1969–70 Northampton Town F.C. season

September 2024 Check color shading of games to ensure results match legend Northampton Town 1969–70 Dave Bowen Eric Northover County Ground Division Four 14th FA Cup Fifth round League Cup First round John Fairbrother (23) John Fairbrother (25) 21,771 vs Manchester United 2,979 vs Hartlepool United 5,594 1968–69 1970–71 The 1969–70 season was Northampton Town's 73rd season in their history and the first season back in the Fourth Division. Alongside competing in Division Four, the club also participated in the FA Cup and League Cup. Players match played 27 April 1970. Name Position Nat. Place of Birth Date of Birth (Age) Apps Goals Previous club Date signed Fee GoalkeepersKim BookGKENGBath1970 4 27 1946 2 12 y410Bournemouth & B AJuly 1969Gary KnibbsGKENGNorthampton1970 4 27 1951 3 10 y00ApprenticeJuly 1969N/A DefendersEric BrookesFBENGDarton1970 4 27 1944 2 3 y521BarnsleyJuly 1969John ClarkeCBENGNorthampton1970 4 27 1945 10 23 y890ApprenticeJuly 1965N/ARay FairfaxFBENGSmethwick1970 4 27 1941 11 14 y971West Bromwich AlbionJuly 1968Brian KnightUSCODundee1970 4 27 1949 3 28 y130Huddersfield TownOctober 1969Phil NealUENGIrchester1970 4 27 1951 2 20 y396ApprenticeJuly 1968N/AFrank RankmoreCBWALCardiff1970 4 27 1939 7 21 y9315Peterborough UnitedAugust 1968£12,000Neil TownsendCBENGLong Buckby1970 4 27 1950 2 1 y341ApprenticeSeptember 1968N/A MidfieldersBernie FaganWENGHoughton-le-Spring1970 4 27 1949 1 29 y80SunderlandJuly 1969Graham FeltonWENGCambridge1970 4 27 1949 3 1 y1149ApprenticeSeptember 1966N/APeter HawkinsLWWALSwansea1970 4 27 1951 11 9 y193ApprenticeJuly 1968N/AJoe KiernanCMSCOCoatbridge1970 4 27 1942 10 22 y25913SunderlandJuly 1963Barry LinesWENGBletchley1970 4 27 1942 5 16 y29550Bletchley TownSeptember 1960John McGleishCMSCOAirdrie1970 4 27 1951 12 18 y00ApprenticeNovember 1968N/ADixie McNeilWENGMelton Mowbray1970 4 27 1947 1 16 y258Corby TownMay 1969£5,000Eric RossCMNIRBelfast1970 4 27 1944 9 19 y433Newcastle UnitedAugust 1969Eric WeaverWWALRhymney1970 4 27 1943 7 1 y719Notts CountyDecember 1967 ForwardsJohn FairbrotherCFENGCricklewood1970 4 27 1941 2 12 y10944Peterborough UnitedFebruary 1968Frank LargeCFENGLeeds1970 4 27 1940 1 26 y13959FulhamAugust 1969 Competitions Division Four 1969–70 Football League#Fourth Division League table y Fourth Division NOR Results summary 11 7 5 41 19 5 5 13 23 36 2 February 2024 February 2024 League position by match table b Round Ground A/A/H/H/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/H/H/A/H/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/H/H/A/A/H/A/A/A/H/H/A/A/H/H/A/A/A Result L/L/D/D/D/D/L/L/W/W/W/L/L/L/W/W/D/L/D/D/D/L/W/D/W/W/W/L/L/W/W/L/L/W/L/L/D/L/D/W/W/W/D/W/L/L Position 24/23/23/24/24/24/24/24/22/17/15/17/19/22/20/17/16/16/16/16/16/18/17/15/16/14/15/15/16/14/14/14/14/14/14/15/15/15/17/17/13/13/13/13/14/14 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss #eee5de complete 11v11.com March 2024 Matches #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFCC Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFCCCC Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA 1969 8 9 y 15:00 BST 1 2–0 Crewe Alexandra Northampton Town Gresty Road Crewe 3,813 L 1969 8 23 y 15:00 BST 2 4–1 Port Vale J.Green K.Wookey B.Gough E.Magee Northampton Town G.Felton Vale Park Burslem 4,809 L 1969 8 26 y 19:30 BST 3 0–0 Northampton Town Oldham Athletic County Ground Northampton 6,357 D 1969 8 30 y 15:00 BST 4 1–1 Northampton Town P.Neal Lincoln City County Ground Northampton 6,026 D 1969 9 6 y 15:00 BST 5 1–1 Hartlepool United Northampton Town J.Fairbrother Victoria Park Hartlepool 3,090 D 1969 9 13 y 15:00 BST 6 1–1 Northampton Town P.Hawkins Darlington County Ground Northampton 4,922 D 1969 9 17 y 19:30 BST 7 1–0 Peterborough Northampton Town London Road Peterborough 8,557 L 1969 9 20 y 15:15 BST 8 3–2 Swansea Town Northampton Town P.Hawkins N.Townsend Vetch Field Swansea, Wales 6,660 L 1969 9 27 y 15:00 BST 9 4–1 Northampton Town J.Fairbrother G.Felton F.Large Newport County T.Cooper County Ground Northampton 4,665 W 1969 9 30 y 19:30 BST 10 3–1 Northampton Town J.Kiernan F.Large F.Rankmore Notts County County Ground Northampton 6,609 W 1969 10 4 y 15:00 BST 11 1–2 Bradford (Park Avenue) Northampton Town J.Fairbrother F.Large Park Avenue Bradford 2,555 W 1969 10 8 y 19:15 BST 12 2–0 Workington Northampton Town Borough Park Workington 1,738 L 1969 10 11 y 15:00 BST 13 0–1 Northampton Town Wrexham County Ground Northampton 6,994 L 1969 10 18 y 15:00 BST 14 5–2 Aldershot Northampton Town G.Felton F.Rankmore Recreation Ground Aldershot 5,747 L 1969 10 25 y 15:00 BST 15 2–0 Northampton Town G.Felton F.Rankmore Southend United County Ground Northampton 5,154 W 1969 10 28 y 19:30 BST 16 3–0 Northampton Town J.Fairbrother F.Large Workington County Ground Northampton 6,243 W 1969 11 1 y 15:00 BST 17 1–1 York City Northampton Town J.Fairbrother Bootham Crescent York 4,808 D 1969 11 8 y 15:00 BST 18 0–1 Northampton Town Chester A.Tarbuck County Ground Northampton 5,659 L 1969 11 22 y 15:00 BST 19 1–1 Northampton Town J.Fairbrother Brentford G.Dobson County Ground Northampton 5,315 D 1969 11 25 y 19:30 BST 20 1–1 http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?frmft=True&pg=match&pd=1022&fsea=30&fdfaShowAll=&fcomp1=13&fcomp1ShowAll=&frt=all&fhan=all&it=1319 Northampton Town J.Kiernan 9 Colchester United M.Brown 27 County Ground Northampton 3,256 R Weedon D 1969 12 13 y 15:00 BST 21 2–2 Darlington Northampton Town J.Fairbrother Feethams Darlington 2,063 D 1969 12 20 y 15:00 BST 22 0–1 Northampton Town Hartlepool United County Ground Northampton 2,979 L 1969 12 26 y 15:00 BST 23 2–0 Northampton Town F.Rankmore Port Vale County Ground Northampton 7,522 W 1969 12 27 y 15:00 BST 24 0–0 Lincoln City Northampton Town Sincil Bank Lincoln 7,866 D 1970 1 17 y 15:00 BST 25 0–2 Newport County Northampton Town J.Fairbrother Somerton Park Newport, Wales 2,280 W 1970 1 31 y 15:00 BST 26 3–0 Northampton Town R.Fairfax D.McNeil F.Rankmore Bradford (Park Avenue) County Ground Northampton 12,972 W 1970 2 18 y 19:30 BST 27 2–1 Northampton Town J.Fairbrother F.Large Scunthorpe United County Ground Northampton 3,635 W Fixture was previously postponed on February 2, 1970.1969/70 Division 4 https://ntfcmemorabilia.weebly.com/196970.html 3 February 2024 ntfcmemorabilia.weebly.com 3 February 2024 1970 2 21 y 15:15 BST 28 2–1Ralph Houldey City's first home win since boxing day https://www.newspapers.com/image/788815803/ 13 September 2024 Cheshire Observer 27 February 1970 3 Newspapers.com Chester D.Draper J.Clarke o.g. Northampton Town E.Ross Sealand Road Chester 3,782 L 1970 2 23 y 19:30 BST 29 1–2 Northampton Town F.Rankmore Crewe Alexandra County Ground Northampton 5,315 L Fixture was previously postponed on February 14, 1970. 1970 2 28 y 15:00 BST 30 4–0 Northampton Town J.Fairbrother F.Large E.Ross Aldershot County Ground Northampton 4,833 W 1970 3 2 y 19:30 BST 31 2–0 Northampton Town G.Felton F.Large Exeter City County Ground Northampton 4,974 W 1970 3 7 y 15:15 BST 32 1–0 Brentford A.Cocks Northampton Town Griffin Park Brentford, London 7,292 L 1970 3 9 y 19:30 BST 33 2–1Eric Todd Archer starts rally https://www.newspapers.com/image/259767059/ 13 September 2024 The Guardian 10 March 1973 23 Newspapers.com Chesterfield Northampton Town D.McNeil Saltergate Chesterfield 9,624 L 1970 3 14 y 15:00 BST 34 3–1 Northampton Town J.Fairbrother J.Kiernan D.McNeil Grimsby Town County Ground Northampton 4,537 W 1970 3 17 y 19:30 BST 35 1–0 Scunthorpe United Northampton Town Old Show Ground Scunthorpe 3,090 L 1970 3 21 y 15:00 BST 36 1–0 Exeter City Northampton Town St James Park Exeter 4,981 L 1970 3 27 y 15:00 BST 37 2–2 Southend United Northampton Town J.Fairbrother Roots Hall Southend-on-Sea 6,359 D 1970 3 28 y 15:00 BST 38 0–1 Northampton Town Chesterfield County Ground Northampton 5,740 L 1970 3 31 y 19:30 BST 39 2–2 Northampton Town E.Brookes J.Fairbrother York City County Ground Northampton 4,128 D 1970 4 4 y 15:15 BST 40 0–2 Oldham Athletic Northampton Town J.Fairbrother Boundary Park Oldham 5,774 W 1970 4 6 y 19:30 BST 41 0–3 http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?frmft=True&pg=match&pd=1022&fsea=30&fdfaShowAll=&fcomp1=13&fcomp1ShowAll=&frt=all&fhan=all&it=1340 Colchester United Northampton Town D.McNeil 24 43 50 Layer Road Colchester 3,776 L Sinkins W 1970 4 10 y 19:30 BST 42 4–1 Northampton Town J.Fairbrother G.Felton F.Large Swansea Town County Ground Northampton 4,104 W Fixture was previously postponed on January 10, 1970. 1970 4 14 y 19:30 BST 43 2–2 Northampton Town J.Fairbrother Peterborough United County Ground Northampton 6,732 D 1970 4 18 y 15:00 BST 44 0–1 Grimsby Town Northampton Town J.Fairbrother Blundell Park Cleethorpes 3,445 W Fixture was previously postponed on November 29, 1969. 1970 4 24 y 19:30 BST 45 2–0 Notts County Northampton Town Meadow Lane Nottingham 2,456 L 1970 4 27 y 19:15 BST 46 3–0 Wrexham Northampton Town Racecourse Ground Wrexham, Wales 9,965 L FA Cup 1969–70 FA Cup 1969 11 15 y 15:00 BST First round 0–0 Northampton Town Weymouth County Ground Northampton 5,005 D 1969 11 19 y 19:30 BST First round (r) 1–3 Weymouth Northampton Town F.Rankmore J.Fairbrother Recreation Ground Weymouth 4,500 W 1969 12 6 y 15:00 BST Second round 1–1 Northampton Town P.Neal Exeter City County Ground Northampton 5,227 D 1969 12 9 y 19:30 BST Second round (r) 0–0 yes Exeter City Northampton Town St James Park Exeter 8,930 D 1969 12 15 y 19:30 BST Second round (r2) 1–2 Exeter City Northampton Town F.Large D.McNeil County Ground Swindon 2,494 David Smith W 1970 1 12 y 15:00 BST Third round 0–1 Brentwood Northampton Town J.Fairbrother Ongar Road Brentwood 5,320 W 1970 1 24 y 15:00 BST Fourth round 0–0 Tranmere Rovers Northampton Town Prenton Park Birkenhead 7,590 D 1970 1 27 y 19:30 BST Fourth round (r) 2–1 Northampton Town F.Rankmore G.Felton Tranmere Rovers County Ground Northampton 16,142 W 1970 2 7 y 15:00 BST Fifth round 2–8 Northampton Town F.Large D.McNeil Manchester United G.Best B.Kidd County Ground Northampton 21,771 Peter Baldwin L League Cup 1969–70 Football League Cup 1969 8 13 y 19:30 BST First round 2–0 Oxford United Northampton Town Manor Ground Oxford 7,158 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 Kim Book 32 – – 9 – – – – – 41 – – GK Gary Knibbs – – – – – – – – – – – – DF Eric Brookes 42 – 1 7 2 – 1 – – 50 2 1 DF John Clarke 44 – – 9 – – – – – 53 – – DF Ray Fairfax 39 – 1 9 – – 1 – – 49 – 1 DF Brian Knight 9 3 – 1 – – – – – 10 3 – DF Phil Neal 10 3 1 – 3 1 1 – – 11 6 2 DF Frank Rankmore 45 – 7 9 – 3 1 – – 55 – 10 DF Neil Townsend 13 – 1 – – – – – – 13 – 1 MF Bernie Fagan 6 – – 2 – – – – – 8 – – MF Graham Felton 43 1 6 9 – 1 1 – – 53 1 7 MF Peter Hawkins 9 2 2 – – – – 1 – 9 3 2 MF Joe Kiernan 41 – 3 8 – – 1 – – 50 – 3 MF Barry Lines 7 5 – 1 – – 1 – – 9 5 – MF John McGleish – – – – – – – – – – – – MF Dixie McNeil 19 – 6 5 – 2 1 – – 25 – 8 MF Eric Ross 33 2 3 8 – – – – – 41 2 3 MF Eric Weaver 14 2 – 4 – – 1 – – 19 2 – FW John Fairbrother 46 – 23 9 – 2 1 – – 56 – 25 FW Frank Large 40 – 10 9 – 2 – – – 49 – 12 Players who left before end of season: GK Des McPartland 6 – – – – – – – – 6 – – GK Gordon Morritt 8 – – – – – 1 – – 9 – – References Books Grande, Frank Northampton Town F.C.: The Official Centenary History 1997 Yore Publications London 978-1874427674 1969-70 Northampton Town