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Rothwell Town
	Official crest
Full name	Rothwell Town Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Bones
Founded	1894 (as Rothwell Town Swifts)
Ground	Cecil Street, ; Rothwell
Capacity	3,500 (264 steated)
Chairman	Peter Bradley
Manager	Rob Dunion
League	United Counties League; Division One
2009–10	Southern League; Division One Midlands, 18th (resigned)
Home colours	Away colours

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Rothwell Town F.C. are a football club based in Rothwell in the north of Northamptonshire. They were founding members of the Northamptonshire League in 1895, and are now playing in the United Counties League Division One. They have yet to reach the First Round of the FA Cup.

History

The club was formed as Rothwell Town Swifts in 1895 and the club were founder members of the Northamptonshire League. The club's nickname, the Bones, derives from the bone crypt in the town’s Holy Trinity Church, one of only three in the country.

Although financial difficulties led to the club switching between senior and junior football on several occasions, they did manage to achieve several runners-up positions during their stay in the Northants League. In 1933 the club dropped down to the Kettering League, which they won in 1937. In 1948 they returned to senior football, spending two seasons in the Leicestershire Senior League before becoming founder members of the United Counties League in 1950.

During their time in the United Counties League Rothwell achieved five runners-up finishes and finally claimed the league title in 1992-93, a feat which they repeated the following year. Following their second title win, the club stepped up to the Southern League. In 1997 Rothwell finished second in the Midland Division and were promoted to the Premier Division, where they spent three seasons. Since their relegation from the Premier Division in 2000 they played in the Eastern Division, the Western Division, and from 2006 the newly formed Division One Midlands, until resigning from the League at the end of the 2009-10 season. They rejoined the United Counties League in Division One.

The club appointed former Corby Town manager Rob Dunion as their new manager in June 2008.

Local rivalries

Local rivals include: Kettering Town (Conference National), Corby Town (Conference North), Desborough Town and Rothwell Corinthians (both United Counties League).

Coaching staff

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Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	ENG	Lee Crockett
—	GK	ENG	Liam Waddy (Under 18)
—	DF	ENG	Ben Aidulis (Under18)
—	DF	ENG	Adam Sturgess
—	DF	ENG	Bobby White
—	DF	ENG	Simon Underwood (Player Coach)
—	DF	ENG	Jack Hartley (Under 18)
—	DF	ENG	Jordan Henson (Under 18)
—	MF	ENG	Martin Flannigan (Captain)
—	MF	ENG	Brett Darby
—	MF	ENG	Sam Maude
—	MF	ENG	Jim Ratief (Under 18)
—	MF	ENG	Gary Dunion


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	ENG	Michael Boyle-Chong
—	MF	ENG	Tom Mills
—	MF	ENG	Robbie Maddox
—	MF	ENG	Brian Bowles
—	MF	ENG	Michael Cerrelli (Under 18)
—	FW	ENG	Jake Linnell (Under 18)
—	FW	ENG	Shaun Goodall
—	FW	ENG	Kyle Locklin (Under 18)
—	FW	ENG	Kevin Byrne
—	FW	ENG	Jason Turner
—	FW	ENG	Ian Blaikie
—	FW	ENG	Joe Wright (Under 18)

Club honours

United Counties League
- Premier Division Champions: 1992/93, 1993/94
- Division One Winners: 1899/1900
- Division Two Champions: 1952/53, 1953/54
- Knockout Cup Winners: 1991/92, 1992/93
- Division One Knockout Cup Winners: 1955/56, 1970/71, 1971/72
- Division Two Knockout Cup Winners: 1952/53, 1953/54
- Benevolent Cup Winners: 1992/93, 1993/94
Northamptonshire Senior Cup Winners: 1899/1900, 1923/24, 1956/60, 1988/89, 1995/96, 2001/02, 2002/03
Northamptonshire Maunsell Cup Winners: 2003

Club records

Best league performance: 16th in Southern League Premier Division, 1997-98
Best FA Cup performance: 4th qualifying round, 1999-2000
Best FA Trophy performance: 3rd round, 1999-2000
Best FA Vase performance: 5th round, 1992-93^[2]

References

^ Official website
^ Rothwell Town at the Football Club History Database

External links

Official Site

52°25′32.84″N 0°48′04.62″W / 52.4257889°N 0.8012833°W / 52.4257889; -0.8012833

[1] Official website

[2] Rothwell Town at the Football Club History Database

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