1970–71 Northampton Town F.C. season

Northampton Town
1970–71 season
ChairmanEric Northover
ManagerDave Bowen
StadiumCounty Ground
Division Four7th
FA CupFirst round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: John Fairbrother (15)
All: John Fairbrother (18)
Highest home attendance11,923 vs Notts County
Lowest home attendance3,337 vs Workington
Average home league attendance6,602

Players

As of match played 1 May 1971.
Name Position Nat. Place of Birth Date of Birth (Age) Apps[1] Goals Previous club Date signed Fee
Goalkeepers
Kim BookGKEnglandBath (1946-02-12)12 February 1946 (aged 25)770Bournemouth & B AJuly 1969
David HillGKEnglandKettering (1953-09-28)28 September 1953 (aged 17)10ApprenticeAugust 1970N/A
Defenders
Eric BrookesFBEnglandDarton (1944-02-03)3 February 1944 (aged 27)801BarnsleyJuly 1969
John ClarkeCBEnglandNorthampton (1945-10-23)23 October 1945 (aged 25)1180ApprenticeJuly 1965N/A
Ray FairfaxFBEnglandSmethwick (1941-11-14)14 November 1941 (aged 29)1162West Bromwich AlbionJuly 1968
Brian HeslopUEnglandCarlisle (1947-08-04)4 August 1947 (aged 23)100SunderlandMarch 1971
Phil NealUEnglandIrchester (1951-02-20)20 February 1951 (aged 20)527ApprenticeJuly 1968N/A
Alan OmanFBEnglandNewcastle upon Tyne (1952-10-06)6 October 1952 (aged 18)20ApprenticeOctober 1970N/A
Frank RankmoreCBWalesCardiff (1939-07-21)21 July 1939 (aged 31)10315Peterborough UnitedAugust 1968£12,000
Neil TownsendCBEnglandLong Buckby (1950-02-01)1 February 1950 (aged 21)481ApprenticeSeptember 1968N/A
Barry TuckerFBWalesSwansea (1952-08-28)28 August 1952 (aged 18)00ApprenticeJuly 1970N/A
Midfielders
John BuchananWScotlandDingwall (1951-09-19)19 September 1951 (aged 19)30Ross CountyOctober 1970
Graham FeltonWEnglandCambridge (1949-03-01)1 March 1949 (aged 22)12612ApprenticeSeptember 1966N/A
Trevor GouldCMEnglandCoventry (1950-03-05)5 March 1950 (aged 21)351Coventry CityOctober 1970
Peter HawkinsLWWalesSwansea (1951-11-09)9 November 1951 (aged 19)243ApprenticeJuly 1968N/A
Joe KiernanCMScotlandCoatbridge (1942-10-22)22 October 1942 (aged 28)27013SunderlandJuly 1963
John McGleishCMScotlandAirdrie (1951-12-18)18 December 1951 (aged 19)30ApprenticeNovember 1968N/A
Dixie McNeilWEnglandMelton Mowbray (1947-01-16)16 January 1947 (aged 24)6319Corby TownMay 1969£5,000
Eric RossCMNorthern IrelandBelfast (1944-09-19)19 September 1944 (aged 26)515Newcastle UnitedAugust 1969
Forwards
Keith EastCFEnglandSouthampton (1944-10-31)31 October 1944 (aged 26)297Bournemouth & B AJuly 1970£5,000
John FairbrotherCFEnglandCricklewood (1941-02-12)12 February 1941 (aged 30)13656Peterborough UnitedFebruary 1968
Frank LargeCFEnglandLeeds (1940-01-26)26 January 1940 (aged 31)14962FulhamAugust 1969

Competitions

Division Four

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Promotion or relegation
5 Chester 46 24 7 15 69 55 1.255 55
6 Colchester United 46 21 12 13 70 54 1.296 54 Qualified for 1971 Watney Cup[lower-alpha 1]
7 Northampton Town 46 19 13 14 63 59 1.068 51
8 Southport 46 21 6 19 63 57 1.105 48
9 Exeter City 46 17 14 15 67 68 0.985 48
Source: rsssf.com
Notes:
  1. The two teams who scored the most goals in each division, and did not qualify for Europe and were not promoted, qualified for the Watney Cup.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGAvPtsWDLGFGAPtsWDLGFGAPts
46 19 13 14 63 59 1.068 51 15 4 4 39 24 34 4 9 10 24 35 17

Last updated: 8 March 2022.
Source:

League position by match

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHAHHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAAHAAHHAAHAAHAAHAHHAHAAHHAAH
ResultWWDWWWWDLWLWWDWLWDWDLDWWWDLWDDLLDWLDDLWLDLWLLL
Position5143221343454422242223332333344434446666666677
Source: 11v11.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

15 August 1970 (1970-08-15) 1 Newport County 0–1 Northampton Town Newport, Wales
15:00 BST Rankmore Stadium: Somerton Park
Attendance: 4,518
22 August 1970 (1970-08-22) 2 Northampton Town 2–1 Cambridge United Northampton
15:00 BST East
Neal
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 7,901
29 August 1970 (1970-08-29) 3 Colchester United 1–1 Northampton Town Colchester
15:00 BST Owen 3' Report East 43' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,220
Referee: Harold Hackney
1 September 1970 (1970-09-01) 4 Northampton Town 2–1 Southport Northampton
19:30 BST Rankmore
East
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 6,264
5 September 1970 (1970-09-05) 5 Northampton Town 3–2 York City Northampton
15:00 BST East
Large
Felton
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 7,038
12 September 1970 (1970-09-12) 6 Grimsby Town 0–2 Northampton Town Cleethorpes
15:00 BST Large
Fairbrother
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 4,760
19 September 1970 (1970-09-19) 7 Northampton Town 1–0 Barrow Northampton
15:00 BST Felton Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 6,509
22 September 1970 (1970-09-22) 8 Northampton Town 1–1 Stockport County Northampton
19:30 BST Fairbrother Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 7,873
25 September 1970 (1970-09-25) 9 Southend United 1–0 Northampton Town Southend-on-Sea
15:00 BST Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 9,623
3 October 1970 (1970-10-03) 10 Northampton Town 1–0 Brentford Northampton
15:00 BST Ross Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 6,282
10 October 1970 (1970-10-10) 11 Workington 2–0 Northampton Town Workington
15:00 BST Stadium: Borough Park
Attendance: 2,564
17 October 1970 (1970-10-17) 12 Northampton Town 1–0 Newport County Northampton
15:00 BST McNeil Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 6,171
20 October 1970 (1970-10-20) 13 Northampton Town 3–1 Chester Northampton
19:30 BST East
Large
Fairbrother
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 6,152
24 October 1970 (1970-10-24) 14 Darlington 0–0 Northampton Town Darlington
15:00 BST Stadium: Feethams
Attendance: 2,815
31 October 1970 (1970-10-31) 15 Northampton Town 2–0 Hartlepool United Northampton
15:00 BST McNeil
Neal
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 6,049
7 November 1970 (1970-11-07) 16 Notts County 1–0 Northampton Town Nottingham
15:00 BST Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 21,012
10 November 1970 (1970-11-10) 17 Northampton Town 2–0 Peterborough United Northampton
19:30 BST McNeil Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 8,190
14 November 1970 (1970-11-14) 18 Northampton Town 1–1 Crewe Alexandra Northampton
15:00 BST Rankmore Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 5,963
18 November 1970 (1970-11-18) 19 Lincoln City 1–3 Northampton Town Lincoln
19:30 BST Kiernan
McNeil
Large
Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 3,689
28 November 1970 (1970-11-28) 20 Scunthorpe United 2–2 Northampton Town Scunthorpe
15:00 BST Large Stadium: Old Show Ground
Attendance: 3,463
5 December 1970 (1970-12-05) 21 Northampton Town 1–3 Oldham Athletic Northampton
15:00 BST McNeil Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 6,487
12 December 1970 (1970-12-12) 22 Stockport County 1–1 Northampton Town Stockport
15:00 BST Fairbrother Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 1,846
19 December 1970 (1970-12-19) 23 Cambridge United 0–2 Northampton Town Cambridge
15:00 BST Large
Felton
Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 4,814
26 December 1970 (1970-12-26) 24 Northampton Town 2–0 Aldershot Northampton
15:00 BST East
Felton
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 6,354
9 January 1971 (1971-01-09) 25 Northampton Town 2–1 Lincoln City Northampton
15:00 BST Large
Fairbrother
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 5,957
16 January 1971 (1971-01-16) 26 Chester City 2–2 Northampton Town Chester
15:00 BST McNeil
Fairbrother
Stadium: Sealand Road
Attendance: 4,031
30 January 1971 (1971-01-30) 28 Northampton Town 1–0 Scunthorpe United Northampton
15:00 BST Large Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 4,607
6 February 1971 (1971-02-06) 29 Oldham Athletic 1–1 Northampton Town Oldham
15:00 BST Large Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 12,806
9 February 1971 (1971-02-09) 30 Exeter City 1–1 Northampton Town Exeter
19:30 BST Fairbrother Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 5,016
20 February 1971 (1971-02-20) 32 Peterborough United 1–0 Northampton Town Peterborough
15:00 BST Stadium: London Road
Attendance: 8,066
27 February 1971 (1971-02-27) 33 Hartlepool United 2–2 Northampton Town Hartlepool
15:00 BST Fairbrother
Ross
Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 1,288
5 March 1971 (1971-03-05) 34 Northampton Town 2–0 Darlington Northampton
19:30 BST East
Large
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 6,040
13 March 1971 (1971-03-13) 35 Crewe Alexandra 3–0 Northampton Town Crewe
15:00 BST Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 3,242
16 March 1971 (1971-03-16) 36 Northampton Town 2–2 Exeter City Northampton
19:30 BST Fairbrother Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 5,724
20 March 1971 (1971-03-20) 37 Northampton Town 1–1 Notts County Northampton
15:00 BST Large Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 11,923
27 March 1971 (1971-03-27) 38 York City 4–1 Northampton Town York
15:00 BST Fairbrother Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 7,393
3 April 1971 (1971-04-03) 39 Northampton Town 2–1 Colchester United Northampton
15:00 BST McNeil 6', 40' Report Kurila 49' Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 7,909
Referee: Clive Thomas
9 April 1971 (1971-04-09) 40 Brentford 3–0 Northampton Town Brentford, London
19:30 BST Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 10,058
10 April 1971 (1971-04-10) 41 Aldershot 1–1 Northampton Town Aldershot
15:00 BST Fairfax Stadium: Recreation Ground
Attendance: 4,461
13 April 1971 (1971-04-13) 42 Northampton Town 0–4 Grimsby Town Northampton
19:30 BST Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 6,538
17 April 1971 (1971-04-17) 43 Northampton Town 5–0 Workington Northampton
15:00 BST McNeil
Large
Gould
Fairbrother
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 3,337
24 April 1971 (1971-04-24) 44 Barrow 2–1 Northampton Town Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 BST McNeil Stadium: Holker Street
Attendance: 1,466
26 April 1971 (1971-04-26) 45 Southport 2–1 Northampton Town Southport
15:00 BST McNeil Stadium: Haig Avenue
Attendance: 1,550
1 May 1971 (1971-05-01) 46 Northampton Town 0–2 Southend United Northampton
15:00 BST Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 3,713

FA Cup

21 November 1970 (1970-11-21) 1st round Hereford United 2–2 Northampton Town Hereford
15:00 GMT McNeil
Fairbrother
Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 10,401
24 November 1970 (1970-11-24) 1st round (R) Northampton Town 1–2 Hereford United Northampton
19:30 GMT Rankmore Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 10,641

League Cup

19 August 1970 (1970-08-19) 1st round Scunthorpe United 2–3 Northampton Town Scunthorpe
19:30 BST Brookes
East
Fairbrother
Stadium: Old Show Ground
Attendance: 4,470
9 September 1970 (1970-09-09) 2nd round York City 0–0 Northampton Town York
19:30 BST Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 5,265
15 September 1970 (1970-09-15) 2nd round (R) Northampton Town 1–1 York City Northampton
19:30 BST Brookes Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 7,247
28 September 1970 (1970-09-28) 2nd round (R2) Northampton Town 2–1 York City Birmingham
19:30 BST East
Fairbrother
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 2,561
7 October 1970 (1970-10-07) 3rd round Northampton Town 1–1 Aston Villa Northampton
19:30 BST Large Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 15,072
13 October 1970 (1970-10-13) 3rd round (R) Aston Villa 3–0 Northampton Town Birmingham
19:30 BST Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 25,822

Appearances and goals

Pos Player Division Four FA Cup League Cup Total
Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals
GKKim Book 4526 53
GKDavid Hill 1 1
DFEric Brookes 38262 462
DFJohn Clarke 4226 50
DFRay Fairfax 34125 411
DFBrian Heslop 10 10
DFPhil Neal 1822 202
DFAlan Oman 2 2
DFFrank Rankmore 253216 334
DFNeil Townsend 151 151
DFBarry Tucker
MFJohn Buchanan 21 21
MFGraham Felton 261413 2924
MFTrevor Gould 3512 371
MFPeter Hawkins 42 42
MFJoe Kiernan 421126 5011
MFJohn McGleish 21 21
MFDixie McNeil 431132141 49214
MFEric Ross 1532241 2142
FWKeith East 263762 3239
FWJohn Fairbrother 402152162 48218
FWFrank Large 4114261 4915

Notes

    References

    1. Football League appearances only.

    Books

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