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| Record transfer paid: | £25,000 – Darren Collins from Rushden & Diamonds, Carl Alford from Macclesfield Town. | ||||||||
| Record transfer received: | £150,000 – Andy Hunt to Newcastle United | ||||||||
| Record number of league wins: | 30 – out of 42 (2014-15, 2007-08, 2018-19) - out of 46- 2017-18) | ||||||||
| Record number of home wins: | 19 – 2017-18 (ESP) Marcus Law | ||||||||
| Record number of away wins: | 16 – 2018-19 (ESLSPC) Marcus Law | ||||||||
| Least record number of league defeats: | 4 (1956-57) Southern League (Tommy Lawton) | ||||||||
| 5 (1971-72, 72-73) Southern League (Ron Atkinson) and (2007-08) Blue Square Premier (Mark Cooper) | |||||||||
| Record number of league defeats: | 29, out of 46, 2011-12 | ||||||||
| Unbeaten run (all comps) | 27 (17 league) 1976-77 | ||||||||
| Unbeaten League run | 21 – 2013-14 | ||||||||
| Highest number of points (3pts) | 97 – 2007-08, Blue Square North. 2017-18 Evo-Stik South Premier League | ||||||||
| Highest number of points (2pts) | 66 – 1956-57, Southern League | ||||||||
| Lowest number of points (3pts) | 22 – 2012-13, Evo-Stik Premier (10 points deducted for entering a CVA). Since 1950. | ||||||||
| Lowest number of points (2pts) | 27 – 1970-71, Southern Premier League | ||||||||
| Since 1891 | |||||||||
| Highest aggregate league score: | 23 – 20-3 v Higham Ferrers (1936-37)– Dec 26th, 1936 (EML) | ||||||||
| Since 1950: | |||||||||
| Highest aggregate league score: | 12 – 4-8 v Hereford United (1954-55) | ||||||||
| Since 1979: | |||||||||
| Highest aggregate league score: | 9 – 3-6 v Stafford Rangers (1979-80), 5-4 v Altrincham (1981-82), 2-7 v Barrow (1981-82) | ||||||||
| Cups - Win | |||||||
| Highest aggregate score (since 1979): | 11 – 10-1 v Wellingborough Town, NSC, (2001-02) & 10-1 v Clitheroe, FA Trophy, (2006-07) | ||||||
| Cups - Defeat | |||||||
| Highest aggregate score over 2 legs: | 12 – 1-6 & 1-4 v Bromsgrove Rovers, BLT final, (1994-95) | ||||||
| Highest draw: | 10 - 5-5 v Gravesend & Northfleet (1957-58), v Barry Town (1955-56). | ||||||
| Games without conceding a goal: | 6 – 1990-91 & 2005-06 | ||||||
| Games without scoring a goal: | 6 – 1985-86/87, 4 games and first 2 of next season | ||||||
| Most goals in a game | 11 – Arnold Woolhead v Holbeach, May 31st, 1947 | ||||||
| Most goals a league season: | 34 – Ken Gully (1966-67) | ||||||
| Most goals in a season: | 47 – Ken Gully (1966-67) | ||||||
| Most goals scored home (league) | 69 – 2017-18 (ESP) | ||||||
| Most goals scored away (league) | 53 – 2017-18 (ESP) | ||||||
| Most goals scored total (league) | 122 – 2017-18 (ESP) | ||||||
| Least goals conceded at home (league) | 12 – 1980-81 (APL) | ||||||
| Least goals conceded away (league) | 10 – 1993-94 (GMVC) Conference record. | ||||||
| Least goals conceded total (league) | 24 – 1993-94 (GMVC) | ||||||
| Most goals conceded at home (league) | 50 – 2012-13 (ESP) | ||||||
| Most goals conceded away (league) | 62 – 1963-64 (SLP), 1982-83 (APL) | ||||||
| Most goals conceded total (league) | 102 – 2012-13 (ESP) | ||||||
| Record number of matches in a season: | 79 – 1965-66 | ||||||
| Record number of matches played by a player during a season: 78 – Gordon Livsey – 1965-66 | |||||||
| Record number of consecutive matches played (all competitions) 236 – Ted Smethurst – 1960-1964 | |||||||
| Record number of players used during a first class season | ||||||||||||||||||
| 69 - (John Beck, Alan Doyle, Tom Baillie – 2012-13) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 57 - (Dominic Genovese, Nicky Platnauer and Kevin Wilson – 2003-04). | ||||||||||||||||||
| Least number of players used in the first team since 1979. 18 (1980-81 – Colin Clarke). | ||||||||||||||||||
| Least number of players used in the first team since 1950. 16 (1971-72 – Ron Atkinson). | ||||||||||||||||||
| Number of Managers (since 1922): 57 – Marcus Law | ||||||||||||||||||
| Since 1950 6 of the 7 Championship seasons have been won with a player manager in charge. Tommy Lawton, Jack Froggatt, Ron Atkinson (twice), Carl Shutt, Mark Cooper. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tom Baillie & Scott Machin the first joint managers in the history of the club to win a Championship, 2014-15 Evo-Stik Southern League Division One Central. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Most different managers in a season: 4, 2011-12, Morell Maison, Mark Stimson, Mark Cooper,Ashley Westwood. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Quickest goal scored for Kettering: 17 seconds by Paul Warne v Forest Green Rovers, 28th November, 1998. 2nd – 24 seconds by Will Muzvimbiri v Chertsey Town, 26th October, 2013. 3rd, 49 seconds Liam Bateman v Redditch United, 22nd November, 2016. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Quickest goal scored against Kettering: 3.55 seconds by Colin Cowperthwaite (Barrow), 8th December 1979. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Earliest played pre-season friendly July 6th, St Neots Town (a) 2013, Poppies won 2-1. Att: N/A, Lincoln City (h) July 7th, 1969, Poppies won 3-2. Att: 697, Southend Manor (h) July 7th, 2012, Poppies won 1-0. Att: 247 | ||||||||||||||||||
| The Club first played under floodlights in the Southern League at Kidderminster Harriers, 4th Feb 1952, lost 0-5. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rockingham Road floodlights switched on by Sir Stanley Rous v Ipswich Town, Monday 9th October 1961. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Main Stand at Rockingham Road - opened on 6th May 1974 v Arsenal. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rockingham Road demolished November/December 2017. | ||||||||||||||||||
| First Club in the Country with shirt sponsors – (KT) Kettering Tyres v Bath City 24th January 1976. | ||||||||||||||||||
| First Club in the County to play at Wembley Stadium – 1979 (FA Trophy). | ||||||||||||||||||
| First substitute used – Mick Goodhall v Tunbridge Wells, 27th August 1966. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jon Brady scored the 1000th league home goal for the Poppies in the 3-2 win over Nuneaton Borough on 22nd March, 2008. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Youngest player to make a Poppies first team appearance. Scott Endersby, 15yrs 288 days v Redditch United, 22nd November 1977. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Youngest goal scorer – 16yrs – Ben Baker v Chesham United, 9th April 2016. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Youngest Man of the Match, Ollie Jones - 17yrs v Bath City (17:12:11), after only 10 mins on the pitch. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Opposing team met the most since 1979 in all leagues: Northwich Victoria (48) | ||||||||||||||||||