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Northampton Town
1997–98 season
ChairmanBarry Stonhill
ManagerIan Atkins
StadiumSixfields Stadium
Division Two4th
Play-offsRunners-up
FA CupThird round
Coca-Cola CupFirst round
Auto Windscreens ShieldSecond round (S)
Top goalscorerLeague: David Seal (12)
All: David Seal (14)
Highest home attendance7,501 vs Bristol Rovers
Lowest home attendance2,631 vs Plymouth Argyle
Average home league attendance6,389

Players

As of match played 24 May 1998.[1]
Name Position Nat. Place of Birth Date of Birth (Age) Apps Goals Previous club Date signed Fee
Goalkeepers
Billy Turley GK England Wolverhampton (1973-07-15)15 July 1973 (aged 24) 6 0 Evesham United 10 July 1995 Free
Andy Woodman GK England Camberwell (1971-08-11)11 August 1971 (aged 26) 174 0 Exeter City 10 March 1995 Free
Defenders
Charlie Bishop CB England Nottingham (1968-02-16)16 February 1968 (aged 30) 9 0 Wigan Athletic 1 December 1997 £20,000
David Brightwell CB England Lutterworth (1971-01-07)7 January 1971 (aged 27) 47 1 Bradford City 29 July 1997 Free
Ian Clarkson RB England Solihull (1970-12-04)4 December 1970 (aged 27) 109 2 Stoke City 2 August 1996 Free
Lee Colkin LB England Nuneaton (1974-07-15)15 July 1974 (aged 23) 119 4 Apprentice 31 August 1992 N/A
Jason Drysdale LB England Bristol (1970-11-17)17 November 1970 (aged 27) 1 0 Swindon Town 27 March 1998 Free
John Frain LB England Birmingham (1968-10-08)8 October 1968 (aged 29) 56 2 Birmingham City Summer 1997 Free
Colin Hill CB Northern Ireland Uxbridge (ENG) (1963-11-12)12 November 1963 (aged 34) 36 0 Trelleborgs FF 19 November 1997 £30,000
Ian Sampson CB England Wakefield (1968-11-14)14 November 1968 (aged 29) 194 17 Sunderland 5 August 1994 £30,000
Ray Warburton (c) CB England Rotherham (1967-10-07)7 October 1967 (aged 30) 205 15 York City 4 February 1994 £35,000
Midfielders
Jason Dozzell CM England Ipswich (1967-12-09)9 December 1967 (aged 30) 25 4 Tottenham Hotspur 16 December 1997 Free
Ali Gibb RM England Salisbury (1976-02-17)17 February 1976 (aged 22) 93 3 Norwich City 5 February 1996 £30,000
James Hunt CM England Derby (1976-12-17)17 December 1976 (aged 21) 30 0 Notts County 1 August 1997 Free
Roy Hunter CM England Saltburn-by-the-Sea (1973-10-29)29 October 1973 (aged 24) 123 12 West Bromwich Albion 2 August 1995 Free
Sean Parrish LM Wales Wrexham (1972-03-14)14 March 1972 (aged 26) 58 8 Doncaster Rovers 2 August 1996 £35,000
Dean Peer CM England Wordsley (1969-08-08)8 August 1969 (aged 28) 115 5 Walsall 22 August 1995 Free
Michael Warner CM England Harrogate (1974-01-17)17 January 1974 (aged 24) 23 0 Tamworth 31 May 1995 Free
Forwards
Chris Freestone FW England Nottingham (1971-09-04)4 September 1971 (aged 26) 32 13 Middlesbrough 24 December 1997 £75,000
John Gayle FW England Bromsgrove (1964-07-30)30 July 1964 (aged 33) 60 12 Stoke City 10 February 1997 £25,000
Carl Heggs FW England Leicester (1970-10-11)11 October 1970 (aged 27) 44 9 Swansea City 1 August 1997 £25,000
Christian Lee FW England Aylesbury (1976-10-08)8 October 1976 (aged 21) 54 9 Doncaster Rovers 13 July 1995 Free
David Seal FW Australia Penrith, NSW (1972-01-26)26 January 1972 (aged 26) 46 14 Bristol City 12 September 1997 £90,000
Kevin Wilson FW Northern Ireland Banbury (ENG) (1961-04-18)18 April 1961 (aged 37) 10 0 Walsall 28 July 1997 Free

Competitions

Division Two

Main article: 1997–98 Football League § Second Division

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
2 Bristol City (P) 46 25 10 11 69 39 +30 85 Promotion to the First Division
3 Grimsby Town (O, P) 46 19 15 12 55 37 +18 72 Qualification for the Second Division play-offs
4 Northampton Town 46 18 17 11 52 37 +15 71
5 Bristol Rovers 46 20 10 16 70 64 +6 70
6 Fulham 46 20 10 16 60 43 +17 70
Source: [2]
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

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 18 17 11 52 37  +15 71 14 5 4 33 17  +16 4 12 7 19 20  −1

Last updated: 22 April 2020.
Source: [citation needed]

League position by match

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAHAAHAHHAAHHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHHAHAAHAHAHA
ResultLDWWWWDWWDLWDDDDLWLLDLWDWLWDDDWWDLWLWWDDLLDWWD
Position2220159633212222233434556443544574335344454677554
Source: Rothmans Football Yearbook 1998-1999
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

9 August 1997 (1997-08-09) 1 Northampton Town 0–2 Bournemouth Northampton
15:00 BST Vincent 69'
Fletcher 75'		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,384
Referee: Eddie Lomas
16 August 1997 (1997-08-16) 2 Wycombe Wanderers 0–0 Northampton Town High Wycombe
15:00 BST Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 5,130
Referee: Barry Knight (referee)Barry Knight
23 August 1997 (1997-08-23) 3 Northampton Town 2–1 Bristol City Northampton
15:00 BST Seal 23'
Gayle 45'		 Cramb 5' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,217
Referee: Paul Taylor
30 August 1997 (1997-08-30) 4 Carlisle United 0–2 Northampton Town Carlisle
15:00 BST Seal 16', 33' Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 6,037
Referee: R.Pearson
2 September 1997 (1997-09-02) 5 Walsall 0–2 Northampton Town Walsall
19:45 BST Seal 30'
Gayle 80'		 Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 4,435
Referee: Terry Heilbron
9 September 1997 (1997-09-09) 6 Northampton Town 1–0 Luton Town Northampton
19:45 BST Parrish 2' McGowan Red card 44' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 7,246
13 September 1997 (1997-09-13) 7 Oldham Athletic 2–2 Northampton Town Oldham
15:00 BST Graham 12'
McNiven 35'		 Seal 1'
Hunter 65' (pen.)		 Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 5,829
20 September 1997 (1997-09-20) 8 Northampton Town 1–0 Wigan Athletic Northampton
15:00 BST Seal 54' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,570
Referee: Paul Danson
27 September 1997 (1997-09-27) 9 Northampton Town 2–0 Millwall Northampton
15:00 BST Sampson 53'
Hunter 65' (pen.)		 Sturgess Red card 62' Attendance: 6,578
Referee: Steve Baines
4 October 1997 (1997-10-04) 10 Southend United 0–0 Northampton Town Southend-on-Sea
15:00 BST Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 4,304
Referee: Andy Butler
11 October 1997 (1997-10-11) 11 Grimsby Town 1–0 Northampton Town Cleethorpes
15:00 BST Donovan 44' Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 5,096
Referee: Guy Stretton
18 October 1997 (1997-10-18) 12 Northampton Town 2–1 Gillingham Northampton
15:00 BST Gayle 35'
Heggs 39'		 Akinbiyi 53'
Smith Red card 77'		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 7,191
Referee: Gurnam Singh
21 October 1997 (1997-10-21) 13 Northampton Town 1–1 York City Northampton
19:45 BST Hunter 6' (pen.) Rowe 48' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,029
Referee: M.Brandwood
25 October 1997 (1997-10-25) 14 Fulham 1–1 Northampton Town Fulham, London
15:00 BST Peschisolido 43' Gayle 50' Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 9,848
Referee: Martin Fletcher
1 November 1997 (1997-11-01) 15 Northampton Town 1–1 Bristol Rovers Northampton
15:00 GMT Gayle 57' Gayle Red card 67'
Cureton 79'		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 7,264
Referee: Scott Mathieson
4 November 1997 (1997-11-04) 16 Blackpool 1–1 Northampton Town Blackpool
19:45 GMT Clarkson 37' Sampson 75' Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 3,685
Referee: Kevin Lynch
8 November 1997 (1997-11-08) 17 Wrexham 1–0 Northampton Town Wrexham
15:00 GMT Roberts 48' Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 3,768
Referee: Graham Laws
18 November 1997 (1997-11-18) 18 Northampton Town 4–0 Brentford Northampton
19:45 GMT Heggs 4'
Gayle 10'
Seal 40', 43'		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,227
Referee: Mick Pierce
22 November 1997 (1997-11-22) 19 Northampton Town 0–1 Watford Northampton
15:00 GMT Kennedy 57' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 7,373
Referee: Paul Robinson
29 November 1997 (1997-11-29) 20 Burnley 2–1 Northampton Town Burnley
15:00 GMT Moore 76'
Barnes 82'		 Gibb 49' Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 8,366
Referee: Matt Messias
2 December 1997 (1997-12-02) 21 Northampton Town 0–0 Chesterfield Northampton
19:45 GMT Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,828
Referee: Eddie Wolstenholme
13 December 1997 (1997-12-13) 22 Preston North End 1–0 Northampton Town Preston
15:00 GMT Macken 56' Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 7,448
Referee: Mike Pike
20 December 1997 (1997-12-20) 23 Northampton Town 2–1 Plymouth Argyle Northampton
15:00 GMT Freestone 66', 71' Corazzin 45' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,546
Referee: David Pugh
26 December 1997 (1997-12-26) 24 Luton Town 2–2 Northampton Town Luton
15:00 GMT Oldfield 67'
Thorpe 85'		 Dozzell 8' (pen.)
White 13' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 8,856
Referee: Clive Wilkes
28 December 1997 (1997-12-28) 25 Northampton Town 3–2 Walsall Northampton
15:00 GMT Seal 31'
Freestone 48'
Dozzell 54'		 Porter 40'
Hodge 61'		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 7,094
Referee: Roger Furnandiz
10 January 1998 (1998-01-10) 26 Bournemouth 3–0 Northampton Town Bournemouth
15:00 GMT Jones 63'
Fletcher 78'
Young 83'		 Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 4,257
Referee: Mike Bailey
17 January 1998 (1998-01-17) 27 Northampton Town 2–1 Carlisle United Northampton
15:00 GMT Heggs 54'
Dozzell 77'		 Stevens 37' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,327
Referee: Brian Coddington
24 January 1998 (1998-01-24) 28 Bristol City 0–0 Northampton Town Bristol
15:00 GMT Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 14,753
31 January 1998 (1998-01-31) 29 Northampton Town 0–0 Oldham Athletic Northampton
15:00 GMT Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,559
Referee: David Orr
7 February 1998 (1998-02-07) 30 Wigan Athletic 1–1 Northampton Town Wigan
15:00 GMT Morgan 60' Freestone 68' Stadium: Springfield Park
Attendance: 3,579
Referee: R.Pearson
10 February 1998 (1998-02-10) 31 Northampton Town 2–0 Wycombe Wanderers Northampton
19:45 GMT Seal 59' (pen.)
Freestone 69'		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,303
Referee: George Cain
14 February 1998 (1998-02-14) 32 Northampton Town 3–1 Southend United Northampton
15:00 GMT Freestone 30'
Brightwell 42'
Frain 55'		 Boere 34' Red card 70' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,147
Referee: Tony Leake
21 February 1998 (1998-02-21) 33 Millwall 0–0 Northampton Town Millwall, London
15:00 GMT Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 6,007
Referee: Andy D'Urso
24 February 1998 (1998-02-24) 34 Gillingham 1–0 Northampton Town Gillingham
19:45 GMT Butters 69' (pen.) Stadium: Priestfield
Attendance: 6,405
Referee: Mark Halsey
28 February 1998 (1998-02-28) 35 Northampton Town 2–1 Grimsby Town Northampton
15:00 GMT Seal 59' (pen.)
Gleghorn 64'		 Donovan 17' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,932
Referee: Barry Knight
3 March 1998 (1998-03-03) 36 Northampton Town 0–1 Wrexham Northampton
19:45 GMT Spink 39' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,183
Referee: David Crick
7 March 1998 (1998-03-07) 37 Bristol Rovers 0–2 Northampton Town Bristol
15:00 GMT Freestone 34'
Dozzell 61' (pen.)
Bishop Red card 79'		 Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 6,535
Referee: Paul Rejer
14 March 1998 (1998-03-14) 38 Northampton Town 2–0 Blackpool Northampton
15:00 GMT Freestone 27'
Heggs 73'		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,586
Referee: Mike Jones
21 March 1998 (1998-03-21) 39 Brentford 0–0 Northampton Town Brentford, London
15:00 GMT Taylor Red card 87' Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 5,746
Referee: Alan Wiley
28 March 1998 (1998-03-28) 40 Watford 1–1 Northampton Town Watford
15:00 GMT Johnson 57' Peer 84' Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 14,268
Referee: Clive Wilkes
4 April 1998 (1998-04-04) 41 Northampton Town 0–1 Burnley Northampton
15:00 BST Heggs Red card 86' Payton 16' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 7,264
Referee: Andy Hall
11 April 1998 (1998-04-11) 42 Chesterfield 2–1 Northampton Town Chesterfield
15:00 BST Breckin 48'
Williams 71'		 Clarkson 9' Stadium: Saltergate
Attendance: 5,064
Referee: Eddie Wolstenholme
13 April 1998 (1998-04-13) 43 Northampton Town 2–2 Preston North End Northampton
15:00 BST Sampson 78'
Seal 82'		 Ashcroft 45'
Macken 90'		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,664
Referee: Mick Fletcher
18 April 1998 (1998-04-18) 44 Plymouth Argyle 1–3 Northampton Town Plymouth
15:00 BST Saunders 45' Freestone 8', 47', 90' Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 6,389
25 April 1998 (1998-04-25) 45 Northampton Town 1–0 Fulham Northampton
15:00 BST Peer 58' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 7,443
Referee: Chris Foy
2 May 1998 (1998-05-02) 46 York City 0–0 Northampton Town York
15:00 BST Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 6,688
Referee: Andy Butler

Play-offs

10 May 1998 (1998-05-10) Semi-Final 1st Leg Bristol Rovers 3–1 Northampton Town Bristol
15:00 BST Beadle 30' (pen.)
Bennett 37'
Hayles 46'		 Gayle 74' Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 9,173
Referee: Rob Harris
13 May 1998 (1998-05-13) Semi-Final 2nd Leg Northampton Town 3–0
(4–3 agg.)		 Bristol Rovers Northampton
19:45 BST Heggs 34'
Clarkson 61'
Warburton 77'		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 7,501
Referee: Mick Fletcher
24 May 1998 (1998-05-24) Final Grimsby Town 1–0 Northampton Town London
15:00 BST Donovan 19' Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 62,988
Referee: Terry Heilbron

FA Cup

Main article: 1997–98 FA Cup
15 November 1997 (1997-11-15) 1st round Exeter City 1–1 Northampton Town Exeter
15:00 GMT Rowbotham 32' Hunter 37' Stadium: St James Park
Referee: Kevin Lynch
25 November 1997 (1997-11-25) 1st round (R) Northampton Town 2–1 Exeter City Northampton
19:45 GMT Hunter 10'
Heggs 86'		 Clark 43' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Referee: Kevin Lynch
6 December 1997 (1997-12-06) 2nd round Northampton Town 1–1 Basingstoke Town Northampton
15:00 GMT Seal 39' Carey 75' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Referee: Andy Butler
16 December 1997 (1997-12-16) 2nd round (R) Basingstoke Town 0–0 (a.e.t)
(3–4 p)		 Northampton Town Basingstoke
19:45 GMT Stadium: Winchester Road
Referee: David Orr
3 January 1998 (1998-01-03) 3rd round Leicester City 4–0 Northampton Town Leicester
15:00 GMT Marshall 17'
Parker 26' (pen.)
Savage 53'
Cottee 58'		 Clarkson Red card 69' Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 20,608
Referee: Alan Wilkie

Coca-Cola Cup

Main article: 1997–98 Football League Cup
12 August 1997 (1997-08-12) 1st round 1st leg Northampton Town 2–1 Millwall Northampton
19:45 BST Gayle 60'
Seal 65'		 Grant 33' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Referee: John Kirkby
27 August 1997 (1997-08-27) 1st round 2nd leg Millwall 2–1 (a.e.t)
(0–2 p)		 Northampton Town Millwall
19:45 BST Hockton 51', 61' Gayle 90' Stadium: The Den
Referee: Mark Halsey

Auto Windscreens Shield

Main article: 1997–98 Football League Trophy
9 December 1997 (1997-12-09) 1st round (S) Northampton Town 1–1
(5–3 p)		 Plymouth Argyle Northampton
19:30 GMT Heggs 82' O'Hagan 69' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 2,631
Referee: Steve Baines
13 January 1998 (1998-01-13) 2nd round (S) Northampton Town 5–1 Torquay United Northampton
19:30 GMT Freestone 28', 64'
Frain 51'
Heggs 67', 80'		 Veysey Red card 49'
Gittens 73'		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 2,845
Referee: Rob Styles
13 January 1998 (1998-01-13) Quarter Final (S) Peterborough United 2–1 Northampton Town Peterborough
19:30 GMT Castle 7'
Edwards 60'		 Sampson 24' Stadium: London Road
Attendance: 5,516
Referee: Terry Heilbron

Appearances, goals and cards

Pos Player Division Two FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Play-offs Total Discipline
Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals Yellow card Red card
GK Billy Turley – – – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – 3 – – – –
GK Andy Woodman 46 – – 5 – – 2 – – – – – 3 – – 56 – – 1 –
DF Charlie Bishop 7 1 – – – – – – – – – – 1 – – 8 1 – 1 1
DF David Brightwell 34 1 1 5 – – 2 – – 2 – – – 1 – 45 2 1 2 –
DF Ian Clarkson 42 – 1 5 – – 2 – – 1 – – 3 – 1 53 – 2 6 1
DF Lee Colkin – – – – – – – – – 1 1 – – – – 1 1 – 1 –
DF Jason Drysdale 1 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 1 – – – –
DF John Frain 45 – 1 5 – – 2 – – 3 – 1 3 – – 58 – 2 3 –
DF Colin Hill 27 – – 3 – – – – – 3 – – 3 – – 36 – – 6 –
DF Ian Sampson 39 – 3 2 – – 2 – – 1 – 1 3 – – 47 – 4 6 –
DF Dean Tallentire – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
DF Ray Warburton 39 – – 3 – – 2 – – 2 – – 3 – 1 49 – 1 6 –
MF Jason Dozzell 18 3 4 1 – – – – – 2 – – 1 – – 22 3 4 – –
MF Ali Gibb 6 28 1 2 3 – – 2 – 2 – – – 2 – 10 35 1 – –
MF James Hunt 14 7 – 1 2 – – – – 3 – – 3 – – 21 9 – 6 –
MF Roy Hunter 28 – 3 5 – 2 2 – – 3 – – – – – 38 – 5 5 –
MF Sean Parrish 12 – 1 – – – 2 – – – – – – – – 14 – 1 2 –
MF Dean Peer 26 4 2 4 – – – – – – – – 2 1 – 32 5 2 4 –
MF Michael Warner 3 7 – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – 3 9 – – –
FW Chris Freestone 23 2 11 1 – – – – – 2 1 2 3 – – 29 3 13 4 –
FW John Gayle 26 9 6 4 – – 1 1 2 1 1 – 3 – 1 35 11 9 10 –
FW Carl Heggs 21 12 4 4 1 1 1 1 – 1 1 3 2 – 1 29 15 9 9 1
FW Christian Lee 3 3 – 1 – – 1 – – 1 – – – – – 6 3 – – –
FW David Seal 30 7 12 2 1 1 2 – 1 1 1 – – 2 – 35 11 14 4 –
FW Kevin Wilson 1 8 – – 1 – – – – – – – – – – 1 9 – – –
Players who left before end of season:
DF Graham Potter 4 – – – – – – – – 1 – – – – – 5 – – – –
DF David Rennie 3 2 – 1 – – – – – – – – – – – 4 2 – 1 –
MF Nigel Gleghorn 3 5 1 – – – – – – – – – – – – 3 5 1 1 –
MF Paul Tait 2 1 – – – – – – – – – – – – – 2 1 – 1 –
FW Paul Conway 2 1 – – – – 1 – – – – – – – – 3 1 – 2 –
FW Claudio De Vito – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
FW Laurens ten Heuvel – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
FW Raymond Van Dullemen – 1 – – – – – 1 – – – – – – – – 2 – – –
FW Colin West 1 1 – – – – – – – – – – – – – 1 1 – – –

References

  1. ^ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (1998). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1998–99. London: Headline Publishing Group. p. 260. ISBN 978-0-7472-7652-4.
  2. ^ "England 1997–98". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
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