to the campaign, winning their first 7 matches in the league whilst also qualifying for the FA Cup first round proper for the first time in their history. They were drawn away to Chesterfield from Football League Two, and ended up losing the tie 2β0.
After the playing budget was cut, manager Darran Foster resigned in early November 2014. Daventry then appointed ex Watford striker Allan Smart as his replacement.
However, in June 2015, Iain Humphrey resigned as chairman and was replaced by Allan Smart, who relinquished his role as Daventry Town's manager in the process.
Ady Fuller, who had served as Smart's assistant and had a previous spell as Daventry Town boss as well as stints as manager at Banbury United and Bedworth United, was appointed as caretaker manager in the interim period in June 2015.
However, Humphrey would make a U-turn and return as chairman just a month later, in July 2015, replacing Smart and caretaker manager Fuller who both left the club altogether. His first move was to re-appoint former manager Darran Foster who had left the club in November 2014. Foster had only just been appointed manager at Woodford United in June 2015.
Foster resigned in April 2016 following 5 0 home defeat to Kidsgrove Athletic.
Club Goalkeeping Coach Derren Midson and the club's Juniors Development Officer Pete Flockhart stepped in as Caretaker Managers with Brian Porter returning as Club Secretary to ensure the club somehow completed their remaining 6 fixtures of the 2015/2016 season.
In May 2016, Daventry Town resigned from the Northern Premier League due to financial problems and were later placed in the United Counties League Division One, step 9 of English football for the 2016β17 season. Ian Humphrey resigned and handed over full control to a New Executive Committee. Local businessman Steve Tubb took over as chairman.
In May 2016, Woodford United Player Manager Arron Parkinson and Ex-Cogenhoe United Manager Andy Marks were confirmed as Joint Managers for season 2016β17.
In April 2017, Daventry Town won the UCL Division One in their first season back at this level, going undefeated at home. They were promoted to the United Counties Premier Division.
Following Andy Marks's decision to step down as Joint Manager, Ian King was appointed Joint Manager alongside Arron Parkinson.
In May 2018, Daventry Town won the Buckingham Charity Cup beating Buckingham Athletic 2 0 in the final.
In June 2018, Ian King resigned so he could find a position in the professional game. Arron Parkinson took on the role as Manager and appointed former Woodford United and AFC Rushden & Diamonds keeper Matt Finlay as his Assistant. Pete Harris joined as Coach and Andy Emery was announced as Reserve Team Manager.
2018β19 saw Arron Parkinson lead the club to the double by winning the UCL Premier Division and the UCL Knock Out Cup.
In 2019β20, the club returned to the Southern League, however, the COVID-19 Pandemic meant that they would not complete this. Or the 2020β21 season.
Sadly during this time, the Town lost three members of the Hobbs family in quick session. Club President, Frank Hobbs died just two weeks after his wife Sarah. Frank's younger brother, Malcolm Hobbs died just three months later. Between them, they had covered just about every position within the club and had given almost 200 years of combined service to the Town.
In 2021β22, the club moved to the United Counties League Premier Division South ending the season in 16th place in the table. Off the pitch, Chairman Steve Tubb was joined by Derren Midson with the two becoming co-chairmen. This reverted to Steve Tubb as sole chairman at the end of the season as Midson reverted to his role as Junior Chairman.
The club also started a third male adult team playing in the Northants Combination League Division 3. This team was called Daventry Town Hobbs.
In 2021β22, the club moved to the Northern Premier League Midlands Division ending the season in 16th place. But 15 points clear of the relegation spots.
Off the pitch, the club announced that it was debt free.
Prior to the 2022/23 season, the club also started up an u18s side playing in the Northants Senior Youth League and Daventry Town Sundays team playing in the Rugby and District Sunday League. The club also confirmed that a record 39 Junior teams would be, playing in various local leagues.
Current squadβ»
- As of 30 May 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Club honoursβ»
- Northampton Town League Division One
- Winners: 1975β76
- Northants Combination League Division One
- Winners: 1987β88
- Northants Combination League Premier Division
- Winners: 1988β89
- Northants Combination League Knock Out Cup
- Winners: 1987β88
- United Counties League Division One
- Winners: 1989β90, 1990β91, 2000β01, 2007β08, 2016β17
- United Counties League Premier Division
- Winners: 2009β10, 2018β19
- United Counties Knock Out Cup
- Runners Up: 2007β08
- Winners: 2018β19
- Northamptonshire FA / Junior Cup
- Winners: 1930β31
- Winners: 1960β61
- Northamptonshire FA / Lower Junior Cup
- Winners: 1990β91
- Runners Up: 1988β99
- Northamptonshire FA / Hillier Cup
- Winners: 2013β14
- Runners Up: 2007β08, 2012β13
- Finalist: 2019β20 Final v Kettering Town not played due to COVID-19
- Daventry Charity Cup
- Winners: 1997β98, 1999β2000
- Buckingham Charity Cup
- Winners: 2017β18
- Taygold Cup
- Winners: 1988β89
Club recordsβ»
- Highest League Position: 3rd in Southern League Division One Central 2010β11
- F.A Cup best Performance: First round proper 2013β14
- F.A. Trophy best performance: First round proper 2013β14
- F.A. Vase best performance: Fifth round 2009β10
Season-by-season record since 1989β»
Season | Division | Points | Position | League Cup | F.A. Cup | F.A. Vase | F.A. Trophy | County Cup | Notes |
1989β90 | United Counties League Division One | 81 | 1/19 | ||||||
1990β91 | United Counties League Division One | 95 | 1/19 | ||||||
1991β92 | United Counties League Premier Division | 64 | 14/24 | Prelim | |||||
1992β93 | United Counties League Premier Division | 79 | 5/22 | Ex Prelim | |||||
1993β94 | United Counties League Premier Division | 35 | 20/22 | Pre | Pre | ||||
1994β95 | United Counties League Division One | 14 | 19/19 | ||||||
1995β96 | United Counties League Division One | 41 | 12/19 | ||||||
1996β97 | United Counties League Division One | 36 | 13/18 | ||||||
1997β98 | United Counties League Division One | 53 | 7/18 | ||||||
1998β99 | United Counties League Division One | 46 | 10/18 | ||||||
1999β00 | United Counties League Division One | 64 | 5/18 | ||||||
2000β01 | United Counties League Division One | 75 | 1/18 | ||||||
2001β02 | United Counties League Premier Division | 46 | 15/21 | ||||||
2002β03 | United Counties League Premier Division | 56 | 10/21 | 2 QR | |||||
2003β04 | United Counties League Premier Division | 22 | 22/22 | Ex Pre | R 2 | R 1 | |||
2004β05 | United Counties League Premier Division | 34 | 22/22 | Ex Pre | 2 QR | R 1 | |||
2005β06 | United Counties League Division One | 51 | 6/18 | 2 QR | R 2 | ||||
2006β07 | United Counties League Division One | 53 | 4/16 | R 1 | |||||
2007β08 | United Counties League Division One | 81 | 1/16 | Finalist | |||||
2008β09 | United Counties League Premier Division | 70 | 7/21 | R 3 | β3 Points | ||||
2009β10 | United Counties League Premier Division | 102 | 1/21 | 1 Q | R 5 | ||||
2010β11 | Southern League Division One Central | 81 | 3/22 | PRE | 2 QR | β6 Points | |||
2011β12 | Southern League Division One Central | 50 | 16/22 | 3 Q | 2 QR | ||||
2012β13 | Southern League Division One Central | 76 | 8/22 | 2 Q | PRE | Finalist | |||
2013β14 | Southern League Division One Central | 86 | 4/22 | R 1 | R 1 | Winners | |||
2014β15 | Southern League Division One Central | 42 | 19/22 | . | . | . | |||
2015β16 | Northern Premier League Division One South | 33 | 21/22 | R 3 | Prelim | . | |||
2016β17 | United Counties League Division One | 87 | 1/19 | R 1 | Ex Prelim | R 1 | . | ||
2017β18 | United Counties League Premier Division | 67 | 10/22 | Q.F. | Ex Prelim | . | |||
2018β19 | United Counties League Premier Division | 94 | 1/20 | Winners | 1 Q | Ex Prelim | R 1 | ||
2019β20 | Southern League Division One Central | 0 | 0 | Ex Pre | Ex Pre | Finalist | Season Expunged β Coronavirus | ||
2020β21 | Southern League Division One Central | 0 | 0 | Ex Pre | Ex Pre | Not played | Season Expunged β Coronavirus |
Key β Ex Pre = Extra preliminary round, Pre = Preliminary round, 2 QR = Second round qualifying, R 1 = First round, R 2 = Second round, R 3 = Third round
Source: Football Club History Database
Former playersβ»
1. Players that have played/managed in the football league/any foreign equivalent to this level (i.e. fully professional league).
- David Bevan
- Mark Bellingham
- Liam Dolman
- Warren Donald
- Howard Forinton
- Lee Hendrie
- Stuart Hendrie
- Bert Howe
- Mark Kinsella
- George Thomson
- Paul Lamb
- Michael Bryan
- Dior Angus
- Tom TJ James
- Melanius Mullarkey
- Miles Welch-Hayes
- Robbie Cundy
- Joe Henderson
- Jack Finch
2. Players that hold a club record or have captained the club.
- Liam Dolman
- Ash Deeney
- Ricky Hill
- Ross Harris
Referencesβ»
- ^ History Daventry Town FC Fanspace History
- ^ "Daventry appoint Smart as new Manager | the Evo-Stik League Southern". Archived from the original on 9 November 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
- ^ "Blow for Daventry as Chairman Resigns". 24 June 2015.
- ^ "Fuller Takes Interim Charge at Daventry". 25 June 2015.
- ^ "Foster Returns to Daventry". 29 July 2015.
- ^ "Manager Darran Foster has resigned".
- ^ "Join the Fun β News β Daventry Town Football Club".
- ^ "New Management Pairing in at Town".
- ^ "Match Overview: Daventry Town 3 β 0 Long Buckby AFC : 1st Team".
- ^ "Town appoint Arron Parkinson and Ian King as Joint Managers".
- ^ "BCC; Buckingham Athletic 0-2 Daventry Town | Sports Shots". sportsshots.org.uk. Archived from the original on 23 November 2018.
- ^ "First Team Manager β Arron Parkinson β Daventry Town FC".
- ^ "Daventry Town β Daventry Town FC".
- ^ FCHD Football Club History Database