Kettering Town

No quick fixes for Kettering Town

A decade on from the financial meltdown that saw Kettering lose their Rockingham Road home and plummet into Step 4, the Northamptonshire side are tentatively finding their feet following promotion to National North in 2019.

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
1 August 2021

By Chris Dunlavy

TOWN CRY: Kettering are looking to improve ths season under manager Paul Cox
PICTURE: Mike Capps

KETTERING TOWN boss Paul Cox says there will be no “quick-fix” solutions in the Poppies’ quest to restore former glories.
A decade on from the financial meltdown that saw Kettering lose their Rockingham Road home and plummet into Step 4, the Northamptonshire side are tentatively finding their feet following promotion to National North in 2019.
Ten wins from 45 games over the course of two curtailed seasons suggests improvement is required.
But Cox – who played for the club bet...

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