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1966–67 Northampton Town F.C. season

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Northampton Town
1966–67 season
ChairmanTed Buller
ManagerDave Bowen
StadiumCounty Ground
Division Two21st
FA CupFirst round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Don Martin (13)
All: Don Martin (18)
Highest home attendance20,100 vs Coventry City
Lowest home attendance5,631 vs Rotherham United
Average home league attendance11,977

The 1966–67 season was Northampton Town's 70th season in their history and the first season back in the Second Division, following relegation from the First Division the previous season. Alongside competing in Division Two, the club also participated in the FA Cup and League Cup.

Players

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As of match played 13 May 1967.
Name Position Nat. Place of Birth Date of Birth (Age) Apps Goals Previous club Date signed Fee
Goalkeepers
Roger Barron GK England Northampton (1947-06-30)30 June 1947 (aged 19) 0 0 Apprentice July 1965 N/A
Bryan Harvey GK England Stepney (1938-08-26)26 August 1938 (aged 28) 137 0 Blackpool October 1963 £4,000[1]
Full backs
Vic Cockcroft LB England Birmingham (1941-02-25)25 February 1941 (aged 26) 54 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers July 1962
Theo Foley RB Republic of Ireland Dublin (1937-04-02)2 April 1937 (aged 30) 220 8 Exeter City May 1961 £1,000
John Mackin RB Scotland Bellshill (1943-11-18)18 November 1943 (aged 23) 49 5 Apprentice November 1963 N/A
Clive Walker LB England Watford (1945-10-24)24 October 1945 (aged 21) 25 0 Leicester City October 1966
Half backs
Terry Branston (c) CH England Rugby (1938-07-25)25 July 1938 (aged 28) 271 2 Apprentice October 1958 N/A
John Clarke CH England Northampton (1945-10-23)23 October 1945 (aged 21) 3 0 Apprentice July 1965 N/A
Graham Carr HB England Corbridge (1944-10-25)25 October 1944 (aged 22) 54 0 Apprentice August 1962 N/A
Joe Kiernan WH Scotland Coatbridge (1942-10-22)22 October 1942 (aged 24) 145 7 Sunderland July 1963
John Kurila WH Scotland Glasgow (1941-04-10)10 April 1941 (aged 26) 125 4 Bristol City November 1963
John Linnell WH England Northampton (1944-01-02)2 January 1944 (aged 23) 1 0 Apprentice September 1963 N/A
Inside/Outside forwards
Billy Best OF Scotland Glasgow (1942-09-07)7 September 1942 (aged 24) 39 13 Pollok July 1962
Graham Felton OF England Cambridge (1949-03-01)1 March 1949 (aged 18) 15 0 Cambridge United August 1966
Barry Lines OF England Bletchley (1942-05-16)16 May 1942 (aged 24) 242 47 Bletchley Town September 1960
Harry Walden OF England Walgrave (1940-12-22)22 December 1940 (aged 26) 85 3 Luton Town June 1964
Dennis Brown IF England Reading (1944-02-08)8 February 1944 (aged 23) 8 3 Swindon Town February 1967 £5,000 P/E[2]
Don Martin IF England Corby (1944-02-15)15 February 1944 (aged 23) 120 48 Apprentice July 1962 N/A
Graham Moore (c) IF Wales Hengoed (1941-03-07)7 March 1941 (aged 26) 59 12 Manchester United December 1965 £15,000
Ray Price IF England Northampton (1948-11-30)30 November 1948 (aged 18) 1 0 Apprentice July 1966 N/A
Centre forwards
Jim Hall CF England Northampton (1945-03-21)21 March 1945 (aged 22) 43 7 Apprentice July 1963 N/A
Frank Large CF England Leeds (1940-01-26)26 January 1940 (aged 27) 70 38 Oldham Athletic December 1966 £10,000

Competitions

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Division Two

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
9 Bolton Wanderers 42 14 14 14 64 58 1.103 42
10 Birmingham City 42 16 8 18 70 66 1.061 40
11 Norwich City 42 13 14 15 49 55 0.891 40
12 Hull City 42 16 7 19 77 72 1.069 39
13 Preston North End 42 16 7 19 65 67 0.970 39
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts W D L GF GA Pts W D L GF GA Pts
42 12 6 24 47 84 0.56 30 8 6 7 28 33 22 4 0 17 19 51 8

Last updated: 14 May 2020.
Source: [citation needed]

League position by match

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Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
GroundAHHAHHHAAHAHHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAA
ResultLWDLLLWWLLLLLLWLWWLLLWWLLDLDLWLDWWLDLDLWLL
Position15119111921161315192020212121212121222222222222222222222222222221212121212121212121
Source: 11v11.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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  Win   Draw   Loss

21 August 1966 (1966-08-21) 1 Preston North End 2–1 Northampton Town Preston
15:00 BST B.Best Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 12,192
28 August 1966 (1966-08-28) 2 Northampton Town 3–1 Rotherham United Northampton
15:00 BST B.Best
D.Martin
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 13,955
30 August 1966 (1966-08-30) 3 Northampton Town 0–0 Bury Northampton
19:30 BST Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 10,025
1 September 1966 (1966-09-01) 4 Millwall 1–0 Northampton Town Millwall, London
15:15 BST B.Best Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 11,121
Referee: Geoff Roper
6 September 1966 (1966-09-06) 5 Northampton Town 1–2 Norwich City Northampton
19:30 BST D.Martin Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 14,767
Referee: Bill Handley
10 September 1966 (1966-09-10) 6 Northampton Town 0–2 Derby County Northampton
15:00 BST Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 10,975
Referee: Tommy Dawes
17 September 1966 (1966-09-17) 7 Northampton Town 2–1 Plymouth Argyle Northampton
15:00 BST B.Lines
H.Walden
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 9,802
Referee: John Osborne
20 September 1966 (1966-09-20) 8 Bury 1–2 Northampton Town Bury
19:30 BST B.Best
J.Mackin
Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 8,580
23 September 1966 (1966-09-23) 9 Hull City 6–1 Northampton Town Kingston upon Hull
19:30 BST B.Lines 2' Stadium: Boothferry Park
Attendance: 29,122
1 October 1966 (1966-10-01) 10 Northampton Town 2–4 Portsmouth Northampton
15:00 BST J.Kiernan
D.Martin
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 10,364
Referee: George McCabe
8 October 1966 (1966-10-08) 11 Crystal Palace 5–1 Northampton Town Selhurst, London
15:00 BST D.Martin Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 18,507
15 October 1966 (1966-10-15) 12 Northampton Town 0–1 Huddersfield Town Northampton
15:00 BST T.Leighton Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 13,355
29 October 1966 (1966-10-29) 13 Northampton Town 0–4 Wolverhampton Wanderers Northampton
15:00 GMT Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 16,761
5 November 1966 (1966-11-05) 14 Ipswich Town 6–1 Northampton Town Ipswich
15:00 GMT B.Best Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 12,820
12 November 1966 (1966-11-12) 15 Northampton Town 2–1 Bristol City Northampton
15:00 GMT B.Jones
J.Kurila
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 10,004
19 November 1966 (1966-11-19) 16 Carlisle United 2–0 Northampton Town Carlisle
15:00 GMT Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 11,946
26 November 1966 (1966-11-26) 17 Northampton Town 2–1 Blackburn Rovers Northampton
15:00 GMT D.Martin
G.Moore
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 9,470
3 December 1966 (1966-12-03) 18 Bolton Wanderers 1–2 Northampton Town Bolton
15:00 GMT J.Mackin
D.Martin
Stadium: Burnden Park
Attendance: 10,352
14 December 1966 (1966-12-14) 19 Cardiff City 4–2 Northampton Town Cardiff, Wales
19:30 GMT J.Mackin
D.Martin
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 7,954
17 December 1966 (1966-12-17) 20 Northampton Town 1–5 Preston North End Northampton
15:00 GMT D.Martin Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 10,050
26 December 1966 (1966-12-26) 21 Birmingham City 3–0 Northampton Town Birmingham
15:00 GMT J.Vincent
G.Vowden
Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 24,302
Referee: Arthur Dimond
27 December 1966 (1966-12-27) 22 Northampton Town 2–1 Birmingham City Northampton
19:30 GMT F.Large
D.Martin
B.Bridges Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 15,433
Referee: John Homewood
31 December 1966 (1966-12-31) 23 Rotherham United 1–2 Northampton Town Rotherham
15:00 GMT F.Large
D.Martin
Stadium: Millloor
Attendance: 9,497
7 January 1967 (1967-01-07) 24 Northampton Town 1–2 Millwall Northampton
15:00 GMT J.Kiernan Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 11,343
17 January 1967 (1967-01-17) 26 Northampton Town 1–1 Charlton Athletic Northampton
19:30 GMT D.Martin Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 11,578
21 January 1967 (1967-01-21) 27 Plymouth Argyle 1–0 Northampton Town Plymouth
15:00 GMT Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 12,830
4 February 1967 (1967-02-04) 28 Northampton Town 2–2 Hull City Northampton
15:00 GMT B.Best
G.Moore
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 12,396
11 February 1967 (1967-02-11) 29 Portsmouth 3–2 Northampton Town Portsmouth
15:00 GMT D.Brown
G.Moore
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 18,979
25 February 1967 (1967-02-25) 30 Northampton Town 1–0 Crystal Palace Northampton
15:00 GMT D.Brown Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 13,081
4 March 1967 (1967-03-04) 31 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 Northampton Town Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Stadium: Molineux Stadium
Attendance: 25,672
11 March 1967 (1967-03-11) 32 Northampton Town 0–0 Coventry City Northampton
15:00 GMT Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 20,100
18 March 1967 (1967-03-18) 33 Northampton Town 2–0 Cardiff City Northampton
15:00 GMT D.Brown
F.Large
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 11,787
25 March 1967 (1967-03-25) 34 Huddersfield Town 0–2 Northampton Town Huddersfield
15:00 BST F.Large Stadium: Leeds Road
Attendance: 18,214
28 March 1967 (1967-03-28) 35 Coventry City 2–0 Northampton Town Coventry
19:30 BST B.Gould
E.Machin
Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 38,566
1 April 1967 (1967-04-01) 36 Northampton Town 1–1 Ipswich Town Northampton
15:00 BST J.Hall Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 13,129
7 April 1967 (1967-04-07) 37 Bristol City 1–0 Northampton Town Bristol
15:00 BST Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 23,750
15 April 1967 (1967-04-15) 38 Northampton Town 3–3 Carlisle United Northampton
15:00 BST F.Large
H.Walden
J.Mackin
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 10,752
22 April 1967 (1967-04-22) 39 Blackburn Rovers 3–0 Northampton Town Blackburn
15:00 BST C.Walker Red card Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 9,883
29 April 1967 (1967-04-29) 40 Northampton Town 2–1 Bolton Wanderers Northampton
15:00 BST F.Large
D.Martin
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 9,387
6 May 1967 (1967-05-06) 41 Charlton Athletic 3–0 Northampton Town Charlton, London
15:00 BST Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 15,098
13 May 1967 (1967-05-13) 42 Norwich City 1–0 Northampton Town Norwich
15:00 BST Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 13,544

FA Cup

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25 January 1967 (1967-01-25) Third round Northampton Town 1–3 West Bromwich Albion Northampton
15:00 GMT T.Foley Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 16,899

League Cup

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14 September 1966 (1966-09-14) Second round Northampton Town 2–2 Peterborough United Northampton
19:30 BST B.Best
B.Brown
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 5,778
26 September 1966 (1966-09-26) Second round (r) Peterborough United 0–2 Northampton Town Peterborough
19:30 BST B.Best
D.Martin
Stadium: London Road
Attendance: 9,484
Referee: Dick Windle
26 October 1966 (1966-10-26) Fourth round Brighton & Hove Albion 1–1 Northampton Town Hove
19:30 GMT B.Best Stadium: Goldstone Ground
Attendance: 17,235
7 December 1966 (1966-12-07) Fifth round Northampton Town 1–3 West Bromwich Albion Northampton
19:30 GMT J.Hall Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 14,706

Appearances and goals

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Pos Player Division Two FA Cup League Cup Total
Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals
GK Bryan Harvey 25 3 28
FB Vic Cockcroft 6 1 7
FB Theo Foley 16 1 17
FB Gerry Jordon 1 1
FB John Mackin 34 2 4 1 3 1 38 2 5
FB Gerry Perryman 1 1
FB Clive Walker 22 3 25
HB Terry Branston 35 1 1 5 41 1
HB Graham Carr 11 3 14
HB John Clarke 2 1 3
HB Joe Kiernan 25 1 3 1 6 32 1 3
HB John Kurila 37 1 1 3 41 1
HB John Linnell 1 1
OF Billy Best 15 6 1 6 4 22 10
OF Graham Felton 13 1 1 15
OF Barry Lines 38 2 6 44 2
OF Harry Walden 18 2 3 21 2
IF Dennis Brown 8 3 8 3
IF Don Martin 31 13 1 6 5 38 18
IF Graham Moore 32 3 4 1 2 36 1 5
IF Ray Price 1 1
CF Jim Hall 13 1 2 2 15 3
CF Frank Large 21 8 21 8
Players who left before end of season:
GK Bill Brown 17 1 3 21
FB Mike Everitt 13 1 3 17
IF Bobby Jones 17 1 1 18 1
CF Bobby Brown 3 1 1 4 1
CF George Hudson 7 2 9

References

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  1. ^ Cobblers mourn goalkeeper Harvey bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Player Profile - Dennis Brown". www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk. Retrieved 17 May 2020.

Books

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