1958–59 Northampton Town F.C. season

November 2023 December 2023 October 2025 Northampton Town 1958–59 Dave Smith Walter Penn County Ground Division Four 8th FA Cup Second round Alan Woan (32) Alan Woan (32) 14,365 vs Coventry City 3,450 vs Carlisle United 8,090 1957–58 1959–60 The 1958–59 season was Northampton Town's 62nd season in their history and the first season in the fourth tier of English football, the Fourth Division, after a revamping of the league pyramid. Alongside competing in Division Four, the club also participated in the FA Cup. Players match played 30 April 1959. Name Position Nat. Place of Birth Date of Birth (Age) Apps Goals Previous club Date signed Fee GoalkeepersTony BrewerGKENGEdmonton1959 4 30 1932 5 20 y310MillwallAugust 1958Reg ElvyGKENGLeeds1959 4 30 1920 11 25 y720Blackburn RoversSummer 1956£350Arsenal 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 2014 Full backsJack BannisterRBENGChesterfield1959 4 30 1929 2 1 y250Shrewsbury TownSummer 1958Tony ClaypoleRBENGWeldon1959 4 30 1937 2 13 y381ApprenticeAugust 1956N/AGeoff ColemanRBENGBedworth1959 4 30 1936 5 13 y180Bedworth TownSummer 1955Ralph PhillipsRBENGHetton-le-Hole1959 4 30 1933 8 9 y101MiddlesbroughNovember 1958Ron Patterson (c)LBENGGateshead1959 4 30 1929 10 30 y2675MiddlesbroughSummer 1952 Half backsBen CollinsCHENGKislingbury1959 4 30 1928 3 9 y2240ApprenticeSummer 1948N/AColin GaleCHWALPontypridd1959 4 30 1932 8 31 y1431Cardiff CityMarch 1956£1,500Roly MillsWHENGDaventry1959 4 30 1933 6 22 y14921ApprenticeMay 1951N/AJohn SmithWHENGLeicester1959 4 30 1928 9 4 y1859ApprenticeMay 1949N/A Inside/Outside forwardsJack EnglishOFENGSouth Shields1959 4 30 1923 3 19 y316140ApprenticeSummer 1947N/ATommy FowlerOFENGPrescot1959 4 30 1924 12 16 y48681EvertonMarch 1945Alan LoasbyOFENGWellingborough1959 4 30 1937 3 19 y20Luton TownSummer 1958Roger MillerOFENGNorthampton1959 4 30 1938 8 18 y41ApprenticeSummer 1956N/ABéla OláhOFHUNHungary1959 4 30 1938 6 8 y20Bedford TownDecember 1958Kevin BaronIFENGPreston1959 4 30 1926 7 19 y274Southend UnitedSeptember 1958Brian KirkupIFENGSlough1959 4 30 1932 4 16 y197ReadingSummer 1958Bobby TebbuttIFENGIrchester1959 4 30 1934 11 10 y4517ApprenticeOctober 1956N/AAlan WoanIFENGLiverpool1959 4 30 1931 2 8 y10963Norwich CitySummer 1956 Centre forwardsDerek LeckCFENGDeal1959 4 30 1937 2 8 y144MillwallJune 1958Ollie NorrisCFNIRDerry1959 4 30 1929 4 1 y151Bournemouth & B ASeptember 1958 Competitions Division Four 1958–59 Football League#Fourth Division League table y Fourth Division NOR League position by match table b Round Ground A/H/H/A/A/A/H/A/H/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/H/H/A/H/H/A/A/H Result W/W/W/W/W/L/W/L/D/W/D/L/L/D/L/D/D/W/W/L/D/L/L/W/D/L/W/L/W/W/D/W/W/L/L/W/L/W/L/D/W/W/W/L/L/W Position 2/1/1/1/1/1/1/3/3/2/2/5/7/8/11/11/8/9/6/10/9/10/13/11/12/12/10/13/10/8/8/8/8/8/10/9/9/9/10/10/11/10/9/10/11/8 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 1958 8 23 y 15:00 BST 1 1–4 Port Vale J.Wilkinson Northampton Town A.Woan 1 B.Hawkings B.Kirkup Vale Park Burslem 15,018 W 1958 8 28 y 19:30 BST 2 3–0 Northampton Town B.Hawkings B.Kirkup A.Woan Crewe Alexandra County Ground Northampton 11,916 W 1958 8 30 y 19:30 BST 3 3–0 Northampton Town T.Fowler B.Kirkup A.Woan Crystal Palace County Ground Northampton 11,288 W 1958 9 1 y 15:00 BST 4 1–2 Crewe Alexandra Northampton Town A.Woan Gresty Road Crewe 7,016 W 1958 9 6 y 15:00 BST 5 2–3 Chester N.Bullock Northampton Town T.Fowler R.Mills A.Woan Sealand Road Chester 9,723 W 1958 9 9 y 19:30 BST 6 2–1 Carlisle United Northampton Town A.Woan Brunton Park Carlisle 11,238 L 1958 9 13 y 15:00 BST 7 2–1 Northampton Town B.Hawkings R.Mills Watford County Ground Northampton 11,106 W 1958 9 20 y 19:30 BST 8 3–0 Hartlepools United Northampton Town A.Woan Victoria Park Hartlepool 7,463 L 1958 9 25 y 19:30 BST 9 1–1 Northampton Town K.Baron Workington County Ground Northampton 6,487 D 1958 9 27 y 15:00 BST 10 3–1 Northampton Town T.Fowler A.Woan Southport County Ground Northampton 10,999 W 1958 10 1 y 19:30 BST 11 3–3 Workington Northampton Town T.Fowler R.Mills A.Woan Borough Park Workington 6,613 D 1958 10 4 y 15:00 BST 12 4–2 Torquay United Northampton Town K.Baron O.Norris Plainmoor Torquay 5,399 L 1958 10 9 y 19:30 GMT 13 1–2 Northampton Town K.Baron York City County Ground Northampton 5,826 L 1958 10 11 y 15:00 GMT 14 1–1 Northampton Town A.Woan Exeter City County Ground Northampton 10,077 D 1958 10 18 y 15:00 GMT 15 2–0 Coventry City Straw Northampton Town Highfield Road Coventry 22,305 L 1958 10 25 y 15:00 GMT 16 3–3 Northampton Town B.Tebbutt A.Woan Shrewsbury Town County Ground Northampton 9,897 D 1958 11 1 y 15:00 GMT 17 2–2 Darlington Northampton Town T.Fowler B.Hawkings Feethams Darlington 5,579 D 1958 11 8 y 15:00 GMT 18 3–2 Northampton Town B.Tebbutt A.Woan B.Guttridge o.g. Walsall County Ground Northampton 11,858 W 1958 11 22 y 15:00 GMT 19 1–0 Northampton Town B.Kirkup Aldershot County Ground Northampton 7,598 W 1958 11 29 y 15:00 GMT 20 4–1 Gateshead Northampton Town B.Kirkup Redheugh Park Gateshead 2,870 L 1958 12 13 y 15:00 GMT 21 2–2 Barrow Northampton Town R.Mills B.Tebbutt Holker Street Barrow-in-Furness 4,209 D 1958 12 20 y 15:00 GMT 22 2–4 Northampton Town T.Fowler Port Vale H.Poole N.Kinsey G.Barnett County Ground Northampton 6,907 L 1958 12 26 y 15:00 GMT 23 4–1 Gillingham Northampton Town R.Mills Priestfield Stadium Gillingham 6,947 L 1958 12 27 y 15:00 GMT 24 4–2 Northampton Town T.Fowler A.Woan Gillingham County Ground Northampton 9,538 W 1959 1 3 y 15:00 GMT 25 1–1 Crystal Palace Northampton Town B.Hawkings Selhurst Park Selhurst, London 17,162 D 1959 1 10 y 15:00 GMT 26 3–0 Millwall Northampton Town The Old Den New Cross, London 11,388 L 1959 1 24 y 15:00 GMT 27 2–1 Northampton Town T.Claypole A.Woan Oldham Athletic County Ground Northampton 7,168 W 1959 1 31 y 15:00 GMT 28 3–1 Watford Northampton Town A.Woan Vicarage Road Watford 6,200 L 1959 2 7 y 15:00 GMT 29 2–1 Northampton Town K.Baron A.Woan Hartlepools United County Ground Northampton 6,055 W 1959 2 14 y 15:00 GMT 30 1–2 Southport Northampton Town A.Woan Haig Avenue Southport 3,630 W 1959 2 21 y 15:00 GMT 31 1–1 Northampton Town A.Woan Torquay United County Ground Northampton 6,329 D 1959 2 28 y 15:00 GMT 32 3–4 Exeter City Northampton Town J.English T.Fowler D.Leck A.Woan St James Park Exeter 9,870 W 1959 3 7 y 15:00 GMT 33 4–0 Northampton Town T.Fowler D.Leck A.Woan Coventry City County Ground Northampton 14,365 W 1959 3 14 y 15:00 GMT 34 4–0 Shrewsbury Town Northampton Town Gay Meadow Shrewsbury 7,227 L 1959 3 21 y 15:00 GMT 35 1–3 Northampton Town A.Woan Darlington County Ground Northampton 6,399 L 1959 3 27 y 15:00 GMT 36 1–2 Bradford (Park Avenue) Northampton Town J.O'Neil A.Woan Park Avenue Bradford 5,898 W 1959 3 28 y 15:00 GMT 37 2–1 Walsall Northampton Town J.English Fellows Park Walsall 5,991 L 1959 3 31 y 19:30 GMT 38 4–1 Northampton Town J.English T.Fowler D.Leck A.Woan Bradford (Park Avenue) County Ground Northampton 7,544 W 1959 4 4 y 15:00 GMT 39 0–1 Northampton Town Millwall County Ground Northampton 7,284 L 1959 4 6 y 15:00 GMT 40 0–0 Northampton Town Carlisle United County Ground Northampton 3,450 D 1959 4 11 y 15:00 GMT 41 1–3 Aldershot Northampton Town D.Leck R.Phillips A.Woan Recreation Ground Aldershot 2,567 W 1959 4 13 y 19:30 GMT 42 4–0 Northampton Town T.Fowler A.Woan Chester County Ground Northampton 3,865 W 1959 4 18 y 15:00 GMT 43 1–0 Northampton Town R.Mills Gateshead County Ground Northampton 5,799 W 1959 4 20 y 19:30 BST 44 2–1 York City Northampton Town A.Woan Bootham Crescent York 9,123 L 1959 4 25 y 15:00 BST 45 2–1 Oldham Athletic Northampton Town T.Fowler Boundary Park Oldham 2,671 L 1959 4 30 y 19:30 BST 46 2–0 Northampton Town J.English A.Woan Barrow County Ground Northampton 4,324 W FA Cup 1958–59 FA Cup 1958 11 15 y 15:00 GMT First round 2–0 Northampton Town T.Fowler B.Kirkup Wycombe Wanderers County Ground Northampton 12,934 W 1958 12 6 y 15:00 GMT Second round 2–1 Tooting & Mitcham United Northampton Town B.Kirkup Sandy Lane Mitcham, London 10,203 L Appearances and goals Pos Position Player Division Four FA Cup Total Starts Goals Starts Goals Starts Goals GK Tony Brewer 31 – – – 31 – GK Reg Elvy 15 – 2 – 17 – FB Jack Bannister 24 – 1 – 25 – FB Tony Claypole 26 1 1 – 27 1 FB Geoff Coleman 1 – – – 1 – FB Ron Patterson 38 – 2 – 40 – FB Ralph Phillips 10 1 – – 10 1 HB Ben Collins 10 – 1 – 11 – HB Colin Gale 36 – 1 – 37 – HB Roly Mills 42 6 2 – 44 6 HB Joe O'Neil 22 1 – – 22 1 HB John Smith 23 – 1 – 24 – OF Jack English 13 4 1 – 14 4 OF Tommy Fowler 45 15 2 1 47 16 OF Alan Loasby 2 – – – 2 – OF Roger Miller 2 – – – 2 – OF Béla Oláh 2 – – – 2 – IF Kevin Baron 25 4 2 – 27 4 IF Brian Kirkup 17 5 2 2 19 7 IF Bobby Tebbutt 14 4 1 – 15 4 IF Alan Woan 42 32 1 – 43 32 CF Derek Leck 14 5 – – 14 5 CF Ollie Norris 14 1 1 – 15 1 Players who left before end of season: HB Ray Yeoman 17 – – – 17 – CF Barry Hawkings 21 5 1 – 22 5 References Books Grande, Frank Northampton Town F.C.: The Official Centenary History 1997 Yore Publications London 978-1874427674 1958-59 Northampton Town