1995–96 Northampton Town F.C. season
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Northampton Town 1995–96 football season
| 1995–96 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Barry Ward |
| Manager | Ian Atkins |
| Stadium | Sixfields Stadium |
| Division Three | 11th |
| FA Cup | Second round |
| Coca-Cola Cup | First round |
| Auto Windscreens Shield | Quarter-final (s) |
| Top goalscorer | League: Jason White (16) All: Jason White (16) |
| Highest home attendance | 7,427 vs Gillingham |
| Lowest home attendance | 2,109 vs Plymouth Argyle |
| Average home league attendance | 4,878 |
The 1995–96 season was Northampton Town's 99th season in their history and the sixth successive season in the Third Division. Alongside competing in Division Three, the club also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy.
Players
[edit ]- As of match played 4 May 1996.[1]
| Name | Position | Nat. | Place of birth | Date of birth | Apps | Goals | Signed from | Date signed | Fee | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||
| Billy Turley | GK | England | Wolverhampton | (1973年07月15日)15 July 1973 (aged 22) | 2 | 0 | Evesham United | 10 July 1995 | Free | ||
| Andy Woodman | GK | England | Camberwell | (1971年08月11日)11 August 1971 (aged 24) | 62 | 0 | Exeter City | 10 March 1995 | Free | ||
| Defenders | |||||||||||
| Lee Colkin | LB | England | Nuneaton | (1974年07月15日)15 July 1974 (aged 21) | 104 | 4 | Apprentice | 31 August 1992 | N/A | ||
| Lee Maddison | LB | England | Bristol | (1972年10月05日)5 October 1972 (aged 23) | 25 | 0 | Bristol Rovers | 22 September 1995 | 25,000ドル | ||
| Dave Norton | RB | England | Cannock | (1965年03月03日)3 March 1965 (aged 31) | 51 | 0 | Hull City | 15 August 1994 | 25,000ドル | ||
| Ian Sampson | CB | England | Wakefield | (1968年11月14日)14 November 1968 (aged 27) | 93 | 6 | Sunderland | 5 August 1994 | 30,000ドル | ||
| Mark Taylor | LB | England | Saltburn-by-the-Sea | (1974年11月08日)8 November 1974 (aged 21) | 1 | 0 | Fulham | 26 February 1996 | Free | ||
| Ray Warburton (c) | CB | England | Rotherham | (1967年10月07日)7 October 1967 (aged 28) | 114 | 9 | York City | 4 February 1994 | 35,000ドル | ||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||
| Jason Beckford | W | England | Manchester | (1970年02月14日)14 February 1970 (aged 26) | 4 | 0 | Millwall | 15 May 1995 | Free | ||
| Chris Burns | RM | England | Manchester | (1967年11月09日)9 November 1967 (aged 28) | 67 | 10 | Swansea City | 13 January 1995 | Free | ||
| Ollie Cahill | LM | Republic of Ireland | Clonmel | (1975年09月29日)29 September 1975 (aged 20) | 15 | 1 | Clonmel Town | 27 September 1994 | Free | ||
| Neil Doherty | W | England | Barrow-in-Furness | (1969年02月21日)21 February 1969 (aged 27) | 9 | 1 | Birmingham City | 16 February 1996 | Loan | ||
| Ali Gibb | RM | England | Salisbury | (1976年02月17日)17 February 1976 (aged 20) | 25 | 2 | Norwich City | 5 February 1996 | 30,000ドル | ||
| Roy Hunter | CM | England | Saltburn-by-the-Sea | (1973年10月29日)29 October 1973 (aged 22) | 85 | 7 | West Bromwich Albion | 2 August 1995 | Free | ||
| Danny O'Shea | CM | England | Newington | (1963年03月26日)26 March 1963 (aged 33) | 52 | 1 | Cambridge United | 23 March 1995 | Free | ||
| Dean Peer | CM | England | Wordsley | (1969年08月08日)8 August 1969 (aged 26) | 50 | 2 | Walsall | 22 August 1995 | Free | ||
| Michael Warner | CM | England | Harrogate | (1974年01月17日)17 January 1974 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | Tamworth | 31 May 1995 | Free | ||
| Gareth Williams | RM | England | Cowes | (1967年03月12日)12 March 1967 (aged 29) | 60 | 1 | AFC Bournemouth | 27 September 1994 | Free | ||
| Forwards | |||||||||||
| Neil Grayson | FW | England | York | (1964年11月01日)1 November 1964 (aged 31) | 91 | 22 | Boston United | 19 June 1994 | Free | ||
| Garry Thompson | FW | England | Kings Heath | (1959年10月07日)7 October 1959 (aged 36) | 51 | 6 | Cardiff City | 10 February 1995 | Free | ||
| Christian Lee | FW | England | Aylesbury | (1976年10月08日)8 October 1976 (aged 19) | 9 | 0 | Doncaster Rovers | 13 July 1995 | Free | ||
| Gavin Worboys | FW | England | Doncaster | (1974年07月14日)14 July 1974 (aged 21) | 13 | 1 | Darlington | 18 January 1996 | Free | ||
| Jason White | FW | England | Meriden | (1971年10月19日)19 October 1971 (aged 24) | 51 | 16 | Scarborough | 15 June 1995 | 35,000ドル | ||
Competitions
[edit ]Endsleigh League Division Three
[edit ]Main article: 1995–96 Football League § Third Division
League table
[edit ]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Chester City | 46 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 72 | 53 | +19 | 70 |
| 10 | Wigan Athletic | 46 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 62 | 56 | +6 | 70 |
| 11 | Northampton Town | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 51 | 44 | +7 | 67 |
| 12 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 67 | 61 | +6 | 60 |
| 13 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 49 | 60 | −11 | 59 |
Source: [citation needed ]
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 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 51 | 44 | +7 | 67 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 32 | 22 | +10 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 19 | 22 | −3 |
Last updated: 26 April 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 | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | W | D | L | W | D | L | L | L | W | D | W | L | L | L | D | D | L | D | W | L | D | W | W | W | W | D | D | L | W | D | W | L | W | L | D | W | L | W | L | W | W | D | L | D | W |
| Position | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Matches
[edit ]Win Draw Loss
Northampton Town v Doncaster Rovers
15:00 GMT
I.Sampson
N.Doherty
J.White pen.' C.Cramb
J.Schofield pen.' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,738
N.Doherty
J.White pen.' C.Cramb
J.Schofield pen.' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,738
Northampton Town v Hartlepool United
Note: Fixture was previously postponed on January 27, 1996 due to snow and frost.[2]
Northampton Town v Colchester United
15:00 BST
N.Grayson 65'
A.Gibb 81' Report R.Reinelt 90' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,021
Referee: Steve Bennett
A.Gibb 81' Report R.Reinelt 90' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,021
Referee: Steve Bennett
Chester City v Northampton Town
Note: Fixture was previously postponed on January 2, 1995 due to ice.[2]
FA Cup
[edit ]Main article: 1995–96 FA Cup
Coca-Cola Cup
[edit ]Main article: 1995–96 Football League Cup
West Bromwich Albion v Northampton Town
15 August 1995 (1995年8月15日) First round 1st leg West Bromwich Albion 1–1 Northampton Town West Bromwich
Northampton Town v West Bromwich Albion
22 August 1995 (1995年8月22日) First round 2nd leg Northampton Town 2–4 West Bromwich Albion Northampton
Auto Windscreens Shield
[edit ]Main article: 1995–96 Football League Trophy
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peterborough United | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 4 | Qualified for next round |
| Northampton Town | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4 | |
| Plymouth Argyle | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed ]
Appearances and goals
[edit ]| Pos | Player | Division Three | FA Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starts | Sub | Goals | Starts | Sub | Goals | Starts | Sub | Goals | Starts | Sub | Goals | Starts | Sub | Goals | |||||
| GK | Billy Turley | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | |||
| GK | Andy Woodman | 44 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 4 | – | – | 52 | – | – | |||
| DF | Lee Colkin | 14 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | 19 | 11 | 2 | |||
| DF | Lee Maddison | 21 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 25 | – | – | |||
| DF | Dave Norton | 42 | 2 | – | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 49 | 2 | – | |||
| DF | Ian Sampson | 30 | 3 | 4 | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 34 | 3 | 4 | |||
| DF | Mark Taylor | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | |||
| DF | Ray Warburton | 44 | – | 3 | 2 | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | 4 | – | – | 52 | – | 4 | |||
| MF | Jason Beckford | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 4 | – | |||
| MF | Chris Burns | 40 | 3 | 7 | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 3 | – | 1 | 47 | 3 | 8 | |||
| MF | Ollie Cahill | 2 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | – | |||
| MF | Neil Doherty | 3 | 6 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 6 | 1 | |||
| MF | Ali Gibb | 12 | 11 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 14 | 11 | 2 | |||
| MF | Roy Hunter | 26 | 8 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | 1 | 32 | 8 | 1 | |||
| MF | Danny O'Shea | 37 | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 43 | 2 | – | |||
| MF | Dean Peer | 37 | 5 | 1 | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | – | 45 | 5 | 2 | |||
| MF | Michael Warner | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| MF | Gareth Williams | 25 | 10 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 30 | 11 | 1 | |||
| FW | Neil Grayson | 37 | 5 | 11 | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | 42 | 5 | 12 | |||
| FW | Christian Lee | 1 | 4 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 4 | 5 | – | |||
| FW | Garry Thompson | 21 | 13 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | 21 | 16 | 2 | |||
| FW | Gavin Worboys | 4 | 9 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 9 | 1 | |||
| FW | Jason White | 40 | 5 | 16 | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 3 | – | – | 45 | 6 | 16 | |||
| Players who left before end of season: | |||||||||||||||||||
| DF | Darren Hughes | 7 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 8 | 1 | – | |||
| DF | Derek Mountfield | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | |||
| DF | Tony Smith | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | |||
| MF | Gordon Armstrong | 4 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 5 | – | 1 | |||
| MF | Rob Scott | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 6 | – | – | |||
| FW | Martin Aldridge | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | |||
| FW | Steve Taylor | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | |||
References
[edit ]- ^ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (1996). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1996–97. London: Headline Book Publishing. ISBN 978-0747277811.
- ^ a b "1995/96 Division 3". ntfcmemorabilia.weebly.com. 28 January 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
Books
- Grande, Frank (1997). Northampton Town F.C.: The Official Centenary History. London: Yore Publications. ISBN 978-1874427674.