1961–62 Northampton Town F.C. season
1961–62 season | |
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Chairman | Fred York |
Manager | Dave Bowen |
Stadium | County Ground |
Division Three | 8th |
FA Cup | Third round |
League Cup | First round |
Top goalscorer | League: Cliff Holton (36) All: Cliff Holton (39) |
Highest home attendance | 18,825 vs Kettering Town |
Lowest home attendance | 7,563 vs Bradford PA |
Average home league attendance | 11,250 |
Players[]
- As of match played 27 April 1962.
Name | Position | Nationality | Place of birth | Date of birth | Apps[1] | Goals | Signed from | Date signed | Fee | ||
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Goalkeepers | |||||||||||
Chic Brodie | GK | Duntocher | 22 February 1937 (aged 25) | 32 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | September 1961 | ||||
GK | Swansea | 6 December 1940 (aged 21) | 42 | 0 | Arsenal | July 1960 | |||||
Full Backs | |||||||||||
LB | Northampton | 26 July 1935 (aged 26) | 8 | 0 | Belper Town | January 1959 | |||||
LB | Gateshead | 30 October 1929 (aged 32) | 300 | 5 | Middlesbrough | Summer 1952 | |||||
LB | Pembroke | 24 August 1930 (aged 31) | 13 | 0 | Bournemouth | March 1962 | |||||
Theo Foley | RB | Dublin | 2 April 1937 (aged 25) | 46 | 0 | Exeter City | May 1961 | £1,000 | |||
Half Backs | |||||||||||
Terry Branston | CH | Rugby | 25 July 1938 (aged 23) | 62 | 0 | Apprentice | October 1958 | N/A | |||
WH | Clarkston | 12 November 1942 (aged 19) | 8 | 0 | Apprentice | November 1959 | N/A | ||||
WH | Wolverhampton | 12 January 1938 (aged 24) | 58 | 1 | West Bromwich Albion | July 1959 | |||||
Mike Everitt | WH | Weeley | 16 January 1941 (aged 21) | 53 | 9 | Arsenal | February 1961 | £4,000 | |||
Derek Leck | WH | Deal | 8 February 1937 (aged 25) | 119 | 33 | Millwall | June 1958 | ||||
Roly Mills | WH | Daventry | 22 June 1933 (aged 28) | 264 | 28 | Apprentice | May 1951 | N/A | |||
Inside/Outside Forwards | |||||||||||
Cecil Dixon | OF | Trowbridge | 28 March 1935 (aged 27) | 15 | 4 | Newport County | August 1961 | ||||
Barry Lines | OF | Bletchley | 16 May 1942 (aged 19) | 62 | 19 | Bletchley Town | September 1960 | ||||
Tommy Robson | OF | Gateshead | 31 July 1944 (aged 17) | 4 | 1 | Newcastle United | August 1961 | N/A | |||
OF | Northampton | 23 March 1941 (aged 21) | 6 | 2 | Apprentice | June 1959 | N/A | ||||
Brian Etheridge | IF | Northampton | 4 March 1944 (aged 18) | 1 | 0 | Apprentice | July 1961 | N/A | |||
Jimmy Moran | IF | Cleland | 6 March 1935 (aged 27) | 24 | 6 | Norwich City | January 1961 | ||||
John Reid | IF | Newmains | 20 August 1932 (aged 29) | 26 | 3 | Bradford City | November 1961 | ||||
Centre Forwards | |||||||||||
CF | Guildford | 22 May 1931 (aged 30) | 23 | 10 | Norwich City | March 1961 | |||||
Cliff Holton (c) | CF | Oxford | 29 April 1929 (aged 32) | 41 | 36 | Watford | September 1961 |
Competitions[]
Division Three[]
League table[]
Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GAv | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6 | Bristol City | 46 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 56 | 27 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 38 | 45 | 1.306 | 54 |
7 | Reading | 46 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 46 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 31 | 42 | 1.167 | 53 |
8 | Northampton Town | 46 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 52 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 33 | 33 | 1.491 | 51 |
9 | Swindon Town | 46 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 48 | 26 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 30 | 45 | 1.099 | 49 |
10 | Hull City | 46 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 43 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 34 | 1.241 | 48 |
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 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 85 | 57 | 1.491 | 51 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 52 | 24 | 30 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 33 | 33 | 21 |
Last updated: 5 December 2020.
Source:[citation needed]
League position by match[]
Matches[]
Win Draw Loss
19 August 1961 1 | Watford | 0–0 | Northampton Town | showWatford |
22 August 1961 2 | Bristol City | 1–0 | Northampton Town | showBristol |
26 August 1961 3 | Hull City | 1–0 | Northampton Town | showKingston upon Hull |
29 August 1961 4 | Northampton Town | 0–1 | Bristol City | showNorthampton |
2 September 1961 5 | Northampton Town | 1–1 | Port Vale | showNorthampton |
6 September 1961 6 | Crystal Palace | 1–4 | Northampton Town | showSelhurst, London |
9 September 1961 7 | Northampton Town | 2–2 | Lincoln City | showNorthampton |
16 September 1961 8 | Torquay United | 1–2 | Northampton Town | showTorquay |
18 September 1961 9 | Northampton Town | 0–3 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | showNorthampton |
23 September 1961 10 | Northampton Town | 1–2 | Swindon Town | showNorthampton |
27 September 1961 11 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 3–2 | Northampton Town | showBournemouth |
30 September 1961 12 | Halifax Town | 1–3 | Northampton Town | showHalifax |
3 October 1961 13 | Northampton Town | 3–1 | Barnsley | showNorthampton |
7 October 1961 14 | Bradford (Park Avenue) | 1–2 | Northampton Town | showHalifax |
11 October 1961 15 | Barnsley | 3–2 | Northampton Town | showBarnsley |
14 October 1961 16 | Northampton Town | 7–0 | Grimsby Town | showNorthampton |
17 October 1961 17 | Northampton Town | 1–1 | Crystal Palace | showNorthampton |
21 October 1961 18 | Shrewsbury Town | 1–3 | Northampton Town | showShrewsbury |
28 October 1961 19 | Northampton Town | 2–2 | Peterborough United | showNorthampton |
11 November 1961 20 | Northampton Town | 5–0 | Newport County | showNorthampton |
18 November 1961 21 | Southend United | 1–3 | Northampton Town | showSouthend-on-Sea |
2 December 1961 22 | Coventry City | 1–0 | Northampton Town | showCoventry |
9 December 1961 23 | Northampton Town | 5–0 | Brentford | showNorthampton |
16 December 1961 24 | Northampton Town | 2–0 | Watford | showNorthampton |
23 December 1961 25 | Northampton Town | 2–0 | Hull City | showNorthampton |
26 December 1961 26 | Portsmouth | 4–1 | Northampton Town | showPortsmouth |
13 January 1962 27 | Port Vale | 1–1 | Northampton Town | showBurslem |
20 January 1962 28 | Lincoln City | 0–0 | Northampton Town | showLincoln |
27 January 1962 29 | Northampton Town | 1–2 | Notts County | showNorthampton |
3 February 1962 30 | Northampton Town | 1–2 | Torquay United | showNorthampton |
10 February 1962 31 | Swindon Town | 2–2 | Northampton Town | showSwindon |
17 February 1962 32 | Northampton Town | 3–1 | Halifax Town | showNorthampton |
24 February 1962 33 | Northampton Town | 2–0 | Bradford (Park Avenue) | showNorthampton |
3 March 1962 34 | Grimsby | 3–2 | Northampton Town | showCleethorpes |
10 March 1962 35 | Northampton Town | 3–1 | Shrewsbury Town | showNorthampton |
17 March 1962 36 | Peterborough United | 0–2 | Northampton Town | showPeterborough |
20 March 1962 37 | Northampton Town | 2–2 | Portsmouth | showNorthampton |
24 March 1962 38 | Northampton Town | 1–0 | Reading | showNorthampton |
31 March 1962 39 | Newport County | 0–0 | Northampton Town | showNewport |
7 April 1962 40 | Northampton Town | 3–1 | Southend United | showNorthampton |
11 April 1962 41 | Reading | 2–0 | Northampton Town | showReading |
14 April 1962 42 | Notts County | 1–4 | Northampton Town | showNottingham |
21 April 1962 43 | Northampton Town | 4–1 | Coventry City | showNorthampton |
23 April 1962 44 | Queens Park Rangers | 2–0 | Northampton Town | showWhite City, London |
24 April 1962 45 | Northampton Town | 1–1 | Queens Park Rangers | showNorthampton |
27 April 1962 46 | Brentford | 3–0 | Northampton Town | showBrentford, London |
FA Cup[]
4 November 1961 1st round | Northampton Town | 2–0 | Millwall | showNorthampton |
25 November 1961 2nd round | Northampton Town | 3–0 | Kettering Town | showNorthampton |
6 January 1962 3rd round | Port Vale | 3–1 | Northampton Town | showBurslem |
League Cup[]
13 September 1961 1st round | Luton Town | 2–1 | Northampton Town | showLuton |
Appearances and goals[]
Pos | Player | Division Three | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||||||||||
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Starts | Goals | Starts | Goals | Starts | Goals | Starts | Goals | ||||||||||||
GK | Chic Brodie | 32 | – | 3 | – | – | – | 50 | – | ||||||||||
GK | 14 | – | – | – | – | – | 14 | – | |||||||||||
FB | Theo Foley | 46 | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | 49 | – | ||||||||||
FB | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | |||||||||||
FB | 13 | – | – | – | – | – | 13 | – | |||||||||||
HB | Terry Branston | 45 | – | 3 | – | 1 | – | 49 | – | ||||||||||
HB | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | – | |||||||||||
HB | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||
HB | Mike Everitt | 37 | 5 | 3 | – | 1 | – | 41 | 5 | ||||||||||
HB | Derek Leck | 46 | 2 | 3 | – | 1 | – | 50 | 2 | ||||||||||
HB | Roly Mills | 35 | 2 | 3 | – | 1 | – | 39 | 2 | ||||||||||
OF | Cecil Dixon | 15 | 4 | – | – | 1 | – | 16 | 4 | ||||||||||
OF | Barry Lines | 38 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | – | 42 | 15 | ||||||||||
OF | Tommy Robson | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||
OF | 6 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 6 | 2 | |||||||||||
IF | Brian Etheridge | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | ||||||||||
IF | Jimmy Moran | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 10 | 2 | ||||||||||
IF | John Reid | 26 | 3 | – | – | – | – | 26 | 3 | ||||||||||
CF | 10 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | 11 | 2 | |||||||||||
CF | Cliff Holton | 41 | 36 | 3 | 3 | – | – | 44 | 39 | ||||||||||
Players who left before end of season: | |||||||||||||||||||
GK | Brian Caine | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | ||||||||||
FB | 22 | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | 25 | – | |||||||||||
OF | Tommy Fowler | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | – | ||||||||||
OF | 23 | 2 | 3 | – | – | – | 26 | 2 | |||||||||||
IF | Dennis Clapton | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | ||||||||||
IF | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | |||||||||||
CF | Pat Terry | 24 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | – | 28 | 11 |
References[]
- ^ Football League appearances only.
Books
- Grande, Frank (1997). Northampton Town F.C.: The Official Centenary History. London: Yore Publications. ISBN 978-1874427674.
Categories:
- Northampton Town F.C. seasons
- English football clubs 1961–62 season