1973–74 Northampton Town F.C. season
Northampton Town 1973–74 football season
1973–74 season | |
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Chairman | Neville Ronson |
Manager | Bill Dodgin Jr. |
Stadium | County Ground |
Division Four | 5th |
FA Cup | Second round |
League Cup | First round |
Top goalscorer | League: Paul Stratford (13) All: John Buchanan (15) Paul Stratford (15) |
Highest home attendance | 11,378 vs Peterborough United |
Lowest home attendance | 2,995 vs Banbury United |
Average home league attendance | 5,424 |
← 1972–73 1974–75 → |
The 1973–74 season was Northampton Town's 77th season in their history and the fifth successive season in the Fourth Division. Alongside competing in Division Four, the club also participated in the FA Cup and League Cup.
Players
- As of match played 25 April 1975.[1]
Name | Position | Nat. | Place of Birth | Date of Birth (Age) | Apps | Goals | Previous club | Date signed | Fee | ||
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Goalkeepers | |||||||||||
Alan Starling | GK | Dagenham | (1951-04-02)2 April 1951 (aged 23) | 135 | 0 | Luton Town | June 1971 | ||||
Defenders | |||||||||||
Dietmar Bruck | RB | Danzig | (1944-04-19)19 April 1944 (aged 30) | 44 | 0 | Charlton Athletic | June 1972 | N/A | |||
John Clarke | CB | Northampton | (1945-10-23)23 October 1945 (aged 28) | 255 | 1 | Apprentice | July 1965 | N/A | |||
John Gregory | U | Scunthorpe | (1954-05-11)11 May 1954 (aged 19) | 59 | 0 | Apprentice | Summer 1972 | N/A | |||
Phil Neal | U | Irchester | (1951-02-20)20 February 1951 (aged 23) | 195 | 27 | Apprentice | July 1968 | N/A | |||
Alan Oman | FB | Newcastle upon Tyne | (1952-10-06)6 October 1952 (aged 21) | 73 | 2 | Apprentice | October 1970 | N/A | |||
Stuart Robertson | CB | Nottingham | (1946-12-16)16 December 1946 (aged 27) | 68 | 7 | Doncaster Rovers | Summer 1972 | ||||
Barry Tucker | FB | Swansea | (1952-08-28)28 August 1952 (aged 21) | 69 | 0 | Apprentice | August 1970 | N/A | |||
Midfielders | |||||||||||
Billy Best (c) | U | Glasgow | (1942-09-07)7 September 1942 (aged 31) | 91 | 24 | Southend United | Summer 1973 | ||||
John Buchanan | W | Dingwall | (1951-09-19)19 September 1951 (aged 22) | 112 | 26 | Ross County | October 1970 | ||||
Dave Carlton | CM | Stepney | (1952-11-24)24 November 1952 (aged 21) | 35 | 0 | Fulham | October 1973 | ||||
Derrick Christie | W | Bletchley | (1957-03-15)15 March 1957 (aged 17) | 3 | 0 | Apprentice | January 1974 | N/A | |||
Graham Felton | W | Cambridge | (1949-03-01)1 March 1949 (aged 25) | 261 | 26 | Apprentice | September 1966 | N/A | |||
Bobby Park | CM | Edinburgh | (1946-07-03)3 July 1946 (aged 27) | 25 | 0 | Peterborough United | February 1973 | ||||
Robin Wainwright | CM | Luton | (1951-03-09)9 March 1951 (aged 23) | 1 | 0 | Millwall | February 1974 | Loan | |||
Forwards | |||||||||||
Tony Buck | FW | Clowne | (1944-08-18)18 August 1944 (aged 29) | 18 | 3 | Rochdale | January 1973 | ||||
Malcolm John | FW | Bridgend | (1950-12-09)9 December 1950 (aged 23) | 13 | 4 | Bristol Rovers | March 1974 | Loan | |||
Paul Stratford | FW | Northampton | (1955-09-04)4 September 1955 (aged 18) | 59 | 16 | Apprentice | Summer 1972 | N/A |
Competitions
Division Four
League table
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | Colchester United | 46 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 73 | 36 | 2.028 | 60 | Promoted |
4 | Bury | 46 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 81 | 49 | 1.653 | 59 | |
5 | Northampton Town | 46 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 63 | 48 | 1.313 | 53 | |
6 | Reading | 46 | 16 | 19 | 11 | 58 | 37 | 1.568 | 51 | |
7 | Chester | 46 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 54 | 55 | 0.982 | 49 |
Source: rsssf.com
Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
46 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 63 | 48 | 1.313 | 53 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 39 | 14 | 35 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 34 | 18 |
Last updated: 7 February 2024.
Source: [citation needed]
League position by match
Source: 11v11.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
Win Draw Loss
Northampton Town v Rotherham United
25 August 1973 (1973-08-25) 1 | Northampton Town | 3–1 | Rotherham United | Northampton |
15:00 BST | S.Robertson G.Felton P.Neal | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 4,098 |
Mansfield Town v Northampton Town
1 September 1973 (1973-09-01) 2 | Mansfield Town | 2–0 | Northampton Town | Mansfield |
15:00 BST | T.Eccles D.Roberts | Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 3,109 |
Northampton Town v Colchester United
7 September 1973 (1973-09-07) 3 | Northampton Town | 0–0 | Colchester United | Northampton |
19:30 BST | Report | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 4,916 Referee: Ronnie Marshall |
Northampton Town v Newport County
11 September 1973 (1973-09-11) 4 | Northampton Town | 1–0 | Newport County | Northampton |
19:30 BST | J.Buchanan | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 4,061 |
Stockport County v Northampton Town
14 September 1973 (1973-09-14) 5 | Stockport County | 2–2 | Northampton Town | Stockport |
19:30 BST | P.Stratford G.Riddick | Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 3,552 |
Swansea City v Northampton Town
18 September 1973 (1973-09-18) 6 | Swansea City | 1–1 | Northampton Town | Swansea, Wales |
19:30 BST | S.Robertson | Stadium: Vetch Field Attendance: 1,301 |
Northampton Town v Scunthorpe United
21 September 1973 (1973-09-21) 7 | Northampton Town | 2–0 | Scunthorpe United | Northampton |
19:30 BST | P.Stratford | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 5,049 |
Workington v Northampton Town
29 September 1973 (1973-09-29) 8 | Workington | 1–0 | Northampton Town | Workington |
15:00 BST | Stadium: Borough Park Attendance: 970 |
Northampton Town v Swansea City
2 October 1973 (1973-10-02) 9 | Northampton Town | 2–0 | Swansea City | Northampton |
19:30 BST | J.Buchanan S.Robertson | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 5,287 |
Northampton Town v Torquay United
5 October 1973 (1973-10-05) 10 | Northampton Town | 0–0 | Torquay United | Northampton |
19:30 BST | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 6,640 |
Bradford City v Northampton Town
13 October 1973 (1973-10-13) 11 | Bradford City | 1–1 | Northampton Town | Bradford |
15:00 BST | P.Stratford | Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 3,343 |
Northampton Town v Exeter City
20 October 1973 (1973-10-20) 12 | Northampton Town | 1–2 | Exeter City | Northampton |
15:00 BST | P.Stratford | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 4,923 |
Newport County v Northampton Town
23 October 1973 (1973-10-23) 13 | Newport County | 3–1 | Northampton Town | Newport, Wales |
19:15 BST | R.Jones S.Aizlewood H.Jarman | P.Neal pen.' | Stadium: Somerton Park Attendance: 3,592 |
Bury v Northampton Town
27 October 1973 (1973-10-27) 14 | Bury | 3–1 | Northampton Town | Bury |
15:15 BST | P.Stratford | Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 4,360 |
Northampton Town v Hartlepool
3 November 1973 (1973-11-03) 15 | Northampton Town | 1–0 | Hartlepool | Northampton |
15:00 GMT | P.Stratford | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 3,715 |
Darlington v Northampton Town
10 November 1973 (1973-11-10) 16 | Darlington | 2–3 | Northampton Town | Darlington |
15:00 GMT | P.Neal J.Buchanan B.Best | Stadium: Feethams Attendance: 2,063 |
Northampton Town v Barnsley
13 November 1973 (1973-11-13) 17 | Northampton Town | 2–1 | Barnsley | Northampton |
19:30 GMT | A.Oman J.Clarke | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 4,299 |
Peterborough United v Northampton Town
17 November 1973 (1973-11-17) 18 | Peterborough United | 3–0 | Northampton Town | Peterborough |
14:15 GMT | Stadium: London Road Attendance: 10,351 |
Northampton Town v Lincoln City
8 December 1973 (1973-12-08) 19 | Northampton Town | 1–0 | Lincoln City | Northampton |
15:00 GMT | B.Best | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 3,464 |
Northampton Town v Workington
22 December 1973 (1973-12-22) 20 | Northampton Town | 1–0 | Workington | Northampton |
15:00 GMT | D.Krzywicki | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 4,038 |
Gillingham v Northampton Town
26 December 1973 (1973-12-26) 21 | Gillingham | 3–1 | Northampton Town | Gillingham |
15:00 GMT | B.Yeo | G.Felton | Stadium: Priestfield Attendance: 11,313 |
Colchester United v Northampton Town
29 December 1973 (1973-12-29) 22 | Colchester United | 1–0 | Northampton Town | Colchester |
14:00 GMT | B.Dyson 77' (pen.) | Report | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 5,042 Referee: Brian Martin |
Northampton Town v Mansfield Town
1 January 1974 (1974-01-01) 23 | Northampton Town | 2–0 | Mansfield Town | Northampton |
15:00 GMT | P.Neal pen.' D.Krzywicki | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 6,231 |
Hartlepool v Northampton Town
5 January 1974 (1974-01-05) 24 | Hartlepool | 1–0 | Northampton Town | Hartlepool |
14:00 GMT | Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 2,078 |
Northampton Town v Stockport County
12 January 1974 (1974-01-12) 25 | Northampton Town | 2–0 | Stockport County | Northampton |
14:00 GMT | D.Krzywicki P.Stratford | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 3,396 |
Rotherham United v Northampton Town
20 January 1974 (1974-01-20) 26 | Rotherham United | 1–2 | Northampton Town | Rotherham |
14:00 GMT | J.Buchanan | Stadium: Millmoor Attendance: 4,609 Referee: Derek Richardson |
Northampton Town v Reading
27 January 1974 (1974-01-27) 27 | Northampton Town | 2–2 | Reading | Northampton |
14:30 GMT | B.Best P.Stratford | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 7,599 |
Northampton Town v Brentford
2 February 1974 (1974-02-02) 28 | Northampton Town | 0–0 | Brentford | Northampton |
14:30 GMT | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 4,130 |
Scunthorpe United v Northampton Town
10 February 1974 (1974-02-10) 29 | Scunthorpe United | 1–2 | Northampton Town | Scunthorpe |
14:30 GMT | J.Buchanan P.Stratford | Stadium: Old Show Ground Attendance: 3,603 Referee: Bob Armstrong |
Northampton Town v Bradford City
17 February 1974 (1974-02-17) 30 | Northampton Town | 3–0 | Bradford City | Northampton |
14:45 GMT | J.Buchanan P.Neal S.Robertson | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 8,146 |
Torquay United v Northampton Town
24 February 1974 (1974-02-24) 31 | Torquay United | 1–0 | Northampton Town | Torquay |
15:00 GMT | Stadium: Plainmoor Attendance: 4,186 Referee: John Gow |
Northampton Town v Gillingham
3 March 1974 (1974-03-03) 32 | Northampton Town | 0–0 | Gillingham | Northampton |
15:00 GMT | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 8,583 |
Northampton Town v Bury
9 March 1974 (1974-03-09) 33 | Northampton Town | 3–1 | Bury | Northampton |
15:00 GMT | B.Best J.Buchanan | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 4,884 |
Exeter City v Northampton Town
16 March 1974 (1974-03-16) 34 | Exeter City | 1–1 | Northampton Town | Exeter |
15:00 GMT | G.Felton | Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 4,052 |
Brentford v Northampton Town
18 March 1974 (1974-03-18) 35 | Brentford | 3–1 | Northampton Town | Brentford, London |
17:15 BST | R.Cross D.Simmons B.Salvage | M.John | Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 3,686 |
Northampton Town v Darlington
24 March 1974 (1974-03-24) 36 | Northampton Town | 5–0 | Darlington | Northampton |
15:00 BST | M.John B.Best P.Neal pen.' P.Stratford | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 5,416 |
Northampton Town v Chester
26 March 1974 (1974-03-26) 37 | Northampton Town | 3–3 | Chester | Northampton |
19:30 BST | P.Neal pen.' J.Buchanan M.John | B.Tucker o.g.' N.Whitehead J.Redfern | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 5,969 Referee: Alan Robinson |
Reading v Northampton Town
3 April 1974 (1974-04-03) 38 | Reading | 1–2 | Northampton Town | Reading |
19:30 BST | J.Buchanan | Stadium: Elm Park Attendance: 7,055 |
Barnsley v Northampton Town
6 April 1974 (1974-04-06) 39 | Barnsley | 0–2 | Northampton Town | Barnsley |
15:00 BST | P.Neal M.John | Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 3,646 |
Northampton Town v Peterborough United
13 April 1974 (1974-04-13) 40 | Northampton Town | 0–1 | Peterborough United | Northampton |
15:00 BST | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 11,378 Referee: Terry Bosi |
Northampton Town v Crewe Alexandra
15 April 1974 (1974-04-15) 41 | Northampton Town | 1–1 | Crewe Alexandra | Northampton |
15:00 BST | P.Neal | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 5,389 Referee: Tony Glasson |
Crewe Alexandra v Northampton Town
16 April 1974 (1974-04-16) 42 | Crewe Alexandra | 0–2 | Northampton Town | Crewe |
19:30 BST | P.Stratford | Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 1,498 |
Lincoln City v Northampton Town
20 April 1974 (1974-04-20) 43 | Lincoln City | 1–1 | Northampton Town | Lincoln |
15:00 BST | G.Felton | Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 2,530 |
Doncaster Rovers v Northampton Town
23 April 1974 (1974-04-23) 44 | Doncaster Rovers | 2–1 | Northampton Town | Doncaster |
19:30 BST | P.Stratford | Stadium: Belle Vue Attendance: 1,561 | ||
Note: Fixture was previously postponed on December 1, 1973.[2] |
Northampton Town v Doncaster Rovers
27 April 1974 (1974-04-27) 45 | Northampton Town | 3–1 | Doncaster Rovers | Northampton |
15:00 BST | J.Buchanan B.Best G.Felton | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 3,137 Referee: Peter Walters |
Chester v Northampton Town
1 May 1974 (1974-05-01) 46 | Chester | 0–0 | Northampton Town | Doncaster |
19:30 BST | Stadium: Sealand Road Attendance: 1,928 |
FA Cup
Banbury United v Northampton Town
24 November 1973 (1973-11-24) First round | Banbury United | 0–0 | Northampton Town | Banbury |
14:15 GMT | Stadium: Spencer Stadium Attendance: 4,800 |
Northampton Town v Banbury United
29 November 1973 (1973-11-29) First round (r) | Northampton Town | 3–2 | Banbury United | Northampton |
13:45 GMT | G.Felton S.Robertson B.Best | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 2,995 |
Northampton Town v Bristol Rovers
15 December 1973 (1973-12-15) Second round | Northampton Town | 1–2 | Bristol Rovers | Northampton |
15:00 GMT | J.Buchanan | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 6,181 |
League Cup
Grimsby Town v Northampton Town
28 August 1973 (1973-08-28) First round | Grimsby Town | 2–1 | Northampton Town | Cleethorpes |
19:30 BST | J.Buchanan | Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 7,829 |
Appearances and goals
Pos | Player | Division Four | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||||||||||
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Starts | Sub | Goals | Starts | Sub | Goals | Starts | Sub | Goals | Starts | Sub | Goals | ||||||||
GK | Alan Starling | 46 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 50 | – | – | ||||||
DF | Dietmar Bruck | 15 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 16 | – | – | ||||||
DF | John Clarke | 39 | 3 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 40 | 4 | 1 | ||||||
DF | John Gregory | 46 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 50 | – | – | ||||||
DF | Phil Neal | 46 | – | 9 | 3 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 50 | – | 9 | ||||||
DF | Alan Oman | 17 | 5 | 1 | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 20 | 5 | 1 | ||||||
DF | Stuart Robertson | 31 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 35 | – | 5 | ||||||
DF | Barry Tucker | 33 | 1 | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | 36 | 1 | – | ||||||
MF | Billy Best | 38 | 1 | 7 | 3 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 41 | 1 | 8 | ||||||
MF | John Buchanan | 40 | 2 | 13 | 3 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 44 | 2 | 15 | ||||||
MF | Dave Carlton | 32 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 34 | – | – | ||||||
MF | Derrick Christie | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | ||||||
MF | Graham Felton | 43 | 1 | 5 | 3 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 47 | 1 | 6 | ||||||
MF | Bobby Park | 3 | 3 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 4 | 3 | – | ||||||
MF | Robin Wainwright | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | ||||||
FW | Tony Buck | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | ||||||
FW | Malcolm John | 13 | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13 | – | 4 | ||||||
FW | Paul Stratford | 45 | – | 15 | 3 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 49 | – | 15 | ||||||
Players who left before end of season: | |||||||||||||||||||
MF | Gordon Riddick | 8 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||
MF | Peter Hawkins | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | ||||||
FW | Dick Krzywicki | 8 | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||
FW | Derek Watts | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
References
Books
- Grande, Frank (1997). Northampton Town F.C.: The Official Centenary History. London: Yore Publications. ISBN 978-1874427674.