Raunds Town was founded in 1946. There had been other teams with "Raunds" in the title as long ago as 1896–97, but at a meeting in the town's Temperance Hall in May 1946 a new amalgamated club was formed. The club is nicknamed "The Shopmates" in reference to the local boot and shoeindustry, which was largely workshop-based.
In 1950 the Shopmates joined the United Counties League (formerly the Northamptonshire League), playing in the Second Division. They did not set the league on fire, and after switching between the divisions settled in Division One after the former first division was redesignated the Premier Division. A season in Division Two in 1979–80 seemed to wake them up: after the division was disbanded at the end of that season, the Shopmates returned to Division One and were promoted as champions in 1982–83.
Kiln Park, home of Raunds Town
Raunds Town embarked upon an ambitious programme. Having played at Greenhouse Field for two years at the start, they moved to The Berristers for thirty-three seasons and in 1991 they moved to Kiln Park. The stadium adjacent to the A45 was designed to host football at a higher level. The Shopmates' on-field performance matched this munificence. In 1992–93 they won at Northwich Victoria 2–0 to eliminate their hosts from the FA Cup in the Second Qualifying Round, thus far the only time a UCL club has eliminated Conference opposition from the competition. In 1994–95 the Shopmates lost the FA Vase semi-final against Arlesey Town having led 3–0 after the first (home) leg. The following season they were eliminated in the quarter-final by Bristol club Mangotsfield United. In 2006–07 the Shopmates eliminated Isthmian League side Enfield from the FA Cup by way of a 2–1 away win, gaining revenge for a reverse in the same competition at their hands eight seasons before.
Meanwhile, in the United Counties League, the leadership of manager Keith Burt led an assault on the top of the table. Having lost out on the championship on goal difference in 1994–95, Raunds seized the title the following season. They were duly promoted to the Southern League, where they took their place in the Midland Division. However, they suffered from their geographical location close to the boundary between the divisions and in 1998–99, the Shopmates were shifted to the Southern Division, which was renamed the Eastern Division the following season. This had financial implications, not least the cost of travelling, and for two seasons Raunds Town struggled. Manager Keith Burt resigned, and the club had little option but to apply for re-admission to the United Counties League at the end of 1999–2000.
In the 2012–13 season, Raunds Town were managed by Stuart Brown. 2013-14 saw the arrival of co-managers James Le Masurier and Scott Manning. At the end of the 2020–21 season the club were transferred to Division One of the Spartan South Midlands League.
Staff Positionsedit
Joint Managers: Luke Aridegbe/Dean McBride
Head Coach: Matt Carr
First Team Coach: Stíofan Emery
Reserve Team Manager: Matt O`Connor
U18 Manager: Steve Whitney/Eddie Mcgoldrick/Wayne Bellamy
raunds, town, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, january, 2012. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Raunds Town F C news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2012 Learn how and when to remove this template message Raunds Town F C is a football club based at Raunds Northamptonshire England The play in the Spartan South Midlands League Division One They were FA Vase semi finalists in 1994 95 Raunds TownFull nameRaunds Town Football ClubNickname s The ShopmatesFounded1946GroundKiln Park Raunds Northamptonshire NN9 6EQCapacity3 000 250 seats ChairmanLesley JonesManagerDean Mcbride Luke AridegbeLeagueSpartan South Midlands League Division One2022 23Spartan South Midlands League Division One 15th of 20Home coloursAway colours Contents 1 History 2 Staff Positions 3 Honours 4 Records 5 References 6 External linksHistory editRaunds Town was founded in 1946 There had been other teams with Raunds in the title as long ago as 1896 97 but at a meeting in the town s Temperance Hall in May 1946 a new amalgamated club was formed The club is nicknamed The Shopmates in reference to the local boot and shoe industry which was largely workshop based In 1950 the Shopmates joined the United Counties League formerly the Northamptonshire League playing in the Second Division They did not set the league on fire and after switching between the divisions settled in Division One after the former first division was redesignated the Premier Division A season in Division Two in 1979 80 seemed to wake them up after the division was disbanded at the end of that season the Shopmates returned to Division One and were promoted as champions in 1982 83 nbsp Kiln Park home of Raunds TownRaunds Town embarked upon an ambitious programme Having played at Greenhouse Field for two years at the start they moved to The Berristers for thirty three seasons and in 1991 they moved to Kiln Park The stadium adjacent to the A45 was designed to host football at a higher level The Shopmates on field performance matched this munificence In 1992 93 they won at Northwich Victoria 2 0 to eliminate their hosts from the FA Cup in the Second Qualifying Round thus far the only time a UCL club has eliminated Conference opposition from the competition In 1994 95 the Shopmates lost the FA Vase semi final against Arlesey Town having led 3 0 after the first home leg The following season they were eliminated in the quarter final by Bristol club Mangotsfield United In 2006 07 the Shopmates eliminated Isthmian League side Enfield from the FA Cup by way of a 2 1 away win gaining revenge for a reverse in the same competition at their hands eight seasons before Meanwhile in the United Counties League the leadership of manager Keith Burt led an assault on the top of the table Having lost out on the championship on goal difference in 1994 95 Raunds seized the title the following season They were duly promoted to the Southern League where they took their place in the Midland Division However they suffered from their geographical location close to the boundary between the divisions and in 1998 99 the Shopmates were shifted to the Southern Division which was renamed the Eastern Division the following season This had financial implications not least the cost of travelling and for two seasons Raunds Town struggled Manager Keith Burt resigned and the club had little option but to apply for re admission to the United Counties League at the end of 1999 2000 In the 2012 13 season Raunds Town were managed by Stuart Brown 2013 14 saw the arrival of co managers James Le Masurier and Scott Manning At the end of the 2020 21 season the club were transferred to Division One of the Spartan South Midlands League Staff Positions editJoint Managers Luke Aridegbe Dean McBride Head Coach Matt Carr First Team Coach Stiofan Emery Reserve Team Manager Matt O Connor U18 Manager Steve Whitney Eddie Mcgoldrick Wayne BellamyHonours editUnited Counties League Premier Division 1 Runners up 1991 92 1994 95 United Counties League Division One Champions 1982 83Records editFA Cup 1 Fourth Qualifying Round 1998 99 FA Trophy Third Round 1998 99 FA Vase Semi finals 1994 95References edit a b Raunds Town at the Football Club History DatabaseExternal links editOfficial website 52 21 08 14 N 0 32 43 67 W 52 3522611 N 0 5454639 W 52 3522611 0 5454639 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Raunds Town F C amp oldid 1173118481, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
