1963–64 Northampton Town F.C. season
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Northampton Town 1963–64 football season
| 1963–64 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Fred York |
| Manager | Dave Bowen |
| Stadium | County Ground |
| Division Two | 11th |
| FA Cup | Third round |
| League Cup | Third round |
| Top goalscorer | League: Frank Large (12) All: Frank Large (12) |
| Highest home attendance | 18,177 vs Swindon Town |
| Lowest home attendance | 8,047 vs Southampton |
| Average home league attendance | 15,366 |
The 1963–64 season was Northampton Town's 67th season in their history and the first season in the second tier of English football, the Second Division, following promotion from the Third Division the previous season. Alongside competing in Division Two, the club also participated in the FA Cup and League Cup.
Players
[edit ]- As of match played 25 April 1964.
| Name | Position | Nat. | Place of Birth | Date of Birth (Age) | Apps | Goals | Previous club | Date signed | Fee | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||
| Norman Coe | GK | Wales | Swansea | (1940年12月06日)6 December 1940 (aged 23) | 46 | 0 | Arsenal | July 1960 | |||
| Bryan Harvey | GK | England | Stepney | (1938年08月26日)26 August 1938 (aged 25) | 33 | 0 | Blackpool | October 1963 | 4,000ドル[1] | ||
| Full backs | |||||||||||
| Vic Cockcroft | LB | England | Birmingham | (1941年02月25日)25 February 1941 (aged 23) | 20 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | July 1962 | |||
| Mike Everitt | LB | England | Weeley | (1941年01月16日)16 January 1941 (aged 23) | 132 | 13 | Arsenal | February 1961 | 4,000ドル | ||
| Theo Foley (c) | RB | Republic of Ireland | Dublin | (1937年04月02日)2 April 1937 (aged 27) | 122 | 3 | Exeter City | May 1961 | 1,000ドル | ||
| John Mackin | RB | Scotland | Bellshill | (1943年11月18日)18 November 1943 (aged 20) | 0 | 0 | Apprentice | November 1963 | N/A | ||
| Half backs | |||||||||||
| Terry Branston | CH | England | Rugby | (1938年07月25日)25 July 1938 (aged 25) | 160 | 0 | Apprentice | October 1958 | N/A | ||
| Graham Carr | CH | England | Corbridge | (1944年10月25日)25 October 1944 (aged 19) | 2 | 0 | Apprentice | August 1962 | N/A | ||
| Joe Kiernan | WH | Scotland | Coatbridge | (1942年10月22日)22 October 1942 (aged 21) | 21 | 0 | Sunderland | July 1963 | |||
| John Kurila | WH | Scotland | Glasgow | (1941年04月10日)10 April 1941 (aged 23) | 61 | 2 | Bristol City | November 1963 | |||
| Derek Leck | WH | England | Deal | (1937年02月08日)8 February 1937 (aged 27) | 211 | 43 | Millwall | June 1958 | |||
| John Linnell | WH | England | Northampton | (1944年01月02日)2 January 1944 (aged 20) | 0 | 0 | Apprentice | September 1963 | N/A | ||
| Roly Mills | WH | England | Daventry | (1933年06月22日)22 June 1933 (aged 30) | 324 | 33 | Apprentice | May 1951 | N/A | ||
| Inside/Outside forwards | |||||||||||
| Billy Best | OF | Scotland | Glasgow | (1942年09月07日)7 September 1942 (aged 21) | 9 | 2 | Pollok | July 1962 | |||
| Billy Hails | OF | England | Nettlesworth | (1935年02月19日)19 February 1935 (aged 29) | 63 | 13 | Peterborough United | November 1962 | |||
| Barry Lines | OF | England | Bletchley | (1942年05月16日)16 May 1942 (aged 21) | 146 | 40 | Bletchley Town | September 1960 | |||
| Tommy Robson | OF | England | Gateshead | (1944年07月31日)31 July 1944 (aged 19) | 24 | 5 | Newcastle United | August 1961 | N/A | ||
| Ronnie Walton | OF | England | Plymouth | (1945年10月12日)12 October 1945 (aged 18) | 0 | 0 | Apprentice | September 1963 | N/A | ||
| Brian Etheridge | IF | England | Northampton | (1944年03月04日)4 March 1944 (aged 20) | 11 | 0 | Apprentice | July 1962 | N/A | ||
| Jim Hall | IF | England | Northampton | (1945年03月21日)21 March 1945 (aged 19) | 4 | 0 | Apprentice | July 1963 | N/A | ||
| Don Martin | IF | England | Corby | (1944年02月15日)15 February 1944 (aged 20) | 23 | 7 | Apprentice | July 1962 | N/A | ||
| Centre forwards | |||||||||||
| Bobby Brown | CF | England | Streatham | (1940年05月02日)2 May 1940 (aged 23) | 7 | 0 | Watford | December 1963 | |||
| Bobby Hunt | CF | England | Colchester | (1942年10月01日)1 October 1942 (aged 21) | 11 | 3 | Colchester United | March 1964 | 15,000ドル | ||
Competitions
[edit ]Division Two
[edit ]Main article: 1963–64 Football League § Second Division
League table
[edit ]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Cardiff City | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 56 | 81 | 0.691 | 38 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 16 | Leyton Orient | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 54 | 72 | 0.750 | 36 | |
| 17 | Norwich City | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 64 | 80 | 0.800 | 35 | |
| 18 | Bury | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 57 | 73 | 0.781 | 35 | |
| 19 | Swansea Town | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 63 | 74 | 0.851 | 33 |
Source: [citation needed ]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
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 |
| 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 58 | 60 | 0.967 | 41 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 35 | 31 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 29 | 19 |
Last updated: 3 May 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ground | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | A | H | A | H | H | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | A | H | A |
| Result | W | W | W | L | D | L | W | L | W | L | L | W | W | L | W | L | D | L | L | W | L | D | W | L | L | D | D | W | W | W | D | D | L | D | L | W | W | D | L | W | L | L |
| Position | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 |
Matches
[edit ]Win Draw Loss
Northampton Town v Swindon Town
15:00 BST
P.Kane 10', 90'
F.Large 21', 79' Report Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 18,177
Referee: R V Spittle
F.Large 21', 79' Report Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 18,177
Referee: R V Spittle
Swindon Town v Northampton Town
15:00 GMT
K.McPherson 65'
D.Rogers 89' (pen.) Report P.Kane 48'
F.Large 68'
B.Lines 76' Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 17,455
Referee: Norman Burtenshaw
D.Rogers 89' (pen.) Report P.Kane 48'
F.Large 68'
B.Lines 76' Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 17,455
Referee: Norman Burtenshaw
FA Cup
[edit ]Main article: 1963–64 FA Cup
League Cup
[edit ]Main article: 1963–64 Football League Cup
Northampton Town v Brighton & Hove Albion
14 October 1963 (1963年10月14日) Second round (r) Northampton Town 3–2 Brighton & Hove Albion Northampton
Appearances and goals
[edit ]| Pos | Player | Division Two | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starts | Goals | Starts | Goals | Starts | Goals | Starts | Goals | ||||||||||||
| GK | Norman Coe | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | ||||||||||
| GK | Bryan Harvey | 32 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 33 | – | ||||||||||
| FB | Vic Cockcroft | 9 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 10 | – | ||||||||||
| FB | Mike Everitt | 42 | 2 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 45 | 2 | ||||||||||
| FB | Theo Foley | 26 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | 27 | 2 | ||||||||||
| FB | John Mackin | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||||
| HB | Terry Branston | 41 | – | 1 | – | 3 | – | 45 | – | ||||||||||
| HB | Graham Carr | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | ||||||||||
| HB | Joe Kiernan | 19 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 21 | – | ||||||||||
| HB | John Kurila | 18 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 18 | 1 | ||||||||||
| HB | Derek Leck | 33 | 3 | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | 37 | 4 | ||||||||||
| HB | John Linnell | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||||
| HB | Roly Mills | 22 | 1 | – | – | 3 | 1 | 25 | 2 | ||||||||||
| OF | Billy Best | 9 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 9 | 2 | ||||||||||
| OF | Billy Hails | 33 | 8 | 1 | – | 3 | – | 37 | 8 | ||||||||||
| OF | Barry Lines | 25 | 3 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 27 | 3 | ||||||||||
| OF | Tommy Robson | 17 | 3 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 19 | 4 | ||||||||||
| OF | Ronnie Walton | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||||
| IF | Brian Etheridge | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 7 | – | ||||||||||
| IF | Jim Hall | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | ||||||||||
| IF | Don Martin | 20 | 7 | – | – | 1 | – | 21 | 7 | ||||||||||
| CF | Bobby Brown | 6 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 7 | – | ||||||||||
| CF | Bobby Hunt | 11 | 3 | – | – | – | – | 11 | 3 | ||||||||||
| Players who left before end of season: | |||||||||||||||||||
| GK | Chic Brodie | 9 | – | – | – | 3 | – | 12 | – | ||||||||||
| FB | Bryn Jones | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | – | ||||||||||
| FB | Colin Sharpe | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 2 | – | ||||||||||
| IF | Peter Kane | 18 | 8 | – | – | 2 | – | 20 | 8 | ||||||||||
| IF | John Reid | 18 | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 20 | 1 | ||||||||||
| IF | Ray Smith | 9 | 3 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | ||||||||||
| CF | Frank Large | 27 | 12 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 29 | 12 | ||||||||||
| CF | Bert Llewellyn | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | ||||||||||
References
[edit ]- ^ Cobblers mourn goalkeeper Harvey bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
Books
- Grande, Frank (1997). Northampton Town F.C.: The Official Centenary History. London: Yore Publications. ISBN 978-1874427674.