The Colts started life as an Under 9's team in Division 2 of the Mid Warwickshire League in the 2005-6 season although the team had been together for two years prior to that as along with the Juniors they trained from 7 year olds and played the occasional friendly match as a combined age group.
With the entry into league football the Juniors and the Colts were created with Paul Baigent managing the Colts ably assisted by Phil Alcock. A number of new lads joined that summer and a squad of 10 was selected for the first season.
The Colts first competitive match was a Division 2 game away at Alcester Athletic when a hat trick from Callum and a goal from Blake secured a 4-1 win. Alcester was always a happy venue for the Colts and they recorded an impressive 9-1 victory there in a friendly game which for two years was their record victory. That first season they had a mixed set of results with many draws and ended up 6th in the 12 team division with their best result being a 2-2 draw against run away champions St Peters Celtic with the Leamington based club only getting their equaliser in the last minute. It was a crucial point in the end as it secured a Division 2 slot the following season as the teams below the Colts formed part of the new Division 3 for 2006-7. Goalkeeper Luke was the player of the season with Callum heading the top goal scorers with 21 goals.
The Team from the first ever Colts game
As Under 10's the Colts were in a tough Division and had many a tight game in their last season of mini-soccer. Lennie joined the team over the summer and he was to have an influential season. The team did find scoring difficult this season as only Frankie scored regularly and he ended up top goal scorer with 28 goals by some distance and deservedly took the new Managers Award for Outstanding Achievement with Lennie winning the Players & Parents Player of the Season. In the League the Colts again finished 6th with their early season 1-0 victory over third placed Fenny Compton being their best result of the season. The Colts finished the season with their very first tour to Derbyshire & Drayton Manor Park; a great weekend that the lads will no doubt remember for some time to come.
As the team moved into the larger 11 a-side format there were major changes in personnel with many new players joining the team over the summer of 2007 and only Paul, Jacob, Frankie, Callum and Blake remained from that first game at Alcester just two seasons previous. Despite the changes the team continued to go from strength to strength and the first season at the larger format was the most successful in the teams’ short history. The Colts finished the season in a very creditable 3rd place with 42 points their best ever performance with defeats incurred only against the top two teams. The spring time defeat of Southam United Dynamoes by 12-1 was a new Colts record and the Colts finished the season off in winning style with their very first piece of silverware as they won the Leamington Brakes tournament beating Southam United Vipers in the final. A key factor in this improved performance was the introduction of Johnny who smashed the goal scoring record with 69 goals. It was enough to gain him the Player of the Year award and he became the first Colts player to be invited to a professional club when he spent a few months training with Coventry City. It was far from a one man team however and there were regular good performances from Frankie (who was again awarded the Managers Award), Ollie and Dan throughout the year and in general all the players improved significantly.
The Colts finished the 2007/8 season with their second tour and what a great event it was as 33 Lads & Dad’s visited Tenby in Pembrokeshire for a fantastic weekend of fun where the sun shone consistently and the great beach party on the Saturday evening will long live in the memory.
A major change for 2008/9 is the move to Leek Wooton and the Colts are sure to add to their memories – keep playing with a smile guys!
Irish visit Leek Wootton
Thursday 20th November 2008
Following last weeks postponement the Colts hope to get back to League action with a home match against Banbury Irish...... read more
Colts suffer another postponement
Thursday 20th November 2008
The Colts had yet another game postponed, this time due to a waterlogged pitch as the Woodford ground was under water...... read more
Woodford take the honours as Colts falter at home
Monday 10th November 2008
Second place Woodford United came to Leek Wootton and deservedly took the points back to Northamptonshire as they ran out 3-2 winners on a blustery November afternoon...... read more
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