1961–62_Northampton_Town_F.C._season
1961–62 Northampton Town F.C. season
Northampton Town 1961–62 football season
The 1961–62 season was Northampton Town's 65th season in their history and the first season in the Third Division, following promotion from the Fourth Division the previous season. Alongside competing in Division Three, the club also participated in the FA Cup and League Cup.
Quick Facts season, Chairman ...
| 1961–62 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Fred York |
| Manager | Dave Bowen |
| Stadium | County Ground |
| Division Three | 8th |
| FA Cup | Third round |
| League Cup | First round |
| Top goalscorer | League: Cliff Holton (36) All: Cliff Holton (39) |
| Highest home attendance | 18,825 vs Kettering Town |
| Lowest home attendance | 7,563 vs Bradford PA |
| Average home league attendance | 11,250 |
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- As of match played 27 April 1962.
More information Name, Position ...
| Name | Position | Nat. | Place of Birth | Date of Birth (Age) | Apps | Goals | Previous club | Date signed | Fee | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||
| Chic Brodie | GK |  | Duntocher | (1937-02-22)22 February 1937 (aged 25) | 35 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | September 1961 | |||
| Norman Coe | GK |  | Swansea | (1940-12-06)6 December 1940 (aged 21) | 45 | 0 | Arsenal | July 1960 | |||
| Full backs | |||||||||||
| Tony Haskins | LB |  | Northampton | (1935-07-26)26 July 1935 (aged 26) | 8 | 0 | Belper Town | August 1959 | |||
| Ron Patterson | LB | | Gateshead | (1929-10-30)30 October 1929 (aged 32) | 317 | 5 | Middlesbrough | Summer 1952 | |||
| Arnold Woollard | LB |  | Pembroke | (1930-08-24)24 August 1930 (aged 31) | 13 | 0 | Bournemouth | March 1962 | |||
| Theo Foley | RB |  | Dublin | (1937-04-02)2 April 1937 (aged 25) | 49 | 0 | Exeter City | May 1961 | £1,000 | ||
| Half backs | |||||||||||
| Terry Branston | CH | | Rugby | (1938-07-25)25 July 1938 (aged 23) | 66 | 0 | Apprentice | October 1958 | N/A | ||
| Alec Carson | WH | | Clarkston | (1942-11-12)12 November 1942 (aged 19) | 8 | 0 | Apprentice | November 1959 | N/A | ||
| Barry Cooke | WH | | Wolverhampton | (1938-01-12)12 January 1938 (aged 24) | 64 | 2 | West Bromwich Albion | July 1959 | |||
| Mike Everitt | WH | | Weeley | (1941-01-16)16 January 1941 (aged 21) | 57 | 9 | Arsenal | February 1961 | £4,000 | ||
| Derek Leck | WH | | Deal | (1937-02-08)8 February 1937 (aged 25) | 128 | 34 | Millwall | June 1958 | |||
| Roly Mills | WH | | Daventry | (1933-06-22)22 June 1933 (aged 28) | 280 | 30 | Apprentice | May 1951 | N/A | ||
| Inside/Outside forwards | |||||||||||
| Cecil Dixon | OF | | Trowbridge | (1935-03-28)28 March 1935 (aged 27) | 16 | 4 | Newport County | August 1961 | |||
| Barry Lines | OF | | Bletchley | (1942-05-16)16 May 1942 (aged 19) | 69 | 20 | Bletchley Town | September 1960 | |||
| Tommy Robson | OF | | Gateshead | (1944-07-31)31 July 1944 (aged 17) | 4 | 1 | Newcastle United | August 1961 | N/A | ||
| Derek Woods | OF | | Northampton | (1941-03-23)23 March 1941 (aged 21) | 6 | 2 | Apprentice | June 1959 | N/A | ||
| Brian Etheridge | IF | | Northampton | (1944-03-04)4 March 1944 (aged 18) | 1 | 0 | Apprentice | July 1961 | N/A | ||
| Jimmy Moran | IF | | Cleland | (1935-03-06)6 March 1935 (aged 27) | 25 | 7 | Norwich City | January 1961 | |||
| John Reid | IF | | Newmains | (1932-08-20)20 August 1932 (aged 29) | 26 | 3 | Bradford City | November 1961 | |||
| Centre forwards | |||||||||||
| Bob Edwards | CF | | Guildford | (1931-05-22)22 May 1931 (aged 30) | 23 | 10 | Norwich City | March 1961 | |||
| Cliff Holton (c) | CF | | Oxford | (1929-04-29)29 April 1929 (aged 32) | 44 | 39 | Watford | September 1961 | |||
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Division Three
Main article: 1961–62 Football League § Third Division
League table
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Bristol City | 46 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 94 | 72 | 1.306 | 54 |
| 7 | Reading | 46 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 77 | 66 | 1.167 | 53 |
| 8 | Northampton Town | 46 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 85 | 57 | 1.491 | 51 |
| 9 | Swindon Town | 46 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 78 | 71 | 1.099 | 49 |
| 10 | Hull City | 46 | 20 | 8 | 18 | 67 | 54 | 1.241 | 48 |
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Results summary
More information Overall, Home ...
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| 46 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 85 | 57 | 1.491 | 51 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 52 | 24 | 30 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 33 | 33 | 21 |
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Last updated: 5 December 2020.
Source: [citation needed]
League position by match
More information Round, Ground ...
| 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 | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | D | L | L | L | D | W | D | W | L | L | L | W | W | W | L | W | D | W | D | W | W | L | W | W | W | L | D | D | L | L | D | W | W | L | W | W | D | W | D | W | L | W | W | L | D | L |
| Position | 12 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
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Matches
Win Draw Loss
Watford v Northampton Town
| 19 August 1961 (1961-08-19) 1 | Watford | 0–0 | Northampton Town | Watford |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 16,849 |
Bristol City v Northampton Town
| 22 August 1961 (1961-08-22) 2 | Bristol City | 1–0 | Northampton Town | Bristol |
| 19:30 BST | Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 14,415 Referee: Harry New |
Hull City v Northampton Town
| 26 August 1961 (1961-08-26) 3 | Hull City | 1–0 | Northampton Town | Kingston upon Hull |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: Boothferry Park Attendance: 8,027 |
Northampton Town v Bristol City
| 29 August 1961 (1961-08-29) 4 | Northampton Town | 0–1 | Bristol City | Northampton |
| BST | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 12,832 |
Northampton Town v Port Vale
| 2 September 1961 (1961-09-02) 5 | Northampton Town | 1–1 | Port Vale | Northampton |
| BST | P.Terry  |
B.Llewellyn |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 9,573 |
Crystal Palace v Northampton Town
| 6 September 1961 (1961-09-06) 6 | Crystal Palace | 1–4 | Northampton Town | Selhurst, London |
| BST | C.Holton P.Terry |
Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 25,535 |
Northampton Town v Lincoln City
| 9 September 1961 (1961-09-09) 7 | Northampton Town | 2–2 | Lincoln City | Northampton |
| BST | C.Dixon |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 11,850 |
Torquay United v Northampton Town
| 16 September 1961 (1961-09-16) 8 | Torquay United | 1–2 | Northampton Town | Torquay |
| 15:00 BST | C.Holton P.Terry |
Stadium: Plainmoor Attendance: 5,707 |
Northampton Town v Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic
| 18 September 1961 (1961-09-18) 9 | Northampton Town | 0–3 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | Northampton |
| 19:15 BST | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 14,350 |
Northampton Town v Swindon Town
| 23 September 1961 (1961-09-23) 10 | Northampton Town | 1–2 | Swindon Town | Northampton |
| 15:00 BST | C.Holton 90' |
Report | R.Hunt 46' E.Hunt 79' |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 9,263 Referee: N Hough |
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic v Northampton Town
| 27 September 1961 (1961-09-27) 11 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 3–2 | Northampton Town | Bournemouth |
| 19:15 BST | C.Holton |
Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 14,112 |
Halifax Town v Northampton Town
| 30 September 1961 (1961-09-30) 12 | Halifax Town | 1–3 | Northampton Town | Halifax |
| BST | D.Leck B.Lines |
Stadium: The Shay Attendance: 5,737 |
Northampton Town v Barnsley
| 3 October 1961 (1961-10-03) 13 | Northampton Town | 3–1 | Barnsley | Northampton |
| BST | C.Holton P.Terry |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 11,448 |
Bradford (Park Avenue) v Northampton Town
| 7 October 1961 (1961-10-07) 14 | Bradford (Park Avenue) | 1–2 | Northampton Town | Halifax |
| BST | C.Holton B.Lines T.Foley  |
Stadium: The Shay Attendance: 10,738 |
Barnsley v Northampton Town
| 11 October 1961 (1961-10-11) 15 | Barnsley | 3–2 | Northampton Town | Barnsley |
| BST | C.Holton |
Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 10,738 |
Northampton Town v Grimsby Town
| 14 October 1961 (1961-10-14) 16 | Northampton Town | 7–0 | Grimsby Town | Northampton |
| BST | C.Holton D.Leck R.Spelman B.Edwards R.Mills |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 11,201 |
Northampton Town v Crystal Palace
| 17 October 1961 (1961-10-17) 17 | Northampton Town | 1–1 | Crystal Palace | Northampton |
| BST | C.Holton |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 13,827 |
Shrewsbury Town v Northampton Town
| 21 October 1961 (1961-10-21) 18 | Shrewsbury Town | 1–3 | Northampton Town | Shrewsbury |
| BST | C.Holton B.Edwards R.Mills |
Stadium: Gay Meadow Attendance: 6,872 |
Northampton Town v Peterborough United
| 28 October 1961 (1961-10-28) 19 | Northampton Town | 2–2 | Peterborough United | Northampton |
| BST | M.Everitt C.Holton |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 17,324 |
Northampton Town v Newport County
| 11 November 1961 (1961-11-11) 20 | Northampton Town | 5–0 | Newport County | Northampton |
| GMT | C.Holton B.Lines J.Reid |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 7,845 |
Southend United v Northampton Town
| 18 November 1961 (1961-11-18) 21 | Southend United | 1–3 | Northampton Town | Southend-on-Sea |
| GMT | C.Holton } R.Spelman P.Terry |
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 5,974 |
Coventry City v Northampton Town
| 2 December 1961 (1961-12-02) 22 | Coventry City | 1–0 | Northampton Town | Coventry |
| GMT | M.Dixon |
Report | Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 13,693 |
Northampton Town v Brentford
| 9 December 1961 (1961-12-09) 23 | Northampton Town | 5–0 | Brentford | Northampton |
| GMT | C.Holton B.Lines P.Terry |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 10,059 |
Northampton Town v Watford
| 16 December 1961 (1961-12-16) 24 | Northampton Town | 2–0 | Watford | Northampton |
| GMT | P.Terry |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 12,509 |
Northampton Town v Hull City
| 23 December 1961 (1961-12-23) 25 | Northampton Town | 2–0 | Hull City | Northampton |
| GMT | B.Lines P.Terry |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 10,203 |
Portsmouth v Northampton Town
| 26 December 1961 (1961-12-26) 26 | Portsmouth | 4–1 | Northampton Town | Portsmouth |
| 15:00 GMT | B.Lines |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 17,428 |
Port Vale v Northampton Town
| 13 January 1962 (1962-01-13) 27 | Port Vale | 1–1 | Northampton Town | Burslem |
| GMT | B.Llewellyn |
C.Holton |
Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 8,229 |
Lincoln City v Northampton Town
| 20 January 1962 (1962-01-20) 28 | Lincoln City | 0–0 | Northampton Town | Lincoln |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 5,720 |
Northampton Town v Notts County
| 27 January 1962 (1962-01-27) 29 | Northampton Town | 1–2 | Notts County | Northampton |
| GMT | B.Lines |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 11,813 |
Northampton Town v Torquay United
| 3 February 1962 (1962-02-03) 30 | Northampton Town | 1–2 | Torquay United | Northampton |
| GMT | B.Lines |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 8,910 |
Swindon Town v Northampton Town
| 10 February 1962 (1962-02-10) 31 | Swindon Town | 2–2 | Northampton Town | Swindon |
| 15:00 GMT | J.Smith 65' B.Atkins 77' |
Report | C.Holton 30' M.Everitt 80' |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 8,985 Referee: J R Osborne |
Northampton Town v Halifax Town
| 17 February 1962 (1962-02-17) 32 | Northampton Town | 3–1 | Halifax Town | Northampton |
| GMT | C.Holton B.Lines J.Reid |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 7,900 |
Northampton Town v Bradford (Park Avenue)
| 24 February 1962 (1962-02-24) 33 | Northampton Town | 2–0 | Bradford (Park Avenue) | Northampton |
| GMT | C.Holton J.Reid |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 7,563 Referee: Reg Leafe |
Grimsby v Northampton Town
| 3 March 1962 (1962-03-03) 34 | Grimsby | 3–2 | Northampton Town | Cleethorpes |
| 15:00 GMT | C.Holton |
Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 9,318 |
Northampton Town v Shrewsbury Town
| 10 March 1962 (1962-03-10) 35 | Northampton Town | 3–1 | Shrewsbury Town | Northampton |
| GMT | C.Dixon B.Lines o.g.' |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 8,173 |
Peterborough United v Northampton Town
| 17 March 1962 (1962-03-17) 36 | Peterborough United | 0–2 | Northampton Town | Peterborough |
| 15:00 GMT | M.Everitt T.Robson |
Stadium: London Road Attendance: 17,009 |
Northampton Town v Portsmouth
| 20 March 1962 (1962-03-20) 37 | Northampton Town | 2–2 | Portsmouth | Northampton |
| GMT | C.Dixon M.Everitt |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 13,622 |
Northampton Town v Reading
| 24 March 1962 (1962-03-24) 38 | Northampton Town | 1–0 | Reading | Northampton |
| GMT | C.Holton |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 9,473 |
Newport County v Northampton Town
| 31 March 1962 (1962-03-31) 39 | Newport County | 0–0 | Northampton Town | Newport, Wales |
| BST | Stadium: Somerton Park Attendance: 2,568 |
Northampton Town v Southend United
| 7 April 1962 (1962-04-07) 40 | Northampton Town | 3–1 | Southend United | Northampton |
| BST | M.Everitt C.Holton B.Lines |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 7,657 |
Reading v Northampton Town
| 11 April 1962 (1962-04-11) 41 | Reading | 2–0 | Northampton Town | Reading |
| BST | Stadium: Elm Park Attendance: 5,586 |
Notts County v Northampton Town
| 14 April 1962 (1962-04-14) 42 | Notts County | 1–4 | Northampton Town | Nottingham |
| BST | C.Holton D.Woods |
Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 5,974 |
Northampton Town v Coventry City
| 21 April 1962 (1962-04-21) 43 | Northampton Town | 4–1 | Coventry City | Northampton |
| BST | C.Holton B.Lines D.Woods |
Report | R.Dwight |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 10,388 |
Queens Park Rangers v Northampton Town
| 23 April 1962 (1962-04-23) 44 | Queens Park Rangers | 2–0 | Northampton Town | White City, London |
| 15:15 BST | Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 10,953 |
Northampton Town v Queens Park Rangers
| 24 April 1962 (1962-04-24) 45 | Northampton Town | 1–1 | Queens Park Rangers | Northampton |
| 19:30 BST | C.Holton |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 12,533 |
Brentford v Northampton Town
| 27 April 1962 (1962-04-27) 46 | Brentford | 3–0 | Northampton Town | Brentford, London |
| 19:30 BST | G.Francis J.Brooks G.Summers |
Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 6,715 |
FA Cup
Main article: 1961–62 FA Cup
Northampton Town v Millwall
| 4 November 1961 (1961-11-04) First round | Northampton Town | 2–0 | Millwall | Northampton |
| GMT | B.Lines P.Terry |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 11,844 |
Northampton Town v Kettering Town
| 25 November 1961 (1961-11-25) Second round | Northampton Town | 3–0 | Kettering Town | Northampton |
| GMT | C.Holton |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 18,825 |
Port Vale v Northampton Town
| 6 January 1962 (1962-01-06) Third round | Port Vale | 3–1 | Northampton Town | Burslem |
| GMT | J.Moran |
Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 19,442 |
League Cup
Main article: 1961–62 Football League Cup
Luton Town v Northampton Town
| 13 September 1961 (1961-09-13) First round | Luton Town | 2–1 | Northampton Town | Luton |
| 19:00 BST | B.Cooke | Stadium: Kenilworth Road |
Appearances and goals
More information Pos, Player ...
| Pos | Player | Division Three | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starts | Goals | Starts | Goals | Starts | Goals | Starts | Goals | ||||||||||||
| GK | Chic Brodie | 32 | – | 3 | – | – | – | 50 | – | ||||||||||
| GK | Norman Coe | 14 | – | – | – | – | – | 14 | – | ||||||||||
| FB | Theo Foley | 46 | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | 49 | – | ||||||||||
| FB | Tony Haskins | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | ||||||||||
| FB | Ron Patterson | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | ||||||||||
| FB | Arnold Woollard | 13 | – | – | – | – | – | 13 | – | ||||||||||
| HB | Terry Branston | 45 | – | 3 | – | 1 | – | 49 | – | ||||||||||
| HB | Alec Carson | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | – | ||||||||||
| HB | Barry Cooke | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||
| HB | Mike Everitt | 37 | 5 | 3 | – | 1 | – | 41 | 5 | ||||||||||
| HB | Derek Leck | 46 | 2 | 3 | – | 1 | – | 50 | 2 | ||||||||||
| HB | Roly Mills | 35 | 2 | 3 | – | 1 | – | 39 | 2 | ||||||||||
| OF | Cecil Dixon | 15 | 4 | – | – | 1 | – | 16 | 4 | ||||||||||
| OF | Barry Lines | 38 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | – | 42 | 15 | ||||||||||
| OF | Tommy Robson | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||
| OF | Derek Woods | 6 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 6 | 2 | ||||||||||
| IF | Brian Etheridge | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | ||||||||||
| IF | Jimmy Moran | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 10 | 2 | ||||||||||
| IF | John Reid | 26 | 3 | – | – | – | – | 26 | 3 | ||||||||||
| CF | Bob Edwards | 10 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | 11 | 2 | ||||||||||
| CF | Cliff Holton | 41 | 36 | 3 | 3 | – | – | 44 | 39 | ||||||||||
| Players who left before end of season: | |||||||||||||||||||
| GK | Brian Caine | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | ||||||||||
| FB | Tony Claypole | 22 | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | 25 | – | ||||||||||
| OF | Tommy Fowler | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | – | ||||||||||
| OF | Ron Spelman | 23 | 2 | 3 | – | – | – | 26 | 2 | ||||||||||
| IF | Dennis Clapton | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | ||||||||||
| IF | Mike Wright | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | ||||||||||
| CF | Pat Terry | 24 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | – | 28 | 11 | ||||||||||
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Books
- Grande, Frank (1997). Northampton Town F.C.: The Official Centenary History. London: Yore Publications. ISBN 978-1874427674.