| 1960–61 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Walter Penn |
| Manager | Dave Bowen |
| Stadium | County Ground |
| Division Four | 3rd |
| FA Cup | Third round |
| League Cup | Second round |
| Top goalscorer | League: Laurie Brown (22) All: Laurie Brown (25) |
| Highest home attendance | 21,000 vs Peterborough United |
| Lowest home attendance | 6,835 vs Workington |
The 1960–61 season was Northampton Town's 64th season in their history and the third successive season in the Fourth Division. Alongside competing in Division Four, the club also participated in the FA Cup, and the newly introduced Football League Cup.
Players
- As of match played 29 April 1961.
| Name | Position | Nat. | Place of Birth | Date of Birth (Age) | Apps | Goals | Previous club | Date signed | Fee | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||
| Tony Brewer | GK |  | Edmonton | 20 May 1932 (aged 28) | 90 | 0 | Millwall | August 1958 | |||
| Norman Coe | GK |  | Swansea | 6 December 1940 (aged 20) | 31 | 0 | Arsenal | July 1960 | |||
| Full backs | |||||||||||
| Tony Claypole | RB | | Weldon | 13 February 1937 (aged 24) | 100 | 1 | Apprentice | August 1956 | N/A | ||
| Ralph Phillips | RB | | Hetton-le-Hole | 9 August 1933 (aged 27) | 89 | 1 | Middlesbrough | November 1958 | |||
| Tony Haskins | LB | | Northampton | 26 July 1935 (aged 25) | 7 | 0 | Belper Town | August 1959 | |||
| Ron Patterson (c) | LB | | Gateshead | 30 October 1929 (aged 31) | 315 | 5 | Middlesbrough | Summer 1952 | |||
| Half backs | |||||||||||
| Terry Branston | CH | | Rugby | 25 July 1938 (aged 22) | 17 | 0 | Apprentice | October 1958 | N/A | ||
| Colin Gale | CH | | Pontypridd | 31 August 1932 (aged 28) | 222 | 1 | Cardiff City | March 1956 | |||
| Alec Carson | WH |  | Clarkston | 12 November 1942 (aged 18) | 1 | 0 | Apprentice | November 1959 | N/A | ||
| Barry Cooke | WH | | Wolverhampton | 12 January 1938 (aged 23) | 61 | 1 | West Bromwich Albion | July 1959 | |||
| Mike Everitt | WH | | Weeley | 16 January 1941 (aged 20) | 16 | 4 | Arsenal | February 1961 | £4,000 | ||
| Roly Mills | WH | | Daventry | 22 June 1933 (aged 27) | 241 | 28 | Apprentice | May 1951 | N/A | ||
| Inside/Outside forwards | |||||||||||
| Tommy Fowler | OF | | Prescot | 16 December 1924 (aged 36) | 547 | 88 | Everton | March 1945 | |||
| Barry Lines | OF | | Bletchley | 16 May 1942 (aged 18) | 27 | 5 | Bletchley Town | September 1960 | |||
| Ron Spelman | OF | | Blofield | 22 May 1938 (aged 22) | 12 | 1 | Norwich City | November 1960 | |||
| Ken Tucker | OF | | Merthyr Tydfil | 15 July 1935 (aged 25) | 13 | 3 | Shrewsbury Town | January 1960 | |||
| Derek Woods | OF | | Northampton | 23 March 1941 (aged 20) | 0 | 0 | Apprentice | June 1959 | N/A | ||
| Davie Laird | IF | | Rutherglen | 11 February 1936 (aged 25) | 14 | 1 | St Mirren | August 1960 | |||
| Derek Leck | IF | | Deal | 8 February 1937 (aged 24) | 78 | 34 | Millwall | June 1958 | |||
| Jimmy Moran | IF | | Cleland | 6 March 1935 (aged 26) | 15 | 5 | Norwich City | January 1961 | |||
| Mike Wright | IF | | Newmarket | 16 January 1942 (aged 19) | 27 | 7 | Newmarket Town | January 1960 | |||
| Centre forwards | |||||||||||
| Laurie Brown | CF | | Shildon | 22 August 1937 (aged 23) | 38 | 25 | Bishop Auckland | October 1960 | |||
| Bob Edwards | CF | | Guildford | 22 May 1931 (aged 29) | 13 | 8 | Norwich City | March 1961 | |||
Competitions
Division Four
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peterborough United[lower-alpha 1] | 46 | 28 | 10 | 8 | 134 | 65 | 2.062 | 66 | Division Champions, promoted |
| 2 | Crystal Palace | 46 | 29 | 6 | 11 | 110 | 69 | 1.594 | 64 | Promoted |
| 3 | Northampton Town | 46 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 90 | 62 | 1.452 | 60 | |
| 4 | Bradford (Park Avenue) | 46 | 26 | 8 | 12 | 84 | 74 | 1.135 | 60 | |
| 5 | York City | 46 | 21 | 9 | 16 | 80 | 60 | 1.333 | 51 |
Source: rsssf.com
Notes:
Notes:
- ↑ New club in the league; elected from Midland League
League position by match
Matches
Win Draw Loss
| 20 August 1960 1 | Oldham Athletic | 1–2 | Northampton Town | Oldham |
| 15:00 BST | M.Deakin  |
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 8,929 |
| 24 August 1960 2 | Workington | 3–0 | Northampton Town | Workington |
| 19:30 BST | Stadium: Borough Park Attendance: 3,439 |
| 27 August 1960 3 | Northampton Town | 2–1 | Aldershot | Northampton |
| 15:00 BST | M.Deakin D.Leck |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 8,092 |
| 29 August 1960 4 | Northampton Town | 3–2 | Workington | Northampton |
| 15:00 BST | D.Leck M.Wright |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 6,835 |
| 3 September 1960 5 | Northampton Town | 4–2 | Stockport County | Northampton |
| 15:00 BST | M.Deakin M.Wright |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 8,661 |
| 7 September 1960 6 | Crewe Alexandra | 0–2 | Northampton Town | Crewe |
| 19:30 BST | M.Deakin D.Leck |
Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 8,499 |
| 10 September 1960 7 | Bradford (Park Avenue) | 1–3 | Northampton Town | Bradford |
| 15:00 BST | M.Deakin R.Mills M.Wright |
Stadium: Park Avenue Attendance: 7,616 |
| 13 September 1960 8 | Northampton Town | 4–1 | Crewe Alexandra | Northampton |
| 19:30 BST | M.Deakin T.Fowler D.Leck o.g.' |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 9,034 |
| 17 September 1960 9 | Northampton Town | 3–1 | Gillingham | Northampton |
| 15:00 BST | B.Oláh M.Wright |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 9,575 |
| 19 September 1960 10 | Northampton Town | 3–2 | Chester City | Northampton |
| 19:30 BST | T.Fowler B.Oláh D.Leck |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 9,320 |
| 24 September 1960 11 | Barrow | 1–0 | Northampton Town | Barrow |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 5,583 |
| 1 October 1960 12 | Northampton Town | 2–2 | Millwall | Northampton |
| 15:00 BST | L.Brown D.Leck |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 11,558 |
| 3 October 1960 13 | Accrington Stanley | 3–2 | Northampton Town | Accrington |
| 19:30 GMT | L.Brown D.Leck |
Stadium: Peel Park Attendance: 4,603 |
| 8 October 1960 14 | Peterborough United | 3–3 | Northampton Town | Peterborough |
| 15:00 GMT | M.Deakin T.Fowler D.Leck |
Stadium: London Road Attendance: 22,959 |
| 15 October 1960 15 | Northampton Town | 3–1 | Southport | Northampton |
| 15:00 GMT | B.Oláh K.Tucker |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 11,014 |
| 22 October 1960 16 | Darlington | 1–1 | Northampton Town | Darlington |
| 15:00 GMT | L.Brown |
Stadium: Feethams Attendance: 8,858 |
| 29 October 1960 17 | Northampton Town | 1–2 | Crystal Palace | Northampton |
| 15:00 GMT | K.Tucker |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 13,943 |
| 12 November 1960 18 | Northampton Town | 3–3 | Hartlepool United | Northampton |
| 15:00 GMT | L.Brown |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 9,484 |
| 19 November 1960 19 | Wrexham | 2–2 | Northampton Town | Wrexham |
| 15:00 GMT | L.Brown |
Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 6,328 |
| 3 December 1960 20 | Rochdale | 1–1 | Northampton Town | Rochdale |
| 15:00 GMT | B.Lines |
Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 2,173 |
| 10 December 1960 21 | Northampton Town | 1–0 | Mansfield Town | Northampton |
| 15:00 GMT | D.Laird |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 8,129 |
| 17 December 1960 22 | Northampton Town | 1–0 | Oldham Athletic | Northampton |
| 15:00 GMT | R.Spelman |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 9,710 |
| 26 December 1960 23 | York City | 0–1 | Northampton Town | York |
| 15:00 GMT | o.g.' |
Stadium: Bootham Crescent Attendance: 7,391 |
| 27 December 1960 24 | Northampton Town | 3–1 | York City | Northampton |
| 19:30 GMT | L.Brown B.Lines |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 18,384 |
| 31 December 1960 25 | Aldershot | 2–2 | Northampton Town | Aldershot |
| 15:00 GMT | L.Brown M.Deakin |
Stadium: Recreation Ground Attendance: 7,117 |
| 21 January 1961 26 | Northampton Town | 0–1 | Bradford (Park Avenue) | Northampton |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 9,749 |
| 28 January 1961 27 | Doncaster Rovers | 0–2 | Northampton Town | Doncaster |
| 15:00 GMT | L.Brown M.Deakin |
Stadium: Belle Vue Attendance: 3,028 |
| 11 February 1961 28 | Northampton Town | 3–0 | Barrow | Northampton |
| 15:00 GMT | L.Brown J.Moran |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 9,255 |
| 18 February 1961 29 | Millwall | 3–1 | Northampton Town | Doncaster |
| 15:00 GMT | B.Cooke C.Gale  |
Stadium: Belle Vue Attendance: 11,707 |
| 25 February 1961 30 | Northampton Town | 0–3 | Peterborough United | Northampton |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 21,000 |
| 4 March 1961 31 | Southport | 2–0 | Northampton Town | Southport |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Haig Avenue Attendance: 4,693 |
| 8 March 1961 32 | Chester City | 0–2 | Northampton Town | Chester |
| 19:30 GMT | M.Everitt D.Leck |
Stadium: Sealand Road Attendance: 5,455 |
| 11 March 1961 33 | Northampton Town | 1–1 | Darlington | Northampton |
| 15:00 GMT | L.Brown |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 10,124 |
| 18 March 1961 34 | Crystal Palace | 2–3 | Northampton Town | Selhurst, London |
| 15:00 GMT | B.Edwards D.Leck |
Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 20,668 |
| 21 March 1961 35 | Northampton Town | 0–0 | Carlisle United | Northampton |
| 19:30 GMT | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 11,593 |
| 25 March 1961 36 | Northampton Town | 3–0 | Doncaster Rovers | Northampton |
| 15:00 GMT | B.Edwards D.Leck |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 8,604 |
| 1 April 1961 37 | Hartlepool United | 4–2 | Northampton Town | Hartlepool |
| 15:00 BST | B.Edwards |
Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 3,460 |
| 3 April 1961 38 | Exeter City | 1–3 | Northampton Town | Exeter |
| 15:00 BST | B.Edwards M.Everitt J.Moran |
Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 5,903 |
| 4 April 1961 39 | Northampton Town | 3–1 | Exeter City | Northampton |
| 19:30 GMT | L.Brown |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 12,402 |
| 8 April 1961 40 | Northampton Town | 3–0 | Wrexham | Northampton |
| 15:00 GMT | L.Brown M.Everitt B.Lines |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 11,507 |
| 12 April 1961 41 | Gillingham | 0–1 | Northampton Town | Gillingham |
| 19:30 BST | B.Lines |
Stadium: Priestfield Attendance: 4,831 |
| 15 April 1961 42 | Carlisle United | 2–1 | Northampton Town | Carlisle |
| 15:00 BST | R.Mills |
Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 3,985 |
| 17 April 1961 43 | Stockport County | 1–1 | Northampton Town | Stockport |
| 19:30 BST | B.Edwards |
Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 4,307 |
| 22 April 1961 44 | Northampton Town | 5–1 | Rochdale | Northampton |
| 15:00 GMT | L.Brown J.Moran |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 9,535 |
| 25 April 1961 45 | Northampton Town | 2–1 | Accrington Stanley | Northampton |
| 19:30 GMT | L.Brown B.Lines |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 8,167 |
| 29 April 1961 46 | Mansfield Town | 4–2 | Northampton Town | Mansfield |
| 15:00 BST | B.Edwards M.Everitt |
Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 4,872 |
FA Cup
| 5 November 1960 1st round | Northampton Town | 2–1 | Hastings United | Northampton |
| 15:00 GMT | L.Brown Wilson |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 11,141 |
| 26 November 1960 2nd round | Romford | 1–5 | Northampton Town | Romford, London |
| 15:00 GMT | L.Brown D.Leck |
Stadium: Brooklands Stadium Attendance: 11,073 |
| 7 January 1961 3rd round | Luton Town | 4–0 | Northampton Town | Luton |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 26,220 |
League Cup
| 18 October 1960 1st round | Northampton Town | 1–1 | Wrexham | Northampton |
| 19:30 GMT | B.Cooke | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 12,029 |
| 25 October 1960 1st round (R) | Wrexham | 2–0 | Northampton Town | Wrexham |
| 19:30 GMT | Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 7,518 |
Appearances and goals
| Pos | Player | Division Four | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starts | Goals | Starts | Goals | Starts | Goals | Starts | Goals | ||||||||||||
| GK | Tony Brewer | 18 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 20 | – | ||||||||||
| GK | Norman Coe | 28 | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | 31 | – | ||||||||||
| FB | Tony Claypole | 42 | – | 3 | – | 2 | – | 47 | – | ||||||||||
| FB | Tony Haskins | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||||
| FB | Ron Patterson | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | – | ||||||||||
| FB | Ralph Phillips | 42 | – | 3 | – | 2 | – | 47 | – | ||||||||||
| HB | Terry Branston | 17 | – | – | – | – | – | 17 | – | ||||||||||
| HB | Alec Carson | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | ||||||||||
| HB | Barry Cooke | 31 | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 34 | 1 | ||||||||||
| HB | Mike Everitt | 16 | 4 | – | – | – | – | 16 | 4 | ||||||||||
| HB | Colin Gale | 39 | – | 3 | – | 2 | – | 44 | – | ||||||||||
| HB | Roly Mills | 45 | 2 | 3 | – | 2 | 1 | 50 | 3 | ||||||||||
| OF | Tommy Fowler | 19 | 3 | – | – | – | – | 19 | 3 | ||||||||||
| OF | Barry Lines | 24 | 5 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 27 | 5 | ||||||||||
| OF | Ron Spelman | 11 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 12 | 1 | ||||||||||
| OF | Ken Tucker | 7 | 3 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 10 | 3 | ||||||||||
| OF | Derek Woods | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||||
| IF | Davie Laird | 12 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 14 | 1 | ||||||||||
| IF | Derek Leck | 29 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | 33 | 16 | ||||||||||
| IF | Jimmy Moran | 15 | 5 | – | – | – | – | 15 | 5 | ||||||||||
| IF | Wilson | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| IF | Mike Wright | 23 | 6 | – | – | 2 | – | 25 | 6 | ||||||||||
| CF | Laurie Brown | 33 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 2 | – | 38 | 25 | ||||||||||
| CF | Bob Edwards | 13 | 8 | – | – | – | – | 13 | 8 | ||||||||||
| Players who left before end of season: | |||||||||||||||||||
| OF | Béla Oláh | 14 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | 15 | 3 | ||||||||||
| CF | Mike Deakin | 19 | 11 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 22 | 11 | ||||||||||
References
Books
- Grande, Frank (1997). Northampton Town F.C.: The Official Centenary History. London: Yore Publications. ISBN 978-1874427674.
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