1974–75 Northampton Town F.C. season

Northampton Town

1974–75 season
Chairman	Neville Ronson
Manager	Bill Dodgin Jr.
Stadium	County Ground
Division Four	16th
FA Cup	Second round
League Cup	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: Paul Stratford (15) All: Paul Stratford (16)
Highest home attendance	7,275 vs Lincoln City
Lowest home attendance	2,482 vs Newport County
Average home league attendance	4,179
← 1973–74 1975–76 →

The 1974–75 season was Northampton Town's 78th season in their history and the sixth 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
Goalkeepers
Alan Starling	GK		Dagenham	(1951-04-02)2 April 1951 (aged 24)	185	0	Luton Town	June 1971
Defenders
Gary Anderson	RB		London	(1955-10-20)20 October 1955 (aged 19)	11	0	Tottenham Hotspur	March 1975
Wayne Cegielski	CB		Tredegar	(1956-01-11)11 January 1956 (aged 19)	11	0	Tottenham Hotspur	March 1975	Loan
John Gregory	U		Scunthorpe	(1954-05-11)11 May 1954 (aged 20)	105	2	Apprentice	Summer 1972	N/A
John Moore	CB		Harthill	(1943-12-21)21 December 1943 (aged 31)	16	0	Luton Town	August 1974
Alan Oman	FB		Newcastle upon Tyne	(1952-10-06)6 October 1952 (aged 22)	96	3	Apprentice	October 1970	N/A
Stuart Robertson	CB		Nottingham	(1946-12-16)16 December 1946 (aged 28)	102	9	Doncaster Rovers	Summer 1972
Barry Tucker	FB		Swansea	(1952-08-28)28 August 1952 (aged 22)	112	1	Apprentice	August 1970	N/A
Ray Tumbridge	LB		London	(1955-03-06)6 March 1955 (aged 20)	11	0	Charlton Athletic	March 1975	Loan
Midfielders
Billy Best (c)	U		Glasgow	(1942-09-07)7 September 1942 (aged 32)	142	33	Southend United	Summer 1973
Dave Carlton	CM		Stepney	(1952-11-24)24 November 1952 (aged 22)	70	5	Fulham	October 1973
Derrick Christie	W		Bletchley	(1957-03-15)15 March 1957 (aged 18)	19	0	Apprentice	January 1974	N/A
John Farrington	W		Lynemouth	(1947-06-19)19 June 1947 (aged 27)	36	3	Cardiff City	Summer 1974
Graham Felton	W		Cambridge	(1949-03-01)1 March 1949 (aged 26)	275	26	Apprentice	September 1966	N/A
Robin Wainwright	CM		Luton	(1951-03-09)9 March 1951 (aged 24)	35	5	Millwall	February 1974
Forwards
Jim Hall	FW		Northampton	(1945-03-21)21 March 1945 (aged 30)	64	10	Peterborough United	January 1975
Malcolm John	FW		Bridgend	(1950-12-09)9 December 1950 (aged 24)	43	8	Bristol Rovers	March 1974	Free
Gary Mabee	FW		Oxford	(1955-02-01)1 February 1955 (aged 20)	36	13	Tottenham Hotspur	August 1974
Paul Stratford	FW		Northampton	(1955-09-04)4 September 1955 (aged 19)	108	32	Apprentice	Summer 1972	N/A

Competitions

Division Four

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts
14	Torquay United	46	14	14	18	46	61	0.754	42
15	Barnsley	46	15	11	20	62	65	0.954	41
16	Northampton Town	46	15	11	20	67	73	0.918	41
17	Doncaster Rovers	46	14	12	20	65	79	0.823	40
18	Crewe Alexandra	46	11	18	17	34	47	0.723	40

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
46	15	11	20	67	73	0.918	41	12	6	5	43	22	30	3	5	15	24	51	11

League position by match

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

FA Cup

League Cup

Appearances and goals

Pos	Player	Division Four			FA Cup			League Cup			Total
		Starts	Sub	Goals	Starts	Sub	Goals	Starts	Sub	Goals	Starts	Sub	Goals
GK	Alan Starling	45	–	–	2	–	–	3	–	–	50	–	–
DF	Gary Anderson	11	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	11	–	–
DF	Wayne Cegielski	11	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	11	–	–
DF	John Gregory	41	–	1	2	–	1	3	–	–	46	–	2
DF	John Moore	14	–	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	16	–	–
DF	Alan Oman	21	–	1	2	–	–	–	–	–	23	–	1
DF	Stuart Robertson	31	–	1	2	–	–	1	–	1	34	–	2
DF	Barry Tucker	38	–	1	2	–	–	3	–	–	43	–	1
DF	Ray Tumbridge	11	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	11	–	–
MF	Billy Best	46	–	9	2	–	–	3	–	–	51	–	9
MF	Dave Carlton	31	1	5	1	–	–	2	–	–	34	1	5
MF	Derrick Christie	12	2	–	2	–	–	–	–	–	14	2	–
MF	John Farrington	34	–	3	2	–	–	–	–	–	36	–	3
MF	Graham Felton	10	1	–	–	–	–	3	–	–	13	1	–
MF	Robin Wainwright	23	8	5	2	–	–	1	–	–	26	8	5
FW	Jim Hall	5	–	4	–	–	–	–	–	–	5	–	4
FW	Malcolm John	21	7	4	2	–	–	–	–	–	23	7	4
FW	Gary Mabee	29	3	13	1	–	–	2	1	–	32	4	13
FW	Paul Stratford	44	–	15	2	–	1	3	–	–	49	–	16
Players who left before end of season:
GK	Stuart Garnham	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–
DF	John Clarke	4	2	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	5	2	–
DF	Tom Kilkelly	2	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	2	–
DF	Phil Neal	10	–	2	–	–	–	3	–	1	13	–	3
MF	John Buchanan	11	–	2	–	–	–	3	–	–	14	–	2

References

Books

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