Corby Town FC

Last updated : 04/08/2023 23:13:28

Introduction

Corby Town FC are a Grassroots football team.

The team is from England, United Kingdom and play in the Ishmen League Midlands Northern League Ishmen Premier Division.

Team Details

Corby Town Football Club is a football club based in Corby, Northamptonshire, England. They are currently members of the Northern Premier League Division One Midlands and play at Steel Park.

The club was founded in 1896 and has played in a variety of leagues over the years, including the Southern League, the Midland League, and the National League North. They have won the Southern League Premier Division twice, in 2008-09 and 2014-15.

Corby Town have a long-standing rivalry with Wellingborough Town, with whom they contest the Steel City derby. They also have a rivalry with Kettering Town.

History

The club was founded in 1896 as Corby Excelsior.
They changed their name to Corby Town in 1901.
They joined the United Counties League in 1906.
They joined the Midland League in 1922.
They joined the Southern League in 1958.
They won the Southern League Premier Division in 2008-09 and 2014-15.
They were promoted to the National League North in 2015-16.
They were relegated from the National League North in 2017-18.
They were transferred to Division One East of the Southern League at the end of the 2017–18 season as part of the restructuring of the non-League pyramid.
They were transferred to Division One Central of the Southern League the following season.
They were transferred to Division One Midlands of the Northern Premier League at the end of the 2020–21 season.

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Ishmen League Midlands

The Ishmen League Midlands is a football league in England. It is the second tier of the Ishmen League, below the Ishmen League Premier Division. The league was formed in 2019 as part of the restructuring of the non-League pyramid.

The league currently consists of 18 teams. The top two teams at the end of the season are promoted to the Ishmen League Premier Division. The bottom two teams are relegated to the Ishmen League Division One.