Stewarts & Lloyds Corby A.F.C.
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| Full name |
Stewarts & Lloyds Corby Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Foundrymen | ||
| Founded | 1935 | ||
| Ground |
Recreation Ground Occupation Road, Corby | ||
| Capacity | seating capacity 125 | ||
| Chairman | John Davies | ||
| Manager | Sean Mason and Derek Simmons | ||
| League | Northamptonshire Combination Premier Division | ||
| 2017–18 | United Counties League Division One, 20th of 20 (relegated) | ||
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Stewarts & Lloyds Corby A.F.C. is a football club based in Corby, Northamptonshire, England. The club plays in the Northamptonshire Combination Premier Division, and is currently managed by Sean Mason and Derek Simmons
History
The club was founded in 1935 as the works team of the Stewarts & Lloyds Iron & Steel Company. S & L was the principal steel company exploiting the ironstone in the area, and the major employer in Corby. The club was a leading contender in the United Counties League.
In 1948 a rival club, Corby Town was formed in the town. Most of the key S & L personnel joined the new club, leaving a rump which joined the Kettering Amateur League. The club won the Kettering Amateur League championship in 1954, and they joined the United Counties League in 1957.
The club’s form in the league was indifferent, but they won the Division One championship in 1973–74 and 1974–75 and were promoted to the Premier Division for 1975–76, where they played until relegation at the end of 2013/14 season. The club nearly went under in 1989 before a rescue by local businessman John Georgiou, who changed the name to Hamlet S&L after his company for three seasons.
The club installed floodlights in 1992, which allowed them to enter more competitions, including the FA Cup for the first time since the war. They have also made ground improvements with the assistance of a lottery grant.
They reached the second qualifying round of the FA Cup in season 2008–09, before winning the UCL that year.
In July 2011, the club employed Lee Duffy alongside Daren Young as joint managers.[1] Duffy took the role up solely in March 2012, and he resigned from first team manager duties in September 2012, though he was to remain in the club as Football Development manager.[1] He was replaced by former co-manager, Daren Young, who was assistant manager at Corby Town for a short period.[2] For the 2014-2015 season, Barry Britton took over as first team manager. He left the club after 8 games due to work commitements, with Alex Cross taking charge. On the 23rd of December 2017 Sean and Del took charge of the first team following the resignation of Ian Benjamin
Following the completion of Season 17/18 S&L where relegated from the UCL into the Northamptonshire Combination Premier Division.
Prior to the start of the 18/19 season S&L joined Kingswood to become Corby S&L Kingswood. This recent development is a considerable decline in the club since its Triumphant days of wining the UCL Premier Division title only 10 years prior, now less than 10 years later they have since seen relegation from the UCL premier division into the UCL Division 1 followed by relegation out of the UCL into the Northamptonshire Combination.
Reserves
The Reserves team is called Corby S&L Khalsa and competes in the Northamptonshire Combination Football League Premier Division.
Khalsa was dissolved for the 2017/18 season with 'Stewart's & Lloyds Reserves' taking their place as the official reserve side, they compete in the United Counties League Reserve Division.[3] The reserves are currently managed by Andrew Norman and Steven McCool
Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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