1957–58 Northampton Town F.C. season
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1957–58 season | |
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Chairman | Walter Penn |
Manager | Dave Smith |
Stadium | County Ground |
Division Three (S) | 13th |
FA Cup | Fourth round |
Top goalscorer | League: Barry Hawkings Alan Woan (20) All: Barry Hawkings (22) |
Highest home attendance | 21,344 vs Arsenal |
Lowest home attendance | 2,412 vs Gillingham |
Average home league attendance | 8,127 |
The 1957–58 season was Northampton Town's 61st season in their history and the thirtieth consecutive season in the regionalised third tier of English football, the Third Division South, before a revamping of the league pyramid. The following season, teams in the top half of the division would be placed in the national Football League Third Division, while the teams placed in the bottom half would be find themselves effectively relegated to the newly constructed Football League Fourth Division. Alongside competing in Division Three South, the club also participated in the FA Cup.
Players
[edit]- As of match played 2 May 1958.
Name | Position | Nat. | Place of Birth | Date of Birth (Age) | Apps | Goals | Previous club | Date signed | Fee | ||
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Goalkeepers | |||||||||||
Reg Elvy | GK | ![]() |
Leeds | 25 November 1920 (aged 37) | 55 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | Summer 1956 | £350[1] | ||
Peter Pickering | GK | ![]() |
New Earswick | 24 March 1926 (aged 32) | 91 | 0 | Kettering Town | Summer 1955 | |||
Full backs | |||||||||||
Tony Claypole | RB | ![]() |
Weldon | 13 February 1937 (aged 21) | 11 | 0 | Apprentice | August 1956 | N/A | ||
Geoff Coleman | RB | ![]() |
Bedworth | 13 May 1936 (aged 21) | 17 | 0 | Bedworth Town | Summer 1955 | |||
Bobby Corbett | LB | ![]() |
Throckley | 16 March 1922 (aged 36) | 8 | 1 | Middlesbrough | August 1957 | |||
Ron Patterson (c) | LB | ![]() |
Gateshead | 30 October 1929 (aged 28) | 227 | 5 | Middlesbrough | Summer 1952 | |||
Half backs | |||||||||||
Ben Collins | CH | ![]() |
Kislingbury | 9 March 1928 (aged 30) | 213 | 0 | Apprentice | Summer 1948 | N/A | ||
Colin Gale | CH | ![]() |
Pontypridd | 31 August 1932 (aged 25) | 106 | 1 | Cardiff City | March 1956 | £1,500[1] | ||
Roly Mills | WH | ![]() |
Daventry | 22 June 1933 (aged 24) | 105 | 15 | Apprentice | May 1951 | N/A | ||
Terry Robinson | CH | ![]() |
Woodham | 8 November 1929 (aged 28) | 14 | 0 | Brentford | July 1957 | |||
John Smith | WH | ![]() |
Leicester | 4 September 1928 (aged 29) | 161 | 9 | Apprentice | May 1949 | N/A | ||
Bobby Peacock | WH | ![]() |
Rushden | 8 December 1937 (aged 20) | 2 | 0 | Rushden Town | February 1957 | |||
Inside/Outside forwards | |||||||||||
Jack English | OF | ![]() |
South Shields | 19 March 1923 (aged 35) | 302 | 136 | Apprentice | Summer 1947 | N/A | ||
Tommy Fowler | OF | ![]() |
Prescot | 16 December 1924 (aged 33) | 439 | 65 | Everton | March 1945 | |||
Roger Miller | OF | ![]() |
Northampton | 18 August 1938 (aged 19) | 2 | 1 | Apprentice | Summer 1956 | N/A | ||
Maurice Robinson | OF | ![]() |
Newark-on-Trent | 9 November 1929 (aged 28) | 12 | 3 | Kettering Town | June 1957 | |||
Ken Leek | IF | ![]() |
Ynysybwl | 26 July 1935 (aged 22) | 76 | 29 | Apprentice | Summer 1952 | N/A | ||
Joe O'Neil | IF | ![]() |
Glasgow | 15 August 1931 (aged 26) | 6 | 3 | Leicester City | October 1957 | N/A | ||
Bobby Tebbutt | IF | ![]() |
Irchester | 10 November 1934 (aged 23) | 30 | 13 | Apprentice | October 1956 | N/A | ||
Alan Woan | IF | ![]() |
Liverpool | 8 February 1931 (aged 27) | 66 | 31 | Norwich City | Summer 1956 | |||
Centre forwards | |||||||||||
Gerry Bright | CF | ![]() |
Northampton | 2 December 1934 (aged 23) | 4 | 0 | Bromsgrove Rovers | April 1957 | |||
Barry Hawkings | CF | ![]() |
Birmingham | 7 November 1931 (aged 26) | 47 | 22 | Lincoln City | July 1957 | £1,000[1] |
Competitions
[edit]Division Three South
[edit]League table
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
11 | Newport County | 46 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 73 | 67 | 1.090 | 48 | |
12 | Colchester United | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 77 | 79 | 0.975 | 47 | |
13 | Northampton Town | 46 | 19 | 6 | 21 | 87 | 79 | 1.101 | 44 | Moved to 4th Division |
14 | Crystal Palace | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 70 | 72 | 0.972 | 43 | |
15 | Port Vale | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 67 | 58 | 1.155 | 42 |
Source: [citation needed]
Results summary
[edit]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 | 19 | 6 | 21 | 87 | 79 | 1.101 | 44 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 60 | 33 | 27 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 27 | 46 | 17 |
Last updated: 30 January 2024.
Source: [citation needed]
League position by match
[edit]Matches
[edit]Win Draw Loss
24 August 1957 1 | Walsall | 2–1 | Northampton Town | Walsall |
15:00 BST | A.Woan ![]() |
Stadium: Fellows Park Attendance: 13,059 Referee: George McCabe |
29 August 1957 2 | Northampton Town | 0–0 | Aldershot | Northampton |
BST | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 7,907 |
31 August 1957 3 | Northampton Town | 4–0 | Coventry City | Northampton |
BST | M.Robinson ![]() ![]() A.Woan ![]() R.Kirk ![]() |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 12,037 |
4 September 1957 4 | Aldershot | 0–0 | Northampton Town | Aldershot |
BST | Stadium: Recreation Ground Attendance: 4,188 |
7 September 1957 5 | Shrewsbury Town | 3–1 | Northampton Town | Shrewsbury |
15:15 BST | A.Woan ![]() |
Stadium: Gay Meadow Attendance: 9,542 |
10 September 1957 6 | Brentford | 7–1 | Northampton Town | Brentford, London |
BST | E.Parsons ![]() J.Rainford ![]() ![]() J.Towers ![]() ![]() G.Francis ![]() ![]() |
A.Woan ![]() |
Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 10,697 |
14 September 1957 7 | Northampton Town | 1–2 | Reading | Northampton |
BST | K.Leek ![]() |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 6,986 |
16 September 1957 8 | Northampton Town | 3–1 | Brentford | Northampton |
BST | J.English ![]() ![]() K.Leek ![]() |
G.Francis ![]() |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 4,528 |
21 September 1957 9 | Swindon Town | 5–1 | Northampton Town | Swindon |
15:00 BST | K.Leek ![]() |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 9,967 |
26 September 1957 10 | Northampton Town | 4–1 | Colchester United | Northampton |
BST | B.Corbett ![]() B.Hawkings ![]() K.Leek ![]() R.Mills ![]() |
K.Plant ![]() |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 3,454 |
28 September 1957 11 | Watford | 0–2 | Northampton Town | Watford |
15:00 BST | B.Hawkings ![]() A.Woan ![]() |
Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 11,579 |
30 September 1957 12 | Colchester United | 1–0 | Northampton Town | Colchester |
15:00 BST | P.Wright ![]() |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4,391 |
5 October 1957 13 | Northampton Town | 1–2 | Crystal Palace | Northampton |
BST | R.Patterson ![]() |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 7,594 |
9 October 1957 14 | Norwich City | 2–2 | Northampton Town | Norwich |
GMT | K.Leek ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 22,850 |
12 October 1957 15 | Northampton Town | 5–0 | Plymouth Argyle | Northampton |
GMT | B.Hawkings ![]() K.Leek ![]() J.O'Neil ![]() ![]() A.Woan ![]() |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 9,692 |
19 October 1957 16 | Port Vale | 3–0 | Northampton Town | Burslem |
GMT | S.Steele ![]() ![]() J.Wilkinson ![]() |
Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 12,443 Referee: Les Hamer |
26 October 1957 17 | Northampton Town | 0–3 | Newport County | Northampton |
GMT | N.O'Halloran ![]() H.Harris ![]() J.McSeveney ![]() |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 7,953 |
2 November 1957 18 | Southampton | 2–1 | Northampton Town | Southampton |
GMT | T.Mulgrew ![]() J.McGowan ![]() |
J.English ![]() |
Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 13,469 |
9 November 1957 19 | Northampton Town | 2–4 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Northampton |
GMT | B.Hawkings ![]() K.Leek ![]() |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 7,088 |
23 November 1957 20 | Northampton Town | 1–5 | Queens Park Rangers | Northampton |
GMT | A.Woan ![]() |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 7,525 |
30 November 1957 21 | Exeter City | 0–1 | Northampton Town | Exeter |
15:00 GMT | K.Leek ![]() |
Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 7,933 |
14 December 1957 22 | Millwall | 0–0 | Northampton Town | New Cross, London |
GMT | Stadium: The Old Den Attendance: 6,761 |
21 December 1957 23 | Northampton Town | 3–0 | Walsall | Northampton |
GMT | B.Hawkings ![]() B.Tebbutt ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 7,058 |
26 December 1957 24 | Northampton Town | 0–1 | Norwich City | Northampton |
14:15 GMT | P.Gordon ![]() |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 11,125 Referee: Eric Jennings |
28 December 1957 25 | Coventry City | 1–1 | Northampton Town | Coventry |
GMT | K.Leek ![]() |
Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 20,375 |
11 January 1958 26 | Northampton Town | 2–0 | Shrewsbury Town | Northampton |
GMT | B.Hawkings ![]() K.Leek ![]() |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 8,391 |
18 January 1958 27 | Reading | 5–2 | Northampton Town | Reading |
GMT | B.Hawkings ![]() B.Tebbutt ![]() |
Stadium: Elm Park Attendance: 10,846 |
1 February 1958 28 | Northampton Town | 3–0 | Swindon Town | Northampton |
GMT | T.Fowler ![]() B.Hawkings ![]() K.Leek ![]() |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 9,845 |
8 February 1958 29 | Northampton Town | 2–3 | Watford | Northampton |
GMT | K.Leek ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 8,400 |
15 February 1958 30 | Crystal Palace | 1–3 | Northampton Town | Selhurst, London |
GMT | B.Hawkings ![]() ![]() B.Tebbutt ![]() |
Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 16,245 |
22 February 1958 31 | Plymouth Argyle | 3–0 | Northampton Town | Plymouth |
15:15 GMT | Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 16,667 Referee: Leo Callaghan |
1 March 1958 32 | Northampton Town | 3–2 | Port Vale | Northampton |
GMT | B.Hawkings ![]() ![]() J.O'Neil ![]() |
S.Steele ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 8,711 |
8 March 1958 33 | Newport County | 0–1 | Northampton Town | Newport, Wales |
15:15 GMT | B.Hawkings ![]() |
Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 7,011 |
15 March 1958 34 | Northampton Town | 1–3 | Southampton | Northampton |
GMT | R.Patterson ![]() |
D.Roper ![]() D.Reeves ![]() J.Hoskins ![]() |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 9,374 |
22 March 1958 35 | Queens Park Rangers | 1–0 | Northampton Town | White City, London |
15:00 GMT | Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 7,531 |
27 March 1958 36 | Northampton Town | 3–1 | Gillingham | Northampton |
16:45 GMT | J.English ![]() T.Fowler ![]() A.Woan ![]() |
L.Riggs ![]() |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 2,412 Referee: Jack Sherlock |
29 March 1958 37 | Northampton Town | 7–2 | Millwall | Northampton |
GMT | J.English ![]() B.Hawkings ![]() ![]() B.Tebbutt ![]() A.Woan ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 6,393 |
4 April 1958 38 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 1–1 | Northampton Town | Bournemouth |
15:00 GMT | R.Yeoman ![]() |
Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 15,196 |
5 April 1958 39 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1–4 | Northampton Town | Hove |
15:15 GMT | R.Mills ![]() R.Patterson ![]() A.Woan ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: Goldstone Ground Attendance: 20,066 Referee: Ken Aston |
8 April 1958 40 | Northampton Town | 4–0 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | Northampton |
15:00 GMT | B.Hawkings ![]() R.Patterson ![]() B.Tebbutt ![]() A.Woan ![]() |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 9,888 Referee: Peter Brandwood |
12 April 1958 41 | Northampton Town | 9–0 | Exeter City | Northampton |
GMT | B.Hawkings ![]() R.Mills ![]() ![]() B.Tebbutt ![]() ![]() ![]() A.Woan ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 9,465 |
16 April 1958 42 | Torquay United | 1–0 | Northampton Town | Torquay |
17:30 GMT | Stadium: Plainmoor Attendance: 6,598 |
19 April 1958 43 | Gillingham | 1–2 | Northampton Town | Gillingham |
15:15 GMT | B.Hawkings ![]() A.Woan ![]() |
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 5,721 |
24 April 1958 44 | Northampton Town | 1–0 | Torquay United | Northampton |
BST | A.Woan ![]() |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 10,123 |
26 April 1958 45 | Northampton Town | 1–3 | Southend United | Northampton |
BST | B.Hawkings ![]() |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 10,975 |
2 May 1958 46 | Southend United | 6–3 | Northampton Town | Southend-on-Sea |
18:30 GMT | B.Hawkings ![]() B.Tebbutt ![]() A.Woan ![]() |
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 9,391 |
FA Cup
[edit]16 November 1957 First round | Northampton Town | 3–0 | Newport County | Northampton |
GMT | C.Gale ![]() R.Mills ![]() M.Robinson ![]() |
Stadium: County Ground |
7 December 1957 Second round | Northampton Town | 4–1 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | Northampton |
GMT | K.Leek ![]() A.Woan ![]() H.Hughes ![]() O.Norris ![]() |
Stadium: County Ground |
4 January 1958 Third round | Northampton Town | 3–1 | Arsenal | Northampton |
14:15 GMT | B.Tebbutt ![]() B.Hawkings ![]() K.Leek ![]() |
D.Clapton ![]() |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 21,344 Referee: Tom Cooper |
25 January 1958 Fourth round | Liverpool | 3–1 | Northampton Town | Liverpool |
14:45 GMT | B.Liddell ![]() B.Collins ![]() L.Bimpson ![]() |
Report | B.Hawkings ![]() |
Stadium: Anfield Stadium Attendance: 56,939 Referee: Leslie Tirebuck |
Appearances and goals
[edit]Pos | Player | Division Three (S) | FA Cup | Total | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Starts | Goals | Starts | Goals | Starts | Goals | ||
GK | Reg Elvy | 38 | – | 2 | – | 40 | – |
GK | Peter Pickering | 8 | – | 2 | – | 10 | – |
FB | Tony Claypole | 10 | – | – | – | 10 | – |
FB | Geoff Coleman | – | – | – | – | – | – |
FB | Bobby Corbett | 8 | 1 | – | – | 8 | 1 |
FB | Ron Patterson | 40 | 4 | 4 | – | 44 | 4 |
HB | Ben Collins | 24 | – | 4 | – | 28 | – |
HB | Colin Gale | 46 | – | 4 | 1 | 50 | 1 |
HB | Roly Mills | 37 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 41 | 5 |
HB | Terry Robinson | 13 | – | 1 | – | 14 | – |
HB | John Smith | 24 | – | – | – | 24 | – |
HB | Bobby Peacock | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | – |
HB | Ray Yeoman | 42 | 1 | 3 | – | 45 | 1 |
OF | Jack English | 20 | 5 | 3 | – | 23 | 5 |
OF | Tommy Fowler | 39 | 2 | 3 | – | 42 | 2 |
OF | Roger Miller | – | – | – | – | – | – |
OF | Maurice Robinson | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 |
IF | Ken Leek | 32 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 36 | 16 |
IF | Joe O'Neil | 6 | 3 | – | – | 6 | 3 |
IF | Bobby Tebbutt | 26 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 11 |
IF | Alan Woan | 34 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 21 |
CF | Gerry Bright | 3 | – | – | – | 3 | – |
CF | Barry Hawkings | 43 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 47 | 22 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Arsenal Crash Out Of The FA Cup At Northampton On This Day, 4th January 1958". Arsenal On This Day. 4 January 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
Books
- Grande, Frank (1997). Northampton Town F.C.: The Official Centenary History. London: Yore Publications. ISBN 978-1874427674.