1983–84 Northampton Town F.C. season
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Northampton Town 1983–84 football season
| 1983–84 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Neville Ronson |
| Manager | Clive Walker |
| Stadium | County Ground |
| Division Four | 18th |
| FA Cup | Second round |
| Milk Cup | First round |
| Associate Members' Cup | First round |
| Top goalscorer | League: Terry Austin (10) All: Terry Austin (13) |
| Highest home attendance | 6,464 vs Peterborough United |
| Lowest home attendance | 1,109 vs Hartlepool United |
| Average home league attendance | 2,343 |
The 1983–84 season was Northampton Town's 87th season in their history and the seventh successive season in the Fourth Division. Alongside competing in Division Four, the club also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and Associate Members' Cup.
Players
[edit ]- As of match played 12 May 1984.[1]
| Name | Position | Nat. | Place of Birth | Date of Birth (Age) | Apps | Goals | Previous club | Date signed | Fee | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||
| Peter Gleasure | GK | England | Luton | (1960年10月08日)8 October 1960 (aged 23) | 65 | 0 | Millwall | March 1983 | |||
| Defenders | |||||||||||
| Adrian Burrows | CB | England | Sutton-in-Ashfield | (1959年01月16日)16 January 1959 (aged 25) | 106 | 5 | Mansfield Town | August 1982 | |||
| Martyn Forster | FB | England | Kettering | (1963年02月01日)1 February 1963 (aged 21) | 49 | 0 | Kettering Town | August 1983 | |||
| Wakeley Gage | CB | England | Northampton | (1958年05月05日)5 May 1958 (aged 26) | 202 | 17 | Desborough Town | October 1979 | 8,000ドル[2] | ||
| Russell Lewis | CB | Wales | Blaengwynfi | (1956年09月15日)15 September 1956 (aged 27) | 53 | 4 | Swindon Town | Summer 1983 | |||
| Brian Mundee | LB | England | Hammersmith | (1964年01月12日)12 January 1964 (aged 20) | 41 | 2 | AFC Bournemouth | Summer 1983 | |||
| Barry Tucker | FB | Wales | Swansea | (1952年08月28日)28 August 1952 (aged 31) | 302 | 8 | Brentford | October 1982 | |||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||
| Neil Brough | W | England | Daventry | (1965年12月22日)22 December 1965 (aged 18) | 5 | 0 | Apprentice | December 1983 | N/A | ||
| Steve Brown | CM | England | Northampton | (1966年07月06日)6 July 1966 (aged 17) | 1 | 0 | Apprentice | May 1984 | N/A | ||
| Austin Hayes | W | Republic of Ireland | Hammersmith (ENG) | (1958年07月15日)15 July 1958 (aged 25) | 51 | 9 | Millwall | August 1983 | |||
| Billy Jeffrey (c) | CM | Scotland | Helensburgh | (1951年02月10日)10 February 1951 (aged 33) | 62 | 7 | Blackpool | March 1983 | |||
| Aidy Mann | W | England | Northampton | (1967年07月12日)12 July 1967 (aged 16) | 2 | 0 | Apprentice | May 1984 | N/A | ||
| Eui Martinez | W | England | Chelmsford | (1967年07月12日)12 July 1967 (aged 16) | 12 | 2 | Newport County | February 1984 | Loan | ||
| Maurice Muir | W | England | London | (1963年03月19日)19 March 1963 (aged 21) | 37 | 1 | Apprentice | April 1980 | N/A | ||
| Tommy O'Neill | CM | Scotland | Kirkintilloch | (1958年02月02日)2 February 1958 (aged 26) | 51 | 7 | Cambridge United | June 1983 | Free | ||
| Ray Train | DM | England | Bedworth | (1951年02月10日)10 February 1951 (aged 33) | 0 | 0 | Oxford United | March 1984 | Loan | ||
| Forwards | |||||||||||
| Terry Austin | FW | England | London | (1954年02月01日)1 February 1954 (aged 30) | 51 | 13 | Doncaster Rovers | August 1983 | |||
| Frankie Belfon | FW | England | Wellingborough | (1965年02月18日)18 February 1965 (aged 19) | 55 | 11 | Apprentice | April 1982 | N/A | ||
| Dave Syrett | FW | England | Salisbury | (1956年01月20日)20 January 1956 (aged 28) | 52 | 17 | Peterborough United | June 1982 | |||
Competitions
[edit ]Canon League Division Four
[edit ]Main article: 1983–84 Football League § Fourth Division
League table
[edit ]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 56 | 67 | −11 | 59 | |
| 17 | Swindon Town | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 58 | 56 | +2 | 58 | |
| 18 | Northampton Town | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 53 | 78 | −25 | 53 | |
| 19 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 66 | 70 | −4 | 52 | |
| 20 | Wrexham | 46 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 59 | 74 | −15 | 48 | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1984–85 First round [a] |
Source: [citation needed ]
Notes:
Notes:
- ^ Wrexham lost this year’s Welsh Cup final to Shrewsbury Town, but as the latter are an English side, Wrexham went on to represent Wales in the European Cup Winners' Cup.
Results summary
[edit ]| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 53 | 78 | −25 | 53 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 46 | −25 |
Last updated: 8 February 2024.
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 | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A |
| Result | D | W | D | W | D | D | D | D | D | D | W | L | L | L | W | D | W | W | W | L | W | L | W | W | L | L | D | L | L | W | L | L | D | L | L | L | W | L | D | D | L | L | L | D | W | L |
| Position | 14 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Matches
[edit ]Win Draw Loss
Rochdale v Northampton Town
15:00 BST
Johnson 82'
N.Hamilton Red card T.O'Neill Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 1,402
Referee: George Tyson
N.Hamilton Red card T.O'Neill Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 1,402
Referee: George Tyson
Northampton Town v Rochdale
15:00 GMT
A.Hayes 49'
S. Thompson 57'
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 2,022
Referee: Alan Crickmore
Attendance: 2,022
Referee: Alan Crickmore
York City v Northampton Town
15:00 GMT
K.Walwyn
B.Pollard pen.'
J.Byrne Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 3,941
Referee: Neil Midgley
B.Pollard pen.'
J.Byrne Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 3,941
Referee: Neil Midgley
Northampton Town v Colchester United
15:00 GMT
T.Austin 2'
W.Gage 59'
F.Belfon 64' Report I.Phillips 14' Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 1,499
Referee: Neville Ashley
W.Gage 59'
F.Belfon 64' Report I.Phillips 14' Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 1,499
Referee: Neville Ashley
FA Cup
[edit ]Main article: 1983–84 FA Cup
Milk Cup
[edit ]Main article: 1983–84 Football League Cup
Associate Members' Cup
[edit ]Main article: 1983–84 Associate Members' Cup
Appearances and goals
[edit ]| Pos | 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 | 46 | – | – | 5 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 54 | – | – | |||
| DF | Adrian Burrows | 45 | – | – | 5 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 53 | – | – | |||
| DF | Martyn Forster | 41 | 1 | – | 5 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 48 | 1 | – | |||
| DF | Wakeley Gage | 40 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 48 | – | 8 | |||
| DF | Russell Lewis | 45 | – | 4 | 5 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| DF | Brian Mundee | 33 | 3 | 1 | 4 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 38 | 3 | 2 | |||
| DF | Barry Tucker | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 28 | 1 | 1 | |||
| MF | Neil Brough | 3 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 2 | – | |||
| MF | Steve Brown | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | |||
| MF | Austin Hayes | 40 | 3 | 9 | 5 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 48 | 3 | 9 | |||
| MF | Billy Jeffrey | 44 | 1 | 4 | 5 | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 52 | 1 | 5 | |||
| MF | Aidy Mann | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | |||
| MF | Eui Martinez | 12 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12 | – | 2 | |||
| MF | Maurice Muir | 5 | 10 | – | 1 | 4 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 6 | 15 | 1 | |||
| MF | Tommy O'Neill | 43 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 51 | – | 7 | |||
| MF | Ray Train | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| FW | Terry Austin | 42 | 1 | 10 | 5 | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 49 | 2 | 13 | |||
| FW | Frankie Belfon | 35 | 5 | 9 | 4 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 42 | 5 | 9 | |||
| FW | Dave Syrett | 5 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Players who left before end of season: | |||||||||||||||||||
| GK | Mark Kendall | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| DF | Ian Phillips | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | |||
References
[edit ]Books
- Grande, Frank (1997). Northampton Town F.C.: The Official Centenary History. London: Yore Publications. ISBN 978-1874427674.
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