Northants Combination League  

Report for Saturday 8th December 07 by Rick Payne

Highgrade Motor Star Award:
Medbourne in their tight game against a strong Harborough Town side.

NORTHAMPTONSHIRE FA LOWER JUNIOR CUP 3^rd ROUND

Burton Park Wanderers Reserves v Corby Madisons Reserves

Corby Danesholme Vikings v Bugbrooke St Michael A

Both matches postponed.

NORTHAMPTONSHIRE FA AREA CUP 3^rd ROUND

In the only cup fixture to survive the weather; Kettering Orchard Park Reserves narrowly beat Queen Eleanor Great Houghton Reserves 3-2, Mark Kelly and Nick Preedy got the Kettering goals as they were the first team confirmed in the fourth round.

The following matches were postponed:

Corby Leaf v Ringstead Rangers Reserves

Deanshanger Athletic Reserves v Corby Everards

Kettering Park Rovers v Corby Eagles

Oundle Town Reserves v Brixworth All Saints Reserves

Wellingborough Rising Sun v Bugbrooke St Michael B

Whitefield Norpol Reserves v Corby Strip Mills

Weldon Skip Hire Premier Division

Only one Premier Division fixture survived the weather; Brixworth All Saints were edged 2-1 against a very determined Whitefield Norpol, Mark Sharman scored for Brixworth, whilst, Jay Vieyra and Martyn Fletcher got the away goals.

Fixtures that were postponed are as follows:

Moulton v Milton

Ravensthorpe LB v Harpole

Roade v Heyford Athletic

Stanion United v Kettering Nomads

Russell Roofing Division One

Division One only managed a single game too, Medbourne were held at home against Harborough Town, despite goals from Kevin Fisher  just into the second half Medbourne gift Spencer a penalty and Kevin Fisher slots pass the keeper  and Jack Burrows as strikes from Paul Lewis and Matt Gamble saw it finish 2-2.

With only seconds left Matt Gamble got the equaliser as it missed his head hits his knee and into the goal. Man of the match was the Medbourne keeper and also awards them with this weeks Highgrade Motors star award, which they would have won if there had been a full fixture list.

The following games did not survive the weather and were postponed:

Corby Kingfisher Athletic v James King Blisworth

Crick Athletic v Bective Wanderers

Spratton v Stanwick Rovers

Weldon United v Queen Eleanor Great Houghton

Wootton St George v Corby Phoenix

Keystone Roofing Supplies Division Two

Division Two only managed to keep two games, where Punjab United kept up their winning ways beating Islip United 2-0, with goals from Warren Barry and Andrew Cox.  In the other game; Wellingborough Ranelagh were put to the sword by visiting Weedon, a Gavin Saunders hat-trick and an Eddie Phelan brace rounded off the scoring for the visitors, whilst Matt Judge got the Wellingborough consolation.

Postponed matches:

Cold Ashby Rovers v Wilbarston

Gretton v Kettering Orchard Park

Ringstead Rangers v Finedon Volta

Rushden Corner Flag v Clipston

Wollaston Victoria v Burton United

Rothenberger Tools Division Three

Again two games survived; Ristee Towers hosted Corby Locomotives, Leigh Butler got a brace for towers and Sean Wesley added another, a Daz Harrison brace was not enough for a point as locos went down 3-2.

West Haddon with goals from Neil Davies and Luke Sage, were pipped by Wellingborough Raffertys 3-2.

The other games were postponed:

Hilmorton v Daventry Drayton Grange

Weavers Old Boys v Wilby

Wellingborough Old Grammarians v Great Doddington

Division Four

Kettering Weekly Vale took on CSV United and were beaten convincingly 5-1, goals came from; Simon Rowland (2) Graeme Kidd (2) and Rob Pither.

Wellingborough WMC v Corby Rockingham United, postponed.

Duston Garage (Bosch Service) Reserve Premier Division

Kislingbury Reserves won 3-0 against Moulton Reserves, Duncan Eade Franco Anzelmo and Jeremy Hindle got the goals.

Heyford Athletic Reserves v Gretton Reserves

James King Blisworth Reserves v Roade Reserves

Kettering Nomads Reserves v Harpole Reserves

Milton Reserves v Weldon United Reserves

All Postponed

Reserve Division One

Corby Locomotives Reserves v Spratton Reserves

Finedon Volta Reserves v Medbourne Reserves

Harborough Town Reserves v Wollaston Victoria Reserves

Above fixtures postponed.

Reserve Division Two

An Andrew Hiron penalty could not stop Dainite Sports Reserves going down heavily against Earls Barton United Reserves as they were thrashed 5-1 by the visitors.

Postponed:

Daventry Drayton Grange Reserves v Wellingborough Old Grammarians Reserves

Islip United Reserves v Weldon United A

Stanwick Rovers Reserves v Weedon Reserves

Wilby Reserves v Crick Athletic Reserves

Other news in the Combination this week; the league has negotiated a new sponsorship deal, which will enable the remaining un-sponsored divisions to be sponsored and will hopefully see the league renamed shortly, following registration with the county FA.   The deal is an exiting prospect and will be fully reported upon once all the details have been finalised.