1963–64 Northampton Town F.C. season

April 2022 Northampton Town 1963–64 Dave Bowen Fred York County Ground Division Two 11th FA Cup Third round League Cup Third round Frank Large (12) Frank Large (12) 18,177 vs Swindon Town 8,047 vs Southampton 15,366 1962–63 1964–65 The 1963–64 season was Northampton Town's 67th season in their history and the first season in the second tier of English football, the Second Division, following promotion from the Third Division the previous season. Alongside competing in Division Two, the club also participated in the FA Cup and League Cup. Players match played 25 April 1964. Name Position Nat. Place of Birth Date of Birth (Age) Apps Goals Previous club Date signed Fee GoalkeepersNorman CoeGKWALSwansea1964 4 25 1940 12 6 y460ArsenalJuly 1960Bryan HarveyGKENGStepney1964 4 25 1938 8 26 y330BlackpoolOctober 1963£4,000Cobblers mourn goalkeeper Harvey bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 3 December 2020. Full backsVic CockcroftLBENGBirmingham1964 4 25 1941 2 25 y200Wolverhampton WanderersJuly 1962Mike EverittLBENGWeeley1964 4 25 1941 1 16 y13213ArsenalFebruary 1961£4,000Theo Foley (c)RBIREDublin1964 4 25 1937 4 2 y1223Exeter CityMay 1961£1,000John MackinRBSCOBellshill1964 4 25 1943 11 18 y00ApprenticeNovember 1963N/A Half backsTerry BranstonCHENGRugby1964 4 25 1938 7 25 y1600ApprenticeOctober 1958N/AGraham CarrCHENGCorbridge1964 4 25 1944 10 25 y20ApprenticeAugust 1962N/AJoe KiernanWHSCOCoatbridge1964 4 25 1942 10 22 y210SunderlandJuly 1963John KurilaWHSCOGlasgow1964 4 25 1941 4 10 y612Bristol CityNovember 1963Derek LeckWHENGDeal1964 4 25 1937 2 8 y21143MillwallJune 1958John LinnellWHENGNorthampton1964 4 25 1944 1 2 y00ApprenticeSeptember 1963N/ARoly MillsWHENGDaventry1964 4 25 1933 6 22 y32433ApprenticeMay 1951N/A Inside/Outside forwardsBilly BestOFSCOGlasgow1964 4 25 1942 9 7 y92PollokJuly 1962Billy HailsOFENGNettlesworth1964 4 25 1935 2 19 y6313Peterborough UnitedNovember 1962Barry LinesOFENGBletchley1964 4 25 1942 5 16 y14640Bletchley TownSeptember 1960Tommy RobsonOFENGGateshead1964 4 25 1944 7 31 y245Newcastle UnitedAugust 1961N/ARonnie WaltonOFENGPlymouth1964 4 25 1945 10 12 y00ApprenticeSeptember 1963N/ABrian EtheridgeIFENGNorthampton1964 4 25 1944 3 4 y110ApprenticeJuly 1962N/AJim HallIFENGNorthampton1964 4 25 1945 3 21 y40ApprenticeJuly 1963N/ADon MartinIFENGCorby1964 4 25 1944 2 15 y237ApprenticeJuly 1962N/A Centre forwardsBobby BrownCFENGStreatham1964 4 25 1940 5 2 y70WatfordDecember 1963Bobby HuntCFENGColchester1964 4 25 1942 10 1 y113Colchester UnitedMarch 1964£15,000 Competitions Division Two 1963–64 Football League#Second Division League table y Second Division NOR Results summary 10 2 9 35 31 6 7 8 23 29 3 May 2020 May 2020 League position by match table b Round Ground A/A/H/H/A/H/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/A/A/H/A/H/H/H/H/A/A/H/H/A/A/A/H/A Result W/W/W/L/D/L/W/L/W/L/L/W/W/L/W/L/D/L/L/W/L/D/W/L/L/D/D/W/W/W/D/D/L/D/L/W/W/D/L/W/L/L Position 6/4/3/6/7/8/6/12/9/12/13/10/7/7/7/8/8/8/9/9/12/12/9/11/13/13/13/12/11/8/5/9/11/12/13/10/10/9/9/8/10/11 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st 2nd red1 complete 11v11.com May 2020 Matches #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFCC Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFCCCC Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA 1963 8 27 y 19:30 BST 1 1–2 Scunthorpe United Northampton Town F.Large B.Lines Old Showground Scunthorpe 8,738 W 1963 8 31 y 15:00 BST 2 0–2 Sunderland Northampton Town B.Hails R.Smith Roker Park Sunderland 39,201 W 1963 9 3 y 19:30 BST 3 2–0 Northampton Town B.Hails F.Large Scunthorpe United County Ground Northampton 16,032 Bill Clements W 1963 9 7 y 15:00 BST 4 0–1 Northampton Town Derby County B.Hutchinson County Ground Northampton 14,672 L 1963 9 11 y 19:30 BST 5 3–3 Norwich City Northampton Town F.Large D.Leck R.Smith Carrow Road Norwich 19,669 D 1963 9 13 y 15:00 BST 6 1–2 Northampton Town R.Smith Bury County Ground Northampton 14,886 L 1963 9 16 y 19:30 BST 7 3–2 Northampton Town B.Best F.Large Norwich City County Ground Northampton 14,928 W 1963 9 21 y 15:00 BST 8 3–0 Manchester City Northampton Town Maine Road Manchester 21,340 Arthur Holland L 1963 9 28 y 15:00 BST 9 4–0 http://www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk/MatchCentre.asp?MatchID=19640110 Northampton Town P.Kane 10 90F.Large 21 79 Swindon Town County Ground Northampton 18,177 R V Spittle W 1963 10 1 y 19:30 BST 10 0–3 Northampton Town Leeds United I.Lawson D.Weston B.Collins County Ground Northampton 15,079 L 1963 10 5 y 15:15 BST 11 1–0 Cardiff M.Charles Northampton Town Ninian Park Cardiff, Wales 10,178 Jack Taylor L 1963 10 8 y 19:30 BST 12 1–0 Northampton Town F.Large Huddersfield Town County Ground Northampton 13,257 W 1963 10 12 y 15:15 BST 13 0–3 Plymouth Argyle Northampton Town B.Hails P.Kane Home Park Plymouth 13,224 W 1963 10 19 y 15:00 BST 14 1–2 Northampton Town F.Large Charlton Athletic County Ground Northampton 15,221 L 1963 10 26 y 15:00 BST 15 2–3 Newcastle United J.Iley pen.C.Taylor Northampton Town B.Hails P.Kane D.Martin St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 25,743 W 1963 11 2 y 15:00 GMT 16 0–3 Northampton Town Preston North End County Ground Northampton 13,693 L 1963 11 9 y 15:00 GMT 17 0–0 Orient Northampton Town Brisbane Road Leyton, London 11,532 Peter Baldwin D 1963 11 16 y 15:00 GMT 18 2–3 Northampton Town P.Kane B.Lines Swansea Town County Ground Northampton 10,985 L 1963 11 23 y 15:00 GMT 19 3–1 Southampton T.Paine K.Wimshurst Northampton Town D.Martin The Dell Southampton 18,025 L 1963 11 30 y 15:00 GMT 20 3–2 Northampton Town D.Leck D.Martin Middlesbrough I.Gibson A.Kaye County Ground Northampton 10,346 W 1963 12 7 y 15:00 GMT 21 4–1 Grimsby Town Northampton Town B.Hails Blundell Park Cleethorpes 6,305 L 1963 12 14 y 15:00 GMT 22 0–0 Leeds United Northampton Town Elland Road Leeds 21,208 D 1963 12 21 y 15:00 GMT 23 5–1 Northampton Town M.Everitt B.Hails F.Large D.Martin Sunderland County Ground Northampton 12,130 W 1963 12 26 y 15:00 GMT 24 1–3 Northampton Town F.Large Rotherham United County Ground Northampton 15,089 L 1963 12 28 y 15:00 GMT 25 1–0 Rotherham United Northampton Town Millmoor Rotherham 10,618 L 1964 1 11 y 15:00 GMT 26 0–0 Derby County Northampton Town Baseball Ground Derby 10,195 D 1964 1 18 y 15:00 GMT 27 1–1 Bury Northampton Town T.Foley Gigg Lane Bury 6,077 D 1964 2 1 y 15:00 GMT 28 2–1 Northampton Town P.Kane D.Martin Manchester City County Ground Northampton 12,330 Denis Howell W 1964 2 8 y 15:00 GMT 29 2–3 http://www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk/MatchCentre.asp?MatchID=19640129 Swindon Town K.McPherson 65D.Rogers 89 pen. Northampton Town P.Kane 48F.Large 68B.Lines 76 County Ground Swindon 17,455 Norman Burtenshaw W 1964 2 15 y 15:00 GMT 30 2–1 Northampton Town B.Hails P.Kane Cardiff City M.Charles County Ground Northampton 11,871 W 1964 2 18 y 19:30 GMT 31 0–0 Northampton Town Plymouth Argyle County Ground Northampton 9,261 D 1964 3 7 y 15:00 GMT 32 2–2 Northampton Town B.Hunt D.Leck Newcastle United A.Suddick B.Cummings County Ground Northampton 11,440 D 1964 3 21 y 15:00 GMT 33 1–2 Northampton Town T.Robson Orient County Ground Northampton 9,014 L 1964 3 28 y 15:00 BST 34 1–1 Charlton Athletic Northampton Town M.Everitt The Valley Charlton, London 15,142 D 1964 3 30 y 15:00 BST 35 3–0 Portsmouth Northampton Town Fratton Park Portsmouth 13,633 L 1964 3 31 y 19:30 BST 36 2–1 Northampton Town R.Mills T.Foley Portsmouth County Ground Northampton 10,245 W 1964 4 4 y 15:00 BST 37 2–0 Northampton Town B.Hunt J.Kurila Southampton County Ground Northampton 8,047 Ray Tinkler W 1964 4 7 y 19:30 BST 38 1–1 Swansea Town Northampton Town B.Hunt Vetch Field Swansea, Wales 11,398 D 1964 4 10 y 19:00 BST 39 1–0 Middlesbrough T.Branston o.g. Northampton Town Ayresome Park Middlesbrough 9,220 J.E Carr L 1964 4 13 y 19:30 BST 40 0–1 Huddersfield Town Northampton Town B.Best Leeds Road Huddersfield 6,762 W 1964 4 18 y 15:00 BST 41 1–2 Northampton Town T.Robson Grimsby Town County Ground Northampton 10,092 L 1964 4 25 y 15:00 BST 42 2–1 Preston North End Northampton Town T.Robson Deepdale Preston 12,933 L FA Cup 1963–64 FA Cup 1965 1 4 y 15:00 GMT Third round 2–0 Sunderland Northampton Town Roker Park Sunderland 40,683 L League Cup 1963–64 Football League Cup 1963 9 25 y 19:15 BST Second round 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Northampton Town R.Mills Goldstone Ground Hove 5,496 John Osborne L 1963 10 14 y 19:30 BST Second round (r) 3–2 Northampton Town D.Leck J.Reid R.Smith Brighton & Hove Albion County Ground Northampton 5,569 W 1963 11 4 y 19:15 GMT Third round 4–1 http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?frmft=True&pg=match&pd=1022&fsea=24&fdfaShowAll=&fcomp1=7&fcomp1ShowAll=&frt=all&fhan=all&it=1007 Colchester United King 23Wright 58 71 77 Northampton Town T.Robson 49 Layer Road Colchester 6,237 Tommy Dawes L Appearances and goals Pos Position Player Division Two FA Cup League Cup Total Starts Goals Starts Goals Starts Goals Starts Goals GK Norman Coe 1 – – – – – 1 – GK Bryan Harvey 32 – 1 – – – 33 – FB Vic Cockcroft 9 – – – 1 – 10 – FB Mike Everitt 42 2 1 – 2 – 45 2 FB Theo Foley 26 2 1 – – – 27 2 FB John Mackin – – – – – – – – HB Terry Branston 41 – 1 – 3 – 45 – HB Graham Carr 1 – – – – – 1 – HB Joe Kiernan 19 – 1 – 1 – 21 – HB John Kurila 18 1 – – – – 18 1 HB Derek Leck 33 3 1 – 3 1 37 4 HB John Linnell – – – – – – – – HB Roly Mills 22 1 – – 3 1 25 2 OF Billy Best 9 2 – – – – 9 2 OF Billy Hails 33 8 1 – 3 – 37 8 OF Barry Lines 25 3 1 – 1 – 27 3 OF Tommy Robson 17 3 – – 2 1 19 4 OF Ronnie Walton – – – – – – – – IF Brian Etheridge 5 – 1 – 1 – 7 – IF Jim Hall 4 – – – – – 4 – IF Don Martin 20 7 – – 1 – 21 7 CF Bobby Brown 6 – 1 – – – 7 – CF Bobby Hunt 11 3 – – – – 11 3 Players who left before end of season: GK Chic Brodie 9 – – – 3 – 12 – FB Bryn Jones 7 – – – – – 7 – FB Colin Sharpe – – – – 2 – 2 – IF Peter Kane 18 8 – – 2 – 20 8 IF John Reid 18 – – – 2 1 20 1 IF Ray Smith 9 3 – – 1 1 10 4 CF Frank Large 27 12 1 – 1 – 29 12 CF Bert Llewellyn – – – – 1 – 1 – References Books Grande, Frank Northampton Town F.C.: The Official Centenary History 1997 Yore Publications London 978-1874427674 1963-64 Northampton Town