Kettering Town, founded in 1872, is a long-established Northamptonshire club known as the Poppies. Red and black colors, a move from Rockingham Road and a home at Latimer Park in Burton Latimer define a distinctive modern identity within English football. The club’s story reaches from local roots to a celebrated place in non-league culture, with FA Cup tradition and pioneering commercial heritage adding wider resonance. Its identity combines history, place and an enduring football culture.
Kettering Town Upcoming matches by league
Non League Premier - Southern Central
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- Regular Season - 8
Rushall Olympic
Kettering Town
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- Regular Season - 9
Kettering Town
Anstey Nomads
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- Regular Season - 10
Bury TownNo H2HKettering Town
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- Regular Season - 11
Kettering TownNo H2HHalesowen Town
FA Cup
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- Quarter-finals
Kettering TownNo H2HQuorn
Kettering Town Last matches by league
Non League Premier - Southern Central
FA Cup
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- 1st Round Qualifying Replays
Kettering Town2 - 1Wellingborough Town
Friendlies Clubs
FA Trophy
Kettering Town Team Roster
The latest recorded Kettering Town squad contains 14 players. Attackers make up the largest group with six names, including Gary Hooper, Marvin Sordell and Nile Ranger. Four defenders provide the next line, with Harlain Mbayo among the named options. The roster also includes two goalkeepers, D. Jezeph and J. Alexander, plus midfielders A. Thanoj and D. Kelly-Evans. The squad covers all four main playing roles. Several squad entries are listed by initials, alongside the fully named players in the latest recorded 14-player group for 2026.
position Goalkeeper
Jason Alexander
Daniel Jezeph
position Defender
Benjamin Ethan Hart
Gary Stohrer
Ellis Myles
Harlain Mbayo
position Midfielder
Devon Jerome Kelly-Evans
Andi Thanoj
position Attacker
Jamar Kasheef Loza
Wesley York
Nile Ranger
Callum James Powell
Gary Hooper
Marvin Sordell
Last Kettering Town Coachs
Richard Lavery is the most recent recorded appointment, beginning on 1 February 2024, although the available timeline does not confirm that he remains in the role. Andy Leese followed a spell from June to November 2023, after Edward Lee Glover’s tenure from July 2022 to June 2023. Luke Graham and Ian Culverhouse also appear in the 2022 sequence, with their entries documenting short or overlapping periods rather than establishing a present-day appointment.
Richard Lavery
History
| Coach | Coach country | Coach since | Coach until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Lavery | England | 1 February 2024 | |
| Andy Leese | England | 1 June 2023 | 1 November 2023 |
| Edward Lee Glover | England | 1 July 2022 | 1 June 2023 |
| Ian Culverhouse | England | 1 January 2022 | 1 May 2022 |
| Luke Graham | England | 1 January 2022 | 1 January 2022 |
| Paul Cox | England | 1 October 2019 | 1 January 2022 |
| 1 September 2019 | |||
| Luke Graham | England | 1 September 2019 | 1 October 2019 |
| Nicholas Jeremy Eaden | England | 1 July 2019 | 1 September 2019 |
| Marcus Law | England | 1 July 2015 | |
| Mark Nicholas Stimson | England | 1 September 2011 | 1 January 2012 |
Kettering Town Transfers
The listed arrivals show a mix of loans, free-agent moves and free transfers, and represent recorded highlights rather than a complete total. The latest addition is C. Mensah, who arrived on loan from Bedford Town on 12 March 2026. Earlier loan arrivals included Ethan Michael Fitzhugh from Gateshead and P. Bitemo from Hereford, while B. Isaacson joined from Bedford Town as a free agent. The 2025 summer activity also included free-agent arrivals A. Lewis, Shane Aidan Conor Flynn and L. Andoh. Gary Hooper, Harlain Mbayo, W. York, A. Thanoj and D. Kelly-Evans were recorded as free arrivals in earlier periods.
Latest player transfers from
| Player | Team from | Transfer type | Transfer date |
|---|---|---|---|
| M. Gyasi |
Bedford Town
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Loan | 6 August 2026 |
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Bedford Town
|
Loan | 12 March 2026 | |
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Bedford Town
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Free agent | 17 December 2025 | |
| Ethan Michael Fitzhugh |
Gateshead
|
Loan | 11 December 2025 |
Hereford
|
Loan | 6 November 2025 | |
| K. Williams |
Hereford
|
Free agent | 29 October 2025 |
| Micah Anthony |
Bristol Rovers
|
Loan | 18 September 2025 |
| A. Lewis |
Aveley
|
Free agent | 6 August 2025 |
| L. Andoh |
York
|
Free agent | 18 July 2025 |
| Shane Aidan Conor Flynn |
Ballymena United
|
Free agent | 18 July 2025 |
| Kyle James Storer |
AFC Telford United
|
Free agent | 13 February 2025 |
| A. Gudger |
Brackley Town
|
Loan | 31 January 2025 |
| S. Atcha |
Rugby Town
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N/A | 8 November 2024 |
| Gary Hooper |
Barnet
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Free | 1 November 2024 |
| Bruno Andrade |
Maidstone Utd
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Free | 27 September 2024 |
The listed departures show both completed loan spells and permanent exits, but they are recorded highlights rather than a complete total. Shane Aidan Conor Flynn left for GAP Connah S Quay FC as a free agent on 30 June 2026. Loan returns included C. Mensah to Bedford Town, P. Bitemo to Hereford and Ethan Michael Fitzhugh to Gateshead. Earlier returns sent Micah Anthony back to Bristol Rovers and A. Gudger to Brackley Town. H. Dawson left for Bedford Town in a free transfer in July 2025, while Kyle James Storer moved to Alvechurch as a free agent. Other entries are marked free or lack a specified movement type.
Latest player transfers to
| Player | Team to | Transfer type | Transfer date |
|---|---|---|---|
| A. Lewis |
Braintree
|
Free agent | 9 July 2026 |
| Shane Aidan Conor Flynn |
GAP Connah S Quay FC
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Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
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Bedford Town
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Return from loan | 9 April 2026 | |
|
Hereford
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Return from loan | 3 March 2026 | |
|
Hereford
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Return from loan | 28 February 2026 | |
| Ethan Michael Fitzhugh |
Gateshead
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Return from loan | 10 January 2026 |
| Micah Anthony |
Bristol Rovers
|
Return from loan | 17 October 2025 |
| H. Dawson |
Bedford Town
|
Free Transfer | 1 July 2025 |
| Kyle James Storer |
Alvechurch
|
Free agent | 30 June 2025 |
| A. Gudger |
Brackley Town
|
Return from loan | 30 May 2025 |
| S. Atcha |
Rugby Town
|
Loan | 8 October 2024 |
| T. Scott |
Oxford City
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N/A | 14 September 2024 |
| W. Johnson |
Leiston
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Free | 24 February 2024 |
| J. Bridgeman |
Welling United
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Free | 5 January 2024 |
| Owen Cochrane |
Stevenage
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N/A | 19 November 2023 |
Transfers Synthesis
Across the recorded movement highlights from July 2024 to June 2026, Kettering Town added players through a combination of free arrivals and loans. The sample includes several incoming loans from English clubs alongside free-agent additions and players listed simply as free. It also shows a cycle in which temporary recruits returned to Bedford Town, Hereford, Gateshead, Bristol Rovers and Brackley Town when their loan spells ended. The movement is therefore varied in form rather than defined by transfer fees, which are not recorded in these entries. The chronology also shows arrivals and departures from the same regional football network, including Bedford Town and Brackley Town, while some movement types remain unspecified. These highlights describe activity visible in the period, not a definitive balance of every addition and exit. The available record supports a picture of recurring short-term recruitment alongside free movement.
Leagues Kettering Town has participated in
Kettering Town has a recent recorded presence in the FA Cup, FA Trophy and Non League Premier - Southern Central, with entries running through 2025 and marked as active in the latest competition record. The Southern Central play-offs appear for 2024 only and are therefore historical in this context. Friendlies Clubs are recorded from 2020 to 2024 without a recent active marker. Earlier league records cover National League North from 2019 to 2022 and the National League in 2011. These entries map the club’s recorded domestic footprint without establishing a current league position or result.
More about Kettering Town
Kettering Town Football Club is one of Northamptonshire’s historic football names, founded in 1872 and known widely as the Poppies. The club was formed in Kettering and remains rooted in the town’s community identity. Its home fixtures are played at Latimer Park in nearby Burton Latimer, following decades associated with Rockingham Road, the ground that became inseparable from the club’s older story. Red and black are central to Kettering’s visual identity, traditionally expressed through striped shirts, while the poppy motif gives the crest and nickname their distinctive character. That symbolism helps connect the present-day club with a long non-league heritage. Kettering has also held an unusual place in football’s commercial history. Its 1976 Kettering Tyres shirt sponsorship is widely remembered as a pioneering moment in British football, linking the club to the early development of commercial branding on match kits. On the pitch, the Poppies belong to the domestic English football ecosystem and have been a recurring name in the non-league pyramid. Their recorded competition footprint includes the FA Cup and FA Trophy, as well as league football in the Southern Central division of the Non-League Premier. Earlier records also place the club in National League North and the National League. The FA Cup has long been part of Kettering’s wider reputation, with the club associated with notable goalscoring exploits in the competition. Kettering operates through a private club management structure with strong Northamptonshire connections. Its scale reflects the practical character of non-league football, where regional relationships, semi-professional careers and local support shape the club’s daily ecosystem. The result is a team identity built from longevity, recognizable colors, a distinctive nickname and a continuing place in English football beyond the fully professional divisions.
Last matches statistics for Kettering Town
| match | shots | Poss. | Pass % | Fouls | Cards | Saves |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Kettering Town
1 - 0
Bedford Town
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0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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Kettering Town
1 - 0
Alvechurch
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0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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Leighton Town
1 - 1
Kettering Town
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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Leamington
0 - 1
Kettering Town
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Kettering Town
0 - 0
Peterborough Sports
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0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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Hitchin Town
1 - 1
Kettering Town
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Kettering Town
5 - 0
Stamford
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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Wellingborough Town
2 - 2
Kettering Town
|
0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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Kettering Town
2 - 1
Wellingborough Town
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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Kettering Town
1 - 0
Stratford Town
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
Detailed statistics Kettering Town
Xtra rating history
Last rating points (most recent matches).