1974–75 Northampton Town F.C. season

Northampton Town 1974–75 Bill Dodgin Jr. Neville Ronson County Ground Division Four 16th FA Cup Second round League Cup Second round Paul Stratford (15) Paul Stratford (16) 7,275 vs Lincoln City 2,482 vs Newport County 4,179 1973–74 1975–76 The 1974–75 season was Northampton Town's 78th season in their history and the sixth successive season in the Fourth Division. Alongside competing in Division Four, the club also participated in the FA Cup and League Cup. Players match played 25 April 1975.Rothmans Football Yearbook 1975/76, p.270. Name Position Nat. Place of Birth Date of Birth (Age) Apps Goals Previous club Date signed Fee GoalkeepersAlan StarlingGKENGDagenham1975 4 25 1951 4 2 y1850Luton TownJune 1971 DefendersGary AndersonRBENGLondon1975 4 25 1955 10 20 y110Tottenham HotspurMarch 1975Wayne CegielskiCBWALTredegar1975 4 25 1956 1 11 y110Tottenham HotspurMarch 1975LoanJohn GregoryUENGScunthorpe1975 4 25 1954 5 11 y1052ApprenticeSummer 1972N/AJohn MooreCBSCOHarthill1975 4 25 1943 12 21 y160Luton TownAugust 1974Alan OmanFBENGNewcastle upon Tyne1975 4 25 1952 10 6 y963ApprenticeOctober 1970N/AStuart RobertsonCBENGNottingham1975 4 25 1946 12 16 y1029Doncaster RoversSummer 1972Barry TuckerFBWALSwansea1975 4 25 1952 8 28 y1121ApprenticeAugust 1970N/ARay TumbridgeLBENGLondon1975 4 25 1955 3 6 y110Charlton AthleticMarch 1975Loan MidfieldersBilly Best (c)USCOGlasgow1975 4 25 1942 9 7 y14233Southend UnitedSummer 1973Dave CarltonCMENGStepney1975 4 25 1952 11 24 y705FulhamOctober 1973Derrick ChristieWENGBletchley1975 4 25 1957 3 15 y190ApprenticeJanuary 1974N/AJohn FarringtonWENGLynemouth1975 4 25 1947 6 19 y363Cardiff CitySummer 1974Graham FeltonWENGCambridge1975 4 25 1949 3 1 y27526ApprenticeSeptember 1966N/ARobin WainwrightCMENGLuton1975 4 25 1951 3 9 y355MillwallFebruary 1974 ForwardsJim HallFWENGNorthampton1975 4 25 1945 3 21 y6410Peterborough UnitedJanuary 1975Malcolm JohnFWWALBridgend1975 4 25 1950 12 9 y438Bristol RoversMarch 1974FreeGary MabeeFWENGOxford1975 4 25 1955 2 1 y3613Tottenham HotspurAugust 1974Paul StratfordFWENGNorthampton1975 4 25 1955 9 4 y10832ApprenticeSummer 1972N/A Competitions Division Four 1974–75 Football League#Fourth Division League table y Fourth Division NOR Results summary 12 6 5 43 22 3 5 15 24 51 3 February 2024 February 2024 League position by match table b Round Ground A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/A/H Result L/L/L/W/D/D/W/W/W/W/W/L/D/W/L/W/L/W/D/W/D/L/W/L/D/D/L/L/L/W/L/D/L/L/L/L/W/L/W/L/D/D/D/L/L/W Position 23/23/24/19/20/22/16/16/11/9/5/10/8/6/6/4/6/6/5/5/6/9/6/8/7/7/10/11/13/10/12/12/13/14/18/18/15/18/14/16/13/14/13/13/18/16 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 1974 8 17 y 15:00 BST 1 1–0 Brentford A.Woon Northampton Town Griffin Park Brentford, London 5,147 L 1974 8 24 y 15:00 BST 2 1–2 Northampton Town B.Best Bradford City County Ground Northampton 4,408 L 1974 8 31 y 15:00 BST 3 3–2 Reading Northampton Town B.Wagstaff o.g.P.Stratford Elm Park Reading 5,464 L 1974 9 6 y 19:30 BST 4 3–0 Northampton Town Mabee P.Stratford D.Carlton Darlington County Ground Northampton 4,003 W 1974 9 14 y 15:00 BST 5 2–2 Lincoln City Northampton Town P.Neal pen. Sincil Bank Lincoln 3,113 D 1974 9 21 y 15:00 BST 6 3–3 Northampton Town P.Stratford B.Best D.Carlton Shrewsbury Town County Ground Northampton 4,001 D 1974 9 24 y 19:30 BST 7 2–0 Northampton Town Mabee J.Buchanan Doncaster Rovers County Ground Northampton 4,269 W 1974 9 28 y 15:00 BST 8 0–1 Torquay United Northampton Town R.Wainwright Plainmoor Torquay 3,004 W 1974 10 1 y 19:30 BST 9 3–0 Northampton Town P.Stratford Workington County Ground Northampton 4,783 W 1974 10 5 y 15:00 BST 10 1–3 Rotherham United Northampton Town Mabee D.Carlton Millmoor Rotherham 4,934 W 1974 10 11 y 19:30 BST 11 4–1 Northampton Town P.Stratford J.Buchanan M.John Mabee Stockport County County Ground Northampton 5,846 W 1974 10 18 y 19:15 BST 12 2–1 Newport County E.Woods P.Passey Northampton Town P.Stratford Somerton Park Newport, Wales 2,149 L 1974 10 21 y 19:30 BST 13 2–2 Rochdale G.Cooper S.Horne Northampton Town G.Mabee R.Wainwright Spotland Rochdale 1,379 D 1974 10 26 y 15:00 BST 14 5–1 Northampton Town P.Stratford Mabee J.Farrington R.Wainwright Swansea City County Ground Northampton 5,096 W 1974 10 28 y 19:30 GMT 15 3–0 Mansfield Town R.Clarke C.Foster T.Eccles Northampton Town Field Mill Mansfield 5,310 L 1974 11 1 y 19:30 GMT 16 3–4 Cambridge United B.Baston B.Shinton Northampton Town Mabee D.Carlton P.Stratford Abbey Stadium Cambridge 3,589 Derek Richardson W 1974 11 5 y 19:30 GMT 17 0–1 Northampton Town Rochdale T.Whelan County Ground Northampton 5,695 L 1974 11 9 y 15:00 GMT 18 2–0 Northampton Town B.Tucker pen.R.Wainwright Chester County Ground Northampton 5,240 W 1974 11 15 y 19:30 GMT 19 0–0 Southport Northampton Town Haig Avenue Southport 1,851 D 1974 11 29 y 19:30 GMT 20 3–0 Northampton Town Mabee P.Stratford Crewe Alexandra County Ground Northampton 5,037 W 1974 12 7 y 15:00 GMT 21 2–2 Exeter City Northampton Town R.Wainwright B.Best St James Park Exeter 3,497 D 1974 12 21 y 15:15 GMT 22 5–1 Barnsley Northampton Town P.Stratford Oakwell Barnsley 2,666 L 1974 12 26 y 15:00 GMT 23 1–0 Northampton Town P.Stratford Lincoln City County Ground Northampton 7,275 W 1975 1 1 y 15:00 GMT 24 2–0 Hartlepool Northampton Town Victoria Park Hartlepool 5,178 L Fixture was previously postponed on December 28, 1974.1974/75 Division 4 https://ntfcmemorabilia.weebly.com/1974752.html 6 February 2024 ntfcmemorabilia.weebly.com 6 February 2024 1975 1 4 y 15:00 GMT 25 0–0 Northampton Town Brentford County Ground Northampton 4,735 D 1975 1 11 y 15:00 GMT 26 1–1 Northampton Town B.Best Exeter City County Ground Northampton 4,104 D 1975 1 18 y 15:00 GMT 27 3–1 Crewe Alexandra Northampton Town Mabee Gresty Road Crewe 1,859 L 1975 2 1 y 15:00 GMT 28 4–1 Chester D.Lennard T.Owen J.James pen. Northampton Town J.Hall Sealand Road Chester 5,209 L 1975 2 8 y 15:00 GMT 29 1–2 Northampton Town J.Farrington Cambridge United T.Horsfall County Ground Northampton 4,126 L 1975 2 11 y 19:30 GMT 30 3–0 Northampton Town S.Robertson J.Hall Scunthorpe United County Ground Northampton 3,079 W Fixture was previously postponed on January 25, 1975. 1975 2 15 y 15:15 GMT 31 2–1 Scunthorpe United Northampton Town B.Best Old Show Ground Scunthorpe 1,975 L 1975 2 22 y 15:00 GMT 32 1–1 Northampton Town J.Hall Southport County Ground Northampton 3,320 D 1975 2 28 y 19:30 GMT 33 0–3 Northampton Town Reading County Ground Northampton 3,039 L 1975 3 8 y 15:00 GMT 34 2–0 Doncaster Rovers Northampton Town Belle Vue Doncaster 5,319 L 1975 3 22 y 15:00 BST 35 2–0 Darlington Northampton Town Feethams Darlington 1,582 L 1975 3 25 y 19:30 BST 36 0–2 Northampton Town Mansfield Town K.Griffin G.Hodgson County Ground Northampton 3,846 L 1975 3 28 y 19:30 BST 37 2–1 Northampton Town B.Best J.Farrington Barnsley County Ground Northampton 2,594 W 1975 3 31 y 19:30 BST 38 6–0 Shrewsbury Town Northampton Town Gay Meadow Shrewsbury 4,315 L 1975 4 1 y 19:30 BST 39 3–0 Northampton Town M.John B.Best Hartlepool County Ground Northampton 2,758 W 1975 4 5 y 15:00 BST 40 1–0 Swansea City Northampton Town Vetch Field Swansea, Wales 1,591 L 1975 4 9 y 19:15 BST 41 2–2 Workington Northampton Town P.Stratford B.Best Borough Park Workington 1,455 Ted Jolly D 1975 4 12 y 15:00 BST 42 1–1 Northampton Town J.Gregory pen. Rotherham United County Ground Northampton 3,714 D 1975 4 15 y 19:30 BST 43 1–1 Northampton Town A.Oman Torquay United County Ground Northampton 2,658 D 1975 4 18 y 19:30 BST 44 1–0 Stockport County Northampton Town Edgeley Park Stockport 1,978 L 1975 4 23 y 19:30 BST 45 2–1 Bradford City Northampton Town M.John Valley Parade Bradford 1,697 L 1975 4 25 y 19:30 BST 46 3–2 Northampton Town P.Stratford D.Carlton B.Best Newport County J.Parsons E.Woods County Ground Northampton 2,482 W FA Cup 1974–75 FA Cup 1974 11 23 y 15:00 GMT First round 0–1 Torquay United Northampton Town J.Gregory Plainmoor Torquay 2,659 W 1974 12 14 y 15:00 GMT Second round 2–1 Rotherham United Northampton Town P.Stratford Millmoor Rotherham 4,741 L League Cup 1974–75 Football League Cup 1974 8 20 y 19:45 BST First round 1–0 Northampton Town S.Robertson Port Vale County Ground Northampton 5,688 W 1974 9 10 y 19:30 BST Second round 2–2 Northampton Town P.Neal o.g. Blackburn Rovers County Ground Northampton 5,706 D 1974 9 18 y 19:30 BST Second round (r) 1–0 Blackburn Rovers Northampton Town Ewood Park Blackburn 5,706 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 Alan Starling 45 – – 2 – – 3 – – 50 – – DF Gary Anderson 11 – – – – – – – – 11 – – DF Wayne Cegielski 11 – – – – – – – – 11 – – DF John Gregory 41 – 1 2 – 1 3 – – 46 – 2 DF John Moore 14 – – – – – 2 – – 16 – – DF Alan Oman 21 – 1 2 – – – – – 23 – 1 DF Stuart Robertson 31 – 1 2 – – 1 – 1 34 – 2 DF Barry Tucker 38 – 1 2 – – 3 – – 43 – 1 DF Ray Tumbridge 11 – – – – – – – – 11 – – MF Billy Best 46 – 9 2 – – 3 – – 51 – 9 MF Dave Carlton 31 1 5 1 – – 2 – – 34 1 5 MF Derrick Christie 12 2 – 2 – – – – – 14 2 – MF John Farrington 34 – 3 2 – – – – – 36 – 3 MF Graham Felton 10 1 – – – – 3 – – 13 1 – MF Robin Wainwright 23 8 5 2 – – 1 – – 26 8 5 FW Jim Hall 5 – 4 – – – – – – 5 – 4 FW Malcolm John 21 7 4 2 – – – – – 23 7 4 FW Gary Mabee 29 3 13 1 – – 2 1 – 32 4 13 FW Paul Stratford 44 – 15 2 – 1 3 – – 49 – 16 Players who left before end of season: GK Stuart Garnham 1 – – – – – – – – 1 – – DF John Clarke 4 2 – – – – 1 – – 5 2 – DF Tom Kilkelly 2 2 – – – – – – – 2 2 – DF Phil Neal 10 – 2 – – – 3 – 1 13 – 3 MF John Buchanan 11 – 2 – – – 3 – – 14 – 2 References Books Grande, Frank Northampton Town F.C.: The Official Centenary History 1997 Yore Publications London 978-1874427674 1974-75 Northampton Town