Desborough Town F.C.

Desborough Town

Full name	Desborough Town Football Club
Nickname(s)	Ar Tarn
Founded	1896
Ground	Waterworks Field Braybrooke Road Desborough
Chairman	Ernie Parsons
Manager	Vacant
League	United Counties League Premier Division
2010–11	United Counties League Premier Division, 19th
Home colours

Desborough Town F.C. is an association football club based in Desborough, Northamptonshire, England. The club is currently a member of the United Counties League Premier Division.

History

The "Ar Tarn" was founded in 1896, joining the Northants League in its second season (1896–97). This league later became the United Counties League; the club has played in every official season since with the exception of 1945–46, since 1972–73 in the Premier Division. This longevity has meant that they are the second-most frequent title winners in League history (Rushden Town have won it most often), but they have not been champions since 1967.

The 2007–08 season saw one of the more successful seasons of recent history with Desborough finishing 3rd in the UCL Premier – having sat in the top two for most of the season, a run in the FA Vase and the capture of the United Counties League Knock-Out Cup beating division one champions Daventry Town 3–2 at [Wellingborough Town]].

The summer saw manager Steve Noble depart for Stewarts & Lloyds Corby FC taking with him assistant Graham Leech as well as the bulk of the first team squad. It was left to former Rothwell Town duo Dave Williams and Frank Benjamin to virtually re-build the squad.

In December 2008, the club suffered a fire at their ground, the new clubhouse is currently being re-built and is expected to re-open in October 2011.

In 2010 with the squad near the bottom of the UCL Premier, Desborough sacked Williams and Benjamin and appointed from within – promoting Martin McLeod from his role as reserve team manager.

McLeod resigned as manager of Desborough Town on the 16th November 2011 with Ar Tarn rooted to the bottom of the table.

Season-by-season record since 1990

Season	Division	Points	Position	League Cup	F.A. Cup	F.A. Vase	Notes
1990–91	United Counties League Premier Division	70	7/22		Pre	R 1
1991–92	United Counties League Premier Division	49	18/24		1 QR	Pre
1992–93	United Counties League Premier Division	25	20/22		Pre	Pre
1993–94	United Counties League Premier Division	41	7/22		1 QR	Pre
1994–95	United Counties League Premier Division	45	11/19		2 QR	Pre
1995–96	United Counties League Premier Division	79	3/20		1 QR	2 QR
1996–97	United Counties League Premier Division	60	9/20		2 QR	R 1
1997–98	United Counties League Premier Division	78	4/21		1 QR	2 QR
1998–99	United Counties League Premier Division	78	2/20		1 QR	2 QR
1999–2000	United Counties League Premier Division	69	8/20		Pre	R 2
2000–01	United Counties League Premier Division	67	7/21		Pre	1 QR
2001–02	United Counties League Premier Division	74	5/21		Pre	R 2
2002–03	United Counties League Premier Division	43	18/21		Pre	2 QR
2003–04	United Counties League Premier Division	46	16/22	R 1	Pre	R 4
2004–05	United Counties League Premier Division	59	10/22	Q-F	Pre	R 4
2005–06	United Counties League Premier Division	46	18/22	Q-F	Ex Pre	R 2	One point deducted
2006–07	United Counties League Premier Division	44	14/21	S-F	Ex Pre	1 QR	Six points deducted
2007–08	United Counties League Premier Division	81	3/21	Winner	Ex Pre	R 2
2008–09	United Counties League Premier Division	51	11/21	R 1	Ex Pre	R 1

Key : Ex Pre = Extra Preliminary round, Pre = Preliminary Round, 1 QR = First Round Qualifying, 2 QR = Second Round Qualifying, R 1 = First Round, R 2 = Second Round, R 4 = Fourth Round, Q-F = Quarter Final, S-F = Semi-Final

Source: Football Club History Database (www.fchd.info)

External links

• Desborough Town official website
• Desborough Town at the Football Club History Database

Coordinates: 52°26′43.24″N 0°49′45.29″W / 52.4453444°N 0.8292472°W / 52.4453444; -0.8292472