Didcot Town FC are delighted to announce that npower, our main sponsors for the past four years, have extended their deal for another two years at least. To celebrate we are offering two season tickets and a repluica first team shirt to the winner of our fabulous summer competition (details below).

Press Release 3 July 2009:

On the eve of their first ever appearance in the Southern League Premier Division, Didcot Town FC is delighted to announce that Britain’s brightest energy company npower, owners of Didcot Power Stations, is extending its sponsorship of the club for at least the next two seasons.

Didcot Town FC and npower have been partners for the past four years, a period which has included two promotions, making it the most successful spell in the club’s history. Today’s new deal ensures that npower will help the Club to continue to grow on and off the pitch.

With promotion the club is now obliged to extend the spectator facilities alongside the Main pitch. And it is also looking into extending the social club and extending and improving the training pitches the Loop Meadow Stadium.

Announcing the deal, John Bailey, Chairman of Didcot Town FC said: “This is fantastic news for us and very timely coming on the back of promotion to the highest level of football we have played in our 100 year-long history. npower have been an integral part of our progression over the past four years and we hope for many more years of success thanks to their continuing support.”

John Rainford, Station Manager at npower said: “We are delighted to announce our continued sponsorship with Didcot Town FC, particularly as so many people in the local community and our staff are fans. We also look forward to helping the club in their first season in the Southern League Premier Division.”

Didcot Town Football Club was formed in 1907 and for the first 90 years plied their trade at their previous ground in Station Road. In 1999, as part of the redevelopment of the town centre, the club switched to its present home, the npower Loop Meadow Stadium, on the Ladygrove estate. In 2005 the club won the FA Vase in spectacular style at White Hart Lane in front of a crowd of more than 9,000 fans. The following year the team won promotion to the Southern League South & West Division, and after three seasons they achieved another promotion this May to the Southern League Premier Division (only three levels below the Football League)

To mark their promotion, and the announcement of npower’s ongoing sponsorship, Didcot Town FC and npower are offering one lucky supporter the chance to win a pair of season tickets and a First Team replica shirt just by answering this question: What was the score in the Southern League South & West Division play-off final when Didcot played at AFC Totton in May?

Think you know? Then email  steve@didcottownfc.com remembering to include your answer, your name, address and telephone number.

You can also enter by post to: Season Ticket Competition, Didcot Town Football Club, npower Loop Meadow Stadium, Bowmont Water, Didcot, Oxon, OX11 7GA including your answer, name, address and contact telephone number.

Participants must be aged 18 or over. Closing date for entries is Friday 7th August 2009. Winner will be drawn at random on Saturday 8th August 2009, and winner will be notified by Wednesday 12th August 2009.

For full rules of the competition, please read-on...

Aspiring players looking to represent Didcot Town at U16 and U18 level are invited along to trails at the Loop Meadow Training pitch on the following dates:

U16s -Monday 6 July at 7pm

U18s - Thursday 16 July and Monday 20 July both at 7pm

Newcomers will be made more than welcome. We are hoping to continue to build on the success of our youth teams over the past couple of years.

Didcot have been drawn at home in both the FA Cup and FA Trophy draw, details of which were released by the FA this morning.

In the FA Cup First Qualifying Round we entertain one of Downton, Calne Town, Devizes Town or our old Hellenic adversaries Shrivenham at the Loop Meadow on Saturday 12 Deptember. KO 3pm. Whoever we face it's going to be a tricky tie but with good prize money on offer, and the prospect of being just one more win  away from the furthest we've ever got in the competition it's could have massive implications for us this year.

In the First qualifying Round of the FA Trophy it's a home tie against Cambridge City who are in the Southern Premier and last season were one of the League's best teams. Tie to be played on Saturday 17 October KO 3pm.

In the FA Youth Cup we are away at Wokingham and Emmbrook - tie to be played in the week beginning Monday 7 September.

In other news the players return to training tomorrow evening (July 2nd) so I'll try to bring any information regarding possible player movements in and out of the club when I can. obviously the players can now be signed-on so we can be more concise with our information. watch this space.