Moulton Football Club

With one door closing another one opens. Moulton entertain Sileby Rangers on Tues night in the 1st Round of the Sports Ground Development League Knockout Cup.

"Rangers” away kit is all Turquoise and are managed by Ex Moulton player Brett Solkhon. The club was founded as Sileby Rangers in 1968 as the works team of the Sileby Engineering Company (named after the Leicestershire village of Sileby where it had been established). They initially played in Sunday leagues, and won the Northants Sunday Cup in 1975, having been runners-up two years earlier. They also reached the final (but failed to win) in 1979, 1983 and 1993. In the mid-1980s the club joined the Northampton Town League. They won the title in 1989 and 1990 and finished second in 1991 and 1993. During this era, the club was known as Northampton Vanaid following a sponsorship deal. In 1993, the club was promoted to the United Counties League, the first to do so from the Northampton Town league. In their first season in the division they won the title and the Northants Junior Cup. However, they were not promoted to the Premier Division due to a lack of floodlights. They won the Junior cup again in 1997, and in 2000 were renamed Northampton Sileby Rangers. More Junior Cups were won in 2002 and 2003, beating Rothwell Corinthians in the final on both occasions. They won the division for a second and third time in 2002–03 and 2004–05, but were again not promoted. The 2012–13 season saw Glenn Botterill lead the team to the United Counties League Division One championship ahead of AFC Rushden & Diamonds, by winning 30 out of their 36 league games. Finances for the club dried up at the beginning of the 2013–14 season, however, which resulted in a mass exodus of the title winning team and ultimately in Glenn Botterill resigning his position at the club. At the end of the 2020–21 season the club were transferred to Division One of the Spartan South Midlands League. In 2022-23 they finished in 5th position but were not promoted after the play-offs (Semi-Final - Northampton ON Chenecks 1 Sileby Rangers 1, Northampton ON Chenecks won on 5-4 on penalties). The following season, 2023-24, saw them take runner-up slot in the Spartan South Midlands League Division One. Initially not promoted to Step 5 after the play-offs, but later promoted to fill a vacancy (Semi-Final - Northampton Sileby Rangers 4 Wellingborough Whitworths 1, Final - Northampton Sileby Rangers 1 Winslow United 3). For season 2024-25 they rejoined the United Counties League Premier Division South and ended up in 13th position with 43 points from their 36 games (Won 12; Drew 7; Lost 17). Last season they ended up in 17th position with 32 points from their 38 games (Won 8, Drew 8, Lost 22).

Games between the two sides over the seasons in the Spartan South Midlands League Division 1 and United Counties Premier League South have been even stevens with both sides having 3 wins.
Season 2022-23 (Spartan) saw Sileby win home and away:
Moulton 2 - 4 Sileby
Sileby 6 - 2 Moulton
Season 2023-24 (Spartan) saw Moulton win twice: Sileby once.
Moulton 3-1 Sileby
Moulton 4 - 2 Sileby (Div One Cup Final)
Sileby 3 - 2 Moulton.

Last season 2025-26 (UCL) saw Moulton achieve a 5-1 win away at Fernie Fields, a hatrick on his debut for Ed Odley and 2 from Nat Ansu. In the home match in April the two teams drew 1-1, a 2nd half equaliser from Nat Ansu.

Sileby currently occupy 11th position in the league with 16 points from their 10 games (5 wins; 1 draws; 4 defeats). They did not have a game last weekend and currently have current form of 4 wins/2 defeats in their last 6 games in all competitions.
3/10 Lge Sileby 2-0 Highgate United Won
26/9 KOC Pinchbeck Utd 0-2 Sileby Won
22/9 Hillier Cup Sileby 4-1 Daventry Town Won
19/9 Lge Sileby 2-4 Rugby Town Lost
15/9 Lge Sileby 1-0 FC Peterborough Won
12/9 FAV Riseborough Rangers 6-1 Sileby Lost

At the beginning of September they were knocked out of the FA Cup at home v Ansley Nomads 0-4

League wins to-date have been against Yaxley (A); Coventry Sphinx (A); Eynesbury Rovers (H); FC Peterborough (H); Highgate United (H)

Tuesday’s Referee is scheduled as Ford Finn, another new name to officiate a Moulton match.Rangers” away kit is all Turquoise and are managed by Ex Moulton player Brett Solkhon. The club was founded as Sileby Rangers in 1968 as the works team of the Sileby Engineering Company (named after the Leicestershire village of Sileby where it had been established). They initially played in Sunday leagues, and won the Northants Sunday Cup in 1975, having been runners-up two years earlier. They also reached the final (but failed to win) in 1979, 1983 and 1993. In the mid-1980s the club joined the Northampton Town League. They won the title in 1989 and 1990 and finished second in 1991 and 1993. During this era, the club was known as Northampton Vanaid following a sponsorship deal. In 1993, the club was promoted to the United Counties League, the first to do so from the Northampton Town league. In their first season in the division they won the title and the Northants Junior Cup. However, they were not promoted to the Premier Division due to a lack of floodlights. They won the Junior cup again in 1997, and in 2000 were renamed Northampton Sileby Rangers. More Junior Cups were won in 2002 and 2003, beating Rothwell Corinthians in the final on both occasions. They won the division for a second and third time in 2002–03 and 2004–05, but were again not promoted. The 2012–13 season saw Glenn Botterill lead the team to the United Counties League Division One championship ahead of AFC Rushden & Diamonds, by winning 30 out of their 36 league games. Finances for the club dried up at the beginning of the 2013–14 season, however, which resulted in a mass exodus of the title winning team and ultimately in Glenn Botterill resigning his position at the club. At the end of the 2020–21 season the club were transferred to Division One of the Spartan South Midlands League. In 2022-23 they finished in 5th position but were not promoted after the play-offs (Semi-Final - Northampton ON Chenecks 1 Sileby Rangers 1, Northampton ON Chenecks won on 5-4 on penalties). The following season, 2023-24, saw them take runner-up slot in the Spartan South Midlands League Division One. Initially not promoted to Step 5 after the play-offs, but later promoted to fill a vacancy (Semi-Final - Northampton Sileby Rangers 4 Wellingborough Whitworths 1, Final - Northampton Sileby Rangers 1 Winslow United 3). For season 2024-25 they rejoined the United Counties League Premier Division South and ended up in 13th position with 43 points from their 36 games (Won 12; Drew 7; Lost 17). Last season they ended up in 17th position with 32 points from their 38 games (Won 8, Drew 8, Lost 22).

At the beginning of September they were knocked out of the FA Cup at home v Ansley Nomads 0-4

League wins to-date have been against Yaxley (A); Coventry Sphinx (A); Eynesbury Rovers (H); FC Peterborough (H); Highgate United (H)

Tuesday’s Referee is scheduled as Ford Finn, another new name to officiate a Moulton match.