1990–91 Northampton Town F.C. season

The 1990–91 season was Northampton Town's 94th season in their history and the first season back in the Fourth Division after relegation the previous year. Alongside competing in Division Four, the club also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and Associate Members' Cup.

Northampton Town
1990–91 season
ChairmanDick Underwood
ManagerTheo Foley
StadiumCounty Ground
Division Four10th
FA CupSecond round
Rumbelows CupSecond round
Leyland DAF CupFirst round (s)
Top goalscorerLeague: Bobby Barnes (13)
All: Bobby Barnes (16)
Highest home attendance5,549 vs Peterborough United
Lowest home attendance2,544 vs Lincoln City
Average home league attendance3,710

Players

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As of match played 11 May 1991.[1]
Name Position Nat. Place of Birth Date of Birth (Age) Apps Goals Previous club Date signed Fee
Goalkeepers
Peter Gleasure GK   Luton (1960-10-08)8 October 1960 (aged 30) 411 0 Millwall March 1983
Defenders
Terry Angus CB   Coventry (1966-01-14)14 January 1966 (aged 25) 48 2 VS Rugby July 1990
Irvin Gernon LB   Birmingham (1962-12-30)30 December 1962 (aged 28) 27 2 Reading October 1989 £25,000
David Johnson LB   Northampton (1967-03-10)10 March 1967 (aged 24) 35 0 Irthlingborough Diamonds July 1989 Free
Steve Terry CB   Clapton (1962-06-14)14 June 1962 (aged 28) 73 8 Hull City March 1990 £70,000
Wayne Williams RB   Telford (1963-11-17)17 November 1963 (aged 27) 68 1 Shrewsbury Town 12 January 1988
Paul Wilson LB   Bradford (1968-08-02)2 August 1968 (aged 22) 148 6 Norwich City February 1988 £30,000
Darren Wood CB   Derby (1968-10-02)2 October 1968 (aged 22) 3 1 Reading July 1990 Part Exchange
Midfielders
Micky Bell W   Newcastle upon Tyne (1971-11-15)15 November 1971 (aged 19) 37 0 Apprentice April 1990 N/A
Stuart Beavon CM   Wolverhampton (1958-11-30)30 November 1958 (aged 32) 50 13 Reading July 1990 Part Exchange
Steve Berry CM   Liverpool (1963-04-04)4 April 1963 (aged 28) 123 10 Aldershot 27 October 1988 £45,000
Steve Brown CM   Northampton (1966-07-06)6 July 1966 (aged 24) 89 7 Irthlingborough Diamonds 21 July 1989 Free
Phil Chard U   Corby (1960-10-16)16 October 1960 (aged 30) 224 40 Wolverhampton Wanderers October 1989
Trevor Quow CM   Peterborough (1970-09-28)28 September 1970 (aged 20) 67 2 Gillingham 12 January 1989
David Scope W   Newcastle upon Tyne (1967-05-10)10 May 1967 (aged 24) 17 0 Blyth Spartans September 1989
Aidey Thorpe LW   Chesterfield (1963-11-25)25 November 1963 (aged 27) 47 4 Walsall March 1990 £50,000
Forwards
Tony Adcock FW   Bethnal Green (1963-03-27)27 March 1963 (aged 28) 104 37 Bradford City January 1991 £75,000
Bobby Barnes FW   Kingston upon Thames (1962-12-17)17 December 1962 (aged 28) 97 36 Bournemouth 13 October 1989 £70,000
Greg Campbell FW   Portsmouth (1965-07-13)13 July 1965 (aged 25) 31 5 Plymouth Argyle September 1990
Kevin Wilkin FW   Cambridge (1967-10-01)1 October 1967 (aged 23) 12 4 Cambridge City July 1990

Competitions

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Barclays League Division Four

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
8 Scunthorpe United 46 20 11 15 71 62 +9 71 Participated in play-offs
9 Scarborough 46 19 12 15 59 56 +3 69
10 Northampton 46 18 13 15 57 58 −1 67
11 Doncaster Rovers 46 17 14 15 56 46 +10 65
12 Rochdale 46 15 17 14 50 53 −3 62
Source: [citation needed]

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
46 18 13 15 57 58  −1 67 14 5 4 34 21  +13 4 8 11 23 37  −14

Last updated: 8 March 2022.
Source: [citation needed]

League position by match

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAAHAAHHAAHHAAHHAHAHAHHHHHAHAAAHHAHAHAHAAHAHHAA
ResultWWWDDLWLDWWDLWWWWLDDDWWWLLWWDLDDLWDWLWLLLDLLLL
Position52222435742453221113432113122222333333367778910
Source: 11v11.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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  Win   Draw   Loss

25 August 1990 (1990-08-25) 1 Hereford United 1–2 Northampton Town Hereford
15:00 BST K.Wilkin  
B.Barnes  
Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 3,187
1 September 1990 (1990-09-01) 2 Maidstone United 1–3 Northampton Town Dartford
15:00 BST P.Wilson  
D.Wood  
A.Thorpe  
Stadium: Watling Street
Attendance: 2,049
8 September 1990 (1990-09-08) 3 Northampton Town 1–0 Blackpool Northampton
15:00 BST B.Barnes   54' Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 4,544
14 September 1990 (1990-09-14) 4 Aldershot 3–3 Northampton Town Aldershot
19:30 BST K.Wilkin  
B.Barnes  
S.Beavon  
Stadium: Recreation Ground
Attendance: 2,741
18 September 1990 (1990-09-18) 5 Scarborough 1–1 Northampton Town Scarborough
19:30 BST B.Barnes   pen.' Stadium: Athletic Ground
Attendance: 1,525
22 September 1990 (1990-09-22) 6 Northampton Town 1–2 Peterborough United Northampton
15:00 BST B.Barnes   Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 5,549
29 September 1990 (1990-09-29) 7 Northampton Town 1–0 Halifax Town Northampton
15:00 BST D.Collins   Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 2,977
2 October 1990 (1990-10-02) 8 Burnley 3–0 Northampton Town Burnley
19:30 BST Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 6,273
6 October 1990 (1990-10-06) 9 Chesterfield 0–0 Northampton Town Chesterfield
15:00 BST Stadium: Saltergate
Attendance: 3,826
13 October 1990 (1990-10-13) 10 Northampton Town 1–0 Stockport County Northampton
15:00 BST P.Chard   Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 3,927
19 October 1990 (1990-10-19) 11 Northampton Town 5–0 Walsall Northampton
19:30 BST B.Barnes  
S.Terry  
G.Campbell    
P.Chard  
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 4,055
23 October 1990 (1990-10-23) 12 Darlington 1–1 Northampton Town Darlington
19:30 BST B.Barnes   Stadium: Feethams
Attendance: 4,882
23 October 1990 (1990-10-23) 13 Lincoln City 3–1 Northampton Town Lincoln
15:00 BST S.Terry   Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 3,352
3 November 1990 (1990-11-03) 14 Northampton Town 3–2 Hartlepool United Northampton
15:00 GMT P.Wilson    
S.Beavon  
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 3,342
9 November 1990 (1990-11-09) 15 Northampton Town 1–0 Wrexham Northampton
19:30 GMT B.Barnes   Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 3,855
24 November 1990 (1990-11-24) 16 York City 0–1 Northampton Town York
15:00 GMT B.Barnes   Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 2,202
1 December 1990 (1990-12-01) 17 Northampton Town 3–2 Rochdale Northampton
15:00 GMT P.Chard    
S.Beavon  
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 3,809
15 December 1990 (1990-12-15) 18 Carlisle United 4–1 Northampton Town Carlisle
15:00 GMT G.Campbell   Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 2,872
21 December 1990 (1990-12-21) 19 Northampton Town 0–0 Cardiff City Northampton
19:30 GMT Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 3,033
29 December 1990 (1990-12-29) 20 Gillingham 0–0 Northampton Town Gillingham
15:00 GMT Stadium: Priestfield
Attendance: 4,969
1 January 1991 (1991-01-01) 21 Northampton Town 0–0 Doncaster Rovers Northampton
15:00 GMT Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 5,270
12 January 1991 (1991-01-12) 22 Northampton Town 2–0 Maidstone United Northampton
15:00 GMT T.Adcock  
B.Barnes  
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 3,710
19 January 1991 (1991-01-19) 23 Northampton Town 3–0 Hereford United Northampton
15:00 GMT P.Chard  
S.Beavon   pen.'
T.Angus  
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 3,577
26 January 1991 (1991-01-26) 24 Northampton Town 2–1 Aldershot Northampton
15:00 GMT T.Adcock  
S.Beavon   pen.'
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 3,800
1 February 1991 (1991-02-01) 25 Northampton Town 0–2 Scarborough Northampton
19:30 GMT Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 4,058
5 February 1991 (1991-02-05) 26 Peterborough United 1–0 Northampton Town Peterborough
19:30 GMT Stadium: London Road
Attendance: 5,952
15 February 1991 (1991-02-15) 27 Northampton Town 2–1 York City Northampton
19:30 GMT T.Angus  
B.Barnes  
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 2,685
23 February 1991 (1991-02-23) 28 Wrexham 0–2 Northampton Town Wrexham, Wales
15:00 GMT S.Terry  
B.Barnes  
Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 1,790
2 March 1991 (1991-03-02) 29 Rochdale 1–1 Northampton Town Rochdale
15:00 GMT S.Beavon   pen.' Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 1,890
5 March 1991 (1991-03-05) 30 Scunthorpe United 3–0 Northampton Town Scunthorpe
19:30 GMT Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 2,852
Note: Fixture was previously postponed on December 26, 1990 due to a waterlogged pitch.[2]
9 March 1991 (1991-03-09) 31 Northampton Town 1–1 Carlisle United Northampton
15:00 GMT G.Campbell   Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 3,216
12 March 1991 (1991-03-12) 32 Northampton Town 0–0 Burnley Northampton
19:30 GMT Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 3,710
15 March 1991 (1991-03-15) 33 Halifax Town 2–1 Northampton Town Halifax
19:30 GMT S.Brown   Stadium: The Shay
Attendance: 1,347
23 March 1991 (1991-03-23) 34 Northampton Town 2–0 Chesterfield Northampton
15:00 GMT P.Chard  
S.Beavon   pen.'
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 3,379
26 March 1991 (1991-03-26) 35 Torquay United 0–0 Northampton Town Torquay
19:30 GMT Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 2,745
30 March 1991 (1991-03-30) 36 Northampton Town 2–1 Scunthorpe United Northampton
15:00 GMT S.Terry  
S.Beavon   pen.'
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 3,728
1 April 1991 (1991-04-01) 37 Cardiff City 1–0 Northampton Town Cardiff, Wales
15:00 BST Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 4,805
6 April 1991 (1991-04-06) 38 Northampton Town 2–1 Gillingham Northampton
15:00 BST S.Berry  
P.Chard  
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 2,993
9 April 1991 (1991-04-09) 39 Stockport County 2–0 Northampton Town Stockport
19:30 BST Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 3,707
13 April 1991 (1991-04-13) 40 Doncaster Rovers 2–1 Northampton Town Doncaster
15:00 BST S.Beavon   Stadium: Belle Vue
Attendance: 2,939
16 April 1991 (1991-04-16) 41 Northampton Town 1–4 Torquay United Northampton
15:00 BST T.Adcock   Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 2,678
20 April 1991 (1991-04-20) 42 Walsall 3–3 Northampton Town Walsall
15:00 BST B.Barnes  
S.Beavon  
S.Terry  
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 3,345
27 April 1991 (1991-04-27) 43 Northampton Town 0–3 Darlington Northampton
15:00 BST Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 4,884
30 April 1991 (1991-04-30) 44 Northampton Town 1–1 Lincoln City Northampton
19:30 BST S.Berry   Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 2,544
7 May 1991 (1991-05-07) 45 Blackpool 2–1 Northampton Town Blackpool
19:30 BST S.Terry   Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 7,298
11 May 1991 (1991-05-11) 46 Hartlepool United 3–1 Northampton Town Hartlepool
15:00 BST S.Brown   Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 6,957

FA Cup

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17 November 1990 (1990-11-17) First round Littlehampton Town 0–4 Northampton Town Littlehampton
14:00 GMT S.Beavon  
B.Barnes    
G.Campbell  
Stadium: The Sportsfield
Attendance: 3,800
8 December 1990 (1990-12-08) Second round Barnet 0–0 Northampton Town Chipping Barnet, London
15:00 GMT Stadium: Underhill
Attendance: 5,022
12 December 1990 (1990-12-12) Second round (r) Northampton Town 0–1 Barnet Northampton
19:45 GMT Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 5,387

Rumbelows Cup

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29 August 1990 (1990-08-29) First round 1st leg Brighton & Hove Albion 0–2 Northampton Town Hove
19:30 BST K.Wilkin     Stadium: Goldstone Ground
Attendance: 3,834
25 September 1990 (1990-09-25) Second round 1st leg Northampton Town 0–1 Sheffield United Northampton
19:30 BST Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 6,910
10 October 1990 (1990-10-10) Second round 2nd leg Sheffield United 2–1 Northampton Town Sheffield
19:30 BST B.Barnes   Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 8,679

Leyland DAF Cup

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7 November 1990 (1990-11-07) Prelim round (s) Stoke City 1–1 Northampton Town Stoke-on-Trent
19:30 GMT S.Beavon   Stadium: Victoria Ground
Attendance: 4,339
27 November 1990 (1990-11-27) Prelim round (s) Northampton Town 1–2 Mansfield Town Northampton
19:30 GMT S.Beavon   Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 2,186
19 February 1991 (1991-02-19) First round (s) Torquay United 2–0 Northampton Town Torquay
19:30 GMT Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 2,112

Appearances and goals

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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 16 3 4 23
DF Terry Angus 42 2 1 3 2 47 1 2
DF Irvin Gernon 8 1 9
DF David Johnson 8 17 2 1 10 18
DF Steve Terry 46 6 3 4 3 56 6
DF Wayne Williams 10 4 1 4 2 17 4
DF Paul Wilson 44 3 3 4 3 54 3
DF Darren Wood 2 1 1 3 1
MF Stuart Beavon 41 10 3 1 4 2 2 50 13
MF Micky Bell 22 6 1 1 1 24 7
MF Steve Berry 20 7 2 1 3 1 1 24 9 2
MF Steve Brown 37 3 2 3 4 1 3 47 3 3
MF Phil Chard 43 7 3 4 3 53 7
MF Trevor Quow 12 1 1 13 1
MF David Scope 3 4 2 3 6
MF Aidey Thorpe 12 15 1 2 2 3 17 17 1
FW Tony Adcock 20 1 3 20 1 3
FW Bobby Barnes 42 1 13 3 2 4 1 2 1 45 1 16
FW Greg Campbell 20 5 4 3 1 1 2 25 6 5
FW Kevin Wilkin 7 2 2 3 2 10 2 4
Players who left before end of season:
GK Marlon Beresford 13 2 15
GK Kevin Hitchcock 17 1 18
DF Greg Fee 1 2 3
DF Pat Scully 15 1 1 16
MF Bradley Sandeman 5 2 1 1 1 8
FW Darren Collins 3 5 1 1 1 1 1 2 5 9 1
FW Gareth Evans 2 2

References

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  1. ^ Rollin, Jack, ed. (1991). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1991–92. London: Queen Anne Press. ISBN 978-0356191980.
  2. ^ "1990/91 Division 4". 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.