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List of Northampton Town F.C. players

This is a list of notable footballers who have played for Northampton Town. The aim is for this list to include all players that have played 100 or more senior matches for the club. Other players who are deemed to have played an important role for the club can be included, but the reason for their notability should be included in the 'Notes' column.

For a list of all Northampton Town players with a Wikipedia article, see Category:Northampton Town F.C. players. For the current Northampton Town first-team squad, see the Players section of the club's main article.

Players are listed according to the year of their first team debut for the club, and then by order of surname. The 1909 FA Charity Shield match is included in the statistics, however wartime matches are excluded.

Notable players edit

  • Statistics correct as of 27 April 2024.

  This and the † indicate that they are a club record holder
  This indicates that they played their full career at Northampton Town.
  Italics This indicates they received international honours while not at the club.
(n/a) = Information not available
Players in bold are still playing for the club.

Name Nat. Position[1] Period League Total International honours Caps Notes
Apps Goals Apps Goals
James Frost   Outside forward 1900–1907 189 22 205 22
Ralph Howe   Wing-half 1901–1906 155 2 169 2
Herbert Neal   Wing-half 1901–1907 153 8 164 8
Herbert Chapman   Inside forward 1901, 1904, 1907–1909 67 23 80 39 †[2]
Peter Durber   Full-back 1902–1906 112 0 117 0
Bill Perkins   Goalkeeper 1903–1906 101 0 109 0
George Cooch   Goalkeeper 1905–1909 125 0 133[3] 0
Edwin Freeman   Outside forward 1905–1920 341 19 364[3] 21
Dave McCartney   Centre-half 1907–1910 106 8 113[3] 9
Frank McDiarmid   Outside forward 1907–1911 138 18 149[3] 19
Fred Lessons   Centre-forward 1907–1915 234 75 249[3] 79 †[4]
Lloyd Davies   Full-back 1907–1920 311 3 330[3] 3   Wales 16 †[5]
Albert Lewis   Inside forward 1908–1913 164 85 179[3] 90
Jock Manning   Wing-half 1908–1920 264 8 283[3] 8
Fanny Walden   Outside forward 1909–1913, 1926–1927 128 27 137 29   England 2 †[6]
Thomas Thorpe   Goalkeeper 1909–1914 254 2 270 2
Bobby Hughes   Outside forward 1909–1915 112 23 116 23
Fred Clipston   Full-back 1910–1920 174 6 185 6
Harry King   Centre-forward 1911–1914 99 68 105 70
Walter Tull   Wing-half 1911–1915 105 9 108 9 †[7]
William Lockett   Centre-forward 1914–1926 262 100 282 109   England Schools
Billy Pease   Outside forward 1919–1925 278 46 299 52   England 1
Charles Smith   Goalkeeper 1919–1925 190 0 198 1
Bob Hewison   Utility 1920–1925 99 8 108 9 †[8]
Willie Watson   Full-back 1920–1929 326 4 352 5
Billy Williams   Wing-half 1921–1926 187 3 203 3   Wales 1
Thomas Jeffs   Full-back 1921–1927 143 0 160 0
Louis Page   Outside forward 1922–1925 122 24 129 26   England 7
Frank Brett   Full-back 1923–1929 254 4 273 4
Ernie Cockle   Centre-forward 1924–1927 97 46 104 46
Ralph Hoten   Inside forward 1924–1930 197 75 213 84 †[9]
Len Hammond   Goalkeeper 1924–1932 301 0 326 0
George Allon   Wing-half 1926–1931 185 7 192 7
Robert Maloney   Centre-half 1926–1931 183 4 194 4
Tommy Wells   Outside forward 1926–1934 277 73 305 84
William Cave   Goalkeeper 1926–1937 93 0 104 0
Tom Smith   Inside forward 1927–1930 112 22 121 22
Ted Bowen   Centre-forward 1927–1931 162 114 172 120 †[10]
George O'Dell   Wing-half 1927–1932 147 10 158 10
Albert Dawes   Centre-forward 1929–1933 164 82 175 94 †[11][12]
Fred Dawes   Full-back 1929–1936 162 1 185 4
Len Riches   Wing-half 1929–1937 136 8 151 9
Frank Davies   Wing-half 1930–1933 144 7 164 13
Tommy Boyle   Inside forward 1930–1935 142 33 151 35
Danny Tolland   Inside forward 1933–1937 138 26 150 30
Billy Thayne   Centre-half 1935–1938 138 0 143 0
Bill Gormlie   Goalkeeper 1935–1938 133 0 143 0
Sid Russell   Full-back 1935–1938 109 0 117 0
Bobby King   Forward 1937–1939, 1947–1949 99 23 102 23
Bill Barron   Full-back 1938–1951 166 4 189 4 †[13]
Gwyn Hughes   Wing-half 1945–1956 226 15 246 19
Tom Smalley   Full-back 1945–1951 200 2 226 2   England 1
Dave Smith   Inside forward 1946–1951 128 31 142 33
Tommy Fowler   Outside forward 1946–1961 521 84 552 88 †[14]
Dave Bowen   Wing-half 1947–1950, 1959–1960 34 1 35 1   Wales 19 †[15]
Bill Coley   Wing-half 1947–1951 104 7 113 7
Jack English   Outside forward 1947–1960 302 135 322 143 †[16]
Jack Ansell   Goalkeeper 1948–1952 131 0 142 0
Ben Collins   Centre-half 1948–1959 213 0 224 0
Maurice Candlin   Half-back 1949–1953 139 1 152 2
Jack Southam   Full-back 1949–1955 145 1 156 2
John Smith   Wing-half 1949–1960 186 9 195 9
Willie O'Donnell   Centre-forward 1951–1954 105 44 109 44
Fred Ramscar   Inside forward 1951–1955 139 55 146 59
Alf Wood   Goalkeeper 1951–1955 139 0 146 0
Tom McLain   Wing-half 1952–1955 96 11 101 11
Ron Patterson   Full-back 1952–1962 300 5 317 5
Maurice Marston   Full-back 1953–1957 149 2 155 2
Ray Yeoman   Wing-half 1953–1959 169 4 176 4
Roly Mills   Wing-half 1954–1964 305 30 324 33   England Youth
Ken Leek   Inside forward 1955–1958, 1964–1965 87 31 93 33   Wales 13 †[17]
Alan Woan   Inside forward 1956–1959 119 68 123 69
Tony Claypole   Full-back 1956–1961 116 1 125 1
Colin Gale   Centre-half 1956–1962 211 0 222 1
Derek Leck   Wing-half 1958–1966 246 45 267 49
Terry Branston   Centre-half 1960–1967 246 2 271 2
Barry Lines   Outside forward 1960–1970 266 48 294 50
Cliff Holton   Inside forward 1961–1962 62 50 68 54 †[18]
Mike Everitt   Full-back 1961–1967 207 15 227 17
Theo Foley   Full-back 1961–1967 204 8 220 11   Republic of Ireland 9 †[19]
John Kurila   Wing-half 1962–1963, 1964–1968 148 4 162 8
Graham Carr   Half-back 1962–1968 85 0 96 0   England Youth †[20]
Frank Large   Centre-forward 1962–1963
1966–1967
1969–1972		 220 88 250 96
Don Martin   Utility 1962–1968, 1976–1978 228 69 252 81   England Youth
Bryan Harvey   Goalkeeper 1963–1967 165 0 181 0
Billy Best   Utility 1963–1968, 1973–1978 243 49 271 56 †[21][22]
Jim Hall   Centre-forward 1963–1967, 1975–1978 124 35 141 39   England Youth †[23]
Joe Kiernan   Wing-half 1963–1971 308 13 352 14
Graham Moore   Inside forward 1964–1967 53 10 59 12   Wales 21 †[24]
John Mackin   Full-back 1965–1969 101 11 112 13
John Clarke   Centre-half 1965–1975 233 1 262 1   England Youth
Graham Felton   Winger 1966–1976 254 25 286 27   England Youth
Ron Flowers   Midfielder 1967–1969 62 4 67 4   England 49 †[25]
John Roberts   Utility 1967–1969 62 11 67 13   Wales 22 †[26]
John Fairbrother   Forward 1968–1971 140 56 164 62
Ray Fairfax   Full-back 1968–1971 116 2 138 2
Frank Rankmore   Centre-back 1968–1971 103 15 126 19   Wales 1
Phil Neal   Utility 1968–1974 187 28 208 30   England 50
Dixie McNeil   Forward 1969–1972 85 33 102 38
Trevor Gould   Midfielder 1970–1973 105 6 110 6   England Youth †[27]
John Buchanan   Midfielder 1970–1974, 1981–1983 183 30 209 34
Alan Starling   Goalkeeper 1971–1976 238 1 258 1
Barry Tucker   Full-back 1971–1977, 1982–1984 277 8 302 8
John Gregory   Utility 1972–1977 187 8 203 10   England 6
Paul Stratford   Forward 1972–1978 172 59 188 61 †[28]
Stuart Robertson   Centre-back 1972–1979 254 27 281 29 †[29]
Dave Carlton   Midfielder 1973–1977, 1980–1982 180 7 194 8
Derrick Christie   Winger 1974–1979 138 18 156 21
John Farrington   Winger 1974–1980 232 29 253 31
Steve Phillips   Forward 1975–1977, 1980–1982 126 38 141 43   England Youth †[30]
Andy McGowan   Midfielder 1975–1978 105 14 111 14   England Youth
Steve Bryant   Midfielder 1976–1979, 1982 107 5 117 5 †[31]
George Reilly   Forward 1976–1980 127 45 144 54
Keith Williams   Midfielder 1976–1981 131 6 142 7 †[32]
Andy Poole   Goalkeeper 1978–1982 141 0 157 0 †[33]
Paul Saunders   Utility 1978–1983 125 5 141 5
Peter Denyer   Midfielder 1979–1983 148 28 170 34
Mark Heeley   Winger 1979–1983 92 5 110 6
Adam Sandy   Midfielder 1979–1983 104 6 113 8
Wakeley Gage   Centre-back 1979–1985 218 17 253 22 †[34][35][36]
Gary Saxby   Midfielder 1980–1983 96 11 114 14
Adrian Burrows   Centre-back 1982–1984 88 4 106 5
Peter Gleasure   Goalkeeper 1983–1991 344 0 412 0 †[37][38]
Steve Brown   Midfielder 1983–1985, 1989–1994 173 22 205 26
Russell Lewis   Centre-back 1983–1986 132 6 155 6   Wales Semi-pro †[39]
Brian Mundee   Full-back 1983–1986 100 3 118 4   England Youth
Ian Benjamin   Forward 1984–1988 150 59 180 69   England Youth †[40]
Warren Donald   Midfielder 1984–1990 188 13 220 14   England Schools
Richard Hill   Midfielder 1985–1987 86 46 103 52 †[41][42][43]
Trevor Morley   Forward 1985–1988 107 39 130 45   England Semi-pro †[44]
Graham Reed   Full-back 1985–1988 112 2 138 2
Phil Chard   Utility 1985–1988, 1989–1994 278 46 331 54 †[45][46]
Eddie McGoldrick   Midfielder 1986–1988 107 9 130 11   Republic of Ireland 15
Dave Gilbert   Winger 1986–1989 120 21 145 27
Russ Wilcox   Centre-back 1986–1990 138 9 162 10   England Semi-pro
Keith McPherson   Centre-back 1986–1990 182 8 216 9 †[47][48]
Paul Wilson   Full-back 1987–1992 141 6 168 7
Steve Berry   Midfielder 1988–1991 102 7 123 10
Trevor Quow   Midfielder 1988–1992 88 2 100 2   England Youth
Tony Adcock   Forward 1988–1989, 1991–1992 107 40 122 46 †[49]
Bobby Barnes   Forward 1989–1992 98 37 118 44   England Youth
Terry Angus   Centre-back 1990–1993 116 6 138 6
Micky Bell   Winger 1990–1994 153 10 178 12
Steve Terry   Centre-back 1990–1994 181 17 211 18 †[50]
Jason Burnham   Full-back 1991–1994 88 2 108 2
Barry Richardson   Goalkeeper 1991–1994 96 0 113 0 †[51]
Lee Colkin   Full-back 1991–1998 99 3 119 4
Darren Harmon   Midfielder 1992–1995 89 12 106 13 †[52]
Ian Sampson   Centre-back 1994–2004 390 26 449 31 †[53][54]
Neil Grayson   Forward 1994–1997 120 31 141 34 †[55]
Ray Warburton   Centre-back 1994–1998 187 12 222 16 †[56]
Andy Woodman   Goalkeeper 1995–1999 163 0 197 0
Dean Peer   Midfielder 1995–2000 128 5 156 7
Roy Hunter   Midfielder 1995–2002 177 17 211 20
Ali Gibb   Winger 1996–2000 129 4 158 4
Sean Parrish   Midfielder 1996–2000 108 12 122 16
Ian Clarkson   Full-back 1996–2000 94 1 119 2 †[58]
James Hunt   Midfielder 1997–2002 174 8 205 10
John Frain   Full-back 1997–2003 213 4 252 8
Carlo Corazzin   Forward 1998–2000 78 30 89 32   Canada 59 †[59][60]
Dave Savage   Midfielder 1998–2001 113 18 124 18   Republic of Ireland 5
Richard Hope   Centre-back 1998–2003 134 7 153 7
Duncan Spedding   Full-back 1998–2003 123 1 143 1
Ian Hendon   Full-back 1999–2000 60 3 66 4   England Under-21 †[61]
Keith Welch   Goalkeeper 1999–2002 117 0 127 0 †[62]
Jamie Forrester   Forward 2000–2003 121 45 136 50   England Youth
Marco Gabbiadini   Forward 2000–2003 120 25 136 30   England 'B'
Chris Hargreaves   Midfielder 2000–2004 151 6 175 11 †[63]
Derek Asamoah   Forward 2001–2004 112 10 132 13   Ghana 4
Paul Trollope   Midfielder 2002–2004 84 8 100 8   Wales 9
Lee Harper   Goalkeeper 2002–2007 156 0 182 0 †[64]
Chris Willmott   Centre-back 2003–2005 81 1 101 1
Josh Low   Winger 2003–2006 102 15 124 19   Wales Under-21 †[65][66]
Martin Smith   Midfielder 2003–2006 104 23 127 29   England Under-21
Luke Chambers   Centre-back 2003–2007 122 1 149 1
Marc Richards   Forward 2003–2005, 2014–2018 176 54 210 63   England Under-20 †[67]
Chris Doig   Centre-back 2003, 2005–2009 129 4 147 5   Scotland Under-21
Scott McGleish   Forward 2004–2007, 2008–2009 120 43 143 56 †[68][69]
Mark Bunn   Goalkeeper 2004–2008 90 0 106 0 †[70]
Ian Taylor   Midfielder 2005–2007 66 8 74 8 †[71]
Andy Kirk   Forward 2005–2008 106 30 123 36   Northern Ireland 11
Jason Crowe   Full-back 2005–2009, 2011–2012 182 14 205 17   England Under-20
Ryan Gilligan   Midfielder 2005–2011 181 20 206 23
Mark Hughes   Centre-back 2006–2009 93 4 106 4
Chris Dunn   Goalkeeper 2006–2011 98 0 110 0
Andy Holt   Utility 2006–2012 191 16 220 17
Danny Jackman   Full-back 2007–2009 82 9 93 9 †[72][73]
Adebayo Akinfenwa   Forward 2007–2010, 2011–2013 168 71 188 74 †[74]
Luke Guttridge   Midfielder 2008–2010, 2012–2013 100 10 112 14
Abdul Osman   Midfielder 2008–2011 104 7 118 7
Michael Jacobs   Winger 2009–2012 87 11 100 15 †[75][76]
John Johnson   Full-back 2009–2013 139 13 151 14
Ben Tozer   Utility 2010–2015 173 6 199 7
Kelvin Langmead   Centre-back 2011–2015 90 11 104 12 †[77]
Chris Hackett   Winger 2012–2016 122 11 138 12
Ivan Toney   Forward 2012–2015 53 11 60 13   England 2 †[78]
Zander Diamond   Centre-back 2014–2017 113 3 125 5   Scotland 'B' †[79]
Brendan Moloney   Full-back 2014–2018 104 2 115 2   Republic of Ireland Under-21
John-Joe O'Toole   Midfielder 2014–2019 173 33 194 35   Republic of Ireland Under-21 †[80][81]
Ryan Watson   Midfielder 2014, 2015, 2019–2021 80 13 101 17 †[82]
Ricky Holmes   Winger 2015–2016, 2020 58 15 64 17   England 'C' †[83]
Nicky Adams   Winger 2015–2016, 2019–2021 90 4 107 6   Wales Under-21 †[84]
Adam Smith   Goalkeeper 2015–2017 86 0 94 0 †[85]
David Buchanan   Full-back 2015–2019 162 1 187 1   Northern Ireland Under-21
Sam Hoskins   Winger 2015– 334 81 378 90 †[86][87]
Shaun McWilliams   Midfielder 2016– 200 6 229 7
David Cornell   Goalkeeper 2016–2020 92 0 108 0   Wales Under-21
Charlie Goode   Centre-back 2019–2020 53 3 62 4   England 'C' †[88][89][90]
Fraser Horsfall   Centre-back 2020–2022 85 12 100 12   England 'C' †[91]
Jack Sowerby   Midfielder 2020– 130 2 141 2
Jon Guthrie   Centre-back 2021– 121 14 130 14 †[92]
Mitch Pinnock   Winger 2021– 136 22 149 23   England 'C'
Liam Roberts   Goalkeeper 2021–2022 46 0 49 0 †[93][94]
Louis Appéré   Forward 2022– 98 17 106 18

Notes edit

  1. ^ For a full description of positions see football positions.
  2. ^ Manager of Northampton from 1907–1912.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h Northampton Town's only appearance in the Charity Shield is included in the overall total.
  4. ^ Manager of Northampton for between 1913–1918.
  5. ^ Club record holder for oldest first team player; 42 years old and most international caps while at the club; 12 caps for Wales.
  6. ^ Also played first-class cricket for Northamptonshire County Cricket Club.
  7. ^ Became the first "coloured" infantry officer in the British Army
  8. ^ Player-manager of Northampton for between 1920–1925.
  9. ^ Joint club record holder with Bert Dawes for most goals in one match; 5 v Crystal Palace (H) won 8–1 Division Three South 1928/29.
  10. ^ Club record holder for most league goals in Division Three South; 34 in 1928–29.
  11. ^ Joint club record holder with Ralph Hoten for most goals in one match; 5 v Lloyds Bank (H) won 8–1 FA Cup Round One 1932/33.
  12. ^ Joint club record holder with Albert Lewis for most hat-tricks; 7.
  13. ^ Also played first-class cricket for Northamptonshire County Cricket Club.
  14. ^ Club record holder for most competitive appearances.
  15. ^ Manager of Northampton for two spells between 1959–1967 and 1969–1972.
  16. ^ Club record holder for most competitive goals.
  17. ^ Member of Wales' 1958 World Cup squad.
  18. ^ Club record holder for most goals in a season; 36 in 1961/62 Division Three.
  19. ^ Manager of Northampton between 1990–1992.
  20. ^ Manager of Northampton between 1985–1990.
  21. ^ Inaugural Northampton Town 1975 Player of the Year.
  22. ^ Northampton Town 1977 Player of the Year.
  23. ^ Northampton Town 1976 Player of the Year.
  24. ^ BBC Wales Sports Personality of the Year in 1959.
  25. ^ Member of England's 1966 World Cup winning squad and player-manager of Northampton between 1968–1969.
  26. ^ Sold to Arsenal for record fee at the time of £30,000.
  27. ^ Former Head of Centre of Excellence at Northampton Town.
  28. ^ Included the 1974/75 PFA Division Four Team of the Year.
  29. ^ Northampton Town 1979 Player of the Year.
  30. ^ Included the 1980/81 PFA Division Four Team of the Year.
  31. ^ Northampton Town 1978 Player of the Year.
  32. ^ Northampton Town 1981 Player of the Year.
  33. ^ Northampton Town 1980 Player of the Year.
  34. ^ Northampton Town 1982 Player of the Year.
  35. ^ Northampton Town 1984 Player of the Year.
  36. ^ Northampton Town 1985 Player of the Year.
  37. ^ Club record holder for most competitive clean sheets; 112
  38. ^ Northampton Town 1988 Player of the Year.
  39. ^ Northampton Town 1986 Player of the Year.
  40. ^ Northampton Town 1987 Player of the Year.
  41. ^ Club record holder for most league goals in Division Four; 33 in 1986–87.
  42. ^ Included the 1986/87 PFA Division Four Team of the Year.
  43. ^ Caretaker-manager of Northampton in 2003
  44. ^ Included the 1986/87 PFA Division Four Team of the Year.
  45. ^ Manager of Northampton between 1992–1993
  46. ^ Northampton Town 1991 Player of the Year.
  47. ^ Included the 1986/87 PFA Division Four Team of the Year.
  48. ^ Northampton Town 1990 Player of the Year.
  49. ^ Northampton Town 1989 Player of the Year.
  50. ^ Northampton Town 1992 Player of the Year.
  51. ^ Northampton Town 1993 Player of the Year.
  52. ^ Northampton Town 1994 Player of the Year.
  53. ^ Manager of Northampton between 2009–2011
  54. ^ Northampton Town 2001 Player of the Year.
  55. ^ Northampton Town 1995 Player of the Year.
  56. ^ Northampton Town 1996 Player of the Year.
  57. ^ Northampton Town 1998 Player of the Year.
  58. ^ Northampton Town 1997 Player of the Year.
  59. ^ 11 International Goals for Canada.
  60. ^ Northampton Town 1999 Player of the Year.
  61. ^ Included the 1999/2000 PFA Division Three Team of the Year.
  62. ^ Northampton Town 2000 Player of the Year.
  63. ^ Northampton Town 2002 Player of the Year.
  64. ^ Northampton Town 2004 Player of the Year.
  65. ^ Club record holder for transfer fee paid; £165,000 from Oldham Athletic in July 2003.
  66. ^ Included the 2005/06 PFA League Two Team of the Year.
  67. ^ Northampton Town 2015 Player of the Year.
  68. ^ Northampton Town 2005 Player of the Year.
  69. ^ Northampton Town 2006 Player of the Year.
  70. ^ Northampton Town 2007 Player of the Year.
  71. ^ Included the 2005/06 PFA League Two Team of the Year.
  72. ^ Northampton Town 2008 Player of the Year.
  73. ^ Northampton Town 2009 Player of the Year.
  74. ^ Northampton Town 2010 Player of the Year.
  75. ^ Northampton Town 2011 Player of the Year.
  76. ^ Northampton Town 2012 Player of the Year.
  77. ^ Northampton Town 2013 Player of the Year.
  78. ^ Former club record holder for youngest player; 16 years and 273 days, against Bradford City, November 2012.
  79. ^ Northampton Town 2017 Player of the Year.
  80. ^ Northampton Town 2016 Player of the Year.
  81. ^ Included the 2015/16 PFA League Two Team of the Year.
  82. ^ Northampton Town 2021 Player of the Year.
  83. ^ Included the 2015/16 PFA League Two Team of the Year.
  84. ^ Included the 2019/20 PFA League Two Team of the Year.
  85. ^ Included the 2015/16 PFA League Two Team of the Year.
  86. ^ Northampton Town 2023 Player of the Year.
  87. ^ Included the 2022/23 PFA League Two Team of the Year.
  88. ^ Club record holder for transfer fee received; £1 Million+ to Brentford in August 2020.
  89. ^ Included the 2019/20 PFA League Two Team of the Year.
  90. ^ Northampton Town 2020 Player of the Year.
  91. ^ Included the 2021/22 PFA League Two Team of the Year.
  92. ^ Included the 2021/22 PFA League Two Team of the Year.
  93. ^ Northampton Town 2022 Player of the Year.
  94. ^ Included the 2021/22 PFA League Two Team of the Year.

References edit

Books

  • Beesley, Mark (2005). Northampton Town: A Season in the Sun 1965–66. London: Desert Island Books. ISBN 978-1905328017.
  • Grande, Frank (1997). Northampton Town F.C.: The Official Centenary History. London: Yore Publications. ISBN 978-1874427674.
  • Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Soccerdata. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
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