1908–09 Northampton Town F.C. season

The 1908–09 season was Northampton Town's 12th season in their history and the eighth successive season in the Southern League. Alongside competing in the Southern League, the club also participated in the FA Cup and FA Charity Shield.

Northampton Town
1908–09 season
ManagerHerbert Chapman
StadiumCounty Ground
Southern League1st
FA CupFirst round
Charity ShieldRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague: Albert Lewis (30)
All: Albert Lewis (31)

Players

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As of match played 28 April 1909.
Name Position Nat. Place of Birth Date of Birth (Age) Apps Goals Previous club Date signed Fee
Goalkeepers
William Bailiff GK   Ruabon (1882-03-19)19 March 1882 (aged 27) 2 0 Druids November 1907
George Cooch GK   Wellingborough N/A 119 0 Kettering Town Summer 1905
Robert Haywood GK   Eltham (1887-09-16)16 September 1887 (aged 21) 1 0 N/A Summer 1908 N/A
Full backs
Bob Bonthron RB   Burntisland (1880-01-01)1 January 1880 (aged 29) 34 0 Birmingham City Summer 1908
Richard Britton RB   Isle of Wight (1887-08-07)7 August 1887 (aged 21) 24 0 Portsmouth Summer 1907
Lloyd Davies LB   Cefn Mawr (1877-02-23)23 February 1877 (aged 32) 67 2 Stoke November 1907
Half backs
Fred Dunkley CH   Northampton (1874-01-01)1 January 1874 (aged 35) 82 2 Earls Barton Summer 1906
William Hickleton CH   Newcastle upon Tyne (1884-01-01)1 January 1884 (aged 25) 36 2 Portsmouth Summer 1907
Jock Manning WH   Burntisland N/A 40 2 Blackburn Rovers Summer 1908
Dave McCartney (c) WH   Cronberry (1875-12-26)26 December 1875 (aged 33) 77 8 Chelsea Summer 1907
Jack Rawlings WH   N/A N/A 3 0 N/A Summer 1907 N/A
Inside/Outside forwards
George Badenoch OF   Kelton (1882-04-09)9 April 1882 (aged 27) 49 4 Tottenham Hotspur Summer 1907
Herbert Chapman OF   Kiveton Park (1878-01-19)19 January 1878 (aged 31) 80 39 Tottenham Hotspur Summer 1907
Edwin Freeman OF   Northampton (1886-06-05)5 June 1886 (aged 22) 74 14 Regent Templars Summer 1905
Frank McDiarmid IF   Dundee (1881-05-11)11 May 1881 (aged 27) 77 17 Tottenham Hotspur Summer 1907
Harry Sharman IF   London N/A 2 0 Battersea Park Summer 1906
Albert Lewis IF   Wolverhampton (1884-01-01)1 January 1884 (aged 25) 42 31 Coventry City Summer 1908
Frank Kilsby IF   Fenny Stratford N/A 6 3 Preston North End Summer 1907
Robert Walker IF   Northallerton (1884-01-01)1 January 1884 (aged 25) 41 13 New Brompton Summer 1908
Centre forwards
Fred Lessons CF   Heaton Norris (1883-08-30)30 August 1883 (aged 25) 77 32 Nottingham Forest Summer 1907

Competitions

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Southern League

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts
1 Northampton Town 40 25 5 10 90 45 2.000 55
2 Swindon Town 40 22 5 13 96 55 1.745 49
3 Southampton 40 19 10 11 67 58 1.155 48
4 Portsmouth 40 18 10 12 68 60 1.133 46
5 Bristol Rovers 40 17 9 14 60 63 0.952 43
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used until the 1976-77 season. The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
40 25 5 10 90 45  +45 80 15 3 2 55 14  +41 10 2 8 35 31  +4

Last updated: 26 April 2022.
Source: [citation needed]

League position by match

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940
GroundAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAAH
ResultWWDLWLWWWLWWWLDWWWWWWWLLWDWWWWLWLWLDWLDW
Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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  Win   Draw   Loss

2 September 1908 (1908-09-02) 1 New Brompton 0–2 Northampton Town Gillingham
15:00 F.Lessons  
E.Freeman  
Stadium: Priestfield
Attendance: 3,000
5 September 1908 (1908-09-05) 2 Northampton Town 3–1 Coventry City Northampton
15:00 A.Lewis  
Walker  
F.McDiarmid  
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 1,000
10 September 1908 (1908-09-10) 3 Northampton Town 0–0 Queens Park Rangers Northampton
15:00 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 5,000
12 September 1908 (1908-09-12) 4 Bristol Rovers 1–0 Northampton Town Bristol
15:00 Stadium: Eastville Stadium
Attendance: 1,200
19 September 1908 (1908-09-19) 5 Northampton Town 7–0 Watford Northampton
15:00 R.Walker    
F.Lessons    
W.Hickleton  
J.Manning  
G.Badenoch  
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 8,000
26 September 1908 (1908-09-26) 6 Norwich City 1–0 Northampton Town Norwich
15:00 Stadium: The Nest
Attendance: 6,095
3 October 1908 (1908-10-03) 7 Northampton Town 3–2 Reading Northampton
15:00 A.Lewis    
F.Lessons  
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 6,000
10 October 1908 (1908-10-10) 8 Southampton 2–3 Northampton Town Southampton
15:00 A.Lewis    
F.Lessons  
Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 6,000
17 October 1908 (1908-10-17) 9 Northampton Town 5–0 Leyton Northampton
15:00 A.Lewis      
F.Lessons  
R.Walker  
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 8,000
24 October 1908 (1908-10-24) 10 West Ham United 2–1 Northampton Town Upton Park, London
15:00 A.Lewis   Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 9,000
31 October 1908 (1908-10-31) 11 Northampton Town 2–1 Brighton Northampton
15:00 R.Walker  
E.Freeman  
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 8,000
7 November 1908 (1908-11-07) 12 Crystal Palace 2–3 Northampton Town Crystal Palace, London
15:00 F.Lessons    
F.McDiarmid  
Stadium: Crystal Palace Park
Attendance: 1,200
14 November 1908 (1908-11-14) 13 Northampton Town 4–2 Brentford Northampton
15:00 A.Lewis    
F.Lessons  
R.Walker  
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 7,000
21 November 1908 (1908-11-21) 14 Luton Town 3–1 Northampton Town Luton
15:00 F.McDiarmid   Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 8,000
28 November 1908 (1908-11-28) 15 Northampton Town 1–1 Swindon Town Northampton
15:00 R.Walker   86' Report Tout   pen.' Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: T Robinson
5 December 1908 (1908-12-05) 16 Portsmouth 3–4 Northampton Town Portsmouth
15:00 F.Lessons    
R.Walker  
F.McDiarmid  
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 8,000
12 December 1908 (1908-12-12) 17 Northampton Town 1–0 Exeter City Northampton
15:00 A.Lewis   Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 8,000
19 December 1908 (1908-12-19) 18 Plymouth Argyle 0–2 Northampton Town Plymouth
15:00 A.Lewis  
F.Lessons  
Stadium: Home Park
26 December 1908 (1908-12-26) 19 Northampton Town 2–1 Southend United Northampton
15:00 F.Dunkley   Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 15,000
28 December 1908 (1908-12-28) 20 Northampton Town 7–0 New Brompton Northampton
15:00 A.Lewis        
F.McDiarmid  
F.Lessons  
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 10,000
2 January 1909 (1909-01-02) 21 Coventry City 1–4 Northampton Town Coventry
15:00 F.Lessons    
A.Lewis  
R.Walker  
Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 6,000
9 January 1909 (1909-01-09) 22 Northampton Town 3–0 Bristol Rovers Northampton
15:00 R.Walker  
F.Lessons  
A.Lewis  
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 7,000
23 January 1909 (1909-01-23) 23 Watford 4–1 Northampton Town Watford
15:00 F.Lessons   Stadium: Cassio Road
Attendance: 4,000
30 January 1909 (1909-01-30) 24 Northampton Town 1–2 Norwich City Northampton
15:00 A.Lewis   Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 7,000
6 February 1909 (1909-02-06) 25 Reading 1–2 Northampton Town Reading
15:00 R.Walker  
A.Lewis  
Stadium: Elm Park
13 February 1909 (1909-02-13) 26 Northampton Town 1–1 Southampton Northampton
15:00 A.Lewis   Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 8,000
20 February 1909 (1909-02-20) 27 Leyton 0–1 Northampton Town Leyton, London
15:00 F.Lessons   Stadium: Wingate-Leyton Stadium
Attendance: 6,000
27 February 1909 (1909-02-27) 28 Northampton Town 6–0 West Ham United Northampton
15:00 F.McDiarmid  
J.Manning  
F.Lessons  
E.Freeman  
A.Lewis  
L.Davies  
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 5,000
6 March 1909 (1909-03-06) 29 Brighton 2–4 Northampton Town Hove
15:00 A.Lewis      
F.Lessons  
Stadium: Goldstone Ground
Attendance: 4,000
13 March 1909 (1909-03-13) 30 Northampton Town 1–0 Crystal Palace Northampton
15:00 R.Walker   Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 8,000
20 March 1909 (1909-03-20) 31 Brentford 3–1 Northampton Town Brentford, London
15:00 A.Lewis   Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 7,000
27 March 1909 (1909-03-27) 32 Northampton Town 3–0 Luton Town Northampton
15:00 F.McDiarmid    
F.Lessons  
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 14,000
3 April 1909 (1909-04-03) 33 Swindon Town 1–0 Northampton Town Swindon
15:00 J.Lavery   70' Report Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: E.Childs
9 April 1909 (1909-04-09) 34 Millwall 0–2 Northampton Town Isle of Dogs, London
15:00 A.Lewis  
E.Freeman  
Stadium: Athletic Ground
Attendance: 1,000
10 April 1909 (1909-04-10) 35 Northampton Town 0–1 Portsmouth Northampton
15:00 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 12,000
12 April 1909 (1909-04-12) 36 Southend United 2–2 Northampton Town Southend-on-Sea
15:00 A.Lewis   pen.'   Stadium: Kursaal
Attendance: 7,000
13 April 1909 (1909-04-13) 37 Northampton Town 3–1 Millwall Northampton
15:00 E.Freeman  
F.McDiarmid  
F.Lessons  
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 9,000
17 April 1909 (1909-04-17) 38 Exeter City 2–1 Northampton Town Exeter
15:00 E.Freeman   Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 8,000
19 April 1909 (1909-04-19) 39 Queens Park Rangers 1–1 Northampton Town Park Royal, London
15:00 E.Freeman   Stadium: Park Royal Stadium
Attendance: 3,000

FA Cup

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20 January 1909 (1909-01-20) First round (r) Derby County 4–2 Northampton Town Derby
15:00 D.McCartney  
A.Lewis  
Stadium: Baseball Ground

Charity Shield

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28 April 1909 (1909-04-28) Charity Shield Newcastle United 2–0 Northampton Town Fulham, London
17:00 J.Allan  
J.Rutherford  
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 7,000

Appearances and goals

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Pos Player Southern League FA Cup Charity Shield Total
Starts Goals Starts Goals Starts Goals Starts Goals
GK William Bailiff 2 2
GK George Cooch 37 2 1 40
GK Robert Haywood 1 1
FB Bob Bonthron 31 2 1 34
FB Richard Britton 13 13
FB Lloyd Davies 39 1 2 1 42 1
HB Fred Dunkley 29 1 1 1 31 1
HB William Hickleton 15 1 1 16 1
HB Jock Manning 37 2 2 1 40 2
HB Dave McCartney 34 2 2 1 1 37 3
HB Jack Rawlings 2 2
OF George Badenoch 13 1 13 1
OF Herbert Chapman 1 1
OF Edwin Freeman 28 7 2 1 31 7
OF Frank McDiarmid 39 9 2 1 1 42 10
OF Harry Sharman 1 1
IF Albert Lewis 39 30 2 1 1 42 31
IF Frank Kilsby 1 1
IF Robert Walker 38 13 2 1 41 13
CF Fred Lessons 40 23 2 1 43 23

References

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Books

  • Grande, Frank (1997). Northampton Town F.C.: The Official Centenary History. London: Yore Publications. ISBN 978-1874427674.