1961–62 Northampton Town F.C. season
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Northampton Town 1961–62 football season
| 1961–62 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Fred York |
| Manager | Dave Bowen |
| Stadium | County Ground |
| Division Three | 8th |
| FA Cup | Third round |
| League Cup | First round |
| Top goalscorer | League: Cliff Holton (36) All: Cliff Holton (39) |
| Highest home attendance | 18,825 vs Kettering Town |
| Lowest home attendance | 7,563 vs Bradford PA |
| Average home league attendance | 11,250 |
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
[edit ]- As of match played 27 April 1962.
| Name | Position | Nat. | Place of Birth | Date of Birth (Age) | Apps | Goals | Previous club | Date signed | Fee | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||
| Chic Brodie | GK | Scotland | Duntocher | (1937年02月22日)22 February 1937 (aged 25) | 35 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | September 1961 | |||
| Norman Coe | GK | Wales | Swansea | (1940年12月06日)6 December 1940 (aged 21) | 45 | 0 | Arsenal | July 1960 | |||
| Full backs | |||||||||||
| Tony Haskins | LB | England | Northampton | (1935年07月26日)26 July 1935 (aged 26) | 8 | 0 | Belper Town | August 1959 | |||
| Ron Patterson | LB | England | Gateshead | (1929年10月30日)30 October 1929 (aged 32) | 317 | 5 | Middlesbrough | Summer 1952 | |||
| Arnold Woollard | LB | Bermuda | Pembroke | (1930年08月24日)24 August 1930 (aged 31) | 13 | 0 | Bournemouth | March 1962 | |||
| Theo Foley | RB | Republic of Ireland | Dublin | (1937年04月02日)2 April 1937 (aged 25) | 49 | 0 | Exeter City | May 1961 | 1,000ドル | ||
| Half backs | |||||||||||
| Terry Branston | CH | England | Rugby | (1938年07月25日)25 July 1938 (aged 23) | 66 | 0 | Apprentice | October 1958 | N/A | ||
| Alec Carson | WH | Scotland | Clarkston | (1942年11月12日)12 November 1942 (aged 19) | 8 | 0 | Apprentice | November 1959 | N/A | ||
| Barry Cooke | WH | England | Wolverhampton | (1938年01月12日)12 January 1938 (aged 24) | 64 | 2 | West Bromwich Albion | July 1959 | |||
| Mike Everitt | WH | England | Weeley | (1941年01月16日)16 January 1941 (aged 21) | 57 | 9 | Arsenal | February 1961 | 4,000ドル | ||
| Derek Leck | WH | England | Deal | (1937年02月08日)8 February 1937 (aged 25) | 128 | 34 | Millwall | June 1958 | |||
| Roly Mills | WH | England | Daventry | (1933年06月22日)22 June 1933 (aged 28) | 280 | 30 | Apprentice | May 1951 | N/A | ||
| Inside/Outside forwards | |||||||||||
| Cecil Dixon | OF | England | Trowbridge | (1935年03月28日)28 March 1935 (aged 27) | 16 | 4 | Newport County | August 1961 | |||
| Barry Lines | OF | England | Bletchley | (1942年05月16日)16 May 1942 (aged 19) | 69 | 20 | Bletchley Town | September 1960 | |||
| Tommy Robson | OF | England | Gateshead | (1944年07月31日)31 July 1944 (aged 17) | 4 | 1 | Newcastle United | August 1961 | N/A | ||
| Derek Woods | OF | England | Northampton | (1941年03月23日)23 March 1941 (aged 21) | 6 | 2 | Apprentice | June 1959 | N/A | ||
| Brian Etheridge | IF | England | Northampton | (1944年03月04日)4 March 1944 (aged 18) | 1 | 0 | Apprentice | July 1961 | N/A | ||
| Jimmy Moran | IF | Scotland | Cleland | (1935年03月06日)6 March 1935 (aged 27) | 25 | 7 | Norwich City | January 1961 | |||
| John Reid | IF | Scotland | Newmains | (1932年08月20日)20 August 1932 (aged 29) | 26 | 3 | Bradford City | November 1961 | |||
| Centre forwards | |||||||||||
| Bob Edwards | CF | England | Guildford | (1931年05月22日)22 May 1931 (aged 30) | 23 | 10 | Norwich City | March 1961 | |||
| Cliff Holton (c) | CF | England | Oxford | (1929年04月29日)29 April 1929 (aged 32) | 44 | 39 | Watford | September 1961 | |||
Competitions
[edit ]Division Three
[edit ]Main article: 1961–62 Football League § Third Division
League table
[edit ]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Bristol City | 46 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 94 | 72 | 1.306 | 54 |
| 7 | Reading | 46 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 77 | 66 | 1.167 | 53 |
| 8 | Northampton Town | 46 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 85 | 57 | 1.491 | 51 |
| 9 | Swindon Town | 46 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 78 | 71 | 1.099 | 49 |
| 10 | Hull City | 46 | 20 | 8 | 18 | 67 | 54 | 1.241 | 48 |
Source: [citation needed ]
Results summary
[edit ]| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| 46 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 85 | 57 | 1.491 | 51 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 52 | 24 | 30 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 33 | 33 | 21 |
Last updated: 5 December 2020.
Source: [citation needed ]
League position by match
[edit ]| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Matches
[edit ]Win Draw Loss
FA Cup
[edit ]Main article: 1961–62 FA Cup
League Cup
[edit ]Main article: 1961–62 Football League Cup
Appearances and goals
[edit ]| Pos | 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
[edit ]Books
- Grande, Frank (1997). Northampton Town F.C.: The Official Centenary History. London: Yore Publications. ISBN 978-1874427674.