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Hopefully we have this to look forward to in pre-season. Clubs are chosen by the NFA but usually the Hillier Senior Cup Winner plays either Northampton Town or Peterborough United.

See Cup Regs -THE MAUNSELL PREMIER CUP - To be completed by Clubs selected by Council Regulations as determined by Council.

I remember when RDFC were in the Football League it was played for at least once with two semi finals involving the Cobblers. Posh, Diamonds and the Hillier Cup winner -but in more recent times it seems to have alternated between the Posh or Cobblers playing the Hillier Cup winner.

Prior to the start of the 2015-16 season the Cobblers beat Brackley, (and before that the Posh beat Daventry in pre-season 2014-15), so it looks like the game might be against the Posh for the start of 2016-17.