1962–63 Northampton Town F.C. season

Northampton Town
1962–63 season
Chairman	Fred York
Manager	Dave Bowen
Stadium	County Ground
Division Three	1st
FA Cup	First round
League Cup	Third round
Top goalscorer	League: Alec Ashworth (25); All: Alec Ashworth (26)
Highest home attendance	18,717 vs Coventry City
Lowest home attendance	7,771 vs Colchester United
Average home league attendance	12,680
	← 1961–62 1963–64 →

Players[]

As of match played 24 May 1963.

Name	Position	Place of birth	Date of birth	Apps^[1]	Goals	Signed from	Date signed	Fee
Goalkeepers
Chic Brodie	GK	Duntocher	(1937-02-22)22 February 1937 (aged 26)	78	0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	September 1961
	GK	Swansea	(1940-12-06)6 December 1940 (aged 22)	42	0	Arsenal	July 1960
Vic Rouse	GK	Swansea	(1936-03-16)16 March 1936 (aged 27)	0	0	Crystal Palace	April 1963	£1,000
Full Backs
Vic Cockcroft	LB	Birmingham	(1941-02-25)25 February 1941 (aged 22)	8	0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	July 1962
Mike Everitt	LB	Weeley	(1941-01-16)16 January 1941 (aged 22)	101	7	Arsenal	February 1961	£4,000
	LB	Pembroke	(1930-08-24)24 August 1930 (aged 32)	31	0	Bournemouth	March 1962
Theo Foley	RB	Dublin	(1937-04-02)2 April 1937 (aged 26)	89	1	Exeter City	May 1961	£1,000
Half Backs
Terry Branston	CH	Rugby	(1938-07-25)25 July 1938 (aged 24)	107	0	Apprentice	October 1958	N/A
Graham Carr	CH	Corbridge	(1944-10-25)25 October 1944 (aged 18)	1	0	Apprentice	August 1962	N/A
John Kurila	WH	Glasgow	(1941-04-10)10 April 1941 (aged 22)	40	1	Celtic	August 1962
Derek Leck	WH	Deal	(1937-02-08)8 February 1937 (aged 26)	161	39	Millwall	June 1958
Roly Mills	WH	Daventry	(1933-06-22)22 June 1933 (aged 29)	283	29	Apprentice	May 1951	N/A
Inside/Outside Forwards
Billy Best	OF	Glasgow	(1942-09-07)7 September 1942 (aged 20)	0	0	Pollok	July 1962
Billy Hails	OF	Nettlesworth	(1935-02-19)19 February 1935 (aged 28)	26	5	Peterborough United	November 1962
Barry Lines	OF	Bletchley	(1942-05-16)16 May 1942 (aged 21)	108	35	Bletchley Town	September 1960
Tommy Robson	OF	Gateshead	(1944-07-31)31 July 1944 (aged 18)	6	1	Newcastle United	August 1961	N/A
Brian Etheridge	IF	Northampton	(1944-03-04)4 March 1944 (aged 19)	2	0	Apprentice	July 1961	N/A
John Reid	IF	Newmains	(1932-08-20)20 August 1932 (aged 30)	67	14	Bradford City	November 1961
Don Martin	IF	Corby	(1944-02-15)15 February 1944 (aged 19)	2	0	Apprentice	July 1962	N/A
Ray Smith	IF	Kingston upon Hull	(1934-09-13)13 September 1934 (aged 28)	14	4	Peterborough United	October 1962
Centre Forwards
Alec Ashworth (c)	CF	Southport	(1939-10-01)1 October 1939 (aged 23)	30	25	Luton Town	July 1962
Frank Large	CF	Leeds	(1940-01-26)26 January 1940 (aged 23)	20	18	Queens Park Rangers	March 1963
Bert Llewellyn	CF	Golborne	(1939-02-05)5 February 1939 (aged 24)	1	0	Port Vale	February 1963	£7,000

Competitions[]

Division Three[]

League table[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	HW	HD	HL	HGF	HGA	AW	AD	AL	AGF	AGA	GAv	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Northampton Town	46	16	6	1	64	19	10	4	9	45	41	1.817	62	Division Champions, promoted
2	Swindon Town	46	18	2	3	60	22	4	12	7	27	34	1.554	58	Promoted
3	Port Vale	46	16	4	3	47	25	7	4	12	25	33	1.241	54
4	Coventry City	46	14	6	3	54	28	4	11	8	29	41	1.203	53
5	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic	46	11	12	0	39	16	7	4	12	24	30	1.370	52

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	60	1.817	62	16	6	1	64	19	38	10	4	9	45	41	24

Last updated: 8 May 2020.
Source:^{[citation needed]}

League position by match[]

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	A	H	H	A	A	A	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H
Result	D	W	W	L	D	W	D	W	W	W	L	W	D	W	D	W	W	L	L	D	D	L	W	L	W	L	D	W	W	W	L	D	W	D	L	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	L	W	W	W
Position	14	10	7	10	16	9	12	5	4	1	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	2	4	3	6	4	5	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

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

Matches[]

Win Draw Loss

21 August 1962 (1962-08-21) 1	Bristol Rovers	2–2	Northampton Town	showBristol
19:30 BST			Holton Lines	Stadium: Eastville Stadium Attendance: 11,649

25 August 1962 (1962-08-25) 2	Swindon Town	2–3	Northampton Town	showSwindon
15:00 BST			Ashworth Holton	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 13,174

28 August 1962 (1962-08-28) 3	Northampton Town	2–0	Bristol Rovers	showNorthampton
19:30 BST	Ashworth			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 15,661 Referee: Dick Windle

1 September 1962 (1962-09-01) 4	Northampton Town	2–3	Peterborough United	showNorthampton
15:00 BST	Holton Reid			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 16,064

8 September 1962 (1962-09-08) 5	Barnsley	1–1	Northampton Town	showBarnsley
15:00 BST			Ashworth	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 7,674

11 September 1962 (1962-09-11) 6	Northampton Town	8–0	Wrexham	showNorthampton
19:30 BST	Ashworth Holton Reid Lines			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 9,555

15 September 1962 (1962-09-15) 7	Colchester United	2–2	Northampton Town	showColchester
15:00 BST	B. Hunt 34' Wright 69'		Ashworth 26', 51'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 5,413 Referee: Norman Burtenshaw

17 September 1962 (1962-09-17) 8	Northampton Town	7–1	Halifax Town	showNorthampton
19:30 BST	Ashworth Holton Lines Leck			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 13,975

22 September 1962 (1962-09-22) 9	Northampton Town	1–0	Queens Park Rangers	showNorthampton
15:00 BST	Ashworth			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 15,469

24 September 1962 (1962-09-24) 10	Halifax Town	1–3	Northampton Town	showHalifax
19:30 BST			Holton Lines	Stadium: The Shay Attendance: 4,202

29 September 1962 (1962-09-29) 11	Hull City	2–0	Northampton Town	showKingston upon Hull
15:00 BST				Stadium: Boothferry Park Attendance: 9,536

2 October 1962 (1962-10-02) 12	Northampton Town	3–1	Crystal Palace	showNorthampton
19:30 BST	Holton Leck Evans			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 14,204

6 October 1962 (1962-10-06) 13	Northampton Town	2–2	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic	showNorthampton
15:00 BST	Holton Lines			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 12,199

10 October 1962 (1962-10-10) 14	Crystal Palace	1–2	Northampton Town	showSelhurst, London
19:30 BST			Ashworth Lines	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 13,319

13 October 1962 (1962-10-13) 15	Coventry City	1–1	Northampton Town	showCoventry
15:00 BST	Bly		Ashworth	Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 22,163

20 October 1962 (1962-10-20) 16	Northampton Town	3–1	Bradford (Park Avenue)	showNorthampton
15:00 BST	Ashworth Reid Williamson o.g.'			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 12,634

24 October 1962 (1962-10-24) 17	Wrexham	1–4	Northampton Town	showWrexham
19:30 BST			Ashworth Holton	Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 18,841

27 October 1962 (1962-10-27) 18	Watford	4–2	Northampton Town	showWatford
15:00 BST			Lines Ashworth	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 19,015

10 November 1962 (1962-11-10) 19	Reading	2–1	Northampton Town	showReading
15:00 GMT			Ashworth	Stadium: Elm Park Attendance: 7,402

17 November 1962 (1962-11-17) 20	Northampton Town	0–0	Port Vale	showNorthampton
15:00 GMT				Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 8,718

1 December 1962 (1962-12-01) 21	Northampton Town	1–1	Millwall	showNorthampton
15:00 GMT	Hails			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 10,198

8 December 1962 (1962-12-08) 22	Southend United	5–1	Northampton Town	showSouthend-on-Sea
15:00 GMT			Ashworth	Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 8,203

15 December 1962 (1962-12-15) 23	Carlisle United	1–2	Northampton Town	showCarlisle
15:00 GMT			Ashworth Reid	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 3,933

26 December 1962 (1962-12-26) 24	Notts County	2–1	Northampton Town	showNottingham
15:00 GMT			Lines	Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 6,614

9 February 1963 (1963-02-09) 25	Queens Park Rangers	1–3	Northampton Town	showWhite City, London
15:00 GMT			Ashworth Lines	Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 14,238

23 February 1963 (1963-02-23) 26	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic	3–0	Northampton Town	showBournemouth
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 10,230

2 March 1963 (1963-03-02) 27	Northampton Town	0–0	Coventry City	showNorthampton
15:00 GMT				Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 18,717

9 March 1963 (1963-03-09) 28	Bradford (Park Avenue)	2–3	Northampton Town	showBradford
15:00 GMT			Large Lines	Stadium: Park Avenue Attendance: 6,551

12 March 1963 (1963-03-12) 29	Northampton Town	3–1	Colchester United	showNorthampton
19:30 GMT	Large 4', 43', 78'		King 15'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 9,981

16 March 1963 (1963-03-16) 30	Northampton Town	1–0	Watford	showNorthampton
15:00 GMT	Everitt			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 12,230

23 March 1963 (1963-03-23) 31	Bristol City	3–1	Northampton Town	showBristol
15:00 GMT			Reid	Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 9,642

26 March 1963 (1963-03-26) 32	Northampton Town	1–1	Swindon Town	showNorthampton
19:30 GMT	Hails			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 16,812

30 March 1963 (1963-03-30) 33	Northampton Town	5–0	Reading	showNorthampton
15:00 GMT	Ashworth Large			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 7,845

2 April 1963 (1963-04-02) 34	Northampton Town	2–2	Notts County	showNorthampton
19:30 BST	Ashworth Lines			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 14,606

6 April 1963 (1963-04-06) 35	Port Vale	3–1	Northampton Town	showBurslem
15:00 BST			Lines	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 8,781

8 April 1963 (1963-04-08) 36	Northampton Town	5–1	Bristol City	showNorthampton
19:30 BST	Large Mills Smith			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 12,366

12 April 1963 (1963-04-12) 37	Brighton & Hove Albion	0–5	Northampton Town	showHove
19:30 BST			Hails Large Leck Jennings o.g.'	Stadium: Goldstone Ground Attendance: 16,354

13 April 1963 (1963-04-13) 38	Northampton Town	5–1	Shrewsbury Town	showNorthampton
15:00 BST	Large			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 13,350

16 April 1963 (1963-04-16) 39	Northampton Town	3–0	Brighton & Hove Albion	showNorthampton
19:30 BST	Kurila Large Jennings o.g.'			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 17,520

20 April 1963 (1963-04-20) 40	Millwall	1–3	Northampton Town	showMillwall, London
15:00 BST			Hails Reid	Stadium: The Den Attendance: 9,992

23 April 1963 (1963-04-23) 41	Northampton Town	4–2	Barnsley	showNorthampton
19:30 BST	Large Reid			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 15,939

27 April 1963 (1963-04-27) 42	Northampton Town	5–3	Southend United	showNorthampton
15:00 BST	Large Reid Smith			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 13,498

1 May 1963 (1963-05-01) 43	Shrewsbury Town	1–0	Northampton Town	showShrewsbury
19:30 BST			Hails Reid	Stadium: Gay Meadow Attendance: 6,052

9 May 1963 (1963-05-09) 44	Northampton Town	2–0	Carlisle United	showNorthampton
19:30 BST	Large			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 15,094

11 May 1963 (1963-05-11) 45	Peterborough United	0–4	Northampton Town	showPeterborough
15:00 BST			Hails Leck Smith Rayner o.g.'	Stadium: London Road Attendance: 17,518

24 May 1963 (1963-05-24) 46	Northampton Town	3–0	Hull City	showNorthampton
19:30 BST	Ashworth Foley Reid			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 12,110

FA Cup[]

3 November 1962 (1962-11-03) 1st round	Torquay United	2–1	Northampton Town	showTorquay
15:00 GMT			Everitt	Stadium: Plainmoor Attendance: 11,844

League Cup[]

26 September 1962 (1962-09-26) 2nd round	Northampton Town	2–0	Colchester United	showNorthampton
19:30 BST	Ashworth Holton			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 7,771

16 October 1962 (1962-10-16) 3rd round	Northampton Town	1–1	Preston North End	showNorthampton
19:30 BST	Lines			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 12,418

29 October 1962 (1962-10-29) 3rd round (R)	Preston North End	2–1	Northampton Town	showPreston
19:30 GMT			Reid	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 7,040

Appearances and goals[]

Pos	Player	Division Three		FA Cup		League Cup		Total
Pos	Player	Starts	Goals	Starts	Goals	Starts	Goals	Starts	Goals
GK	Chic Brodie	46	–	1	–	3	–	50	–
GK		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
GK	Vic Rouse	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
FB	Vic Cockcroft	8	–	1	–	1	–	10	–
FB	Mike Everitt	28	1	1	1	1	–	30	2
FB	Theo Foley	43	1	–	–	3	–	46	1
FB		15	–	1	–	2	–	18	–
HB	Terry Branston	45	–	1	–	3	–	49	–
HB	Graham Carr	1	–	–	–	–	–	1	–
HB	John Kurila	40	1	1	–	2	–	43	1
HB	Derek Leck	42	5	1	–	3	–	46	5
HB	Roly Mills	19	1	–	–	–	–	19	1
OF	Billy Best	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
OF	Billy Hails	26	5	–	–	–	–	26	5
OF	Barry Lines	46	16	1	–	3	1	50	17
OF	Tommy Robson	1	–	–	–	–	–	1	–
IF	Brian Etheridge	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
IF	Don Martin	2	–	–	–	–	–	2	–
IF	John Reid	41	11	1	–	2	1	44	12
IF	Ray Smith	14	4	–	–	–	–	14	4
CF	Alec Ashworth	30	25	1	–	3	1	34	26
CF	Frank Large	20	18	–	–	–	–	20	18
CF	Bert Llewellyn	1	–	–	–	–	–	1	–
Players who left before end of season:
OF		15	2	1	–	3	–	19	2
CF	Cliff Holton	21	14	–	–	3	1	24	15

References[]

^ Football League appearances only.

Books

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

[1] Football League appearances only.

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