List of Northampton Town F.C. players

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This is a list of notable footballers who have played for Northampton Town. The aim is for this list to include all players that have played 100 or more senior matches for the club. Other players who are deemed to have played an important role for the club can be included, but the reason for their notability should be included in the 'Notes' column.

For a list of all Northampton Town players with a Wikipedia article, see Category:Northampton Town F.C. players. For the current Northampton Town first-team squad, see the Players section of the club's main article.

Players are listed according to the year of their first team debut for the club, and then by order of surname. Wartime matches are excluded.

Notable players[]

  • Statistics correct as of 11 December 2021.

  This and the † indicate that they are a club record holder
  This indicates that they played their full career at Northampton Town.
  Italics This indicates they received international honours while not at the club.
(n/a) = Information not available
Players in bold are still playing for the club.

Name Nat. Position[1] Period League Total International honours Caps Notes
Apps Goals Apps Goals
England Outside Forward 1900–1907 189 22 205 22
England Wing Half 1901–1906 155 2 169 2
England Wing Half 1901–1907 153 8 164 8
Herbert Chapman England Inside Forward 1901, 1904, 1907–1909 58 23 68 29 †[2]
Peter Durber England Full Back 1902–1906 112 0 117 0
Bill Perkins England Goalkeeper 1903–1906 101 0 109 0
England Goalkeeper 1905–1909 125 0 133 0
Edwin Freeman England Outside Forward 1905–1920 341 19 338 21
Dave McCartney Scotland Centre Half 1907–1910 106 8 113 9
Scotland Outside Forward 1907–1911 138 18 149 19
Fred Lessons England Centre Forward 1907–1915 234 75 249 79 †[3]
Lloyd Davies Wales Full Back 1907–1920 311 3 329 3  Wales 16 †[4]
England Inside Forward 1908–1913 164 85 179 90
Scotland Wing Half 1908–1920 264 8 282 8
Fanny Walden England Outside Forward 1909–1913, 1926–1927 128 27 137 29  England 2 †[5]
England Goalkeeper 1909–1914 254 2 270 2
Bobby Hughes England Outside Forward 1909–1915 112 23 116 23
England Full Back 1910–1920 174 6 185 6
Walter Tull England Wing Half 1911–1915 105 9 108 9 †[6]
England Centre Forward 1914–1926 185 100 205 113  England Schools
Billy Pease England Outside Forward 1919–1925 278 46 299 52  England 1
Charles Smith England Goalkeeper 1919–1925 190 0 198 1
Bob Hewison England Utility 1920–1925 99 8 108 9 †[7]
England Full Back 1920–1928 326 4 352 5
Billy Williams Wales Wing Half 1921–1926 187 3 203 3  Wales 1
Thomas Jeffs England Full Back 1921–1927 143 0 160 0
Louis Page England Outside Forward 1922–1925 122 24 129 26  England 7
Frank Brett England Full Back 1923–1929 254 4 273 4
England Centre Forward 1924–1927 97 46 104 46
England Inside Forward 1924–1929 197 75 213 84 †[8]
England Goalkeeper 1924–1932 301 0 325 1
George Allon England Wing Half 1926–1931 185 7 192 7
Republic of Ireland Centre Half 1926–1931 183 4 194 4
England Outside Forward 1926–1934 277 73 316 93
England Goalkeeper 1926–1937 93 0 104 0
Tom Smith England Inside Forward 1927–1930 112 22 121 22
England Centre Forward 1927–1931 162 114 172 120 †[9]
George O'Dell England Wing Half 1927–1932 147 10 158 10
Albert Dawes England Centre Forward 1929–1933 164 82 182 98 †[10][11]
Fred Dawes England Full Back 1929–1936 162 1 185 4
England Wing Half 1929–1937 136 8 151 9
Frank Davies Wales Wing Half 1930–1933 144 7 164 13
Tommy Boyle England Inside Forward 1930–1935 142 33 151 35
Republic of Ireland Inside Forward 1933–1937 138 26 150 30
England Centre Half 1935–1938 138 0 143 0
Bill Gormlie England Goalkeeper 1935–1938 133 0 143 0
England Full Back 1935–1938 109 0 117 0
Bobby King England Forward 1937–1939, 1947–1949 99 23 102 23
Bill Barron England Full Back 1938–1951 166 4 189 4 †[12]
Gwyn Hughes Wales Wing Half 1945–1956 226 15 246 19
Tom Smalley England Full Back 1945–1951 200 2 226 2  England 1
England Inside Forward 1946–1951 128 31 142 33
Tommy Fowler England Outside Forward 1946–1961 521 84 552 88 †[13]
Dave Bowen Wales Wing Half 1947–1950, 1959–1960 34 1 35 1  Wales 19 †[14]
England Wing Half 1947–1951 104 7 113 7
Jack English England Outside Forward 1947–1960 301 135 321 143 †[15]
Jack Ansell England Goalkeeper 1948–1952 131 0 142 0
England Centre Half 1948–1959 213 0 224 0
England Half Back 1949–1953 139 1 152 2
Jack Southam England Full Back 1949–1955 145 1 156 2
England Wing Half 1950–1960 186 9 195 9
Scotland Centre Forward 1951–1954 105 44 109 44
Fred Ramscar England Inside Forward 1951–1955 139 55 146 59
Alf Wood England Goalkeeper 1951–1955 139 0 146 0
England Wing Half 1952–1955 96 11 101 11
England Full Back 1952–1962 300 5 317 5
Maurice Marston England Full Back 1953–1957 149 2 155 2
Ray Yeoman Scotland Wing Half 1953–1959 169 4 176 4
Roly Mills England Wing Half 1954–1964 305 30 324 33  England Youth
Ken Leek Wales Inside Forward 1955–1958, 1964–1965 87 31 93 33  Wales 13 †[16]
Alan Woan England Inside Forward 1956–1959 119 68 123 69
England Full Back 1956–1961 116 1 125 1
Colin Gale Wales Centre Half 1956–1962 211 0 222 1
Derek Leck England Wing Half 1958–1966 246 45 267 49
Terry Branston England Centre Half 1960–1967 246 2 271 2
Barry Lines England Outside Forward 1960–1970 266 48 294 50
Cliff Holton England Inside Forward 1961–1962 62 50 68 54 †[17]
Mike Everitt England Full Back 1961–1967 207 15 227 17
Theo Foley Republic of Ireland Full Back 1961–1967 204 8 220 11  Republic of Ireland 9 †[18]
John Kurila Scotland Wing Half 1962–1963, 1964–1968 148 4 162 8
Graham Carr England Half Back 1962–1968 85 0 96 0  England Youth †[19]
Frank Large England Centre Forward 1962–1963
1966–1967
1969–1972		 220 88 250 96
Don Martin England Utility 1962–1968, 1976–1978 228 70 252 82  England Youth
Bryan Harvey England Goalkeeper 1963–1967 165 0 181 0
Billy Best Scotland Utility 1963–1968, 1973–1978 243 49 271 56 †[20][21]
Jim Hall England Centre Forward 1963–1967, 1975–1978 124 35 141 39  England Youth †[22]
Joe Kiernan Scotland Wing Half 1963–1971 308 13 352 14
Graham Moore Wales Inside Forward 1964–1967 53 10 59 12  Wales 21 †[23]
John Mackin Scotland Full Back 1965–1969 101 11 112 13
England Centre Half 1966–1975 233 1 262 1  England Youth
England Winger 1966–1976 254 25 286 27  England Youth
Ron Flowers England Midfielder 1967–1969 62 4 67 4  England 49 †[24]
John Fairbrother England Forward 1968–1971 140 56 164 62
Ray Fairfax England Full Back 1968–1971 116 2 138 2
Frank Rankmore Wales Centre Back 1968–1971 103 15 126 19  Wales 1
Phil Neal England Utility 1968–1974 187 28 208 30  England 50
Dixie McNeil England Forward 1969–1972 85 33 102 38
England Midfielder 1970–1973 105 6 110 6  England Youth †[25]
John Buchanan Scotland Midfielder 1970–1974, 1981–1983 183 30 209 34
Alan Starling England Goalkeeper 1971–1976 238 1 258 1
Barry Tucker Wales Full Back 1971–1977, 1982–1983 277 8 302 8
John Gregory England Utility 1972–1977 187 8 203 10  England 6
Paul Stratford England Forward 1972–1978 172 59 188 61 †[26]
Stuart Robertson England Centre Back 1972–1979 254 27 281 29 †[27]
Dave Carlton England Midfielder 1973–1977, 1980–1982 180 7 194 8
Derrick Christie England Winger 1973–1979 138 18 156 21
John Farrington England Winger 1974–1980 232 29 253 31
Steve Phillips England Forward 1975–1977, 1980–1982 126 38 141 43  England Youth †[28]
England Midfielder 1975–1978 105 14 111 14  England Youth
Steve Bryant England Midfielder 1976–1979, 1982 107 5 117 5 †[29]
George Reilly Scotland Forward 1976–1980 127 45 144 54
Keith Williams England Midfielder 1976–1981 131 6 142 7 †[30]
Andy Poole England Goalkeeper 1978–1982 141 0 157 0 †[31]
England Utility 1978–1983 125 5 141 5
Peter Denyer England Midfielder 1979–1983 148 28 170 34
Mark Heeley England Winger 1979–1983 92 5 110 6
England Midfielder 1979–1983 104 6 113 8
Wakeley Gage England Centre Back 1979–1985 218 17 253 22 †[32][33][34]
Gary Saxby England Midfielder 1980–1983 96 11 114 13
Steve Massey England Forward 1982–1983 60 25 72 30 †[35]
Adrian Burrows England Centre Back 1982–1984 88 4 106 5
Peter Gleasure England Goalkeeper 1982–1991 344 0 412 0 †[36][37]
Steve Brown England Midfielder 1983–1985, 1989–1994 173 22 205 26
Russell Lewis Wales Centre Back 1983–1986 132 6 155 6  Wales Semi-pro †[38]
Brian Mundee England Full Back 1983–1986 100 3 118 4  England Youth
Ian Benjamin England Forward 1984–1988 150 58 180 68  England Youth †[39]
Warren Donald England Midfielder 1984–1990 188 13 221 14  England Schools
Richard Hill England Midfielder 1985–1987 86 46 103 52 †[40][41][42]
Trevor Morley England Forward 1985–1988 107 39 130 45  England Semi-pro †[43]
Graham Reed England Full Back 1985–1988 112 2 138 2
Phil Chard England Utility 1985–1988, 1989–1994 278 46 331 54 †[44][45]
Eddie McGoldrick Republic of Ireland Midfielder 1986–1988 107 9 130 11  Republic of Ireland 15
Dave Gilbert England Winger 1986–1989 120 21 145 27
Russ Wilcox England Centre Back 1986–1990 138 9 162 10  England Semi-pro
Keith McPherson England Centre Back 1986–1990 182 8 216 9 †[46][47]
Paul Wilson England Full Back 1987–1992 141 6 168 7
Steve Berry England Midfielder 1988–1991 102 7 123 10
Trevor Quow England Midfielder 1988–1992 88 2 100 2  England Youth
Tony Adcock England Forward 1988–1989, 1991–1992 107 40 122 46 †[48]
Bobby Barnes England Forward 1989–1992 98 37 118 44  England Youth
Terry Angus England Centre Back 1990–1993 116 6 138 6
Mickey Bell England Winger 1990–1994 153 10 178 12
Steve Terry England Centre Back 1990–1994 181 17 211 18 †[49]
Jason Burnham England Full Back 1991–1994 88 2 108 2
Barry Richardson England Goalkeeper 1991–1994 96 0 113 0 †[50]
Lee Colkin England Full Back 1991–1998 99 3 119 4
Darren Harmon England Midfielder 1992–1995 89 12 106 13 †[51]
Ian Sampson England Centre Back 1994–2004 390 26 449 31 †[52][53]
Neil Grayson England Forward 1994–1997 120 31 141 34 †[54]
Ray Warburton England Centre Back 1994–1998 187 12 221 16 †[55]
Andy Woodman England Goalkeeper 1995–1999 163 0 197 0
Ali Gibb England Winger 1995–2000 120 4 149 4
Dean Peer England Midfielder 1995–2000 128 5 157 7
Roy Hunter England Midfielder 1995–2002 177 17 211 20 †[56]
Sean Parrish Wales Midfielder 1996–2000 108 12 122 16
Ian Clarkson England Full Back 1996–2000 94 1 119 2 †[57]
James Hunt England Midfielder 1997–2002 174 8 205 10
John Frain England Full Back 1997–2003 213 4 252 8
Carlo Corazzin Canada Forward 1998–2000 78 30 89 32  Canada 59 †[58][59]
Dave Savage Republic of Ireland Midfielder 1998–2001 113 18 124 18  Republic of Ireland 5
Richard Hope England Centre Back 1998–2003 134 7 153 7
Duncan Spedding England Full Back 1998–2003 123 1 143 1
Ian Hendon England Full Back 1999–2000 60 3 66 4  England Under-21 †[60]
Keith Welch England Goalkeeper 1999–2002 117 0 127 0 †[61]
Jamie Forrester England Forward 2000–2003 121 45 136 50  England Youth
Marco Gabbiadini England Forward 2000–2003 120 25 136 30  England 'B'
Chris Hargreaves England Midfielder 2000–2004 151 6 176 11 †[62]
Derek Asamoah Ghana Forward 2001–2004 112 10 130 13  Ghana 4
Paul Trollope Wales Midfielder 2002–2004 84 8 100 8  Wales 9
Paul Harsley England Midfielder 2002–2004 59 2 70 3 †[63]
Lee Harper England Goalkeeper 2002–2007 152 0 178 0 †[64]
Chris Willmott England Centre Back 2003–2005 80 1 100 1
Josh Low Wales Winger 2003–2006 102 15 122 19  Wales Under-21 †[65][66]
Martin Smith England Midfielder 2003–2006 104 24 125 29  England Under-21
Luke Chambers England Centre Back 2003–2007 124 1 149 1
Marc Richards England Forward 2003–2005, 2014–2018 178 54 212 63  England Under-20 †[67]
Chris Doig Scotland Centre Back 2003, 2005–2009 129 4 147 5  Scotland Under-21
Scott McGleish England Forward 2004–2007, 2008–2009 120 43 144 56 †[68][69]
Mark Bunn England Goalkeeper 2004–2008 90 0 106 0 †[70]
Ian Taylor England Midfielder 2005–2007 66 8 74 8 †[71]
Andy Kirk Northern Ireland Forward 2005–2008 106 30 123 36  Northern Ireland 11
Jason Crowe England Full Back 2005–2009, 2010–2011 182 14 193 17  England Under-20
Ryan Gilligan England Midfielder 2005–2011 181 20 206 23
Mark Hughes England Centre Back 2006–2009 93 4 106 4
Chris Dunn England Goalkeeper 2006–2011 98 0 110 0
Andy Holt England Utility 2006–2012 191 16 220 17
Danny Jackman England Full Back 2007–2009 82 9 93 9 †[72][73]
Adebayo Akinfenwa England Forward 2007–2010, 2011–2013 168 71 188 74 †[74]
Luke Guttridge England Midfielder 2008–2010, 2012–2013 100 10 112 14
Abdul Osman Ghana Midfielder 2008–2011 104 7 118 7
Michael Jacobs England Winger 2009–2012 87 11 100 15 †[75][76]
John Johnson England Full Back 2009–2013 139 13 150 14
Ben Tozer England Utility 2010–2015 173 6 199 7
Kelvin Langmead England Centre Back 2011–2015 90 11 104 12 †[77]
Chris Hackett England Winger 2012–2016 122 11 138 12
Ivan Toney England Forward 2012–2015 53 11 60 13 †[78]
Darren Carter England Midfielder 2013–2015 60 6 65 6  England Under-20 †[79]
Zander Diamond Scotland Centre Back 2014–2017 113 3 125 5  Scotland 'B' †[80]
Brendan Moloney Republic of Ireland Full Back 2014–2018 104 2 115 2  Republic of Ireland Under-21
John-Joe O'Toole Republic of Ireland Midfielder 2014–2019 173 33 194 35  Republic of Ireland Under-21 †[81][82]
Ryan Watson England Midfielder 2014, 2015, 2019–2021 80 13 101 17
Ricky Holmes England Winger 2015–2016, 2020 58 15 64 17  England 'C' †[83]
Nicky Adams Wales Winger 2015–2016, 2019–2021 90 4 107 6  Wales †[84]
Adam Smith England Goalkeeper 2015–2017 86 0 94 0 †[85]
David Buchanan Northern Ireland Full Back 2015–2019 162 1 187 1  Northern Ireland Under-21
Sam Hoskins England Winger 2015– 230 37 269 46
Shaun McWilliams England Midfielder 2016– 116 1 137 1
David Cornell Wales Goalkeeper 2016–2020 92 0 108 0  Wales Under-21
Ash Taylor Wales Centre Back 2017–2019 78 6 88 7  Wales Under-21 †[86]
Aaron Pierre Grenada Centre Back 2017–2019 60 6 68 8  Grenada 15 †[87]
Charlie Goode England Centre Back 2019–2020 53 3 62 4  England 'C' †[88][89][90]

Notes[]

  1. ^ For a full description of positions see football positions.
  2. ^ Manager of Northampton from 1907–1912.
  3. ^ Manager of Northampton for between 1913–1918.
  4. ^ Club record holder for oldest first team player; 42 years old and most international caps while at the club; 12 caps for Wales.
  5. ^ Also played first-class cricket for Northamptonshire County Cricket Club.
  6. ^ Became the first "coloured" infantry officer in the British Army
  7. ^ Player-manager of Northampton for between 1920–1925.
  8. ^ Joint club record holder with Bert Dawes for most goals in one match; 5 v Crystal Palace (H) won 8–1 Division Three South 1928/29.
  9. ^ Club record holder for most league goals in Division Three South; 34 in 1928–29.
  10. ^ Joint club record holder with Ralph Hoten for most goals in one match; 5 v Lloyds Bank (H) won 8–1 FA Cup Round One 1932/33.
  11. ^ Joint club record holder with Albert Lewis for most hat-tricks; 7.
  12. ^ Also played first-class cricket for Northamptonshire County Cricket Club.
  13. ^ Club record holder for most competitive appearances.
  14. ^ Manager of Northampton for two spells between 1959–1967 and 1969–1972.
  15. ^ Club record holder for most competitive goals.
  16. ^ Member of Wales' 1958 World Cup squad.
  17. ^ Club record holder for most goals in a season; 36 in 1961/62 Division Three.
  18. ^ Manager of Northampton between 1990–1992.
  19. ^ Manager of Northampton between 1985–1990.
  20. ^ Inaugural Northampton Town 1975 Player of the Year.
  21. ^ Northampton Town 1977 Player of the Year.
  22. ^ Northampton Town 1976 Player of the Year.
  23. ^ BBC Wales Sports Personality of the Year in 1959.
  24. ^ Member of England's 1966 World Cup winning squad and player-manager of Northampton between 1968–1969.
  25. ^ Former Head of Centre of Excellence at Northampton Town.
  26. ^ Included the 1974/75 PFA Division Four Team of the Year.
  27. ^ Northampton Town 1979 Player of the Year.
  28. ^ Included the 1980/81 PFA Division Four Team of the Year.
  29. ^ Northampton Town 1978 Player of the Year.
  30. ^ Northampton Town 1981 Player of the Year.
  31. ^ Northampton Town 1980 Player of the Year.
  32. ^ Northampton Town 1982 Player of the Year.
  33. ^ Northampton Town 1984 Player of the Year.
  34. ^ Northampton Town 1985 Player of the Year.
  35. ^ Northampton Town 1983 Player of the Year.
  36. ^ Club record holder for most competitive clean sheets; 112
  37. ^ Northampton Town 1988 Player of the Year.
  38. ^ Northampton Town 1986 Player of the Year.
  39. ^ Northampton Town 1987 Player of the Year.
  40. ^ Club record holder for most league goals in Division Four; 33 in 1986–87.
  41. ^ Included the 1986/87 PFA Division Four Team of the Year.
  42. ^ Caretaker-manager of Northampton in 2003
  43. ^ Included the 1986/87 PFA Division Four Team of the Year.
  44. ^ Manager of Northampton between 1992–1993
  45. ^ Northampton Town 1991 Player of the Year.
  46. ^ Included the 1986/87 PFA Division Four Team of the Year.
  47. ^ Northampton Town 1990 Player of the Year.
  48. ^ Northampton Town 1989 Player of the Year.
  49. ^ Northampton Town 1992 Player of the Year.
  50. ^ Northampton Town 1993 Player of the Year.
  51. ^ Northampton Town 1994 Player of the Year.
  52. ^ Manager of Northampton between 2009–2011
  53. ^ Northampton Town 2001 Player of the Year.
  54. ^ Northampton Town 1995 Player of the Year.
  55. ^ Northampton Town 1996 Player of the Year.
  56. ^ Northampton Town 1998 Player of the Year.
  57. ^ Northampton Town 1997 Player of the Year.
  58. ^ 11 International Goals for Canada.
  59. ^ Northampton Town 1999 Player of the Year.
  60. ^ Included the 1999/2000 PFA Division Three Team of the Year.
  61. ^ Northampton Town 2000 Player of the Year.
  62. ^ Northampton Town 2002 Player of the Year.
  63. ^ Northampton Town 2003 Player of the Year.
  64. ^ Northampton Town 2004 Player of the Year.
  65. ^ Club record holder for transfer fee paid; £165,000 from Oldham Athletic in July 2003.
  66. ^ Included the 2005/06 PFA League Two Team of the Year.
  67. ^ Northampton Town 2015 Player of the Year.
  68. ^ Northampton Town 2005 Player of the Year.
  69. ^ Northampton Town 2006 Player of the Year.
  70. ^ Northampton Town 2007 Player of the Year.
  71. ^ Included the 2005/06 PFA League Two Team of the Year.
  72. ^ Northampton Town 2008 Player of the Year.
  73. ^ Northampton Town 2009 Player of the Year.
  74. ^ Northampton Town 2010 Player of the Year.
  75. ^ Northampton Town 2011 Player of the Year.
  76. ^ Northampton Town 2012 Player of the Year.
  77. ^ Northampton Town 2013 Player of the Year.
  78. ^ Club record holder for youngest player; 16 years and 273 days, against Bradford City, November 2012.
  79. ^ Northampton Town 2014 Player of the Year.
  80. ^ Northampton Town 2017 Player of the Year.
  81. ^ Included the 2015/16 PFA League Two Team of the Year.
  82. ^ Northampton Town 2016 Player of the Year.
  83. ^ Included the 2015/16 PFA League Two Team of the Year.
  84. ^ Included the 2019/20 PFA League Two Team of the Year.
  85. ^ Included the 2015/16 PFA League Two Team of the Year.
  86. ^ Northampton Town 2018 Player of the Year.
  87. ^ Northampton Town 2019 Player of the Year.
  88. ^ Club record holder for transfer fee received; £1 Million+ to Brentford in August 2020.
  89. ^ Included the 2019/20 PFA League Two Team of the Year.
  90. ^ Northampton Town 2020 Player of the Year.

References[]

Books

  • Beesley, Mark (2005). Northampton Town: A Season in the Sun 1965–66. London: Desert Island Books. ISBN 978-1905328017.
  • Grande, Frank (1997). Northampton Town F.C.: The Official Centenary History. London: Yore Publications. ISBN 978-1874427674.
  • Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Soccerdata. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
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