Russell Roofing Premier Division: Thursday 13th May 2010
It’s not about how you start, but how you finish, and so it proved this season. History was made for the second time in as many days as Harborough Town became the first non-Northamptonshire side to lift the leagues major prize. Having seemed all but out of the race a few weeks ago, Harborough embarked on a late surge, defeating contenders Brixworth and long-time leaders Weldon to ascend to the summit. A 2-0 defeat of Corby Khalsa on Thursday evening ensured that they moved beyond the reach of nearest challengers Kislingbury and were crowned champions.
Dave Sibley’s solo effort ensured Queen Eleanor will finish in a minimum of tenth place, a respectable position given their early season form. Milton meanwhile sealed survival with a 1-0 win over Moulton.

Russell Roofing Premier Division:
Harborough Town’s win in midweek ensured that Kislingbury would finish as runners-up for the second successive season, and the fourth time in their history. The South Northants side signed off in style however with a 3-0 win over Cup winners Queen Eleanor. Stephen Howells, Darren Inns and Danny Smith all netted. Neighbours Harpole, the only South Northants side to defeat Kislingbury this season also finished with a decent win, 4-2 away at Khalsa. Pegasus meanwhile were denied the chance to leapfrog Milton by a cruel own goal, which gave Moulton a 3-2 win. Peter Smith and Chris Doran were Moulton’s other scorers.

Keystone Roofing Supplies Division 1:
Nomads also finished on a high, recording their first win in three with a 2-0 success at Spratton.

Rothenberger Tools Division 2:
Champions Danesholme showed no mercy to opponents Burton United, recording another thumping win, this time an 8-2 result. Paddy Daniels and free-scoring Dan McShefferty both scored braces. The result is the thirteenth time this season that Danesholme have scored four or more goals in a league game

Division 3:
No fixtures.

Division 4:
Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman, before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into air. John Quincy Adams, seventh President of the United States may never have visited Corby, much less seen a Combination football match, but his quote could so easily have been written for the Corby Talisman side, who came from nowhere to snatch the runners-up spot in Division Four. Helped in no small part by the goals of Luke McCauley, Talisman silently crept up behind the three sides above them, from whom the runners-up seemed destined to come. The 5-2 defeat of West Haddon in April sent the favourites on a run of three successive defeats, and this combined with Wymington’s demise allowed the Corby side to capitalise. The runners-up spot was claimed with victory in a dramatic last day encounter with CSV United. An Alex Williams brace had put Talisman two goals up before CSV fought back through John Stanley and Simon Williams. Darren Malone then put Talisman ahead again, before Stanley completed his brace to equalise a second time. Joe McLaughlin then put Talisman 4-3 up, but the drama was not finished as home keeper Jamie Farrell pulled off a fingertip save in the dying seconds of the game to deny CSV a share of the spoils, and deprive West Haddon of second place.
In the only other game champions Long Buckby Ravens Steve O’Brien completed his high-scoring season, finding the net again as they saw off Kennedy’s 2-0.

Duston Garage (Bosch Service) Reserve Premier Division:
Bugbrooke ‘A’ recorded something of a coup, turning over Weldon 3-2, and gaining a measure of revenge for their 12-0 thrashing against the same opposition on the opening day. Hot shot Barnes Gladman netted again for Harborough Town as they ended the season as runners-up to champions Weldon. Despite their 1-0 defeat to the Leicestershire outfit, Whitefield finished third, a point ahead of Roade who ran out 3-2 winners over Pegasus. John Freeman scored Roade’s winner in the 3-2 victory. Gretton closed up with a 4-2 win away at Kettering Nomads.

Reserve Division 1:
There will plenty of soul-searching over the close season at Orchard Park, who conspired to blow a 21 point advantage over Blisworth, and end the season in third. The Kettering side travelled to Brixworth needing a win to retain any chance of taking the title. Their 3-0 defeat extinguished any remaining hopes that they had. In the event, a win would not have been enough either, as Blisworth produced a finishing master-class to claim the prize, and make it a clean sweep of three victories from as many games over Weldon ‘A’. Both Dale Lewis and Simon Trussler grabbed braces as they crushed their opponents 8-1. 
Gavin Boddington opened the scoring for Wollaston as they eased past Corby Locomotives 4-2, to finish the season comfortably in mid-table after last season’s flirtation with the drop.

Reserve Division 2:
No fixtures.