List of Northampton Town F.C. records and statistics

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This article is about all-time records. For a season-by-season statistical breakdown, see List of Northampton Town F.C. seasons.

This page details Northampton Town Football Club records.

Honours[]

League[]

Runners-up: 1964–65
  • English 3rd Tier
Champions: 1962–63
Runners-up: 1927–28, 1949–50
  • English 4th Tier
Champions: 1986–87, 2015–16
Runners-up: 1975–76, 2005–06
Promoted: 1960–61, 1999–2000
Promoted as Play-off Winners: 1996–97, 2019–20
Champions: 1908–09
Runners-up: 1910–11

Cups[]

Runners-up: 1909
Best: Round 5 1969–70
  • Football League Cup:
Best: Quarter-final 1964–65, 1966–67
  • Football League Trophy:
Best: Area Semi-final 1996–97, 2003–04

Team records[]

11-1 v Southend United (H), Southern League 1909/10

  • Record defeat:[1]

0-11 v Southampton (A), Southern League, 1901/02

  • Most points gained in a season:[1]

99 (1986/87, Football League Fourth Division), (2015/16, Football League Two)

  • Fewest points gained in a season:[1]

19 (1906/07, Southern League)

  • Most goals scored in a season:[1]

109: 1952-53 (Football League Third Division South) and 1962-63 (Football League Third Division)

Appearances[]

Most appearances[]

  • All-time most appearances (Does not include wartime appearances)

Current players in bold.[2]

# Nat. Name Period League FA Cup League Cup Other[3] Total
1 England Tommy Fowler 1946–1961 521 31 0 0 552
2 England Ian Sampson 1994–2004 390 19 17 23 449
3 England Peter Gleasure 1982–1991 344 25 25 18 412
4 England Edwin Freeman 1905–1920 341 22 0 1 364
5= England 1920–1928 326 26 0 0 352
5= Scotland Joe Kiernan 1963–1972 308 19 25 0 352
7 England Phil Chard 1985–1987, 1989–1993 278 19 18 16 331
8 Wales Lloyd Davies 1907–1920 311 18 0 1 330
9 England 1924–1932 301 24 0 0 325
10 England Roly Mills 1954–1963 305 13 6 0 324
11 England Jack English 1947–1959 301 20 0 0 321
12 England 1952–1961 300 17 0 0 317
13 England 1926–1934 277 34 0 5 316
14 Wales Barry Tucker 1971–1977, 1982–1983 277 12 13 0 302
15 England Billy Pease 1919–1925 278 21 0 0 299
16 England Barry Lines 1960–1969 266 10 18 0 294
17 England 1966–1975 254 19 13 0 286
18 Scotland 1908–1920 264 18 0 1 283
19 England Stuart Robertson 1972–1978 254 11 16 0 281
20 England Frank Brett 1923–1929 254 19 0 0 273
  • Most appearances – 552 by Tommy Fowler (1946–1961)
  • Most league appearances – 521 by Tommy Fowler (1946–1961)
  • Most appearances in the first tier (Premier League and predecessors) – 42 by Joe Kiernan
  • Most appearances in the second tier (Championship and predecessors) – 111 by Terry Branston
  • Most appearances in the third tier (League One and predecessors) – 138 by Peter Gleasure
  • Most appearances in the fourth tier (League Two and predecessors) – 521 by Tommy Fowler
  • Most FA Cup appearances – 34 by (26 November 1927 – 12 January 1934)
  • Most League Cup appearances – 25 by Joe Kiernan (4 November 1963 – 18 August 1972) and Peter Gleasure (29 August 1983 – 10 October 1990)
  • Most appearances in a single season – 58 by John Frain (45 in FL, 3 PO, 5 FAC, 2 FLC, 3 AWS – 1997–98)

Youngest and oldest appearances[]

  • Longest Spell at club – 15 years by Tommy Fowler (1946–1961))
  • Youngest first-team player – 16 years 273 days by Ivan Toney (v Bradford City, 13 November 2012)[1]
  • Oldest first-team player – 43 years 42 days by Lloyd Davies (v Exeter City, 3 April 1920)

Goalscorers[]

Top goalscorers[]

  • Top 20 all-time top goalscorers (Does not include wartime appearances.)[citation needed]

Current players in bold.

# Nat. Name Period League FA Cup League Cup Other[3] Total Apps Goal Ratio
1 England Jack English 1947–1959 135 8 0 0 143 321 0.44
2 England 1927–1931 114 6 0 0 120 173 0.69
3 England 1914–1926 100 10 0 0 110 282 0.39
4 England Albert Dawes 1929–1933 82 16 0 0 103 184 0.55
5 England Frank Large 1962–1963
1966–1967
1969–1972		 88 5 3 0 96 250 0.38
6 England 1926–1934 73 20 0 0 93 316 0.29
7 England 1908–1913 85 5 0 0 90 179 0.50
8 England Tommy Fowler 1946–1961 84 4 0 0 88 552 0.15
9 England 1924–1929 75 9 0 0 84 213 0.39
10 England Don Martin 1962–1968, 1976–1978 70 1 11 0 82 252 0.32
11 England Fred Lessons 1907–1915 75 4 0 0 79 249 0.31
12 England Adebayo Akinfenwa 2007–2010, 2011–2013 71 0 2 1 74 188 0.39
13 England Harry King 1911–1914 68 2 0 0 70 105 0.66
14 England Alan Woan 1956–1959 68 1 0 0 69 123 0.56
15 England Ian Benjamin 1984–1987 58 3 2 5 68 180 0.37
16 England Marc Richards 2003–2005, 2014–2018 54 5 1 3 63 212 0.29
17 England John Fairbrother 1968–1971 56 4 2 0 62 164 0.37
18 England Paul Stratford 1972–1978 59 1 1 0 61 188 0.32
19 England Fred Ramscar 1951–1955 55 4 0 0 59 146 0.40
20= Scotland Archie Garrett 1946–1947, 1948–1951 50 6 0 0 56 99 0.56
20= Scotland Billy Best 1963–1968, 1973–1978 49 1 6 0 56 271 0.20
20= England Scott McGleish 2004–2007, 2008–2009 43 8 2 3 56 144 0.38
  • Most goals – 143 by Jack English[citation needed]
  • Most league goals – 135 by Jack English[citation needed]
  • Most goals in the first tier (Premier League and predecessors) – 9 by Bobby Brown[citation needed]
  • Most goals in the second tier (Championship and predecessors) – 33 by Don Martin[citation needed]
  • Most goals in the third tier (League One and predecessors) – 50 by Cliff Holton[citation needed]
  • Most goals in the fourth tier (League Two and predecessors) – 135 by Jack English[citation needed]
  • Most FA Cup goals – 20 by [citation needed]
  • Most League Cup goals – 11 by Don Martin[citation needed]

Top goalscorers in individual matches and seasons[]

  • Most goals scored in a single season – 39 by Cliff Holton (1961–62)[citation needed]
  • Most goals scored in a season in the first tier (Premier League and predecessors) – 9 by Bobby Brown[citation needed] (1965–66
  • Most goals scored in a season in the second tier (Championship and predecessors) –
  • Most goals scored in a season in the third tier (League One and predecessors) – 36 by Cliff Holton (1961–62)[citation needed]
  • Most goals scored in a season in the fourth tier (League Two and predecessors) – 32 by Alan Woan (1958–59)[citation needed]
  • Most goals scored in one game – 5 by (v Crystal Palace, 27 October 1928) and Albert Dawes (v , 26 November 1932)[citation needed]
  • Most goals scored on debut – 3 by Billy Clarke (v Crewe Alexandra, 24 January 2009)[citation needed]

Other goalscoring records[]

  • Most consecutive games scored in –
  • Most consecutive league games scored in – by (–)
  • Most hat-tricks (or better) – 7 by Albert Dawes and [citation needed]
  • Most penalties scored – by
  • Youngest goalscorer – 17 years 9 days by (v Carlisle United, 18 April 1992)[citation needed]
  • Oldest goalscorer – 39 years 195 days by Tommy Crilly (v Reading, 30 January 1935)[citation needed]
  • Youngest to score hat-trick – 19 Years 3 days by Paul Stratford (v Workington, 1 October 1974)[citation needed]
  • Oldest to score hat-trick – 34 Years 347 days by Tommy Fowler (v Gillingham, 27 December 1958)[citation needed]
  • Quickest goal –
  • Quickest hat-trick – 4 minutes by Neil Grayson (v Hartlepool United, 25 January 1997)[citation needed]

Player records[]

See also: List of Northampton Town F.C. players
  • Most Clean Sheets in a season:

Lee Harper and Mark Bunn, 25, 2005–06

  • Most Capped Player:

Edwin Lloyd-Davies - 12 caps for Wales

Home Attendances[]

Only competitive first-team matches are considered.

Transfers[]

  • Transfer Fee Paid:

£165,000 to Oldham Athletic for Josh Low in 2003

  • Transfer Fee Received:

£470,000 from Blackburn Rovers for Mark Bunn on 1 September 2008

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g Gareth Willsher (28 June 2012). "Club records". Northampton Town FC. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  2. ^ Grande, Frank (1997). Northampton Town F.C.: The Official Centenary History. London: Yore Publications. ISBN 978-1874427674.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Includes English Football League play-offs, Charity and Community Shield and Football League Trophy
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