1961–62 Northampton Town F.C. season

April 2022 Northampton Town 1961–62 Dave Bowen Fred York County Ground Division Three 8th FA Cup Third round League Cup First round Cliff Holton (36) Cliff Holton (39) 18,825 vs Kettering Town 7,563 vs Bradford PA 11,250 1960–61 1962–63 The 1961–62 season was Northampton Town's 65th season in their history and the first season in the Third Division, following promotion from the Fourth Division the previous season. Alongside competing in Division Three, the club also participated in the FA Cup and League Cup. Players match played 27 April 1962. Name Position Nat. Place of Birth Date of Birth (Age) Apps Goals Previous club Date signed Fee GoalkeepersChic BrodieGKSCODuntocher1962 4 27 1937 2 22 y350Wolverhampton WanderersSeptember 1961Norman CoeGKWALSwansea1962 4 27 1940 12 6 y450ArsenalJuly 1960 Full backsTony HaskinsLBENGNorthampton1962 4 27 1935 7 26 y80Belper TownAugust 1959Ron PattersonLBENGGateshead1962 4 27 1929 10 30 y3175MiddlesbroughSummer 1952Arnold WoollardLBBERPembroke1962 4 27 1930 8 24 y130BournemouthMarch 1962Theo FoleyRBIREDublin1962 4 27 1937 4 2 y490Exeter CityMay 1961£1,000 Half backsTerry BranstonCHENGRugby1962 4 27 1938 7 25 y660ApprenticeOctober 1958N/AAlec CarsonWHSCOClarkston1962 4 27 1942 11 12 y80ApprenticeNovember 1959N/ABarry CookeWHENGWolverhampton1962 4 27 1938 1 12 y642West Bromwich AlbionJuly 1959Mike EverittWHENGWeeley1962 4 27 1941 1 16 y579ArsenalFebruary 1961£4,000Derek LeckWHENGDeal1962 4 27 1937 2 8 y12834MillwallJune 1958Roly MillsWHENGDaventry1962 4 27 1933 6 22 y28030ApprenticeMay 1951N/A Inside/Outside forwardsCecil DixonOFENGTrowbridge1962 4 27 1935 3 28 y164Newport CountyAugust 1961Barry LinesOFENGBletchley1962 4 27 1942 5 16 y6920Bletchley TownSeptember 1960Tommy RobsonOFENGGateshead1962 4 27 1944 7 31 y41Newcastle UnitedAugust 1961N/ADerek WoodsOFENGNorthampton1962 4 27 1941 3 23 y62ApprenticeJune 1959N/ABrian EtheridgeIFENGNorthampton1962 4 27 1944 3 4 y10ApprenticeJuly 1961N/AJimmy MoranIFSCOCleland1962 4 27 1935 3 6 y257Norwich CityJanuary 1961John ReidIFSCONewmains1962 4 27 1932 8 20 y263Bradford CityNovember 1961 Centre forwardsBob EdwardsCFENGGuildford1962 4 27 1931 5 22 y2310Norwich CityMarch 1961Cliff Holton (c)CFENGOxford1962 4 27 1929 4 29 y4439WatfordSeptember 1961 Competitions Division Three 1961–62 Football League#Third Division League table y Third Division NOR Results summary 12 6 5 52 24 8 5 10 33 33 5 December 2020 May 2020 League position by match table b Round Ground A/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/H/A/A/H/H/H/A/A/A/H/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/A Result D/L/L/L/D/W/D/W/L/L/L/W/W/W/L/W/D/W/D/W/W/L/W/W/W/L/D/D/L/L/D/W/W/L/W/W/D/W/D/W/L/W/W/L/D/L Position 12/19/21/23/23/18/18/14/17/18/19/19/17/14/16/12/11/9/11/8/6/9/8/8/5/7/8/9/9/10/10/7/8/9/8/8/8/7/7/7/7/7/6/7/7/8 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st red1 complete 11v11.com May 2020 Matches #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFCC Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFCCCC Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA 1961 8 19 y 15:00 BST 1 0–0 Watford Northampton Town Vicarage Road Watford 16,849 D 1961 8 22 y 19:30 BST 2 1–0 Bristol City Northampton Town Ashton Gate Bristol 14,415 Harry New L 1961 8 26 y 15:00 BST 3 1–0 Hull City Northampton Town Boothferry Park Kingston upon Hull 8,027 L 1961 8 29 y BST 4 0–1 Northampton Town Bristol City County Ground Northampton 12,832 L 1961 9 2 y BST 5 1–1 Northampton Town P.Terry Port Vale B.Llewellyn County Ground Northampton 9,573 D 1961 9 6 y BST 6 1–4 Crystal Palace Northampton Town C.Holton P.Terry Selhurst Park Selhurst, London 25,535 W 1961 9 9 y BST 7 2–2 Northampton Town C.Dixon Lincoln City County Ground Northampton 11,850 D 1961 9 16 y 15:00 BST 8 1–2 Torquay United Northampton Town C.Holton P.Terry Plainmoor Torquay 5,707 W 1961 9 18 y 19:15 BST 9 0–3 Northampton Town Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic County Ground Northampton 14,350 L 1961 9 23 y 15:00 BST 10 1–2 http://www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk/MatchCentre.asp?MatchID=19620110 Northampton Town C.Holton 90 Swindon Town R.Hunt 46E.Hunt 79 County Ground Northampton 9,263 N Hough L 1961 9 27 y 19:15 BST 11 3–2 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic Northampton Town C.Holton Dean Court Bournemouth 14,112 L 1961 9 30 y BST 12 1–3 Halifax Town Northampton Town D.Leck B.Lines The Shay Halifax 5,737 W 1961 10 3 y BST 13 3–1 Northampton Town C.Holton P.Terry Barnsley County Ground Northampton 11,448 W 1961 10 7 y BST 14 1–2 Bradford (Park Avenue) Northampton Town C.Holton B.Lines T.Foley The Shay Halifax 10,738 W 1961 10 11 y BST 15 3–2 Barnsley Northampton Town C.Holton Oakwell Barnsley 10,738 L 1961 10 14 y BST 16 7–0 Northampton Town C.Holton D.Leck R.Spelman B.Edwards R.Mills Grimsby Town County Ground Northampton 11,201 W 1961 10 17 y BST 17 1–1 Northampton Town C.Holton Crystal Palace County Ground Northampton 13,827 D 1961 10 21 y BST 18 1–3 Shrewsbury Town Northampton Town C.Holton B.Edwards R.Mills Gay Meadow Shrewsbury 6,872 W 1961 10 28 y BST 19 2–2 Northampton Town M.Everitt C.Holton Peterborough United County Ground Northampton 17,324 D 1961 11 11 y GMT 20 5–0 Northampton Town C.Holton B.Lines J.Reid Newport County County Ground Northampton 7,845 W 1961 11 18 y GMT 21 1–3 Southend United Northampton Town C.Holton }R.Spelman P.Terry Roots Hall Southend-on-Sea 5,974 W 1961 12 2 y GMT 22 1–0 https://www.11v11.com/matches/coventry-city-v-northampton-town-02-december-1961-127218/ Coventry City M.Dixon Northampton Town Highfield Road Coventry 13,693 L 1961 12 9 y GMT 23 5–0 Northampton Town C.Holton B.Lines P.Terry Brentford County Ground Northampton 10,059 W 1961 12 16 y GMT 24 2–0 Northampton Town P.Terry Watford County Ground Northampton 12,509 W 1961 12 23 y GMT 25 2–0 Northampton Town B.Lines P.Terry Hull City County Ground Northampton 10,203 W 1961 12 26 y 15:00 GMT 26 4–1 Portsmouth Northampton Town B.Lines Fratton Park Portsmouth 17,428 L 1962 1 13 y GMT 27 1–1 Port Vale B.Llewellyn Northampton Town C.Holton Vale Park Burslem 8,229 D 1962 1 20 y 15:00 GMT 28 0–0 Lincoln City Northampton Town Sincil Bank Lincoln 5,720 D 1962 1 27 y GMT 29 1–2 Northampton Town B.Lines Notts County County Ground Northampton 11,813 L 1962 2 3 y GMT 30 1–2 Northampton Town B.Lines Torquay United County Ground Northampton 8,910 L 1962 2 10 y 15:00 GMT 31 2–2 http://www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk/MatchCentre.asp?MatchID=19620129 Swindon Town J.Smith 65B.Atkins 77 Northampton Town C.Holton 30M.Everitt 80 County Ground Swindon 8,985 J R Osborne D 1962 2 17 y GMT 32 3–1 Northampton Town C.Holton B.Lines J.Reid Halifax Town County Ground Northampton 7,900 W 1962 2 24 y GMT 33 2–0 Northampton Town C.Holton J.Reid Bradford (Park Avenue) County Ground Northampton 7,563 Reg Leafe W 1962 3 3 y 15:00 GMT 34 3–2 Grimsby Northampton Town C.Holton Blundell Park Cleethorpes 9,318 L 1962 3 10 y GMT 35 3–1 Northampton Town C.Dixon B.Lines o.g. Shrewsbury Town County Ground Northampton 8,173 W 1962 3 17 y 15:00 GMT 36 0–2 Peterborough United Northampton Town M.Everitt T.Robson London Road Peterborough 17,009 W 1962 3 20 y GMT 37 2–2 Northampton Town C.Dixon M.Everitt Portsmouth County Ground Northampton 13,622 D 1962 3 24 y GMT 38 1–0 Northampton Town C.Holton Reading County Ground Northampton 9,473 W 1962 3 31 y BST 39 0–0 Newport County Northampton Town Somerton Park Newport, Wales 2,568 D 1962 4 7 y BST 40 3–1 Northampton Town M.Everitt C.Holton B.Lines Southend United County Ground Northampton 7,657 W 1962 4 11 y BST 41 2–0 Reading Northampton Town Elm Park Reading 5,586 L 1962 4 14 y BST 42 1–4 Notts County Northampton Town C.Holton D.Woods Meadow Lane Nottingham 5,974 W 1962 4 21 y BST 43 4–1 https://www.11v11.com/matches/northampton-town-v-coventry-city-21-april-1962-127483/ Northampton Town C.Holton B.Lines D.Woods Coventry City R.Dwight County Ground Northampton 10,388 W 1962 4 23 y 15:15 BST 44 2–0 Queens Park Rangers Northampton Town Loftus Road White City, London 10,953 L 1962 4 24 y 19:30 BST 45 1–1 Northampton Town C.Holton Queens Park Rangers County Ground Northampton 12,533 D 1962 4 27 y 19:30 BST 46 3–0 Brentford G.Francis J.Brooks G.Summers Northampton Town Griffin Park Brentford, London 6,715 L FA Cup 1961–62 FA Cup 1961 11 4 y GMT First round 2–0 Northampton Town B.Lines P.Terry Millwall County Ground Northampton 11,844 W 1961 11 25 y GMT Second round 3–0 Northampton Town C.Holton Kettering Town County Ground Northampton 18,825 W 1962 1 6 y GMT Third round 3–1 Port Vale Northampton Town J.Moran Vale Park Burslem 19,442 L League Cup 1961–62 Football League Cup 1961 9 13 y 19:00 BST First round 2–1 Luton Town Northampton Town B.Cooke Kenilworth Road Luton 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 32 – 3 – – – 50 – GK Norman Coe 14 – – – – – 14 – FB Theo Foley 46 – 2 – 1 – 49 – FB Tony Haskins 1 – – – – – 1 – FB Ron Patterson 2 – – – – – 2 – FB Arnold Woollard 13 – – – – – 13 – HB Terry Branston 45 – 3 – 1 – 49 – HB Alec Carson 7 – – – – – 7 – HB Barry Cooke 2 – – – 1 1 3 1 HB Mike Everitt 37 5 3 – 1 – 41 5 HB Derek Leck 46 2 3 – 1 – 50 2 HB Roly Mills 35 2 3 – 1 – 39 2 OF Cecil Dixon 15 4 – – 1 – 16 4 OF Barry Lines 38 14 3 1 1 – 42 15 OF Tommy Robson 4 1 – – – – 4 1 OF Derek Woods 6 2 – – – – 6 2 IF Brian Etheridge 1 – – – – – 1 – IF Jimmy Moran 9 1 1 1 – – 10 2 IF John Reid 26 3 – – – – 26 3 CF Bob Edwards 10 2 1 – – – 11 2 CF Cliff Holton 41 36 3 3 – – 44 39 Players who left before end of season: GK Brian Caine – – – – 1 – 1 – FB Tony Claypole 22 – 2 – 1 – 25 – OF Tommy Fowler 5 – – – – – 5 – OF Ron Spelman 23 2 3 – – – 26 2 IF Dennis Clapton 1 – – – – – 1 – IF Mike Wright 1 – – – – – 1 – CF Pat Terry 24 10 3 1 1 – 28 11 References Books Grande, Frank Northampton Town F.C.: The Official Centenary History 1997 Yore Publications London 978-1874427674 1961-62 Northampton Town