1973–74 Northampton Town F.C. season

Northampton Town 1973–74 Bill Dodgin Jr. Neville Ronson County Ground Division Four 5th FA Cup Second round League Cup First round Paul Stratford (13) John Buchanan (15)Paul Stratford (15) 11,378 vs Peterborough United 2,995 vs Banbury United 5,424 1972–73 1974–75 The 1973–74 season was Northampton Town's 77th season in their history and the fifth 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 25 April 1975.Rothmans Football Yearbook 1974/75, p.270. Name Position Nat. Place of Birth Date of Birth (Age) Apps Goals Previous club Date signed Fee GoalkeepersAlan StarlingGKENGDagenham1974 5 1 1951 4 2 y1350Luton TownJune 1971 DefendersDietmar BruckRBDEUDanzig1974 5 1 1944 4 19 y440Charlton AthleticJune 1972N/AJohn ClarkeCBENGNorthampton1974 5 1 1945 10 23 y2551ApprenticeJuly 1965N/AJohn GregoryUENGScunthorpe1974 5 1 1954 5 11 y590ApprenticeSummer 1972N/APhil NealUENGIrchester1974 5 1 1951 2 20 y19527ApprenticeJuly 1968N/AAlan OmanFBENGNewcastle upon Tyne1974 5 1 1952 10 6 y732ApprenticeOctober 1970N/AStuart RobertsonCBENGNottingham1974 5 1 1946 12 16 y687Doncaster RoversSummer 1972Barry TuckerFBWALSwansea1974 5 1 1952 8 28 y690ApprenticeAugust 1970N/A MidfieldersBilly Best (c)USCOGlasgow1974 5 1 1942 9 7 y9124Southend UnitedSummer 1973John BuchananWSCODingwall1974 5 1 1951 9 19 y11226Ross CountyOctober 1970Dave CarltonCMENGStepney1974 5 1 1952 11 24 y350FulhamOctober 1973Derrick ChristieWENGBletchley1974 5 1 1957 3 15 y30ApprenticeJanuary 1974N/AGraham FeltonWENGCambridge1974 5 1 1949 3 1 y26126ApprenticeSeptember 1966N/ABobby ParkCMSCOEdinburgh1974 5 1 1946 7 3 y250Peterborough UnitedFebruary 1973Robin WainwrightCMENGLuton1974 5 1 1951 3 9 y10MillwallFebruary 1974Loan ForwardsTony BuckFWENGClowne1974 5 1 1944 8 18 y183RochdaleJanuary 1973Malcolm JohnFWWALBridgend1974 5 1 1950 12 9 y134Bristol RoversMarch 1974LoanPaul StratfordFWENGNorthampton1974 5 1 1955 9 4 y5916ApprenticeSummer 1972N/A Competitions Division Four 1973–74 Football League#Fourth Division League table y Fourth Division NOR Results summary 14 7 2 39 14 6 6 11 24 34 7 February 2024 February 2024 League position by match table b Round Ground H/A/H/H/A/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/A/H/H/A/A/H/H/A/A/A/H/A Result W/L/D/W/D/D/W/L/W/D/D/L/L/L/W/W/W/L/W/W/L/L/W/L/W/W/D/D/W/W/L/D/W/D/L/W/D/W/W/L/D/W/D/L/W/D Position 1/11/4/5/7/8/6/7/5/6/7/11/11/12/11/10/9/12/10/9/11/13/11/13/9/9/8/8/5/5/6/6/5/5/5/5/5/5/5/6/6/5/5/6/5/5 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st 2nd 3rd blue1 #eee5de complete 11v11.com February 2024 Matches #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFCC Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFCCCC Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA 1973 8 25 y 15:00 BST 1 3–1 Northampton Town S.Robertson G.Felton P.Neal Rotherham United County Ground Northampton 4,098 W 1973 9 1 y 15:00 BST 2 2–0 Mansfield Town T.Eccles D.Roberts Northampton Town Field Mill Mansfield 3,109 L 1973 9 7 y 19:30 BST 3 0–0 http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?frmft=True&pg=match&pd=1022&fsea=34&fdfaShowAll=&frefShowAll=&fcomp1=13&fcomp1ShowAll=&frt=all&fhan=all&it=1509 Northampton Town Colchester United County Ground Northampton 4,916 Ronnie Marshall D 1973 9 11 y 19:30 BST 4 1–0 Northampton Town J.Buchanan Newport County County Ground Northampton 4,061 W 1973 9 14 y 19:30 BST 5 2–2 Stockport County Northampton Town P.Stratford G.Riddick Edgeley Park Stockport 3,552 D 1973 9 18 y 19:30 BST 6 1–1 Swansea City Northampton Town S.Robertson Vetch Field Swansea, Wales 1,301 D 1973 9 21 y 19:30 BST 7 2–0 Northampton Town P.Stratford Scunthorpe United County Ground Northampton 5,049 W 1973 9 29 y 15:00 BST 8 1–0 Workington Northampton Town Borough Park Workington 970 L 1973 10 2 y 19:30 BST 9 2–0 Northampton Town J.Buchanan S.Robertson Swansea City County Ground Northampton 5,287 W 1973 10 5 y 19:30 BST 10 0–0 Northampton Town Torquay United County Ground Northampton 6,640 D 1973 10 13 y 15:00 BST 11 1–1 Bradford City Northampton Town P.Stratford Valley Parade Bradford 3,343 D 1973 10 20 y 15:00 BST 12 1–2 Northampton Town P.Stratford Exeter City County Ground Northampton 4,923 L 1973 10 23 y 19:15 BST 13 3–1 Newport County R.Jones S.Aizlewood H.Jarman Northampton Town P.Neal pen. Somerton Park Newport, Wales 3,592 L 1973 10 27 y 15:15 BST 14 3–1 Bury Northampton Town P.Stratford Gigg Lane Bury 4,360 L 1973 11 3 y 15:00 GMT 15 1–0 Northampton Town P.Stratford Hartlepool County Ground Northampton 3,715 W 1973 11 10 y 15:00 GMT 16 2–3 Darlington P.Neal J.Buchanan B.Best Northampton Town Feethams Darlington 2,063 W 1973 11 13 y 19:30 GMT 17 2–1 Northampton Town A.Oman J.Clarke Barnsley County Ground Northampton 4,299 W 1973 11 17 y 14:15 GMT 18 3–0 Peterborough United Northampton Town London Road Peterborough 10,351 L 1973 12 8 y 15:00 GMT 19 1–0 Northampton Town B.Best Lincoln City County Ground Northampton 3,464 W 1973 12 22 y 15:00 GMT 20 1–0 Northampton Town D.Krzywicki Workington County Ground Northampton 4,038 W 1973 12 26 y 15:00 GMT 21 3–1 Gillingham B.Yeo Northampton Town G.Felton Priestfield Gillingham 11,313 L 1973 12 29 y 14:00 GMT 22 1–0 http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?frmft=True&pg=match&pd=1022&fsea=34&fdfaShowAll=&frefShowAll=&fcomp1=13&fcomp1ShowAll=&frt=all&fhan=all&it=1531 Colchester United B.Dyson 77 pen. Northampton Town Layer Road Colchester 5,042 Brian Martin L 1974 1 1 y 15:00 GMT 23 2–0 Northampton Town P.Neal pen.D.Krzywicki Mansfield Town County Ground Northampton 6,231 W 1974 1 5 y 14:00 GMT 24 1–0 Hartlepool Northampton Town Victoria Park Hartlepool 2,078 L 1974 1 12 y 14:00 GMT 25 2–0 Northampton Town D.Krzywicki P.Stratford Stockport County County Ground Northampton 3,396 W 1974 1 20 y 14:00 GMT 26 1–2 Rotherham United Northampton Town J.Buchanan Millmoor Rotherham 4,609 Derek Richardson W 1974 1 27 y 14:30 GMT 27 2–2 Northampton Town B.Best P.Stratford Reading County Ground Northampton 7,599 D 1974 2 2 y 14:30 GMT 28 0–0 Northampton Town Brentford County Ground Northampton 4,130 D 1974 2 10 y 14:30 GMT 29 1–2 Scunthorpe United Northampton Town J.Buchanan P.Stratford Old Show Ground Scunthorpe 3,603 Bob Armstrong W 1974 2 17 y 14:45 GMT 30 3–0 Northampton Town J.Buchanan P.Neal S.Robertson Bradford City County Ground Northampton 8,146 W 1974 2 24 y 15:00 GMT 31 1–0 Torquay United Northampton Town Plainmoor Torquay 4,186 John Gow L 1974 3 3 y 15:00 GMT 32 0–0 Northampton Town Gillingham County Ground Northampton 8,583 D 1974 3 9 y 15:00 GMT 33 3–1 Northampton Town B.Best J.Buchanan Bury County Ground Northampton 4,884 W 1974 3 16 y 15:00 GMT 34 1–1 Exeter City Northampton Town G.Felton St James Park Exeter 4,052 D 1974 3 18 y 17:15 BST 35 3–1 Brentford R.Cross D.Simmons B.Salvage Northampton Town M.John Griffin Park Brentford, London 3,686 L 1974 3 24 y 15:00 BST 36 5–0 Northampton Town M.John B.Best P.Neal pen.P.Stratford Darlington County Ground Northampton 5,416 W 1974 3 26 y 19:30 BST 37 3–3 Northampton Town P.Neal pen.J.Buchanan M.John Chester B.Tucker o.g.N.Whitehead J.Redfern County Ground Northampton 5,969 Alan Robinson D 1974 4 3 y 19:30 BST 38 1–2 Reading Northampton Town J.Buchanan Elm Park Reading 7,055 W 1974 4 6 y 15:00 BST 39 0–2 Barnsley Northampton Town P.Neal M.John Oakwell Barnsley 3,646 W 1974 4 13 y 15:00 BST 40 0–1 Northampton Town Peterborough United County Ground Northampton 11,378 Terry Bosi L 1974 4 15 y 15:00 BST 41 1–1 Northampton Town P.Neal Crewe Alexandra County Ground Northampton 5,389 Tony Glasson D 1974 4 16 y 19:30 BST 42 0–2 Crewe Alexandra Northampton Town P.Stratford Gresty Road Crewe 1,498 W 1974 4 20 y 15:00 BST 43 1–1 Lincoln City Northampton Town G.Felton Sincil Bank Lincoln 2,530 D 1974 4 23 y 19:30 BST 44 2–1 Doncaster Rovers Northampton Town P.Stratford Belle Vue Doncaster 1,561 L Fixture was previously postponed on December 1, 1973.1973/74 Division 4 https://ntfcmemorabilia.weebly.com/1973742.html 7 February 2024 ntfcmemorabilia.weebly.com 7 February 2024 1974 4 27 y 15:00 BST 45 3–1 Northampton Town J.Buchanan B.Best G.Felton Doncaster Rovers County Ground Northampton 3,137 Peter Walters W 1974 5 1 y 19:30 BST 46 0–0 Chester Northampton Town Sealand Road Doncaster 1,928 D FA Cup 1973–74 FA Cup 1973 11 24 y 14:15 GMT First round 0–0 Banbury United Northampton Town Spencer Stadium Banbury 4,800 D 1973 11 29 y 13:45 GMT First round (r) 3–2 Northampton Town G.Felton S.Robertson B.Best Banbury United County Ground Northampton 2,995 W 1973 12 15 y 15:00 GMT Second round 1–2 Northampton Town J.Buchanan Bristol Rovers County Ground Northampton 6,181 L League Cup 1973–74 Football League Cup 1973 8 28 y 19:30 BST First round 2–1 Grimsby Town Northampton Town J.Buchanan Blundell Park Cleethorpes 7,829 L 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 Alan Starling 46 – – 3 – – 1 – – 50 – – DF Dietmar Bruck 15 – – – – – 1 – – 16 – – DF John Clarke 39 3 1 1 – – – 1 – 40 4 1 DF John Gregory 46 – – 3 – – 1 – – 50 – – DF Phil Neal 46 – 9 3 – – 1 – – 50 – 9 DF Alan Oman 17 5 1 2 – – 1 – – 20 5 1 DF Stuart Robertson 31 – 4 3 – 1 1 – – 35 – 5 DF Barry Tucker 33 1 – 3 – – – – – 36 1 – MF Billy Best 38 1 7 3 – 1 – – – 41 1 8 MF John Buchanan 40 2 13 3 – 1 1 – 1 44 2 15 MF Dave Carlton 32 – – 2 – – – – – 34 – – MF Derrick Christie 1 2 – – – – – – – 1 2 – MF Graham Felton 43 1 5 3 – 1 1 – – 47 1 6 MF Bobby Park 3 3 – – – – 1 – – 4 3 – MF Robin Wainwright – 1 – – – – – – – – 1 – FW Tony Buck 1 1 – 1 – – – – – 2 1 – FW Malcolm John 13 – 4 – – – – – – 13 – 4 FW Paul Stratford 45 – 15 3 – – 1 – – 49 – 15 Players who left before end of season: MF Gordon Riddick 8 – 1 – – – 1 – – 9 – 1 MF Peter Hawkins 1 – – – – – – – – 1 – – FW Dick Krzywicki 8 – 3 – – – – – – 8 – 3 FW Derek Watts – 1 – – – – – – – – 1 – References Books Grande, Frank Northampton Town F.C.: The Official Centenary History 1997 Yore Publications London 978-1874427674 1973-74 Northampton Town