Northampton Town Ladies Walking Football

Today we attended the Northants FA County Cup at the Kettering Sports Park, it was an early start which proved interesting for most of the team, who the night before had been celebrating our very own Nikki’s birthday, finally joining the 40’s club!
Our first game of the day saw us play Northants Falcons, a close game which finished 0-0.
Second game was against Milton Keynes ladies, we played some great football but just couldn’t get the ball in the net, again a 0-0.
Third game was against Kettering ladies, an enjoyable friendly game, we peppered their goal and if it wasn’t for their keeper who was on fire we would have won the game, we hit both posts, cross bar, it just wouldn’t go in, again, another 0-0 draw.
Final game in the league part of the competition was against Corby Ladies, again some lovely interlinking play, and we finally managed to get the ball in the net, with a great finish from Leighanne, with the game finishing 1-1.
With us ending the day 3rd in the league part, it meant we played Milton Keynes ladies in the semi finals, the goals finally clicked into place, Becky paved the way with the first, a wonderful finish and an even better celebration, she removed her shirt and ran around the pitch waving it around her head!! 😂
There were two more great finishes from Moira and Leighanne, final score 3-0.
Onto the final where we met Northants Falcons, it was a tightly contested final, but we were knocking on the door all game, we finally got the goal we deserved with a thunderbolt free kick from Nikki!
Final whistle went, 1-0 winners! 🏆
It was a wonderful day, well done to all the teams who took part, but I’m so proud of our team today, 6 games played and undefeated, we only conceded 1 goal all day, Rhonda didn’t have a lot to do, everyone played their part from back to front.
That’s two trophies in the space of a month, hopefully with many more to come, may have to build a trophy cabinet!
FA walking cup here we come! 💪🏆❤️

Today saw the annual Sixfields tournament in sweltering conditions, very well done to all the teams that played in the heat, not easy for anyone, you should all be very proud. There was some wonderful football on display from all teams.
Our first game was against Forest Vets which was a complete shock to the system, Vets came away with a deserved 5-0 win.
Next up was Milton Keynes ladies, we just couldn’t get the ball in the net, we peppered their goal and managed to get a 1-0 win with a goal from Nikki.
Our final group game was against Kettering, a very close game that could of gone either way, Kettering scored first, with Nikki scoring again, to bring it back to a draw, but Kettering managed to grab a deserved winner.
We finished 3rd in the group which saw us face Kettering in the semi finals.
The Kettering ladies took a well deserved lead but our persistence paid off and scored a well deserved equaliser through Blandy. A bit of commotion ensued on the sideline as the referee was told by the Forest Vets ladies that the semi final should of only been 10mins long, the referee was not aware of this and was playing the 12 mins, We had actually equalised after the 10mins, the tournament officials were called across and admitted it was a fault on their part, both captains were called across and made aware of the situation, Rhonda offered for Kettering to go through with the 1-0 win, but the officials decided that as both teams didn’t know it should of only been 10 mins then the 1-1 would stand and the game would go to penalties.
Rhonda stepped up and scored the first penalty with a smart finish, she then went back into goal and Kettering’s first penalty was skied well over the cross bar, next up was Blandy who slotted her penalty home with a good finish.
Kettering’s second penalty was smartly saved by Rhonda which saw us go through.
On to the final where we met Forest Vets, it was a very close game, but we took a deserved lead through Leighanne with a great finish after a back heel assist from Rhonda. Forest vets managed to sn**ch a equaliser in the last few minutes, a penalty shoot out was to decide the final.
Nikki made two incredible saves and also stepped up to score her penalty and then the captain, Rhonda, stepped up to score the winner!
The whole squad was incredible and all played their part.
A big thank you to Jeanette, Tracey, Dot & Callum who came to support ❤️
It was so nice to see the team get to lift a trophy, they all work so hard in training and many tournaments with nothing to show for their efforts, so a big well done for keeping going and showing everyone what this club is all about, a club that sticks together!⚽️❤️

One of the many reasons I’m proud to be a part of this club.
We’ve all got each others backs, whatever it is, no matter what! ❤️⚽️

Still a few spaces remaining for the Sixfields Tournament on Tuesday May 26th!

Get in contact and give it a try, get yourself fit and ready for the summer💪☀️

Come and give it a try, first session free, lots of opportunities to play, plus we like to organise social events, so it’s not all about the football.

The lovely Arden Pinks ladies are looking for a new manager, great bunch of ladies, please get in touch if interested 👌❤️

Yesterday saw us travel to Birmingham County FA HQ for the end of season showcase tournament, as always it was very well organised, a big thank you to Jay, Faye, Dee and all the ladies that made it happen, we had an incredible day, some of the best football I’ve seen from our ladies, unbeaten all day and only conceding 1 goal, 8 games played in total.
A massive shout out to Alex & Kez from Arden Forest who helped us out, both ladies were amazing and a great laugh.
Also big thanks to Mandy Gornicki who also came into the squad, quality as always.
A special mention about Kellie Ann, one of our own, who refereed for the very first time at the tournament, she did a fantastic job, very proud of her, while out injured she decided to do a referee course so she could still keep in with football in a different way ❤️
Our player of the year award was also presented yesterday, congratulations to our amazing coach Rhonda Stewart who walked away with the award, it was made all the more special by being presented by former lioness Rachel Unitt 🏆❤️⚽️

Boldmere Bees 2-0 win (Nikki x2)
Milton Keynes 2-0 win (Nikki, Leighanne)
Birmingham 0-0
Collingham 0-0
British all sorts 0-0
Birmingham 0-0
Hartshill 1-1 (Nikki)
Inkberrow 0-0

Sunday was the final round for the Northants spring league for the over 35’s and 50’s.
A great effort by both claret teams against some tough opposition, this season has been a massive learning curve, new players, injuries, but everyone gave it their all.
A big thank you to everyone that played and helped during the season, we couldn’t do it without a team effort from all.
Congratulations to Northants Falcons who made it a clean sweep in both leagues, watch out, we’ll be coming for you next season!