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Northampton Town 1987–88 football season
Players[]
- As of match played 2 May 1988.[1]
Name
|
Position
|
Nationality
|
Place of birth
|
Date of birth
|
Apps[2]
|
Goals
|
Signed from
|
Date signed
|
Fee
|
Goalkeepers
|
Peter Gleasure |
GK |
|
Luton |
(1960-10-08)8 October 1960 (aged 27) |
225 |
0 |
Millwall |
Summer 1982 |
|
|
GK |
|
Nuneaton |
(1969-04-13)13 April 1969 (aged 19) |
0 |
0 |
Nuneaton Town |
Summer 1986 |
£15,000[3]
|
Defenders
|
David Logan |
LB |
|
Middlesbrough |
(1963-12-05)5 December 1963 (aged 24) |
41 |
1 |
Mansfield Town |
February 1987 |
|
Keith McPherson |
CB |
|
Greenwich |
(1963-09-11)11 September 1963 (aged 24) |
98 |
5 |
West Ham United |
23 January 1986 |
£10,000[4]
|
Graham Reed |
RB |
|
Doncaster |
(1961-06-24)24 June 1961 (aged 26) |
104 |
2 |
Frickley Athletic |
Summer 1985 |
£6,000
|
Bradley Sandeman |
RB |
|
Northampton |
(1970-02-24)24 February 1970 (aged 18) |
2 |
0 |
Apprentice |
January 1988 |
N/A
|
Trevor Slack |
CB |
|
Peterborough |
(1962-09-26)26 September 1962 (aged 25) |
13 |
1 |
Grimsby Town |
10 February 1988 |
Nominal Fee
|
Russ Wilcox |
CB |
|
Hemsworth |
(1964-03-25)25 March 1964 (aged 24) |
81 |
5 |
Frickley Athletic |
30 June 1986 |
£15,000[5]
|
Paul Wilson |
LB |
|
Bradford |
(1968-08-02)2 August 1968 (aged 19) |
15 |
1 |
Norwich City |
11 April 1988 |
£30,000
|
Midfielders
|
Warren Donald |
CM |
|
Hillingdon |
(1964-10-07)7 October 1964 (aged 23) |
124 |
10 |
West Ham United |
4 October 1985 |
Undisclosed
|
Dave Gilbert |
W |
|
Lincoln |
(1963-06-22)22 June 1963 (aged 24) |
86 |
14 |
Boston United |
Summer 1986 |
|
Eddie McGoldrick |
W |
|
Islington |
(1965-04-30)30 April 1965 (aged 23) |
85 |
7 |
Nuneaton Town |
Summer 1986 |
£15,000[6]
|
Martin Singleton (c) |
CM |
|
Banbury |
(1963-08-02)2 August 1963 (aged 24) |
29 |
3 |
West Bromwich Albion |
7 November 1987 |
£57,500
|
Forwards
|
Tony Adcock |
FW |
|
Bethnal Green |
(1963-03-27)27 March 1963 (aged 25) |
18 |
10 |
Manchester City |
25 January 1988 |
£85,000 P/E
|
Paul Culpin |
FW |
|
Kirby Muxloe |
(1962-02-08)8 February 1962 (aged 26) |
20 |
10 |
Coventry City |
10 October 1987 |
£50,000
|
Glen Donegal |
FW |
|
Northampton |
(1969-06-20)20 June 1969 (aged 18) |
11 |
1 |
Apprentice |
January 1987 |
N/A
|
David Longhurst |
FW |
|
Northampton |
(1965-01-15)15 January 1965 (aged 23) |
37 |
7 |
Halifax Town |
3 July 1987 |
£40,000
|
Competitions[]
Division Three[]
League table[]
4
|
Notts County
|
46
|
14
|
4
|
5
|
53
|
24
|
9
|
8
|
6
|
29
|
25
|
+33
|
81
|
Participated in Third Division play-offs
|
5
|
Bristol City
|
46
|
14
|
6
|
3
|
51
|
30
|
7
|
6
|
10
|
26
|
32
|
+15
|
75
|
6
|
Northampton Town
|
46
|
12
|
8
|
3
|
36
|
18
|
6
|
11
|
6
|
34
|
33
|
+19
|
73
|
|
7
|
Wigan Athletic
|
46
|
11
|
8
|
4
|
36
|
23
|
9
|
4
|
10
|
34
|
38
|
+9
|
72
|
8
|
Bristol Rovers
|
46
|
14
|
5
|
4
|
43
|
19
|
4
|
7
|
12
|
25
|
37
|
+12
|
66
|
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
|
19
|
9
|
70
|
51
|
+19
|
73
|
12
|
8
|
3
|
36
|
18
|
+18
|
6
|
11
|
6
|
34
|
33
|
+1
|
Last updated: 7 April 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 | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A |
---|
Result | W | L | D | W | W | L | D | W | W | D | W | D | W | L | W | D | D | D | W | L | L | D | D | D | D | L | W | W | L | D | W | D | W | D | W | W | D | D | D | W | W | W | L | D | D | L |
---|
Position | 1 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
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Source: Rothmans Football Yearbook 1986-87
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches[]
Win
Draw
Loss
Northampton Town v Notts County
12 September 1987 (1987-09-12) 6 | Northampton Town | 0–1 | Notts County | showNorthampton |
15:00 BST |
|
|
Lund |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 6,023 Referee: Jim Borrett |
Preston North End v Northampton Town
15 September 1987 (1987-09-15) 7 | Preston North End | 0–0 | Northampton Town | showPreston |
19:30 BST |
|
|
|
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 5,179 |
Bristol Rovers v Northampton Town
19 September 1987 (1987-09-19) 8 | Bristol Rovers | 0–2 | Northampton Town | showBath |
15:00 BST |
|
|
Morley Chard |
Stadium: Twerton Park Attendance: 3,668 |
Northampton Town v Port Vale
26 September 1987 (1987-09-26) 9 | Northampton Town | 1–0 | Port Vale | showNorthampton |
15:00 BST |
Chard |
|
|
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 5,072 Referee: Colin Downey |
Rotherham United v Northampton Town
11 October 1987 (1987-10-11) 12 | Rotherham United | 2–2 | Northampton Town | showRotherham |
15:00 BST |
Airey Grealish |
|
Culpin Morley |
Stadium: Millmoor Attendance: 5,173 |
Northampton Town v Chesterfield
Mansfield v Northampton Town
Northampton Town v York City
4 November 1987 (1987-11-04) 17 | Northampton Town | 0–0 | York City | showNorthampton |
19:30 GMT |
|
|
|
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 4,950 Referee: Danny Vickers |
Fulham v Northampton Town
7 November 1987 (1987-11-07) 18 | Fulham | 0–0 | Northampton Town | showFulham |
15:00 GMT |
|
|
|
Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 6,733 |
Northampton Town v Gillingham
21 November 1987 (1987-11-21) 19 | Northampton Town | 2–1 | Gillingham | showNorthampton |
15:00 GMT |
Morley Wilcox |
|
Lovell |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 5,151 Referee: Stephen Lodge |
Blackpool v Northampton Town
Northampton Town v Sunderland
12 December 1987 (1987-12-12) 21 | Northampton Town | 0–2 | Sunderland | showNorthampton |
15:00 GMT |
|
|
Lemon Gabbiadini |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 7,279 Referee: David Axcell |
Port Vale v Northampton Town
26 December 1987 (1987-12-26) 23 | Port Vale | 1–1 | Northampton Town | showBurslem |
15:00 GMT |
Hamson pen.' |
|
Singleton |
Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 4,446 |
Northampton Town v Bury
28 December 1987 (1987-12-28) 24 | Northampton Town | 0–0 | Bury | showNorthampton |
15:00 GMT |
|
|
|
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 6,067 Referee: Dennis Hedges |
Notts County v Northampton Town
Northampton Town v Bristol Rovers
Northampton Town v Preston North End
27 January 1988 (1988-01-27) 29 | Northampton Town | 0–1 | Preston North End | showNorthampton |
19:30 GMT |
|
|
Jemson |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 5,052 |
Bury v Northampton Town
13 February 1988 (1988-02-13) 32 | Bury | 0–0 | Northampton Town | showBury |
15:00 GMT |
|
|
|
Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 2,172 |
Chesterfield v Northampton Town
Northampton Town v Rotherham United
11 March 1988 (1988-03-11) 37 | Northampton Town | 0–0 | Rotherham United | showNorthampton |
19:30 GMT |
|
|
|
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 5,432 |
Gillingham v Northampton Town
Northampton Town v Mansfield Town
10 April 1988 (1988-04-10) 42 | Northampton Town | 2–0 | Mansfield Town | showNorthampton |
15:00 BST |
Wilcox Kenworthy o.g.' |
|
|
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 6,917 |
York City v Northampton Town
Northampton Town v Blackpool
Sunderland v Northampton Town
FA Cup[]
Northampton Town v Newport County
14 November 1987 (1987-11-14) 1st round | Northampton Town | 2–1 | Newport County | showNorthampton |
15:00 GMT |
Morley Chard |
|
|
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 4,581 Referee: Terry Holbrook |
Littlewoods Cup[]
Port Vale v Northampton Town
Northampton Town v Port Vale
Ipswich Town v Northampton Town
Northampton Town v Ipswich Town
Sherpa Vans Trophy[]
Group 1
Brentford
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
3
|
Notts County
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
3
|
Northampton Town
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
Source:[citation needed]
Notts County v Northampton Town
Appearances and goals[]
|
Player
|
Division Three
|
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
|
46 |
– |
– |
2 |
– |
– |
4 |
– |
– |
2 |
– |
–
|
54 |
– |
–
|
GK |
|
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
–
|
– |
– |
–
|
DF |
Lee Carter
|
– |
1 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
–
|
– |
1 |
–
|
DF |
David Logan
|
24 |
2 |
– |
– |
1 |
– |
3 |
– |
– |
1 |
– |
–
|
28 |
3 |
–
|
DF |
Keith McPherson
|
32 |
– |
– |
2 |
– |
– |
4 |
– |
1 |
2 |
– |
–
|
40 |
– |
1
|
DF |
Graham Reed
|
27 |
4 |
– |
2 |
– |
– |
4 |
– |
– |
2 |
– |
–
|
35 |
4 |
–
|
DF |
Bradley Sandeman
|
– |
2 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
–
|
– |
2 |
–
|
DF |
Trevor Slack
|
13 |
– |
1 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
–
|
13 |
– |
1
|
DF |
Russ Wilcox
|
46 |
– |
4 |
2 |
– |
– |
4 |
– |
– |
2 |
– |
–
|
54 |
– |
4
|
DF |
Paul Wilson
|
15 |
– |
1 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
–
|
15 |
– |
1
|
MF |
Warren Donald
|
39 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
– |
– |
2 |
– |
– |
2 |
– |
–
|
45 |
1 |
2
|
MF |
Dave Gilbert
|
41 |
– |
6 |
2 |
– |
– |
4 |
– |
1 |
2 |
– |
–
|
49 |
– |
7
|
MF |
Eddie McGoldrick
|
40 |
6 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
– |
3 |
– |
– |
2 |
– |
–
|
46 |
7 |
2
|
MF |
Martin Singleton
|
28 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
–
|
30 |
1 |
3
|
FW |
Tony Adcock
|
18 |
– |
10 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
–
|
18 |
– |
10
|
FW |
Paul Culpin
|
18 |
2 |
10 |
1 |
1 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
2 |
– |
–
|
21 |
3 |
10
|
FW |
Glen Donegal
|
2 |
8 |
1 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
1 |
1 |
– |
– |
–
|
2 |
9 |
2
|
FW |
David Longhurst
|
33 |
2 |
7 |
2 |
– |
– |
3 |
– |
1 |
1 |
– |
1
|
39 |
2 |
9
|
Players who left before end of season:
|
DF |
|
1 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
–
|
1 |
– |
–
|
DF |
Steve Senior
|
1 |
3 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
2 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
–
|
3 |
3 |
–
|
DF |
Chris Scott
|
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
1 |
– |
– |
– |
–
|
– |
1 |
–
|
DF |
Brett Williams
|
3 |
1 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
–
|
3 |
1 |
–
|
MF |
|
5 |
5 |
1 |
– |
– |
– |
1 |
1 |
– |
– |
– |
–
|
6 |
6 |
1
|
MF |
Phil Chard
|
33 |
1 |
8 |
2 |
– |
1 |
3 |
– |
– |
1 |
– |
–
|
39 |
1 |
9
|
MF |
Aidy Mann
|
1 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
–
|
1 |
– |
–
|
FW |
Ian Benjamin
|
13 |
1 |
1 |
– |
– |
– |
4 |
– |
– |
1 |
– |
–
|
18 |
1 |
1
|
FW |
Trevor Morley
|
27 |
– |
10 |
2 |
– |
2 |
4 |
– |
4 |
2 |
– |
–
|
35 |
– |
16
|
Transfers[]
Transfers in[]
Date from
|
Position
|
Nationality
|
Name
|
From
|
Fee
|
June 1987 |
RB |
|
Steve Senior |
York City |
|
July 1987 |
CB |
|
Chris Scott |
Blyth Spartans |
|
3 July 1987 |
FW |
|
David Longhurst |
Halifax Town |
£40,000
|
10 October 1987 |
FW |
|
Paul Culpin |
Coventry City |
£50,000
|
7 November 1987 |
CM |
|
Martin Singleton |
West Bromwich Albion |
£57,500
|
25 January 1988 |
FW |
|
Tony Adcock |
Manchester City |
£85,000 P/E
|
10 February 1988 |
CB |
|
Trevor Slack |
Grimsby Town |
Nominal Fee
|
11 April 1988 |
LB |
|
Paul Wilson |
Norwich City |
£15,000
|
Loans in[]
Date from
|
Position
|
Nationality
|
Name
|
From
|
Date until
|
January 1988 |
LB |
|
Brett Williams |
Nottingham Forest |
January 1988
|
January 1987 |
RB |
|
Chris O'Donnell |
Ipswich Town |
February 1987
|
February 1988 |
LB |
|
Paul Wilson |
Norwich City |
11 April 1988
|
Transfers out[]
References[]
- ^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. Harpenden: Queen Anne Press. p. 258. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
- ^ Football League appearances only.
- ^ Joint buy with Eddie McGoldrick
- ^ "Welcome to the Wonderful World of West Ham United Statistics - Keith McPherson". www.westhamstats.info. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
- ^ Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2002). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2002/2003. Harpenden: Queen Anne Press. p. 438. ISBN 978-1-85291-648-0.
- ^ Joint buy with Alan Harris
- ^ Edward Ackers. "Season 1987-88". English Football League Tables. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
Books
- Grande, Frank (1997). Northampton Town F.C.: The Official Centenary History. London: Yore Publications. ISBN 978-1874427674.
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Levels 8–9 |
- Isthmian League (Two North, Two South)
- Combined Counties League (level 8 only)
- Eastern Counties League (level 8 only)
- Essex Senior League (level 8 only)
- Hellenic League (Premier, One)
- Kent League (level 8 only)
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