1960–61 Northampton Town F.C. season

The 1960–61 season was Northampton Town's 64th season in their history and the third successive season in the Fourth Division. Alongside competing in Division Four, the club also participated in the FA Cup, and the newly introduced Football League Cup.

Northampton Town
1960–61 season
ChairmanWalter Penn
ManagerDave Bowen
StadiumCounty Ground
Division Four3rd
FA CupThird round
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Laurie Brown (22)
All: Laurie Brown (25)
Highest home attendance21,000 vs Peterborough United
Lowest home attendance6,835 vs Workington
Average home league attendance10,682

Players

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As of match played 29 April 1961.
Name Position Nat. Place of Birth Date of Birth (Age) Apps Goals Previous club Date signed Fee
Goalkeepers
Tony Brewer GK   Edmonton (1932-05-20)20 May 1932 (aged 28) 90 0 Millwall August 1958
Norman Coe GK   Swansea (1940-12-06)6 December 1940 (aged 20) 31 0 Arsenal July 1960
Full backs
Tony Claypole RB   Weldon (1937-02-13)13 February 1937 (aged 24) 100 1 Apprentice August 1956 N/A
Ralph Phillips RB   Hetton-le-Hole (1933-08-09)9 August 1933 (aged 27) 89 1 Middlesbrough November 1958
Tony Haskins LB   Northampton (1935-07-26)26 July 1935 (aged 25) 7 0 Belper Town August 1959
Ron Patterson (c) LB   Gateshead (1929-10-30)30 October 1929 (aged 31) 315 5 Middlesbrough Summer 1952
Half backs
Terry Branston CH   Rugby (1938-07-25)25 July 1938 (aged 22) 17 0 Apprentice October 1958 N/A
Colin Gale CH   Pontypridd (1932-08-31)31 August 1932 (aged 28) 222 1 Cardiff City March 1956 £1,500[1]
Alec Carson WH   Clarkston (1942-11-12)12 November 1942 (aged 18) 1 0 Apprentice November 1959 N/A
Barry Cooke WH   Wolverhampton (1938-01-12)12 January 1938 (aged 23) 61 1 West Bromwich Albion July 1959
Mike Everitt WH   Weeley (1941-01-16)16 January 1941 (aged 20) 16 4 Arsenal February 1961 £4,000
Roly Mills WH   Daventry (1933-06-22)22 June 1933 (aged 27) 241 28 Apprentice May 1951 N/A
Inside/Outside forwards
Tommy Fowler OF   Prescot (1924-12-16)16 December 1924 (aged 36) 547 88 Everton March 1945
Barry Lines OF   Bletchley (1942-05-16)16 May 1942 (aged 18) 27 5 Bletchley Town September 1960
Ron Spelman OF   Blofield (1938-05-22)22 May 1938 (aged 22) 12 1 Norwich City November 1960
Ken Tucker OF   Merthyr Tydfil (1935-07-15)15 July 1935 (aged 25) 13 3 Shrewsbury Town January 1960
Derek Woods OF   Northampton (1941-03-23)23 March 1941 (aged 20) 0 0 Apprentice June 1959 N/A
Davie Laird IF   Rutherglen (1936-02-11)11 February 1936 (aged 25) 14 1 St Mirren August 1960
Derek Leck IF   Deal (1937-02-08)8 February 1937 (aged 24) 78 34 Millwall June 1958
Jimmy Moran IF   Cleland (1935-03-06)6 March 1935 (aged 26) 15 5 Norwich City January 1961
Mike Wright IF   Newmarket (1942-01-16)16 January 1942 (aged 19) 27 7 Newmarket Town January 1960
Centre forwards
Laurie Brown CF   Shildon (1937-08-22)22 August 1937 (aged 23) 38 25 Bishop Auckland October 1960
Bob Edwards CF   Guildford (1931-05-22)22 May 1931 (aged 29) 13 8 Norwich City March 1961

Competitions

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Division Four

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Peterborough United[a] 46 28 10 8 134 65 2.062 66 Division Champions, promoted
2 Crystal Palace 46 29 6 11 110 69 1.594 64 Promoted
3 Northampton Town 46 25 10 11 90 62 1.452 60
4 Bradford (Park Avenue) 46 26 8 12 84 74 1.135 60
5 York City 46 21 9 16 80 60 1.333 51
Source: rsssf.com
Notes:
  1. ^ New club in the league; elected from Midland League

League position by match

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GroundAAHHHAAHHHAHAAHAHHAAHHAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAAHHAAAHHA
ResultWLWWWWWWWWLDLDWDLDDDWWWWDLWWLLLWDWDWLWWWWLDWWL
Position313115431111133433334443323443345443434333333333
Source: 11v11.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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  Win   Draw   Loss

20 August 1960 (1960-08-20) 1 Oldham Athletic 1–2 Northampton Town Oldham
BST M.Deakin     Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 8,929
24 August 1960 (1960-08-24) 2 Workington 3–0 Northampton Town Workington
19:00 BST Stadium: Borough Park
Attendance: 3,439
27 August 1960 (1960-08-27) 3 Northampton Town 2–1 Aldershot Northampton
BST M.Deakin  
D.Leck  
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 8,092
29 August 1960 (1960-08-29) 4 Northampton Town 3–2 Workington Northampton
18:15 BST D.Leck    
M.Wright  
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 6,835
3 September 1960 (1960-09-03) 5 Northampton Town 4–2 Stockport County Northampton
15:00 BST M.Deakin    
M.Wright    
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 8,661
7 September 1960 (1960-09-07) 6 Crewe Alexandra 0–2 Northampton Town Crewe
BST M.Deakin  
D.Leck  
Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 8,499
10 September 1960 (1960-09-10) 7 Bradford (Park Avenue) 1–3 Northampton Town Bradford
BST M.Deakin  
R.Mills  
M.Wright  
Stadium: Park Avenue
Attendance: 7,616
13 September 1960 (1960-09-13) 8 Northampton Town 4–1 Crewe Alexandra Northampton
17:45 BST M.Deakin  
T.Fowler  
D.Leck  
  o.g.'
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 9,034
17 September 1960 (1960-09-17) 9 Northampton Town 3–1 Gillingham Northampton
15:00 BST B.Oláh  
M.Wright    
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 9,575
19 September 1960 (1960-09-19) 10 Northampton Town 3–2 Chester City Northampton
17:30 BST T.Fowler  
B.Oláh  
D.Leck  
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 9,320
24 September 1960 (1960-09-24) 11 Barrow 1–0 Northampton Town Barrow
BST Stadium: Holker Street
Attendance: 5,583
1 October 1960 (1960-10-01) 12 Northampton Town 2–2 Millwall Northampton
BST L.Brown  
D.Leck  
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 11,558
3 October 1960 (1960-10-03) 13 Accrington Stanley 3–2 Northampton Town Accrington
GMT L.Brown  
D.Leck  
Stadium: Peel Park
Attendance: 4,603
8 October 1960 (1960-10-08) 14 Peterborough United 3–3 Northampton Town Peterborough
15:15 GMT M.Deakin  
T.Fowler  
D.Leck  
Stadium: London Road
Attendance: 22,959
15 October 1960 (1960-10-15) 15 Northampton Town 3–1 Southport Northampton
GMT B.Oláh  
K.Tucker    
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 11,014
22 October 1960 (1960-10-22) 16 Darlington 1–1 Northampton Town Darlington
GMT L.Brown   Stadium: Feethams
Attendance: 8,858
29 October 1960 (1960-10-29) 17 Northampton Town 1–2 Crystal Palace Northampton
GMT K.Tucker   Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 13,943
12 November 1960 (1960-11-12) 18 Northampton Town 3–3 Hartlepool United Northampton
GMT L.Brown       Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 9,484
19 November 1960 (1960-11-19) 19 Wrexham 2–2 Northampton Town Wrexham, Wales
15:15 GMT L.Brown     Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 6,328
3 December 1960 (1960-12-03) 20 Rochdale 1–1 Northampton Town Rochdale
15:15 GMT B.Lines   Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 2,173
10 December 1960 (1960-12-10) 21 Northampton Town 1–0 Mansfield Town Northampton
GMT D.Laird   Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 8,129
17 December 1960 (1960-12-17) 22 Northampton Town 1–0 Oldham Athletic Northampton
GMT R.Spelman   Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 9,710
26 December 1960 (1960-12-26) 23 York City 0–1 Northampton Town York
GMT   o.g.' Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 7,391
27 December 1960 (1960-12-27) 24 Northampton Town 3–1 York City Northampton
GMT L.Brown    
B.Lines  
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 18,384
31 December 1960 (1960-12-31) 25 Aldershot 2–2 Northampton Town Aldershot
GMT L.Brown  
M.Deakin  
Stadium: Recreation Ground
Attendance: 7,117
21 January 1961 (1961-01-21) 26 Northampton Town 0–1 Bradford (Park Avenue) Northampton
GMT Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 9,749
28 January 1961 (1961-01-28) 27 Doncaster Rovers 0–2 Northampton Town Doncaster
GMT L.Brown  
M.Deakin  
Stadium: Belle Vue
Attendance: 3,028
11 February 1961 (1961-02-11) 28 Northampton Town 3–0 Barrow Northampton
GMT L.Brown    
J.Moran  
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 9,255
18 February 1961 (1961-02-18) 29 Millwall 3–1 Northampton Town Doncaster
15:15 GMT B.Cooke  
C.Gale  
Stadium: Belle Vue
Attendance: 11,707
25 February 1961 (1961-02-25) 30 Northampton Town 0–3 Peterborough United Northampton
GMT Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 21,000
4 March 1961 (1961-03-04) 31 Southport 2–0 Northampton Town Southport
GMT Stadium: Haig Avenue
Attendance: 4,693
8 March 1961 (1961-03-08) 32 Chester City 0–2 Northampton Town Chester
19:30 GMT M.Everitt  
D.Leck  
Stadium: Sealand Road
Attendance: 5,455
11 March 1961 (1961-03-11) 33 Northampton Town 1–1 Darlington Northampton
GMT L.Brown   Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 10,124
18 March 1961 (1961-03-18) 34 Crystal Palace 2–3 Northampton Town Selhurst, London
GMT B.Edwards    
D.Leck  
Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 20,668
21 March 1961 (1961-03-21) 35 Northampton Town 0–0 Carlisle United Northampton
GMT Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 11,593
25 March 1961 (1961-03-25) 36 Northampton Town 3–0 Doncaster Rovers Northampton
GMT B.Edwards  
D.Leck    
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 8,604
1 April 1961 (1961-04-01) 37 Hartlepool United 4–2 Northampton Town Hartlepool
BST B.Edwards     Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 3,460
3 April 1961 (1961-04-03) 38 Exeter City 1–3 Northampton Town Exeter
15:00 BST B.Edwards  
M.Everitt  
J.Moran  
Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 5,903
4 April 1961 (1961-04-04) 39 Northampton Town 3–1 Exeter City Northampton
19:15 GMT L.Brown       Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 12,402
8 April 1961 (1961-04-08) 40 Northampton Town 3–0 Wrexham Northampton
15:00 GMT L.Brown  
M.Everitt  
B.Lines  
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 11,507
12 April 1961 (1961-04-12) 41 Gillingham 0–1 Northampton Town Gillingham
18:00 BST B.Lines   Stadium: Priestfield
Attendance: 4,831
Note: Fixture was previously postponed on February 4, 1961.[2]
15 April 1961 (1961-04-15) 42 Carlisle United 2–1 Northampton Town Carlisle
15:00 BST R.Mills   Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 3,985
17 April 1961 (1961-04-17) 43 Stockport County 1–1 Northampton Town Stockport
19:30 BST B.Edwards   Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 4,307
Note: Fixture was previously postponed on January 14, 1961.[2]
22 April 1961 (1961-04-22) 44 Northampton Town 5–1 Rochdale Northampton
GMT L.Brown    
J.Moran      
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 9,535
25 April 1961 (1961-04-25) 45 Northampton Town 2–1 Accrington Stanley Northampton
GMT L.Brown  
B.Lines  
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 8,167
29 April 1961 (1961-04-29) 46 Mansfield Town 4–2 Northampton Town Mansfield
15:00 BST B.Edwards  
M.Everitt  
Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 4,872

FA Cup

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5 November 1960 (1960-11-05) First round Northampton Town 2–1 Hastings United Northampton
GMT L.Brown  
Wilson  
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 11,141
26 November 1960 (1960-11-26) Second round Romford 1–5 Northampton Town Romford, London
14:15 GMT L.Brown    
D.Leck      
Stadium: Brooklands Stadium
Attendance: 11,073
7 January 1961 (1961-01-07) Third round Luton Town 4–0 Northampton Town Luton
15:00 GMT Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 26,220

League Cup

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18 October 1960 (1960-10-18) First round Northampton Town 1–1 Wrexham Northampton
GMT B.Cooke Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 12,029
25 October 1960 (1960-10-25) First round (r) Wrexham 2–0 Northampton Town Wrexham, Wales
19:00 GMT Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 7,518

Appearances and goals

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Pos Player Division Four FA Cup League Cup Total
Starts Goals Starts Goals Starts Goals Starts Goals
GK Tony Brewer 18 1 1 20
GK Norman Coe 28 2 1 31
FB Tony Claypole 42 3 2 47
FB Tony Haskins
FB Ron Patterson 8 8
FB Ralph Phillips 42 3 2 47
HB Terry Branston 17 17
HB Alec Carson 1 1
HB Barry Cooke 31 1 2 1 34 1
HB Mike Everitt 16 4 16 4
HB Colin Gale 39 3 2 44
HB Roly Mills 45 2 3 2 1 50 3
OF Tommy Fowler 19 3 19 3
OF Barry Lines 24 5 2 1 27 5
OF Ron Spelman 11 1 1 12 1
OF Ken Tucker 7 3 2 1 10 3
OF Derek Woods
IF Davie Laird 12 1 1 1 14 1
IF Derek Leck 29 13 3 3 1 33 16
IF Jimmy Moran 15 5 15 5
IF Wilson 1 1 1 1
IF Mike Wright 23 6 2 25 6
CF Laurie Brown 33 22 3 3 2 38 25
CF Bob Edwards 13 8 13 8
Players who left before end of season:
OF Béla Oláh 14 3 1 15 3
CF Mike Deakin 19 11 1 2 22 11

References

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  1. ^ "Arsenal Crash Out Of The FA Cup At Northampton On This Day, 4th January 1958". Arsenal On This Day. 4 January 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  2. ^ a b "1960/61 Division 4". ntfcmemorabilia.weebly.com. 28 January 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2024.

Books

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