Rothwell Corinthians F.C.

Football club infobox
clubname = Rothwell Corinthians
fullname = Rothwell Corinthians Football Club
nickname = The Corinthians
founded = 1932
ground = Seargeant's Lawn
Desborough Road
Rothwell
Northamptonshire
NN14 6JQ
capacity =
chairman = Mark Budworth
manager = Frank Ielapi
league = United Counties Football League Premier Division
season = 2007/08
position = United Counties Football League Division One
3rd (promoted)
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Rothwell Corinthians F.C. is a football club based in Rothwell, Northamptonshire, England.

History

Rothwell Corinthians were founded in 1932 as a church youth side, joining the Kettering Amateur League which became the East Midlands Alliance. For many years the Corinthians have lived in the shadow of near neighbours Rothwell Town.

The club started out playing at the recreation ground. However, they moved to Rothwell Town's cricket ground in the early 1980s and started to conduct their affairs more seriously. The East Midlands Alliance too raised its game, and in 1984 the Corinthians gained promotion to the Premier Division. The club purchased land in Desborough Road, and their present ground opened in 1986.

In 1989/90 the Corinthians won the Premier League championship for the first time, and 1994/95 saw a repeat. Following discussions with the management committee, Corinthians were admitted to the United Counties League for the 1995/96 season. Ground improvements continued; floodlighting was installed in 1999, which enabled the club to compete in the FA Vase.

The club had their most successful season to date in 2007/08, their third place finish in Division One proving sufficient to earn promotion to the Premier Division.

In the 2008/09 season, Rothwell Corinthians F.C. is playing in the Eagle Bitter United Counties Football League Premier Division, led by manager Frank Ielapi, looking to consolidate in the Premier League.

Club statistics

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- style="background:black; color:white; color:white;" color=white align="center"
width="80px" | Season
width="250px" | Division
width="50px" | Points
width="50px" | Position
width="50px" | League Cup
width="50px" | F.A. Cup
width="50px" | F.A. Vase
width="300px" | Notes
-
bgcolor="#FF0000"| 1990 – 1991







-
bgcolor="#FF0000"| 1991 – 1992







-
bgcolor="#FF0000"| 1992 – 1993







-
bgcolor="#FF0000"| 1993 – 1994







-
bgcolor="#FF0000"| 1994 – 1995







-
bgcolor="#FF0000"| 1995 – 1996
bgcolor="#DDA0DD"|UCL First Division
74
4/19




-
bgcolor="#FF0000"| 1996 – 1997
bgcolor="#DDA0DD"|UCL First Division
55
6/18




-
bgcolor="#FF0000"| 1997 – 1998
bgcolor="#DDA0DD"|UCL First Division
50
10/18




-
bgcolor="#FF0000"| 1998 – 1999
bgcolor="#DDA0DD"|UCL First Division
64
3/18




-
-
bgcolor="#FF0000"| 1999 – 2000
bgcolor="#DDA0DD"|UCL First Division
38
13/18




-
bgcolor="#FF0000"| 2000 – 2001
bgcolor="#DDA0DD"|UCL First Division
50
7/18




-
bgcolor="#FF0000"| 2001 – 2002
bgcolor="#DDA0DD"|UCL First Division
29
14/17


R 1

-
bgcolor="#FF0000"| 2002 – 2003
bgcolor="#DDA0DD"|UCL First Division
42
8/16


R 1

-
bgcolor="#FF0000"| 2003 – 2004
bgcolor="#DDA0DD"|UCL First Division
35
12/18
R 1

2 QR

-
bgcolor="#FF0000"| 2004 – 2005
bgcolor="#DDA0DD"|UCL First Division
51
8/18
Pre

1 QR
Pre = Preliminary round
-
bgcolor="#FF0000"| 2005 – 2006
bgcolor="#DDA0DD"|UCL First Division
46
10/18
Pre

2 QR
1 QR = First Qualifying round
-
bgcolor="#FF0000"| 2006 – 2007
bgcolor="#DDA0DD"|UCL First Division
43
7/16
Pre

2 QR
2 QR = Second Qualifying round
-
bgcolor="#FF0000"| 2007 – 2008
bgcolor="#DDA0DD"|UCL First Division
52
3/16
Pre

1 QR
R 1 = First Round
-
-}

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

External links

* [http://www.rothwellcorinthiansfc.co.uk Rothwell Corinthians official website]
* [http://www.fchd.info/ROTHWELC.HTM Rothwell Corinthians at Football Club History Database]
* [http://www.ebucl.com The Eagle Bitter United Counties League official website]
* [http://full-time.thefa.com/Index.do?leagueid=1625657 United Counties League at FA Full Time online]
* [http://www.football.mitoo.co.uk/News.cfm?LeagueCode=UCL2008 United Counties League at football.mitoo]