1980–81 Northampton Town F.C. season

Northampton Town 1980–81 Bill Dodgin Jr. Neville Ronson County Ground Division Four 10th FA Cup First round League Cup First round Steve Phillips (19) Steve Phillips (22) 5,542 vs Peterborough United 1,380 vs Hereford United 2,305 1979–80 1981–82 The 1980–81 season was Northampton Town's 84th season in their history and the fourth successive season in the Fourth Division. Alongside competing in Division Four, the club also participated in the FA Cup and the League Cup. Players match played 5 May 1981.Rothmans Football Yearbook 1981/82, p.250. Name Position Nat. Place of Birth Date of Birth (Age) Apps Goals Previous club Date signed Fee GoalkeepersAndy PooleGKENGChesterfield1981 5 5 1960 7 6 y1570Mansfield TownJuly 1978 DefendersDennis ByattCBENGHillingdon1981 5 5 1958 8 8 y533Peterborough UnitedJune 1979Wakeley GageCBENGNorthampton1981 5 5 1958 5 5 y1046Desborough TownOctober 1979£8,000Focus on Wakeley Gage, Chester City v. Burnley matchday programme, 5/10/85, p. 13Phil SandercockLBENGPlymouth1981 5 5 1956 6 21 y733Huddersfield TownSeptember 1979Paul SaundersUENGWatford1981 5 5 1959 12 17 y993WatfordJuly 1978Des WaldockCBENGNorthampton1981 5 5 1961 12 4 y574ApprenticeNovember 1979Ricky WalkerRBENGNorthampton1981 5 5 1959 4 4 y610Coventry CityAugust 1978 MidfieldersDave CarltonUENGStepney1981 5 5 1952 11 24 y1948BrentfordSeptember 1980Peter CookeCMENGNorthampton1981 5 5 1962 1 15 y51ApprenticeJuly 1980Peter DenyerWENGChiddingfold1981 5 5 1957 11 26 y10020PortsmouthJuly 1979P/EMark HeeleyWENGPeterborough1981 5 5 1959 9 8 y786ArsenalMarch 1980£33,000Gary LeonardCMENGNorthampton1981 5 5 1962 3 23 y20ApprenticeMarch 1980Maurice MuirWENGLondon1981 5 5 1963 3 19 y20ApprenticeApril 1980N/AAdam SandyUENGPeterborough1981 5 5 1958 9 22 y1066Wolverton TownFebruary 1980Gary SaxbyUENGClipstone1981 5 5 1959 12 11 y759Mansfield TownAugust 1980Free transferKeith WilliamsCMENGDudley1981 5 5 1957 4 12 y1427Aston VillaFebruary 1977 ForwardsKeith BowenFWWALNorthampton (ENG)1981 5 5 1958 2 26 y7125ApprenticeAugust 1976Kevin FarmerFWENGRamsgate1981 5 5 1960 1 24 y8112Leicester CityAugust 1979Steve PhillipsFWENGEdmonton1981 5 5 1954 8 4 y10331BrentfordAugust 1980£40,000Tony Matthews Birmingham City: A Complete Record 1995 Breedon Books Derby 117 978-1-85983-010-9 Competitions Division Four 1980–81 Football League#Fourth Division League table y Fourth Division NOR Results summary 11 7 5 42 26 7 6 10 23 41 15 February 2024 February 2024 League position by match table b Round Ground A/A/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/H/A/A/H/H/A/A/H/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/H/A/A Result L/D/W/L/L/W/W/L/L/L/W/W/W/W/L/L/W/W/L/L/D/W/D/W/L/W/D/L/L/D/L/D/D/W/W/D/L/D/W/D/D/D/D/W/W/W Position 20/21/18/19/23/19/15/20/21/22/21/17/12/9/15/16/12/11/14/18/18/15/12/9/13/13/11/11/11/10/13/13/11/11/12/15/15/14/13/13/13/14/12/12/10/10 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 1980 8 16 y 15:00 BST 1 1–0 Darlington Northampton Town Feethams Darlington 1,763 L 1980 8 23 y 15:00 BST 2 0–0 AFC Bournemouth Northampton Town Dean Court Bournemouth 2,875 D 1980 9 6 y 15:00 BST 3 2–3 Hartlepool United Northampton Town K.Bowen K.Farmer S.Phillips Victoria Park Hartlepool 2,435 W 1980 9 13 y 15:00 BST 4 0–2 Northampton Town Doncaster Rovers County Ground Northampton 2,280 L 1980 9 17 y 19:30 BST 5 3–1 Bradford City Northampton Town S.Phillips Valley Parade Bradford 2,765 L 1980 9 19 y 19:30 BST 6 2–0 Northampton Town S.Phillips G.Saxby York City County Ground Northampton 1,843 W 1980 9 23 y 19:30 BST 7 2–0 Northampton Town D.Carlton S.Phillips Southend United County Ground Northampton 2,337 W 1980 9 27 y 15:00 BST 8 4–1 Hereford United Northampton Town S.Phillips pen. Edgar Street Hereford 2,693 L 1980 9 30 y 19:30 BST 9 0–1 Northampton Town Bradford City County Ground Northampton 2,293 L 1980 10 3 y 19:30 BST 10 0–1 Northampton Town Stockport County County Ground Northampton 1,902 L 1980 10 7 y 19:30 BST 11 1–2 Bury Northampton Town P.Denyer D.Waldock Gigg Lane Bury 1,779 W 1980 10 11 y 15:00 BST 12 0–2 Scunthorpe United Northampton Town S.Phillips Old Show Ground Scunthorpe 2,650 W 1980 10 17 y 15:00 BST 13 4–1 Northampton Town S.Phillips K.Farmer Crewe Alexandra County Ground Northampton 2,179 W 1980 10 21 y 19:30 BST 14 2–0 Northampton Town W.Gage M.Heeley Aldershot County Ground Northampton 3,194 W 1980 10 25 y 15:00 BST 15 8–0 Lincoln City Northampton Town Sincil Bank Lincoln 4,060 L 1980 10 27 y 19:30 GMT 16 2–0 Mansfield Town R.Allen N.Parkinson Northampton Town Field Mill Mansfield 3,560 L 1980 10 31 y 19:30 GMT 17 2–1 Northampton Town S.Phillips Halifax Town County Ground Northampton 2,226 W 1980 11 4 y 19:30 GMT 18 5–3 Northampton Town P.Denyer pen. P.Saunders Bury County Ground Northampton 2,229 W 1980 11 8 y 15:00 GMT 19 1–0 Wimbledon Northampton Town Plough Lane Wimbledon, London 2,029 L 1980 11 12 y 19:30 GMT 20 3–0 Wigan Athletic Northampton Town Springfield Park Wigan 3,375 L 1980 11 15 y 15:00 GMT 21 2–2 Northampton Town P.Denyer S.Phillips Darlington County Ground Northampton 1,656 D 1980 11 29 y 15:00 GMT 22 3–1 Northampton Town S.Phillips A.Sandy Tranmere Rovers County Ground Northampton 1,487 W 1980 11 12 y 15:00 GMT 23 3–3 Torquay United Northampton Town K.Bowen K.Williams Plainmoor Torquay 1,975 D 1980 12 20 y 15:00 GMT 24 3–2 Northampton Town S.Phillips 7P.Denyer 44K.Bowen 53 Rochdale B.Wellings 27 86 County Ground Northampton 1,705 Clive White W 1980 12 26 y 15:00 GMT 25 3–0 Peterborough United Northampton Town London Road Peterborough 6,265 L 1980 12 27 y 19:30 GMT 26 5–1 Northampton Town K.Farmer K.Bowen P.Sandercock P.Denyer Port Vale N.Chamberlain County Ground Northampton 2,978 W 1981 1 3 y 15:00 GMT 27 0–0 Aldershot Northampton Town Recreation Ground Aldershot 2,992 D 1981 1 10 y 15:00 GMT 28 0–1 Northampton Town Mansfield Town J.McClelland County Ground Northampton 2,985 L 1981 1 16 y 19:30 GMT 29 3–2 Tranmere Rovers Northampton Town K.Bowen Prenton Park Birkenhead 1,246 L 1981 1 23 y 19:30 GMT 30 0–0 Southend United Northampton Town Roots Hall Southend-on-Sea 6,191 D 1981 1 31 y 15:00 GMT 31 0–1 Northampton Town AFC Bournemouth County Ground Northampton 2,140 L 1981 2 3 y 19:30 GMT 32 1–1 Northampton Town K.Farmer Wigan Athletic County Ground Northampton 1,708 D 1981 2 6 y 19:30 GMT 33 1–1 Doncaster Rovers Northampton Town K.Bowen Belle Vue Doncaster 6,191 D 1981 2 14 y 15:00 GMT 34 3–1 Northampton Town K.Bowen P.Denyer Hartlepool United County Ground Northampton 2,032 W 1981 3 6 y 19:30 GMT 35 1–2 Stockport County Northampton Town S.Phillips P.Cooke Edgeley Park Stockport 1,945 W 1981 3 13 y 19:30 GMT 36 3–3 Northampton Town P.Denyer pen. Scunthorpe United County Ground Northampton 2,046 D 1981 3 21 y 15:00 GMT 37 3–1 Crewe Alexandra Northampton Town K.Williams Gresty Road Crewe 2,120 L 1981 3 28 y 15:00 GMT 38 1–1 Northampton Town M.Heeley Lincoln City County Ground Northampton 2,424 D 1981 4 4 y 15:00 BST 39 0–1 Halifax Town Northampton Town S.Phillips The Shay Halifax 2,120 W 1981 4 11 y 15:00 BST 40 1–1 Northampton Town K.Bowen Wimbledon County Ground Northampton 2,121 D 1981 4 14 y 19:30 BST 41 0–0 Northampton Town Hereford United County Ground Northampton 1,380 D 1981 4 18 y 15:00 BST 42 1–1 Port Vale P.Sproson Northampton Town K.Farmer Vale Park Burslem 2,120 D 1981 4 21 y 19:30 BST 43 2–2 Northampton Town P.Denyer S.Phillips Peterborough United County Ground Northampton 5,542 D 1981 5 1 y 19:30 BST 44 1–0 Northampton Town K.Bowen Torquay United County Ground Northampton 1,562 W 1981 5 3 y 15:00 BST 45 0–1 Rochdale Northampton Town P.Denyer 79 Spotland Rochdale 1,474 W 1981 5 5 y 19:30 BST 46 1–2 York City Northampton Town K.Bowen S.Phillips Bootham Crescent York 1,167 W FA Cup 1980–81 FA Cup 1980 11 22 y 15:00 GMT First round 1–4 Northampton Town S.Phillips Peterborough United County Ground Northampton 5,542 L League Cup 1980–81 Football League Cup 1980 8 8 y 19:30 BST First round 1st leg 0–2 Northampton Town Reading County Ground Northampton 3,294 L 1980 8 13 y 19:30 BST First round 2nd leg 2–3 Reading Northampton Town P.Denyer S.Phillips Elm Park Reading 4,357 W 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 Andy Poole 46 – – 1 – – 2 – – 49 – – DF Dennis Byatt 14 – – – 1 – 2 – – 16 1 – DF Wakeley Gage 29 1 1 1 – – 1 – – 31 1 1 DF Phil Sandercock 31 – 1 1 – – 2 – – 34 – 1 DF Paul Saunders 25 3 2 – – – – – – 25 3 2 DF Des Waldock 22 1 1 1 – – 1 – – 24 1 1 DF Ricky Walker 2 – – – – – 2 – – 4 – – MF Dave Carlton 39 – 1 – – – – – – 39 – 1 MF Peter Cooke 4 1 1 – – – – – – 4 1 1 MF Peter Denyer 45 – 13 1 – – 2 – 1 48 – 14 MF Mark Heeley 33 3 2 1 – – 1 – – 35 3 2 MF Gary Leonard 1 – – – – – – – – 1 – – MF Maurice Muir – – – – – – – – – – – – MF Adam Sandy 32 4 1 1 – – 1 – – 34 4 1 MF Gary Saxby 28 6 1 1 – – 1 – – 30 6 1 MF Keith Williams 39 – 2 1 – – – – – 40 – 2 FW Keith Bowen 32 – 13 1 – – 2 – – 35 – 13 FW Kevin Farmer 36 3 6 – – – 1 1 – 37 4 6 FW Steve Phillips 45 – 19 1 – 1 2 – 2 48 – 22 Players who left before end of season: FW Gary Sargent 3 – – – – – 2 – – 5 – – References Books Grande, Frank Northampton Town F.C.: The Official Centenary History 1997 Yore Publications London 978-1874427674 1980-81 Northampton Town