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1962–63 Northampton Town F.C. season

The 1962–63 season was Northampton Town's 66th season in their history and the second successive season in the Third Division. Alongside competing in Division Three, the club also participated in the FA Cup and League Cup.

Northampton Town
1962–63 season
ChairmanFred York
ManagerDave Bowen
StadiumCounty Ground
Division Three1st
FA CupFirst round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Alec Ashworth (25)
All: Alec Ashworth (26)
Highest home attendance18,717 vs Coventry City
Lowest home attendance7,771 vs Colchester United
Average home league attendance12,680

Players edit

As of match played 24 May 1963.
Name Position Nat. Place of Birth Date of Birth (Age) Apps Goals Previous club Date signed Fee
Goalkeepers
Chic Brodie GK   Duntocher (1937-02-22)22 February 1937 (aged 26) 85 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers September 1961
Norman Coe GK   Swansea (1940-12-06)6 December 1940 (aged 22) 45 0 Arsenal July 1960
Vic Rouse GK   Swansea (1936-03-16)16 March 1936 (aged 27) 0 0 Crystal Palace April 1963 £1,000
Full backs
Vic Cockcroft LB   Birmingham (1941-02-25)25 February 1941 (aged 22) 10 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers July 1962
Mike Everitt LB   Weeley (1941-01-16)16 January 1941 (aged 22) 87 11 Arsenal February 1961 £4,000
Arnold Woollard LB   Pembroke (1930-08-24)24 August 1930 (aged 32) 31 0 Bournemouth March 1962
Theo Foley RB   Dublin (1937-04-02)2 April 1937 (aged 26) 95 1 Exeter City May 1961 £1,000
Half backs
Terry Branston CH   Rugby (1938-07-25)25 July 1938 (aged 24) 115 0 Apprentice October 1958 N/A
Graham Carr CH   Corbridge (1944-10-25)25 October 1944 (aged 18) 1 0 Apprentice August 1962 N/A
John Kurila WH   Glasgow (1941-04-10)10 April 1941 (aged 22) 43 1 Celtic August 1962
Derek Leck WH   Deal (1937-02-08)8 February 1937 (aged 26) 174 39 Millwall June 1958
Roly Mills WH   Daventry (1933-06-22)22 June 1933 (aged 29) 299 31 Apprentice May 1951 N/A
Inside/Outside forwards
Billy Best OF   Glasgow (1942-09-07)7 September 1942 (aged 20) 0 0 Pollok July 1962
Billy Hails OF   Nettlesworth (1935-02-19)19 February 1935 (aged 28) 26 5 Peterborough United November 1962
Barry Lines OF   Bletchley (1942-05-16)16 May 1942 (aged 21) 119 37 Bletchley Town September 1960
Tommy Robson OF   Gateshead (1944-07-31)31 July 1944 (aged 18) 5 1 Newcastle United August 1961 N/A
Brian Etheridge IF   Northampton (1944-03-04)4 March 1944 (aged 19) 4 0 Apprentice July 1961 N/A
John Reid IF   Newmains (1932-08-20)20 August 1932 (aged 30) 70 15 Bradford City November 1961
Don Martin IF   Corby (1944-02-15)15 February 1944 (aged 19) 2 0 Apprentice July 1962 N/A
Ray Smith IF   Kingston upon Hull (1934-09-13)13 September 1934 (aged 28) 14 4 Peterborough United October 1962
Centre forwards
Alec Ashworth (c) CF   Southport (1939-10-01)1 October 1939 (aged 23) 34 26 Luton Town July 1962
Frank Large CF   Leeds (1940-01-26)26 January 1940 (aged 23) 20 18 Queens Park Rangers March 1963
Bert Llewellyn CF   Golborne (1939-02-05)5 February 1939 (aged 24) 1 0 Port Vale February 1963 £7,000

Competitions edit

Division Three edit

Main article: 1962–63 Football League § Third Division

League table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Northampton Town 46 26 10 10 109 60 1.817 62 Division Champions, promoted
2 Swindon Town 46 22 14 10 87 56 1.554 58 Promoted
3 Port Vale 46 23 8 15 72 58 1.241 54
4 Coventry City 46 18 17 11 83 69 1.203 53
5 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 46 18 16 12 63 46 1.370 52
Source: [citation needed]

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts W D L GF GA Pts W D L GF GA Pts
46 26 10 10 109 60 1.817 62 16 6 1 64 19 38 10 4 9 45 41 24

Last updated: 8 May 2020.
Source: [citation needed]

League position by match edit

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GroundAAHHAHAHHAAHHAAHAAAHHAAAAAHAHHAHHHAHAHHAHHAHAH
ResultDWWLDWDWWWLWDWDWWLLDDLWLWLDWWWLDWDLWWWWWWWLWWW
Position141071016912541322111111223243645333322321211111111
Source: 11v11.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

  Win   Draw   Loss

21 August 1962 (1962-08-21) 1 Bristol Rovers 2–2 Northampton Town Bristol
19:15 BST C.Holton  
B.Lines  		 Stadium: Eastville Stadium
Attendance: 11,649
25 August 1962 (1962-08-25) 2 Swindon Town 2–3 Northampton Town Swindon
BST C.Jackson   10'
A.D'Arcy   72'		 Report C.Holton   67'
R.Sanders   77'
A.Ashworth   82'		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 13,174
Referee: Ken Aston
28 August 1962 (1962-08-28) 3 Northampton Town 2–0 Bristol Rovers Northampton
19:30 BST A.Ashworth     Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 15,661
Referee: Dick Windle
1 September 1962 (1962-09-01) 4 Northampton Town 2–3 Peterborough United Northampton
BST C.Holton  
J.Reid  		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 16,064
8 September 1962 (1962-09-08) 5 Barnsley 1–1 Northampton Town Barnsley
BST A.Ashworth   Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 7,674
11 September 1962 (1962-09-11) 6 Northampton Town 8–0 Wrexham Northampton
BST A.Ashworth    
C.Holton    
J.Reid  
B.Lines      		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 9,555
15 September 1962 (1962-09-15) 7 Colchester United 2–2 Northampton Town Colchester
BST B.Hunt   34'
P.Wright   69'		 A.Ashworth   26', 51' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,413
Referee: Norman Burtenshaw
17 September 1962 (1962-09-17) 8 Northampton Town 7–1 Halifax Town Northampton
BST A.Ashworth    
C.Holton      
B.Lines  
D.Leck  		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 13,975
22 September 1962 (1962-09-22) 9 Northampton Town 1–0 Queens Park Rangers Northampton
BST A.Ashworth   Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 15,469
24 September 1962 (1962-09-24) 10 Halifax Town 1–3 Northampton Town Halifax
BST C.Holton    
B.Lines  		 Stadium: The Shay
Attendance: 4,202
29 September 1962 (1962-09-29) 11 Hull City 2–0 Northampton Town Kingston upon Hull
15:00 BST Stadium: Boothferry Park
Attendance: 9,536
2 October 1962 (1962-10-02) 12 Northampton Town 3–1 Crystal Palace Northampton
BST C.Holton  
D.Leck  
G.Evans  		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 14,204
6 October 1962 (1962-10-06) 13 Northampton Town 2–2 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic Northampton
BST C.Holton  
B.Lines  		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 12,199
10 October 1962 (1962-10-10) 14 Crystal Palace 1–2 Northampton Town Selhurst, London
BST A.Ashworth  
B.Lines  		 Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 13,319
13 October 1962 (1962-10-13) 15 Coventry City 1–1 Northampton Town Coventry
BST T.Bly   A.Ashworth   Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 22,163
20 October 1962 (1962-10-20) 16 Northampton Town 3–1 Bradford (Park Avenue) Northampton
BST A.Ashworth  
J.Reid  
Williamson   o.g.'		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 12,634
24 October 1962 (1962-10-24) 17 Wrexham 1–4 Northampton Town Wrexham, Wales
19:15 BST A.Ashworth    
C.Holton    		 Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 18,841
27 October 1962 (1962-10-27) 18 Watford 4–2 Northampton Town Watford
15:00 BST B.Lines  
R.Sanders  
A.Ashworth  		 Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 19,015
10 November 1962 (1962-11-10) 19 Reading 2–1 Northampton Town Reading
GMT A.Ashworth   Stadium: Elm Park
Attendance: 7,402
17 November 1962 (1962-11-17) 20 Northampton Town 0–0 Port Vale Northampton
GMT Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 8,718
1 December 1962 (1962-12-01) 21 Northampton Town 1–1 Millwall Northampton
GMT B.Hails   Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 10,198
8 December 1962 (1962-12-08) 22 Southend United 5–1 Northampton Town Southend-on-Sea
GMT A.Ashworth   Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 8,203
15 December 1962 (1962-12-15) 23 Carlisle United 1–2 Northampton Town Carlisle
15:00 GMT A.Ashworth  
J.Reid  		 Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 3,933
26 December 1962 (1962-12-26) 24 Notts County 2–1 Northampton Town Nottingham
GMT B.Lines   Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 6,614
9 February 1963 (1963-02-09) 25 Queens Park Rangers 1–3 Northampton Town White City, London
15:00 GMT A.Ashworth  
B.Lines    		 Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 14,238
23 February 1963 (1963-02-23) 26 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 3–0 Northampton Town Bournemouth
15:00 GMT Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 10,230
2 March 1963 (1963-03-02) 27 Northampton Town 0–0 Coventry City Northampton
GMT Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 18,717
9 March 1963 (1963-03-09) 28 Bradford (Park Avenue) 2–3 Northampton Town Bradford
GMT F.Large  
B.Lines    		 Stadium: Park Avenue
Attendance: 6,551
12 March 1963 (1963-03-12) 29 Northampton Town 3–1 Colchester United Northampton
GMT F.Large   4', 43', 78' M.King   15' Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 9,981
16 March 1963 (1963-03-16) 30 Northampton Town 1–0 Watford Northampton
GMT M.Everitt   Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 12,230
23 March 1963 (1963-03-23) 31 Bristol City 3–1 Northampton Town Bristol
15:00 GMT J.Reid   Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 9,642
26 March 1963 (1963-03-26) 32 Northampton Town 1–1 Swindon Town Northampton
GMT B.Hails   38' Report J.Smith   14' Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 16,812
Referee: G M Hartley
Note: Fixture was previously postponed on December 22, 1962.[1]
30 March 1963 (1963-03-30) 33 Northampton Town 5–0 Reading Northampton
GMT A.Ashworth      
F.Large    		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 7,845
2 April 1963 (1963-04-02) 34 Northampton Town 2–2 Notts County Northampton
BST A.Ashworth  
B.Lines  		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 14,606
Note: Fixture was previously postponed on December 29, 1962.[1]
6 April 1963 (1963-04-06) 35 Port Vale 3–1 Northampton Town Burslem
BST B.Lines   Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 8,781
8 April 1963 (1963-04-08) 36 Northampton Town 5–1 Bristol City Northampton
BST F.Large    
R.Mills  
R.Smith    		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 12,366
12 April 1963 (1963-04-12) 37 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–5 Northampton Town Hove
15:00 BST B.Hails  
F.Large  
D.Leck    
R.Jennings   o.g.'		 Stadium: Goldstone Ground
Attendance: 16,354
13 April 1963 (1963-04-13) 38 Northampton Town 5–1 Shrewsbury Town Northampton
BST F.Large   Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 13,350
16 April 1963 (1963-04-16) 39 Northampton Town 3–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Northampton
BST J.Kurila  
F.Large  
R.Jennings   o.g.'		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 17,520
20 April 1963 (1963-04-20) 40 Millwall 1–3 Northampton Town Millwall, London
15:15 BST B.Hails  
J.Reid    		 Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 9,992
23 April 1963 (1963-04-23) 41 Northampton Town 4–2 Barnsley Northampton
BST F.Large    
J.Reid    		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 15,939
27 April 1963 (1963-04-27) 42 Northampton Town 5–3 Southend United Northampton
BST F.Large      
J.Reid  
R.Smith  		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 13,498
1 May 1963 (1963-05-01) 43 Shrewsbury Town 1–0 Northampton Town Shrewsbury
BST B.Hails  
J.Reid    		 Stadium: Gay Meadow
Attendance: 6,052
9 May 1963 (1963-05-09) 44 Northampton Town 2–0 Carlisle United Northampton
BST F.Large     Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 15,094
11 May 1963 (1963-05-11) 45 Peterborough United 0–4 Northampton Town Peterborough
15:15 BST B.Hails  
D.Leck  
R.Smith  
J.Rayner   o.g.'		 Stadium: London Road
Attendance: 17,518
24 May 1963 (1963-05-24) 46 Northampton Town 3–0 Hull City Northampton
BST A.Ashworth  
T.Foley  
J.Reid  		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 12,110

FA Cup edit

Main article: 1962–63 FA Cup
3 November 1962 (1962-11-03) First round Torquay United 2–1 Northampton Town Torquay
GMT M.Everitt   Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 11,844

League Cup edit

Main article: 1962–63 Football League Cup
26 September 1962 (1962-09-26) Second round Northampton Town 2–0 Colchester United Northampton
19:30 BST A.Ashworth  
C.Holton  		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 7,771
16 October 1962 (1962-10-16) Third round Northampton Town 1–1 Preston North End Northampton
BST B.Lines   Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 12,418
29 October 1962 (1962-10-29) Third round (r) Preston North End 2–1 Northampton Town Preston
19:30 GMT J.Reid   Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 7,040

Appearances and goals edit

Pos Player Division Three FA Cup League Cup Total
Starts Goals Starts Goals Starts Goals Starts Goals
GK Chic Brodie 46 – 1 – 3 – 50 –
GK Norman Coe – – – – – – – –
GK Vic Rouse – – – – – – – –
FB Vic Cockcroft 8 – 1 – 1 – 10 –
FB Mike Everitt 28 1 1 1 1 – 30 2
FB Theo Foley 43 1 – – 3 – 46 1
FB Arnold Woollard 15 – 1 – 2 – 18 –
HB Terry Branston 45 – 1 – 3 – 49 –
HB Graham Carr 1 – – – – – 1 –
HB John Kurila 40 1 1 – 2 – 43 1
HB Derek Leck 42 5 1 – 3 – 46 5
HB Roly Mills 19 1 – – – – 19 1
OF Billy Best – – – – – – – –
OF Billy Hails 26 5 – – – – 26 5
OF Barry Lines 46 16 1 – 3 1 50 17
OF Tommy Robson 1 – – – – – 1 –
IF Brian Etheridge – – – – – – – –
IF Don Martin 2 – – – – – 2 –
IF John Reid 41 11 1 – 2 1 44 12
IF Ray Smith 14 4 – – – – 14 4
CF Alec Ashworth 30 25 1 – 3 1 34 26
CF Frank Large 20 18 – – – – 20 18
CF Bert Llewellyn 1 – – – – – 1 –
Players who left before end of season:
OF Roy Sanders 15 2 1 – 3 – 19 2
CF Cliff Holton 21 14 – – 3 1 24 15

References edit

  1. ^ a b "1962/63 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.
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