1975–76 Northampton Town F.C. season
Northampton Town 1975–76 football season
1975–76 season | |
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Chairman | Neville Ronson |
Manager | Bill Dodgin Jr. |
Stadium | County Ground |
Division Four | 2nd |
FA Cup | First round |
League Cup | First round |
Top goalscorer | League: Jim Hall (21) All: Jim Hall (22) |
Highest home attendance | 9,548 vs Reading |
Lowest home attendance | 3,675 vs Bradford City |
Average home league attendance | 6,416 |
The 1975–76 season was Northampton Town's 79th season in their history and the seventh successive season in the Fourth Division. Alongside competing in Division Four, the club also participated in the FA Cup and League Cup.
Players
- As of match played 23 April 1976.[1]
Name | Position | Nat. | Place of Birth | Date of Birth (Age) | Apps | Goals | Previous club | Date signed | Fee | ||
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Goalkeepers | |||||||||||
Jeff Parton | GK | Swansea | (1953-02-24)24 February 1953 (aged 23) | 5 | 0 | Burnley | Summer 1975 | ||||
Alan Starling | GK | Dagenham | (1951-04-02)2 April 1951 (aged 25) | 229 | 1 | Luton Town | June 1971 | ||||
Defenders | |||||||||||
Dave Carlton | U | Stepney | (1952-11-24)24 November 1952 (aged 23) | 105 | 6 | Fulham | October 1973 | ||||
John Gregory | U | Scunthorpe | (1954-05-11)11 May 1954 (aged 21) | 153 | 5 | Apprentice | Summer 1972 | N/A | |||
Stuart Robertson | CB | Nottingham | (1946-12-16)16 December 1946 (aged 29) | 149 | 16 | Doncaster Rovers | Summer 1972 | ||||
Barry Tucker | FB | Swansea | (1952-08-28)28 August 1952 (aged 23) | 161 | 2 | Apprentice | August 1970 | N/A | |||
Midfielders | |||||||||||
Billy Best (c) | U | Glasgow | (1942-09-07)7 September 1942 (aged 33) | 189 | 41 | Southend United | Summer 1973 | ||||
Derrick Christie | W | Bletchley | (1957-03-15)15 March 1957 (aged 19) | 41 | 1 | Apprentice | January 1974 | N/A | |||
John Farrington | W | Lynemouth | (1947-06-19)19 June 1947 (aged 28) | 77 | 7 | Cardiff City | Summer 1974 | ||||
Graham Felton | W | Cambridge | (1949-03-01)1 March 1949 (aged 27) | 286 | 27 | Apprentice | September 1966 | N/A | |||
Don Martin | U | Corby | (1944-02-15)15 February 1944 (aged 32) | 181 | 68 | Blackburn Rovers | November 1975 | ||||
Andy McGowan | CM | Corby | (1956-07-17)17 July 1956 (aged 19) | 43 | 4 | Apprentice | June 1975 | N/A | |||
Forwards | |||||||||||
Jim Hall | FW | Northampton | (1945-03-21)21 March 1945 (aged 31) | 110 | 32 | Peterborough United | January 1975 | ||||
Steve Phillips | FW | Edmonton | (1954-08-04)4 August 1954 (aged 21) | 34 | 7 | Birmingham City | October 1975 | £5,000[2] | |||
Paul Stratford | FW | Northampton | (1955-09-04)4 September 1955 (aged 20) | 140 | 48 | Apprentice | Summer 1972 | N/A |
Competitions
Division Four
League table
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Promotion |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Lincoln City | 46 | 32 | 10 | 4 | 111 | 39 | 2.846 | 74 | Division Champions, promoted |
2 | Northampton Town | 46 | 29 | 10 | 7 | 87 | 40 | 2.175 | 68 | Promoted |
3 | Reading | 46 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 70 | 51 | 1.373 | 60 | |
4 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 24 | 10 | 12 | 89 | 55 | 1.618 | 58 | |
5 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 56 | 41 | 1.366 | 56 |
Source: [citation needed]
Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
46 | 29 | 10 | 7 | 87 | 40 | 2.175 | 68 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 62 | 20 | 41 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 20 | 27 |
Last updated: 9 April 2020.
Source: [citation needed]
League position by match
Source: 11v11.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
Win Draw Loss
Huddersfield Town v Northampton Town
16 August 1975 (1975-08-16) 1 | Huddersfield Town | 1–1 | Northampton Town | Huddersfield |
15:00 BST | T.Gray | B.Tucker | Stadium: Leeds Road Attendance: 3,595 |
Stockport County v Northampton Town
22 August 1975 (1975-08-22) 2 | Stockport County | 1–3 | Northampton Town | Stockport |
19:30 BST | I.Lawther | J.Hall J.Farrington | Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 3,032 |
Barnsley v Northampton Town
30 August 1975 (1975-08-30) 3 | Barnsley | 3–1 | Northampton Town | Barnsley |
15:15 BST | M.Butler J.Peachey | J.Hall | Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 3,525 Referee: Don Shaw |
Northampton Town v Bradford City
5 September 1975 (1975-09-05) 4 | Northampton Town | 4–2 | Bradford City | Northampton |
19:30 BST | D.Christie J.Gregory S.Robertson A.McGowan | J.Cooke G.Ingram | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 3,675 Referee: Colin Gardner |
Darlington v Northampton Town
13 September 1975 (1975-09-13) 5 | Darlington | 0–1 | Northampton Town | Darlington |
15:00 BST | J.Gregory | Stadium: Feethams Attendance: 3,788 |
Northampton Town v Swansea City
19 September 1975 (1975-09-19) 6 | Northampton Town | 0–0 | Swansea City | Northampton |
19:30 BST | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 5,428 |
Northampton Town v Workington
23 September 1975 (1975-09-23) 7 | Northampton Town | 2–1 | Workington | Northampton |
19:30 BST | P.Stratford B.Best | Murray | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 4,677 |
Torquay United v Northampton Town
27 September 1975 (1975-09-27) 8 | Torquay United | 0–1 | Northampton Town | Torquay |
15:00 BST | B.Best | Stadium: Plainmoor Attendance: 1,919 |
Northampton Town v Doncaster Rovers
3 October 1975 (1975-10-03) 9 | Northampton Town | 2–1 | Doncaster Rovers | Northampton |
19:30 BST | J.Hall P.Stratford | L.Chappell | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 6,155 |
Tranmere Rovers v Northampton Town
10 October 1975 (1975-10-10) 10 | Tranmere Rovers | 2–0 | Northampton Town | Birkenhead |
19:30 BST | J.James R.Moore | N.Davids | Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 4,808 |
Northampton Town v Lincoln City
18 October 1975 (1975-10-18) 11 | Northampton Town | 1–0 | Lincoln City | Northampton |
15:00 BST | P.Stratford | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 6,566 |
Northampton Town v Brentford
21 October 1975 (1975-10-21) 12 | Northampton Town | 3–1 | Brentford | Northampton |
19:30 BST | J.Farrington B.Best | T.Scales | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 6,225 |
Scunthorpe United v Northampton Town
25 October 1975 (1975-10-25) 13 | Scunthorpe United | 0–2 | Northampton Town | Scunthorpe |
15:00 BST | P.Stratford | Stadium: Old Showground Attendance: 1,965 |
Northampton Town v Watford
1 November 1975 (1975-11-01) 14 | Northampton Town | 3–0 | Watford | Northampton |
15:00 GMT | J.Hall G.Felton S.Phillips | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 6,656 |
Rochdale v Northampton Town
3 November 1975 (1975-11-03) 15 | Rochdale | 0–2 | Northampton Town | Rochdale |
19:30 GMT | S.Robertson P.Stratford | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,995 |
Cambridge United v Northampton Town
8 November 1975 (1975-11-08) 16 | Cambridge United | 0–1 | Northampton Town | Cambridge |
15:00 GMT | J.Hall P.Stratford | Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 5,560 |
Northampton Town v Southport
15 November 1975 (1975-11-15) 17 | Northampton Town | 1–0 | Southport | Northampton |
15:00 GMT | J.Farrington | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 6,089 Referee: Eddie Hughes |
Bournemouth v Northampton Town
29 November 1975 (1975-11-29) 18 | Bournemouth | 0–0 | Northampton Town | Bournemouth |
15:00 GMT | Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 5,890 |
Northampton Town v Crewe Alexandra
6 December 1975 (1975-12-06) 19 | Northampton Town | 2–1 | Crewe Alexandra | Northampton |
15:00 GMT | J.Hall A.McGowan | Bowles | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 5,705 |
Exeter City v Northampton Town
13 December 1975 (1975-12-13) 20 | Exeter City | 0–0 | Northampton Town | Exeter |
15:00 GMT | Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 3,394 |
Northampton Town v Exeter City
20 December 1975 (1975-12-20) 21 | Northampton Town | 3–1 | Exeter City | Northampton |
15:00 GMT | J.Hall S.Phillips | A.Beer | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 5,212 |
Hartlepool United v Northampton Town
26 December 1975 (1975-12-26) 22 | Hartlepool United | 3–0 | Northampton Town | Hartlepool |
15:00 GMT | K.McMahon D.Smith | Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 5,070 |
Northampton Town v Newport County
27 December 1975 (1975-12-27) 23 | Northampton Town | 3–0 | Newport County | Northampton |
15:00 GMT | S.Phillips S.Robertson J.Hall | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 8,448 |
Reading v Northampton Town
3 January 1976 (1976-01-03) 24 | Reading | 1–0 | Northampton Town | Reading |
15:00 GMT | G.Barker | Stadium: Elm Park Attendance: 10,139 |
Northampton Town v Barnsley
10 January 1976 (1976-01-10) 25 | Northampton Town | 5–0 | Barnsley | Northampton |
15:00 GMT | D.Carlton S.Robertson J.Hall B.Best | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 6,132 |
Swansea City v Northampton Town
16 January 1976 (1976-01-16) 26 | Swansea City | 1–1 | Northampton Town | Swansea, Wales |
19:30 GMT | G.Bray | A.Mayes | Stadium: Vetch Field Attendance: 3,656 |
Northampton Town v Darlington
24 January 1976 (1976-01-24) 27 | Northampton Town | 3–2 | Darlington | Northampton |
15:00 GMT | S.Robertson J.Hall | S.Holbrook S.Webb | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 5,135 |
Brentford v Northampton Town
31 January 1976 (1976-01-31) 28 | Brentford | 2–1 | Northampton Town | Brentford |
15:00 GMT | T.Johnson pen.' R.Cross | J.Hall | Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 4,110 |
Northampton Town v Rochdale
7 February 1976 (1976-02-07) 29 | Northampton Town | 1–1 | Rochdale | Northampton |
15:00 GMT | P.Stratford | T.Whelan | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 5,393 |
Northampton Town v Cambridge United
14 February 1976 (1976-02-14) 30 | Northampton Town | 4–2 | Cambridge United | Northampton |
15:00 GMT | P.Smith o.g.' A.Mayes S.Robertson | D.Simmons S.Spriggs | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 5,969 |
Southport v Northampton Town
21 February 1976 (1976-02-21) 31 | Southport | 0–1 | Northampton Town | Southport |
15:00 GMT | J.Farrington | Stadium: Haig Avenue Attendance: 1,332 |
Workington v Northampton Town
25 February 1976 (1976-02-25) 32 | Workington | 1–0 | Northampton Town | Workington |
19:15 GMT | Murray | Stadium: Borough Park Attendance: 1,135 |
Northampton Town v Scunthorpe United
27 February 1976 (1976-02-27) 33 | Northampton Town | 2–1 | Scunthorpe United | Northampton |
19:30 GMT | A.Mayes D.Martin pen.' | D.O'Connor | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 6,804 |
Watford v Northampton Town
6 March 1976 (1976-03-06) 34 | Watford | 0–1 | Northampton Town | Watford |
15:00 GMT | J.Hall | Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 7,389 |
Doncaster Rovers v Northampton Town
9 March 1976 (1976-03-09) 35 | Doncaster Rovers | 0–4 | Northampton Town | Doncaster |
19:30 GMT | P.Stratford A.McGowan | Stadium: Belle Vue Attendance: 8,737 |
Northampton Town v Tranmere Rovers
12 March 1976 (1976-03-12) 36 | Northampton Town | 1–1 | Tranmere Rovers | Northampton |
19:30 GMT | S.Phillips | B.Mitchell | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 8,047 |
Lincoln City v Northampton Town
17 March 1976 (1976-03-17) 37 | Lincoln City | 3–1 | Northampton Town | Lincoln |
19:30 GMT | J.Fleming D.Krzywicki D.Smith | P.Stratford | Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 13,880 |
Northampton Town v Bournemouth
20 March 1976 (1976-03-20) 38 | Northampton Town | 6–0 | Bournemouth | Northampton |
15:00 GMT | J.Hall B.Best P.Stratford | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 6,780 |
Crewe Alexandra v Northampton Town
27 March 1976 (1976-03-27) 39 | Crewe Alexandra | 0–1 | Northampton Town | Crewe |
15:00 GMT | B.Best | Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 2,865 |
Northampton Town v Huddersfield Town
3 April 1976 (1976-04-03) 40 | Northampton Town | 1–1 | Huddersfield Town | Northampton |
15:00 BST | S.Phillips | R.Belfitt | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 7,218 |
Northampton Town v Torquay United
6 April 1976 (1976-04-06) 41 | Northampton Town | 2–2 | Torquay United | Northampton |
19:30 BST | S.Phillips J.Gregory | L.Chatterley P.Kruse | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 6,263 |
Bradford City v Northampton Town
20 April 1976 (1976-04-20) 42 | Bradford City | 1–2 | Northampton Town | Bradford |
15:00 BST | J.Cooke | J.Hall | Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 3,175 |
Northampton Town v Reading
15 April 1976 (1976-04-15) 43 | Northampton Town | 4–1 | Reading | Northampton |
19:30 BST | A.McGowan P.Stratford D.Martin | R.Hiron | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 9,548 |
Northampton Town v Hartlepool United
17 April 1976 (1976-04-17) 44 | Northampton Town | 5–2 | Hartlepool United | Northampton |
15:00 BST | A.Starling pen.' D.Martin pen.' S.Robertson | M.Moore K.Johnson pen.' | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 7,555 |
Newport County v Northampton Town
20 April 1976 (1976-04-20) 45 | Newport County | 1–1 | Northampton Town | Newport, Wales |
19:30 BST | R.Jones | D.Martin pen.' | Stadium: Somerton Park Attendance: 1,728 |
Northampton Town v Stockport County
23 April 1976 (1976-04-23) 46 | Northampton Town | 4–0 | Stockport County | Northampton |
19:30 BST | P.Stratford D.Martin | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 7,680 Referee: John Homewood |
FA Cup
Brentford v Northampton Town
22 November 1975 (1975-11-22) First round | Brentford | 2–0 | Northampton Town | Brentford |
15:00 GMT | G.Sweetzer | Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 6,640 |
League Cup
Watford v Northampton Town
19 August 1975 (1975-08-19) First round 1st leg | Watford | 2–0 | Northampton Town | Watford |
19:30 BST | B.Downes B.Greenhalgh | Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 3,368 |
Northampton Town v Watford
27 August 1975 (1975-08-27) First round 2nd leg | Northampton Town | 1–1 | Watford | Northampton |
19:30 BST | J.Hall | K.Goodeve | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 4,255 |
Appearances and goals
Pos | Player | Division Four | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||||||||||
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Starts | Sub | Goals | Starts | Sub | Goals | Starts | Sub | Goals | Starts | Sub | Goals | ||||||||
GK | Jeff Parton | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 5 | – | – | ||||||
GK | Alan Starling | 43 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 44 | – | 1 | ||||||
DF | Dave Carlton | 30 | 4 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 32 | 4 | 1 | ||||||
DF | John Gregory | 45 | – | 3 | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 48 | – | 3 | ||||||
DF | Stuart Robertson | 44 | – | 7 | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 47 | – | 7 | ||||||
DF | Barry Tucker | 46 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 49 | – | 1 | ||||||
MF | Billy Best | 44 | – | 8 | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 47 | – | 8 | ||||||
MF | Derrick Christie | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 15 | 7 | 1 | ||||||
MF | John Farrington | 36 | 2 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 39 | 2 | 4 | ||||||
MF | Graham Felton | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
MF | Andy McGowan | 38 | 4 | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 39 | 4 | 4 | ||||||
MF | Don Martin | 28 | 1 | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 28 | 1 | 7 | ||||||
FW | Jim Hall | 43 | – | 21 | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | 46 | – | 22 | ||||||
FW | Steve Phillips | 34 | – | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 34 | – | 7 | ||||||
FW | Paul Stratford | 30 | – | 16 | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 32 | – | 16 | ||||||
Players who left before end of season: | |||||||||||||||||||
DF | Gary Anderson | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 5 | – | – | ||||||
DF | Neil Davids | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | – | – | ||||||
FW | Gary Mabee | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | ||||||
FW | Alan Mayes | 10 | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | – | 4 |
References
Books
- Grande, Frank (1997). Northampton Town F.C.: The Official Centenary History. London: Yore Publications. ISBN 978-1874427674.