1970–71 Northampton Town F.C. season

April 2022 Northampton Town 1970–71 Dave Bowen Eric Northover County Ground Division Four 7th FA Cup First round League Cup Third round John Fairbrother (15) John Fairbrother (18) 11,923 vs Notts County 3,337 vs Workington 6,602 1969–70 1971–72 The 1970–71 season was Northampton Town's 74th season in their history and the second successive season in the Fourth Division. Alongside competing in Division Four, the club also participated in the FA Cup and League Cup. Players match played 1 May 1971. Name Position Nat. Place of Birth Date of Birth (Age) Apps Goals Previous club Date signed Fee GoalkeepersKim BookGKENGBath1971 5 5 1946 2 12 y940Bournemouth & B AJuly 1969David HillGKENGKettering1971 5 5 1953 9 28 y10ApprenticeAugust 1970N/A DefendersEric BrookesFBENGDarton1971 5 5 1944 2 3 y983BarnsleyJuly 1969John ClarkeCBENGNorthampton1971 5 5 1945 10 23 y1390ApprenticeJuly 1965N/ARay FairfaxFBENGSmethwick1971 5 5 1941 11 14 y1382West Bromwich AlbionJuly 1968Brian HeslopUENGCarlisle1971 5 5 1947 8 4 y100SunderlandMarch 1971Phil NealUENGIrchester1971 5 5 1951 2 20 y598ApprenticeJuly 1968N/AAlan OmanFBENGNewcastle upon Tyne1971 5 5 1952 10 6 y20ApprenticeOctober 1970N/AFrank RankmoreCBWALCardiff1971 5 5 1939 7 21 y12619Peterborough UnitedAugust 1968£12,000Neil TownsendCBENGLong Buckby1971 5 5 1950 2 1 y501ApprenticeSeptember 1968N/ABarry TuckerFBWALSwansea1971 5 5 1952 8 28 y00ApprenticeJuly 1970N/A MidfieldersJohn BuchananWSCODingwall1971 5 5 1951 9 19 y30Ross CountyOctober 1970Graham FeltonWENGCambridge1971 5 5 1949 3 1 y14513ApprenticeSeptember 1966N/ATrevor GouldCMENGCoventry1971 5 5 1950 3 5 y371Coventry CityOctober 1970Peter HawkinsLWWALSwansea1971 5 5 1951 11 9 y253ApprenticeJuly 1968N/AJoe KiernanCMSCOCoatbridge1971 5 5 1942 10 22 y31014SunderlandJuly 1963John McGleishCMSCOAirdrie1971 5 5 1951 12 18 y30ApprenticeNovember 1968N/ADixie McNeilWENGMelton Mowbray1971 5 5 1947 1 16 y7622Corby TownMay 1969£5,000Eric RossCMNIRBelfast1971 5 5 1944 9 19 y685Newcastle UnitedAugust 1969 ForwardsKeith EastCFENGSouthampton1971 5 5 1944 10 31 y359Bournemouth & B AJuly 1970£5,000John FairbrotherCFENGCricklewood1971 5 5 1941 2 12 y15962Peterborough UnitedFebruary 1968Frank LargeCFENGLeeds1971 5 5 1940 1 26 y18874FulhamAugust 1969 Competitions Division Four 1970–71 Football League#Fourth Division League table y Fourth Division NOR Results summary 15 4 4 39 24 4 9 10 24 35 8 March 2022 March 2022 League position by match table b Round Ground A/H/A/H/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/A/H/A/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/A/H Result W/W/D/W/W/W/W/D/L/W/L/W/W/D/W/L/W/D/W/D/L/D/W/W/W/D/L/W/D/D/L/L/D/W/L/D/D/L/W/L/D/L/W/L/L/L Position 5/1/4/3/2/2/1/3/4/3/4/5/4/4/2/2/2/4/2/2/2/3/3/3/2/3/3/3/3/4/4/4/3/4/4/4/6/6/6/6/6/6/6/6/7/7 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st 2nd 3rd green1 complete 11v11.com March 2022 Matches #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFCC Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFCCCC Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA 1970 8 15 y 15:00 BST 1 0–1 Newport County Northampton Town F.Rankmore Somerton Park Newport, Wales 4,518 W 1970 8 22 y 15:00 BST 2 2–1 Northampton Town K.East Neal Cambridge United County Ground Northampton 7,901 W 1970 8 29 y 15:00 BST 3 1–1 http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?frmft=True&pg=match&pd=1022&fsea=31&fdfaShowAll=&frefShowAll=&fcomp1=13&fcomp1ShowAll=&frt=all&fhan=all&it=1349 Colchester United B.Owen 3 Northampton Town K.East 43 Layer Road Colchester 5,220 Harold Hackney D 1970 9 1 y 19:30 BST 4 2–1 Northampton Town F.Rankmore K.East Southport County Ground Northampton 6,264 W 1970 9 5 y 15:00 BST 5 3–2 Northampton Town K.East F.Large G.Felton York City County Ground Northampton 7,038 W 1970 9 12 y 15:00 BST 6 0–2 Grimsby Town Northampton Town F.Large J.Fairbrother Blundell Park Cleethorpes 4,760 W 1970 9 19 y 15:00 BST 7 1–0 Northampton Town G.Felton Barrow County Ground Northampton 6,509 W 1970 9 22 y 19:30 BST 8 1–1 Northampton Town J.Fairbrother Stockport County County Ground Northampton 7,873 D 1970 9 25 y 15:00 BST 9 1–0 Southend United Northampton Town Roots Hall Southend-on-Sea 9,623 L 1970 10 3 y 15:00 BST 10 1–0 Northampton Town E.Ross Brentford County Ground Northampton 6,282 W 1970 10 10 y 15:00 BST 11 2–0 Workington Northampton Town Borough Park Workington 2,564 L 1970 10 17 y 15:00 BST 12 1–0 Northampton Town D.McNeil Newport County County Ground Northampton 6,171 W 1970 10 20 y 19:30 BST 13 3–1 Northampton Town K.East F.Large J.Fairbrother Chester County Ground Northampton 6,152 W 1970 10 24 y 15:00 BST 14 0–0 Darlington Northampton Town Feethams Darlington 2,815 D 1970 10 31 y 15:00 BST 15 2–0 Northampton Town D.McNeil P.Neal Hartlepool United County Ground Northampton 6,049 W 1970 11 7 y 15:00 BST 16 1–0 Notts County Northampton Town Meadow Lane Nottingham 21,012 L 1970 11 10 y 19:30 BST 17 2–0 Northampton Town D.McNeil Peterborough United County Ground Northampton 8,190 W 1970 11 14 y 15:00 BST 18 1–1 Northampton Town F.Rankmore Crewe Alexandra County Ground Northampton 5,963 D 1970 11 18 y 19:30 BST 19 1–3 Lincoln City Northampton Town J.Kiernan D.McNeil F.Large Sincil Bank Lincoln 3,689 W 1970 11 28 y 15:00 BST 20 2–2 Scunthorpe United Northampton Town F.Large Old Show Ground Scunthorpe 3,463 D 1970 12 5 y 15:00 BST 21 1–3 Northampton Town D.McNeil Oldham Athletic County Ground Northampton 6,487 L 1970 12 12 y 15:00 BST 22 1–1 Stockport County Northampton Town J.Fairbrother Edgeley Park Stockport 1,846 D 1970 12 19 y 15:00 BST 23 0–2 Cambridge United Northampton Town F.Large G.Felton Abbey Stadium Cambridge 4,814 W 1970 12 26 y 15:00 BST 24 2–0 Northampton Town K.East G.Felton Aldershot County Ground Northampton 6,354 W 1971 1 9 y 15:00 BST 25 2–1 Northampton Town F.Large J.Fairbrother Lincoln City County Ground Northampton 5,957 W 1971 1 16 y 15:00 BST 26 2–2 Chester City Northampton Town D.McNeil J.Fairbrother Sealand Road Chester 4,031 D 1971 1 23 y 15:00 BST 27 4–2 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic Northampton Town D.McNeil F.Large Dean Court Bournemouth 8,763 L 1971 1 30 y 15:00 BST 28 1–0 Northampton Town F.Large Scunthorpe United County Ground Northampton 4,607 W 1971 2 6 y 15:00 BST 29 1–1 Oldham Athletic Northampton Town F.Large Boundary Park Oldham 12,806 D 1971 2 9 y 19:30 BST 30 1–1 Exeter City Northampton Town J.Fairbrother St James Park Exeter 5,016 D 1971 2 13 y 15:00 BST 31 2–3 Northampton Town J.Fairbrother Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic County Ground Northampton 8,854 L 1971 2 20 y 15:00 BST 32 1–0 Peterborough United Northampton Town London Road Peterborough 8,066 L 1971 2 27 y 15:00 BST 33 2–2 Hartlepool United Northampton Town J.Fairbrother E.Ross Victoria Park Hartlepool 1,288 D 1971 3 5 y 19:30 BST 34 2–0 Northampton Town K.East F.Large Darlington County Ground Northampton 6,040 W 1971 3 13 y 15:00 BST 35 3–0 Crewe Alexandra Northampton Town Gresty Road Crewe 3,242 L 1971 3 16 y 19:30 BST 36 2–2 Northampton Town J.Fairbrother Exeter City County Ground Northampton 5,724 D 1971 3 20 y 15:00 BST 37 1–1 Northampton Town F.Large Notts County County Ground Northampton 11,923 D 1971 3 27 y 15:00 BST 38 4–1 York City Northampton Town J.Fairbrother Bootham Crescent York 7,393 L 1971 4 3 y 15:00 BST 39 2–1 http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?frmft=True&pg=match&pd=1022&fsea=31&fdfaShowAll=&frefShowAll=&fcomp1=13&fcomp1ShowAll=&frt=all&fhan=all&it=1393 Northampton Town D.McNeil 6 40 Colchester United J.Kurila 49 County Ground Northampton 7,909 Clive Thomas W 1971 4 9 y 19:30 BST 40 3–0 Brentford Northampton Town Griffin Park Brentford, London 10,058 L 1971 4 10 y 15:00 BST 41 1–1 Aldershot Northampton Town R.Fairfax Recreation Ground Aldershot 4,461 D 1971 4 13 y 19:30 BST 42 0–4 Northampton Town Grimsby Town County Ground Northampton 6,538 L 1971 4 17 y 15:00 BST 43 5–0 Northampton Town D.McNeil F.Large T.Gould J.Fairbrother Workington County Ground Northampton 3,337 W 1971 4 24 y 15:00 BST 44 2–1 Barrow Northampton Town D.McNeil Holker Street Barrow-in-Furness 1,466 L 1971 4 26 y 15:00 BST 45 2–1 Southport Northampton Town D.McNeil Haig Avenue Southport 1,550 L 1971 5 1 y 15:00 BST 46 0–2 Northampton Town Southend United County Ground Northampton 3,713 L FA Cup 1970–71 FA Cup 1970 11 21 y 15:00 GMT First round 2–2 Hereford United Northampton Town D.McNeil J.Fairbrother Edgar Street Hereford 10,401 D 1970 11 24 y 19:30 GMT First round (r) 1–2 Northampton Town F.Rankmore Hereford United County Ground Northampton 10,641 L League Cup 1970–71 Football League Cup 1970 8 19 y 19:30 BST First round 2–3 Scunthorpe United Northampton Town E.Brookes K.East J.Fairbrother Old Show Ground Scunthorpe 4,470 W 1970 9 9 y 19:30 BST Second round 0–0 York City Northampton Town Bootham Crescent York 5,265 D 1970 9 15 y 19:30 BST Second round (r) 1–1 Northampton Town E.Brookes York City County Ground Northampton 7,247 D 1970 9 28 y 19:30 BST Second round (r2) 2–1 Northampton Town K.East J.Fairbrother York City Villa Park Birmingham 2,561 W 1970 10 7 y 19:30 BST Third round 1–1 Northampton Town F.Large Aston Villa County Ground Northampton 15,072 D 1970 10 13 y 19:30 BST Third round (r) 3–0 Aston Villa Northampton Town Villa Park Birmingham 25,822 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 Kim Book 45 – – 2 – – 6 – – 53 – – GK David Hill 1 – – – – – – – – 1 – – DF Eric Brookes 38 – – 2 – – 6 – 2 46 – 2 DF John Clarke 42 – – 2 – – 6 – – 50 – – DF Ray Fairfax 34 – 1 2 – – 5 – – 41 – 1 DF Brian Heslop 10 – – – – – – – – 10 – – DF Phil Neal 18 – 2 – – – 2 – – 20 – 2 DF Alan Oman 2 – – – – – – – – 2 – – DF Frank Rankmore 25 – 3 2 – 1 6 – – 33 – 4 DF Neil Townsend 15 – – – – – – 1 – 15 1 – DF Barry Tucker – – – – – – – – – – – – MF John Buchanan 2 1 – – – – – – – 2 1 – MF Graham Felton 26 1 4 – 1 – 3 – – 29 2 4 MF Trevor Gould 35 – 1 2 – – – – – 37 – 1 MF Peter Hawkins 4 2 – – – – – – – 4 2 – MF Joe Kiernan 42 1 1 2 – – 6 – – 50 1 1 MF John McGleish 2 1 – – – – – – – 2 1 – MF Dixie McNeil 43 1 13 2 – 1 4 1 – 49 2 14 MF Eric Ross 15 3 2 2 – – 4 1 – 21 4 2 FW Keith East 26 3 7 – – – 6 – 2 32 3 9 FW John Fairbrother 40 2 15 2 – 1 6 – 2 48 2 18 FW Frank Large 41 – 14 2 – – 6 – 1 49 – 15 Notes References Books Grande, Frank Northampton Town F.C.: The Official Centenary History 1997 Yore Publications London 978-1874427674 1970-71 Northampton Town