1961–62 Northampton Town F.C. season

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.

Northampton Town

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

Players

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		Duntocher	(1937-02-22)22 February 1937 (aged 25)	35	0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	September 1961
Norman Coe	GK		Swansea	(1940-12-06)6 December 1940 (aged 21)	45	0	Arsenal	July 1960
Full backs
Tony Haskins	LB		Northampton	(1935-07-26)26 July 1935 (aged 26)	8	0	Belper Town	August 1959
Ron Patterson	LB		Gateshead	(1929-10-30)30 October 1929 (aged 32)	317	5	Middlesbrough	Summer 1952
Arnold Woollard	LB		Pembroke	(1930-08-24)24 August 1930 (aged 31)	13	0	Bournemouth	March 1962
Theo Foley	RB		Dublin	(1937-04-02)2 April 1937 (aged 25)	49	0	Exeter City	May 1961	£1,000
Half backs
Terry Branston	CH		Rugby	(1938-07-25)25 July 1938 (aged 23)	66	0	Apprentice	October 1958	N/A
Alec Carson	WH		Clarkston	(1942-11-12)12 November 1942 (aged 19)	8	0	Apprentice	November 1959	N/A
Barry Cooke	WH		Wolverhampton	(1938-01-12)12 January 1938 (aged 24)	64	2	West Bromwich Albion	July 1959
Mike Everitt	WH		Weeley	(1941-01-16)16 January 1941 (aged 21)	57	9	Arsenal	February 1961	£4,000
Derek Leck	WH		Deal	(1937-02-08)8 February 1937 (aged 25)	128	34	Millwall	June 1958
Roly Mills	WH		Daventry	(1933-06-22)22 June 1933 (aged 28)	280	30	Apprentice	May 1951	N/A
Inside/Outside forwards
Cecil Dixon	OF		Trowbridge	(1935-03-28)28 March 1935 (aged 27)	16	4	Newport County	August 1961
Barry Lines	OF		Bletchley	(1942-05-16)16 May 1942 (aged 19)	69	20	Bletchley Town	September 1960
Tommy Robson	OF		Gateshead	(1944-07-31)31 July 1944 (aged 17)	4	1	Newcastle United	August 1961	N/A
Derek Woods	OF		Northampton	(1941-03-23)23 March 1941 (aged 21)	6	2	Apprentice	June 1959	N/A
Brian Etheridge	IF		Northampton	(1944-03-04)4 March 1944 (aged 18)	1	0	Apprentice	July 1961	N/A
Jimmy Moran	IF		Cleland	(1935-03-06)6 March 1935 (aged 27)	25	7	Norwich City	January 1961
John Reid	IF		Newmains	(1932-08-20)20 August 1932 (aged 29)	26	3	Bradford City	November 1961
Centre forwards
Bob Edwards	CF		Guildford	(1931-05-22)22 May 1931 (aged 30)	23	10	Norwich City	March 1961
Cliff Holton (c)	CF		Oxford	(1929-04-29)29 April 1929 (aged 32)	44	39	Watford	September 1961

Competitions

Division Three

Main article: 1961–62 Football League § Third Division

League table

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:

Results summary

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:

League position by match

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

Source: 11v11.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

Watford v Northampton Town

19 August 1961 (1961-08-19) 1	Watford	0–0	Northampton Town	Watford
15:00 BST				Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 16,849

Bristol City v Northampton Town

22 August 1961 (1961-08-22) 2	Bristol City	1–0	Northampton Town	Bristol
19:30 BST				Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 14,415 Referee: Harry New

Hull City v Northampton Town

26 August 1961 (1961-08-26) 3	Hull City	1–0	Northampton Town	Kingston upon Hull
15:00 BST				Stadium: Boothferry Park Attendance: 8,027

Northampton Town v Bristol City

29 August 1961 (1961-08-29) 4	Northampton Town	0–1	Bristol City	Northampton
BST				Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 12,832

Northampton Town v Port Vale

2 September 1961 (1961-09-02) 5	Northampton Town	1–1	Port Vale	Northampton
BST	P.Terry		B.Llewellyn	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 9,573

Crystal Palace v Northampton Town

6 September 1961 (1961-09-06) 6	Crystal Palace	1–4	Northampton Town	Selhurst, London
BST			C.Holton P.Terry	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 25,535

Northampton Town v Lincoln City

9 September 1961 (1961-09-09) 7	Northampton Town	2–2	Lincoln City	Northampton
BST	C.Dixon			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 11,850

Torquay United v Northampton Town

16 September 1961 (1961-09-16) 8	Torquay United	1–2	Northampton Town	Torquay
15:00 BST			C.Holton P.Terry	Stadium: Plainmoor Attendance: 5,707

Northampton Town v Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic

18 September 1961 (1961-09-18) 9	Northampton Town	0–3	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic	Northampton
19:15 BST				Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 14,350

Northampton Town v Swindon Town

23 September 1961 (1961-09-23) 10	Northampton Town	1–2	Swindon Town	Northampton
15:00 BST	C.Holton 90'	Report	R.Hunt 46' E.Hunt 79'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 9,263 Referee: N Hough

Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic v Northampton Town

27 September 1961 (1961-09-27) 11	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic	3–2	Northampton Town	Bournemouth
19:15 BST			C.Holton	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 14,112

Halifax Town v Northampton Town

30 September 1961 (1961-09-30) 12	Halifax Town	1–3	Northampton Town	Halifax
BST			D.Leck B.Lines	Stadium: The Shay Attendance: 5,737

Northampton Town v Barnsley

3 October 1961 (1961-10-03) 13	Northampton Town	3–1	Barnsley	Northampton
BST	C.Holton P.Terry			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 11,448

Bradford (Park Avenue) v Northampton Town

7 October 1961 (1961-10-07) 14	Bradford (Park Avenue)	1–2	Northampton Town	Halifax
BST			C.Holton B.Lines T.Foley	Stadium: The Shay Attendance: 10,738

Barnsley v Northampton Town

11 October 1961 (1961-10-11) 15	Barnsley	3–2	Northampton Town	Barnsley
BST			C.Holton	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 10,738

Northampton Town v Grimsby Town

14 October 1961 (1961-10-14) 16	Northampton Town	7–0	Grimsby Town	Northampton
BST	C.Holton D.Leck R.Spelman B.Edwards R.Mills			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 11,201

Northampton Town v Crystal Palace

17 October 1961 (1961-10-17) 17	Northampton Town	1–1	Crystal Palace	Northampton
BST	C.Holton			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 13,827

Shrewsbury Town v Northampton Town

21 October 1961 (1961-10-21) 18	Shrewsbury Town	1–3	Northampton Town	Shrewsbury
BST			C.Holton B.Edwards R.Mills	Stadium: Gay Meadow Attendance: 6,872

Northampton Town v Peterborough United

28 October 1961 (1961-10-28) 19	Northampton Town	2–2	Peterborough United	Northampton
BST	M.Everitt C.Holton			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 17,324

Northampton Town v Newport County

11 November 1961 (1961-11-11) 20	Northampton Town	5–0	Newport County	Northampton
GMT	C.Holton B.Lines J.Reid			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 7,845

Southend United v Northampton Town

18 November 1961 (1961-11-18) 21	Southend United	1–3	Northampton Town	Southend-on-Sea
GMT			C.Holton } R.Spelman P.Terry	Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 5,974

Coventry City v Northampton Town

2 December 1961 (1961-12-02) 22	Coventry City	1–0	Northampton Town	Coventry
GMT	M.Dixon	Report		Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 13,693

Northampton Town v Brentford

9 December 1961 (1961-12-09) 23	Northampton Town	5–0	Brentford	Northampton
GMT	C.Holton B.Lines P.Terry			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 10,059

Northampton Town v Watford

16 December 1961 (1961-12-16) 24	Northampton Town	2–0	Watford	Northampton
GMT	P.Terry			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 12,509

Northampton Town v Hull City

23 December 1961 (1961-12-23) 25	Northampton Town	2–0	Hull City	Northampton
GMT	B.Lines P.Terry			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 10,203

Portsmouth v Northampton Town

26 December 1961 (1961-12-26) 26	Portsmouth	4–1	Northampton Town	Portsmouth
15:00 GMT			B.Lines	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 17,428

Port Vale v Northampton Town

13 January 1962 (1962-01-13) 27	Port Vale	1–1	Northampton Town	Burslem
GMT	B.Llewellyn		C.Holton	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 8,229

Lincoln City v Northampton Town

20 January 1962 (1962-01-20) 28	Lincoln City	0–0	Northampton Town	Lincoln
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 5,720

Northampton Town v Notts County

27 January 1962 (1962-01-27) 29	Northampton Town	1–2	Notts County	Northampton
GMT	B.Lines			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 11,813

Northampton Town v Torquay United

3 February 1962 (1962-02-03) 30	Northampton Town	1–2	Torquay United	Northampton
GMT	B.Lines			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 8,910

Swindon Town v Northampton Town

10 February 1962 (1962-02-10) 31	Swindon Town	2–2	Northampton Town	Swindon
15:00 GMT	J.Smith 65' B.Atkins 77'	Report	C.Holton 30' M.Everitt 80'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 8,985 Referee: J R Osborne

Northampton Town v Halifax Town

17 February 1962 (1962-02-17) 32	Northampton Town	3–1	Halifax Town	Northampton
GMT	C.Holton B.Lines J.Reid			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 7,900

Northampton Town v Bradford (Park Avenue)

24 February 1962 (1962-02-24) 33	Northampton Town	2–0	Bradford (Park Avenue)	Northampton
GMT	C.Holton J.Reid			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 7,563 Referee: Reg Leafe

Grimsby v Northampton Town

3 March 1962 (1962-03-03) 34	Grimsby	3–2	Northampton Town	Cleethorpes
15:00 GMT			C.Holton	Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 9,318

Northampton Town v Shrewsbury Town

10 March 1962 (1962-03-10) 35	Northampton Town	3–1	Shrewsbury Town	Northampton
GMT	C.Dixon B.Lines o.g.'			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 8,173

Peterborough United v Northampton Town

17 March 1962 (1962-03-17) 36	Peterborough United	0–2	Northampton Town	Peterborough
15:00 GMT			M.Everitt T.Robson	Stadium: London Road Attendance: 17,009

Northampton Town v Portsmouth

20 March 1962 (1962-03-20) 37	Northampton Town	2–2	Portsmouth	Northampton
GMT	C.Dixon M.Everitt			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 13,622

Northampton Town v Reading

24 March 1962 (1962-03-24) 38	Northampton Town	1–0	Reading	Northampton
GMT	C.Holton			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 9,473

Newport County v Northampton Town

31 March 1962 (1962-03-31) 39	Newport County	0–0	Northampton Town	Newport, Wales
BST				Stadium: Somerton Park Attendance: 2,568

Northampton Town v Southend United

7 April 1962 (1962-04-07) 40	Northampton Town	3–1	Southend United	Northampton
BST	M.Everitt C.Holton B.Lines			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 7,657

Reading v Northampton Town

11 April 1962 (1962-04-11) 41	Reading	2–0	Northampton Town	Reading
BST				Stadium: Elm Park Attendance: 5,586

Notts County v Northampton Town

14 April 1962 (1962-04-14) 42	Notts County	1–4	Northampton Town	Nottingham
BST			C.Holton D.Woods	Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 5,974

Northampton Town v Coventry City

21 April 1962 (1962-04-21) 43	Northampton Town	4–1	Coventry City	Northampton
BST	C.Holton B.Lines D.Woods	Report	R.Dwight	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 10,388

Queens Park Rangers v Northampton Town

23 April 1962 (1962-04-23) 44	Queens Park Rangers	2–0	Northampton Town	White City, London
15:15 BST				Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 10,953

Northampton Town v Queens Park Rangers

24 April 1962 (1962-04-24) 45	Northampton Town	1–1	Queens Park Rangers	Northampton
19:30 BST	C.Holton			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 12,533

Brentford v Northampton Town

27 April 1962 (1962-04-27) 46	Brentford	3–0	Northampton Town	Brentford, London
19:30 BST	G.Francis J.Brooks G.Summers			Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 6,715

FA Cup

Main article: 1961–62 FA Cup

Northampton Town v Millwall

4 November 1961 (1961-11-04) First round	Northampton Town	2–0	Millwall	Northampton
GMT	B.Lines P.Terry			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 11,844

Northampton Town v Kettering Town

25 November 1961 (1961-11-25) Second round	Northampton Town	3–0	Kettering Town	Northampton
GMT	C.Holton			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 18,825

Port Vale v Northampton Town

6 January 1962 (1962-01-06) Third round	Port Vale	3–1	Northampton Town	Burslem
GMT			J.Moran	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 19,442

League Cup

Main article: 1961–62 Football League Cup

Luton Town v Northampton Town

13 September 1961 (1961-09-13) First round	Luton Town	2–1	Northampton Town	Luton
19:00 BST			B.Cooke	Stadium: Kenilworth Road

Appearances and goals

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

Books

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