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Corby Town 
Full name Corby Town Football Club Nickname(s) The Steelmen Founded 1948 Ground Steel Park
(Capacity: 3,893 (2,152 covered, 577 seated))Chairman Peter Mallinger Manager Graham Drury League Conference North 2010–11 Conference North, 5th 
Home coloursAway coloursCorby Town F.C. is an English football club based in Corby, Northamptonshire. They will be members of the Conference North for the 2011–12 season. The Steelmen play their home games at the newly built Steel Park, adjacent to their previous ground, Rockingham Triangle Sports Stadium, which is owned by Corby Borough Council. owner of the team prince santaoveach
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History
During the 1930s Corby was represented in the United Counties League by steelworks side Stewarts & Lloyds. But by the 1948 it was decided that the expanding town could support an independent football club and Corby Town was formed. Their nickname of the Steelmen derives from the link with Stewarts & Lloyds.
Corby Town played their first game in August 1948 at Occupation Road, which was to be their home until 1985. They won the United Counties League championship in both 1950/1951 and 1951/1952, and these successes prompted a step up the Midland Football League in 1952. The Steelmen spent five seasons in the Midland League before switching to the Southern League. They were promoted to the League's top division in 1965 and making several applications for Football League membership without success.
Corby were relegated from the Premier Division in 1968 and remained in various forms of Division One until league re-organisation in 1982 saw them placed in the new-look Premier Division. The Steelmen were relegated again in 1990 - by which time they had moved to a new home at the multi-purpose Rockingham Triangle sports complex and for the remainder of the 90s the club struggled to stay in the Southern League.
Corby (blue shirts) take on Ramsgate in the 2007–08 FA Cup
Since 2002, however, the club's fortunes have turned around, culminating in a return to the Southern League Premier Division in 2006 following a fantastic season with Rob Dunion at the helm. Following a tough year back in the Premier Division that saw the departure of both Dunion and his successor Dougie Keast, the club were saved from relegation by Farnborough Town's demise from the Conference South. 2007/08 looked really positive for The Steelmen, with a new board led by ex-Kettering Town Chairman Peter Mallinger, Mick Leech & Les Manning of Corby based construction company Weldon Plant, as well as former Kettering director Dave Dunham. However the side assembled by Kevin Wilson vastly underachieved and following his sacking by the club and an influx of new players by new manager Graham Drury The Steelmen avoided relegation with just one week of the season remaining. Following a number of new signings and complete team restructuring the Steelmen, promotion to the Conference North was achieved on the 25th April 2009, at the Rockingham Triangle in front of a strong crowd of 1,990. The record gate at the Triangle was set in a pre-season game with Rangers with 2,300 supporters present. The record at the old ground was 10,029.
In July 2011 the club announced the appointment of a fifth director [1], Chris Rivett, who joins Acting Chairman David Mallinger, Director Graham Starmer, Ian Hopewell and Helen Thompson on the club's board.
Players
Current squad
- As of 21 June 2010.
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
No. Position Player 
GK Chris MacKenzie GK Will Jones DF Delroy Gordon DF Callum Reynolds DF Phil Gulliver DF Paul Malone DF Aynsley McDonald DF Tom Land DF Joe Wilcox 
DF Jean-Sylvain Dossou (on loan fron Kettering Town) MF Andy Burgess MF Aaron Daniels MF Andy Hall No. Position Player MF Leon Hibbert MF Sam Ives MF Paul Mayo MF James Ozmen MF Jordan Spruce MF Steven Towers MF Glenn Walker FW Karl Dimidh FW Matt Rhead FW Nick Rogan FW Gregg Smith FW Jordan Smith On loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
No. Position Player MF Andy Gooding (at Hinckley United until the end of the season) 2008/09 Stats
Competitions
- Southern League Championship Trophy (Winners v Atherstone 3-2)
- League Position: Bsn 6th place
- FA Cup: 2nd Qualifying Round
- FA Trophy: 3rd round (lost 1.0 away at York city)
- Hiller Cup: Winners
Attendances
- Highest Home: 1,990 v Banbury United 25/4/09
- Lowest Home: 189 v Long Buckby (HC Cup) 1/10/08
- Highest Away: 2,230 v Farnborough Town 21/3/09
- Lowest Away: 140 v Met Police (FA Cup) 13/9/08 & v Evesham United 31/3/09
Results
- Biggest Home Win: 5-0 v Banbury United 25/04/09
- Heaviest Home Defeat: 4-1 v Tiverton Town 20/12/08
- Biggest Away Win: 5-0 v Halesowen Town 4/4/09
- Heaviest Away Defeat: 5-0 v Brackley Town 27/12/08
Stadium
At the start of the 2011–12 season the club moved to their new purpose-built stadium located adjacent to their previous home, Rockingham Triangle Sports Stadium. Steel Park, as the new ground has been christened, features a main stand seating 577 supporters and a large covered terrace to one end, providing cover for a further 1,575. The total ground capacity is 3,893 and there is room for further expansion if required.
Former managers
- Eddie McGoldrick 2002
- Wayne Spencer 2003
- Rob Dunion 2003
- Lee Glover 2003-04
- Rob Dunion 2004-06
- Dougie Keast 2006
- Kevin Wilson 2007
- Graham Drury 2008–Present
Notable former players
- Rikki Bains
- Tony Battersby
Eric Caldow- Stuart Campbell
- Henry Cockburn
- Michael Cook
- Hugh Curran
- Brett Darby
- Norman Dean
Steve Devine- Brian Etheridge
References
External links
Categories:- English football clubs
- Football Conference
- Sport in Northamptonshire
- Association football clubs established in 1948
- Southern Football League clubs
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