1998–99 Northampton Town F.C. season

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Northampton Town
1998–99 season
ChairmanBarry Stonhill
ManagerIan Atkins
StadiumSixfields Stadium
Division Two22nd
FA CupSecond round
Worthington CupThird round
Auto Windscreens ShieldSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Carlo Corazzin (16)
All: Carlo Corazzin (17)
Highest home attendance7,557 vs Manchester City
Lowest home attendance4,710 vs Wrexham

Players[]

As of match played 8 May 1999.[1]
Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth Apps[2] Goals Signed from Date signed Fee
Goalkeepers
Steve Francis GK England Billericay (1964-05-29)29 May 1964 (aged 34) 3 0 Huddersfield Town 25 January 1999 Free
Billy Turley GK England Wolverhampton (1973-07-15)15 July 1973 (aged 25) 28 0 Evesham United 10 July 1995 Free
Defenders
Ian Clarkson RB England Solihull (1970-12-04)4 December 1970 (aged 28) 95 1 Stoke City 2 August 1996 Free
Tony Dobson CB England Coventry (1969-02-05)5 February 1969 (aged 30) 11 0 Gillingham 11 September 1998 £25,000
John Frain LB England Birmingham (1968-10-08)8 October 1968 (aged 30) 97 2 Birmingham City Summer 1997 Free
Ian Hendon RB England Ilford (1971-12-05)5 December 1971 (aged 27) 7 0 Notts County 25 March 1999 £25,000
Colin Hill CB Northern Ireland Uxbridge (ENG) (1963-11-12)12 November 1963 (aged 35) 54 0 Trelleborgs FF 19 November 1997 £30,000
Richard Hope CB England Stockton-on-Tees (1978-06-22)22 June 1978 (aged 20) 19 0 Darlington 18 December 1998 Undisclosed
Lee Howey CB England Sunderland (1969-04-01)1 April 1969 (aged 30) 25 6 Burnley 19 February 1999 £50,000
RB England Birmingham (1979-11-19)19 November 1979 (aged 19) 0 0 Apprentice 7 July 1998 N/A
Ian Sampson CB England Wakefield (1968-11-14)14 November 1968 (aged 30) 206 14 Sunderland 5 August 1994 £30,000
Midfielders
Ali Gibb RM England Salisbury (1976-02-17)17 February 1976 (aged 23) 116 4 Norwich City 5 February 1996 £30,000
James Hunt CM England Derby (1976-12-17)17 December 1976 (aged 22) 55 2 Notts County 1 August 1997 Free
Roy Hunter CM England Saltburn-by-the-Sea (1973-10-29)29 October 1973 (aged 25) 116 10 West Bromwich Albion 2 August 1995 Free
Sean Parrish LM Wales Wrexham (1972-03-14)14 March 1972 (aged 27) 84 10 Doncaster Rovers 2 August 1996 £35,000
Dean Peer CM England Wordsley (1969-08-08)8 August 1969 (aged 29) 119 5 Walsall 22 August 1995 Free
Damian Matthew LM England Islington (1970-09-23)23 September 1970 (aged 28) 1 0 Burnley 1 June 1998 Free
Dave Savage RM Republic of Ireland Dublin (1973-07-30)30 July 1973 (aged 25) 27 5 Millwall 7 October 1998 £80,000
Duncan Spedding LM England Camberley (1977-09-07)7 September 1977 (aged 21) 24 1 Southampton 14 July 1998 Free
CM England Harrogate (1974-01-17)17 January 1974 (aged 25) 30 0 Tamworth 31 May 1995 Free
Forwards
Carlo Corazzin FW Canada New Westminster (1971-12-25)25 December 1971 (aged 27) 39 16 Plymouth Argyle 26 June 1998 Bosman
Steve Howard FW England Durham (1976-05-10)10 May 1976 (aged 22) 12 0 Hartlepool United 22 February 1999 £120,000
Christian Lee FW England Aylesbury (1976-10-08)8 October 1976 (aged 22) 57 8 Doncaster Rovers 13 July 1995 Free
David Seal FW Australia Penrith, NSW (1972-01-26)26 January 1972 (aged 27) 43 12 Bristol City 12 September 1997 £90,000
Paul Wilkinson FW England Louth (1964-10-30)30 October 1964 (aged 34) 15 1 Millwall 1 July 1998 Free
Kevin Wilson FW Northern Ireland Banbury (ENG) (1961-04-18)18 April 1961 (aged 38) 17 1 Walsall 28 July 1997 Free

Competitions[]

Division Two[]

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld HW HD HL HGF HGA AW AD AL AGF AGA GS Pts Promotion or relegation
20 Oldham Athletic 46 8 4 11 26 31 6 5 12 22 35 48 51
21 York City 46 6 8 9 28 33 7 3 13 28 47 56 50 Relegated
22 Northampton Town 46 4 12 7 26 31 6 6 11 17 26 43 48
23 Lincoln City 46 9 4 10 27 27 4 3 16 15 47 42 46
24 Macclesfield Town 46 7 4 12 24 30 4 6 13 19 33 43 43
Source:[citation needed]
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).

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 10 18 18 43 57  −14 48 4 12 7 26 31  −5 6 6 11 17 26  −9

Last updated: 14 April 2020.
Source:[citation needed]

League position by match[]

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAHAHAAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAAHAAAHHAHHHAAHAHAHHAHHAH
ResultLDDLDLWDLDLWDLDWDLLDWWLDLLLDLWLLLDWLLWDWDWDDDD
Position19182222212219202019221919192119192121211918181718202020212121222222222224212221212020202022
Source: Rothmans Football Yearbook 1999-2000
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[]

  Win   Draw   Loss

8 August 1998 (1998-08-08) 1 Northampton Town 1–3 Stoke City Northampton
15:00 BST Corazzin Goal 11' Kavanagh Goal 7' (pen.)
Thorne Goal 63'
Crowe Goal 83'		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,661
Referee: Andy D'Urso
15 August 1998 (1998-08-15) 2 Walsall 0–0 Northampton Town Walsall
15:00 BST Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 4,360
Referee: Tony Leake
22 August 1998 (1998-08-22) 3 Northampton Town 1–1 Notts County Northampton
15:00 BST Warburton Goal 90' Torpey Goal 70' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,141
Referee: Mark Halsey
29 August 1998 (1998-08-29) 4 Wrexham 1–0 Northampton Town Wrexham
15:00 BST Ward Goal 52' Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 3,534
Referee: Matt Messias
31 August 1998 (1998-08-31) 5 Northampton Town 0–0 Lincoln City Northampton
15:00 BST Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,964
Referee: Paul Danson
5 September 1998 (1998-09-05) 6 Blackpool 2–1 Northampton Town Blackpool
15:00 BST Clarkson Goal 71'
Thompson Goal 82'		 Corazzin Goal 16' (pen.) Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 4,017
Referee: Mike Dean
8 September 1998 (1998-09-08) 7 Gillingham 2–3 Northampton Town Gillingham
19:45 BST Smith Goal 2', 56' Hunter Goal 17'
Corazzin Goal 54'
Spedding Goal 81'		 Stadium: Priestfield
Attendance: 4,897
Referee: Rob Styles
12 September 1998 (1998-09-12) 8 Northampton Town 1–1 Oldham Athletic Northampton
15:00 BST Freestone Goal 56' Duxbury Goal 45' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,210
Referee: Paul Rejer
19 September 1998 (1998-09-19) 9 Millwall 2–1 Northampton Town Millwall, London
15:00 BST Harris Goal 49'
Cahill Goal 61'		 Sampson Goal 31' Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 5,997
Referee: Anthony Bates
26 September 1998 (1998-09-26) 10 Northampton Town 2–2 Manchester City Northampton
15:00 BST Peer Goal 30'
Corazzin Goal 64'		 Dickov Goal 54'
Goater Goal 88'		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 7,557
Referee: Clive Wilkes
3 October 1998 (1998-10-03) 11 Wigan Athletic 1–0 Northampton Town Wigan
15:00 BST Dobson Goal 67' (o.g.) Stadium: Springfield Park
Attendance: 4,396
Referee: Terry Heilbron
10 October 1998 (1998-10-10) 12 Northampton Town 3–1 Bristol Rovers Northampton
15:00 BST Heggs Goal 30'
Corazzin Goal 44' (pen.)
Hunt Goal 52'		 Meaker Goal 21' Red card 68'
Challis Red card 90'		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,023
Referee: Bill Jordan
17 October 1998 (1998-10-17) 13 Bournemouth 1–1 Northampton Town Bournemouth
15:00 BST Stein Goal 26' Hodgson Goal 49' Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 6,362
Referee: Alan Butler
20 October 1998 (1998-10-20) 14 Luton Town 1–0 Northampton Town Luton
19:45 BST Alexander Goal 20' Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 6,087
Referee: M.Fletcher
24 October 1998 (1998-10-24) 15 Northampton Town 1–1 Preston North End Northampton
15:00 BST Hunt Goal 90' Hill Goal 7' (o.g.)
Harris Red card 82'		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,085
Referee: T Jones
31 October 1998 (1998-10-31) 16 Macclesfield Town 0–1 Northampton Town Macclesfield
15:00 GMT McDonald Red card 88' Corazzin Goal 18' Stadium: Moss Rose
Attendance: 3,201
Referee: Alan Wiley
7 November 1998 (1998-11-07) 17 Northampton Town 1–1 Wycombe Wanderers Northampton
15:00 GMT Corazzin Goal 2' (pen.) Mohan Goal 38' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,248
Referee: Steve Bennett
10 November 1998 (1998-11-10) 18 Colchester United 1–0 Northampton Town Colchester
19:45 GMT Greene Goal 88' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,597
Referee: Roger Furnandiz
21 November 1998 (1998-11-21) 19 Northampton Town 0–1 Reading Northampton
15:00 GMT Brebner Goal 61' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,970
Referee: Mike Dean
28 November 1998 (1998-11-28) 20 York City 1–1 Northampton Town York
15:00 GMT Cresswell Goal 71' Corazzin Goal 61' Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 2,656
Referee: Graham Frankland
12 December 1998 (1998-12-12) 21 Northampton Town 1–0 Chesterfield Northampton
15:00 GMT Howey Goal 71' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,282
Referee: David Crick
19 December 1998 (1998-12-19) 22 Burnley 0–2 Northampton Town Burnley
15:00 GMT Wilkinson Goal 71'
Corazzin Goal 81'		 Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 8,783
Referee: Andy Hall
26 December 1998 (1998-12-26) 23 Notts County 3–1 Northampton Town Nottingham
15:00 GMT Grant Goal 1'
Tierney Goal 6'
Richardson Goal 44'		 Howey Goal 72' Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 6,131
Referee: Ray Olivier
28 December 1998 (1998-12-28) 24 Northampton Town 1–1 Fulham Northampton
15:00 GMT Freestone Goal 68' Horsfield Goal 49' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 7,315
Referee: Mark Cowburn
9 January 1999 (1999-01-09) 25 Stoke City 3–1 Northampton Town Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 GMT Ray Wallace Goal 56'
Peter Thorne Goal 74'
Kyle Lightbourne Goal 84'		 Howey Goal 90' Stadium: Britannia Stadium
Attendance: 11,180
Referee: David Pugh
23 January 1999 (1999-01-23) 26 Lincoln City 1–0 Northampton Town Lincoln
15:00 GMT Holmes Goal 35' Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 4,608
Referee: Kenneth Leach
30 January 1999 (1999-01-30) 27 Fulham 2–0 Northampton Town Fulham, London
15:00 GMT Hayles Goal 18'
Albert Goal 70'		 Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 11,641
Referee: Mark Halsey
6 February 1999 (1999-02-06) 28 Northampton Town 0–0 Blackpool Northampton
15:00 GMT Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,592
Referee: Guy Stretton
13 February 1999 (1999-02-13) 29 Northampton Town 0–1 Gillingham Northampton
15:00 GMT Smith Goal 49' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,981
Referee: Chris Foy
20 February 1999 (1999-02-20) 30 Oldham Athletic 0–1 Northampton Town Oldham
15:00 GMT Corazzin Goal 10' (pen.) Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 4,752
Referee: Graham Laws
23 February 1999 (1999-02-23) 31 Northampton Town 0–1 Walsall Northampton
19:45 GMT Mavrak Goal 65' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,631
Referee: William Burns
27 February 1999 (1999-02-27) 32 Northampton Town 1–2 Milllwall Northampton
15:00 GMT Corazzin Goal 80' Nethercott Goal 59'
Reid Red card 82'
Sadlier Goal 87'		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,490
Referee: Mick Pierce
2 March 1999 (1999-03-02) 33 Northampton Town 0–2 Wrexham Northampton
19:45 GMT Howard Red card 21' Whitley Goal 78'
Gibson Goal 83'		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,710
Referee: Scott Mathieson
6 March 1999 (1999-03-06) 34 Manchester City 0–0 Northampton Town Manchester
15:00 GMT Horlock Red card 30' Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 27,999
Referee: Matt Messias
13 March 1999 (1999-03-13) 35 Wycombe Wanderers 1–2 Northampton Town High Wycombe
15:00 GMT Brown Red card 62'
Baird Goal 15'		 Parrish Goal 15'
Corazzin Goal 84'
Frain Red card 90'		 Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 4,861
Referee: Anthony Bates
20 March 1999 (1999-03-20) 36 Northampton Town 0–2 Macclesfield Town Northampton
15:00 GMT Wood Goal 62'
Sorvel Goal 84'		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,790
Referee: Lee Cable
27 March 1999 (1999-03-27) 37 Preston North End 3–0 Northampton Town Preston
15:00 GMT Basham Goal 36', 63'
Macken Goal 70'		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 10,686
Referee: M.Brandwood
2 April 1999 (1999-04-02) 38 Northampton Town 2–1 Bournemouth Northampton
15:00 BST Lee Goal 33'
Corazzin Goal 37'		 Robinson Goal 17' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,858
Referee: Terry Heilbron
5 April 1999 (1999-04-05) 39 Bristol Rovers 1–1 Northampton Town Bristol
15:00 BST Penrice Goal 64' Corazzin Goal 6'
Hendon Red card 58'		 Stadium: Memorial Ground
Attendance: 6,580
Referee: David Crick
10 April 1999 (1999-04-10) 40 Northampton Town 1–0 Luton Town Northampton
15:00 BST Corazzin Goal 34' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,856
Referee: T.Jones
13 April 1999 (1999-04-13) 41 Northampton Town 2–2 York City Northampton
19:45 BST Howey Goal 39'
Wilson Goal 51'		 Lloyd-Williams Goal 19'
Jordan Goal 55'		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,220
Referee: Eddie Lomas
17 April 1999 (1999-04-17) 42 Reading 0–1 Northampton Town Reading
15:00 BST Savage Goal 89' Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 10,132
Referee: Ray Olivier
24 April 1999 (1999-04-24) 43 Northampton Town 3–3 Colchester United Northampton
15:00 BST Savage Goal 18'
Corazzin Goal 41' (pen.)
Howey Goal 63'		 Buckle Goal 3'
Aspinall Goal 47' (pen.)
Duguid Goal 71'		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,146
Referee: Graham Frankland
29 April 1999 (1999-04-29) 44 Northampton Town 3–3 Wigan Athletic Northampton
19:45 BST Savage Goal 7', 71'
O'Neill Goal 58' (o.g.)		 Haworth Goal 9'
Rogers Red card 37'
Barlow Goal 47' (pen.)
McGibbon Goal 78'		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,404
Referee: Bill Jordan
3 May 1999 (1999-05-03) 45 Chesterfield 0–0 Northampton Town Chesterfield
15:00 BST Stadium: Saltergate
Attendance: 5,110
Referee: D Laws
8 May 1999 (1999-05-08) 46 Northampton Town 2–2 Burnley Northampton
15:00 BST Savage Goal 7'
Howey Goal 80'		 Cook Goal 69' (pen.)
Cooke Goal 88'		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 7,435
Referee: Andrew Butler

FA Cup[]

Main article: 1998–99 FA Cup
14 November 1998 (1998-11-14) 1st round Northampton Town 2–1 Lancaster City Northampton
15:00 GMT Seal Red card 2'
Thomson Goal 55' (o.g.)
Sampson Goal 56'		 Thomson Goal 30' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Referee: Andy D'Urso
5 December 1998 (1998-12-05) 2nd round Yeovil Town 2–0 Northampton Town Yeovil
15:00 GMT Thompson Goal 14'
Patmore Goal 82'		 Stadium: Huish Park
Referee: P.Richards

League Cup[]

Main article: 1998–99 Football League Cup
11 August 1998 (1998-08-11) 1st round 1st leg Northampton Town 2–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Northampton
19:45 BST Heggs Goal 39'
Freestone Goal 53'		 Storer Goal 47' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Referee: John Kirkby
19 August 1998 (1998-08-19) 1st round 2nd leg Brighton & Hove Albion 1–1 (a.e.t) Northampton Town Gillingham
19:45 BST Barker Goal 48' Heggs Goal 97' Stadium: Priestfield
Referee: Paul Taylor
15 September 1998 (1998-09-15) 2nd round 1st leg Northampton Town 2–0 West Ham United Northampton
19:45 BST Freestone Goal 77' (85) Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 7,254
Referee: Paul Alcock
22 September 1998 (1998-09-22) 2nd round 2nd leg West Ham United 1–0 Northampton Town Upton Park, London
19:45 BST Lampard Goal 90' Report Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 25,435
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
27 October 1998 (1998-10-27) 3rd round Northampton Town 1–3 Tottenham Hotspur Northampton
19:45 GMT Parrish Goal 30' Report Armstrong Goal 39' (83)
Campbell Goal 47'		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 7,422
Referee: Graham Poll

Auto Windscreens Shield[]

Main article: 1998–99 Football League Trophy
16 December 1998 (1998-12-16) 2nd round (S) Cambridge United 3–2 Northampton Town Cambridge
19:30 GMT Walker Goal 18'
Benjamin Goal 57'
Butler Goal 60'		 Corazzin Goal 11'
Freestone Goal 56'		 Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 2,391
Referee: Steve Baines

Appearances, goals and cards[]

Pos Player Division Two FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total Discipline
Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals Yellow card Red card
GK Steve Francis 3 – – – – – – – – – – – 3 – – – –
GK Billy Turley 25 – – 2 – – – – – 1 – – 28 – – – –
DF Ian Clarkson 3 2 – – – – 1 1 – ��� – – 4 3 – 1 –
DF Tony Dobson 8 3 – – – – – 1 – – – – 8 4 – – –
DF John Frain 40 1 – 2 – – 4 – – 1 – – 47 1 – 5 1
DF Ian Hendon 7 – – – – – – – – – – – 7 – – 1 1
DF Colin Hill 22 5 – 2 – – 5 – – – 1 – 29 6 – 2 1
DF Richard Hope 17 2 – – – – – – – 1 – – 18 2 – 3 –
DF Lee Howey 25 – 6 – – – – – – 1 – – 26 – 6 6 –
DF – – – – 1 – – – – – ��� – – 1 – – –
DF Ian Sampson 41 – 1 2 – 1 3 – – 1 – – 47 – 2 5 –
MF Ali Gibb 30 11 – 2 – – 5 – – – – – 37 11 – 3 –
MF James Hunt 24 10 2 1 1 – 2 2 – – 1 – 27 14 2 6 –
MF Roy Hunter 15 3 1 1 – – 2 – – – – – 18 3 1 4 –
MF Damian Matthew 1 – – – – – 1 – – – – – 2 – – – –
MF Sean Parrish 33 – 1 1 – – 3 – 1 – – – 37 – 2 6 –
MF Dean Peer 21 5 1 – – – 3 – – 1 – – 25 5 1 4 –
MF Dave Savage 18 9 5 2 – – – – – 1 – – 21 9 5 2 –
MF Duncan Spedding 15 9 1 – – – 2 2 – 1 – – 18 11 1 1 –
MF 5 5 – – 1 – – 2 – 1 – – 6 8 – 1 –
FW Carlo Corazzin 36 3 16 2 – – 4 1 – 1 – 1 43 4 17 2 –
FW Steve Howard 12 – – – – – – – – – – – 12 – – 3 1
FW Christian Lee 9 10 1 1 – – – – – – – – 10 10 1 4 –
FW David Seal 5 1 – 1 – – – – – – – – 6 1 – 1 1
FW Paul Wilkinson 12 3 1 2 – – 2 1 – – – – 16 4 1 1 –
FW Kevin Wilson 8 – 1 – – – – – – – – – 8 – 1 – –
Players who left before end of season:
GK Andy Woodman 18 – – – – – 5 – – – – – 23 – – – –
DF Charlie Bishop 4 – – – – – 2 – – – – – 6 – – 2 –
DF Doug Hodgson 7 1 1 1 – – 1 – – – – – 9 1 1 2 –
DF Ray Warburton 13 – 1 – – – 4 – – – – – 17 – 1 3 –
DF Chris Wilder 1 – – – – – – – – – – – 1 – – – –
DF Tony Witter 1 3 – – – – – 1 – – – – 1 4 – 1 –
MF Jason Dozzell – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
FW Andy Clarke 2 2 – – – – – – – – – – 2 2 – – –
FW Chris Freestone 17 14 2 – 2 – 4 – 3 1 – 1 22 16 6 5 –
FW Carl Heggs 8 5 1 – – – 2 1 2 – – – 10 6 3 4 –

References[]

  1. ^ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (1999). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1999–2000. London: Headline Publishing Group. p. 260. ISBN 978-0-7472-7627-2.
  2. ^ Football League appearances only.
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