1964–65 Northampton Town F.C. season

The 1964–65 season was Northampton Town's 68th season in their history and the second successive season in the Second Division. Alongside competing in Division Two, the club also participated in the FA Cup and League Cup.

Northampton Town

1964–65 season
Chairman	Fred York
Manager	Dave Bowen
Stadium	County Ground
Division Two	2nd
FA Cup	Third round
League Cup	Quarter-final
Top goalscorer	League: Don Martin Bobby Brown Tommy Robson (13) All: Don Martin (16)
Highest home attendance	20,660 vs Plymouth Argyle
Lowest home attendance	9,586 vs Bury
Average home league attendance	15,393

Players

As of match played 24 April 1965.

Name	Position	Nat.	Place of Birth	Date of Birth (Age)	Apps	Goals	Previous club	Date signed	Fee
Goalkeepers
Norman Coe	GK		Swansea	(1940-12-06)6 December 1940 (aged 24)	46	0	Arsenal	July 1960
Bryan Harvey	GK		Stepney	(1938-08-26)26 August 1938 (aged 26)	80	0	Blackpool	October 1963	£4,000
Full backs
Vic Cockcroft	LB		Birmingham	(1941-02-25)25 February 1941 (aged 24)	28	0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	July 1962
Mike Everitt	LB		Weeley	(1941-01-16)16 January 1941 (aged 24)	175	15	Arsenal	February 1961	£4,000
Theo Foley (c)	RB		Dublin	(1937-04-02)2 April 1937 (aged 28)	169	8	Exeter City	May 1961	£1,000
John Mackin	RB		Bellshill	(1943-11-18)18 November 1943 (aged 21)	0	0	Apprentice	November 1963	N/A
Half backs
Terry Branston	CH		Rugby	(1938-07-25)25 July 1938 (aged 26)	199	2	Apprentice	October 1958	N/A
Graham Carr	CH		Corbridge	(1944-10-25)25 October 1944 (aged 20)	10	0	Apprentice	August 1962	N/A
Joe Kiernan	WH		Coatbridge	(1942-10-22)22 October 1942 (aged 22)	67	2	Sunderland	July 1963
John Kurila	WH		Glasgow	(1941-04-10)10 April 1941 (aged 24)	63	2	Bristol City	November 1963
Derek Leck	WH		Deal	(1937-02-08)8 February 1937 (aged 28)	257	46	Millwall	June 1958
John Linnell	WH		Northampton	(1944-01-02)2 January 1944 (aged 21)	12	Apprentice	September 1963	N/A
Inside/Outside forwards
Billy Best	OF		Glasgow	(1942-09-07)7 September 1942 (aged 22)	13	2	Pollok	July 1962
Barry Lines	OF		Bletchley	(1942-05-16)16 May 1942 (aged 22)	156	40	Bletchley Town	September 1960
Tommy Robson	OF		Gateshead	(1944-07-31)31 July 1944 (aged 20)	64	18	Newcastle United	August 1961	N/A
Harry Walden	OF		Walgrave	(1940-12-22)22 December 1940 (aged 24)	44	1	Luton Town	June 1964
Ronnie Walton	OF		Plymouth	(1945-10-12)12 October 1945 (aged 19)	1	0	Apprentice	September 1963	N/A
Brian Etheridge	IF		Northampton	(1944-03-04)4 March 1944 (aged 21)	21	1	Apprentice	July 1962	N/A
Jim Hall	IF		Northampton	(1945-03-21)21 March 1945 (aged 20)	12	1	Apprentice	July 1963	N/A
Ken Leek	IF		Ynysybwl	(1935-07-26)26 July 1935 (aged 29)	88	32	Birmingham City	December 1964
Don Martin	IF		Corby	(1944-02-15)15 February 1944 (aged 21)	55	23	Apprentice	July 1962	N/A
Centre forwards
Bobby Brown	CF		Streatham	(1940-05-02)2 May 1940 (aged 24)	28	13	Watford	December 1963
Bobby Hunt	CF		Colchester	(1942-10-01)1 October 1942 (aged 22)	29	9	Colchester United	March 1964	£15,000
Charlie Livesey	CF		West Ham	(1938-02-06)6 February 1938 (aged 27)	30	5	Brighton & Hove Albion	August 1964

Competitions

Division Two

Main article: 1964–65 Football League § Second Division

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts
4	Southampton	42	17	14	11	83	63	1.317	48
5	Ipswich Town	42	15	17	10	74	67	1.104	47
6	Norwich City	42	20	7	15	61	57	1.070	47
7	Crystal Palace	42	16	13	13	55	51	1.078	45
8	Huddersfield Town	42	17	10	15	53	51	1.039	44

Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
42	20	16	6	66	50	1.32	56	14	7	0	37	16	35	6	9	6	29	34	21

Last updated: 12 April 2020.
Source:

League position by match

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
Ground	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H
Result	L	W	D	L	W	W	D	W	W	W	D	D	W	D	W	W	D	D	W	D	W	L	W	D	D	L	D	W	W	D	W	W	D	D	L	W	W	D	W	L	W	D
Position	20	12	11	17	12	9	8	8	7	3	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

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

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

Middlesbrough v Northampton Town

24 August 1964 (1964-08-24) 1	Middlesbrough	1–0	Northampton Town	Middlesbrough
19:15 BST	A.Horsfield			Stadium: Ayresome Park Attendance: 27,122 Referee: Jim Carr

Manchester City v Northampton Town

29 August 1964 (1964-08-29) 2	Manchester City	0–2	Northampton Town	Manchester
15:00 BST			T.Foley B.Hunt	Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 20,935 Referee: Syd Stoakes

Northampton Town v Middlesbrough

1 September 1964 (1964-09-01) 3	Northampton Town	1–1	Middlesbrough	Northampton
19:30 BST	D.Martin		A.Horsfield	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 17,028 Referee: Geoff Davis

Southampton v Northampton Town

5 September 1964 (1964-09-05) 4	Southampton	2–0	Northampton Town	Southampton
15:00 BST	K.Wimshurst J.Sydenham			Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 13,989 Referee: Ray Aldous

Northampton Town v Newcastle United

8 September 1964 (1964-09-08) 5	Northampton Town	1–0	Newcastle United	Northampton
19:30 BST	B.Etheridge			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 15,977

Northampton Town v Huddersfield Town

11 September 1964 (1964-09-11) 6	Northampton Town	3–2	Huddersfield Town	Northampton
15:00 BST	C.Livesey T.Robson		L.Massie M.O'Grady	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 12,984

Ipswich Town v Northampton Town

15 September 1964 (1964-09-15) 7	Ipswich Town	0–0	Northampton Town	Ipswich
19:30 BST				Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 13,989 Referee: Norman Burtenshaw

Coventry City v Northampton Town

19 September 1964 (1964-09-19) 8	Coventry City	0–1	Northampton Town	Coventry
15:00 BST			T.Robson	Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 30,113 Referee: George McCabe

Northampton Town v Cardiff City

26 September 1964 (1964-09-26) 9	Northampton Town	1–0	Cardiff City	Northampton
15:00 BST	M.Everitt			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 12,328 Referee: Ken Burns

Northampton Town v Ipswich Town

29 September 1964 (1964-09-29) 10	Northampton Town	3–2	Ipswich Town	Northampton
19:30 BST	B.Hunt			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 14,886

Preston North End v Northampton Town

3 October 1964 (1964-10-03) 11	Preston North End	2–2	Northampton Town	Preston
15:00 BST			T.Robson H.Walden	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 15,953

Portsmouth v Northampton Town

7 October 1964 (1964-10-07) 12	Portsmouth	3–3	Northampton Town	Portsmouth
19:30 BST			T.Branston C.Livesey T.Robson	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 13,552

Northampton Town v Charlton Athletic

10 October 1964 (1964-10-10) 13	Northampton Town	1–0	Charlton Athletic	Northampton
15:00 BST	T.Robson			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 13,552

Orient v Northampton Town

17 October 1964 (1964-10-17) 14	Orient	2–2	Northampton Town	Leyton, London
15:00 BST			J.Hall D.Martin	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 8,390

Northampton Town v Bury

24 October 1964 (1964-10-24) 15	Northampton Town	2–0	Bury	Northampton
15:00 BST	T.Foley D.Martin			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 11,324

Crystal Palace v Northampton Town

31 October 1964 (1964-10-31) 16	Crystal Palace	1–2	Northampton Town	Croydon, London
15:00 GMT			C.Livesey T.Robson	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 21,331

Northampton Town v Norwich City

7 November 1964 (1964-11-07) 17	Northampton Town	0–0	Norwich City	Northampton
15:00 GMT				Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 11,273

Rotherham United v Northampton Town

14 November 1964 (1964-11-14) 18	Rotherham United	1–1	Northampton Town	Rotherham
15:00 GMT			D.Leck	Stadium: Millmoor Attendance: 11,273

Northampton Town v Swansea Town

21 November 1964 (1964-11-21) 19	Northampton Town	2–1	Swansea Town	Northampton
15:00 GMT	D.Martin T.Robson			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 13,427

Derby County v Northampton Town

28 November 1964 (1964-11-28) 20	Derby County	2–2	Northampton Town	Derby
15:00 GMT	A.Durban I.Buxton		B.Brown D.Martin	Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 17,367

Northampton Town v Swindon Town

5 December 1964 (1964-12-05) 21	Northampton Town	2–1	Swindon Town	Northampton
15:00 GMT	B.Brown 72' H.Walden 75'	Report	D.Brown 62'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 9,586 Referee: Ernest Crawford

Newcastle United v Northampton Town

12 December 1964 (1964-12-12) 22	Newcastle United	5–0	Northampton Town	Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 GMT	R.McGarry T.Hockey o.g.'			Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 40,376

Northampton Town v Manchester City

19 December 1964 (1964-12-19) 23	Northampton Town	2–0	Manchester City	Northampton
15:00 GMT	M.Everitt D.Leck			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 12,665 Referee: Maurice Fussey

Bolton Wanderers v Northampton Town

26 December 1964 (1964-12-26) 24	Bolton Wanderers	0–0	Northampton Town	Bolton
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Burnden Park Attendance: 24,487

Northampton Town v Southampton

2 January 1965 (1965-01-02) 25	Northampton Town	2–2	Southampton	Northampton
15:00 GMT	T.Branston K.Leek		M.Chivers o.g.'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 15,245

Huddersfield Town v Northampton Town

16 January 1965 (1965-01-16) 26	Huddersfield Town	2–0	Northampton Town	Huddersfield
15:00 GMT	C.Balderstone L.Massie			Stadium: Leeds Road Attendance: 7,359

Northampton Town v Coventry City

23 January 1965 (1965-01-23) 27	Northampton Town	1–1	Coventry City	Northampton
15:00 GMT	K.Leek		D.Clements	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 18,741

Cardiff City v Northampton Town

6 February 1965 (1965-02-06) 28	Cardiff City	0–2	Northampton Town	Cardiff, Wales
15:15 GMT			B.Brown	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 7,427 Referee: Arthur Edge

Northampton Town v Preston North End

13 February 1965 (1965-02-13) 29	Northampton Town	2–1	Preston North End	Northampton
15:00 GMT	B.Brown T.Robson			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 14,010

Charlton Athletic v Northampton Town

20 February 1965 (1965-02-20) 30	Charlton Athletic	1–1	Northampton Town	Charlton, London
15:00 GMT			T.Robson	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 8,958

Northampton Town v Orient

27 February 1965 (1965-02-27) 31	Northampton Town	2–0	Orient	Northampton
15:00 GMT	K.Leek T.Robson			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 13,517

Northampton Town v Bolton Wanderers

27 February 1965 (1965-02-27) 32	Northampton Town	4–0	Bolton Wanderers	Northampton
15:00 GMT	T.Foley D.Leck D.Martin			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 15,515

Northampton Town v Crystal Palace

13 March 1965 (1965-03-13) 33	Northampton Town	1–1	Crystal Palace	Northampton
15:00 GMT	B.Brown			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 17,350

Norwich City v Northampton Town

20 March 1965 (1965-03-20) 34	Norwich City	1–1	Northampton Town	Norwich
15:00 GMT			T.Robson	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 25,199

Swindon Town v Northampton Town

23 March 1965 (1965-03-23) 35	Swindon Town	4–2	Northampton Town	Swindon
19:30 BST	E.Hunt 49', 60' M.Summerbee 51' D.Rogers 84'	Report	B.Brown	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 17,886 Referee: George Martin

Northampton Town v Rotherham United

27 March 1965 (1965-03-27) 36	Northampton Town	1–0	Rotherham United	Northampton
15:00 BST	B.Brown			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 19,488

Swansea Town v Northampton Town

3 April 1965 (1965-04-03) 37	Swansea Town	1–2	Northampton Town	Swansea, Wales
15:15 BST			B.Brown D.Martin	Stadium: Vetch Field Attendance: 10,516

Northampton Town v Derby County

10 April 1965 (1965-04-10) 38	Northampton Town	2–2	Derby County	Northampton
15:00 BST	D.Martin 59' B.Brown 77'		A.Durban 75', 80'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 17,917

Bury v Northampton Town

17 April 1965 (1965-04-17) 39	Bury	1–4	Northampton Town	Bury
15:00 BST			B.Brown J.Kiernan D.Martin	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 6,800

Plymouth Argyle v Northampton Town

19 April 1965 (1965-04-19) 40	Plymouth Argyle	5–2	Northampton Town	Plymouth
15:00 BST			J.Kiernan D.Martin D.Leck	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 10,547

Northampton Town v Plymouth Argyle

20 April 1965 (1965-04-20) 41	Northampton Town	3–1	Plymouth Argyle	Northampton
19:30 BST	B.Brown D.Martin o.g.'			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 19,718

Northampton Town v Portsmouth

24 April 1965 (1965-04-24) 42	Northampton Town	1–1	Portsmouth	Northampton
15:00 BST	o.g.'			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 20,660

FA Cup

Main article: 1964–65 FA Cup

Chelsea v Northampton Town

9 January 1965 (1965-01-09) Third round	Chelsea	4–1	Northampton Town	Fulham, London
14:45 GMT	B.Bridges B.Tambling o.g.'		T.Foley	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 44,335 Referee: Tommy Dawes

League Cup

Main article: 1964–65 Football League Cup

Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic v Northampton Town

23 September 1964 (1964-09-23) Second round	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic	0–2	Northampton Town	Bournemouth
19:30 BST			B.Hunt C.Livesey	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 8,807

Northampton Town v Portsmouth

20 October 1964 (1964-10-20) Third round	Northampton Town	2–1	Portsmouth	Northampton
19:30 BST	C.Livesey D.Martin			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 7,380

Northampton Town v Chesterfield

4 November 1964 (1964-11-04) Fourth round	Northampton Town	4–1	Chesterfield	Northampton
19:30 GMT	T.Foley B.Hunt D.Martin M.Everitt			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 6,695

Plymouth Argyle v Northampton Town

25 November 1964 (1964-11-25) Quarter-final	Plymouth Argyle	1–0	Northampton Town	Plymouth
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 21,698

Appearances and goals

Pos	Player	Division Two		FA Cup		League Cup		Total
		Starts	Goals	Starts	Goals	Starts	Goals	Starts	Goals
GK	Norman Coe	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
GK	Bryan Harvey	42	–	1	–	4	–	47	–
FB	Vic Cockcroft	6	–	1	–	1	–	8	–
FB	Mike Everitt	39	2	1	–	3	–	43	2
FB	Theo Foley	42	3	1	1	4	1	47	5
FB	John Mackin	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
HB	Terry Branston	34	2	1	–	4	–	39	2
HB	Graham Carr	8	–	–	–	–	–	8	–
HB	Joe Kiernan	41	2	1	–	4	–	46	2
HB	John Kurila	1	–	–	–	1	–	2	–
HB	Derek Leck	42	3	1	–	3	–	46	3
HB	John Linnell	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
OF	Billy Best	4	–	–	–	–	–	4	–
OF	Barry Lines	9	–	–	–	1	–	10	–
OF	Tommy Robson	36	13	1	–	3	–	40	13
OF	Harry Walden	39	1	1	–	4	–	44	1
OF	Ronnie Walton	1	–	–	–	–	–	1	–
IF	Brian Etheridge	9	1	–	–	1	–	10	1
IF	Jim Hall	6	1	–	–	2	–	8	1
IF	Ken Leek	12	3	1	–	–	–	13	3
IF	Don Martin	30	13	–	–	2	3	32	16
CF	Bobby Brown	20	13	–	–	1	–	21	13
CF	Charlie Livesey	25	3	1	–	4	2	30	5
CF	Bobby Hunt	16	4	–	–	2	2	18	6

References

Books

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