1967–68_Northampton_Town_F.C._season
1967–68 Northampton Town F.C. season
Northampton Town 1967–68 football season
The 1967–68 season was Northampton Town's 71st season in their history and the first season back in the Third Division, following relegation from the Second Division the previous season. Alongside competing in Division Three, the club also participated in the FA Cup and League Cup.
Quick Facts season, Chairman ...
1967–68 season | |
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Chairman | Ted Buller |
Manager | Dave Bowen (until September) Tony Marchi |
Stadium | County Ground |
Division Three | 17th |
FA Cup | First round |
League Cup | Third round |
Top goalscorer | League: Don Martin (12) All: Don Martin (13) |
Highest home attendance | 12,625 vs Reading |
Lowest home attendance | 6,387 vs Southport |
Average home league attendance | 8,937 |
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- As of match played 4 May 1968.
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 20) | 6 | 0 | Apprentice | July 1965 | N/A | |||
John Brooks | GK | London | (1947-08-23)23 August 1947 (aged 20) | 1 | 0 | Ipswich Town | October 1967 | Free | |||
Bryan Harvey | GK | Stepney | (1938-08-26)26 August 1938 (aged 29) | 181 | 0 | Blackpool | October 1963 | £4,000[1] | |||
Full backs | |||||||||||
Brian Faulkes | FB | Abingdon | (1945-04-10)10 April 1945 (aged 23) | 45 | 2 | Reading | August 1967 | ||||
John Mackin | RB | Bellshill | (1943-11-18)18 November 1943 (aged 24) | 93 | 12 | Apprentice | November 1963 | N/A | |||
Clive Walker | LB | Watford | (1945-10-24)24 October 1945 (aged 22) | 51 | 0 | Leicester City | October 1966 | ||||
Half backs | |||||||||||
John Clarke | CH | Northampton | (1945-10-23)23 October 1945 (aged 22) | 4 | 0 | Apprentice | July 1965 | N/A | |||
John Roberts | CH | Abercynon | (1946-09-11)11 September 1946 (aged 21) | 25 | 4 | Swansea Town | November 1967 | £13,000 | |||
Graham Carr | HB | Corbridge | (1944-10-25)25 October 1944 (aged 23) | 96 | 0 | Apprentice | August 1962 | N/A | |||
Ron Flowers | HB | Edlington | (1934-07-28)28 July 1934 (aged 33) | 43 | 2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | August 1967 | ||||
Joe Kiernan | WH | Coatbridge | (1942-10-22)22 October 1942 (aged 25) | 187 | 10 | Sunderland | July 1963 | ||||
John Kurila | WH | Glasgow | (1941-04-10)10 April 1941 (aged 27) | 162 | 4 | Bristol City | November 1963 | ||||
Inside/Outside forwards | |||||||||||
Graham Felton | OF | Cambridge | (1949-03-01)1 March 1949 (aged 19) | 35 | 1 | Cambridge United | August 1966 | ||||
Barry Lines | OF | Bletchley | (1942-05-16)16 May 1942 (aged 25) | 257 | 47 | Bletchley Town | September 1960 | ||||
Tommy Knox | OF | Glasgow | (1939-09-05)5 September 1939 (aged 28) | 16 | 0 | Mansfield Town | November 1967 | ||||
Eric Weaver | OF | Rhymney | (1943-07-01)1 July 1943 (aged 24) | 23 | 5 | Notts County | December 1967 | ||||
Dennis Brown | IF | Reading | (1944-02-08)8 February 1944 (aged 24) | 22 | 7 | Swindon Town | February 1967 | £5,000 P/E[2] | |||
John Byrne | IF | Cambuslang | (1939-05-20)20 May 1939 (aged 28) | 22 | 3 | Peterborough United | December 1967 | £9,000 | |||
Ray Price | IF | Northampton | (1948-11-30)30 November 1948 (aged 19) | 7 | 0 | Apprentice | July 1966 | N/A | |||
Centre forwards | |||||||||||
John Fairbrother | CF | Cricklewood | (1941-02-12)12 February 1941 (aged 27) | 16 | 5 | Peterborough United | February 1968 |
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Division Three
Main article: 1967–68 Football League § Third Division
League table
More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
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15 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 72 | 78 | 0.923 | 43 |
16 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 18 | 7 | 21 | 60 | 65 | 0.923 | 43 |
17 | Northampton Town | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 58 | 72 | 0.806 | 41 |
18 | Orient | 46 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 46 | 62 | 0.742 | 41 |
19 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 62 | 74 | 0.838 | 40 |
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Source: rsssf.com
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 |
46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 58 | 72 | 0.806 | 41 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 40 | 25 | 28 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 47 | 13 |
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Last updated: 8 March 2022.
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 |
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Ground | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A |
Result | L | W | D | D | L | L | D | L | W | W | W | W | L | W | L | L | D | W | L | W | L | D | D | L | D | W | L | D | D | L | D | D | W | L | W | L | W | L | L | L | L | D | W | W | D | L |
Position | 21 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
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Matches
Win Draw Loss
Gillingham v Northampton Town
19 August 1967 (1967-08-19) 1 | Gillingham | 2–0 | Northampton Town | Gillingham |
15:00 BST | Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 7,890 |
Northampton Town v Grimsby Town
26 August 1967 (1967-08-26) 2 | Northampton Town | 3–0 | Grimsby Town | Northampton |
15:00 BST | D.Martin F.Large |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 10,206 |
Torquay United v Northampton Town
2 September 1967 (1967-09-02) 3 | Torquay United | 0–0 | Northampton Town | Torquay |
15:00 BST | Stadium: Plainmoor Attendance: 9,449 |
Northampton Town v Mansfield Town
5 September 1967 (1967-09-05) 4 | Northampton Town | 1–1 | Mansfield Town | Northampton |
19:30 BST | J.Mackin | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 12,205 |
Northampton Town v Reading
9 September 1967 (1967-09-09) 5 | Northampton Town | 1–2 | Reading | Northampton |
15:00 BST | F.Large | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 12,625 |
Swindon Town v Northampton Town
16 September 1967 (1967-09-16) 6 | Swindon Town | 4–0 | Northampton Town | Swindon |
15:00 BST | D.Rogers 14', 57' P.Terry 25' R.Flowers 77' (o.g.) |
Report | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 13,280 Referee: K Markham |
Northampton Town v Shrewsbury Town
23 September 1967 (1967-09-23) 7 | Northampton Town | 2–2 | Shrewsbury Town | Northampton |
15:00 BST | D.Martin | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 8,922 |
Mansfield Town v Northampton Town
25 September 1967 (1967-09-25) 8 | Mansfield Town | 3–2 | Northampton Town | Mansfield |
19:30 BST | F.Large J.Hall |
Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 5,506 |
Brighton & Hove Albion v Northampton Town
30 September 1967 (1967-09-30) 9 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0–2 | Northampton Town | Hove |
15:00 BST | J.Mackin D.Martin |
Stadium: Goldstone Ground Attendance: 13,546 |
Northampton Town v Orient
3 October 1967 (1967-10-03) 10 | Northampton Town | 2–1 | Orient | Northampton |
19:30 BST | B.Faulkes | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 8,079 |
Southport v Northampton Town
7 October 1967 (1967-10-07) 11 | Southport | 1–3 | Northampton Town | Southport |
15:00 BST | D.Martin J.Hall |
Stadium: Haig Avenue Attendance: 6,052 |
Northampton Town v Scunthorpe United
14 October 1967 (1967-10-14) 12 | Northampton Town | 1–0 | Scunthorpe United | Northampton |
15:00 BST | R.Flowers | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 10,097 |
Oldham Athletic v Northampton Town
21 October 1967 (1967-10-21) 13 | Oldham Athletic | 2–0 | Northampton Town | Oldham |
15:00 BST | Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 5,019 |
Orient v Northampton Town
24 October 1967 (1967-10-24) 14 | Orient | 1–3 | Northampton Town | Leyton, London |
19:30 BST | B.Best F.Large |
Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 4,708 |
Northampton Town v Bristol Rovers
28 October 1967 (1967-10-28) 15 | Northampton Town | 4–5 | Bristol Rovers | Northampton |
15:00 BST | J.Mackin F.Large |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 9,126 |
Barrow v Northampton Town
4 November 1967 (1967-11-04) 16 | Barrow | 4–0 | Northampton Town | Barrow |
15:00 GMT | Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 5,851 |
Northampton Town v Oxford United
11 November 1967 (1967-11-11) 17 | Northampton Town | 1–1 | Oxford United | Northampton |
15:00 GMT | D.Martin | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 11,318 |
Northampton Town v Torquay United
14 November 1967 (1967-11-14) 18 | Northampton Town | 1–0 | Torquay United | Northampton |
19:30 GMT | D.Martin | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 8,475 |
Bury v Northampton Town
18 November 1967 (1967-11-18) 19 | Bury | 3–1 | Northampton Town | Bury |
15:00 GMT | J.Kiernan | Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 6,642 |
Northampton Town v Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic
25 November 1967 (1967-11-25) 20 | Northampton Town | 1–0 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | Northampton |
15:00 GMT | J.Roberts | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 9,042 |
Colchester United v Northampton Town
2 December 1967 (1967-12-02) 21 | Colchester United | 2–1 | Northampton Town | Colchester |
15:00 GMT | D.Martin | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,505 |
Northampton Town v Gillingham
16 December 1967 (1967-12-16) 22 | Northampton Town | 1–1 | Gillingham | Northampton |
15:00 GMT | D.Martin | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 7,411 |
Grimsby Town v Northampton Town
23 December 1967 (1967-12-23) 23 | Grimsby Town | 0–0 | Northampton Town | Cleethorpes |
15:00 GMT | Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 3,595 |
Northampton Town v Tranmere Rovers
26 December 1967 (1967-12-26) 24 | Northampton Town | 0–1 | Tranmere Rovers | Northampton |
15:00 GMT | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 12,367 |
Tranmere Rovers v Northampton Town
30 December 1967 (1967-12-30) 25 | Tranmere Rovers | 2–2 | Northampton Town | Birkenhead |
19:30 GMT | E.Weaver o.g.' |
Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 7,011 |
Northampton Town v Swindon Town
20 January 1968 (1968-01-20) 26 | Northampton Town | 2–0 | Swindon Town | Northampton |
15:00 GMT | D.Martin 4' J.Kiernan 32' |
Report | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 10,339 Referee: Gerrard Lewis |
Shrewsbury Town v Northampton Town
3 February 1968 (1968-02-03) 27 | Shrewsbury Town | 2–0 | Northampton Town | Shrewsbury |
15:00 GMT | Stadium: Gay Meadow Attendance: 5,382 |
Northampton Town v Brighton & Hove Albion
10 February 1968 (1968-02-10) 28 | Northampton Town | 2–2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Northampton |
15:00 GMT | E.Weaver J.Byrne |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 7,882 |
Reading v Northampton Town
14 February 1968 (1968-02-14) 29 | Reading | 0–0 | Northampton Town | Reading |
19:30 GMT | Stadium: Elm Park Attendance: 8,093 |
Stockport County v Northampton Town
17 February 1968 (1968-02-17) 30 | Stockport County | 4–0 | Northampton Town | Stockport |
15:00 GMT | Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 7,121 |
Northampton Town v Southport
24 February 1968 (1968-02-24) 31 | Northampton Town | 1–1 | Southport | Northampton |
15:00 BST | J.Byrne | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 6,387 |
Scunthorpe United v Northampton Town
2 March 1968 (1968-03-02) 32 | Scunthorpe United | 1–1 | Northampton Town | Scunthorpe |
15:00 BST | D.Brown | Stadium: Old Show Ground Attendance: 2,745 |
Northampton Town v Walsall
9 March 1968 (1968-03-09) 33 | Northampton Town | 3–0 | Walsall | Northampton |
15:00 BST | J.Roberts J.Fairbrother D.Brown |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 8,536 |
Northampton Town v Oldham Athletic
16 March 1968 (1968-03-16) 34 | Northampton Town | 1–2 | Oldham Athletic | Northampton |
15:00 BST | E.Weaver | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 7,558 |
Northampton Town v Stockport County
19 March 1968 (1968-03-19) 35 | Northampton Town | 4–1 | Stockport County | Northampton |
19:30 BST | G.Felton J.Roberts J.Fairbrother D.Brown |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 6,536 |
Bristol Rovers v Northampton Town
23 March 1968 (1968-03-23) 36 | Bristol Rovers | 2–0 | Northampton Town | Bristol |
15:00 BST | Stadium: Eastville Stadium Attendance: 5,413 |
Northampton Town v Barrow
30 March 1968 (1968-03-30) 37 | Northampton Town | 3–0 | Barrow | Northampton |
15:00 BST | J.Mackin J.Roberts J.Fairbrother |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 8,283 |
Walsall v Northampton Town
2 April 1968 (1968-04-02) 38 | Walsall | 4–0 | Northampton Town | Walsall |
19:30 BST | Stadium: Fellows Park Attendance: 5,552 |
Oxford United v Northampton Town
6 April 1968 (1968-04-06) 39 | Oxford United | 1–0 | Northampton Town | Oxford |
19:30 BST | Stadium: Manor Ground Attendance: 10,150 |
Watford v Northampton Town
12 April 1968 (1968-04-12) 40 | Watford | 5–1 | Northampton Town | Watford |
15:00 BST | J.Mackin | Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 7,917 |
Northampton Town v Bury
13 April 1968 (1968-04-13) 41 | Northampton Town | 0–1 | Bury | Northampton |
15:00 BST | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 7,622 |
Northampton Town v Watford
16 April 1968 (1968-04-16) 42 | Northampton Town | 1–1 | Watford | Northampton |
19:30 BST | J.Mackin | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 6,732 |
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic v Northampton Town
20 April 1968 (1968-04-20) 43 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 0–2 | Northampton Town | Bournemouth |
15:00 BST | J.Fairbrother D.Brown |
Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 6,148 |
Northampton Town v Peterborough United
23 April 1968 (1968-04-23) 44 | Northampton Town | 3–1 | Peterborough United | Northampton |
19:30 BST | E.Weaver J.Fairbrother |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 8,934 |
Northampton Town v Colchester United
27 April 1968 (1968-04-27) 45 | Northampton Town | 2–2 | Colchester United | Northampton |
15:00 BST | R.Flowers J.Byrne |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 6,859 |
Peterborough United v Northampton Town
4 May 1968 (1968-05-04) 46 | Peterborough United | 4–0 | Northampton Town | Peterborough |
15:00 BST | Stadium: London Road Attendance: 6,658 |
FA Cup
Main article: 1967–68 FA Cup
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic v Northampton Town
9 December 1967 (1967-12-09) First round | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 2–0 | Northampton Town | Bournemouth |
15:00 GMT | Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 4,998 |
League Cup
Main article: 1967–68 Football League Cup
Peterborough United v Northampton Town
23 August 1967 (1967-08-23) First round | Peterborough United | 2–3 | Northampton Town | Peterborough |
19:30 BST | J.Kiernan D.Martin F.Large |
Stadium: London Road Attendance: 8,157 |
Northampton Town v Aston Villa
13 September 1967 (1967-09-13) Second round | Northampton Town | 3–1 | Aston Villa | Northampton |
19:30 BST | J.Mackin F.Large J.Hall |
T.Scott | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 11,832 |
Northampton Town v Millwall
11 October 1967 (1967-10-11) Third round | Northampton Town | 0–0 | Millwall | Northampton |
19:30 BST | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 12,282 |
Millwall v Northampton Town
16 October 1967 (1967-10-16) Third round (r) | Millwall | 5–1 | Northampton Town | Millwall |
19:30 BST | B.Best | Stadium: The Den Attendance: 10,167 |
Appearances and goals
More information Pos, Player ...
Pos | Player | Division Three | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||||||||||
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Starts | Sub | Goals | Starts | Sub | Goals | Starts | Sub | Goals | Starts | Sub | Goals | ||||||||
GK | Roger Barron | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | – | – | ||||||
GK | John Brooks | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | ||||||
GK | Bryan Harvey | 39 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 4 | – | – | 44 | – | – | ||||||
FB | Brian Faulkes | 39 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 4 | – | – | 44 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
FB | John Mackin | 38 | 1 | 6 | 1 | – | – | 4 | – | 1 | 43 | 1 | 7 | ||||||
FB | Clive Walker | 24 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 26 | – | – | ||||||
CH | John Roberts | 24 | – | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | – | 4 | ||||||
HB | Graham Carr | 36 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 4 | – | – | 41 | 1 | – | ||||||
HB | John Clarke | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | ||||||
HB | Ron Flowers | 40 | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 43 | – | 2 | ||||||
HB | Joe Kiernan | 37 | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 41 | 1 | 3 | ||||||
HB | John Kurila | 29 | 3 | – | 1 | – | – | 4 | – | – | 34 | 3 | – | ||||||
OF | Graham Felton | 18 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 20 | – | 1 | ||||||
OF | Willie Johnston | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | ||||||
OF | Tommy Knox | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 16 | – | – | ||||||
OF | Barry Lines | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | 15 | – | – | ||||||
OF | Eric Weaver | 23 | – | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 23 | – | 5 | ||||||
IF | Dennis Brown | 14 | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14 | – | 4 | ||||||
IF | John Byrne | 22 | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 22 | – | 3 | ||||||
IF | Ray Price | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | – | – | ||||||
CF | John Fairbrother | 16 | – | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 16 | – | 5 | ||||||
Players who left before end of season: | |||||||||||||||||||
OF | Billy Best | 8 | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||
IF | Don Martin | 27 | – | 12 | 1 | – | – | 4 | – | 1 | 32 | – | 13 | ||||||
CF | Jim Hall | 17 | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | 3 | – | 1 | 21 | – | 3 | ||||||
CF | Frank Large | 16 | – | 7 | – | – | – | 4 | – | 2 | 20 | – | 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.