1985–86 Northampton Town F.C. season

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Northampton Town
1985–86 season
ChairmanDerek Banks
ManagerGraham Carr
StadiumCounty Ground
Division Four8th
FA CupFirst round
Milk CupSecond round
Freight Rover TrophyQuarter Final (South)
Top goalscorerLeague: Ian Benjamin (22)
All: Ian Benjamin (22)
Highest home attendance4,449 vs Swindon Town
Lowest home attendance1,167 vs Torquay United
Average home league attendance2,384
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Players[]

As of match played 3 May 1986.[1]
Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth Apps[2] Goals Signed from Date signed Fee
Goalkeepers
Peter Gleasure GK England Luton (1960-10-08)8 October 1960 (aged 25) 144 0 Millwall Summer 1982
GK England Hitchin (1961-03-30)30 March 1961 (aged 25) 2 0 Kidderminster Harriers Summer 1985
Defenders
FB England Northampton (1968-06-05)5 June 1968 (aged 17) 1 0 Apprentice Summer 1985 N/A
RB England London (1963-07-01)1 July 1963 (aged 22) 27 1 Charlton Athletic Summer 1985 Free
Paul Friar LB Scotland Glasgow (1963-06-06)6 June 1963 (aged 22) 14 0 Charlton Athletic 6 March 1986 Loan
Russell Lewis CB Wales Blaengwynfi (1956-09-15)15 September 1956 (aged 29) 130 6 Swindon Town Summer 1983
Keith McPherson CB England Greenwich (1963-09-11)11 September 1963 (aged 22) 20 0 West Ham United 23 January 1986 £10,000[3]
Graham Reed RB England Doncaster (1961-06-24)24 June 1961 (aged 24) 36 1 Frickley Athletic Summer 1985 £6,000
Midfielders
Phil Chard U England Corby (1960-10-16)16 October 1960 (aged 25) 41 7 Peterborough United 19 August 1985
Warren Donald CM England Hillingdon (1964-10-07)7 October 1964 (aged 21) 43 5 West Ham United 4 October 1985 Undisclosed
Stewart Hamill W Scotland Glasgow (1960-01-22)22 January 1960 (aged 26) 3 1 Nuneaton Town April 1986
Richard Hill CM England Hinckley (1963-09-20)20 September 1963 (aged 22) 41 17 Nuneaton Town Summer 1985 £10,000
Aidy Mann W England Northampton (1967-07-12)12 July 1967 (aged 18) 72 4 Apprentice May 1984 N/A
Mark Schiavi W England London (1964-05-01)1 May 1964 (aged 22) 34 5 Bournemouth Summer 1985 Free
Forwards
Ian Benjamin FW England Nottingham (1961-12-11)11 December 1961 (aged 24) 90 39 Peterborough United Summer 1984
Trevor Morley (c) FW England Nottingham (1962-03-20)20 March 1962 (aged 24) 43 13 Nuneaton Town Summer 1985 £20,000
Paul Sugrue FW England Coventry (1960-11-06)6 November 1960 (aged 25) 8 2 Portsmouth March 1986

Competitions[]

Division Four[]

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld HW HD HL HGF HGA AW AD AL AGF AGA GD Pts
6 Colchester United 46 12 6 5 51 22 7 7 9 37 41 +25 70
7 Hartlepool United 46 15 6 2 41 20 5 4 14 27 47 +1 70
8 Northampton Town 46 9 7 7 44 29 9 3 11 35 29 +21 64
9 Southend United 46 13 4 6 43 27 5 6 12 26 40 +2 64
10 Hereford United 46 15 6 2 55 30 3 4 16 19 43 +1 64
Source:[citation needed]

Results summary[]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 18 10 18 79 58  +21 64 9 7 7 44 29  +15 9 3 11 35 29  +6

Last updated: 30 March 2020.
Source:[citation needed]

League position by match[]

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAAHAHHAHAHHAAHAHHAHAAHAAHAHAAHAAHHAHAHAHHHAHHA
ResultLWWLWLLWLLLWDDWDDLWWWDDLWWLWLWLLWDLWWDWDLLLLWD
Position151310126111410121316131413121313151411991014131011998810899887677881098
Source: Rothmans Football Yearbook 1986-87
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[]

  Win   Draw   Loss

17 August 1985 (1985-08-17) 1 Burnley 3–2 Northampton Town Burnley
15:00 BST Hird Goal
Biggins Goal
Mundee Goal o.g.'		 Morley Goal
Reed Goal		 Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 4,214
26 August 1985 (1985-08-26) 2 Exeter City 1–2 Northampton Town Exeter
15:00 BST Kellow Goal Morley Goal
Benjamin Goal		 Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 2,392
Referee: Rodger Gifford
31 August 1985 (1985-08-31) 3 Northampton Town 1–0 Mansfield Town Northampton
15:00 BST Cavener Goal pen.' Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 2,739
6 September 1985 (1985-09-06) 4 Swindon Town 3–2 Northampton Town Swindon
15:00 BST Coyne Goal Goal pen.' Goal pen.' Hill Goal
Cavener Goal pen.'		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 4,102
10 September 1985 (1985-09-10) 5 Northampton Town 6–0 Preston North End Northampton
19:30 BST Benjamin Goal Goal
Hill Goal Goal Goal
Morley Goal		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 2,171
14 September 1985 (1985-09-14) 6 Northampton Town 0–1 Crewe Alexandra Northampton
15:00 BST Blissett Goal Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 2,654
18 September 1985 (1985-09-18) 7 Hartlepool United 2–1 Northampton Town Hartlepool
19:30 BST Honour Goal
Walker Goal		 Hill Goal Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 2,200
21 September 1985 (1985-09-21) 8 Northampton Town 3–1 Stockport County Northampton
15:00 BST Benjamin Goal
Hill Goal
Morley Goal		 Sword Goal Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 1,954
28 September 1985 (1985-09-28) 9 Rochdale 3–2 Northampton Town Rochdale
15:00 BST Goal
Moore Goal
Grant Goal		 Hill Goal
Benjamin Goal		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1,954
Referee: George Courtney
1 October 1985 (1985-10-01) 10 Northampton Town 1–2 Wrexham Northampton
19:30 BST Hill Goal Steel Goal
Charles Goal		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 2,234
5 October 1985 (1985-10-05) 11 Northampton Town 1–3 Hereford United Northampton
15:00 BST Chard Goal Wells Goal
Kearns Goal
Carter Goal		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 1,998
12 October 1985 (1985-10-12) 12 Peterborough United 0–5 Northampton Town Peterborough
15:00 BST Chard Goal
Mann Goal Goal
Cavener Goal
Benjamin Goal		 Stadium: London Road
Attendance: 3,901
19 October 1985 (1985-10-19) 13 Torquay United 1–1 Northampton Town Torquay
15:00 BST Dawkins Goal Chard Goal Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 1,186
22 October 1985 (1985-10-22) 14 Northampton Town 2–2 Chester City Northampton
19:30 BST Morley Goal
Benjamin Goal		 Graham Goal
Murray Goal		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 2,323
26 October 1985 (1985-10-26) 15 Colchester United 0–2 Northampton Town Colchester
15:00 BST Report Chard Goal 2'
Mann Goal 23'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,872
Referee: M James
2 November 1985 (1985-11-02) 16 Northampton Town 2–2 Scunthorpe United Northampton
15:00 GMT Benjamin Goal
Cavener Goal pen.'		 Brolly Goal
Lister Goal		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 2,343
5 November 1985 (1985-11-05) 17 Northampton Town 2–2 Tranmere Rovers Northampton
19:30 GMT Donald Goal
Benjamin Goal		 Worthington Goal pen.'
Rodaway Goal		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 2,005
Referee: Danny Vickers
9 November 1985 (1985-11-09) 18 Aldershot 1–0 Northampton Town Aldershot
15:00 GMT Massey Goal pen.' Stadium: Recreation Ground
Attendance: 1,556
23 November 1985 (1985-11-23) 19 Northampton Town 4–0 Halifax Town Northampton
15:00 GMT Chard Goal pen.'
Benjamin Goal
Morley Goal
Schiavi Goal		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 1,514
30 November 1985 (1985-11-30) 20 Cambridge United 2–5 Northampton Town Cambridge
15:00 GMT Crown Goal
Fallon Goal		 Benjamin Goal Goal Goal pen.'
Schiavi Goal
Morley Goal		 Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 2,235
6 December 1985 (1985-12-06) 21 Southend United 0–4 Northampton Town Southend-on-Sea
19:30 GMT Schiavi Goal
Goal
Benjamin Goal Goal		 Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 2,527
14 December 1985 (1985-12-14) 22 Northampton Town 2–2 Port Vale Northampton
15:00 GMT Morley Goal
Chard Goal		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 3,259
21 December 1985 (1985-12-21) 23 Preston North End 1–1 Northampton Town Preston
15:00 GMT Sproson Goal
Earle Goal		 Hill Goal Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 2,570
11 January 1986 (1986-01-11) 24 Mansfield Town 1–0 Northampton Town Mansfield
15:00 GMT Kearney Goal pen.' Hill Red card Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 3,836
18 January 1986 (1986-01-18) 25 Northampton Town 2–0 Burnley Northampton
15:00 GMT Morley Goal
Hill Goal		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 3,095
25 January 1986 (1986-01-25) 26 Crewe Alexandra 0–1 Northampton Town Crewe
15:00 GMT Morley Goal Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 1,856
1 February 1986 (1986-02-01) 27 Northampton Town 0–1 Swindon Town Northampton
15:00 GMT Henry Goal Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 4,449
5 February 1986 (1986-02-05) 28 Chester City 2–3 Northampton Town Chester
19:30 GMT Richardson Goal pen.'
Chard Goal o.g.'		 Hill Goal
Schiavi Goal
Morley Goal		 Stadium: Sealand Road
Attendance: 3,332
21 February 1986 (1986-02-21) 29 Stockport County 1–0 Northampton Town Stockport
19:30 GMT Cammack Goal Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 2,011
1 March 1986 (1986-03-01) 30 Northampton Town 1–0 Rochdale Northampton
15:00 GMT Benjamin Goal Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 2,146
4 March 1986 (1986-03-04) 31 Wrexham 1–0 Northampton Town Wrexham
19:30 GMT Steel Goal Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 1,433
8 March 1986 (1986-03-08) 32 Hereford United 3–0 Northampton Town Hereford
15:00 GMT Maddy Goal Goal
Carter Goal		 Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 2,478
11 March 1986 (1986-03-11) 33 Northampton Town 3–0 Hartlepool United Northampton
19:30 GMT Benjamin Goal Goal
Hill Goal		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 1,815
15 March 1986 (1986-03-15) 34 Northampton Town 2–2 Peterborough United Northampton
15:00 GMT Morley Goal
Hill Goal		 Slack Goal
Kelly Goal		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 3,332
18 March 1986 (1986-03-18) 35 Scunthorpe United 1–0 Northampton Town Scunthorpe
19:30 GMT Broddle Goal Chard Red card Stadium: Old Showground
Attendance: 1,355
22 March 1986 (1986-03-22) 36 Northampton Town 1–0 Colchester United Northampton
15:00 GMT Donald Goal 13' Report Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 2,035
Referee: P Tyldesley
29 March 1986 (1986-03-29) 37 Orient 0–1 Northampton Town Leyton
15:00 GMT Benjamin Goal Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 2,920
31 March 1986 (1986-03-31) 38 Northampton Town 0–0 Southend United Northampton
15:00 BST Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 3,527
4 April 1986 (1986-04-04) 39 Tranmere Rovers 1–3 Northampton Town Birkenhead
15:00 BST Hilditch Goal Hamill Goal
Benjamin Goal
Sugrue Goal		 Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 1,103
8 April 1986 (1986-04-08) 40 Northampton Town 2–2 Exeter City Northampton
19:30 BST Donald Goal
Hill Goal		 Ling Goal
Friar Goal o.g.'		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 2,213
12 April 1986 (1986-04-12) 41 Northampton Town 2–3 Aldershot Northampton
15:00 BST Sugrue Goal
Chard Goal		 Johnson
Barnes Goal Goal		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 2,049
15 April 1986 (1986-04-15) 42 Northampton Town 2–3 Orient Northampton
19:30 BST Morley Goal
Hill Goal		 Jones Goal
Comfort Goal
Foster Goal		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 1,731
18 April 1986 (1986-04-18) 43 Halifax Town 2–0 Northampton Town Halifax
15:00 BST Longhurst Goal Goal Stadium: The Shay
Attendance: 1,105
26 April 1986 (1986-04-26) 44 Northampton Town 0–2 Cambridge United Northampton
15:00 BST Crown Goal
Mundee Goal		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 2,100
29 April 1986 (1986-04-29) 45 Northampton Town 5–1 Torquay United Northampton
19:30 BST Hill Goal Goal Goal pen.'
Schiavi Goal
Compton Goal o.g'		 Walsh Goal Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 1,167
3 May 1986 (1986-05-03) 46 Port Vale 0–0 Northampton Town Burslem
15:00 BST Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 3,873

FA Cup[]

Main article: 1985–86 FA Cup
16 November 1985 (1985-11-16) 1st round Gillingham 3–0 Northampton Town Gillingham
15:00 GMT Mundee Goal o.g.'
Mehmet Goal
Cochrane Goal		 Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 3,991
Referee: Dennis Hedges

Milk Cup[]

Main article: 1985–86 Football League Cup
21 August 1985 (1985-08-21) 1st round 1st leg Peterborough United 0–0 Northampton Town Peterborough
19:30 BST Stadium: London Road
Attendance: 3,117
Referee: John Moules
2 September 1985 (1985-09-02) 1st round 2nd leg Northampton Town 2–0 Peterborough United Northampton
19:30 BST Cavener Goal pen.'
Chard Goal		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 2,464
25 September 1985 (1985-09-25) 2nd round 1st leg Oxford United 2–1 Northampton Town Oxford
19:30 BST Rhoades-Brown Goal
Houghton Goal		 Benjamin Goal Stadium: Manor Ground
Attendance: 5,644
7 October 1985 (1985-10-07) 2nd round 2nd leg Northampton Town 0–2 Oxford United Northampton
19:30 BST Aldridge Goal Goal Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 5,076

Freight Rover Trophy[]

Main article: 1985–86 Associate Members' Cup
Group 2
Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Northampton Town 2 2 0 0 5 2 +3 6
Colchester United 2 1 0 1 5 3 +2 3
Southend United 2 0 0 2 2 7 −5 0
Source:[citation needed]
21 January 1986 (1986-01-21) Prelim round (S) Northampton Town 2–1 Colchester United Northampton
19:30 GMT Schiavi Goal 4'
Benjamin Goal 82'		 Report Baker Goal 36' Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 1,958
Referee: Gerald Ashby
13 March 1986 (1986-03-13) Prelim round (S) Southend United 1–3 Northampton Town Southend-on-Sea
19:30 GMT Lampard Goal Hill Goal
Benjamin Goal Goal		 Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 683
27 March 1986 (1986-03-27) Quarter Final (S) Bristol City 3–2 Northampton Town Bristol
19:30 GMT Riley Goal
Hutchinson Goal
Neville Goal		 Hamlil Goal
Hill Goal		 Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 3,038

Appearances and goals[]

Pos Player Division Four FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total
Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals
GK Peter Gleasure 44 – – 1 – – 4 – – 3 – – 52 – –
GK 2 – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – –
DF – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
DF 27 – 1 1 – – 4 – – – – – 32 – 1
DF Paul Friar 14 – – – – – – – – 2 – – 16 – –
DF Russell Lewis 43 – – 1 – – 4 – – 3 – – 51 – –
DF Keith McPherson 20 – – – – – – – – 1 – – 21 – –
DF Graham Reed 34 2 1 1 – – 3 – – 2 1 – 40 3 1
MF Phil Chard 41 – 7 1 – – 4 – 1 3 – – 49 – 8
MF Warren Donald 32 – 3 1 – – 1 – – 3 – – 37 – 3
MF Stewart Hamill 3 – 1 – – – – – – 1 – 1 4 – 2
MF Richard Hill 41 – 17 1 – – 4 – – 3 – 2 49 – 19
MF Aidy Mann 25 7 2 – – – 3 – – 1 1 – 29 8 2
MF Mark Schiavi 31 – 5 – – – 1 1 – 3 – 1 35 1 6
FW Ian Benjamin 46 – 22 1 – – 4 – 1 3 – 3 54 – 26
FW Trevor Morley 43 – 13 1 – – 4 – – 3 – – 51 – 13
FW Paul Sugrue 2 6 2 – – – – – – – 1 – 2 7 2
Players who left before end of season:
DF 3 2 – – – – 1 – – – – – 4 2 –
DF Brian Mundee 31 – – 1 – – 4 – – 1 – – 37 – –
DF Gavin Nebbeling 11 – – – – – – – – 1 – – 12 – –
MF Steve Brown – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
MF Phil Cavener 13 4 4 1 – – 4 – 1 – – – 18 4 5
MF – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –

References[]

  1. ^ Rothmans Football Yearbook 1986/87, p.252.
  2. ^ Football League appearances only.
  3. ^ "Welcome to the Wonderful World of West Ham United Statistics - Keith McPherson". www.westhamstats.info. Retrieved 4 November 2013.

Books

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