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1969–70 Northampton Town F.C. season

The 1969–70 season was Northampton Town's 73rd season in their history and the first season back in the Fourth Division. Alongside competing in Division Four, the club also participated in the FA Cup and League Cup.

Northampton Town
1969–70 season
ChairmanEric Northover
ManagerDave Bowen
StadiumCounty Ground
Division Four14th
FA CupFifth round
League CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: John Fairbrother (23)
All: John Fairbrother (25)
Highest home attendance21,771 vs Manchester United
Lowest home attendance2,979 vs Hartlepool United
Average home league attendance5,594

Players edit

As of match played 27 April 1970.
Name Position Nat. Place of Birth Date of Birth (Age) Apps Goals Previous club Date signed Fee
Goalkeepers
Kim Book GK   Bath (1946-02-12)12 February 1946 (aged 24) 41 0 Bournemouth & B A July 1969
Gary Knibbs GK   Northampton (1951-03-10)10 March 1951 (aged 19) 0 0 Apprentice July 1969 N/A
Defenders
Eric Brookes FB   Darton (1944-02-03)3 February 1944 (aged 26) 52 1 Barnsley July 1969
John Clarke CB   Northampton (1945-10-23)23 October 1945 (aged 24) 89 0 Apprentice July 1965 N/A
Ray Fairfax FB   Smethwick (1941-11-14)14 November 1941 (aged 28) 97 1 West Bromwich Albion July 1968
Brian Knight U   Dundee (1949-03-28)28 March 1949 (aged 21) 13 0 Huddersfield Town October 1969
Phil Neal U   Irchester (1951-02-20)20 February 1951 (aged 19) 39 6 Apprentice July 1968 N/A
Frank Rankmore CB   Cardiff (1939-07-21)21 July 1939 (aged 30) 93 15 Peterborough United August 1968 £12,000
Neil Townsend CB   Long Buckby (1950-02-01)1 February 1950 (aged 20) 34 1 Apprentice September 1968 N/A
Midfielders
Bernie Fagan W   Houghton-le-Spring (1949-01-29)29 January 1949 (aged 21) 8 0 Sunderland July 1969
Graham Felton W   Cambridge (1949-03-01)1 March 1949 (aged 21) 114 9 Apprentice September 1966 N/A
Peter Hawkins LW   Swansea (1951-11-09)9 November 1951 (aged 18) 19 3 Apprentice July 1968 N/A
Joe Kiernan CM   Coatbridge (1942-10-22)22 October 1942 (aged 27) 259 13 Sunderland July 1963
Barry Lines W   Bletchley (1942-05-16)16 May 1942 (aged 27) 295 50 Bletchley Town September 1960
John McGleish CM   Airdrie (1951-12-18)18 December 1951 (aged 18) 0 0 Apprentice November 1968 N/A
Dixie McNeil W   Melton Mowbray (1947-01-16)16 January 1947 (aged 23) 25 8 Corby Town May 1969 £5,000
Eric Ross CM   Belfast (1944-09-19)19 September 1944 (aged 25) 43 3 Newcastle United August 1969
Eric Weaver W   Rhymney (1943-07-01)1 July 1943 (aged 26) 71 9 Notts County December 1967
Forwards
John Fairbrother CF   Cricklewood (1941-02-12)12 February 1941 (aged 29) 109 44 Peterborough United February 1968
Frank Large CF   Leeds (1940-01-26)26 January 1940 (aged 30) 139 59 Fulham August 1969

Competitions edit

Division Four edit

Main article: 1969–70 Football League § Fourth Division

League table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
12 Scunthorpe United 46 18 10 18 67 65 1.031 46
13 York City 46 16 14 16 55 62 0.887 46
14 Northampton Town 46 16 12 18 64 55 1.164 44
15 Crewe Alexandra 46 16 12 18 51 51 1.000 44
16 Grimsby Town 46 14 15 17 54 58 0.931 43
Source: rsssf.com

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
46 16 12 18 64 55 1.164 44 11 7 5 41 19 29 5 5 13 23 36 15

Last updated: 2 February 2024.
Source: [citation needed]

League position by match edit

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAAHHAHAAHHAAHAHHAHHHAHHAAHHAHHHAAHAAAHHAAHHAAA
ResultLLDDDDLLWWWLLLWWDLDDDLWDWWWLLWWLLWLLDLDWWWDWLL
Position24232324242424242217151719222017161616161618171516141515161414141414141515151717131313131414
Source: 11v11.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

  Win   Draw   Loss

9 August 1969 (1969-08-09) 1 Crewe Alexandra 2–0 Northampton Town Crewe
15:00 BST Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 3,813
23 August 1969 (1969-08-23) 2 Port Vale 4–1 Northampton Town Burslem
15:00 BST J.Green  
K.Wookey  
B.Gough  
E.Magee  		 G.Felton   Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 4,809
26 August 1969 (1969-08-26) 3 Northampton Town 0–0 Oldham Athletic Northampton
19:30 BST Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 6,357
30 August 1969 (1969-08-30) 4 Northampton Town 1–1 Lincoln City Northampton
15:00 BST P.Neal   Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 6,026
6 September 1969 (1969-09-06) 5 Hartlepool United 1–1 Northampton Town Hartlepool
15:00 BST J.Fairbrother   Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 3,090
13 September 1969 (1969-09-13) 6 Northampton Town 1–1 Darlington Northampton
15:00 BST P.Hawkins   Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 4,922
17 September 1969 (1969-09-17) 7 Peterborough 1–0 Northampton Town Peterborough
19:30 BST Stadium: London Road
Attendance: 8,557
20 September 1969 (1969-09-20) 8 Swansea Town 3–2 Northampton Town Swansea, Wales
15:15 BST P.Hawkins  
N.Townsend  		 Stadium: Vetch Field
Attendance: 6,660
27 September 1969 (1969-09-27) 9 Northampton Town 4–1 Newport County Northampton
15:00 BST J.Fairbrother  
G.Felton  
F.Large    		 T.Cooper   Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 4,665
30 September 1969 (1969-09-30) 10 Northampton Town 3–1 Notts County Northampton
19:30 BST J.Kiernan  
F.Large  
F.Rankmore  		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 6,609
4 October 1969 (1969-10-04) 11 Bradford (Park Avenue) 1–2 Northampton Town Bradford
15:00 BST J.Fairbrother  
F.Large  		 Stadium: Park Avenue
Attendance: 2,555
8 October 1969 (1969-10-08) 12 Workington 2–0 Northampton Town Workington
19:15 BST Stadium: Borough Park
Attendance: 1,738
11 October 1969 (1969-10-11) 13 Northampton Town 0–1 Wrexham Northampton
15:00 BST Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 6,994
18 October 1969 (1969-10-18) 14 Aldershot 5–2 Northampton Town Aldershot
15:00 BST G.Felton  
F.Rankmore  		 Stadium: Recreation Ground
Attendance: 5,747
25 October 1969 (1969-10-25) 15 Northampton Town 2–0 Southend United Northampton
15:00 BST G.Felton  
F.Rankmore  		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 5,154
28 October 1969 (1969-10-28) 16 Northampton Town 3–0 Workington Northampton
19:30 BST J.Fairbrother  
F.Large    		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 6,243
1 November 1969 (1969-11-01) 17 York City 1–1 Northampton Town York
15:00 BST J.Fairbrother   Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 4,808
8 November 1969 (1969-11-08) 18 Northampton Town 0–1 Chester Northampton
15:00 BST A.Tarbuck   Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 5,659
22 November 1969 (1969-11-22) 19 Northampton Town 1–1 Brentford Northampton
15:00 BST J.Fairbrother   G.Dobson   Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 5,315
25 November 1969 (1969-11-25) 20 Northampton Town 1–1 Colchester United Northampton
19:30 BST J.Kiernan   9' Report M.Brown   27' Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 3,256
Referee: R Weedon
13 December 1969 (1969-12-13) 21 Darlington 2–2 Northampton Town Darlington
15:00 BST J.Fairbrother     Stadium: Feethams
Attendance: 2,063
20 December 1969 (1969-12-20) 22 Northampton Town 0–1 Hartlepool United Northampton
15:00 BST Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 2,979
26 December 1969 (1969-12-26) 23 Northampton Town 2–0 Port Vale Northampton
15:00 BST F.Rankmore     Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 7,522
27 December 1969 (1969-12-27) 24 Lincoln City 0–0 Northampton Town Lincoln
15:00 BST Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 7,866
17 January 1970 (1970-01-17) 25 Newport County 0–2 Northampton Town Newport, Wales
15:00 BST J.Fairbrother     Stadium: Somerton Park
Attendance: 2,280
31 January 1970 (1970-01-31) 26 Northampton Town 3–0 Bradford (Park Avenue) Northampton
15:00 BST R.Fairfax  
D.McNeil  
F.Rankmore  		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 12,972
18 February 1970 (1970-02-18) 27 Northampton Town 2–1 Scunthorpe United Northampton
19:30 BST J.Fairbrother  
F.Large  		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 3,635
Note: Fixture was previously postponed on February 2, 1970.[1]
21 February 1970 (1970-02-21) 28 Chester 2–1 Northampton Town Chester
15:15 BST D.Draper  
J.Clarke   o.g.'		 E.Ross   Stadium: Sealand Road
Attendance: 3,782
23 February 1970 (1970-02-23) 29 Northampton Town 1–2 Crewe Alexandra Northampton
19:30 BST F.Rankmore   Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 5,315
Note: Fixture was previously postponed on February 14, 1970.[1]
28 February 1970 (1970-02-28) 30 Northampton Town 4–0 Aldershot Northampton
15:00 BST J.Fairbrother  
F.Large  
E.Ross    		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 4,833
2 March 1970 (1970-03-02) 31 Northampton Town 2–0 Exeter City Northampton
19:30 BST G.Felton  
F.Large  		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 4,974
7 March 1970 (1970-03-07) 32 Brentford 1–0 Northampton Town Brentford, London
15:15 BST A.Cocks   Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 7,292
9 March 1970 (1970-03-09) 33 Chesterfield 2–1 Northampton Town Chesterfield
19:30 BST D.McNeil   Stadium: Saltergate
Attendance: 9,624
14 March 1970 (1970-03-14) 34 Northampton Town 3–1 Grimsby Town Northampton
15:00 BST J.Fairbrother  
J.Kiernan  
D.McNeil  		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 4,537
17 March 1970 (1970-03-17) 35 Scunthorpe United 1–0 Northampton Town Scunthorpe
19:30 BST Stadium: Old Show Ground
Attendance: 3,090
21 March 1970 (1970-03-21) 36 Exeter City 1–0 Northampton Town Exeter
15:00 BST Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 4,981
27 March 1970 (1970-03-27) 37 Southend United 2–2 Northampton Town Southend-on-Sea
15:00 BST J.Fairbrother     Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 6,359
28 March 1970 (1970-03-28) 38 Northampton Town 0–1 Chesterfield Northampton
15:00 BST Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 5,740
31 March 1970 (1970-03-31) 39 Northampton Town 2–2 York City Northampton
19:30 BST E.Brookes  
J.Fairbrother  		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 4,128
4 April 1970 (1970-04-04) 40 Oldham Athletic 0–2 Northampton Town Oldham
15:15 BST J.Fairbrother     Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 5,774
6 April 1970 (1970-04-06) 41 Colchester United 0–3 Northampton Town Colchester
19:30 BST Report D.McNeil   24', 43', 50' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,776
Referee: L Sinkins
10 April 1970 (1970-04-10) 42 Northampton Town 4–1 Swansea Town Northampton
19:30 BST J.Fairbrother    
G.Felton  
F.Large  		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 4,104
Note: Fixture was previously postponed on January 10, 1970.[1]
14 April 1970 (1970-04-14) 43 Northampton Town 2–2 Peterborough United Northampton
19:30 BST J.Fairbrother     Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 6,732
18 April 1970 (1970-04-18) 44 Grimsby Town 0–1 Northampton Town Cleethorpes
15:00 BST J.Fairbrother   Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 3,445
Note: Fixture was previously postponed on November 29, 1969.[1]
24 April 1970 (1970-04-24) 45 Notts County 2–0 Northampton Town Nottingham
19:30 BST Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 2,456
27 April 1970 (1970-04-27) 46 Wrexham 3–0 Northampton Town Wrexham, Wales
19:15 BST Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 9,965

FA Cup edit

Main article: 1969–70 FA Cup
15 November 1969 (1969-11-15) First round Northampton Town 0–0 Weymouth Northampton
15:00 BST Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 5,005
19 November 1969 (1969-11-19) First round (r) Weymouth 1–3 Northampton Town Weymouth
19:30 BST F.Rankmore    
J.Fairbrother  		 Stadium: Recreation Ground
Attendance: 4,500
6 December 1969 (1969-12-06) Second round Northampton Town 1–1 Exeter City Northampton
15:00 BST P.Neal   Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 5,227
9 December 1969 (1969-12-09) Second round (r) Exeter City 0–0 (a.e.t.) Northampton Town Exeter
19:30 BST Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 8,930
15 December 1969 (1969-12-15) Second round (r2) Exeter City 1–2 Northampton Town Swindon
19:30 BST F.Large  
D.McNeil  		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 2,494
Referee: David Smith
12 January 1970 (1970-01-12) Third round Brentwood 0–1 Northampton Town Brentwood
15:00 BST J.Fairbrother   Stadium: Ongar Road
Attendance: 5,320
24 January 1970 (1970-01-24) Fourth round Tranmere Rovers 0–0 Northampton Town Birkenhead
15:00 BST Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 7,590
27 January 1970 (1970-01-27) Fourth round (r) Northampton Town 2–1 Tranmere Rovers Northampton
19:30 BST F.Rankmore  
G.Felton  		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 16,142
7 February 1970 (1970-02-07) Fifth round Northampton Town 2–8 Manchester United Northampton
15:00 BST F.Large  
D.McNeil  		 G.Best            
B.Kidd    		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 21,771
Referee: Peter Baldwin

League Cup edit

Main article: 1969–70 Football League Cup
13 August 1969 (1969-08-13) First round Oxford United 2–0 Northampton Town Oxford
19:30 BST Stadium: Manor Ground
Attendance: 7,158

Appearances and goals edit

Pos Player Division Four FA Cup League Cup Total
Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals
GK Kim Book 32 – – 9 – – – – – 41 – –
GK Gary Knibbs – – – – – – – – – – – –
DF Eric Brookes 42 – 1 7 2 – 1 – – 50 2 1
DF John Clarke 44 – – 9 – – – – – 53 – –
DF Ray Fairfax 39 – 1 9 – – 1 – – 49 – 1
DF Brian Knight 9 3 – 1 – – – – – 10 3 –
DF Phil Neal 10 3 1 – 3 1 1 – – 11 6 2
DF Frank Rankmore 45 – 7 9 – 3 1 – – 55 – 10
DF Neil Townsend 13 – 1 – – – – – – 13 – 1
MF Bernie Fagan 6 – – 2 – – – – – 8 – –
MF Graham Felton 43 1 6 9 – 1 1 – – 53 1 7
MF Peter Hawkins 9 2 2 – – – – 1 – 9 3 2
MF Joe Kiernan 41 – 3 8 – – 1 – – 50 – 3
MF Barry Lines 7 5 – 1 – – 1 – – 9 5 –
MF John McGleish – – – – – – – – – – – –
MF Dixie McNeil 19 – 6 5 – 2 1 – – 25 – 8
MF Eric Ross 33 2 3 8 – – – – – 41 2 3
MF Eric Weaver 14 2 – 4 – – 1 – – 19 2 –
FW John Fairbrother 46 – 23 9 – 2 1 – – 56 – 25
FW Frank Large 40 – 10 9 – 2 – – – 49 – 12
Players who left before end of season:
GK Des McPartland 6 – – – – – – – – 6 – –
GK Gordon Morritt 8 – – – – – 1 – – 9 – –

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d "1969/70 Division 4". ntfcmemorabilia.weebly.com. 3 February 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2024.

Books

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