Northampton Spencer F.C.

Northampton Spencer

Full name

Northampton Spencer Football Club

Nickname(s)

The Millers

Founded

1936 (as Spencer School Old Boys)

Dissolved

2016 (80 years)

Ground

Kingsthorpe Mill
Studland Road
Northampton

Capacity

2,000

Chairman

Graham Wrighting

Manager

Ben Stone

2015–16

United Counties League
Premier Division, 13th

Home colours

Away colours

Northampton Spencer F.C. was a football club based in Northampton, England. Their ground was Kingsthorpe Mill. They played in the United Counties League Division One.

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History

Northampton Spencer FC was founded in 1936 as Spencer School Old Boys, from members of the old school team. In 1968, the club joined the United Counties League, and immediately earned promotion after finishing as runners-up. After starting their UCL life at Dallington Park, the club moved to Duston High School for two years before arriving at its current home at Kingsthorpe Mill in 1971. Spencer was relegated in 1981 and twelve months later finished at the foot of Division One. Fortunes were transformed by the arrival of ex-Northampton Town boss John Petts as manager and he led the Millers back to the Premier Division in 1985. Since then, Spencer has been one of the stronger sides in the league, rarely finishing out of the top ten, and winning the championship in 1991–92 with 101 points.^[1] At the end of the 2011/12, Spencer requested demotion after revenue streams dried up. The club spent three season in Division One under the management of Ben Stone, before regaining their Premier Division status for the 2015/16 season On 4 April 2015 Spencer successfully secured promotion back to the Premier Division with a convincing 3-1 away win at Olney. This was followed by 2-0 victory over local rivals ON Chenecks on 6 April sealing the UCL Division 1 title with 3 games to spare. 2015/16 was Spencer's last season because their chairman retired.

Honours

United Counties League Premier Division^[1]
- Champions 1991–92
- Runners-up 1992–93, 1997–98
- Runners-up 1968–69 (then called Division One), 1984–85
- Division One Champions 2014-15

Records

FA Cup^[1]
- Second Qualifying Round 1999–2000, 2009–10
FA Vase
- Fourth Round 1987–88

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Northampton Spencer at the Football Club History Database

- Paul Jelly
- Paul Pickering

External links

Northampton Spencer official website

United Counties League

2023–24
clubs

Premier Division North	AFC Mansfield Ashby Ivanhoe Belper United Boston Town Deeping Rangers Eastwood Heanor Town Hucknall Town Kimberley Miners Welfare Lincoln United Loughborough University Melton Town Newark and Sherwood United Pinchbeck United Sherwood Colliery Skegness Town Sleaford Town Wisbech Town
Premier Division South	Aylestone Park Bugbrooke St Michaels Cogenhoe United Coventry United Daventry Town Desborough Town Easington Sports Eynesbury Rovers GNG Oadby Town Godmanchester Rovers Histon Leicester Nirvana Lutterworth Town March Town United Newport Pagnell Town Racing Club Warwick Rugby Borough St Neots Town Wellingborough Town Yaxley
Division One	Asfordby Birstall United Blackstones Bourne Town Clifton All Whites Clipstone Dunkirk Gedling Miners Welfare Grantham Town Academy Harrowby United Holwell Sports Kirby Muxloe Leicester St Andrews Lutterworth Athletic Newark Town Radford Rainworth Miners Welfare Saffron Dynamo Sandiacre Town Selston Southwell City West Bridgford

Seasons

as Northamptonshire League

1895–96
1896–97
1897–98
1898–99
1899–00
1900–01
1901–02
1902–03
1903–04
1904–05
1905–06
1906–07
1907–08
1908–09
1909–10
1910–11
1911–12
1912–13
1913–14
1914–15
1915–16
1916–17
1917–18
1918–19
1919–20
1920–21
1921–22
1922–23
1923–24
1924–25
1925–26
1926–27
1927–28
1928–29
1929–30
1930–31
1931–32
1932–33
1933–34

as United Counties League

1934–35
1935–36
1936–37
1937–38
1938–39
1939–40
1940–41
1941–42
1942–43
1943–44
1944–45
1945–46
1946–47
1947–48
1948–49
1949–50
1950–51
1951–52
1952–53
1953–54
1954–55
1955–56
1956–57
1957–58
1958–59
1959–60
1960–61
1961–62
1962–63
1963–64
1964–65
1965–66
1966–67
1967–68
1968–69
1969–70
1970–71
1971–72
1972–73
1973–74
1974–75
1975–76
1976–77
1977–78
1978–79
1979–80
1980–81
1981–82
1982–83
1983–84
1984–85
1985–86
1986–87
1987–88
1988–89
1989–90
1990–91
1991–92
1992–93
1993–94
1994–95
1995–96
1996–97
1997–98
1998–99
1999–00
2000–01
2001–02
2002–03
2003–04
2004–05
2005–06
2006–07
2007–08
2008–09
2009–10
2010–11
2011–12
2012–13
2013–14
2014–15
2015–16
2016–17
2017–18
2018–19
2019–20
2020–21
2021–22
2022–23
2023–24

The Borough of Northampton

Suburbs and villages

Governance

Culture

Places of interest	78 Derngate All Saints' Church Doddridge United Reformed Church (1695) Delapré Abbey National Lift Tower The Holy Sepulchre Northampton Castle Northampton Cathedral Northampton Guildhall Northampton Museum and Art Gallery
Entertainment	The Roadmender Royal & Derngate Cultural Quarter Sol Central Sixfields
Shopping	Grosvenor Centre
Parks	Abington Park Billing Aquadrome Hunsbury Hill The Racecourse Victoria Park
Events	Northampton Balloon Festival Northampton Carnival St Crispin Street Fair

Education

Sport

Teams	Northampton ON Chenecks FC Northampton Saints Northampton Sileby Rangers FC Northampton Spencer FC Northampton Town FC Northamptonshire County Cricket Club
Venues	County Cricket Ground Franklin's Gardens Sixfields Stadium

Transport

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