Corby Town
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| Full name | Corby Town Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) | The Steelmen |
| Founded | 1948 |
| Ground | Steel Park |
| Capacity | 3,893 (577 seated) |
| Chairman | Stevie Noble |
| Manager | David Bell |
| League | Northern Premier League Division One South |
| 2016–17 | Northern Premier League Premier Division, 21st of 24 (relegated) |
Corby Town Football Club is a football club based in Corby, Northamptonshire, England. They are currently members of the Northern Premier League Division One South and play at Steel Park.
The club was established in 1948, taking over from Stewarts & Lloyds as the main team in the town. The new team contained a mix of Stewarts & Lloyds and new players, and took over from Stewarts and Lloyds in the United Counties League. Their first league match saw them win 5–1 against Wellingborough Town. They went on to win back-to-back league titles in 1950–51 and 1951–52, after which they joined the Midland League as it was expanded to 24 clubs, with the reserve team taking the club's place in the United Counties League. Having signed sixteen new players, many of whom had played in the Football League, they went into the final match of the season on 1 May 1953 sitting level at the top of the table with Nottingham Forest reserves, who were the visitors to Corby for the final match. In front of a crowd of 6,294, Corby lost the match and Forest reserves won the title by two points. In 1954–55 the club reached the first round of the FA Cup for the first time, losing 2–0 at home to Watford.
In 1958 Corby transferred to the Southern League, spending their first season in the North-Western Division, before being placed in Division One for the 1959–60 season. Despite only finishing sixth in 1961–62, Corby applied for election to the Football League. However, they failed to receive a single vote. After finishing seventh the following season the club applied again, and again received no votes. In 1963–64 they reached the first round of the FA Cup for a second time, losing 3–1 at home to Bristol City. They appeared in the first round again the following season, losing 3–1 at home to Hartlepools United.The season also saw them finish fourth in Division One, earning promotion to the Premier Division, as well as making another failed bid for Football League membership.
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