The club was established in 1968 as Ford Sports Daventry and were one of the youngest clubs in the United Counties Football League in which they played since joining in 1977. They started in the Central Northants Combination where they had success with both the 1st and 2nd teams, in those years they had to hire council pitches. In 1972 they moved to Royal Oak. In 1977 they finally joined the United Counties League. In 1979 they were promoted to Division One. They won Division One twice. Daventry United had reached the Third Round of the FA Vase twice in their history and after many years of hard work and recruiting better players they made it into the Premier Division in 1996. They had their best FA Cup run in 1998–99 under the coaches Richard Green and Kevin Flear. They eventually lost to Sutton United in a very hard fought match.
Thereafter, The Motormen (as they were nicknamed) played in the United Counties Football League Premier Division until 2007, when they finished in 20th place. They were relegated to Division One following the accepted promotion for AFC Kempston Rovers. Their first season at level 11 of the English football league system saw them narrowly miss out on a return to level 10 at the first attempt, as they finished level on goal difference with Huntingdon Town and Rothwell Corinthians, both of whom eventually got promoted.
The 2008–09 season saw them eventually claim promotion, after finishing runners-up on 64 points, 12 points behind winners Peterborough Northern Star.
After the Ford Motor Company withdrew the use of Royal Oak in 2010, the club had been ground sharing at Community Park.[1] The club folded at the end of the 2011–12 season.[1]
daventry, united, daventry, united, football, club, association, football, club, based, daventry, england, club, played, united, counties, league, premier, division, daventry, unitedfull, namedaventry, united, football, clubnickname, motormenfounded1968, ford,. Daventry United Football Club was an association football club based in Daventry England The club played in the United Counties League Premier Division Daventry UnitedFull nameDaventry United Football ClubNickname s The MotormenFounded1968 as Ford Sports Daventry Dissolved2012GroundRoyal Oak WayDaventryCapacity1 0002011 12United Counties LeaguePremier Division 15th resigned Home coloursAway colours Contents 1 History 2 Honours 3 Records 4 References 5 External linksHistory EditThe club was established in 1968 as Ford Sports Daventry and were one of the youngest clubs in the United Counties Football League in which they played since joining in 1977 They started in the Central Northants Combination where they had success with both the 1st and 2nd teams in those years they had to hire council pitches In 1972 they moved to Royal Oak In 1977 they finally joined the United Counties League In 1979 they were promoted to Division One They won Division One twice Daventry United had reached the Third Round of the FA Vase twice in their history and after many years of hard work and recruiting better players they made it into the Premier Division in 1996 They had their best FA Cup run in 1998 99 under the coaches Richard Green and Kevin Flear They eventually lost to Sutton United in a very hard fought match Thereafter The Motormen as they were nicknamed played in the United Counties Football League Premier Division until 2007 when they finished in 20th place They were relegated to Division One following the accepted promotion for AFC Kempston Rovers Their first season at level 11 of the English football league system saw them narrowly miss out on a return to level 10 at the first attempt as they finished level on goal difference with Huntingdon Town and Rothwell Corinthians both of whom eventually got promoted The 2008 09 season saw them eventually claim promotion after finishing runners up on 64 points 12 points behind winners Peterborough Northern Star After the Ford Motor Company withdrew the use of Royal Oak in 2010 the club had been ground sharing at Community Park 1 The club folded at the end of the 2011 12 season 1 Honours EditUnited Counties League Premier Division 2 Champions 1999 2000 2001 02 United Counties League Division One Champions 1992 93 1995 96 Runners up 2008 09 3 United Counties League Division Two Runners up 1978 79Records EditFA Cup 2 Third Qualifying Round 1998 99 FA Vase Third Round 2002 03 2005 06References Edit a b Daventry Express 22 March 2012 a b Ford Sports Daventry at the Football Club History Database Daventry United at the Football Club History DatabaseExternal links EditOfficial website52 15 57 61 N 1 11 15 41 W 52 2660028 N 1 1876139 W 52 2660028 1 1876139 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Daventry United F C amp oldid 1083047009, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
