Dalepak United FC is the local football team that I am currently playing for in Northampton, England. We play in
Division Six of the Northampton Perpetual Motion Alliance League. This is our first season in the league and it was decided
that we start from the bottom and work up to higher divisions...
The team is made of people from different backgrounds and professionals. It embraces everybody without any prejudice.
Anyone is welcomed to become a member of Dalepak United FC. The lads are very nice and we have marvellous time together
after training sessions on wednesday evenings at the local pub in Yardley Hastings. We play together to keep physically fit
which is an essential ingredient for good health.
Below are the current standings of teams in our league.
TEAMS
|
Exclusive Rovers |
P
16 |
W
13 |
D
2 |
L
1 |
GF
64 |
GA
30 |
Pts
41 |
|
Pastures Palace |
16 |
6 |
1 |
9 |
37 |
44 |
19 |
|
Riverside Rst |
16 |
4 |
2 |
10 |
36 |
49 |
14 |
|
Dalepak United |
16 |
5 |
5 |
6 |
30 |
42 |
20 |
|
Longboat Res |
15 |
7 |
5 |
3 |
47 |
37 |
26 |
|
Lion Flooring |
15 |
10 |
3 |
2 |
73 |
30 |
33 |
|
Westone Club 81 |
16 |
2 |
1 |
13 |
23 |
66 |
7 |
|
JWC Athletics |
16 |
4 |
2 |
10 |
30 |
60 |
14 |
|
NC |
Dropped |
Dropped |
Dropped |
|
|
|
Dropped |
|
Kislingbury |
16 |
8 |
3 |
5 |
43 |
35 |
27 |
We have started the season on a very poor note as lots of the lads including myself lack the requisite fitness to play
90 minutes football... however since our fourth game, things have improved a lot and we expect to do better... (We are yet
to win after playing 4 games) We almost beat Lion Flooring but they managed to force us to a 4 - 4 draw in the last minute
of play.
The first victory finally came on Sept.29,2002 against our league leaders Exclusive Rovers in the Ken Parker Cup. We beat
them 3 - 2 after extra time. We had lost miserably in the league few weeks ago to Exclusive Rovers 8 - 1. I wasn't present
for said loss but before the game last sunday, I promised the lads that such disgrace wasnt going to happen again and I made
sure we played to the best of our ability... It is interesting to note that I got a RED CARD
in the last minute of the game for placing the ball in the right position when our opponent brought the ball 10 yards from
where a foul was committed.(UPDATE: I was fined 17 Pounds Sterlings by the FA and banned for 1 week beginning Oct.21- 27,
2002)...
.. DALEPAK...ALL THE WAYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!
We won our 1st league match against JWC Athletics on Oct 6, 2002
Dalepak is on a winning streak... beat Pasture Palace 2 - 1 on Oct.13,2002
GOAL, GOAL and GOAL was what Dalepak did in Towcester on October 20, against the Bull (Division5 side) in the NFA Sunday Shield
1st round... final Score 3 - 1 in favour of Dalepak after extra time
I scored my first goal this season on December 1,2002 against Westone Club
The season ended with Dalepak United being 5th on the league table... We are having an honouring program and a game for
the players and officials at the big stadium (Sixfields) in Northampton on April 30, 2003...
