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Club to put in extra seats for historic FA Cup tie

PA Nile Ranger, who has short black, hair and is wearing a blue football shirt and a black raincoat, raises both fists in a triumph at the side of the pitch. The pitch and a stand can be seen behind him.PA
Nile Ranger (pictured) scored the winning goal that sent Kettering Town into the second round of the FA Cup

A non-league football club is putting in more seats for one of the biggest matches in its recent history.

Kettering Town has confirmed there will be an extra 258 temporary seats at its Latimer Park stadium for the second-round FA Cup tie against Doncaster Rovers.

The Poppies - who play in the seventh tier of English football - beat League One neighbours Northampton Town to reach round two proper for the first time since 2009.

It is thought the uncovered seating - which will not increase the 3000 capacity at Latimer Park - will be to the left of the away dugout, on the far side of the ground from the clubhouse.

Peter Short/ Kettering Town Football Club Kettering Town fans in a packed, terraced stand watching a game. The fans at the front are holding onto a hoarding. Others are applauding or shouting. The metal roof of the stand can be seen in the picture.Peter Short/ Kettering Town Football Club
After requests from fans, Kettering Town is putting in 258 temporary seats for the FA Cup second-round tie at its Latimer Park ground

Since the shock victory over Northampton - described by Poppies fan and photographer Peter Short as "the biggest win in Kettering Town's history" - the club has been busy preparing for the next round.

It has held three separate volunteer days, where fans have helped with painting, ground maintenance, general tidying and refurbishing.

Kettering Town play League Two Doncaster Rovers in the FA Cup on 1 December.

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