1952–53 Northampton Town F.C. season

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Northampton Town
1952–53 season
ChairmanE.C. Hawtin
ManagerBob Dennison
StadiumCounty Ground
Division Three3rd
FA CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: (27)
All: (27)
Highest home attendance19,242 vs Reading
Lowest home attendance6,100 vs Hendon
Average home league attendance12,031
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Players[]

As of match played 30 April 1953.
Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth Apps[1] Goals Signed from Date signed Fee
Goalkeepers
Alf Wood GK England Aldridge (1915-05-14)14 May 1915 (aged 37) 60 0 Coventry City Summer 1951 £2,100[2]
Full Backs
LB England Gateshead (1929-10-30)30 October 1929 (aged 23) 46 0 Middlesbrough Summer 1952
Jack Southam RB England Willenhall (1917-08-19)19 August 1917 (aged 35) 98 1 Birmingham City Summer 1949
Half Backs
CH England Jarrow (1921-11-11)11 November 1921 (aged 31) 139 1 Partick Thistle Summer 1949
CH England Kislingbury (1928-03-09)9 March 1928 (aged 25) 77 0 Apprentice Summer 1948 N/A
John Croy WH Scotland Falkirk (1925-02-23)23 February 1925 (aged 28) 5 0 Third Lanark Summer 1951
WH Scotland Cambuslang (1922-09-07)7 September 1922 (aged 30) 64 1 Preston North End Summer 1950
Norman Dodgin WH England Gateshead (1921-11-01)1 November 1921 (aged 31) 19 1 Reading Summer 1951
Gwyn Hughes WH Wales Blaenau Ffestiniog (1922-05-07)7 May 1922 (aged 30) 130 14 Blaenau Ffestiniog Amateur Summer 1946
WH England Morpeth (1922-01-19)19 January 1922 (aged 31) 32 2 Sunderland Summer 1952
WH England Leicester (1928-09-04)4 September 1928 (aged 24) 5 1 Apprentice Summer 1950 N/A
Frank Upton WH England Atherstone (1934-10-18)18 October 1934 (aged 18) 4 0 Nuneaton Borough Summer 1952
Inside/Outside Forwards
Jack English OF England South Shields (1923-03-19)19 March 1923 (aged 30) 142 61 Apprentice Summer 1947 N/A
Tommy Fowler OF England Prescot (1924-12-16)16 December 1924 (aged 28) 189 39 Everton Summer 1946
Felix Starocsik OF Poland Silesia (1920-05-20)20 May 1920 (aged 32) 25 7 Third Lanark Summer 1951
Don Adams IF England Northampton (1931-02-15)15 February 1931 (aged 22) 9 4 Apprentice Summer 1951 N/A
Larry Baxter IF England Leicester (1931-11-24)24 November 1931 (aged 21) 11 2 Apprentice Summer 1952 N/A
Maurice Edelston IF England Kingston upon Hull (1918-04-27)27 April 1918 (aged 35) 30 15 Reading Summer 1952
Fred Ramscar IF England Salford (1919-01-24)24 January 1919 (aged 34) 91 45 Preston North End Summer 1951
Centre Forwards
CF Scotland Clydebank (1924-08-09)9 August 1924 (aged 28) 68 37 Partick Thistle Summer 1951

Competitions[]

Division Three South[]

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld HW HD HL HGF HGA AW AD AL AGF AGA GAv Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Bristol Rovers 46 17 4 2 55 19 9 8 6 37 27 2.000 64 Division Champions, promoted
2 Millwall 46 14 7 2 46 16 10 7 6 36 28 1.864 62
3 Northampton Town 46 18 4 1 75 30 8 6 9 34 40 1.557 62
4 Norwich City 46 16 6 1 56 17 9 4 10 43 38 1.800 60
5 Bristol City 46 13 8 2 62 28 9 7 7 33 33 1.557 59
Source:[citation needed]

Results summary[]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts W D L GF GA Pts W D L GF GA Pts
46 26 10 10 109 70 1.557 62 18 4 1 75 30 40 8 6 9 34 40 22

Last updated: 20 May 2020.
Source:[citation needed]

League position by match[]

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GroundAAHHAHHAAHHAAHAHAHAAAHHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHHAH
ResultWLWWLWWDLWWLWDWWWWDLWWWLWWDWWLLDDDWWWDWLLWWDWD
Position101310712743106462422223322242232223334334323322223
Source: 11v11.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[]

  Win   Draw   Loss

23 August 1952 (1952-08-23) 1 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 0–1 Northampton Town Bournemouth
15:00 BST English Goal Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 14,771
27 August 1952 (1952-08-27) 2 Exeter City 2–0 Northampton Town Exeter
19:30 BST Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 12,729
30 August 1952 (1952-08-30) 3 Northampton Town 4–3 Southend United Northampton
15:00 BST Fowler Goal Goal
Ramscar Goal Goal		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 13,611
4 September 1952 (1952-09-04) 4 Northampton Town 3–1 Exeter City Northampton
19:30 BST Edelston Goal
Goal
Ramscar Goal		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 11,988
6 September 1952 (1952-09-06) 5 Watford 2–1 Northampton Town Watford
15:00 BST English Goal Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 21,959
11 September 1952 (1952-09-11) 6 Northampton Town 3–1 Coventry City Northampton
19:30 BST Edelston Goal
English Goal
Goal		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 13,280
13 September 1952 (1952-09-13) 7 Northampton Town 5–3 Brighton & Hove Albion Northampton
15:00 BST Edelston Goal Goal
Goal Goal Goal		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 14,342
15 September 1952 (1952-09-15) 8 Coventry City 1–1 Northampton Town Coventry
19:30 BST Ramscar Goal Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 18,217
20 September 1952 (1952-09-20) 9 Newport County 4–1 Northampton Town Newport, Wales
15:00 BST Goal Stadium: Somerton Park
Attendance: 10,479
25 September 1952 (1952-09-25) 10 Northampton Town 3–1 Swindon Town Northampton
19:30 BST Edelston Goal Goal
Fowler Goal		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 8,746
27 September 1952 (1952-09-27) 11 Northampton Town 5–1 Crystal Palace Northampton
19:30 BST English Goal Goal
Fowler Goal
Edelston Goal
Southam Goal		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 12,805
1 October 1952 (1952-10-01) 12 Torquay United 3–0 Northampton Town Torquay
19:30 BST Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 4,784
4 October 1952 (1952-10-04) 13 Bristol City 2–3 Northampton Town Bristol
15:00 BST English Goal
Goal
Goal o.g.'		 Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 21,795
11 October 1952 (1952-10-11) 14 Northampton Town 2–2 Bristol Rovers Northampton
15:00 BST English Goal
Goal		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 19,064
18 October 1952 (1952-10-18) 15 Millwall 1–2 Northampton Town Millwall, London
15:00 BST English Goal
Ramscar Goal		 Stadium: The Old Den
Attendance: 22,948
25 October 1952 (1952-10-25) 16 Northampton Town 3–1 Gillingham Northampton
15:00 BST Edelston Goal
English Goal
Ramscar Goal		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 13,689
1 November 1952 (1952-11-01) 17 Walsall 1–5 Northampton Town Walsall
15:00 GMT Edelston Goal
English Goal
Goal Goal		 Stadium: Fellows Park
Attendance: 8,420
8 November 1952 (1952-11-08) 18 Northampton Town 3–1 Shrewsbury Town Northampton
15:00 GMT Edelston Goal Goal
English Goal		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 13,988
15 November 1952 (1952-11-15) 19 Queens Park Rangers 2–2 Northampton Town White City, London
15:00 GMT Edelston Goal
Goal		 Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 14,661
29 November 1952 (1952-11-29) 20 Aldershot 2–1 Northampton Town Aldershot
15:00 GMT Fowler Goal Stadium: Recreation Ground
Attendance: 3,263
13 December 1952 (1952-12-13) 21 Norwich City 1–2 Northampton Town Norwich
15:00 GMT English Goal Goal Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 21,093
20 December 1952 (1952-12-20) 22 Northampton Town 5–1 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic Northampton
15:00 GMT Goal Goal
Ramscar Goal Goal Goal		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 8,649
26 December 1952 (1952-12-26) 23 Northampton Town 6–1 Reading Northampton
15:00 GMT Edelston Goal
English Goal Goal
Goal Goal
Ramscar Goal		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 19,242
3 January 1953 (1953-01-03) 24 Southend United 3–1 Northampton Town Southend-on-Sea
15:00 GMT Goal Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 7,425
10 January 1953 (1953-01-10) 25 Orient 0–1 Northampton Town Leyton, London
15:00 GMT English Goal Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 7,826
17 January 1953 (1953-01-17) 26 Northampton Town 4–1 Watford Northampton
15:00 GMT Edelston Goal
English Goal
Goal Goal		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 13,250
24 January 1953 (1953-01-24) 27 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–1 Northampton Town Hove
15:00 GMT Starocsik Goal Stadium: Goldstone Ground
Attendance: 18,750
31 January 1953 (1953-01-31) 28 Northampton Town 3–1 Orient Northampton
15:00 GMT Fowler Goal
Ramscar Goal Goal		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 9,868
7 February 1953 (1953-02-07) 29 Northampton Town 5–0 Newport County Northampton
15:00 GMT Edelston Goal
English Goal Goal
Ramscar Goal Goal		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 11,977
14 February 1953 (1953-02-14) 30 Crystal Palace 4–3 Northampton Town Selhurst, London
15:00 GMT Adams Goal
Goal Goal		 Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 6,409
21 February 1953 (1953-02-21) 31 Northampton Town 0–2 Bristol City Northampton
15:00 GMT Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 15,291
29 February 1953 (1953-02-29) 32 Bristol Rovers 1–1 Northampton Town Bristol
15:00 GMT Ramscar Goal Stadium: Eastville Stadium
Attendance: 31,115
7 March 1953 (1953-03-07) 33 Northampton Town 1–1 Millwall Northampton
15:00 GMT Goal Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 13,687
14 March 1953 (1953-03-14) 34 Gillingham 1–1 Northampton Town Gillingham
15:00 GMT Ramscar Goal Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 10,250
21 March 1953 (1953-03-21) 35 Northampton Town 2–1 Walsall Northampton
15:00 GMT Goal
Ramscar Goal		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 9,717
28 March 1953 (1953-03-28) 36 Shrewsbury Town 2–4 Northampton Town Shrewsbury
15:00 GMT English Goal
Goal Goal
Ramscar Goal		 Stadium: Gay Meadow
Attendance: 7,329
4 April 1953 (1953-04-04) 37 Northampton Town 4–2 Queens Park Rangers Northampton
15:00 GMT Baxter Goal
Dodgin Goal
English Goal
Fowler Goal		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 12,546
6 April 1953 (1953-04-06) 38 Ipswich Town 1–1 Northampton Town Ipswich
15:00 GMT Ramscar Goal Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 12,048
7 April 1953 (1953-04-07) 39 Northampton Town 2–0 Ipswich Town Northampton
19:30 GMT Fowler Goal
Goal		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 12,307
11 April 1953 (1953-04-11) 40 Swindon Town 3–0 Northampton Town Swindon
15:00 GMT Stadium: Swindon
Attendance: 9,564
13 April 1953 (1953-04-13) 41 Reading 2–0 Northampton Town Reading
19:30 GMT Stadium: Elm Park
Attendance: 9,020
16 April 1953 (1953-04-16) 42 Northampton Town 2–0 Colchester United Northampton
19:30 GMT Goal Goal Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 7,982
18 April 1953 (1953-04-18) 43 Northampton Town 4–0 Aldershot Northampton
15:00 GMT Hughes Goal
Goal
Ramscar Goal Goal		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 10,040
23 April 1953 (1953-04-23) 44 Northampton Town 3–3 Aldershot Northampton
19:30 BST English Goal
Fowler Goal
Goal		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 11,510
25 April 1953 (1953-04-25) 45 Colchester United 1–2 Northampton Town Colchester
15:00 BST English Goal
Fowler Goal		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 8,122
30 April 1953 (1953-04-30) 46 Northampton Town 3–3 Norwich City Northampton
19:30 BST Baxter Goal
English Goal
Fowler Goal		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 9,555

FA Cup[]

Main article: 1952–53 FA Cup
22 November 1952 (1952-11-22) 1st round Hendon 0–0 Northampton Town Cricklewood, London
15:00 GMT Stadium: Claremont Road
Attendance: 9,000
27 November 1952 (1952-11-27) 1st round (R) Northampton Town 2–0 Hendon Northampton
19:30 GMT Fowler Goal
Ramscar Goal		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 6,100
6 December 1952 (1952-12-06) 2nd round Swindon Town 2–0 Northampton Town Swindon
15:00 GMT Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 12,936

Appearances and goals[]

Pos Player Division Three (S) FA Cup Total
Starts Goals Starts Goals Starts Goals
GK Alf Wood 46 – 3 – 49 –
FB 46 – 3 – 49 –
FB Jack Southam 46 1 3 – 49 1
HB 28 – 3 – 31 –
HB 19 – – – 19 –
HB John Croy 2 – – – 2 –
HB 11 – – – 11 –
HB Norman Dodgin 14 1 – – 14 1
HB Gwyn Hughes 29 1 3 – 32 1
HB 32 2 3 – 35 2
HB – – – – – –
HB Frank Upton 4 – – – 4 –
OF Jack English 45 24 3 – 48 24
OF Tommy Fowler 46 11 3 1 49 12
OF Felix Starocsik 1 1 – – 1 1
IF Don Adams 2 1 – – 2 1
IF Larry Baxter 11 2 – – 11 2
IF Maurice Edelston 30 15 3 – 33 15
IF Fred Ramscar 45 22 3 1 48 23
CF 46 27 3 – 49 27
Players who left before end of season:
IF Tommy Mulgrew 3 – – – 3 –

References[]

  1. ^ Football League appearances only.
  2. ^ "Past Managers". saddlers.co.uk. Archived from the original on 1 June 2012. Retrieved 14 November 2011.

Books

  • Grande, Frank (1997). Northampton Town F.C.: The Official Centenary History. London: Yore Publications. ISBN 978-1874427674.
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