1982–83 Northampton Town F.C. season

Northampton Town 1982–83 Clive Walker Neville Ronson County Ground Division Four 15th FA Cup Third round League Cup Second round Football League Trophy First round Steve Massey (20) Steve Massey (25) 14,529 vs Aston Villa 1,706 vs Aldershot 2,594 1981–82 1983–84 The 1982–83 season was Northampton Town's 86th season in their history and the sixth successive season in the Fourth Division. Alongside competing in Division Four, the club also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy. Players match played 14 May 1983.Rothmans Football Yearbook 1983/84, p.252. Name Position Nat. Place of Birth Date of Birth (Age) Apps Goals Previous club Date signed Fee GoalkeepersPeter GleasureGKENGLuton1983 5 14 1960 10 8 y110MillwallMarch 1983Mark KendallGKENGNuneaton1983 5 14 1961 12 10 y150Aston VillaSummer 1982 DefendersDavid BeavonFBENGNottingham1983 5 14 1961 12 8 y20Tsuen WanMarch 1983Adrian BurrowsCBENGSutton-in-Ashfield1983 5 14 1959 1 16 y535Mansfield TownAugust 1982Wakeley GageCBENGNorthampton1983 5 14 1958 5 5 y1549Desborough TownOctober 1979£8,000Focus on Wakeley Gage, Chester City v. Burnley matchday programme, 5/10/85, p. 13Ian Phillips (c)LBSCOCumnock1983 5 14 1959 4 23 y541Peterborough UnitedAugust 1982Paul SaundersUENGWatford1983 5 14 1959 12 17 y1415WatfordJuly 1978Barry TuckerFBWALSwansea1983 5 14 1952 8 28 y2737BrentfordOctober 1982 MidfieldersJohn BuchananCMSCODingwall1983 5 14 1951 9 19 y20934Cardiff CitySeptember 1981Peter CoffillCMENGRomford1983 5 14 1957 2 14 y845Torquay UnitedJuly 1981£5,000Jones Trefor 1996 Watford Football Club Illustrated Who's Who 0-9527458-0-1 58Peter DenyerWENGChiddingfold1983 5 14 1957 11 26 y16934PortsmouthJuly 1979P/EMark HeeleyWENGPeterborough1983 5 14 1959 9 8 y1106ArsenalMarch 1980£33,000Billy JeffreyCMSCOHelensburgh1983 5 14 1951 2 10 y92BlackpoolMarch 1983Maurice MuirWENGLondon1983 5 14 1963 3 19 y160ApprenticeApril 1980N/AAdam SandyUENGPeterborough1983 5 14 1958 9 22 y1138Wolverton TownFebruary 1980Gary SaxbyUENGClipstone1983 5 14 1959 12 11 y11414Mansfield TownAugust 1980 ForwardsFrankie BelfonFWENGWellingborough1983 5 14 1965 2 18 y82ApprenticeApril 1982N/ASteve MasseyFWENGManchester1983 5 14 1958 3 28 y7230Peterborough UnitedFebruary 1982Dave SyrettFWENGSalisbury1983 5 14 1956 1 20 y4516Peterborough UnitedJune 1982 Competitions Division Four 1982–83 Football League#Fourth Division League table y Fourth Division NOR Results summary 10 8 5 43 29 4 4 15 22 46 10 February 2024 February 2024 League position by match table b Round Ground A/H/H/A/H/H/A/H/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/A/A Result D/D/D/L/W/L/W/L/D/W/L/W/L/D/L/L/W/D/D/W/L/D/D/D/W/W/L/L/L/L/W/L/L/L/L/W/D/L/L/W/L/D/W/L/W/W Position 9/12/15/21/12/14/5/14/15/11/13/11/14/10/12/16/12/12/14/13/15/16/16/17/15/13/13/15/16/16/16/16/16/19/20/16/17/18/19/16/18/17/16/18/16/15 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st 2nd 3rd blue1 #eee5de complete 11v11.com February 2024 Matches #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFCC Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFCCCC Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA 1982 8 28 y 15:00 BST 1 1–1 Wimbledon Northampton Town D.Syrett Plough Lane Wimbledon, London 1,703 D 1982 9 4 y 15:00 BST 2 1–1 Northampton Town S.Massey York City County Ground Northampton 2,257 D 1982 9 7 y 19:30 BST 3 1–1 Northampton Town G.Saxby Chester City J.Thomas County Ground Northampton 2,171 D 1982 9 11 y 15:00 BST 4 2–1 Hartlepool United Northampton Town W.Gage Victoria Park Hartlepool 947 L 1982 9 19 y 15:00 BST 5 7–1 Northampton Town D.Syrett S.Massey P.Denyer Bristol City County Ground Northampton 2,967 Ken Salmon W 1982 9 21 y 15:00 BST 6 0–3 Northampton Town Bury County Ground Northampton 2,792 L 1982 9 24 y 19:30 BST 7 0–1 Stockport County Northampton Town S.Massey Edgeley Park Stockport 1,621 W 1982 9 28 y 19:30 BST 8 0–1 http://www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk/MatchCentre.asp?MatchID=19830107 Northampton Town Swindon Town P.Rideout 34 pen. County Ground Northampton 2,706 Gilbert Napthine L 1982 10 2 y 15:00 BST 9 1–1 Northampton Town S.Massey Aldershot County Ground Northampton 1,706 D 1982 10 10 y 15:00 BST 10 1–0 Northampton Town S.Massey Tranmere Rovers County Ground Northampton 2,433 Alf Grey W 1982 10 16 y 19:30 BST 11 3–1 Torquay United Northampton Town B.Wilson o.g. Plainmoor Torquay 2,015 L 1982 10 19 y 19:30 BST 12 2–1 http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?frmft=True&pg=match&pd=1022&fsea=43&fdfaShowAll=&frefShowAll=&fcomp1=13&fcomp1ShowAll=&frt=all&fhan=all&it=2004 Northampton Town P.Denyer 46A.Burrows 88 Colchester United I.Allinson 85 County Ground Northampton 1,955 Trevor Spencer W 1982 10 23 y 15:00 BST 13 4–0 Hull City Northampton Town Boothferry Park Kingston upon Hull 4,317 L 1982 10 30 y 15:00 GMT 14 0–0 Northampton Town Peterborough United County Ground Northampton 3,284 D 1982 11 2 y 19:30 GMT 15 2–0 Rochdale G.Keenan 42N.Hamilton 63B.Williams 0 87 Northampton Town D.Syrett 0 87 Spotland Rochdale 1,019 L 1982 11 6 y 15:00 GMT 16 5–1 Scunthorpe United Northampton Town S.Massey Old Show Ground Scunthorpe 3,412 L 1982 11 13 y 15:00 GMT 17 2–1 Northampton Town P.Denyer Blackpool County Ground Northampton 1,893 W 1982 11 28 y 15:00 GMT 18 3–3 Northampton Town S.Massey pen. A.Burrows Darlington County Ground Northampton 2,599 Alan Seville D 1982 12 18 y 15:00 GMT 19 1–1 Hereford United Northampton Town S.Massey Edgar Street Hereford 1,679 D 1982 12 27 y 15:00 GMT 20 4–0 Northampton Town A.Burrows S.Massey G.Saxby F.Belfon Crewe Alexandra County Ground Northampton 7,494 W 1982 12 28 y 15:00 GMT 21 2–0 Mansfield Town D.Caldwell J.Matthews Northampton Town Field Mill Mansfield 2,843 L 1983 1 1 y 15:00 GMT 22 2–2 Northampton Town S.Massey D.Syrett Port Vale E.Moss B.Newton pen. County Ground Northampton 3,618 D 1983 1 3 y 19:30 GMT 23 1–1 Bury Northampton Town D.Syrett Gigg Lane Bury 3,398 D 1983 1 15 y 15:00 GMT 24 2–2 Northampton Town P.Brady P.Saunders Wimbledon County Ground Northampton 2,290 D 1983 1 22 y 15:00 GMT 25 1–3 Bristol City Northampton Town I.Phillips D.Syrett S.Massey Ashton Gate Bristol 4,874 W 1983 1 29 y 15:00 GMT 26 3–1 Northampton Town D.Syrett S.Massey Hartlepool United County Ground Northampton 2,181 W 1983 2 1 y 19:30 GMT 27 2–0 Halifax Town Northampton Town The Shay Halifax 1,927 L Fixture was previously abandoned on December 3, 1982.1982/83 Division 4 https://ntfcmemorabilia.weebly.com/1982831.html 12 February 2024 ntfcmemorabilia.weebly.com 12 February 2024 1983 2 5 y 15:00 GMT 28 2–3 Northampton Town M.Patching A.Burrows Stockport County County Ground Northampton 1,982 L 1983 2 12 y 15:00 GMT 29 3–0 Aldershot Northampton Town Recreation Ground Aldershot 1,761 L 1983 2 19 y 15:15 GMT 30 2–1 Tranmere Rovers Northampton Town D.Syrett Prenton Park Birkenhead 1,466 L 1983 2 26 y 15:00 GMT 31 2–0 Northampton Town G.Saxby S.Massey Torquay United County Ground Northampton 1,817 W 1983 3 1 y 19:30 GMT 32 3–1 http://coludata.co.uk/item.php?frmft=True&pg=match&pd=1022&fsea=43&fdfaShowAll=&frefShowAll=&fcomp1=13&fcomp1ShowAll=&frt=all&fhan=all&it=2027 Colchester United I.Allinson 25 pen.J.Hull 56T.Adcock 66 Northampton Town S.Massey 2 Layer Road Colchester 2,501 Mike Taylor L 1983 3 5 y 15:00 GMT 33 1–2 Northampton Town W.Gage Hull City County Ground Northampton 2,879 L 1983 3 12 y 15:00 GMT 34 2–0 Peterborough United Northampton Town London Road Peterborough 3,778 L 1983 3 15 y 19:30 GMT 35 5–2 York City Northampton Town S.Massey pen.B.Tucker Bootham Crescent York 2,802 Peter Willis L 1983 3 20 y 15:00 GMT 36 2–1 Northampton Town W.Gage A.Sandy Scunthorpe United County Ground Northampton 2,634 Tom Bune W 1983 3 26 y 15:00 GMT 37 0–0 Blackpool Northampton Town Bloomfield Road Blackpool 2,054 D 1983 4 2 y 15:00 BST 38 1–2 Northampton Town P.Saunders Mansfield Town D.Caldwell County Ground Northampton 1,988 L 1983 4 4 y 15:00 BST 39 1–0 Crewe Alexandra Northampton Town Gresty Road Crewe 2,197 L 1983 4 10 y 15:00 BST 40 3–1 Northampton Town J.Buchanan B.Jeffrey Halifax Town County Ground Northampton 2,208 W 1983 4 16 y 15:00 BST 41 2–1 Chester City J.Allen P.Manns Northampton Town B.Tucker Sealand Road Chester 1,267 L 1983 4 19 y 19:30 BST 42 1–1 Northampton Town B.Tucker 90 pen. Rochdale M.French 27 County Ground Northampton 1,728 John Moules D Fixture was previously postponed on February 15, 1983. 1983 4 23 y 15:00 BST 43 2–1 Northampton Town A.Sandy S.Massey Hereford United County Ground Northampton 2,071 W 1983 4 30 y 15:00 BST 44 2–0 Darlington Northampton Town Feethams Darlington 1,042 L 1983 5 8 y 15:00 BST 45 1–5 http://www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk/MatchCentre.asp?MatchID=19830145 Swindon Town J.Quinn 27 Northampton Town S.Massey 8 75P.Denyer 18D.Syrett 68B.Jeffrey 70 County Ground Swindon 3,554 David Letts W 1983 5 14 y 15:00 BST 46 1–2 Port Vale B.Newton pen. Northampton Town P.Coffill B.Tucker pen. Vale Park Burslem 6,761 W FA Cup 1982–83 FA Cup 1982 11 20 y 15:00 GMT First round 2–2 Northampton Town A.Burrows P.Denyer Wimbledon County Ground Northampton 2,627 D 1982 11 23 y 19:30 GMT First round (r) 0–2 Wimbledon Northampton Town P.Coffill Plough Lane Wimbledon, London 2,097 W 1982 12 11 y 15:00 GMT Second round 1–1 Gillingham Northampton Town G.Saxby County Ground Northampton 4,054 D 1982 12 14 y 19:30 GMT Second round (r) 3–2 Northampton Town S.Massey F.Belfon Gillingham County Ground Northampton 4,209 D 1983 1 8 y 15:00 GMT Third round 0–1 Northampton Town Aston Villa M.Walters 34 County Ground Northampton 14,529 Tony Ward L League Cup 1982–83 Football League Cup 1982 8 31 y 19:30 BST First round 1st leg 0–2 Millwall Northampton Town D.Syrett G.Saxby The Old Den New Cross, London 2,947 W 1982 9 14 y 19:30 BST First round 2nd leg 2–2 Northampton Town S.Massey Millwall County Ground Northampton 2,855 D 1982 10 5 y 19:30 BST Second round 1st leg 1–1 Northampton Town S.Massey Blackpool County Ground Northampton 2,490 D 1982 10 26 y 19:30 GMT Second round 2nd leg 2–1 yes Blackpool Northampton Town D.Syrett Bloomfield Road Blackpool 3,219 L Football League Trophy 1982–83 Football League Trophy 1982 8 14 y 15:00 BST Group G 3–0 Norwich City Northampton Town Carrow Road Norwich 1,801 L 1982 8 16 y 19:30 BST Group G 1–2 Mansfield Town Northampton Town D.Syrett S.Massey Field Mill Mansfield 1,485 Arthur Robinson W 1982 8 21 y 15:00 BST Group G 5–2 Peterborough United Northampton Town P.Denyer D.Syrett London Road Peterborough 2,192 L Appearances and goals Pos Position Player Division Four FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals GK Peter Gleasure 11 – – – – – – – – – – – 11 – – GK Mark Kendall 11 – – – – – 1 – – 3 – – 15 – – DF David Beavon 2 – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – DF Adrian Burrows 43 – 4 5 – 1 3 – – 1 1 – 52 1 5 DF Wakeley Gage 40 – 3 5 – – 3 – – 2 – – 50 – 3 DF Ian Phillips 42 – 1 5 – – 4 – – 3 – – 54 – 1 DF Paul Saunders 34 – 2 1 – – 4 – – 3 – – 42 – 2 DF Barry Tucker 37 – 4 1 – – – – – – – – 38 – 4 MF John Buchanan 32 3 2 5 – – 3 – – 2 1 – 42 3 2 MF Peter Coffill 30 3 1 4 1 2 1 2 – 1 – – 36 6 3 MF Peter Denyer 25 9 5 4 – 1 4 – – 1 1 1 34 10 7 MF Mark Heeley 20 2 – 3 – – 4 – – 3 – – 30 2 – MF Billy Jeffrey 9 – 2 – – – – – – – – – 9 – 2 MF Maurice Muir 10 1 – 2 1 – – – – – – – 12 2 – MF Adam Sandy 5 2 2 – – – – – – – – – 5 2 2 MF Gary Saxby 26 2 3 5 – 1 3 – 1 3 – – 37 2 5 FW Frankie Belfon 2 4 1 – 1 2 – – – – – – 2 5 3 FW Steve Massey 42 – 20 5 – 1 4 – 3 3 – 1 54 – 25 FW Dave Syrett 37 1 12 1 – – 3 – 2 3 – 2 44 1 16 Players who left before end of season: GK Neil Freeman 22 – – 5 – – 3 – – – – – 30 – – GK Richard Key 2 – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – DF Paul Brady 11 1 1 4 – – 3 – – 3 – – 21 1 1 MF Martin Patching 6 – 1 – – – – – – – – – 6 – 1 FW David Buchanan 3 2 – – – – 1 – – – – – 4 2 – FW Steve Perrin 4 – – – – – – 1 – 2 – – 6 1 – References Books Grande, Frank Northampton Town F.C.: The Official Centenary History 1997 Yore Publications London 978-1874427674 1982-83 Northampton Town September 2024 Category:1982–83 in English men's football leagues