1957–58 Northampton Town F.C. season

May 2024 May 2024 Northampton Town 1957–58 Dave Smith Walter Penn County Ground Division Three (S) 13th FA Cup Fourth round Barry HawkingsAlan Woan (20) Barry Hawkings (22) 21,344 vs Arsenal 2,412 vs Gillingham 8,127 1956–57 1958–59 The 1957–58 season was Northampton Town's 61st season in their history and the thirtieth consecutive season in the regionalised third tier of English football, the Third Division South, before a revamping of the league pyramid. The following season, teams in the top half of the division would be placed in the national Football League Third Division, while the teams placed in the bottom half would be find themselves effectively relegated to the newly constructed Football League Fourth Division. Alongside competing in Division Three South, the club also participated in the FA Cup. Players match played 2 May 1958. Name Position Nat. Place of Birth Date of Birth (Age) Apps Goals Previous club Date signed Fee GoalkeepersReg ElvyGKENGLeeds1958 5 2 1920 11 25 y550Blackburn RoversSummer 1956£350Arsenal 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 2014Peter PickeringGKENGNew Earswick1958 5 2 1926 3 24 y910Kettering TownSummer 1955 Full backsTony ClaypoleRBENGWeldon1958 5 2 1937 2 13 y110ApprenticeAugust 1956N/AGeoff ColemanRBENGBedworth1958 5 2 1936 5 13 y170Bedworth TownSummer 1955Bobby CorbettLBENGThrockley1958 5 2 1922 3 16 y81MiddlesbroughAugust 1957Ron Patterson (c)LBENGGateshead1958 5 2 1929 10 30 y2275MiddlesbroughSummer 1952 Half backsBen CollinsCHENGKislingbury1958 5 2 1928 3 9 y2130ApprenticeSummer 1948N/AColin GaleCHWALPontypridd1958 5 2 1932 8 31 y1061Cardiff CityMarch 1956£1,500Roly MillsWHENGDaventry1958 5 2 1933 6 22 y10515ApprenticeMay 1951N/ATerry RobinsonCHENGWoodham1958 5 2 1929 11 8 y140BrentfordJuly 1957John SmithWHENGLeicester1958 5 2 1928 9 4 y1619ApprenticeMay 1949N/ABobby PeacockWHENGRushden1958 5 2 1937 12 8 y20Rushden TownFebruary 1957 Inside/Outside forwardsJack EnglishOFENGSouth Shields1958 5 2 1923 3 19 y302136ApprenticeSummer 1947N/ATommy FowlerOFENGPrescot1958 5 2 1924 12 16 y43965EvertonMarch 1945Roger MillerOFENGNorthampton1958 5 2 1938 8 18 y21ApprenticeSummer 1956N/AMaurice RobinsonOFENGNewark-on-Trent1958 5 2 1929 11 9 y123Kettering TownJune 1957Ken LeekIFWALYnysybwl1958 5 2 1935 7 26 y7629ApprenticeSummer 1952N/AJoe O'NeilIFSCOGlasgow1958 5 2 1931 8 15 y63Leicester CityOctober 1957N/ABobby TebbuttIFENGIrchester1958 5 2 1934 11 10 y3013ApprenticeOctober 1956N/AAlan WoanIFENGLiverpool1958 5 2 1931 2 8 y6631Norwich CitySummer 1956 Centre forwardsGerry BrightCFENGNorthampton1958 5 2 1934 12 2 y40Bromsgrove RoversApril 1957Barry HawkingsCFENGBirmingham1958 5 2 1931 11 7 y4722Lincoln CityJuly 1957£1,000 Competitions Division Three South 1957–58 Football League#Third Division South League table y Third Division South NOR Results summary 13 1 9 60 33 6 5 12 27 46 30 January 2024 January 2024 League position by match table b Round Ground A/H/H/A/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/A/H/H/A/A/H/H/A Result L/D/W/D/L/L/L/W/L/W/W/L/L/D/W/L/L/L/L/L/W/D/W/L/D/W/L/W/L/W/L/W/W/L/L/W/W/D/W/W/W/L/W/W/L/L Position 15/17/9/10/14/17/22/19/23/19/16/17/22/19/15/18/20/20/20/21/21/18/18/19/19/18/19/18/19/17/18/17/18/18/18/17/17/17/17/16/15/15/13/13/13/13 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss #eeeee0 complete 11v11.com January 2024 Matches #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFCC Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFCCCC Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA 1957 8 24 y 15:00 BST 1 2–1 Walsall Northampton Town A.Woan Fellows Park Walsall 13,059 George McCabe L 1957 8 29 y BST 2 0–0 Northampton Town Aldershot County Ground Northampton 7,907 D 1957 8 31 y BST 3 4–0 Northampton Town M.Robinson A.Woan R.Kirk o.g. Coventry City County Ground Northampton 12,037 W 1957 9 4 y BST 4 0–0 Aldershot Northampton Town Recreation Ground Aldershot 4,188 D 1957 9 7 y 15:15 BST 5 3–1 Shrewsbury Town Northampton Town A.Woan Gay Meadow Shrewsbury 9,542 L 1957 9 10 y BST 6 7–1 Brentford E.Parsons J.Rainford J.Towers G.Francis Northampton Town A.Woan Griffin Park Brentford, London 10,697 L 1957 9 14 y BST 7 1–2 Northampton Town K.Leek Reading County Ground Northampton 6,986 L 1957 9 16 y BST 8 3–1 Northampton Town J.English K.Leek Brentford G.Francis County Ground Northampton 4,528 W 1957 9 21 y 15:00 BST 9 5–1 Swindon Town Northampton Town K.Leek County Ground Swindon 9,967 L 1957 9 26 y BST 10 4–1 Northampton Town B.Corbett B.Hawkings K.Leek R.Mills Colchester United K.Plant County Ground Northampton 3,454 W 1957 9 28 y 15:00 BST 11 0–2 Watford Northampton Town B.Hawkings A.Woan Vicarage Road Watford 11,579 W 1957 9 30 y 15:00 BST 12 1–0 Colchester United P.Wright Northampton Town Layer Road Colchester 4,391 L 1957 10 5 y BST 13 1–2 Northampton Town R.Patterson Crystal Palace County Ground Northampton 7,594 L 1957 10 9 y GMT 14 2–2 Norwich City Northampton Town K.Leek Carrow Road Norwich 22,850 D 1957 10 12 y GMT 15 5–0 Northampton Town B.Hawkings K.Leek J.O'Neil A.Woan Plymouth Argyle County Ground Northampton 9,692 W 1957 10 19 y GMT 16 3–0 Port Vale S.Steele J.Wilkinson Northampton Town Vale Park Burslem 12,443 Les Hamer L 1957 10 26 y GMT 17 0–3 Northampton Town Newport County N.O'Halloran H.Harris J.McSeveney County Ground Northampton 7,953 L 1957 11 2 y GMT 18 2–1 Southampton T.Mulgrew J.McGowan Northampton Town J.English The Dell Southampton 13,469 L 1957 11 9 y GMT 19 2–4 Northampton Town B.Hawkings K.Leek Brighton & Hove Albion County Ground Northampton 7,088 L 1957 11 23 y GMT 20 1–5 Northampton Town A.Woan Queens Park Rangers County Ground Northampton 7,525 L 1957 11 30 y 15:00 GMT 21 0–1 Exeter City Northampton Town K.Leek St James Park Exeter 7,933 W 1957 12 14 y GMT 22 0–0 Millwall Northampton Town The Old Den New Cross, London 6,761 D 1957 12 21 y GMT 23 3–0 Northampton Town B.Hawkings B.Tebbutt Walsall County Ground Northampton 7,058 W 1957 12 26 y 14:15 GMT 24 0–1 Northampton Town Norwich City P.Gordon County Ground Northampton 11,125 Eric Jennings L 1957 12 28 y GMT 25 1–1 Coventry City Northampton Town K.Leek Highfield Road Coventry 20,375 D 1958 1 11 y GMT 26 2–0 Northampton Town B.Hawkings K.Leek Shrewsbury Town County Ground Northampton 8,391 W 1958 1 18 y GMT 27 5–2 Reading Northampton Town B.Hawkings B.Tebbutt Elm Park Reading 10,846 D 1958 2 1 y GMT 28 3–0 Northampton Town T.Fowler B.Hawkings K.Leek Swindon Town County Ground Northampton 9,845 W 1958 2 8 y GMT 29 2–3 Northampton Town K.Leek Watford County Ground Northampton 8,400 L 1958 2 15 y GMT 30 1–3 Crystal Palace Northampton Town B.Hawkings B.Tebbutt Selhurst Park Selhurst, London 16,245 W 1958 2 22 y 15:15 GMT 31 3–0 Plymouth Argyle Northampton Town Home Park Plymouth 16,667 Leo Callaghan L 1958 3 1 y GMT 32 3–2 Northampton Town B.Hawkings J.O'Neil Port Vale S.Steele County Ground Northampton 8,711 W 1958 3 8 y 15:15 GMT 33 0–1 Newport County Northampton Town B.Hawkings Rodney Parade Newport, Wales 7,011 W 1958 3 15 y GMT 34 1–3 Northampton Town R.Patterson Southampton D.Roper D.Reeves J.Hoskins County Ground Northampton 9,374 L 1958 3 22 y 15:00 GMT 35 1–0 Queens Park Rangers Northampton Town Loftus Road White City, London 7,531 L 1958 3 27 y 16:45 GMT 36 3–1 Northampton Town J.English T.Fowler A.Woan Gillingham L.Riggs County Ground Northampton 2,412 Jack Sherlock W 1958 3 29 y GMT 37 7–2 Northampton Town J.English B.Hawkings B.Tebbutt A.Woan Millwall County Ground Northampton 6,393 W 1958 4 4 y 15:00 GMT 38 1–1 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic Northampton Town R.Yeoman Dean Court Bournemouth 15,196 D 1958 4 5 y 15:15 GMT 39 1–4 Brighton & Hove Albion Northampton Town R.Mills R.Patterson A.Woan Goldstone Ground Hove 20,066 Ken Aston W 1958 4 8 y 15:00 GMT 40 4–0 Northampton Town B.Hawkings R.Patterson B.Tebbutt A.Woan Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic County Ground Northampton 9,888 Peter Brandwood W 1958 4 12 y GMT 41 9–0 Northampton Town B.Hawkings R.Mills B.Tebbutt A.Woan Exeter City County Ground Northampton 9,465 W 1958 4 16 y 17:30 GMT 42 1–0 Torquay United Northampton Town Plainmoor Torquay 6,598 L 1958 4 19 y 15:15 GMT 43 1–2 Gillingham Northampton Town B.Hawkings A.Woan Priestfield Stadium Gillingham 5,721 W 1958 4 24 y BST 44 1–0 Northampton Town A.Woan Torquay United County Ground Northampton 10,123 W 1958 4 26 y BST 45 1–3 Northampton Town B.Hawkings Southend United County Ground Northampton 10,975 L 1958 5 2 y 18:30 GMT 46 6–3 Southend United Northampton Town B.Hawkings B.Tebbutt A.Woan Roots Hall Southend-on-Sea 9,391 L FA Cup 1957–58 FA Cup 1957 11 16 y GMT First round 3–0 Northampton Town C.Gale R.Mills M.Robinson Newport County County Ground Northampton W 1957 12 7 y GMT Second round 4–1 Northampton Town K.Leek A.Woan H.Hughes o.g.O.Norris o.g. Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic County Ground Northampton W 1958 1 4 y 14:15 GMT Third round 3–1 Northampton Town B.Tebbutt 6B.Hawkings 60K.Leek Arsenal D.Clapton County Ground Northampton 21,344 Tom Cooper W 1958 1 25 y 14:45 GMT Fourth round 3–1 https://www.lfchistory.net/SeasonArchive/Game/4822 Liverpool B.Liddell 28B.Collins 79 o.g.L.Bimpson 82 Northampton Town B.Hawkings 42 Anfield Stadium Liverpool 56,939 Leslie Tirebuck L Appearances and goals Pos Position Player Division Three (S) FA Cup Total Starts Goals Starts Goals Starts Goals GK Reg Elvy 38 – 2 – 40 – GK Peter Pickering 8 – 2 – 10 – FB Tony Claypole 10 – – – 10 – FB Geoff Coleman – – – – – – FB Bobby Corbett 8 1 – – 8 1 FB Ron Patterson 40 4 4 – 44 4 HB Ben Collins 24 – 4 – 28 – HB Colin Gale 46 – 4 1 50 1 HB Roly Mills 37 4 4 1 41 5 HB Terry Robinson 13 – 1 – 14 – HB John Smith 24 – – – 24 – HB Bobby Peacock 2 – – – 2 – HB Ray Yeoman 42 1 3 – 45 1 OF Jack English 20 5 3 – 23 5 OF Tommy Fowler 39 2 3 – 42 2 OF Roger Miller – – – – – – OF Maurice Robinson 11 2 1 1 12 3 IF Ken Leek 32 14 4 2 36 16 IF Joe O'Neil 6 3 – – 6 3 IF Bobby Tebbutt 26 10 2 1 28 11 IF Alan Woan 34 20 2 1 36 21 CF Gerry Bright 3 – – – 3 – CF Barry Hawkings 43 20 4 2 47 22 References Books Grande, Frank Northampton Town F.C.: The Official Centenary History 1997 Yore Publications London 978-1874427674 1957-58 Northampton Town