1975–76 Northampton Town F.C. season

The 1975–76 season was Northampton Town's 79th season in their history and the seventh successive season in the Fourth Division. Alongside competing in Division Four, the club also participated in the FA Cup and League Cup.

Northampton Town
1975–76 season
ChairmanNeville Ronson
ManagerBill Dodgin Jr.
StadiumCounty Ground
Division Four2nd
FA CupFirst round
League CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: Jim Hall (21)
All: Jim Hall (22)
Highest home attendance9,548 vs Reading
Lowest home attendance3,675 vs Bradford City
Average home league attendance6,416

Players

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As of match played 23 April 1976.[1]
Name Position Nat. Place of Birth Date of Birth (Age) Apps Goals Previous club Date signed Fee
Goalkeepers
Jeff Parton GK   Swansea (1953-02-24)24 February 1953 (aged 23) 5 0 Burnley Summer 1975
Alan Starling GK   Dagenham (1951-04-02)2 April 1951 (aged 25) 229 1 Luton Town June 1971
Defenders
Dave Carlton U   Stepney (1952-11-24)24 November 1952 (aged 23) 105 6 Fulham October 1973
John Gregory U   Scunthorpe (1954-05-11)11 May 1954 (aged 21) 153 5 Apprentice Summer 1972 N/A
Stuart Robertson CB   Nottingham (1946-12-16)16 December 1946 (aged 29) 149 16 Doncaster Rovers Summer 1972
Barry Tucker FB   Swansea (1952-08-28)28 August 1952 (aged 23) 161 2 Apprentice August 1970 N/A
Midfielders
Billy Best (c) U   Glasgow (1942-09-07)7 September 1942 (aged 33) 189 41 Southend United Summer 1973
Derrick Christie W   Bletchley (1957-03-15)15 March 1957 (aged 19) 41 1 Apprentice January 1974 N/A
John Farrington W   Lynemouth (1947-06-19)19 June 1947 (aged 28) 77 7 Cardiff City Summer 1974
Graham Felton W   Cambridge (1949-03-01)1 March 1949 (aged 27) 286 27 Apprentice September 1966 N/A
Don Martin U   Corby (1944-02-15)15 February 1944 (aged 32) 181 68 Blackburn Rovers November 1975
Andy McGowan CM   Corby (1956-07-17)17 July 1956 (aged 19) 43 4 Apprentice June 1975 N/A
Forwards
Jim Hall FW   Northampton (1945-03-21)21 March 1945 (aged 31) 110 32 Peterborough United January 1975
Steve Phillips FW   Edmonton (1954-08-04)4 August 1954 (aged 21) 34 7 Birmingham City October 1975 £5,000[2]
Paul Stratford FW   Northampton (1955-09-04)4 September 1955 (aged 20) 140 48 Apprentice Summer 1972 N/A

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
1 Lincoln City 46 32 10 4 111 39 2.846 74 Division Champions, promoted
2 Northampton Town 46 29 10 7 87 40 2.175 68 Promoted
3 Reading 46 24 12 10 70 51 1.373 60
4 Tranmere Rovers 46 24 10 12 89 55 1.618 58
5 Huddersfield Town 46 21 14 11 56 41 1.366 56
Source: [citation needed]

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts W D L GF GA Pts W D L GF GA Pts
46 29 10 7 87 40 2.175 68 18 5 0 62 20 41 11 5 7 25 20 27

Last updated: 9 April 2020.
Source: [citation needed]

League position by match

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAAAHAHHAHAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAAHAHAHHAHHAH
ResultDWLWWDWWWLWWWWWWWDWDWLWLWDWLWWWLWWWDLWWDDWWWDW
Position135158343335333211122112222212211211111122222222
Source: 11v11.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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  Win   Draw   Loss

16 August 1975 (1975-08-16) 1 Huddersfield Town 1–1 Northampton Town Huddersfield
15:00 BST T.Gray   B.Tucker   Stadium: Leeds Road
Attendance: 3,595
22 August 1975 (1975-08-22) 2 Stockport County 1–3 Northampton Town Stockport
19:30 BST I.Lawther   J.Hall    
J.Farrington  
Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 3,032
30 August 1975 (1975-08-30) 3 Barnsley 3–1 Northampton Town Barnsley
15:15 BST M.Butler    
J.Peachey  
J.Hall   Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 3,525
Referee: Don Shaw
5 September 1975 (1975-09-05) 4 Northampton Town 4–2 Bradford City Northampton
19:30 BST D.Christie  
J.Gregory  
S.Robertson  
A.McGowan  
J.Cooke  
G.Ingram  
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 3,675
Referee: Colin Gardner
13 September 1975 (1975-09-13) 5 Darlington 0–1 Northampton Town Darlington
15:00 BST J.Gregory   Stadium: Feethams
Attendance: 3,788
19 September 1975 (1975-09-19) 6 Northampton Town 0–0 Swansea City Northampton
19:30 BST Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 5,428
23 September 1975 (1975-09-23) 7 Northampton Town 2–1 Workington Northampton
19:30 BST P.Stratford  
B.Best  
Murray   Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 4,677
27 September 1975 (1975-09-27) 8 Torquay United 0–1 Northampton Town Torquay
15:00 BST B.Best   Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 1,919
3 October 1975 (1975-10-03) 9 Northampton Town 2–1 Doncaster Rovers Northampton
19:30 BST J.Hall  
P.Stratford  
L.Chappell   Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 6,155
10 October 1975 (1975-10-10) 10 Tranmere Rovers 2–0 Northampton Town Birkenhead
19:30 BST J.James  
R.Moore  
N.Davids   Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 4,808
18 October 1975 (1975-10-18) 11 Northampton Town 1–0 Lincoln City Northampton
15:00 BST P.Stratford   Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 6,566
21 October 1975 (1975-10-21) 12 Northampton Town 3–1 Brentford Northampton
19:30 BST J.Farrington  
B.Best    
T.Scales   Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 6,225
25 October 1975 (1975-10-25) 13 Scunthorpe United 0–2 Northampton Town Scunthorpe
15:00 BST P.Stratford     Stadium: Old Showground
Attendance: 1,965
1 November 1975 (1975-11-01) 14 Northampton Town 3–0 Watford Northampton
15:00 GMT J.Hall  
G.Felton  
S.Phillips  
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 6,656
3 November 1975 (1975-11-03) 15 Rochdale 0–2 Northampton Town Rochdale
19:30 GMT S.Robertson  
P.Stratford  
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,995
8 November 1975 (1975-11-08) 16 Cambridge United 0–1 Northampton Town Cambridge
15:00 GMT J.Hall  
P.Stratford  
Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 5,560
15 November 1975 (1975-11-15) 17 Northampton Town 1–0 Southport Northampton
15:00 GMT J.Farrington   Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 6,089
Referee: Eddie Hughes
29 November 1975 (1975-11-29) 18 Bournemouth 0–0 Northampton Town Bournemouth
15:00 GMT Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 5,890
6 December 1975 (1975-12-06) 19 Northampton Town 2–1 Crewe Alexandra Northampton
15:00 GMT J.Hall  
A.McGowan  
Bowles   Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 5,705
13 December 1975 (1975-12-13) 20 Exeter City 0–0 Northampton Town Exeter
15:00 GMT Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 3,394
20 December 1975 (1975-12-20) 21 Northampton Town 3–1 Exeter City Northampton
15:00 GMT J.Hall    
S.Phillips  
A.Beer   Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 5,212
26 December 1975 (1975-12-26) 22 Hartlepool United 3–0 Northampton Town Hartlepool
15:00 GMT K.McMahon  
D.Smith    
Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 5,070
27 December 1975 (1975-12-27) 23 Northampton Town 3–0 Newport County Northampton
15:00 GMT S.Phillips  
S.Robertson  
J.Hall  
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 8,448
3 January 1976 (1976-01-03) 24 Reading 1–0 Northampton Town Reading
15:00 GMT G.Barker   Stadium: Elm Park
Attendance: 10,139
10 January 1976 (1976-01-10) 25 Northampton Town 5–0 Barnsley Northampton
15:00 GMT D.Carlton  
S.Robertson  
J.Hall    
B.Best  
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 6,132
16 January 1976 (1976-01-16) 26 Swansea City 1–1 Northampton Town Swansea, Wales
19:30 GMT G.Bray   A.Mayes   Stadium: Vetch Field
Attendance: 3,656
24 January 1976 (1976-01-24) 27 Northampton Town 3–2 Darlington Northampton
15:00 GMT S.Robertson  
J.Hall    
S.Holbrook  
S.Webb  
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 5,135
31 January 1976 (1976-01-31) 28 Brentford 2–1 Northampton Town Brentford
15:00 GMT T.Johnson   pen.'
R.Cross  
J.Hall   Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 4,110
7 February 1976 (1976-02-07) 29 Northampton Town 1–1 Rochdale Northampton
15:00 GMT P.Stratford   T.Whelan   Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 5,393
14 February 1976 (1976-02-14) 30 Northampton Town 4–2 Cambridge United Northampton
15:00 GMT P.Smith   o.g.'
A.Mayes    
S.Robertson  
D.Simmons  
S.Spriggs  
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 5,969
21 February 1976 (1976-02-21) 31 Southport 0–1 Northampton Town Southport
15:00 GMT J.Farrington   Stadium: Haig Avenue
Attendance: 1,332
25 February 1976 (1976-02-25) 32 Workington 1–0 Northampton Town Workington
19:15 GMT Murray   Stadium: Borough Park
Attendance: 1,135
27 February 1976 (1976-02-27) 33 Northampton Town 2–1 Scunthorpe United Northampton
19:30 GMT A.Mayes  
D.Martin   pen.'
D.O'Connor   Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 6,804
6 March 1976 (1976-03-06) 34 Watford 0–1 Northampton Town Watford
15:00 GMT J.Hall   Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 7,389
9 March 1976 (1976-03-09) 35 Doncaster Rovers 0–4 Northampton Town Doncaster
19:30 GMT P.Stratford    
A.McGowan    
Stadium: Belle Vue
Attendance: 8,737
12 March 1976 (1976-03-12) 36 Northampton Town 1–1 Tranmere Rovers Northampton
19:30 GMT S.Phillips   B.Mitchell   Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 8,047
17 March 1976 (1976-03-17) 37 Lincoln City 3–1 Northampton Town Lincoln
19:30 GMT J.Fleming  
D.Krzywicki  
D.Smith  
P.Stratford   Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 13,880
20 March 1976 (1976-03-20) 38 Northampton Town 6–0 Bournemouth Northampton
15:00 GMT J.Hall      
B.Best    
P.Stratford  
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 6,780
27 March 1976 (1976-03-27) 39 Crewe Alexandra 0–1 Northampton Town Crewe
15:00 GMT B.Best   Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 2,865
3 April 1976 (1976-04-03) 40 Northampton Town 1–1 Huddersfield Town Northampton
15:00 BST S.Phillips   R.Belfitt   Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 7,218
6 April 1976 (1976-04-06) 41 Northampton Town 2–2 Torquay United Northampton
19:30 BST S.Phillips  
J.Gregory  
L.Chatterley  
P.Kruse  
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 6,263
20 April 1976 (1976-04-20) 42 Bradford City 1–2 Northampton Town Bradford
15:00 BST J.Cooke   J.Hall     Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 3,175
15 April 1976 (1976-04-15) 43 Northampton Town 4–1 Reading Northampton
19:30 BST A.McGowan  
P.Stratford    
D.Martin  
R.Hiron   Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 9,548
17 April 1976 (1976-04-17) 44 Northampton Town 5–2 Hartlepool United Northampton
15:00 BST A.Starling   pen.'
D.Martin       pen.'
S.Robertson  
M.Moore  
K.Johnson   pen.'
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 7,555
20 April 1976 (1976-04-20) 45 Newport County 1–1 Northampton Town Newport, Wales
19:30 BST R.Jones   D.Martin   pen.' Stadium: Somerton Park
Attendance: 1,728
23 April 1976 (1976-04-23) 46 Northampton Town 4–0 Stockport County Northampton
19:30 BST P.Stratford      
D.Martin  
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 7,680
Referee: John Homewood

FA Cup

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22 November 1975 (1975-11-22) First round Brentford 2–0 Northampton Town Brentford
15:00 GMT G.Sweetzer     Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 6,640

League Cup

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19 August 1975 (1975-08-19) First round 1st leg Watford 2–0 Northampton Town Watford
19:30 BST B.Downes  
B.Greenhalgh  
Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 3,368
27 August 1975 (1975-08-27) First round 2nd leg Northampton Town 1–1 Watford Northampton
19:30 BST J.Hall   K.Goodeve   Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 4,255

Appearances and goals

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Pos Player Division Four FA Cup League Cup Total
Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals
GK Jeff Parton 3 2 5
GK Alan Starling 43 1 1 44 1
DF Dave Carlton 30 4 1 1 1 32 4 1
DF John Gregory 45 3 1 2 48 3
DF Stuart Robertson 44 7 1 2 47 7
DF Barry Tucker 46 1 1 2 49 1
MF Billy Best 44 8 1 2 47 8
MF Derrick Christie 12 7 1 1 2 15 7 1
MF John Farrington 36 2 4 1 2 39 2 4
MF Graham Felton 8 2 1 1 9 2 1
MF Andy McGowan 38 4 4 1 39 4 4
MF Don Martin 28 1 7 28 1 7
FW Jim Hall 43 21 1 2 1 46 22
FW Steve Phillips 34 7 34 7
FW Paul Stratford 30 16 2 32 16
Players who left before end of season:
DF Gary Anderson 3 2 5
DF Neil Davids 9 9
FW Gary Mabee 1 1 1 1
FW Alan Mayes 10 4 10 4

References

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  1. ^ Rothmans Football Yearbook 1976/77, p.270.
  2. ^ Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 117. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.

Books

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