1960–61 Northampton Town F.C. season

April 2022 Northampton Town 1960–61 Dave Bowen Walter Penn County Ground Division Four 3rd FA Cup Third round League Cup Second round Laurie Brown (22) Laurie Brown (25) 21,000 vs Peterborough United 6,835 vs Workington 10,682 1959–60 1961–62 The 1960–61 season was Northampton Town's 64th season in their history and the third successive season in the Fourth Division. Alongside competing in Division Four, the club also participated in the FA Cup, and the newly introduced Football League Cup. Players match played 29 April 1961. Name Position Nat. Place of Birth Date of Birth (Age) Apps Goals Previous club Date signed Fee GoalkeepersTony BrewerGKENGEdmonton1961 4 29 1932 5 20 y900MillwallAugust 1958Norman CoeGKWALSwansea1961 4 29 1940 12 6 y310ArsenalJuly 1960 Full backsTony ClaypoleRBENGWeldon1961 4 29 1937 2 13 y1001ApprenticeAugust 1956N/ARalph PhillipsRBENGHetton-le-Hole1961 4 29 1933 8 9 y891MiddlesbroughNovember 1958Tony HaskinsLBENGNorthampton1961 4 29 1935 7 26 y70Belper TownAugust 1959Ron Patterson (c)LBENGGateshead1961 4 29 1929 10 30 y3155MiddlesbroughSummer 1952 Half backsTerry BranstonCHENGRugby1961 4 29 1938 7 25 y170ApprenticeOctober 1958N/AColin GaleCHWALPontypridd1961 4 29 1932 8 31 y2221Cardiff CityMarch 1956£1,500Arsenal 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 2014Alec CarsonWHSCOClarkston1961 4 29 1942 11 12 y10ApprenticeNovember 1959N/ABarry CookeWHENGWolverhampton1961 4 29 1938 1 12 y611West Bromwich AlbionJuly 1959Mike EverittWHENGWeeley1961 4 29 1941 1 16 y164ArsenalFebruary 1961£4,000Roly MillsWHENGDaventry1961 4 29 1933 6 22 y24128ApprenticeMay 1951N/A Inside/Outside forwardsTommy FowlerOFENGPrescot1961 4 29 1924 12 16 y54788EvertonMarch 1945Barry LinesOFENGBletchley1961 4 29 1942 5 16 y275Bletchley TownSeptember 1960Ron SpelmanOFENGBlofield1961 4 29 1938 5 22 y121Norwich CityNovember 1960Ken TuckerOFWALMerthyr Tydfil1961 4 29 1935 7 15 y133Shrewsbury TownJanuary 1960Derek WoodsOFENGNorthampton1961 4 29 1941 3 23 y00ApprenticeJune 1959N/ADavie LairdIFSCORutherglen1961 4 29 1936 2 11 y141St MirrenAugust 1960Derek LeckIFENGDeal1961 4 29 1937 2 8 y7834MillwallJune 1958Jimmy MoranIFSCOCleland1961 4 29 1935 3 6 y155Norwich CityJanuary 1961Mike WrightIFENGNewmarket1961 4 29 1942 1 16 y277Newmarket TownJanuary 1960 Centre forwardsLaurie BrownCFENGShildon1961 4 29 1937 8 22 y3825Bishop AucklandOctober 1960Bob EdwardsCFENGGuildford1961 4 29 1931 5 22 y138Norwich CityMarch 1961 Competitions Division Four 1960–61 Football League#Fourth Division League table y Fourth Division NOR League position by match table b Round Ground A/A/H/H/H/A/A/H/H/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/H/A/A/H/H/A/A/A/H/H/A Result W/L/W/W/W/W/W/W/W/W/L/D/L/D/W/D/L/D/D/D/W/W/W/W/D/L/W/W/L/L/L/W/D/W/D/W/L/W/W/W/W/L/D/W/W/L Position 3/13/11/5/4/3/1/1/1/1/1/3/3/4/3/3/3/3/4/4/4/3/3/2/3/4/4/3/3/4/5/4/4/3/4/3/4/3/3/3/3/3/3/3/3/3 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st 2nd 3rd green1 red1 complete 11v11.com November 2021 Matches #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFCC Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFCCCC Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA 1960 8 20 y BST 1 1–2 Oldham Athletic Northampton Town M.Deakin Boundary Park Oldham 8,929 W 1960 8 24 y 19:00 BST 2 3–0 Workington Northampton Town Borough Park Workington 3,439 L 1960 8 27 y BST 3 2–1 Northampton Town M.Deakin D.Leck Aldershot County Ground Northampton 8,092 W 1960 8 29 y 18:15 BST 4 3–2 Northampton Town D.Leck M.Wright Workington County Ground Northampton 6,835 W 1960 9 3 y 15:00 BST 5 4–2 Northampton Town M.Deakin M.Wright Stockport County County Ground Northampton 8,661 W 1960 9 7 y BST 6 0–2 Crewe Alexandra Northampton Town M.Deakin D.Leck Gresty Road Crewe 8,499 W 1960 9 10 y BST 7 1–3 Bradford (Park Avenue) Northampton Town M.Deakin R.Mills M.Wright Park Avenue Bradford 7,616 W 1960 9 13 y 17:45 BST 8 4–1 Northampton Town M.Deakin T.Fowler D.Leck o.g. Crewe Alexandra County Ground Northampton 9,034 W 1960 9 17 y 15:00 BST 9 3–1 Northampton Town B.Oláh M.Wright Gillingham County Ground Northampton 9,575 W 1960 9 19 y 17:30 BST 10 3–2 Northampton Town T.Fowler B.Oláh D.Leck Chester City County Ground Northampton 9,320 W 1960 9 24 y BST 11 1–0 Barrow Northampton Town Holker Street Barrow 5,583 L 1960 10 1 y BST 12 2–2 Northampton Town L.Brown D.Leck Millwall County Ground Northampton 11,558 D 1960 10 3 y GMT 13 3–2 Accrington Stanley Northampton Town L.Brown D.Leck Peel Park Accrington 4,603 L 1960 10 8 y 15:15 GMT 14 3–3 Peterborough United Northampton Town M.Deakin T.Fowler D.Leck London Road Peterborough 22,959 D 1960 10 15 y GMT 15 3–1 Northampton Town B.Oláh K.Tucker Southport County Ground Northampton 11,014 W 1960 10 22 y GMT 16 1–1 Darlington Northampton Town L.Brown Feethams Darlington 8,858 D 1960 10 29 y GMT 17 1–2 Northampton Town K.Tucker Crystal Palace County Ground Northampton 13,943 L 1960 11 12 y GMT 18 3–3 Northampton Town L.Brown Hartlepool United County Ground Northampton 9,484 D 1960 11 19 y 15:15 GMT 19 2–2 Wrexham Northampton Town L.Brown Racecourse Ground Wrexham, Wales 6,328 D 1960 12 3 y 15:15 GMT 20 1–1 Rochdale Northampton Town B.Lines Spotland Rochdale 2,173 D 1960 12 10 y GMT 21 1–0 Northampton Town D.Laird Mansfield Town County Ground Northampton 8,129 W 1960 12 17 y GMT 22 1–0 Northampton Town R.Spelman Oldham Athletic County Ground Northampton 9,710 W 1960 12 26 y GMT 23 0–1 York City Northampton Town o.g. Bootham Crescent York 7,391 W 1960 12 27 y GMT 24 3–1 Northampton Town L.Brown B.Lines York City County Ground Northampton 18,384 W 1960 12 31 y GMT 25 2–2 Aldershot Northampton Town L.Brown M.Deakin Recreation Ground Aldershot 7,117 D 1961 1 21 y GMT 26 0–1 Northampton Town Bradford (Park Avenue) County Ground Northampton 9,749 L 1961 1 28 y GMT 27 0–2 Doncaster Rovers Northampton Town L.Brown M.Deakin Belle Vue Doncaster 3,028 W 1961 2 11 y GMT 28 3–0 Northampton Town L.Brown J.Moran Barrow County Ground Northampton 9,255 W 1961 2 18 y 15:15 GMT 29 3–1 Millwall Northampton Town B.Cooke C.Gale Belle Vue Doncaster 11,707 L 1961 2 25 y GMT 30 0–3 Northampton Town Peterborough United County Ground Northampton 21,000 L 1961 3 4 y GMT 31 2–0 Southport Northampton Town Haig Avenue Southport 4,693 L 1961 3 8 y 19:30 GMT 32 0–2 Chester City Northampton Town M.Everitt D.Leck Sealand Road Chester 5,455 W 1961 3 11 y GMT 33 1–1 Northampton Town L.Brown Darlington County Ground Northampton 10,124 D 1961 3 18 y GMT 34 2–3 Crystal Palace Northampton Town B.Edwards D.Leck Selhurst Park Selhurst, London 20,668 W 1961 3 21 y GMT 35 0–0 Northampton Town Carlisle United County Ground Northampton 11,593 D 1961 3 25 y GMT 36 3–0 Northampton Town B.Edwards D.Leck Doncaster Rovers County Ground Northampton 8,604 W 1961 4 1 y BST 37 4–2 Hartlepool United Northampton Town B.Edwards Victoria Park Hartlepool 3,460 L 1961 4 3 y 15:00 BST 38 1–3 Exeter City Northampton Town B.Edwards M.Everitt J.Moran St James Park Exeter 5,903 W 1961 4 4 y 19:15 GMT 39 3–1 Northampton Town L.Brown Exeter City County Ground Northampton 12,402 W 1961 4 8 y 15:00 GMT 40 3–0 Northampton Town L.Brown M.Everitt B.Lines Wrexham County Ground Northampton 11,507 W 1961 4 12 y 18:00 BST 41 0–1 Gillingham Northampton Town B.Lines Priestfield Gillingham 4,831 W Fixture was previously postponed on February 4, 1961. 1961 4 15 y 15:00 BST 42 2–1 Carlisle United Northampton Town R.Mills Brunton Park Carlisle 3,985 L 1961 4 17 y 19:30 BST 43 1–1 Stockport County Northampton Town B.Edwards Edgeley Park Stockport 4,307 D Fixture was previously postponed on January 14, 1961.1960/61 Division 4 https://ntfcmemorabilia.weebly.com/196061.html 28 January 2024 ntfcmemorabilia.weebly.com 28 January 2024 1961 4 22 y GMT 44 5–1 Northampton Town L.Brown J.Moran Rochdale County Ground Northampton 9,535 W 1961 4 25 y GMT 45 2–1 Northampton Town L.Brown B.Lines Accrington Stanley County Ground Northampton 8,167 W 1961 4 29 y 15:00 BST 46 4–2 Mansfield Town Northampton Town B.Edwards M.Everitt Field Mill Mansfield 4,872 L FA Cup 1960–61 FA Cup 1960 11 5 y GMT First round 2–1 Northampton Town L.Brown Wilson Hastings United County Ground Northampton 11,141 W 1960 11 26 y 14:15 GMT Second round 1–5 Romford Northampton Town L.Brown D.Leck Brooklands Stadium Romford, London 11,073 W 1961 1 7 y 15:00 GMT Third round 4–0 Luton Town Northampton Town Kenilworth Road Luton 26,220 L League Cup 1960–61 Football League Cup 1960 10 18 y GMT First round 1–1 Northampton Town Wrexham B.Cooke County Ground Northampton 12,029 D 1960 10 25 y 19:00 GMT First round (r) 2–0 Wrexham Northampton Town Racecourse Ground Wrexham, Wales 7,518 L Appearances and goals Pos Position Player Division Four FA Cup League Cup Total Starts Goals Starts Goals Starts Goals Starts Goals GK Tony Brewer 18 – 1 – 1 – 20 – GK Norman Coe 28 – 2 – 1 – 31 – FB Tony Claypole 42 – 3 – 2 – 47 – FB Tony Haskins – – – – – – – – FB Ron Patterson 8 – – – – – 8 – FB Ralph Phillips 42 – 3 – 2 – 47 – HB Terry Branston 17 – – – – – 17 – HB Alec Carson 1 – – – – – 1 – HB Barry Cooke 31 1 2 – 1 – 34 1 HB Mike Everitt 16 4 – – – – 16 4 HB Colin Gale 39 – 3 – 2 – 44 – HB Roly Mills 45 2 3 – 2 1 50 3 OF Tommy Fowler 19 3 – – – – 19 3 OF Barry Lines 24 5 2 – 1 – 27 5 OF Ron Spelman 11 1 1 – – – 12 1 OF Ken Tucker 7 3 2 – 1 – 10 3 OF Derek Woods – – – – – – – – IF Davie Laird 12 1 1 – 1 – 14 1 IF Derek Leck 29 13 3 3 1 – 33 16 IF Jimmy Moran 15 5 – – – – 15 5 IF Wilson – – 1 1 – – 1 1 IF Mike Wright 23 6 – – 2 – 25 6 CF Laurie Brown 33 22 3 3 2 – 38 25 CF Bob Edwards 13 8 – – – – 13 8 Players who left before end of season: OF Béla Oláh 14 3 1 – – – 15 3 CF Mike Deakin 19 11 1 – 2 – 22 11 References Books Grande, Frank Northampton Town F.C.: The Official Centenary History 1997 Yore Publications London 978-1874427674 1960-61 Northampton Town