1975–76 Northampton Town F.C. season

April 2022 Northampton Town 1975–76 Bill Dodgin Jr. Neville Ronson County Ground Division Four 2nd FA Cup First round League Cup First round Jim Hall (21) Jim Hall (22) 9,548 vs Reading 3,675 vs Bradford City 6,416 1974–75 1976–77 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. Players match played 23 April 1976.Rothmans Football Yearbook 1976/77, p.270. Name Position Nat. Place of birth Date of birth (age) Apps Goals Previous club Date signed Fee GoalkeepersJeff PartonGKWALSwansea1976 4 24 1953 2 24 y50BurnleySummer 1975Alan StarlingGKENGDagenham1976 4 24 1951 4 2 y2291Luton TownJune 1971 DefendersDave CarltonUENGStepney1976 4 24 1952 11 24 y1056FulhamOctober 1973John GregoryUENGScunthorpe1976 4 24 1954 5 11 y1535ApprenticeSummer 1972N/AStuart RobertsonCBENGNottingham1976 4 24 1946 12 16 y14916Doncaster RoversSummer 1972Barry TuckerFBWALSwansea1976 4 24 1952 8 28 y1612ApprenticeAugust 1970N/A MidfieldersBilly Best (c)USCOGlasgow1976 4 24 1942 9 7 y18941Southend UnitedSummer 1973Derrick ChristieWENGBletchley1976 4 24 1957 3 15 y411ApprenticeJanuary 1974N/AJohn FarringtonWENGLynemouth1976 4 24 1947 6 19 y777Cardiff CitySummer 1974Graham FeltonWENGCambridge1976 4 24 1949 3 1 y28627ApprenticeSeptember 1966N/ADon MartinUENGCorby1976 4 24 1944 2 15 y18168Blackburn RoversNovember 1975Andy McGowanCMENGCorby1976 4 24 1956 7 17 y434ApprenticeJune 1975N/A ForwardsJim HallFWENGNorthampton1976 4 24 1945 3 21 y11032Peterborough UnitedJanuary 1975Steve PhillipsFWENGEdmonton1976 4 24 1954 8 4 y347Birmingham CityOctober 1975£5,000Tony Matthews Birmingham City: A Complete Record 1995 Breedon Books Derby 117 978-1-85983-010-9Paul StratfordFWENGNorthampton1976 4 24 1955 9 4 y14048ApprenticeSummer 1972N/A Competitions Division Four 1975–76 Football League#Fourth Division League table y Fourth Division NOR Results summary 18 5 0 62 20 11 5 7 25 20 9 April 2020 April 2020 League position by match table b Round Ground A/A/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/H/A/H Result D/W/L/W/W/D/W/W/W/L/W/W/W/W/W/W/W/D/W/D/W/L/W/L/W/D/W/L/W/W/W/L/W/W/W/D/L/W/W/D/D/W/W/W/D/W Position 13/5/15/8/3/4/3/3/3/5/3/3/3/2/1/1/1/2/2/1/1/2/2/2/2/2/1/2/2/1/1/2/1/1/1/1/1/1/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st 2nd 3rd blue1 complete 11v11.com April 2020 Matches #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFCC Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFCCCC Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA 1975 8 16 y 15:00 BST 1 1–1 Huddersfield Town T.Gray Northampton Town B.Tucker Leeds Road Huddersfield 3,595 D 1975 8 22 y 19:30 BST 2 1–3 Stockport County I.Lawther Northampton Town J.Hall J.Farrington Edgeley Park Stockport 3,032 W 1975 8 30 y 15:15 BST 3 3–1 Barnsley M.Butler J.Peachey Northampton Town J.Hall Oakwell Barnsley 3,525 Don Shaw L 1975 9 5 y 19:30 BST 4 4–2 Northampton Town D.Christie J.Gregory S.Robertson A.McGowan Bradford City J.Cooke G.Ingram County Ground Northampton 3,675 Colin Gardner W 1975 9 13 y 15:00 BST 5 0–1 Darlington Northampton Town J.Gregory Feethams Darlington 3,788 W 1975 9 19 y 19:30 BST 6 0–0 Northampton Town Swansea City County Ground Northampton 5,428 D 1975 9 23 y 19:30 BST 7 2–1 Northampton Town P.Stratford B.Best Workington Murray County Ground Northampton 4,677 W 1975 9 27 y 15:00 BST 8 0–1 Torquay United Northampton Town B.Best Plainmoor Torquay 1,919 W 1975 10 3 y 19:30 BST 9 2–1 Northampton Town J.Hall P.Stratford Doncaster Rovers L.Chappell County Ground Northampton 6,155 W 1975 10 10 y 19:30 BST 10 2–0 Tranmere Rovers J.James R.Moore Northampton Town N.Davids 0 Prenton Park Birkenhead 4,808 L 1975 10 18 y 15:00 BST 11 1–0 Northampton Town P.Stratford Lincoln City County Ground Northampton 6,566 W 1975 10 21 y 19:30 BST 12 3–1 Northampton Town J.Farrington B.Best Brentford T.Scales County Ground Northampton 6,225 W 1975 10 25 y 15:00 BST 13 0–2 Scunthorpe United Northampton Town P.Stratford Old Showground Scunthorpe 1,965 W 1975 11 1 y 15:00 GMT 14 3–0 Northampton Town J.Hall G.Felton S.Phillips Watford County Ground Northampton 6,656 W 1975 11 3 y 19:30 GMT 15 0–2 Rochdale Northampton Town S.Robertson P.Stratford Spotland Stadium Rochdale 2,995 W 1975 11 8 y 15:00 GMT 16 0–1 Cambridge United Northampton Town J.Hall P.Stratford 0 Abbey Stadium Cambridge 5,560 W 1975 11 15 y 15:00 GMT 17 1–0 Northampton Town J.Farrington Southport County Ground Northampton 6,089 Eddie Hughes W 1975 11 29 y 15:00 GMT 18 0–0 Bournemouth Northampton Town Dean Court Bournemouth 5,890 D 1975 12 6 y 15:00 GMT 19 2–1 Northampton Town J.Hall A.McGowan Crewe Alexandra Bowles County Ground Northampton 5,705 W 1975 12 13 y 15:00 GMT 20 0–0 Exeter City Northampton Town St James Park Exeter 3,394 D 1975 12 20 y 15:00 GMT 21 3–1 Northampton Town J.Hall S.Phillips Exeter City A.Beer County Ground Northampton 5,212 W 1975 12 26 y 15:00 GMT 22 3–0 Hartlepool United K.McMahon D.Smith Northampton Town Victoria Park Hartlepool 5,070 L 1975 12 27 y 15:00 GMT 23 3–0 Northampton Town S.Phillips S.Robertson J.Hall Newport County County Ground Northampton 8,448 W 1976 1 3 y 15:00 GMT 24 1–0 Reading G.Barker Northampton Town Elm Park Reading 10,139 L 1976 1 10 y 15:00 GMT 25 5–0 Northampton Town D.Carlton S.Robertson J.Hall B.Best Barnsley County Ground Northampton 6,132 W 1976 1 16 y 19:30 GMT 26 1–1 Swansea City G.Bray Northampton Town A.Mayes Vetch Field Swansea, Wales 3,656 D 1976 1 24 y 15:00 GMT 27 3–2 Northampton Town S.Robertson J.Hall Darlington S.Holbrook S.Webb County Ground Northampton 5,135 W 1976 1 31 y 15:00 GMT 28 2–1 Brentford T.Johnson pen.R.Cross Northampton Town J.Hall Griffin Park Brentford 4,110 L 1976 2 7 y 15:00 GMT 29 1–1 Northampton Town P.Stratford Rochdale T.Whelan County Ground Northampton 5,393 W 1976 2 14 y 15:00 GMT 30 4–2 Northampton Town P.Smith o.g.A.Mayes S.Robertson Cambridge United D.Simmons S.Spriggs County Ground Northampton 5,969 W 1976 2 21 y 15:00 GMT 31 0–1 Southport Northampton Town J.Farrington Haig Avenue Southport 1,332 W 1976 2 25 y 19:15 GMT 32 1–0 Workington Murray Northampton Town Borough Park Workington 1,135 L 1976 2 27 y 19:30 GMT 33 2–1 Northampton Town A.Mayes D.Martin pen. Scunthorpe United D.O'Connor County Ground Northampton 6,804 W 1976 3 6 y 15:00 GMT 34 0–1 Watford Northampton Town J.Hall Vicarage Road Watford 7,389 W 1976 3 9 y 19:30 GMT 35 0–4 Doncaster Rovers Northampton Town P.Stratford A.McGowan Belle Vue Doncaster 8,737 W 1976 3 12 y 19:30 GMT 36 1–1 Northampton Town S.Phillips Tranmere Rovers B.Mitchell County Ground Northampton 8,047 D 1976 3 17 y 19:30 GMT 37 3–1 Lincoln City J.Fleming D.Krzywicki D.Smith Northampton Town P.Stratford Sincil Bank Lincoln 13,880 L 1976 3 20 y 15:00 GMT 38 6–0 Northampton Town J.Hall B.Best P.Stratford Bournemouth County Ground Northampton 6,780 W 1976 3 27 y 15:00 GMT 39 0–1 Crewe Alexandra Northampton Town B.Best Gresty Road Crewe 2,865 W 1976 4 3 y 15:00 BST 40 1–1 Northampton Town S.Phillips Huddersfield Town R.Belfitt County Ground Northampton 7,218 D 1976 4 6 y 19:30 BST 41 2–2 Northampton Town S.Phillips J.Gregory Torquay United L.Chatterley P.Kruse County Ground Northampton 6,263 D 1976 4 20 y 15:00 BST 42 1–2 Bradford City J.Cooke Northampton Town J.Hall Valley Parade Bradford 3,175 W 1976 4 15 y 19:30 BST 43 4–1 Northampton Town A.McGowan P.Stratford D.Martin Reading R.Hiron County Ground Northampton 9,548 W 1976 4 17 y 15:00 BST 44 5–2 Northampton Town A.Starling pen.D.Martin pen.S.Robertson Hartlepool United M.Moore K.Johnson pen. County Ground Northampton 7,555 W 1976 4 20 y 19:30 BST 45 1–1 Newport County R.Jones Northampton Town D.Martin pen. Somerton Park Newport, Wales 1,728 D 1976 4 23 y 19:30 BST 46 4–0 Northampton Town P.Stratford D.Martin Stockport County County Ground Northampton 7,680 John Homewood W FA Cup 1975–76 FA Cup 1975 11 22 y 15:00 GMT First round 2–0 Brentford G.Sweetzer Northampton Town Griffin Park Brentford 6,640 L League Cup 1975–76 Football League Cup 1975 8 19 y 19:30 BST First round 1st leg 2–0 Watford B.Downes B.Greenhalgh Northampton Town Vicarage Road Watford 3,368 L 1975 8 27 y 19:30 BST First round 2nd leg 1–1 Northampton Town J.Hall Watford K.Goodeve County Ground Northampton 4,255 D Appearances and goals Pos Position 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 Books Grande, Frank Northampton Town F.C.: The Official Centenary History 1997 Yore Publications London 978-1874427674 1975-76 Northampton Town