1966–67_Northampton_Town_F.C._season
1966–67 Northampton Town F.C. season
Northampton Town 1966–67 football season
The 1966–67 season was Northampton Town's 70th season in their history and the first season back in the Second Division, following relegation from the First Division the previous season. Alongside competing in Division Two, the club also participated in the FA Cup and League Cup.
Quick Facts season, Chairman ...
1966–67 season | |
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Chairman | Ted Buller |
Manager | Dave Bowen |
Stadium | County Ground |
Division Two | 21st |
FA Cup | First round |
League Cup | Third round |
Top goalscorer | League: Don Martin (13) All: Don Martin (18) |
Highest home attendance | 20,100 vs Coventry City |
Lowest home attendance | 5,631 vs Rotherham United |
Average home league attendance | 11,977 |
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- As of match played 13 May 1967.
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 | |||||||||||
Roger Barron | GK | Northampton | (1947-06-30)30 June 1947 (aged 19) | 0 | 0 | Apprentice | July 1965 | N/A | |||
Bryan Harvey | GK | Stepney | (1938-08-26)26 August 1938 (aged 28) | 137 | 0 | Blackpool | October 1963 | £4,000[1] | |||
Full backs | |||||||||||
Vic Cockcroft | LB | Birmingham | (1941-02-25)25 February 1941 (aged 26) | 54 | 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | July 1962 | ||||
Theo Foley | RB | Dublin | (1937-04-02)2 April 1937 (aged 30) | 220 | 8 | Exeter City | May 1961 | £1,000 | |||
John Mackin | RB | Bellshill | (1943-11-18)18 November 1943 (aged 23) | 49 | 5 | Apprentice | November 1963 | N/A | |||
Clive Walker | LB | Watford | (1945-10-24)24 October 1945 (aged 21) | 25 | 0 | Leicester City | October 1966 | ||||
Half backs | |||||||||||
Terry Branston (c) | CH | Rugby | (1938-07-25)25 July 1938 (aged 28) | 271 | 2 | Apprentice | October 1958 | N/A | |||
John Clarke | CH | Northampton | (1945-10-23)23 October 1945 (aged 21) | 3 | 0 | Apprentice | July 1965 | N/A | |||
Graham Carr | HB | Corbridge | (1944-10-25)25 October 1944 (aged 22) | 54 | 0 | Apprentice | August 1962 | N/A | |||
Joe Kiernan | WH | Coatbridge | (1942-10-22)22 October 1942 (aged 24) | 145 | 7 | Sunderland | July 1963 | ||||
John Kurila | WH | Glasgow | (1941-04-10)10 April 1941 (aged 26) | 125 | 4 | Bristol City | November 1963 | ||||
John Linnell | WH | Northampton | (1944-01-02)2 January 1944 (aged 23) | 1 | 0 | Apprentice | September 1963 | N/A | |||
Inside/Outside forwards | |||||||||||
Billy Best | OF | Glasgow | (1942-09-07)7 September 1942 (aged 24) | 39 | 13 | Pollok | July 1962 | ||||
Graham Felton | OF | Cambridge | (1949-03-01)1 March 1949 (aged 18) | 15 | 0 | Cambridge United | August 1966 | ||||
Barry Lines | OF | Bletchley | (1942-05-16)16 May 1942 (aged 24) | 242 | 47 | Bletchley Town | September 1960 | ||||
Harry Walden | OF | Walgrave | (1940-12-22)22 December 1940 (aged 26) | 85 | 3 | Luton Town | June 1964 | ||||
Dennis Brown | IF | Reading | (1944-02-08)8 February 1944 (aged 23) | 8 | 3 | Swindon Town | February 1967 | £5,000 P/E[2] | |||
Don Martin | IF | Corby | (1944-02-15)15 February 1944 (aged 23) | 120 | 48 | Apprentice | July 1962 | N/A | |||
Graham Moore (c) | IF | Hengoed | (1941-03-07)7 March 1941 (aged 26) | 59 | 12 | Manchester United | December 1965 | £15,000 | |||
Ray Price | IF | Northampton | (1948-11-30)30 November 1948 (aged 18) | 1 | 0 | Apprentice | July 1966 | N/A | |||
Centre forwards | |||||||||||
Jim Hall | CF | Northampton | (1945-03-21)21 March 1945 (aged 22) | 43 | 7 | Apprentice | July 1963 | N/A | |||
Frank Large | CF | Leeds | (1940-01-26)26 January 1940 (aged 27) | 70 | 38 | Oldham Athletic | December 1966 | £10,000 |
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Division Two
Main article: 1966–67 Football League § Second Division
League table
More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
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9 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 64 | 58 | 1.103 | 42 |
10 | Birmingham City | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 70 | 66 | 1.061 | 40 |
11 | Norwich City | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 49 | 55 | 0.891 | 40 |
12 | Hull City | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 77 | 72 | 1.069 | 39 |
13 | Preston North End | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 65 | 67 | 0.970 | 39 |
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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 | 12 | 6 | 24 | 47 | 84 | 0.56 | 30 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 33 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 19 | 51 | 8 |
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Last updated: 14 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 | H | H | A | H | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A |
Result | L | W | D | L | L | L | W | W | L | L | L | L | L | L | W | L | W | W | L | L | L | W | W | L | L | D | L | D | L | W | L | D | W | W | L | D | L | D | L | W | L | L |
Position | 15 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 19 | 21 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
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Matches
Win Draw Loss
Preston North End v Northampton Town
21 August 1966 (1966-08-21) 1 | Preston North End | 2–1 | Northampton Town | Preston |
15:00 BST | B.Best | Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 12,192 |
Northampton Town v Rotherham United
28 August 1966 (1966-08-28) 2 | Northampton Town | 3–1 | Rotherham United | Northampton |
15:00 BST | B.Best D.Martin |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 13,955 |
Northampton Town v Bury
30 August 1966 (1966-08-30) 3 | Northampton Town | 0–0 | Bury | Northampton |
19:30 BST | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 10,025 |
Millwall v Northampton Town
1 September 1966 (1966-09-01) 4 | Millwall | 1–0 | Northampton Town | Millwall, London |
15:15 BST | B.Best | Stadium: The Den Attendance: 11,121 Referee: Geoff Roper |
Northampton Town v Norwich City
6 September 1966 (1966-09-06) 5 | Northampton Town | 1–2 | Norwich City | Northampton |
19:30 BST | D.Martin | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 14,767 Referee: Bill Handley |
Northampton Town v Derby County
10 September 1966 (1966-09-10) 6 | Northampton Town | 0–2 | Derby County | Northampton |
15:00 BST | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 10,975 Referee: Tommy Dawes |
Northampton Town v Plymouth Argyle
17 September 1966 (1966-09-17) 7 | Northampton Town | 2–1 | Plymouth Argyle | Northampton |
15:00 BST | B.Lines H.Walden |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 9,802 Referee: John Osborne |
Bury v Northampton Town
20 September 1966 (1966-09-20) 8 | Bury | 1–2 | Northampton Town | Bury |
19:30 BST | B.Best J.Mackin |
Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 8,580 |
Hull City v Northampton Town
23 September 1966 (1966-09-23) 9 | Hull City | 6–1 | Northampton Town | Kingston upon Hull |
19:30 BST | B.Lines 2' | Stadium: Boothferry Park Attendance: 29,122 |
Northampton Town v Portsmouth
1 October 1966 (1966-10-01) 10 | Northampton Town | 2–4 | Portsmouth | Northampton |
15:00 BST | J.Kiernan D.Martin |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 10,364 Referee: George McCabe |
Crystal Palace v Northampton Town
8 October 1966 (1966-10-08) 11 | Crystal Palace | 5–1 | Northampton Town | Selhurst, London |
15:00 BST | D.Martin | Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 18,507 |
Northampton Town v Huddersfield Town
15 October 1966 (1966-10-15) 12 | Northampton Town | 0–1 | Huddersfield Town | Northampton |
15:00 BST | T.Leighton | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 13,355 |
Northampton Town v Wolverhampton Wanderers
29 October 1966 (1966-10-29) 13 | Northampton Town | 0–4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Northampton |
15:00 GMT | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 16,761 |
Ipswich Town v Northampton Town
5 November 1966 (1966-11-05) 14 | Ipswich Town | 6–1 | Northampton Town | Ipswich |
15:00 GMT | B.Best | Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 12,820 |
Northampton Town v Bristol City
12 November 1966 (1966-11-12) 15 | Northampton Town | 2–1 | Bristol City | Northampton |
15:00 GMT | B.Jones J.Kurila |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 10,004 |
Carlisle United v Northampton Town
19 November 1966 (1966-11-19) 16 | Carlisle United | 2–0 | Northampton Town | Carlisle |
15:00 GMT | Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 11,946 |
Northampton Town v Blackburn Rovers
26 November 1966 (1966-11-26) 17 | Northampton Town | 2–1 | Blackburn Rovers | Northampton |
15:00 GMT | D.Martin G.Moore |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 9,470 |
Bolton Wanderers v Northampton Town
3 December 1966 (1966-12-03) 18 | Bolton Wanderers | 1–2 | Northampton Town | Bolton |
15:00 GMT | J.Mackin D.Martin |
Stadium: Burnden Park Attendance: 10,352 |
Cardiff City v Northampton Town
14 December 1966 (1966-12-14) 19 | Cardiff City | 4–2 | Northampton Town | Cardiff, Wales |
19:30 GMT | J.Mackin D.Martin |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 7,954 |
Northampton Town v Preston North End
17 December 1966 (1966-12-17) 20 | Northampton Town | 1–5 | Preston North End | Northampton |
15:00 GMT | D.Martin | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 10,050 |
Birmingham City v Northampton Town
26 December 1966 (1966-12-26) 21 | Birmingham City | 3–0 | Northampton Town | Birmingham |
15:00 GMT | J.Vincent G.Vowden |
Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 24,302 Referee: Arthur Dimond |
Northampton Town v Birmingham City
27 December 1966 (1966-12-27) 22 | Northampton Town | 2–1 | Birmingham City | Northampton |
19:30 GMT | F.Large D.Martin |
B.Bridges | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 15,433 Referee: John Homewood |
Rotherham United v Northampton Town
31 December 1966 (1966-12-31) 23 | Rotherham United | 1–2 | Northampton Town | Rotherham |
15:00 GMT | F.Large D.Martin |
Stadium: Millloor Attendance: 9,497 |
Northampton Town v Millwall
7 January 1967 (1967-01-07) 24 | Northampton Town | 1–2 | Millwall | Northampton |
15:00 GMT | J.Kiernan | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 11,343 |
Derby County v Northampton Town
14 January 1967 (1967-01-14) 25 | Derby County | 4–3 | Northampton Town | Derby |
15:00 GMT | B.Hodgson A.Durban K.Hector P.Waller |
J.Kiernan F.Large D.Martin |
Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 14,533 |
Northampton Town v Charlton Athletic
17 January 1967 (1967-01-17) 26 | Northampton Town | 1–1 | Charlton Athletic | Northampton |
19:30 GMT | D.Martin | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 11,578 |
Plymouth Argyle v Northampton Town
21 January 1967 (1967-01-21) 27 | Plymouth Argyle | 1–0 | Northampton Town | Plymouth |
15:00 GMT | Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 12,830 |
Northampton Town v Hull City
4 February 1967 (1967-02-04) 28 | Northampton Town | 2–2 | Hull City | Northampton |
15:00 GMT | B.Best G.Moore |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 12,396 |
Portsmouth v Northampton Town
11 February 1967 (1967-02-11) 29 | Portsmouth | 3–2 | Northampton Town | Portsmouth |
15:00 GMT | D.Brown G.Moore |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 18,979 |
Northampton Town v Crystal Palace
25 February 1967 (1967-02-25) 30 | Northampton Town | 1–0 | Crystal Palace | Northampton |
15:00 GMT | D.Brown | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 13,081 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Northampton Town
4 March 1967 (1967-03-04) 31 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–0 | Northampton Town | Wolverhampton |
15:00 GMT | Stadium: Molineux Stadium Attendance: 25,672 |
Northampton Town v Coventry City
11 March 1967 (1967-03-11) 32 | Northampton Town | 0–0 | Coventry City | Northampton |
15:00 GMT | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 20,100 |
Northampton Town v Cardiff City
18 March 1967 (1967-03-18) 33 | Northampton Town | 2–0 | Cardiff City | Northampton |
15:00 GMT | D.Brown F.Large |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 11,787 |
Huddersfield Town v Northampton Town
25 March 1967 (1967-03-25) 34 | Huddersfield Town | 0–2 | Northampton Town | Huddersfield |
15:00 BST | F.Large | Stadium: Leeds Road Attendance: 18,214 |
Coventry City v Northampton Town
28 March 1967 (1967-03-28) 35 | Coventry City | 2–0 | Northampton Town | Coventry |
19:30 BST | B.Gould E.Machin |
Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 38,566 |
Northampton Town v Ipswich Town
1 April 1967 (1967-04-01) 36 | Northampton Town | 1–1 | Ipswich Town | Northampton |
15:00 BST | J.Hall | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 13,129 |
Bristol City v Northampton Town
7 April 1967 (1967-04-07) 37 | Bristol City | 1–0 | Northampton Town | Bristol |
15:00 BST | Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 23,750 |
Northampton Town v Carlisle United
15 April 1967 (1967-04-15) 38 | Northampton Town | 3–3 | Carlisle United | Northampton |
15:00 BST | F.Large H.Walden J.Mackin |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 10,752 |
Blackburn Rovers v Northampton Town
22 April 1967 (1967-04-22) 39 | Blackburn Rovers | 3–0 | Northampton Town | Blackburn |
15:00 BST | C.Walker | Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 9,883 |
Northampton Town v Bolton Wanderers
29 April 1967 (1967-04-29) 40 | Northampton Town | 2–1 | Bolton Wanderers | Northampton |
15:00 BST | F.Large D.Martin |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 9,387 |
Charlton Athletic v Northampton Town
6 May 1967 (1967-05-06) 41 | Charlton Athletic | 3–0 | Northampton Town | Charlton, London |
15:00 BST | Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 15,098 |
Norwich City v Northampton Town
13 May 1967 (1967-05-13) 42 | Norwich City | 1–0 | Northampton Town | Norwich |
15:00 BST | Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 13,544 |
FA Cup
Main article: 1966–67 FA Cup
Northampton Town v West Bromwich Albion
25 January 1967 (1967-01-25) Third round | Northampton Town | 1–3 | West Bromwich Albion | Northampton |
15:00 GMT | T.Foley | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 16,899 |
League Cup
Main article: 1966–67 Football League Cup
Northampton Town v Peterborough United
14 September 1966 (1966-09-14) Second round | Northampton Town | 2–2 | Peterborough United | Northampton |
19:30 BST | B.Best B.Brown |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 5,778 |
Peterborough United v Northampton Town
26 September 1966 (1966-09-26) Second round (r) | Peterborough United | 0–2 | Northampton Town | Peterborough |
19:30 BST | B.Best D.Martin |
Stadium: London Road Attendance: 9,484 Referee: Dick Windle |
Northampton Town v Rotherham United
5 October 1966 (1966-10-05) Third round | Northampton Town | 2-1 | Rotherham United | Northampton |
19:30 BST | J.Hall J.Mackin |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 5,631 |
Brighton & Hove Albion v Northampton Town
26 October 1966 (1966-10-26) Fourth round | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1–1 | Northampton Town | Hove |
19:30 GMT | B.Best | Stadium: Goldstone Ground Attendance: 17,235 |
Northampton Town v Brighton & Hove Albion
1 November 1966 (1966-11-01) Fourth round (r) | Northampton Town | 8–0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Northampton |
19:30 GMT | B.Best D.Martin G.Moore o.g.' |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 6,889 |
Northampton Town v West Bromwich Albion
7 December 1966 (1966-12-07) Fifth round | Northampton Town | 1–3 | West Bromwich Albion | Northampton |
19:30 GMT | J.Hall | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 14,706 |
Appearances and goals
More information Pos, Player ...
Pos | Player | Division Two | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||||||||||
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Starts | Sub | Goals | Starts | Sub | Goals | Starts | Sub | Goals | Starts | Sub | Goals | ||||||||
GK | Bryan Harvey | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | 28 | – | – | ||||||
FB | Vic Cockcroft | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 7 | – | – | ||||||
FB | Theo Foley | 16 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 17 | – | – | ||||||
FB | Gerry Jordon | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | ||||||
FB | John Mackin | 34 | 2 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 3 | – | 1 | 38 | 2 | 5 | ||||||
FB | Gerry Perryman | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | ||||||
FB | Clive Walker | 22 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | 25 | – | – | ||||||
HB | Terry Branston | 35 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 5 | – | – | 41 | 1 | – | ||||||
HB | Graham Carr | 11 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | 14 | – | – | ||||||
HB | John Clarke | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 3 | – | – | ||||||
HB | Joe Kiernan | 25 | 1 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 6 | – | – | 32 | 1 | 3 | ||||||
HB | John Kurila | 37 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 41 | – | 1 | ||||||
HB | John Linnell | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | ||||||
OF | Billy Best | 15 | – | 6 | 1 | – | – | 6 | – | 4 | 22 | – | 10 | ||||||
OF | Graham Felton | 13 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 15 | – | – | ||||||
OF | Barry Lines | 38 | – | 2 | – | – | – | 6 | – | – | 44 | – | 2 | ||||||
OF | Harry Walden | 18 | – | 2 | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | 21 | – | 2 | ||||||
IF | Dennis Brown | 8 | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||
IF | Don Martin | 31 | – | 13 | 1 | – | – | 6 | – | 5 | 38 | – | 18 | ||||||
IF | Graham Moore | 32 | – | 3 | – | – | – | 4 | 1 | 2 | 36 | 1 | 5 | ||||||
IF | Ray Price | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | ||||||
CF | Jim Hall | 13 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | – | 2 | 15 | – | 3 | ||||||
CF | Frank Large | 21 | – | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 21 | – | 8 | ||||||
Players who left before end of season: | |||||||||||||||||||
GK | Bill Brown | 17 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 21 | – | – | ||||||
FB | Mike Everitt | 13 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 17 | – | – | ||||||
IF | Bobby Jones | 17 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 18 | – | 1 | ||||||
CF | Bobby Brown | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||
CF | George Hudson | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 9 | – | – |
Close
- Cobblers mourn goalkeeper Harvey bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
- "Player Profile - Dennis Brown". www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
Books
- Grande, Frank (1997). Northampton Town F.C.: The Official Centenary History. London: Yore Publications. ISBN 978-1874427674.