1993–94 Northampton Town F.C. season

Northampton Town 1993–94 Phil Chard(until September)John Barnwell Barry Ward County Ground Division Three 22nd FA Cup First round League Cup First round League Trophy Second round Ian Gilzean (10) Martin Aldridge (11) 6,432 vs Chester City 1,062 vs Hereford United 3,454 1992–93 1994–95 The 1993–94 season was Northampton Town's 97th season in their history and the fourth successive season in the Third Division. Alongside competing in Division Three, the club also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy. Players match played 7 May 1994.Jack Rollin Rothmans Football Yearbook 1994–95 1994 Headline Book Publishing London 978-0747278573 Name Position Nat. Place of birth Date of birth Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee GoalkeepersBarry RichardsonGKENGWallsend1994 5 7 1969 8 5 y1130Stockport CountySeptember 1991FreeSteve SherwoodGKENGSelby1994 5 7 1953 12 10 y200Shrewsbury TownAugust 1993Free DefendersJason BurnhamLBENGMansfield1994 5 7 1973 5 8 y1082ApprenticeJuly 1991N/ALee ColkinLBENGNuneaton1994 5 7 1974 7 15 y532Apprentice31 August 1992N/ATerry FlemingRB/CMENGMarston Green1994 5 7 1973 1 5 y351Coventry CityAugust 1993FreeBernie GallacherLBSCOJohnstone1994 5 7 1967 3 22 y50Brighton & Hove AlbionJanuary 1994FreeSteve Terry (c)CBENGClapton1994 5 7 1962 6 14 y21118Hull CityMarch 1990£70,000Ray Warburton CBENGRotherham1994 5 7 1967 10 7 y171York City4 February 1994£35,000 MidfieldersMicky BellWENGNewcastle-upon-Tyne1994 5 7 1971 11 15 y16411ApprenticeApril 1990N/APhil ChardUENGCorby1994 5 7 1960 10 16 y33154Wolverhampton WanderersOctober 1989FreeJohn CornwellCMENGBethnal Green1994 5 7 1964 10 13 y131Southend UnitedFebruary 1994LoanEfon EladWENGHillingdon1994 5 7 1970 9 5 y100SC Fortuna KölnJanuary 1994FreePaul FitzpatrickCM/CBENGLiverpool1994 5 7 1965 10 5 y21Hamilton AcademicalFebruary 1994FreeDarren HarmonCMENGNorthampton1994 5 7 1973 1 30 y678Shrewsbury Town24 October 1992FreeGary HarrisonMFENGNorthampton1994 5 7 1975 3 12 y20ApprenticeDecember 1993N/ALes PhillipsCMENGLambeth1994 5 7 1963 1 7 y320Oxford UnitedJuly 1993Free ForwardsMartin AldridgeFWENGNorthampton1994 5 7 1974 12 6 y4813Apprentice27 August 1993N/AIan GilzeanFWSCOEnfield (ENG)1994 5 7 1969 12 10 y3910DundeeAugust 1993FreeWarren PatmoreFWENGLondon1994 5 7 1971 8 14 y172MillwallDecember 1993FreeKevin WilkinFWENGCambridge1994 5 7 1967 10 1 y8713Cambridge CityAugust 1990Free Competitions Division Three 1993–94 Football League#Third Division League table y Third Division NOR Results summary 6 7 8 25 23 3 4 14 19 43 26 April 2022 April 2022 League position by match table b Round Ground A/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A Result D/L/L/L/D/L/L/W/D/W/L/D/L/L/L/L/D/L/L/L/L/D/L/L/D/W/W/D/W/L/W/D/W/D/W/L/D/L/L/L/W/L Position 14/19/20/22/22/22/22/21/21/19/21/21/21/21/21/22/22/22/22/22/22/22/22/22/22/22/22/22/22/22/22/22/22/22/20/20/19/21/21/21/21/22 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st 2nd 3rd blue1 red1 complete 11v11.com April 2022 Matches #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFCC Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFCCCC Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA 1993 8 14 y 15:00 BST 1 0–0 Bury Northampton Town Gigg Lane Bury 2,540 D 1993 8 28 y 15:00 BST 2 3–2 http://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=match&pd=1022&sort=sdate&order=asc&fsea=54&fcomp1=12&frt=all&fhan=all&it=2588 Colchester United M.Grainger 34 pen.T.English 41M.Kinsella 71 Northampton Town S.Brown 5I.Gilzean 35 Layer Road Colchester 2,874 Mike Bailey L 1993 8 31 y 19:30 BST 3 3–1 Crewe Alexandra A.Ward T.Naylor D.Rowbotham Northampton Town I.Gilzean Gresty Road Crewe 3,002 L 1993 9 4 y 15:00 BST 4 0–1 Northampton Town Walsall R.McDonald County Ground Northampton 3,278 L 1993 9 11 y 15:00 BST 5 1–1 Hereford United M.Nicholson Northampton Town I.Gilzean Edgar Street Hereford 2,260 D 1993 9 18 y 15:00 BST 6 0–2 Northampton Town Wigan Athletic P.Gavin P.Skipper County Ground Northampton 2,281 L 1993 9 25 y 15:00 BST 7 4–3 Lincoln City D.West G.Jones D.Johnson D.Puttnam Northampton Town M.Aldridge S.Brown D.Harmon Sincil Bank Lincoln 2,705 L 1993 10 2 y 15:00 BST 8 1–0 Northampton Town M.Aldridge Darlington County Ground Northampton 2,268 W 1993 10 9 y 15:00 BST 9 1–1 Northampton Town M.Aldridge Wycombe Wanderers S.Guppy County Ground Northampton 5,414 D 1993 10 12 y 19:30 BST 10 5–1 Northampton Town I.Gilzean D.Harmon S.Terry S.Brown Mansfield Town P.McLoughlin County Ground Northampton 2,842 W 1993 10 16 y 15:00 BST 11 7–0 Scunthorpe United M.Carmichael M.Elliott I.Thompstone A.Toman M.Smith Northampton Town Glanford Park Scunthorpe 2,814 L 1993 10 23 y 15:00 BST 12 1–1 Northampton Town M.Aldridge Carlisle United D.Edmondson County Ground Northampton 2,886 D 1993 10 30 y 15:00 GMT 13 2–1 Doncaster Rovers D.Roche Northampton Town I.Gilzean Belle Vue Doncaster 2,227 L 1993 11 2 y 19:30 GMT 14 2–0 A.Foster D.O'Riordan Torquay United Northampton Town Plainmoor Torquay 2,704 L 1993 11 6 y 15:00 GMT 15 0–3 Northampton Town Shrewsbury Town D.Spink T.Lynch County Ground Northampton 2,639 L 1993 11 20 y 15:00 GMT 16 1–0 Chester City D.Pugh Northampton Town Deva Stadium Chester 2,650 L 1993 11 27 y 15:00 GMT 17 2–2 Northampton Town I.Gilzean M.Aldridge Chesterfield S.Norris A.Morris County Ground Northampton 1,866 D 1993 12 11 y 15:00 GMT 18 1–0 Mansfield Town P.Holland Northampton Town Field Mill Mansfield 2,391 L 1993 12 18 y 15:00 GMT 19 0–1 Northampton Town Bury T.Rigby County Ground Northampton 2,369 L 1993 12 27 y 15:00 GMT 20 1–0 Gillingham S.Terry o.g. Northampton Town Priestfield Gillingham 4,573 L 1994 1 1 y 15:00 GMT 21 6–2 Rochdale D.Lancaster 9 40 74S.Whitehall 44M.Stuart 82J.Taylor 83 Northampton Town I.Gilzean 66D.Harmon 78 Spotland Rochdale 2,453 L 1994 1 3 y 15:00 GMT 22 2–2 Northampton Town I.Gilzean L.Colkin Crewe Alexandra T.Naylor S.Smith County Ground Northampton 3,404 D 1994 1 8 y 15:00 GMT 23 2–1 Scarborough A.Toman C.Whitington Northampton Town I.Gilzean Athletic Ground Scarborough 1,703 L 1994 1 22 y 15:00 GMT 24 1–0 Wycombe Wanderers S.Guppy Northampton Town Adams Park High Wycombe 6,737 L 1994 1 29 y 15:00 GMT 25 0–0 Northampton Town Doncaster Rovers County Ground Northampton 2,900 D 1994 2 5 y 15:00 GMT 26 0–1 Carlisle United Northampton Town P.Chard Brunton Park Carlisle 4,535 W 1994 2 12 y 15:00 GMT 27 3–2 Northampton Town D.Harmon P.Fitzpatrick I.Gilzean Scarborough S.Murray C.Whitington County Ground Northampton 2,974 W 1993 2 19 y 15:00 GMT 28 1–1 http://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=match&pd=1022&sort=sdate&order=asc&fsea=54&fcomp1=12&frt=all&fhan=all&it=2619 Northampton Town K.Wilkin 19 Colchester United R.McDonough 24C.Hyslop 0 7 County Ground Northampton 3,185 Terry Lunt D 1994 2 26 y 15:00 GMT 29 1–3 Walsall K.Lightbourne Northampton Town D.Harmon K.Wilkin W.Patmore Bescot Stadium Walsall 4,553 W 1994 3 5 y 15:00 GMT 30 0–1 Northampton Town Hereford United C.Pike County Ground Northampton 5,394 L 1994 3 8 y 19:30 GMT 31 4–0 Northampton Town D.Harmon T.Fleming pen.M.Aldridge K.Wilkin Scunthorpe United County Ground Northampton 3,192 W Fixture was previously postponed on January 15, 1994 due to a waterlogged pitch.1993/94 Division 4 https://ntfcmemorabilia.weebly.com/199394.html 28 January 2024 ntfcmemorabilia.weebly.com 28 January 2024 1994 3 12 y 15:00 GMT 32 1–1 Wigan Athletic M.Wright Northampton Town J.Cornwell Springfield Park Wigan 1,855 D 1994 3 15 y 19:30 GMT 33 2–0 Northampton Town A.Fensome o.g.M.Aldridge Preston North End County Ground Northampton 3,845 W Fixture was previously postponed on December 29, 1993 due to an unfit pitch and fear of more rain. 1994 3 19 y 15:00 GMT 34 0–0 Northampton Town Lincoln City County Ground Northampton 3,868 D 1994 3 26 y 15:00 GMT 35 0–1 Darlington Northampton Town R.Warburton Feethams Darlington 3,226 W 1994 4 2 y 15:00 BST 36 1–2 Northampton Town W.Patmore Gillingham R.Carpenter N.Forster County Ground Northampton 4,628 L 1994 4 4 y 15:00 BST 37 1–1 Preston North End G.Ainsworth Northampton Town D.Harmon Deepdale Preston 7,517 D 1994 4 9 y 15:00 BST 38 1–2 Northampton Town M.Aldridge 64 Rochdale M.Stuart 43J.Bowden 74 County Ground Northampton 3,330 L 1994 4 16 y 15:00 BST 39 0–1 Northampton Town Torquay United D.Darby County Ground Northampton 3,519 L 1994 4 23 y 15:00 BST 40 2–1 Shrewsbury Town W.Clarke R.Woods Northampton Town K.Wilkin Gay Meadow Shrewsbury 6,512 L 1994 4 30 y 15:00 BST 41 1–0 Northampton Town K.Wilkin Chester City County Ground Northampton 6,432 W 1994 5 7 y 15:00 BST 42 4–0 Chesterfield J.Hewitt K.Davies T.Curtis Northampton Town Saltergate Chesterfield 5,285 L FA Cup 1993–94 FA Cup 1993 11 13 y 15:00 GMT First round 1–2 Northampton Town M.Aldridge Bromsgrove Rovers County Ground Northampton 3,382 L League Cup 1993–94 Football League Cup 1993 8 18 y 19:45 BST First round 1st leg 3–0 Reading J.Quinn S.Lovell P.Parkinson Northampton Town Elm Park Reading 3,283 L 1993 9 7 y 19:30 BST First round 2nd leg 0–2 Northampton Town Reading K.Dillon A.Gray County Ground Northampton 1,631 L League Trophy 1993–94 Football League Trophy South Group 3 NOR Qualified for next round 1993 10 19 y 19:45 BST Group 3 (s) 0–0 Walsall Northampton Town Bescot Stadium Walsall 1,897 D 1993 11 9 y 19:30 GMT Group 3 (s) 1–1 Northampton Town M.Aldridge Hereford United County Ground Northampton 1,062 D 1993 12 1 y 19:45 GMT Second round (s) 4–1 Reading Northampton Town M.Aldridge Elm Park Reading 1,811 L Appearances and goals Pos Position Player Division Three FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals GK Barry Richardson 27 – – – – – 1 – – 1 – – 29 – – GK Steve Sherwood 15 1 – 1 – – 1 – – 2 – – 19 1 – DF Jason Burnham 15 2 – 1 – – 1 1 – 1 – – 18 3 – DF Lee Colkin 17 3 1 – – – 1 – – – – – 18 3 1 DF Terry Fleming 26 5 1 – 1 – 2 – – – 1 – 28 7 1 DF Bernie Gallacher 5 – – – – – – – – – – – 5 – – DF Steve Terry 39 – 1 1 – – 2 – – 3 – – 45 – 1 DF Ray Warburton 17 – 1 – – – – – – – – – 17 – 1 MF Micky Bell 37 1 – 1 – – 2 – – 3 – – 43 1 – MF Phil Chard 25 3 1 1 – – 1 – – 3 – – 30 3 1 MF John Cornwell 13 – 1 – – – – – – – – – 13 – 1 MF Efon Elad 8 2 – – – – – – – – – – 8 2 – MF Paul Fitzpatrick 1 1 1 – – – – – – – – – 1 1 1 MF Darren Harmon 28 3 7 1 – – – 1 – 2 – – 31 4 7 MF Gary Harrison 2 – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – MF Les Phillips 26 – – 1 – – 2 – – 3 – – 32 – – FW Martin Aldridge 23 5 8 1 – 1 – 1 – 3 – 2 27 6 11 FW Ian Gilzean 29 4 10 1 – – 2 – – 3 – – 35 4 10 FW Warren Patmore 11 6 2 – – – – – – – – – 11 6 2 FW Kevin Wilkin 24 – 5 – – – – – – – – – 24 – 5 Players who left before end of season: DF Ken Gillard 13 1 – 1 – – 1 – – 3 – – 18 1 – DF Chris Hyslop 8 – – – – – – – – – – – 8 – – DF Mark Parsons 19 – – 1 – – 2 – – 2 – – 24 – – DF Richard Preston 1 – – – – – – – – – – – 1 – – DF Ian Sampson 8 – – – – – – – – – – – 8 – – DF Scott Stackman – 1 – – – – – – – – – – – 1 – DF Darren Wood 1 – – – – – 1 – – – – – 2 – – MF Steve Brown 24 – 4 – – – 2 – – 3 – – 29 – 4 FW Sean Francis – 1 – – – – – – – – – – – 1 – References Books Grande, Frank Northampton Town F.C.: The Official Centenary History 1997 Yore Publications London 978-1874427674 1993-94 Northampton Town Northampton Town