1979–80 Northampton Town F.C. season

Northampton Town 1979–80 Clive Walker Neville Ronson County Ground Division Four 13th FA Cup First round League Cup Third round Keith Bowen (11) Keith Bowen (12) 10,713 vs Portsmouth 1,852 vs Crewe Alexandra 3,024 1978–79 1980–81 The 1979–80 season was Northampton Town's 83rd 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 League Cup. Players match played 3 May 1980.Rothmans Football Yearbook 1980/81, p.250. Name Position Nat. Place of Birth Date of Birth (Age) Apps Goals Previous club Date signed Fee GoalkeepersCarl JayesGKENGLeicester1980 5 3 1954 3 15 y770Leicester CityNovember 1977Andy PooleGKENGChesterfield1980 5 3 1960 7 6 y1080Mansfield TownJuly 1978 DefendersDennis ByattCBENGHillingdon1980 5 3 1958 8 8 y363Peterborough UnitedJune 1979Kevin FarmerCB/FWENGRamsgate1980 5 3 1960 1 24 y406Leicester CityAugust 1979£20,000Wakeley GageCBENGNorthampton1980 5 3 1958 5 5 y725Desborough TownOctober 1979£8,000Focus on Wakeley Gage, Chester City v. Burnley matchday programme, 5/10/85, p. 13Phil SandercockLBENGPlymouth1980 5 3 1956 6 21 y392Huddersfield TownSeptember 1979Paul SaundersUENGWatford1980 5 3 1959 12 17 y711WatfordJuly 1978Tony TaylorLBSCOGlasgow1980 5 3 1946 9 6 y70Albion RoversAugust 1979Des WaldockCBENGNorthampton1980 5 3 1961 12 4 y323ApprenticeNovember 1979Ricky WalkerRBENGNorthampton1980 5 3 1959 4 4 y570Coventry CityAugust 1978 MidfieldersPeter DenyerWENGChiddingfold1980 5 3 1957 11 26 y526PortsmouthJuly 1979P/EJohn FarringtonWENGLynemouth1980 5 3 1947 6 19 y25331Cardiff CitySummer 1974Mark HeeleyWENGPeterborough1980 5 3 1959 9 8 y404ArsenalMarch 1980£33,000Gary LeonardCMENGNorthampton1980 5 3 1962 3 23 y10ApprenticeMarch 1980Jim McCaffreyWENGLuton1980 5 3 1951 10 12 y637PortsmouthDecember 1978Maurice MuirWENGLondon1980 5 3 1963 3 19 y20ApprenticeApril 1980N/AAdam SandyUENGPeterborough1980 5 3 1958 9 22 y685Wolverton TownFebruary 1980Keith WilliamsCMENGDudley1980 5 3 1957 4 12 y1025Aston VillaFebruary 1977 ForwardsKeith BowenFWWALNorthampton (ENG)1980 5 3 1958 2 26 y3612ApprenticeAugust 1976Godfrey IngramFWENGLuton1980 5 3 1959 10 26 y104Luton TownMarch 1980LoanGary SargentFWENGBedford1980 5 3 1952 9 11 y464Peterborough UnitedAugust 1979£10,000Steve WardFWENGDerby1980 5 3 1959 7 21 y193Brighton & Hove AlbionAugust 1979 Competitions Division Four 1979–80 Football League#Fourth Division League table y Fourth Division NOR Results summary 14 5 4 33 16 2 7 14 18 50 25 November 2024 November 2024 League position by match table b Round Ground A/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/A/H/A/H/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/H Result L/L/L/D/D/L/L/W/L/W/W/L/L/W/W/L/W/L/D/W/D/D/D/W/L/W/L/W/D/D/W/W/W/L/D/D/W/W/L/L/D/L/W/D/L/L Position 14/20/22/22/20/23/23/22/22/21/18/20/20/19/16/16/18/19/19/16/17/18/16/14/15/13/17/17/16/16/14/12/10/10/10/11/11/8/9/9/9/9/9/9/10/13 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st 2nd 3rd blue1 #eee5de complete 11v11.com February 2026 Matches #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFCC Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFCCCC Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA 1979 8 18 y 15:00 BST 1 2–1 Doncaster Rovers Northampton Town J.McCaffrey Belle Vue Doncaster 4,402 L 1979 8 22 y 19:30 BST 2 1–2 Northampton Town P.Denyer Bradford City County Ground Northampton 2,555 L 1979 8 25 y 15:00 BST 3 1–2 Northampton Town K.Bowen Walsall County Ground Northampton 3,136 L 1979 9 1 y 15:00 BST 4 2–2 Torquay United Northampton Town P.Denyer S.Ward Plainmoor Torquay 2,825 D 1979 9 7 y 19:30 BST 5 0–0 Northampton Town Halifax Town County Ground Northampton 2,759 D 1979 9 15 y 15:00 BST 6 5–0 Port Vale N.Chamberlain B.Wright P.Sproson Northampton Town Vale Park Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent 2,847 L 1979 9 18 y 19:30 BST 7 2–1 Newport County T.Tynan H.Goddard pen. Northampton Town D.Waldock Rodney Parade Newport, Wales 3,185 L 1979 9 22 y 15:00 BST 8 1–0 Northampton Town K.Bowen Peterborough United County Ground Northampton 3,680 W 1979 9 29 y 15:00 BST 9 2–1 Crewe Alexandra Northampton Town D.Waldock Gresty Road Crewe 1,909 L 1979 10 2 y 19:30 BST 10 3–2 Northampton Town D.Waldock J.McCaffrey G.Reilly Newport County N.Bailey S.Warriner County Ground Northampton 2,346 W 1979 10 6 y 15:00 BST 11 2–1 Northampton Town G.Reilly G.Sargent Tranmere Rovers County Ground Northampton 2,324 W 1979 10 10 y 19:30 BST 12 3–1 Bradford City Northampton Town G.Reilly Valley Parade Bradford 4,534 L 1979 10 13 y 15:00 BST 13 2–0 Aldershot Northampton Town Recreation Ground Aldershot 3,799 L 1979 10 20 y 15:00 BST 14 2–0 Northampton Town K.Farmer 29 52 Hereford United County Ground Northampton 2,319 W 1979 10 23 y 19:30 BST 15 4–2 Northampton Town G.Sargent J.Farrington K.Farmer Huddersfield Town D.Cowling D.Byatt o.g. County Ground Northampton 3,210 W 1979 10 26 y 19:30 BST 16 3–2 Rochdale C.Jones 44 72 89 Northampton Town K.Farmer 1D.Byatt 62 Spotland Stadium Rochdale 1,468 L 1979 11 3 y 15:00 GMT 17 1–0 Northampton Town P.Sandercock Doncaster Rovers County Ground Northampton 3,427 W 1979 11 6 y 19:30 GMT 18 5–0 Huddersfield Town I.Robins M.Laverick D.Cowling D.Sutton Northampton Town Leeds Road Huddersfield 6,552 L 1979 11 10 y 15:00 GMT 19 0–0 Darlington Northampton Town Feethams Darlington 1,559 D 1979 11 17 y 15:00 GMT 20 2–1 Northampton Town M.O'Donoghue J.Farrington Hartlepool United County Ground Northampton 2,251 W 1979 12 1 y 15:00 GMT 21 0–0 Wigan Athletic Northampton Town Springfield Park Wigan 6,158 D 1979 12 7 y 15:00 GMT 22 0–0 Northampton Town Scunthorpe United County Ground Northampton 2,120 D 1979 12 21 y 19:30 GMT 23 2–2 AFC Bournemouth Northampton Town P.Denyer Dean Court Bournemouth 2,335 D 1979 12 26 y 15:00 GMT 24 2–0 Northampton Town K.Bowen Stockport County County Ground Northampton 3,054 W 1979 12 29 y 15:00 GMT 25 6–1 Portsmouth Northampton Town K.Bowen Fratton Park Portsmouth 15,579 L 1980 1 5 y 15:00 GMT 26 2–0 Northampton Town S.Ward K.Farmer York City County Ground Northampton 2,095 W 1980 1 26 y 15:00 GMT 27 5–1 Walsall Northampton Town K.Bowen Fellows Park Walsall 5,646 L 1980 2 2 y 15:00 GMT 28 3–1 Northampton Town G.Sargent W.Gage K.Bowen Port Vale A.Woolfall County Ground Northampton 1,946 W 1980 2 9 y 15:00 GMT 29 0–0 Peterborough United Northampton Town London Road Peterborough 4,960 D 1980 2 13 y 19:30 GMT 30 0–0 Lincoln City Northampton Town Sincil Bank Lincoln 3,652 D 1980 2 16 y 15:00 GMT 31 1–0 Northampton Town P.Saunders Crewe Alexandra County Ground Northampton 1,852 W 1980 2 23 y 15:00 GMT 32 2–1 Northampton Town J.Farrington P.Denyer Aldershot County Ground Northampton 2,592 W 1980 3 1 y 15:00 GMT 33 0–1 Hereford United Northampton Town K.Bowen 68 Edgar Street Hereford 2,299 W 1980 3 4 y 19:30 GMT 34 2–1 Halifax Town Northampton Town D.Byatt The Shay Halifax 1,377 L 1980 3 8 y 15:00 GMT 35 0–0 Northampton Town Rochdale County Ground Northampton 2,370 D 1980 3 14 y 19:30 GMT 36 1–1 Tranmere Rovers Northampton Town K.Bowen Prenton Park Birkenhead 1,500 D 1980 3 18 y 19:30 BST 37 3–0 Northampton Town D.Byatt K.Bowen G.Ingram Torquay United County Ground Northampton 2,659 W 1980 3 22 y 15:00 BST 38 2–0 Northampton Town K.Bowen G.Ingram Darlington County Ground Northampton 3,209 W 1980 3 29 y 19:30 BST 39 2–1 Hartlepool United Northampton Town G.Ingram Victoria Park Hartlepool 1,995 L 1980 4 4 y 15:00 BST 40 2–0 Stockport County Northampton Town Edgeley Park Stockport 2,499 L 1980 4 7 y 15:00 BST 41 0–0 Northampton Town Lincoln City County Ground Northampton 3,371 D 1980 4 8 y 19:30 BST 42 0–1 Northampton Town AFC Bournemouth County Ground Northampton 3,175 L 1980 4 12 y 15:00 BST 43 1–2 York City Northampton Town G.Ingram P.Sandercock Bootham Crescent York 2,161 W 1980 4 19 y 19:30 BST 44 1–1 Northampton Town G.Sargent Wigan Athletic County Ground Northampton 2,378 D 1980 4 25 y 19:30 BST 45 3–0 Scunthorpe United Northampton Town Old Show Ground Scunthorpe 1,810 L 1980 5 3 y 15:00 BST 46 0–2 Northampton Town Portsmouth County Ground Northampton 10,713 L FA Cup 1979–80 FA Cup 1979 11 24 y 15:00 GMT First round 1–0 Hereford United Northampton Town Edgar Street Hereford L League Cup 1979–80 Football League Cup 1979 8 13 y 19:30 BST First round 1st leg 2–1 Northampton Town G.Reilly Millwall County Ground Northampton W 1979 8 15 y 19:30 BST First round 2nd leg 2–2 3–4 Millwall Northampton Town J.McCaffrey K.Bowen The Den Millwall, London D 1979 8 28 y 19:30 BST Second round 1st leg 3–0 Northampton Town G.Reilly S.Ward Oldham Athletic County Ground Northampton W 1979 9 4 y 19:30 BST Second round 2nd leg 3–1 3–4 Oldham Athletic Northampton Town P.Denyer Boundary Park Oldham L 1979 9 27 y 19:30 BST Third round 0–1 Northampton Town Brighton & Hove Albion County Ground Northampton L Appearances and goals Pos Position Player Division Four FA Cup League Cup Total Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals GK Carl Jayes 14 – – – – – 2 – – 16 – – GK Andy Poole 32 – – 1 – – 3 – – 36 – – DF Dennis Byatt 32 1 3 1 – – 2 – – 35 1 3 DF Kevin Farmer 30 4 6 1 – – 4 1 – 35 5 6 DF Wakeley Gage 21 – 1 – – – – – – 21 – 1 DF Phil Sandercock 38 – 2 1 – – – – – 39 – 2 DF Paul Saunders 10 2 1 – – – 3 – – 13 2 1 DF Tony Taylor 4 – – – – – 2 1 – 6 1 – DF Des Waldock 27 1 3 1 – – 3 – – 31 1 3 DF Ricky Walker 38 – – 1 – – 3 – – 42 – – MF Peter Denyer 46 – 5 1 – – 5 – 1 52 – 6 MF John Farrington 29 – 3 1 – – 1 – – 31 – 3 MF Mark Heeley 8 – – – – – – – – 8 – – MF Gary Leonard 1 – – – – – – – – 1 – – MF Jim McCaffrey 31 1 2 – 1 – 5 – 1 36 2 3 MF Maurice Muir – 1 – – – – – – – – 1 – MF Adam Sandy 21 1 – – – – – – – 21 1 – MF Keith Williams 3 – – – – – – – – 3 – – FW Keith Bowen 24 – 11 1 – – 4 – 1 29 – 12 FW Godfrey Ingram 10 – 4 – – – – – – 10 – 4 FW Gary Sargent 38 2 4 1 – – 5 – – 44 2 4 FW Steve Ward 13 2 2 – – – 4 – 1 17 2 3 Players who left before end of season: MF Russell Ashenden 2 3 – – – – 3 1 – 5 4 – MF Russ Townsend 12 1 – 1 – – 1 – – 14 1 – FW Mike O'Donoghue 4 – 1 – – – – – – 4 – 1 FW George Reilly 18 – 3 – – – 5 – 4 23 – 7 References Books Grande, Frank Northampton Town F.C.: The Official Centenary History 1997 Yore Publications London 978-1874427674 1979-80 Northampton Town