1963–64_Northampton_Town_F.C._season
1963–64 Northampton Town F.C. season
Northampton Town 1963–64 football season
The 1963–64 season was Northampton Town's 67th season in their history and the first season in the second tier of English football, the Second Division, following promotion from the Third Division the previous season. Alongside competing in Division Two, the club also participated in the FA Cup and League Cup.
Quick Facts season, Chairman ...
1963–64 season | |
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Chairman | Fred York |
Manager | Dave Bowen |
Stadium | County Ground |
Division Two | 11th |
FA Cup | Third round |
League Cup | Third round |
Top goalscorer | League: Frank Large (12) All: Frank Large (12) |
Highest home attendance | 18,177 vs Swindon Town |
Lowest home attendance | 8,047 vs Southampton |
Average home league attendance | 15,366 |
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- As of match played 25 April 1964.
More information Name, Position ...
Name | Position | Nat. | Place of Birth | Date of Birth (Age) | Apps | Goals | Previous club | Date signed | Fee | ||
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Goalkeepers | |||||||||||
Norman Coe | GK | Swansea | (1940-12-06)6 December 1940 (aged 23) | 46 | 0 | Arsenal | July 1960 | ||||
Bryan Harvey | GK | Stepney | (1938-08-26)26 August 1938 (aged 25) | 33 | 0 | Blackpool | October 1963 | £4,000[1] | |||
Full backs | |||||||||||
Vic Cockcroft | LB | Birmingham | (1941-02-25)25 February 1941 (aged 23) | 20 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | July 1962 | ||||
Mike Everitt | LB | Weeley | (1941-01-16)16 January 1941 (aged 23) | 132 | 13 | Arsenal | February 1961 | £4,000 | |||
Theo Foley (c) | RB | Dublin | (1937-04-02)2 April 1937 (aged 27) | 122 | 3 | Exeter City | May 1961 | £1,000 | |||
John Mackin | RB | Bellshill | (1943-11-18)18 November 1943 (aged 20) | 0 | 0 | Apprentice | November 1963 | N/A | |||
Half backs | |||||||||||
Terry Branston | CH | Rugby | (1938-07-25)25 July 1938 (aged 25) | 160 | 0 | Apprentice | October 1958 | N/A | |||
Graham Carr | CH | Corbridge | (1944-10-25)25 October 1944 (aged 19) | 2 | 0 | Apprentice | August 1962 | N/A | |||
Joe Kiernan | WH | Coatbridge | (1942-10-22)22 October 1942 (aged 21) | 21 | 0 | Sunderland | July 1963 | ||||
John Kurila | WH | Glasgow | (1941-04-10)10 April 1941 (aged 23) | 61 | 2 | Bristol City | November 1963 | ||||
Derek Leck | WH | Deal | (1937-02-08)8 February 1937 (aged 27) | 211 | 43 | Millwall | June 1958 | ||||
John Linnell | WH | Northampton | (1944-01-02)2 January 1944 (aged 20) | 0 | 0 | Apprentice | September 1963 | N/A | |||
Roly Mills | WH | Daventry | (1933-06-22)22 June 1933 (aged 30) | 324 | 33 | Apprentice | May 1951 | N/A | |||
Inside/Outside forwards | |||||||||||
Billy Best | OF | Glasgow | (1942-09-07)7 September 1942 (aged 21) | 9 | 2 | Pollok | July 1962 | ||||
Billy Hails | OF | Nettlesworth | (1935-02-19)19 February 1935 (aged 29) | 63 | 13 | Peterborough United | November 1962 | ||||
Barry Lines | OF | Bletchley | (1942-05-16)16 May 1942 (aged 21) | 146 | 40 | Bletchley Town | September 1960 | ||||
Tommy Robson | OF | Gateshead | (1944-07-31)31 July 1944 (aged 19) | 24 | 5 | Newcastle United | August 1961 | N/A | |||
Ronnie Walton | OF | Plymouth | (1945-10-12)12 October 1945 (aged 18) | 0 | 0 | Apprentice | September 1963 | N/A | |||
Brian Etheridge | IF | Northampton | (1944-03-04)4 March 1944 (aged 20) | 11 | 0 | Apprentice | July 1962 | N/A | |||
Jim Hall | IF | Northampton | (1945-03-21)21 March 1945 (aged 19) | 4 | 0 | Apprentice | July 1963 | N/A | |||
Don Martin | IF | Corby | (1944-02-15)15 February 1944 (aged 20) | 23 | 7 | Apprentice | July 1962 | N/A | |||
Centre forwards | |||||||||||
Bobby Brown | CF | Streatham | (1940-05-02)2 May 1940 (aged 23) | 7 | 0 | Watford | December 1963 | ||||
Bobby Hunt | CF | Colchester | (1942-10-01)1 October 1942 (aged 21) | 11 | 3 | Colchester United | March 1964 | £15,000 |
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Division Two
Main article: 1963–64 Football League § Second Division
League table
More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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15 | Cardiff City | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 56 | 81 | 0.691 | 38 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round |
16 | Leyton Orient | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 54 | 72 | 0.750 | 36 | |
17 | Norwich City | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 64 | 80 | 0.800 | 35 | |
18 | Bury | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 57 | 73 | 0.781 | 35 | |
19 | Swansea Town | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 63 | 74 | 0.851 | 33 |
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Results summary
More information Overall, Home ...
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 58 | 60 | 0.967 | 41 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 35 | 31 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 29 | 19 |
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Last updated: 3 May 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 |
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Ground | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | A | H | A | H | H | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | A | H | A |
Result | W | W | W | L | D | L | W | L | W | L | L | W | W | L | W | L | D | L | L | W | L | D | W | L | L | D | D | W | W | W | D | D | L | D | L | W | W | D | L | W | L | L |
Position | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 |
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Matches
Win Draw Loss
Scunthorpe United v Northampton Town
27 August 1963 (1963-08-27) 1 | Scunthorpe United | 1–2 | Northampton Town | Scunthorpe |
19:30 BST | F.Large B.Lines |
Stadium: Old Showground Attendance: 8,738 |
Sunderland v Northampton Town
31 August 1963 (1963-08-31) 2 | Sunderland | 0–2 | Northampton Town | Sunderland |
15:00 BST | B.Hails R.Smith |
Stadium: Roker Park Attendance: 39,201 |
Northampton Town v Scunthorpe United
3 September 1963 (1963-09-03) 3 | Northampton Town | 2–0 | Scunthorpe United | Northampton |
19:30 BST | B.Hails F.Large |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 16,032 Referee: Bill Clements |
Northampton Town v Derby County
7 September 1963 (1963-09-07) 4 | Northampton Town | 0–1 | Derby County | Northampton |
15:00 BST | B.Hutchinson | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 14,672 |
Norwich City v Northampton Town
11 September 1963 (1963-09-11) 5 | Norwich City | 3–3 | Northampton Town | Norwich |
19:30 BST | F.Large D.Leck R.Smith |
Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 19,669 |
Northampton Town v Bury
13 September 1963 (1963-09-13) 6 | Northampton Town | 1–2 | Bury | Northampton |
15:00 BST | R.Smith | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 14,886 |
Northampton Town v Norwich City
16 September 1963 (1963-09-16) 7 | Northampton Town | 3–2 | Norwich City | Northampton |
19:30 BST | B.Best F.Large |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 14,928 |
Manchester City v Northampton Town
21 September 1963 (1963-09-21) 8 | Manchester City | 3–0 | Northampton Town | Manchester |
15:00 BST | Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 21,340 Referee: Arthur Holland |
Northampton Town v Swindon Town
28 September 1963 (1963-09-28) 9 | Northampton Town | 4–0 | Swindon Town | Northampton |
15:00 BST | P.Kane 10', 90' F.Large 21', 79' |
Report | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 18,177 Referee: R V Spittle |
Northampton Town v Leeds United
1 October 1963 (1963-10-01) 10 | Northampton Town | 0–3 | Leeds United | Northampton |
19:30 BST | I.Lawson D.Weston B.Collins |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 15,079 |
Cardiff v Northampton Town
5 October 1963 (1963-10-05) 11 | Cardiff | 1–0 | Northampton Town | Cardiff, Wales |
15:15 BST | M.Charles | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 10,178 Referee: Jack Taylor |
Northampton Town v Huddersfield Town
8 October 1963 (1963-10-08) 12 | Northampton Town | 1–0 | Huddersfield Town | Northampton |
19:30 BST | F.Large | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 13,257 |
Plymouth Argyle v Northampton Town
12 October 1963 (1963-10-12) 13 | Plymouth Argyle | 0–3 | Northampton Town | Plymouth |
15:15 BST | B.Hails P.Kane |
Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 13,224 |
Northampton Town v Charlton Athletic
19 October 1963 (1963-10-19) 14 | Northampton Town | 1–2 | Charlton Athletic | Northampton |
15:00 BST | F.Large | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 15,221 |
Newcastle United v Northampton Town
26 October 1963 (1963-10-26) 15 | Newcastle United | 2–3 | Northampton Town | Newcastle upon Tyne |
15:00 BST | J.Iley pen.' C.Taylor |
B.Hails P.Kane D.Martin |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 25,743 |
Northampton Town v Preston North End
2 November 1963 (1963-11-02) 16 | Northampton Town | 0–3 | Preston North End | Northampton |
15:00 GMT | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 13,693 |
Orient v Northampton Town
9 November 1963 (1963-11-09) 17 | Orient | 0–0 | Northampton Town | Leyton, London |
15:00 GMT | Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 11,532 Referee: Peter Baldwin |
Northampton Town v Swansea Town
16 November 1963 (1963-11-16) 18 | Northampton Town | 2–3 | Swansea Town | Northampton |
15:00 GMT | P.Kane B.Lines |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 10,985 |
Southampton v Northampton Town
23 November 1963 (1963-11-23) 19 | Southampton | 3–1 | Northampton Town | Southampton |
15:00 GMT | T.Paine K.Wimshurst |
D.Martin | Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 18,025 |
Northampton Town v Middlesbrough
30 November 1963 (1963-11-30) 20 | Northampton Town | 3–2 | Middlesbrough | Northampton |
15:00 GMT | D.Leck D.Martin |
I.Gibson A.Kaye |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 10,346 |
Grimsby Town v Northampton Town
7 December 1963 (1963-12-07) 21 | Grimsby Town | 4–1 | Northampton Town | Cleethorpes |
15:00 GMT | B.Hails | Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 6,305 |
Leeds United v Northampton Town
14 December 1963 (1963-12-14) 22 | Leeds United | 0–0 | Northampton Town | Leeds |
15:00 GMT | Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 21,208 |
Northampton Town v Sunderland
21 December 1963 (1963-12-21) 23 | Northampton Town | 5–1 | Sunderland | Northampton |
15:00 GMT | M.Everitt B.Hails F.Large D.Martin |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 12,130 |
Northampton Town v Rotherham United
26 December 1963 (1963-12-26) 24 | Northampton Town | 1–3 | Rotherham United | Northampton |
15:00 GMT | F.Large | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 15,089 |
Rotherham United v Northampton Town
28 December 1963 (1963-12-28) 25 | Rotherham United | 1–0 | Northampton Town | Rotherham |
15:00 GMT | Stadium: Millmoor Attendance: 10,618 |
Derby County v Northampton Town
11 January 1964 (1964-01-11) 26 | Derby County | 0–0 | Northampton Town | Derby |
15:00 GMT | Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 10,195 |
Bury v Northampton Town
18 January 1964 (1964-01-18) 27 | Bury | 1–1 | Northampton Town | Bury |
15:00 GMT | T.Foley | Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 6,077 |
Northampton Town v Manchester City
1 February 1964 (1964-02-01) 28 | Northampton Town | 2–1 | Manchester City | Northampton |
15:00 GMT | P.Kane D.Martin |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 12,330 Referee: Denis Howell |
Swindon Town v Northampton Town
8 February 1964 (1964-02-08) 29 | Swindon Town | 2–3 | Northampton Town | Swindon |
15:00 GMT | K.McPherson 65' D.Rogers 89' (pen.) |
Report | P.Kane 48' F.Large 68' B.Lines 76' |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 17,455 Referee: Norman Burtenshaw |
Northampton Town v Cardiff City
15 February 1964 (1964-02-15) 30 | Northampton Town | 2–1 | Cardiff City | Northampton |
15:00 GMT | B.Hails P.Kane |
M.Charles | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 11,871 |
Northampton Town v Plymouth Argyle
18 February 1964 (1964-02-18) 31 | Northampton Town | 0–0 | Plymouth Argyle | Northampton |
19:30 GMT | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 9,261 |
Northampton Town v Newcastle United
7 March 1964 (1964-03-07) 32 | Northampton Town | 2–2 | Newcastle United | Northampton |
15:00 GMT | B.Hunt D.Leck |
A.Suddick B.Cummings |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 11,440 |
Northampton Town v Orient
21 March 1964 (1964-03-21) 33 | Northampton Town | 1–2 | Orient | Northampton |
15:00 GMT | T.Robson | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 9,014 |
Charlton Athletic v Northampton Town
28 March 1964 (1964-03-28) 34 | Charlton Athletic | 1–1 | Northampton Town | Charlton, London |
15:00 BST | M.Everitt | Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 15,142 |
Portsmouth v Northampton Town
30 March 1964 (1964-03-30) 35 | Portsmouth | 3–0 | Northampton Town | Portsmouth |
15:00 BST | Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 13,633 |
Northampton Town v Portsmouth
31 March 1964 (1964-03-31) 36 | Northampton Town | 2–1 | Portsmouth | Northampton |
19:30 BST | R.Mills T.Foley |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 10,245 |
Northampton Town v Southampton
4 April 1964 (1964-04-04) 37 | Northampton Town | 2–0 | Southampton | Northampton |
15:00 BST | B.Hunt J.Kurila |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 8,047 Referee: Ray Tinkler |
Swansea Town v Northampton Town
7 April 1964 (1964-04-07) 38 | Swansea Town | 1–1 | Northampton Town | Swansea, Wales |
19:30 BST | B.Hunt | Stadium: Vetch Field Attendance: 11,398 |
Middlesbrough v Northampton Town
10 April 1964 (1964-04-10) 39 | Middlesbrough | 1–0 | Northampton Town | Middlesbrough |
19:00 BST | T.Branston o.g.' | Stadium: Ayresome Park Attendance: 9,220 Referee: J.E Carr |
Huddersfield Town v Northampton Town
13 April 1964 (1964-04-13) 40 | Huddersfield Town | 0–1 | Northampton Town | Huddersfield |
19:30 BST | B.Best | Stadium: Leeds Road Attendance: 6,762 |
Northampton Town v Grimsby Town
18 April 1964 (1964-04-18) 41 | Northampton Town | 1–2 | Grimsby Town | Northampton |
15:00 BST | T.Robson | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 10,092 |
Preston North End v Northampton Town
25 April 1964 (1964-04-25) 42 | Preston North End | 2–1 | Northampton Town | Preston |
15:00 BST | T.Robson | Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 12,933 |
FA Cup
Main article: 1963–64 FA Cup
Sunderland v Northampton Town
4 January 1965 (1965-01-04) Third round | Sunderland | 2–0 | Northampton Town | Sunderland |
15:00 GMT | Stadium: Roker Park Attendance: 40,683 |
League Cup
Main article: 1963–64 Football League Cup
Brighton & Hove Albion v Northampton Town
25 September 1963 (1963-09-25) Second round | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1–1 | Northampton Town | Hove |
19:15 BST | R.Mills | Stadium: Goldstone Ground Attendance: 5,496 Referee: John Osborne |
Northampton Town v Brighton & Hove Albion
14 October 1963 (1963-10-14) Second round (r) | Northampton Town | 3–2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Northampton |
19:30 BST | D.Leck J.Reid R.Smith |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 5,569 |
Colchester United v Northampton Town
4 November 1963 (1963-11-04) Third round | Colchester United | 4–1 | Northampton Town | Colchester |
19:15 GMT | King 23' Wright 58', 71', 77' |
Report | T.Robson 49' | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 6,237 Referee: Tommy Dawes |
Appearances and goals
More information Pos, Player ...
Pos | Player | Division Two | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||||||||||
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Starts | Goals | Starts | Goals | Starts | Goals | Starts | Goals | ||||||||||||
GK | Norman Coe | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | ||||||||||
GK | Bryan Harvey | 32 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 33 | – | ||||||||||
FB | Vic Cockcroft | 9 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 10 | – | ||||||||||
FB | Mike Everitt | 42 | 2 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 45 | 2 | ||||||||||
FB | Theo Foley | 26 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | 27 | 2 | ||||||||||
FB | John Mackin | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||||
HB | Terry Branston | 41 | – | 1 | – | 3 | – | 45 | – | ||||||||||
HB | Graham Carr | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | ||||||||||
HB | Joe Kiernan | 19 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 21 | – | ||||||||||
HB | John Kurila | 18 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 18 | 1 | ||||||||||
HB | Derek Leck | 33 | 3 | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | 37 | 4 | ||||||||||
HB | John Linnell | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||||
HB | Roly Mills | 22 | 1 | – | – | 3 | 1 | 25 | 2 | ||||||||||
OF | Billy Best | 9 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 9 | 2 | ||||||||||
OF | Billy Hails | 33 | 8 | 1 | – | 3 | – | 37 | 8 | ||||||||||
OF | Barry Lines | 25 | 3 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 27 | 3 | ||||||||||
OF | Tommy Robson | 17 | 3 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 19 | 4 | ||||||||||
OF | Ronnie Walton | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||||
IF | Brian Etheridge | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 7 | – | ||||||||||
IF | Jim Hall | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | ||||||||||
IF | Don Martin | 20 | 7 | – | – | 1 | – | 21 | 7 | ||||||||||
CF | Bobby Brown | 6 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 7 | – | ||||||||||
CF | Bobby Hunt | 11 | 3 | – | – | – | – | 11 | 3 | ||||||||||
Players who left before end of season: | |||||||||||||||||||
GK | Chic Brodie | 9 | – | – | – | 3 | – | 12 | – | ||||||||||
FB | Bryn Jones | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | – | ||||||||||
FB | Colin Sharpe | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 2 | – | ||||||||||
IF | Peter Kane | 18 | 8 | – | – | 2 | – | 20 | 8 | ||||||||||
IF | John Reid | 18 | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 20 | 1 | ||||||||||
IF | Ray Smith | 9 | 3 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | ||||||||||
CF | Frank Large | 27 | 12 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 29 | 12 | ||||||||||
CF | Bert Llewellyn | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – |
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- Cobblers mourn goalkeeper Harvey bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
Books
- Grande, Frank (1997). Northampton Town F.C.: The Official Centenary History. London: Yore Publications. ISBN 978-1874427674.