1981–82 Northampton Town F.C. season

Northampton Town 1981–82 Bill Dodgin Jr.(until February)Clive Walker(from February) Neville Ronson County Ground Division Four 22nd FA Cup Second round League Cup Third round Steve Phillips (10) Steve Phillips (12) 4,975 vs Peterborough United 1,480 vs Hartlepool United 2,308 1980–81 1982–83 The 1981–82 season was Northampton Town's 85th season in their history and the fifth 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 15 May 1982.Rothmans Football Yearbook 1982/83, p.250. Name Position Nat. Place of Birth Date of Birth (Age) Apps Goals Previous club Date signed Fee GoalkeepersAndy PooleGKENGChesterfield1982 5 15 1960 7 6 y1570Mansfield TownJuly 1978 DefendersPaul BradyRBENGMarston Green1983 5 14 1961 3 26 y472Birmingham CityAugust 1981Steve BryantLBENGLondon1983 5 14 1953 9 5 y1175PortsmouthMarch 1982Wakeley GageCBENGNorthampton1982 5 15 1958 5 5 y1046Desborough TownOctober 1979£8,000Focus on Wakeley Gage, Chester City v. Burnley matchday programme, 5/10/85, p. 13Pat KruseCBENGArlesey1982 5 15 1953 11 30 y180BrentfordFebruary 1982LoanPaul SaundersUENGWatford1982 5 15 1959 12 17 y993WatfordJuly 1978Andy TaylorRBENGStratford-upon-Avon1983 5 14 1963 4 4 y220Aston VillaJune 1981 MidfieldersJohn BuchananCMSCODingwall1982 5 15 1951 9 19 y16432Cardiff CitySeptember 1981Dave CarltonUENGStepney1982 5 15 1952 11 24 y1948BrentfordSeptember 1980Peter CoffillCMENGRomford1982 5 15 1957 2 14 y425Torquay UnitedJuly 1981£5,000Jones Trefor 1996 Watford Football Club Illustrated Who's Who 0-9527458-0-1 58 T.G. Jones Peter DenyerWENGChiddingfold1982 5 15 1957 11 26 y12527PortsmouthJuly 1979P/EMark HeeleyWENGPeterborough1982 5 15 1959 9 8 y786ArsenalMarch 1980£33,000Maurice MuirWENGLondon1982 5 15 1963 3 19 y20ApprenticeApril 1980N/AAdam SandyUENGPeterborough1982 5 15 1958 9 22 y1066Wolverton TownFebruary 1980Gary SaxbyUENGClipstone1982 5 15 1959 12 11 y759Mansfield TownAugust 1980 ForwardsJohn AlexanderFWENGLiverpool1982 5 15 1955 10 5 y274ReadingAugust 1981Frankie BelfonFWENGWellingborough1982 5 15 1965 2 18 y10ApprenticeApril 1982N/ASteve PerrinFWENGLondon1982 5 15 1952 2 13 y186Hillingdon BoroughDecember 1981P/TSteve MasseyFWENGManchester1982 5 15 1958 3 28 y185Peterborough UnitedFebruary 1982Roger RussellFWENGCorby1982 5 15 1957 11 20 y10Corby TownSeptember 1981 Competitions Division Four 1981–82 Football League#Fourth Division League table y Fourth Division NOR Results summary 9 5 9 32 27 2 4 17 25 57 15 February 2024 February 2024 League position by match table b Round Ground H/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/H/A/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/H/A/A/H/H/A/A/A Result D/L/D/L/L/L/D/L/D/L/L/D/W/L/L/W/L/L/L/L/L/L/W/D/L/L/L/L/W/W/L/W/W/L/W/W/D/W/D/L/L/L/W/D/L/L Position 12/17/17/22/22/23/23/22/23/23/23/23/23/23/21/23/24/24/24/24/24/24/23/24/24/24/24/24/23/23/23/23/23/23/21/19/19/19/20/20/20/22/20/20/22/22 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 1981 8 29 y 15:00 BST 1 1–1 Northampton Town M.Heeley Scunthorpe United County Ground Northampton 2,064 D 1981 9 4 y 19:30 BST 2 2–1 York City Northampton Town S.Phillips Bootham Crescent York 2,086 David Allison L 1981 9 12 y 15:00 BST 3 1–1 Northampton Town P.Denyer pen. Hull City County Ground Northampton 1,938 D 1981 9 19 y 15:00 BST 4 3–1 Wigan Athletic Northampton Town P.Denyer Springfield Park Wigan 3,996 L 1981 9 21 y 19:30 BST 5 4–1 Mansfield Town J.Lumby G.Nicholson A.Burrows A.Mann Northampton Town P.Brady Field Mill Mansfield 2,612 L 1981 9 26 y 15:00 BST 6 2–3 Northampton Town S.Phillips Hereford United County Ground Northampton 1,552 L 1981 9 29 y 19:30 BST 7 0–0 Northampton Town Stockport County County Ground Northampton 1,865 D 1981 10 2 y 19:30 BST 8 5–1 http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?frmft=True&pg=match&pd=1022&fsea=42&fdfaShowAll=&frefShowAll=&fcomp1=13&fcomp1ShowAll=&frt=all&fhan=all&it=1941 Colchester United P.Coleman 5I.Allinson 7 pen.K.Bremner 72 86R.McDonough 83 Northampton Town P.Denyer 50 pen. Layer Road Colchester 2,760 Darryl Reeves L 1981 10 10 y 15:00 BST 9 1–1 AFC Bournemouth Northampton Town P.Denyer Dean Court Bournemouth 5,241 D 1981 10 13 y 19:30 BST 10 0–1 Northampton Town Blackpool County Ground Northampton 2,376 L 1981 10 17 y 15:00 BST 11 0–2 Northampton Town Bradford City County Ground Northampton 2,053 L 1981 10 21 y 19:30 BST 12 2–2 Torquay United Northampton Town M.Heeley A.Sandy Plainmoor Torquay 2,526 D 1981 10 24 y 15:00 BST 13 3–2 Northampton Town J.Buchanan J.Bramhall o.g. Tranmere Rovers County Ground Northampton 1,722 W 1981 10 31 y 15:15 GMT 14 7–1 Bury Northampton Town S.Phillips pen. Gigg Lane Bury 2,526 L 1981 11 3 y 19:30 GMT 15 1–2 Northampton Town S.Phillips Sheffield United County Ground Northampton 4,168 L 1981 11 8 y 15:00 GMT 16 3–0 Northampton Town S.Phillips G.Saxby P.Brady Crewe Alexandra County Ground Northampton 2,794 Dave Axcell W 1981 11 14 y 15:15 GMT 17 3–1 Hartlepool United Northampton Town S.Phillips Victoria Park Hartlepool 1,641 L 1981 11 28 y 15:00 GMT 18 1–0 Peterborough United Northampton Town London Road Peterborough 5,293 L 1981 12 5 y 15:00 GMT 19 0–1 Northampton Town Darlington County Ground Northampton 1,669 L 1982 1 23 y 15:15 GMT 20 2–1 Scunthorpe United Northampton Town S.Perrin Old Show Ground Scunthorpe 1,439 L 1982 1 30 y 15:00 GMT 21 2–3 Northampton Town P.Denyer S.Perrin Wigan Athletic County Ground Northampton 2,418 L 1982 2 2 y 19:30 GMT 22 3–5 Northampton Town J.Alexander S.Phillips G.Saxby Port Vale G.Hunter P.Sproson M.Chamberlain J.Greenhoff County Ground Northampton 1,644 L 1982 2 6 y 15:00 GMT 23 0–1 Hull City Northampton Town J.Alexander Boothferry Park Kingston upon Hull 3,627 W 1982 2 9 y 19:30 GMT 24 1–1 Northampton Town P.Denyer Mansfield Town J.Lumby County Ground Northampton 1,945 D 1982 2 14 y 15:00 GMT 25 1–2 http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?frmft=True&pg=match&pd=1022&fsea=42&fdfaShowAll=&frefShowAll=&fcomp1=13&fcomp1ShowAll=&frt=all&fhan=all&it=1966 Northampton Town P.Coffill 56 Colchester United Allinson 19Bremner 75 County Ground Northampton 3,102 Peter Richardson L 1982 2 17 y 19:30 GMT 26 1–0 Blackpool Northampton Town Bloomfield Road Blackpool 2,231 L 1982 2 20 y 15:00 GMT 27 2–1 Hereford United Northampton Town S.Phillips Edgar Street Hereford 2,229 L 1982 2 23 y 19:45 GMT 28 2–1 Aldershot Northampton Town S.Phillips pen. Recreation Ground Aldershot 1,171 L Fixture was previously abandoned on December 26, 1981.1981/82 Division 4 https://ntfcmemorabilia.weebly.com/198182.html 17 February 2024 ntfcmemorabilia.weebly.com 17 February 2024 1982 2 27 y 15:00 GMT 29 1–0 Northampton Town W.Gage AFC Bournemouth County Ground Northampton 2,125 W 1982 3 2 y 19:30 GMT 30 2–1 Northampton Town S.Massey 59W.Gage 79 Rochdale O'Loughlin 63 County Ground Northampton 1,916 W 1982 3 3 y 15:00 GMT 31 2–1 Bradford City Northampton Town S.Perrin Valley Parade Bradford 4,836 L 1982 3 9 y 19:30 GMT 32 2–0 Northampton Town S.Massey J.Alexander Torquay United County Ground Northampton 1,599 Derek Civil W 1982 3 13 y 15:15 GMT 33 0–2 Tranmere Rovers Northampton Town S.Perrin G.Saxby Prenton Park Birkenhead 1,198 W 1982 3 17 y 19:30 GMT 34 7–3 Sheffield United Northampton Town S.Massey pen. S.Perrin Bramall Lane Sheffield 15,716 L 1982 3 9 y 15:00 GMT 35 1–0 Northampton Town N.Bradley o.g. Bury County Ground Northampton 2,109 W 1982 3 23 y 19:30 GMT 36 5–0 Northampton Town J.Buchanan M.Czuczman o.g.S.Perrin P.Aitken o.g. York City County Ground Northampton 2,452 W 1982 3 27 y 15:00 GMT 37 2–2 Crewe Alexandra Northampton Town G.Saxby Gresty Road Crewe 1,801 D 1982 4 3 y 15:00 BST 38 2–1 Northampton Town G.Saxby P.Coffill Hartlepool United County Ground Northampton 1,890 W 1982 4 10 y 15:00 BST 39 0–0 Northampton Town Aldershot County Ground Northampton 2,365 D 1982 4 12 y 19:30 BST 40 1–0 Port Vale P.Sproson Northampton Town Vale Park Burslem 3,014 L 1982 4 17 y 19:30 BST 41 3–0 Darlington Northampton Town Feethams Darlington 1,729 L 1982 4 20 y 19:30 BST 42 0–1 Northampton Town Halifax Town County Ground Northampton 1,935 Allan Gunn L Fixture was previously postponed on January 16, 1982. 1982 4 24 y 15:00 BST 43 1–0 Northampton Town G.Saxby Peterborough United County Ground Northampton 4,975 W 1982 4 30 y 19:30 BST 44 0–0 Stockport County Northampton Town Edgeley Park Stockport 1,658 D 1982 5 4 y 19:30 BST 45 2–1 Halifax Town Northampton Town A.Sandy The Shay Halifax 1,730 L 1982 5 15 y 15:00 BST 46 5–3 Rochdale E.Martinez 6B.Wellings 37S.Warriner 57N.O'Loughlin 77D.Goodwin 79 Northampton Town M.Heeley 1S.Massey 34 pen.A.Sandy 43 Spotland Rochdale 1,056 L FA Cup 1981–82 FA Cup 1981 11 20 y 15:00 GMT First round 0–0 Weymouth Northampton Town Recreation Ground Weymouth 2,600 D 1981 11 24 y 19:30 GMT First round (r) 6–2 Northampton Town D.Carlton S.Phillips A.Sandy W.Gage T.Mahoney Weymouth County Ground Northampton 2,613 W 1981 12 15 y 19:30 GMT Second round 3–0 Bristol City Northampton Town Ashton Gate Bristol 2,901 L League Cup 1981–82 Football League Cup 1981 9 1 y 19:30 BST First round 1st leg 2–0 Northampton Town P.Denyer J.Alexander Hartlepool United County Ground Northampton 1,480 W 1981 9 16 y 19:30 BST First round 2nd leg 2–1 Hartlepool United Northampton Town P.Denyer County Ground Northampton 1,975 L 1981 10 6 y 19:30 BST Second round 1st leg 2–1 Northampton Town S.Phillips A.Sandy Bristol Rovers County Ground Northampton 4,476 W 1981 10 27 y 19:30 GMT Second round 2nd leg 1–3 Bristol Rovers Northampton Town M.Heeley G.Saxby T.Mahoney Bloomfield Road Bristol 3,543 W 1981 11 11 y 19:30 GMT Third round 3–1 Manchester City Northampton Town T.Mahoney Maine Road Manchester 21,139 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 Andy Poole 46 – – 3 – – 5 – – 54 – – DF Wakeley Gage 43 – 2 3 – 2 5 – – 51 – 4 DF Paul Brady 38 1 2 3 – – 5 – – 46 1 2 DF Steve Bryant 10 – – – – – – – – 10 – – DF Pat Kruse 18 – – – – – – – – 18 – – DF Paul Saunders 21 3 – 2 – – 1 – – 24 3 – DF Andy Taylor 17 – – 2 – – 3 – – 22 – – MF John Buchanan 34 – 4 3 – – – – – 37 – 3 MF Dave Carlton 37 – – 2 – 1 5 – – 44 – 1 MF Peter Coffill 34 2 2 1 – – 5 – – 40 2 2 MF Peter Denyer 22 – 5 – – – 3 – 2 25 – 7 MF Mark Heeley 23 3 3 3 – – 3 – 1 29 3 4 MF Maurice Muir – 1 – – – – – – – – 1 – MF Adam Sandy 30 9 3 2 1 1 4 – 1 36 10 5 MF Gary Saxby 32 2 7 3 – – 2 – 1 37 2 8 FW John Alexander 21 1 3 – 1 – 3 1 1 25 2 4 FW Frankie Belfon 1 – – – – – – – – 1 – – FW Steve Massey 18 – 5 – – – – – – 18 – 5 FW Steve Perrin 18 – 6 – – – – – – 18 – 6 FW Roger Russell – 1 – – – – – – – – 1 – Players who left before end of season: FW Keith Bowen 3 – – – – – 2 – – 5 – – FW Tony Mahoney 6 – – 3 – 1 2 – 2 11 – 3 FW Steve Phillips 30 – 10 3 – 1 5 – 1 38 – 12 References Books Grande, Frank Northampton Town F.C.: The Official Centenary History 1997 Yore Publications London 978-1874427674 1981-82 Northampton Town September 2024 Category:1981–82 in English men's football leagues