1989–90_Northampton_Town_F.C._season

1989–90 Northampton Town F.C. season

1989–90 Northampton Town F.C. season

Northampton Town 1989–90 football season


The 1989–90 season was Northampton Town's 93rd season in their history and the third successive season in the Third Division. Alongside competing in Division Three, the club also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and Associate Members' Cup.

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Players

As of match played 5 May 1990.[1]
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Competitions

Barclays League Division Three

League table

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Source: [citation needed]

Results summary

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Last updated: 7 May 2020.
Source: 11v11.com

League position by match

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A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

19 August 1989 (1989-08-19) 1 Walsall 1–0 Northampton Town Walsall
15:00 BST Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 5,020
26 August 1989 (1989-08-26) 2 Swansea City 1–1 Northampton Town Swansea, Wales
15:00 BST D.Collins Stadium: Vetch Field
Attendance: 3,637
2 September 1989 (1989-09-02) 3 Northampton Town 2–0 Bristol City Northampton
15:00 BST D.Thomas
T.Adcock pen.'
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 4,088
9 September 1989 (1989-09-09) 4 Wigan Athletic 0–0 Northampton Town Wigan
15:00 BST Stadium: Springfield Park
Attendance: 2,289
Referee: John Watson
16 September 1989 (1989-09-16) 5 Northampton Town 2–1 Shrewsbury Town Northampton
15:00 BST D.Collins
T.Adcock pen.'
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 3,084
Referee: David Elleray
23 September 1989 (1989-09-23) 6 Crewe Alexandra 2–1 Northampton Town Crewe
15:00 BST D.Collins Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 2,289
26 September 1989 (1989-09-26) 7 Cardiff City 2–3 Northampton Town Cardiff, Wales
19:30 BST T.Quow
T.Adcock
D.Thomas
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 2,801
30 September 1989 (1989-09-30) 8 Northampton Town 0–1 Bury Northampton
15:00 BST Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 3,486
7 October 1989 (1989-10-07) 9 Northampton Town 1–2 Preston North End Northampton
15:00 BST D.Collins Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 3,039
14 October 1989 (1989-10-14) 10 Birmingham City 4–0 Northampton Town Birmingham
15:00 BST N.Gleghorn
D.Bailey pen.'
Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 8,731
Referee: Paul Harrison
17 October 1989 (1989-10-17) 11 Northampton Town 4–2 Blackpool Northampton
19:30 BST W.Donald
R.Wilcox
B.Barnes
D.Collins
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 3,098
21 October 1989 (1989-10-21) 12 Bristol Rovers 4–2 Northampton Town Bath
15:00 BST S.Brown
B.Barnes pen.'
Stadium: Twerton Park
Attendance: 4,920
28 October 1989 (1989-10-28) 13 Northampton Town 0–0 Notts County Northampton
15:00 BST Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 3,734
21 October 1989 (1989-10-21) 14 Fulham 1–1 Northampton Town Fulham, London
19:30 GMT B.Barnes pen.' Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 3,518
4 November 1989 (1989-11-04) 15 Northampton Town 1–2 Rotherham United Northampton
15:00 GMT B.Barnes pen.' Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 3,598
11 November 1989 (1989-11-11) 16 Huddersfield Town 2–2 Northampton Town Huddersfield
15:00 GMT M.Smith
G.Mitchell
I.Gernon
B.Barnes
Stadium: Leeds Road
Attendance: 4,973
Referee: Gerald Ashby
25 November 1989 (1989-11-25) 17 Northampton Town 0–2 Brentford Northampton
15:00 GMT E.May
D.Holdsworth
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 3,165
2 December 1989 (1989-12-02) 18 Bolton Wanderers 0–3 Northampton Town Bolton
15:00 GMT B.Barnes
W.Donald
Stadium: Burnden Park
Attendance: 5,501
17 December 1989 (1989-12-17) 19 Northampton Town 2–1 Reading Northampton
15:00 GMT B.Barnes
D.Collins
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 3,025
26 December 1989 (1989-12-26) 20 Leyton Orient 1–1 Northampton Town Leyton, London
15:00 GMT B.Barnes Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 4,784
30 December 1989 (1989-12-30) 21 Mansfield Town 1–2 Northampton Town Mansfield
15:00 GMT S.Berry
B.Barnes
Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 3,210
1 January 1990 (1990-01-01) 22 Northampton Town 1–0 Chester City Northampton
15:00 GMT S.Berry Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 3,823
Referee: Roger Pawley
13 January 1990 (1990-01-13) 23 Northampton Town 1–1 Swansea City Northampton
15:00 GMT B.Barnes Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 3,944
17 February 1990 (1990-02-17) 24 Northampton Town 0–2 Bolton Wanderers Northampton
15:00 GMT D.Thomas Red card Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 3,432
20 February 1990 (1990-02-20) 25 Northampton Town 1–1 Walsall Northampton
19:30 GMT D.Collins Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 2,617
25 February 1990 (1990-02-25) 26 Brentford 3–2 Northampton Town Brentford, London
15:00 GMT G.Blissett
D.Holdsworth
D.Thomas
D.Collins
Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 6,391
3 March 1990 (1990-03-03) 27 Northampton Town 0–4 Tranmere Rovers Northampton
15:00 GMT Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 3,147
6 March 1990 (1990-03-06) 28 Bury 1–0 Northampton Town Bury
19:30 GMT Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 2,327
10 March 1990 (1990-03-10) 29 Northampton Town 1–1 Cardiff City Northampton
15:00 GMT B.Barnes pen.' Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 2,574
13 March 1990 (1990-03-13) 30 Northampton Town 1–1 Wigan Athletic Northampton
19:30 GMT P.Chard Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 2,172
Referee: Jim Rushton
17 March 1990 (1990-03-17) 31 Preston North End 0–0 Northampton Town Preston
15:00 GMT Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 5,686
20 March 1990 (1990-03-20) 32 Northampton Town 2–2 Birmingham City Northampton
19:30 GMT S.Terry
R.Wilcox
D.Peer
N.Gleghorn
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 4,346
Referee: Peter Jones
24 March 1990 (1990-03-24) 33 Blackpool 1–0 Northampton Town Blackpool
15:00 GMT Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 5,686
27 March 1990 (1990-03-27) 34 Bristol City 3–1 Northampton Town Bristol
19:30 BST B.Barnes Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 3,296
31 March 1990 (1990-03-31) 35 Northampton Town 1–2 Bristol Rovers Northampton
15:00 BST A.Thorpe
W.Donald Red card
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 3,774
3 April 1990 (1990-04-03) 36 Shrewsbury Town 2–0 Northampton Town Shrewsbury
19:30 BST Stadium: Gay Meadow
Attendance: 2,314
7 April 1990 (1990-04-07) 37 Northampton Town 2–2 Fulham Northampton
15:00 BST B.Sandeman
A.Thorpe
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 2,882
10 April 1990 (1990-04-10) 38 Notts County 3–2 Northampton Town Nottingham
19:30 BST S.Terry
B.Barnes
Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 5,396
14 April 1990 (1990-04-14) 39 Chester City 0–1 Northampton Town Chester
15:00 BST B.Barnes pen.' Stadium: Sealand Road
Attendance: 2,242
16 April 1990 (1990-04-16) 40 Northampton Town 0–1 Leyton Orient Northampton
15:00 BST Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 3,215
21 April 1990 (1990-04-21) 41 Reading 3–2 Northampton Town Reading
15:00 BST B.Barnes pen.'
K.McPherson
Stadium: Elm Park
Attendance: 3,140
24 April 1990 (1990-04-24) 42 Northampton Town 1–2 Mansfield Town Northampton
19:30 BST R.Wilcox Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 2,119
28 April 1990 (1990-04-28) 43 Northampton Town 1–0 Huddersfield Town Northampton
15:00 BST B.Barnes Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 2,388
Referee: Michael Pierce
30 April 1990 (1990-04-30) 44 Northampton Town 3–1 Crewe Alexandra Northampton
19:30 BST B.Barnes pen.'
P.Chard
A.Thorpe
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 2,622
2 May 1990 (1990-05-02) 45 Tranmere Rovers 0–0 Northampton Town Birkenhead
19:30 BST Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 5,363
Referee: Paul Vanes
5 May 1990 (1990-05-05) 46 Rotherham United 2–0 Northampton Town Rotherham
15:00 BST Stadium: Millmoor
Attendance: 3,420

FA Cup

18 November 1989 (1989-11-18) First round Kettering Town 0–1 Northampton Town Kettering
15:00 GMT D.Thomas 69' Stadium: Rockingham Road
Attendance: 6,100
Referee: Ray Lewis
9 December 1989 (1989-12-09) Second round Northampton Town 0–0 Aylesbury United Northampton
15:00 GMT Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 6,098
Referee: Allan Gunn
13 December 1990 (1990-12-13) Second round (r) Aylesbury United 0–1 Northampton Town Aylesbury
19:30 GMT B.Barnes Stadium: Buckingham Road
Attendance: 4,895
6 January 1990 (1990-01-06) Third round Northampton Town 1–0 Coventry City Northampton
15:00 GMT S.Berry 43' Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 14,529
27 January 1990 (1990-01-27) Fourth round Rochdale 3–0 Northampton Town Rochdale
15:00 GMT Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 9,048

Littlewoods Cup

22 August 1989 (1989-08-22) First round 1st leg Mansfield Town 1–1 Northampton Town Mansfield
19:30 BST T.Adcock Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 3,095
5 September 1989 (1989-09-05) First round 2nd leg Northampton Town 0–2 Mansfield Town Northampton
19:30 BST Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 3,963

Leyland DAF Cup

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7 November 1989 (1989-11-07) Prelim round (s) Colchester United 0–3 Northampton Town Colchester
19:30 GMT Report B.Barnes 26'
P.Chard 76'
D.Collins 88'
Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 1,780
Referee: Danny Vickers
17 January 1990 (1990-01-17) First round (s) Southend United 2–1 Northampton Town Southend-on-Sea
19:30 GMT D.Collins Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 1,346

Appearances and goals

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References

  1. Rollin, Jack, ed. (1990). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1990–91. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 258. ISBN 978-0-356-17911-7.
  2. Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2002). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2002/2003. Harpenden: Queen Anne Press. p. 438. ISBN 978-1-85291-648-0.

Books

  • Grande, Frank (1997). Northampton Town F.C.: The Official Centenary History. London: Yore Publications. ISBN 978-1874427674.

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