1968–69 Northampton Town F.C. season

Northampton Town 1968–69 Ron Flowers Bob Brett County Ground Division Three 14th FA Cup Third round League Cup First round John Fairbrother (13) John Fairbrother (14) 15,161 vs Luton Town 4,406 vs Crewe Alexandra 6,790 1967–68 1969–70 The 1968–69 season was Northampton Town's 72nd season in their history and their 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 29 April 1969. Name Position Nat. Place of Birth Date of Birth (Age) Apps Goals Previous club Date signed Fee GoalkeepersRoger BarronGKENGNorthampton1969 4 29 1947 6 30 y190ApprenticeJuly 1965N/ArsGordon MorrittGKENGRotherham1969 4 29 1949 2 8 y370Doncaster RoversAugust 1968 DefendersJohn ClarkeCBENGNorthampton1969 4 29 1945 10 23 y360ApprenticeJuly 1965N/ARay FairfaxFBENGSmethwick1969 4 29 1941 11 14 y480West Bromwich AlbionJuly 1968John MackinRBSCOBellshill1969 4 29 1943 11 18 y11213ApprenticeNovember 1963N/APhil NealUENGIrchester1969 4 29 1951 2 20 y224ApprenticeJuly 1968N/AFrank RankmoreCBWALCardiff1969 4 29 1939 7 21 y385Peterborough UnitedAugust 1968£12,000John RobertsUWALAbercynon1969 4 29 1946 9 11 y6713Swansea TownNovember 1967£13,000Neil TownsendCBENGLong Buckby1969 4 29 1950 2 1 y210ApprenticeSeptember 1968N/AClive WalkerLBENGWatford1969 4 29 1945 10 24 y801Leicester CityOctober 1966 MidfieldersJohn ByrneCMSCOCambuslang1969 4 29 1939 5 20 y444Peterborough UnitedDecember 1967£9,000Graham FeltonWENGCambridge1969 4 29 1949 3 1 y602ApprenticeSeptember 1966N/ARon FlowersCMENGEdlington1969 4 29 1934 7 28 y674Wolverhampton WanderersAugust 1967Peter HawkinsLWWALSwansea1969 4 29 1951 11 9 y71ApprenticeJuly 1968N/AJoe KiernanCMSCOCoatbridge1969 4 29 1942 10 22 y20910SunderlandJuly 1963Tommy KnoxWSCOGlasgow1969 4 29 1939 9 5 y331Mansfield TownNovember 1967Barry LinesWENGBletchley1969 4 29 1942 5 16 y28150Bletchley TownSeptember 1960John McGleishCMSCOAirdrie1969 4 29 1951 12 18 y00ApprenticeNovember 1968N/AEric WeaverWWALRhymney1969 4 29 1943 7 1 y509Notts CountyDecember 1967 ForwardsDennis BrownIFENGReading1969 4 29 1944 2 8 y4811Swindon TownFebruary 1967£5,000 P/Ehttp://www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk/Person.asp?PersonID=BROWNDEN Player Profile - Dennis Brown www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk 17 May 2020John FairbrotherCFENGCricklewood1969 4 29 1941 2 12 y5319Peterborough UnitedFebruary 1968Bob HattonCFENGKingston upon Hull1969 4 29 1947 4 10 y368Bolton WanderersOctober 1968 Competitions Division Three 1968–69 Football League#Third Division League table Third Division NOR Results summary 9 8 6 37 30 5 4 14 17 31 5 February 2024 February 2024 League position by match table b Round Ground A/H/A/H/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/H/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/A/A/H/H/A/A/H/A/A Result L/D/W/L/W/D/D/D/W/W/L/W/L/D/L/W/D/L/W/D/W/L/L/L/D/W/L/W/D/D/L/W/W/W/L/W/L/L/L/D/L/L/L/L/L/D Position 20/22/18/19/16/16/15/16/11/9/11/12/12/12/15/12/12/12/11/11/10/10/12/14/14/11/13/9/11/11/11/10/9/8/9/10/10/10/12/12/13/14/15/16/19/21 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st 2nd red1 complete 11v11.com February 2024 Matches #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFCC Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFCCCC Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA 1968 8 16 y 19:30 BST 1 1–0 Reading Northampton Town Elm Park Reading 7,515 L 1968 8 27 y 19:30 BST 2 1–1 Northampton Town o.g. Stockport County County Ground Northampton 9,622 D 1968 8 31 y 19:30 BST 3 0–1 Walsall Northampton Town B.Lines Fellows Park Walsall 7,768 W 1968 9 7 y 15:00 BST 4 1–3 Northampton Town J.Fairbrother Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic County Ground Northampton 7,812 L 1968 9 10 y 19:30 BST 5 2–0 Northampton Town J.Roberts Watford County Ground Northampton 6,824 W 1968 9 14 y 15:00 BST 6 2–2 Crewe Alexandra Northampton Town R.Flowers J.Fairbrother Gresty Road Crewe 5,386 D 1968 9 17 y 19:30 BST 7 2–2 Northampton Town J.Fairbrother B.Lines Bristol Rovers County Ground Northampton 8,002 D 1968 9 21 y 15:00 BST 8 0–0 Northampton Town Hartlepool United County Ground Northampton 6,749 D 1968 9 28 y 15:00 BST 9 0–1 Plymouth Argyle Northampton Town B.Lines Home Park Plymouth 10,505 W 1968 10 5 y 15:00 BST 10 1–0 Northampton Town J.Fairbrother Rotherham United County Ground Northampton 8,602 W 1968 10 7 y 19:30 BST 11 1–0 Stockport County Northampton Town Edgeley Park Stockport 7,979 L 1968 10 19 y 15:00 BST 12 2–1 Northampton Town B.Hatton Tranmere Rovers County Ground Northampton 7,359 W 1968 10 26 y 15:00 BST 13 2–1 Luton Town Northampton Town J.Fairbrother Kenilworth Road Luton 17,818 L 1968 11 2 y 15:00 BST 14 1–1 Northampton Town J.Fairbrother Torquay United County Ground Northampton 7,279 D 1968 11 5 y 19:30 BST 15 0–1 Northampton Town Gillingham County Ground Northampton 5,545 L 1968 11 9 y 15:00 BST 16 0–2 Mansfield Town Northampton Town J.Fairbrother J.Byrne Field Mill Mansfield 4,635 W 1968 11 23 y 15:00 BST 17 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Northampton Town F.Rankmore Goldstone Ground Hove 6,813 D 1968 11 26 y 19:30 BST 18 2–6 http://www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk/MatchCentre.asp?MatchID=19690118 Northampton Town J.Roberts 16B.Hatton 57 Swindon Town J.Smith 28D.Rogers 40 82R.Smart 55D.Heath 56P.Noble 75 County Ground Northampton 6,827 Bill Castle L 1968 11 30 y 15:00 BST 19 3–1 Northampton Town F.Rankmore R.Flowers J.Fairbrother Barnsley County Ground Northampton 6,195 W 1968 12 9 y 19:30 BST 20 0–0 Orient Northampton Town Brisbane Road Leyton, London 3,240 D Fixture was previously postponed twice, first on October 12, 1968 and then on October 28, 1968.1968/69 Division 3 https://ntfcmemorabilia.weebly.com/1968691.html 6 February 2024 ntfcmemorabilia.weebly.com 6 February 2024 1968 12 14 y 15:00 BST 21 4–1 Northampton Town C.Walker F.Rankmore J.Fairbrother G.Felton Orient County Ground Northampton 5,405 W 1968 12 20 y 19:30 BST 22 2–1 Tranmere Rovers Northampton Town F.Rankmore Prenton Park Birkenhead 4,502 L 1968 12 28 y 15:00 BST 23 0–2 Northampton Town Luton Town County Ground Northampton 15,161 L 1969 1 11 y 19:30 BST 24 2–0 Torquay United Northampton Town Plainmoor Torquay 7,570 L 1969 1 18 y 15:00 BST 25 0–0 Northampton Town Mansfield Town County Ground Northampton 5,840 D 1969 1 21 y 19:30 BST 26 0–1 Rotherham United Northampton Town E.Weaver Millmoor Rotherham 7,570 W Fixture was previously postponed on December 26, 1968. 1969 1 25 y 15:00 BST 27 2–0 Gillingham Northampton Town Priestfield Gillingham 4,532 L 1969 1 28 y 19:30 BST 28 4–0 Northampton Town E.Weaver D.Brown B.Hatton P.Hawkins Barrow County Ground Northampton 5,375 W 1969 2 22 y 15:00 BST 29 1–1 Northampton Town B.Hatton Oldham Athletic County Ground Northampton 5,419 D 1969 2 25 y 15:00 BST 30 1–1 Northampton Town E.Weaver Brighton & Hove Albion County Ground Northampton 4,554 D 1969 3 1 y 15:00 BST 31 1–0 http://www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk/MatchCentre.asp?MatchID=19690132 Swindon Town D.Rogers 62 Northampton Town County Ground Swindon 17,281 Brian Daniels L 1969 3 3 y 19:15 BST 32 0–2 Barrow Northampton Town D.Brown B.Hatton Holker Street Barrow-in-Furness 2,919 W 1969 3 8 y 15:00 BST 33 4–2 Northampton Town J.Fairbrother J.Roberts Reading County Ground Northampton 6,072 W 1969 3 11 y 19:30 BST 34 1–0 Northampton Town P.Neal Southport County Ground Northampton 5,534 W 1969 3 14 y 19:30 BST 35 3–0 Watford Northampton Town Vicarage Road Watford 16,549 L 1969 3 22 y 15:00 BST 36 3–1 Northampton Town D.Brown J.Roberts P.Neal Walsall County Ground Northampton 5,763 W 1969 3 26 y 19:30 BST 37 2–0 Southport Northampton Town Haig Avenue Southport 3,248 L Fixture was previously postponed on February 1, 1969. 1969 3 29 y 19:30 BST 38 3–2 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic Northampton Town P.Neal B.Hatton Dean Court Bournemouth 5,089 L 1969 4 4 y 15:00 BST 39 2–1 Bristol Rovers Northampton Town E.Weaver Eastville Stadium Bristol 9,424 L 1969 4 5 y 15:00 BST 40 1–1 Northampton Town J.Roberts Plymouth Argyle County Ground Northampton 6,306 D 1969 4 8 y 19:30 BST 41 3–4 Northampton Town F.Rankmore J.Roberts P.Neal Shrewsbury Town County Ground Northampton 5,521 L 1969 4 11 y 19:30 BST 42 3–0 Hartlepool Northampton Town Victoria Park Hartlepool 3,729 L 1969 4 16 y 19:30 BST 43 1–0 Shrewsbury Town Northampton Town Gay Meadow Shrewsbury 6,770 L 1969 4 19 y 15:00 BST 44 0–1 Northampton Town Crewe Alexandra County Ground Northampton 4,406 L 1969 4 25 y 19:30 BST 45 2–1 Barnsley Northampton Town J.Fairbrother Oakwell Barnsley 7,640 L 1969 4 29 y 19:30 BST 46 1–1 Oldham Athletic Northampton Town o.g. Boundary Park Oldham 2,073 D Fixture was previously abandoned on March 18, 1969 after 55 minutes due to bad weather with Northampton winning 1–0. FA Cup 1968–69 FA Cup 1968 11 16 y 15:00 BST First round 3–1 Northampton Town J.Fairbrother J.Roberts Margate County Ground Northampton 7,672 W 1968 12 7 y 15:00 BST Second round 1–2 Brighton & Hove Albion Northampton Town B.Hatton N.Townsend Goldstone Ground Hove 8,839 W 1969 1 4 y 15:00 BST Third round 2–1 Bolton Wanderers Northampton Town T.Knox Burnden Park Bolton 12,632 L League Cup 1968–69 Football League Cup 1968 8 14 y 19:30 BST First round 1–1 Crewe Alexandra Northampton Town D.Brown Gresty Road Crewe 5,105 D 1968 8 21 y 19:30 BST First round (r) 1–0 Crewe Alexandra Northampton Town Gresty Road Crewe 5,502 L Appearances and goals Pos Position Player Division Three FA Cup League Cup Total Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals GK Roger Barron 11 – – – – – 2 – – 13 – – GK Gordon Morritt 34 – – 3 – – – – – 37 – – DF John Clarke 29 – – 1 – – 2 – – 32 – – DF Ray Fairfax 43 – – 3 – – 2 – – – – – DF John Mackin 15 2 – 2 – – – – – 17 2 – DF Phil Neal 21 – 4 1 – – – – – 22 – 4 DF Frank Rankmore 33 – 5 3 – – 2 – – 38 – 5 DF John Roberts 38 – 7 3 – 2 1 – – 42 – 9 DF Neil Townsend 18 2 – 1 – 1 – – – 19 2 1 DF Clive Walker 26 – 1 3 – – – – – 29 – 1 MF John Byrne 18 – 1 2 – – 2 – – 22 – 1 MF Graham Felton 24 – 1 1 – – – – – 25 – 1 MF Ron Flowers 21 1 2 1 – – 1 – – 23 1 2 MF Peter Hawkins 6 1 1 – – – – – – 6 1 1 MF Joe Kiernan 21 – – 1 – – – – – 22 – – MF Barry Lines 20 2 3 1 – – – 1 – 21 3 3 MF Tommy Knox 12 2 – 1 – 1 2 – – 15 2 1 MF John McGleish – – – – – – – – – – – – MF Eric Weaver 24 – 4 1 – – 2 – – 27 – 4 FW Dennis Brown 20 4 3 – – – 2 – 1 22 4 4 FW John Fairbrother 30 2 13 2 1 1 2 – – 34 3 14 FW Bob Hatton 29 4 7 3 – 1 – – – 32 4 8 Players who left before end of season: GK Stuart Skeet 1 – – – – – – – – 1 – – References Books Grande, Frank Northampton Town F.C.: The Official Centenary History 1997 Yore Publications London 978-1874427674 1968-69 Northampton Town