1998–99 Northampton Town F.C. season

Northampton Town
1998–99 season
Chairman	Barry Stonhill
Manager	Ian Atkins
Stadium	Sixfields Stadium
Division Two	22nd
FA Cup	Second round
Worthington Cup	Third round
Auto Windscreens Shield	Second round (s)
Top goalscorer	League: Carlo Corazzin (16); All: Carlo Corazzin (17)
Highest home attendance	7,557 vs Manchester City
Lowest home attendance	4,710 vs Wrexham
Average home league attendance	6,068

Players

As of match played 8 May 1999.[1]

Name	Position	Place of Birth	Date of Birth (Age)	Apps	Goals	Previous club	Date signed	Fee
Goalkeepers
Steve Francis	GK	Billericay	(1964-05-29)29 May 1964 (aged 34)	3	0	Huddersfield Town	25 January 1999	Free
Billy Turley	GK	Wolverhampton	(1973-07-15)15 July 1973 (aged 25)	34	0	Evesham United	10 July 1995	Free
Defenders
Ian Clarkson	RB	Solihull	(1970-12-04)4 December 1970 (aged 28)	116	2	Stoke City	2 August 1996	Free
Tony Dobson	CB	Coventry	(1969-02-05)5 February 1969 (aged 30)	12	0	Gillingham	11 September 1998	£25,000
John Frain	LB	Birmingham	(1968-10-08)8 October 1968 (aged 30)	97	2	Birmingham City	Summer 1997	Free
Ian Hendon	RB	Ilford	(1971-12-05)5 December 1971 (aged 27)	7	0	Notts County	25 March 1999	£25,000
Colin Hill	CB	Uxbridge (ENG)	(1963-11-12)12 November 1963 (aged 35)	71	0	Trelleborgs FF	19 November 1997	£30,000
Richard Hope	CB	Stockton-on-Tees	(1978-06-22)22 June 1978 (aged 20)	20	0	Darlington	18 December 1998	Undisclosed
Lee Howey	CB	Sunderland	(1969-04-01)1 April 1969 (aged 30)	26	6	Burnley	19 February 1999	£50,000
Garry Hughes	RB	Birmingham	(1979-11-19)19 November 1979 (aged 19)	1	0	Apprentice	7 July 1998	N/A
Ian Sampson	CB	Wakefield	(1968-11-14)14 November 1968 (aged 30)	241	19	Sunderland	5 August 1994	£30,000
Midfielders
Ali Gibb	RM	Salisbury	(1976-02-17)17 February 1976 (aged 23)	141	3	Norwich City	5 February 1996	£30,000
James Hunt	CM	Derby	(1976-12-17)17 December 1976 (aged 22)	71	2	Notts County	1 August 1997	Free
Roy Hunter	CM	Saltburn-by-the-Sea	(1973-10-29)29 October 1973 (aged 25)	144	13	West Bromwich Albion	2 August 1995	Free
Sean Parrish	LM	Wrexham	(1972-03-14)14 March 1972 (aged 27)	95	10	Doncaster Rovers	2 August 1996	£35,000
Dean Peer	CM	Wordsley	(1969-08-08)8 August 1969 (aged 29)	145	6	Walsall	22 August 1995	Free
Damian Matthew	LM	Islington	(1970-09-23)23 September 1970 (aged 28)	2	0	Burnley	1 June 1998	Free
Dave Savage	RM	Dublin	(1973-07-30)30 July 1973 (aged 25)	30	5	Millwall	7 October 1998	£80,000
Duncan Spedding	LM	Camberley	(1977-09-07)7 September 1977 (aged 21)	29	1	Southampton	14 July 1998	Free
Michael Warner	CM	Harrogate	(1974-01-17)17 January 1974 (aged 25)	37	0	Tamworth	31 May 1995	Free
Forwards
Carlo Corazzin	FW	New Westminster	(1971-12-25)25 December 1971 (aged 27)	47	17	Plymouth Argyle	26 June 1998	Bosman
Steve Howard	FW	Durham	(1976-05-10)10 May 1976 (aged 22)	12	0	Hartlepool United	22 February 1999	£120,000
Christian Lee	FW	Aylesbury	(1976-10-08)8 October 1976 (aged 22)	74	10	Doncaster Rovers	13 July 1995	Free
David Seal	FW	Penrith, NSW	(1972-01-26)26 January 1972 (aged 27)	53	14	Bristol City	12 September 1997	£90,000
Paul Wilkinson	FW	Louth	(1964-10-30)30 October 1964 (aged 34)	20	1	Millwall	1 July 1998	Free
Kevin Wilson	FW	Banbury (ENG)	(1961-04-18)18 April 1961 (aged 38)	18	1	Walsall	28 July 1997	Free

Competitions

Division Two

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
46	10	18	18	43	57	−14	48	4	12	7	26	31	−5	6	6	11	17	26	−9

Last updated: 14 April 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	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H
Result	L	D	D	L	D	L	W	D	L	D	L	W	D	L	D	W	D	L	L	D	W	W	L	D	L	L	L	D	L	W	L	L	L	D	W	L	L	W	D	W	D	W	D	D	D	D
Position	19	18	22	22	21	22	19	20	20	19	22	19	19	19	21	19	19	21	21	21	19	18	18	17	18	20	20	20	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	24	21	22	21	21	20	20	20	20	22

Source: Rothmans Football Yearbook 1999-2000
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Win Draw Loss

8 August 1998 (1998-08-08) 1	Northampton Town	1–3	Stoke City	Northampton
15:00 BST	Corazzin 11'		Kavanagh 7' (pen.) Thorne 63' Crowe 83'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 6,661 Referee: Andy D'Urso

15 August 1998 (1998-08-15) 2	Walsall	0–0	Northampton Town	Walsall
15:00 BST				Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 4,360 Referee: Tony Leake

22 August 1998 (1998-08-22) 3	Northampton Town	1–1	Notts County	Northampton
15:00 BST	Warburton 90'		Torpey 70'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 6,141 Referee: Mark Halsey

29 August 1998 (1998-08-29) 4	Wrexham	1–0	Northampton Town	Wrexham
15:00 BST	Ward 52'			Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 3,534 Referee: Matt Messias

31 August 1998 (1998-08-31) 5	Northampton Town	0–0	Lincoln City	Northampton
15:00 BST				Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,964 Referee: Paul Danson

5 September 1998 (1998-09-05) 6	Blackpool	2–1	Northampton Town	Blackpool
15:00 BST	Clarkson 71' Thompson 82'		Corazzin 16' (pen.)	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 4,017 Referee: Mike Dean

8 September 1998 (1998-09-08) 7	Gillingham	2–3	Northampton Town	Gillingham
19:45 BST	Smith 2', 56'		Hunter 17' Corazzin 54' Spedding 81'	Stadium: Priestfield Attendance: 4,897 Referee: Rob Styles

12 September 1998 (1998-09-12) 8	Northampton Town	1–1	Oldham Athletic	Northampton
15:00 BST	Freestone 56'		Duxbury 45'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,210 Referee: Paul Rejer

19 September 1998 (1998-09-19) 9	Millwall	2–1	Northampton Town	Millwall, London
15:00 BST	Harris 49' Cahill 61'		Sampson 31'	Stadium: The Den Attendance: 5,997 Referee: Anthony Bates

26 September 1998 (1998-09-26) 10	Northampton Town	2–2	Manchester City	Northampton
15:00 BST	Peer 30' Corazzin 64'		Dickov 54' Goater 88'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 7,557 Referee: Clive Wilkes

3 October 1998 (1998-10-03) 11	Wigan Athletic	1–0	Northampton Town	Wigan
15:00 BST	Dobson 67' (o.g.)			Stadium: Springfield Park Attendance: 4,396 Referee: Terry Heilbron

10 October 1998 (1998-10-10) 12	Northampton Town	3–1	Bristol Rovers	Northampton
15:00 BST	Heggs 30' Corazzin 44' (pen.) Hunt 52'		Meaker 21' 68' Challis 90'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 6,023 Referee: Bill Jordan

17 October 1998 (1998-10-17) 13	Bournemouth	1–1	Northampton Town	Bournemouth
15:00 BST	Stein 26'		Hodgson 49'	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 6,362 Referee: Alan Butler

20 October 1998 (1998-10-20) 14	Luton Town	1–0	Northampton Town	Luton
19:45 BST	Alexander 20'			Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 6,087 Referee: M.Fletcher

24 October 1998 (1998-10-24) 15	Northampton Town	1–1	Preston North End	Northampton
15:00 BST	Hunt 90'		Hill 7' (o.g.) Harris 82'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 6,085 Referee: T Jones

31 October 1998 (1998-10-31) 16	Macclesfield Town	0–1	Northampton Town	Macclesfield
15:00 GMT	McDonald 88'		Corazzin 18'	Stadium: Moss Rose Attendance: 3,201 Referee: Alan Wiley

7 November 1998 (1998-11-07) 17	Northampton Town	1–1	Wycombe Wanderers	Northampton
15:00 GMT	Corazzin 2' (pen.)		Mohan 38'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 6,248 Referee: Steve Bennett

10 November 1998 (1998-11-10) 18	Colchester United	1–0	Northampton Town	Colchester
19:45 GMT	Greene 88'			Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,597 Referee: Roger Furnandiz

21 November 1998 (1998-11-21) 19	Northampton Town	0–1	Reading	Northampton
15:00 GMT			Brebner 61'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,970 Referee: Mike Dean

28 November 1998 (1998-11-28) 20	York City	1–1	Northampton Town	York
15:00 GMT	Cresswell 71'		Corazzin 61'	Stadium: Bootham Crescent Attendance: 2,656 Referee: Graham Frankland

12 December 1998 (1998-12-12) 21	Northampton Town	1–0	Chesterfield	Northampton
15:00 GMT	Howey 71'			Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,282 Referee: David Crick

19 December 1998 (1998-12-19) 22	Burnley	0–2	Northampton Town	Burnley
15:00 GMT			Wilkinson 71' Corazzin 81'	Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 8,783 Referee: Andy Hall

26 December 1998 (1998-12-26) 23	Notts County	3–1	Northampton Town	Nottingham
15:00 GMT	Grant 1' Tierney 6' Richardson 44'		Howey 72'	Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 6,131 Referee: Ray Olivier

28 December 1998 (1998-12-28) 24	Northampton Town	1–1	Fulham	Northampton
15:00 GMT	Freestone 68'		Horsfield 49'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 7,315 Referee: Mark Cowburn

9 January 1999 (1999-01-09) 25	Stoke City	3–1	Northampton Town	Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 GMT	Ray Wallace 56' Peter Thorne 74' Kyle Lightbourne 84'		Howey 90'	Stadium: Britannia Stadium Attendance: 11,180 Referee: David Pugh

23 January 1999 (1999-01-23) 26	Lincoln City	1–0	Northampton Town	Lincoln
15:00 GMT	Holmes 35'			Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 4,608 Referee: Kenneth Leach

30 January 1999 (1999-01-30) 27	Fulham	2–0	Northampton Town	Fulham, London
15:00 GMT	Hayles 18' Albert 70'			Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 11,641 Referee: Mark Halsey

6 February 1999 (1999-02-06) 28	Northampton Town	0–0	Blackpool	Northampton
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,592 Referee: Guy Stretton

13 February 1999 (1999-02-13) 29	Northampton Town	0–1	Gillingham	Northampton
15:00 GMT			Smith 49'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,981 Referee: Chris Foy

20 February 1999 (1999-02-20) 30	Oldham Athletic	0–1	Northampton Town	Oldham
15:00 GMT			Corazzin 10' (pen.)	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 4,752 Referee: Graham Laws

23 February 1999 (1999-02-23) 31	Northampton Town	0–1	Walsall	Northampton
19:45 GMT			Mavrak 65'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,631 Referee: William Burns

27 February 1999 (1999-02-27) 32	Northampton Town	1–2	Milllwall	Northampton
15:00 GMT	Corazzin 80'		Nethercott 59' Reid 82' Sadlier 87'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,490 Referee: Mick Pierce

2 March 1999 (1999-03-02) 33	Northampton Town	0–2	Wrexham	Northampton
19:45 GMT	Howard 21'		Whitley 78' Gibson 83'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,710 Referee: Scott Mathieson

6 March 1999 (1999-03-06) 34	Manchester City	0–0	Northampton Town	Manchester
15:00 GMT	Horlock 30'			Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 27,999 Referee: Matt Messias

13 March 1999 (1999-03-13) 35	Wycombe Wanderers	1–2	Northampton Town	High Wycombe
15:00 GMT	Brown 62' Baird 15'		Parrish 15' Corazzin 84' Frain 90'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 4,861 Referee: Anthony Bates

20 March 1999 (1999-03-20) 36	Northampton Town	0–2	Macclesfield Town	Northampton
15:00 GMT			Wood 62' Sorvel 84'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,790 Referee: Lee Cable

27 March 1999 (1999-03-27) 37	Preston North End	3–0	Northampton Town	Preston
15:00 GMT	Basham 36', 63' Macken 70'			Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 10,686 Referee: M.Brandwood

2 April 1999 (1999-04-02) 38	Northampton Town	2–1	Bournemouth	Northampton
15:00 BST	Lee 33' Corazzin 37'		Robinson 17'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 6,858 Referee: Terry Heilbron

5 April 1999 (1999-04-05) 39	Bristol Rovers	1–1	Northampton Town	Bristol
15:00 BST	Penrice 64'		Corazzin 6' Hendon 58'	Stadium: Memorial Ground Attendance: 6,580 Referee: David Crick

10 April 1999 (1999-04-10) 40	Northampton Town	1–0	Luton Town	Northampton
15:00 BST	Corazzin 34'			Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 6,856 Referee: T.Jones

13 April 1999 (1999-04-13) 41	Northampton Town	2–2	York City	Northampton
19:45 BST	Howey 39' Wilson 51'		Lloyd-Williams 19' Jordan 55'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,220 Referee: Eddie Lomas

17 April 1999 (1999-04-17) 42	Reading	0–1	Northampton Town	Reading
15:00 BST			Savage 89'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 10,132 Referee: Ray Olivier

24 April 1999 (1999-04-24) 43	Northampton Town	3–3	Colchester United	Northampton
15:00 BST	Savage 18' Corazzin 41' (pen.) Howey 63'		Buckle 3' Aspinall 47' (pen.) Duguid 71'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 6,146 Referee: Graham Frankland

29 April 1999 (1999-04-29) 44	Northampton Town	3–3	Wigan Athletic	Northampton
19:45 BST	Savage 7', 71' O'Neill 58' (o.g.)		Haworth 9' Rogers 37' Barlow 47' (pen.) McGibbon 78'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,404 Referee: Bill Jordan

3 May 1999 (1999-05-03) 45	Chesterfield	0–0	Northampton Town	Chesterfield
15:00 BST				Stadium: Saltergate Attendance: 5,110 Referee: D Laws

8 May 1999 (1999-05-08) 46	Northampton Town	2–2	Burnley	Northampton
15:00 BST	Savage 7' Howey 80'		Cook 69' (pen.) Cooke 88'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 7,435 Referee: Andrew Butler

FA Cup

14 November 1998 (1998-11-14) 1st round	Northampton Town	2–1	Lancaster City	Northampton
15:00 GMT	Seal 2' Thomson 55' (o.g.) Sampson 56'		Thomson 30'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Referee: Andy D'Urso

5 December 1998 (1998-12-05) 2nd round	Yeovil Town	2–0	Northampton Town	Yeovil
15:00 GMT	Thompson 14' Patmore 82'			Stadium: Huish Park Referee: P.Richards

Worthington Cup

11 August 1998 (1998-08-11) 1st round 1st leg	Northampton Town	2–1	Brighton & Hove Albion	Northampton
19:45 BST	Heggs 39' Freestone 53'		Storer 47'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Referee: John Kirkby

19 August 1998 (1998-08-19) 1st round 2nd leg	Brighton & Hove Albion	1–1 (a.e.t)	Northampton Town	Gillingham
19:45 BST	Barker 48'		Heggs 97'	Stadium: Priestfield Referee: Paul Taylor

15 September 1998 (1998-09-15) 2nd round 1st leg	Northampton Town	2–0	West Ham United	Northampton
19:45 BST	Freestone 77' (85)	Report		Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 7,254 Referee: Paul Alcock

22 September 1998 (1998-09-22) 2nd round 2nd leg	West Ham United	1–0	Northampton Town	Upton Park, London
19:45 BST	Lampard 90'	Report		Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 25,435 Referee: Dermot Gallagher

27 October 1998 (1998-10-27) 3rd round	Northampton Town	1–3	Tottenham Hotspur	Northampton
19:45 GMT	Parrish 30'	Report	Armstrong 39' (83) Campbell 47'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 7,422 Referee: Graham Poll

Auto Windscreens Shield

16 December 1998 (1998-12-16) 2nd round (S)	Cambridge United	3–2	Northampton Town	Cambridge
19:30 GMT	Walker 18' Benjamin 57' Butler 60'		Corazzin 11' Freestone 56'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 2,391 Referee: Steve Baines

Appearances, goals and cards

Pos	Player	Division Two			FA Cup			League Cup			League Trophy			Total			Discipline
Pos	Player	Starts	Sub	Goals	Starts	Sub	Goals	Starts	Sub	Goals	Starts	Sub	Goals	Starts	Sub	Goals
GK	Steve Francis	3	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	3	–	–	–	–
GK	Billy Turley	25	–	–	2	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	28	–	–	–	–
DF	Ian Clarkson	3	2	–	–	–	–	1	1	–	–	–	–	4	3	–	1	–
DF	Tony Dobson	8	3	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	8	4	–	–	–
DF	John Frain	40	1	–	2	–	–	4	–	–	1	–	–	47	1	–	5	1
DF	Ian Hendon	7	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	7	–	–	1	1
DF	Colin Hill	22	5	–	2	–	–	5	–	–	–	1	–	29	6	–	2	1
DF	Richard Hope	17	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	18	2	–	3	–
DF	Lee Howey	25	–	6	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	26	–	6	6	–
DF	Garry Hughes	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	–
DF	Ian Sampson	41	–	1	2	–	1	3	–	–	1	–	–	47	–	2	5	–
MF	Ali Gibb	30	11	–	2	–	–	5	–	–	–	–	–	37	11	–	3	–
MF	James Hunt	24	10	2	1	1	–	2	2	–	–	1	–	27	14	2	6	–
MF	Roy Hunter	15	3	1	1	–	–	2	–	–	–	–	–	18	3	1	4	–
MF	Damian Matthew	1	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	–	–
MF	Sean Parrish	33	–	1	1	–	–	3	–	1	–	–	–	37	–	2	6	–
MF	Dean Peer	21	5	1	–	–	–	3	–	–	1	–	–	25	5	1	4	–
MF	Dave Savage	18	9	5	2	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	21	9	5	2	–
MF	Duncan Spedding	15	9	1	–	–	–	2	2	–	1	–	–	18	11	1	1	–
MF	Michael Warner	5	5	–	–	1	–	–	2	–	1	–	–	6	8	–	1	–
FW	Carlo Corazzin	36	3	16	2	–	–	4	1	–	1	–	1	43	4	17	2	–
FW	Steve Howard	12	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	12	–	–	3	1
FW	Christian Lee	9	10	1	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	10	10	1	4	–
FW	David Seal	5	1	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	6	1	–	1	1
FW	Paul Wilkinson	12	3	1	2	–	–	2	1	–	–	–	–	16	4	1	1	–
FW	Kevin Wilson	8	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	8	–	1	–	–
Players who left before end of season:
GK	Andy Woodman	18	–	–	–	–	–	5	–	–	–	–	–	23	–	–	–	–
DF	Charlie Bishop	4	–	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	–	–	–	6	–	–	2	–
DF	Doug Hodgson	7	1	1	1	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	9	1	1	2	–
DF	Ray Warburton	13	–	1	–	–	–	4	–	–	–	–	–	17	–	1	3	–
DF	Chris Wilder	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	–	–
DF	Tony Witter	1	3	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	1	4	–	1	–
MF	Jason Dozzell	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
FW	Andy Clarke	2	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	2	–	–	–
FW	Chris Freestone	17	14	2	–	2	–	4	–	3	1	–	1	22	16	6	5	–
FW	Carl Heggs	8	5	1	–	–	–	2	1	2	–	–	–	10	6	3	4	–

References

Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (1999). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1999–2000. London: Headline Publishing Group. p. 260. ISBN 978-0-7472-7627-2.

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[Rothmans1999-2000-1] Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (1999). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1999–2000. London: Headline Publishing Group. p. 260. ISBN 978-0-7472-7627-2.