1959–60 Northampton Town F.C. season

December 2023 November 2023 October 2025 Northampton Town 1959–60 Dave Bowen Walter Penn County Ground Division Four 6th FA Cup First round Mike Deakin (20) Mike Deakin (20) 13,041 vs Walsall 3,477 vs Darlington 8,306 1958–59 1960–61 The 1959–60 season was Northampton Town's 63rd season in their history and the second successive season in the Fourth Division. Alongside competing in Division Four, the club also participated in the FA Cup. Players match played 30 April 1960. Name Position Nat. Place of Birth Date of Birth (Age) Apps Goals Previous club Date signed Fee GoalkeepersTony BrewerGKENGEdmonton1960 4 30 1932 5 20 y700MillwallAugust 1958Peter IsaacGKWALPontypridd1960 4 30 1931 5 16 y80Barry TownJuly 1959 Full backsTony ClaypoleRBENGWeldon1960 4 30 1937 2 13 y531ApprenticeAugust 1956N/ARalph PhillipsRBENGHetton-le-Hole1960 4 30 1933 8 9 y421MiddlesbroughNovember 1958Tony HaskinsLBENGNorthampton1960 4 30 1935 7 26 y70Belper TownAugust 1959Ron Patterson (c)LBENGGateshead1960 4 30 1929 10 30 y3075MiddlesbroughSummer 1952 Half backsJim FotheringhamCHSCOHamilton1960 4 30 1932 8 31 y120HeartsSummer 1959Colin GaleCHWALPontypridd1960 4 30 1932 8 31 y1781Cardiff CityMarch 1956£1,500Arsenal Crash Out Of The FA Cup At Northampton On This Day, 4th January 1958 https://afchistory.wordpress.com/2014/01/04/arsenal-crash-out-of-the-fa-cup-at-northampton-on-this-day-4th-january-1958/ Arsenal On This Day 29 January 2024 4 January 2014Dave BowenWHWALMaesteg1960 4 30 1928 6 7 y351ArsenalJuly 1959£7,000Barry CookeWHENGWolverhampton1960 4 30 1938 1 12 y250West Bromwich AlbionJuly 1959Roly MillsWHENGDaventry1960 4 30 1933 6 22 y19125ApprenticeMay 1951N/AJohn SmithWHENGLeicester1960 4 30 1928 9 4 y1969ApprenticeMay 1949N/A Inside/Outside forwardsJack EnglishOFENGSouth Shields1960 4 30 1923 3 19 y322143ApprenticeSummer 1947N/ATommy FowlerOFENGPrescot1960 4 30 1924 12 16 y52885EvertonMarch 1945Frank GriffinOFENGPendlebury1960 4 30 1928 3 28 y170West Bromwich AlbionSummer 1959Béla OláhOFHUNHungary1960 4 30 1938 6 8 y285Bedford TownDecember 1958Ken TuckerOFWALMerthyr Tydfil1960 4 30 1935 7 15 y30Shrewsbury TownJanuary 1960Peter KaneIFSCOGlasgow1960 4 30 1939 4 4 y2917Queen's ParkNovember 1959Derek LeckIFENGDeal1960 4 30 1937 2 8 y4518MillwallJune 1958Bobby TebbuttIFENGIrchester1960 4 30 1934 11 10 y6024ApprenticeOctober 1956N/ARitchie WardIFENGScunthorpe1960 4 30 1940 9 16 y60Scunthorpe UnitedSummer 1959Mike WrightIFENGNewmarket1960 4 30 1942 1 16 y21Newmarket TownJanuary 1960 Centre forwardsMike DeakinCFENGBirmingham1960 4 30 1933 10 25 y2620Crystal PalaceOctober 1959Exchange Competitions Division Four 1959–60 Football League#Fourth Division League table y Fourth Division NOR League position by match table b Round Ground A/H/A/A/H/H/A/A/H/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/H/H/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A Result D/W/L/L/D/W/D/L/W/L/L/L/W/W/D/L/L/W/D/L/D/D/L/W/L/W/W/W/L/W/L/W/W/W/W/W/L/W/W/W/W/D/W/W/D/L Position 14/2/11/16/13/9/9/12/11/12/16/18/13/14/15/18/18/18/18/18/18/18/18/18/19/18/18/18/18/18/18/18/15/15/14/13/14/12/8/8/6/6/6/5/5/6 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st 2nd 3rd green1 red1 complete 11v11.com November 2023 Matches #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFCC Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFCCCC Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA 1959 8 22 y 15:15 BST 1 1–1 Exeter City Northampton Town D.Leck St James Park Exeter 9,678 D 1959 8 27 y BST 2 3–0 Northampton Town D.Leck B.Tebbutt Torquay United County Ground Northampton 12,974 W 1959 8 29 y BST 3 3–2 Doncaster Rovers Northampton Town D.Leck A.Woan Belle Vue Doncaster 7,033 L 1959 9 2 y 18:00 BST 4 5–3 Torquay United Northampton Town B.Kirkup D.Leck Plainmoor Torquay 7,447 L 1959 9 5 y BST 5 0–0 Northampton Town Workington County Ground Northampton 11,298 D 1959 9 10 y BST 6 2–1 Northampton Town R.Mills A.Woan Gillingham County Ground Northampton 9,622 W 1959 9 12 y 15:00 BST 7 2–2 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-northampton-town-12-september-1959-34419/ Rochdale S.Milburn 18 pen.B.Thomson 87 Northampton Town D.Leck 1 79 Spotland Rochdale 5,686 J H Hemingway D 1959 9 16 y 17:30 BST 8 2–1 Gillingham Northampton Town A.Woan Priestfield Gillingham 5,970 L 1959 9 19 y BST 9 2–0 Northampton Town D.Leck Gateshead County Ground Northampton 9,426 W 1959 9 21 y 17:30 BST 10 0–3 Northampton Town Millwall County Ground Northampton 8,675 L 1959 9 26 y BST 11 3–2 Darlington Northampton Town J.English Feethams Darlington 7,199 L 1959 9 28 y 19:30 BST 12 2–1 Millwall Northampton Town J.English The Den New Cross, London 18,950 L 1959 10 3 y BST 13 2–0 Northampton Town D.Leck A.Woan Aldershot County Ground Northampton 8,316 W 1959 10 10 y 15:00 GMT 14 0–1 Oldham Athletic Northampton Town C.Ferguson o.g. Boundary Park Oldham 5,419 W 1959 10 17 y GMT 15 2–2 Northampton Town T.Fowler A.Woan Carlisle United County Ground Northampton 8,789 D 1959 10 24 y GMT 16 2–1 Notts County Northampton Town A.Woan Meadow Lane Nottingham 14,867 L 1959 10 31 y GMT 17 0–1 Northampton Town Walsall County Ground Northampton 13,041 L 1959 11 7 y GMT 18 1–4 Hartlepools United Northampton Town M.Deakin P.Kane D.Leck Victoria Park Hartlepool 1,953 W 1959 11 21 y 14:45 GMT 19 1–1 Chester J.Pimlott Northampton Town M.Deakin Sealand Road Chester 7,283 D 1959 11 28 y GMT 20 0–2 Northampton Town Crystal Palace County Ground Northampton 8,121 L 1959 12 12 y GMT 21 1–1 Northampton Town B.Oláh Stockport County County Ground Northampton 6,383 D 1959 12 19 y GMT 22 1–1 Northampton Town P.Kane Exeter City County Ground Northampton 4,709 D 1959 12 28 y 14:15 GMT 23 1–2 Northampton Town B.Tebbutt Watford County Ground Northampton 8,369 L 1960 1 2 y 14:30 GMT 24 3–1 Northampton Town T.Fowler R.Mills B.Tebbutt Doncaster Rovers County Ground Northampton 6,253 W 1960 1 16 y 15:15 GMT 25 5–1 Workington Northampton Town D.Bowen Borough Park Workington 3,788 L 1960 1 23 y GMT 26 3–1 https://www.11v11.com/matches/northampton-town-v-rochdale-23-january-1960-34676/ Northampton Town P.Kane 15M.Deakin 43B.Oláh 65 Rochdale S.Milburn 62 County Ground Northampton 5,355 W 1960 2 6 y GMT 27 1–3 Gateshead Northampton Town P.Kane R.Mills Redheugh Park Gateshead 3,164 W 1960 2 13 y GMT 28 3–1 Northampton Town P.Kane B.Oláh Darlington County Ground Northampton 3,477 W 1960 2 20 y GMT 29 3–0 Aldershot Northampton Town Recreation Ground Aldershot 4,197 L 1960 2 27 y GMT 30 8–1 Northampton Town M.Deakin P.Kane B.Tebbutt C.Ferguson o.g. Oldham Athletic County Ground Northampton 6,746 W 1960 3 1 y 19:30 GMT 31 3–1 Watford Northampton Town P.Kane Vicarage Road Watford 13,024 L Fixture was previously postponed on 26 December 1959 due to waterlogged pitch.1959/60 Division 4 https://ntfcmemorabilia.weebly.com/195960.html 28 January 2024 ntfcmemorabilia.weebly.com 28 January 2024 1960 3 5 y 15:00 GMT 32 0–2 Carlisle United Northampton Town M.Deakin R.Mills Brunton Park Carlisle 3,503 W 1960 3 12 y GMT 33 4–2 Northampton Town M.Deakin P.Kane B.Tebbutt Notts County County Ground Northampton 8,902 W 1960 3 19 y GMT 34 1–2 Walsall Northampton Town M.Deakin Fellows Park Walsall 9,852 W 1960 3 26 y GMT 35 3–0 Northampton Town M.Deakin P.Kane M.Wright Hartlepools United County Ground Northampton 5,954 W 1960 4 2 y GMT 36 0–1 Crewe Alexandra Northampton Town M.Deakin Gresty Road Crewe 5,901 W 1960 4 7 y BST 37 3–0 Bradford (Park Avenue) Northampton Town Park Avenue Bradford 4,916 L Fixture was previously postponed on 30 January 1960. 1960 4 9 y BST 38 1–0 Northampton Town M.Deakin Chester County Ground Northampton 7,037 W 1960 4 11 y 18:00 BST 39 6–0 Northampton Town M.Deakin P.Kane Barrow County Ground Northampton 5,710 W 1960 4 15 y 15:00 BST 40 0–4 Southport Northampton Town P.Kane B.Oláh Haig Avenue Southport 3,612 W 1960 4 16 y BST 41 0–1 Crystal Palace Northampton Town M.Deakin Selhurst Park Selhurst, London 15,943 W 1960 4 19 y 15:00 BST 42 2–2 Northampton Town D.Leck Southport County Ground Northampton 12,373 D 1960 4 23 y 15:00 BST 43 3–1 Northampton Town M.Deakin T.Fowler Bradford (Park Avenue) County Ground Northampton 8,667 W 1960 4 25 y BST 44 0–1 Barrow Northampton Town D.Leck Holker Street Barrow-in-Furness 5,400 W 1960 4 28 y 18:30 BST 45 0–0 Northampton Town Crewe Alexandra County Ground Northampton 10,847 D 1960 4 30 y 15:00 BST 46 3–0 Stockport County Northampton Town Edgeley Park Stockport 3,853 L FA Cup 1959–60 FA Cup 1959 11 14 y 14:15 GMT First round 7–1 Torquay United Northampton Town P.Kane Plainmoor Torquay 5,661 L Appearances and goals Pos Position Player Division Four FA Cup Total Starts Goals Starts Goals Starts Goals GK Tony Brewer 38 – 1 – 39 – GK Peter Isaac 8 – – – 8 – FB Tony Claypole 15 – – – 15 – FB Tony Haskins 7 – – – 7 – FB Ron Patterson 39 – 1 – 40 – FB Ralph Phillips 31 – 1 – 32 – HB Dave Bowen 22 1 1 – 23 1 HB Barry Cooke 25 – – – 25 – HB Jim Fotheringham 11 – 1 – 12 – HB Colin Gale 35 – – – 35 – HB Roly Mills 41 4 1 – 42 4 HB John Smith 11 – – – 11 – OF Jack English 6 3 – – 6 3 OF Tommy Fowler 41 4 1 – 42 4 OF Frank Griffin 16 – 1 – 17 – OF Béla Oláh 26 5 – – 26 5 OF Ken Tucker 3 – – – 3 – IF Peter Kane 28 16 1 1 29 17 IF Derek Leck 30 14 1 – 31 14 IF Bobby Tebbutt 15 7 – – 15 7 IF Ritchie Ward 6 – – – 6 – IF Mike Wright 2 1 – – 2 1 CF Mike Deakin 25 20 1 – 26 20 Players who left before end of season: IF Brian Kirkup 9 2 – – 9 2 IF Peter Vickers 2 – – – 2 – IF Alan Woan 14 6 – – 14 6 References Books Grande, Frank Northampton Town F.C.: The Official Centenary History 1997 Yore Publications London 978-1874427674 1959-60 Northampton Town