Thrapston Town F.C.

Thrapston Town
Full name Thrapston Town Football Club
Nickname(s) The Thrapo
Founded 1960 (as Thrapston Venturas)
Ground Chancery Lane, Thrapston
Ground Capacity 1,000
Chairman Gary Petts
Manager Richard Scott
League United Counties League Division One
2015–16 United Counties League Division One, 9th

Thrapston Town F.C. is an English football club based in Thrapston, Northamptonshire, and competes in the United Counties League Division One.

History

The club was established in 1960 as Thrapston Ventura.[1] They joined the Kettering Amateur League, winning the title in 1970–71, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1976–77 and 1977–78. In 1978 they moved up to Division Two of the United Counties League,[2] finishing third in their first season and were subsequently placed in Division One after league restructuring.[1] In 1996 the club adopted their current name.[3] After finishing second in 2010–11, they were promoted to the Premier Division but finished bottom of the Premier League the next year, 2011–12 and were relegated back to Division One.

Honours

Records

References

  1. 1 2 History Thrapston Town FC
  2. Thrapston Ventura at the Football Club History Database
  3. 1 2 3 Thrapston Town at the Football Club History Database

Coordinates: 52°23′57.19″N 0°32′20.48″W / 52.3992194°N 0.5390222°W / 52.3992194; -0.5390222

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