1962–63 Northampton Town F.C. season

August 2025 April 2022 Northampton Town 1962–63 Dave Bowen Fred York County Ground Division Three 1st FA Cup First round League Cup Third round Alec Ashworth (25) Alec Ashworth (26) 18,717 vs Coventry City 7,771 vs Colchester United 12,680 1961–62 1963–64 The 1962–63 season was Northampton Town's 66th season in their history and the second successive season in the Third Division. Alongside competing in Division Three, the club also participated in the FA Cup and League Cup. Players match played 24 May 1963. Name Position Nat. Place of birth Date of birth (age) Apps Goals Previous club Date signed Fee GoalkeepersChic BrodieGKSCODuntocher1963 5 25 1937 2 22 y850Wolverhampton WanderersSeptember 1961Norman CoeGKWALSwansea1963 5 25 1940 12 6 y450ArsenalJuly 1960Vic RouseGKWALSwansea1963 5 25 1936 3 16 y00Crystal PalaceApril 1963£1,000 Full backsVic CockcroftLBENGBirmingham1963 5 25 1941 2 25 y100Wolverhampton WanderersJuly 1962Mike EverittLBENGWeeley1963 5 25 1941 1 16 y8711ArsenalFebruary 1961£4,000Arnold WoollardLBBERPembroke1963 5 25 1930 8 24 y310BournemouthMarch 1962Theo FoleyRBIREDublin1963 5 25 1937 4 2 y951Exeter CityMay 1961£1,000 Half backsTerry BranstonCHENGRugby1963 5 25 1938 7 25 y1150ApprenticeOctober 1958N/AGraham CarrCHENGCorbridge1963 5 25 1944 10 25 y10ApprenticeAugust 1962N/AJohn KurilaWHSCOGlasgow1963 5 25 1941 4 10 y431CelticAugust 1962Derek LeckWHENGDeal1963 5 25 1937 2 8 y17439MillwallJune 1958Roly MillsWHENGDaventry1963 5 25 1933 6 22 y29931ApprenticeMay 1951N/A Inside/Outside forwardsBilly BestOFSCOGlasgow1963 5 25 1942 9 7 y00PollokJuly 1962Billy HailsOFENGNettlesworth1963 5 25 1935 2 19 y265Peterborough UnitedNovember 1962Barry LinesOFENGBletchley1963 5 25 1942 5 16 y11937Bletchley TownSeptember 1960Tommy RobsonOFENGGateshead1963 5 25 1944 7 31 y51Newcastle UnitedAugust 1961N/ABrian EtheridgeIFENGNorthampton1963 5 25 1944 3 4 y40ApprenticeJuly 1961N/AJohn ReidIFSCONewmains1963 5 25 1932 8 20 y7015Bradford CityNovember 1961Don MartinIFENGCorby1963 5 25 1944 2 15 y20ApprenticeJuly 1962N/ARay SmithIFENGKingston upon Hull1963 5 25 1934 9 13 y144Peterborough UnitedOctober 1962 Centre forwardsAlec Ashworth (c)CFENGSouthport1963 5 25 1939 10 1 y3426Luton TownJuly 1962Frank LargeCFENGLeeds1963 5 25 1940 1 26 y2018Queens Park RangersMarch 1963Bert LlewellynCFENGGolborne1963 5 25 1939 2 5 y10Port ValeFebruary 1963£7,000 Competitions Division Three 1962–63 Football League#Third Division League table y Third Division NOR Results summary 16 6 1 64 19 10 4 9 45 41 8 May 2020 May 2020 League position by match table b Round Ground A/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/A/H/H/A/A/H/A/A/A/H/H/A/A/A/A/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/H/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/H Result D/W/W/L/D/W/D/W/W/W/L/W/D/W/D/W/W/L/L/D/D/L/W/L/W/L/D/W/W/W/L/D/W/D/L/W/W/W/W/W/W/W/L/W/W/W Position 14/10/7/10/16/9/12/5/4/1/3/2/2/1/1/1/1/1/1/2/2/3/2/4/3/6/4/5/3/3/3/3/2/2/3/2/1/2/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st 2nd red1 complete 11v11.com May 2020 Matches #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFCC Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFCCCC Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA 1962 8 21 y 19:15 BST 1 2–2 Bristol Rovers Northampton Town C.Holton B.Lines Eastville Stadium Bristol 11,649 D 1962 8 25 y BST 2 2–3 http://www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk/MatchCentre.asp?MatchID=19630103 Swindon Town C.Jackson 10A.D'Arcy 72 Northampton Town C.Holton 67R.Sanders 77A.Ashworth 82 County Ground Swindon 13,174 Ken Aston W 1962 8 28 y 19:30 BST 3 2–0 Northampton Town A.Ashworth Bristol Rovers County Ground Northampton 15,661 Dick Windle W 1962 9 1 y BST 4 2–3 Northampton Town C.Holton J.Reid Peterborough United County Ground Northampton 16,064 L 1962 9 8 y BST 5 1–1 Barnsley Northampton Town A.Ashworth Oakwell Barnsley 7,674 D 1962 9 11 y BST 6 8–0 Northampton Town A.Ashworth C.Holton J.Reid B.Lines Wrexham County Ground Northampton 9,555 W 1962 9 15 y BST 7 2–2 Colchester United B.Hunt 34P.Wright 69 Northampton Town A.Ashworth 26 51 Layer Road Colchester 5,413 Norman Burtenshaw D 1962 9 17 y BST 8 7–1 Northampton Town A.Ashworth C.Holton B.Lines D.Leck Halifax Town County Ground Northampton 13,975 W 1962 9 22 y BST 9 1–0 Northampton Town A.Ashworth Queens Park Rangers County Ground Northampton 15,469 W 1962 9 24 y BST 10 1–3 Halifax Town Northampton Town C.Holton B.Lines The Shay Halifax 4,202 W 1962 9 29 y 15:00 BST 11 2–0 Hull City Northampton Town Boothferry Park Kingston upon Hull 9,536 L 1962 10 2 y BST 12 3–1 Northampton Town C.Holton D.Leck G.Evans Crystal Palace County Ground Northampton 14,204 W 1962 10 6 y BST 13 2–2 Northampton Town C.Holton B.Lines Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic County Ground Northampton 12,199 D 1962 10 10 y BST 14 1–2 Crystal Palace Northampton Town A.Ashworth B.Lines Selhurst Park Selhurst, London 13,319 W 1962 10 13 y BST 15 1–1 Coventry City T.Bly Northampton Town A.Ashworth Highfield Road Coventry 22,163 D 1962 10 20 y BST 16 3–1 Northampton Town A.Ashworth J.Reid Williamson o.g. Bradford (Park Avenue) County Ground Northampton 12,634 W 1962 10 24 y 19:15 BST 17 1–4 Wrexham Northampton Town A.Ashworth C.Holton Racecourse Ground Wrexham, Wales 18,841 W 1962 10 27 y 15:00 BST 18 4–2 Watford Northampton Town B.Lines R.Sanders A.Ashworth 0 Vicarage Road Watford 19,015 L 1962 11 10 y GMT 19 2–1 Reading Northampton Town A.Ashworth Elm Park Reading 7,402 L 1962 11 17 y GMT 20 0–0 Northampton Town Port Vale County Ground Northampton 8,718 D 1962 12 1 y GMT 21 1–1 Northampton Town B.Hails Millwall County Ground Northampton 10,198 D 1962 12 8 y GMT 22 5–1 Southend United Northampton Town A.Ashworth Roots Hall Southend-on-Sea 8,203 L 1962 12 15 y 15:00 GMT 23 1–2 Carlisle United Northampton Town A.Ashworth J.Reid Brunton Park Carlisle 3,933 W 1962 12 26 y GMT 24 2–1 Notts County Northampton Town B.Lines Meadow Lane Nottingham 6,614 L 1963 2 9 y 15:00 GMT 25 1–3 Queens Park Rangers Northampton Town A.Ashworth B.Lines Loftus Road White City, London 14,238 W 1963 2 23 y 15:00 GMT 26 3–0 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic Northampton Town Dean Court Bournemouth 10,230 L 1963 3 2 y GMT 27 0–0 Northampton Town Coventry City County Ground Northampton 18,717 D 1963 3 9 y GMT 28 2–3 Bradford (Park Avenue) Northampton Town F.Large B.Lines Park Avenue Bradford 6,551 W 1963 3 12 y GMT 29 3–1 Northampton Town F.Large 4 43 78 Colchester United M.King 15 County Ground Northampton 9,981 W 1963 3 16 y GMT 30 1–0 Northampton Town M.Everitt Watford County Ground Northampton 12,230 W 1963 3 23 y 15:00 GMT 31 3–1 Bristol City Northampton Town J.Reid Ashton Gate Bristol 9,642 L 1963 3 26 y GMT 32 1–1 http://www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk/MatchCentre.asp?MatchID=19630133 Northampton Town B.Hails 38 Swindon Town J.Smith 14 County Ground Northampton 16,812 G M Hartley D Fixture was previously postponed on 22 December 1962.1962/63 Division 4 https://ntfcmemorabilia.weebly.com/196263.html 28 January 2024 ntfcmemorabilia.weebly.com 28 January 2024 1963 3 30 y GMT 33 5–0 Northampton Town A.Ashworth F.Large Reading County Ground Northampton 7,845 W 1963 4 2 y BST 34 2–2 Northampton Town A.Ashworth B.Lines Notts County County Ground Northampton 14,606 D Fixture was previously postponed on 29 December 1962. 1963 4 6 y BST 35 3–1 Port Vale Northampton Town B.Lines Vale Park Burslem 8,781 L 1963 4 8 y BST 36 5–1 Northampton Town F.Large R.Mills R.Smith Bristol City County Ground Northampton 12,366 W 1963 4 12 y 15:00 BST 37 0–5 Brighton & Hove Albion Northampton Town B.Hails F.Large D.Leck R.Jennings o.g. Goldstone Ground Hove 16,354 W 1963 4 13 y BST 38 5–1 Northampton Town F.Large Shrewsbury Town County Ground Northampton 13,350 W 1963 4 16 y BST 39 3–0 Northampton Town J.Kurila F.Large R.Jennings o.g. Brighton & Hove Albion County Ground Northampton 17,520 W 1963 4 20 y 15:15 BST 40 1–3 Millwall Northampton Town B.Hails J.Reid The Den Millwall, London 9,992 W 1963 4 23 y BST 41 4–2 Northampton Town F.Large J.Reid Barnsley County Ground Northampton 15,939 W 1963 4 27 y BST 42 5–3 Northampton Town F.Large J.Reid R.Smith Southend United County Ground Northampton 13,498 W 1963 5 1 y BST 43 1–0 Shrewsbury Town Northampton Town B.Hails J.Reid Gay Meadow Shrewsbury 6,052 L 1963 5 9 y BST 44 2–0 Northampton Town F.Large Carlisle United County Ground Northampton 15,094 W 1963 5 11 y 15:15 BST 45 0–4 Peterborough United Northampton Town B.Hails D.Leck R.Smith J.Rayner o.g. London Road Peterborough 17,518 W 1963 5 24 y BST 46 3–0 Northampton Town A.Ashworth T.Foley J.Reid Hull City County Ground Northampton 12,110 W FA Cup 1962–63 FA Cup 1962 11 3 y GMT First round 2–1 Torquay United Northampton Town M.Everitt Plainmoor Torquay 11,844 L League Cup 1962–63 Football League Cup 1962 9 26 y 19:30 BST Second round 2–0 Northampton Town A.Ashworth C.Holton Colchester United County Ground Northampton 7,771 W 1962 10 16 y BST Third round 1–1 Northampton Town B.Lines Preston North End County Ground Northampton 12,418 D 1962 10 29 y 19:30 GMT Third round (r) 2–1 Preston North End Northampton Town J.Reid Deepdale Preston 7,040 L Appearances and goals Pos Position Player Division Three FA Cup League Cup Total Starts Goals Starts Goals Starts Goals Starts Goals GK Chic Brodie 46 – 1 – 3 – 50 – GK Norman Coe – – – – – – – – GK Vic Rouse – – – – – – – – FB Vic Cockcroft 8 – 1 – 1 – 10 – FB Mike Everitt 28 1 1 1 1 – 30 2 FB Theo Foley 43 1 – – 3 – 46 1 FB Arnold Woollard 15 – 1 – 2 – 18 – HB Terry Branston 45 – 1 – 3 – 49 – HB Graham Carr 1 – – – – – 1 – HB John Kurila 40 1 1 – 2 – 43 1 HB Derek Leck 42 5 1 – 3 – 46 5 HB Roly Mills 19 1 – – – – 19 1 OF Billy Best – – – – – – – – OF Billy Hails 26 5 – – – – 26 5 OF Barry Lines 46 16 1 – 3 1 50 17 OF Tommy Robson 1 – – – – – 1 – IF Brian Etheridge – – – – – – – – IF Don Martin 2 – – – – – 2 – IF John Reid 41 11 1 – 2 1 44 12 IF Ray Smith 14 4 – – – – 14 4 CF Alec Ashworth 30 25 1 – 3 1 34 26 CF Frank Large 20 18 – – – – 20 18 CF Bert Llewellyn 1 – – – – – 1 – Players who left before end of season: OF Roy Sanders 15 2 1 – 3 – 19 2 CF Cliff Holton 21 14 – – 3 1 24 15 References Books Grande, Frank Northampton Town F.C.: The Official Centenary History 1997 Yore Publications London 978-1874427674 1962-63 Northampton Town