KETTERING TOWN 2 STAFFORD RANGERS 1
By Peter Short

THERE was a collective sigh of relief at full time at Latimer Park, as Kettering held on to go through against Stafford Rangers.
Former Poppies players from the 1979 FA trophy defeat by Stafford at Wembley attended the match and would have been pleased with the workmanlike first half. The hosts took the lead on six minutes when Isiah Noel-Williams’s cutback in the area found Kai Fifield, who calmly curled the ball with his left foot past Cameron Belford.
Luca Miller and Dan Jarvis wasted chances on 11 and 19 respectivly, but ...