1966–67 Northampton Town F.C. season
Appearance
1966–67 season | |
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Chairman | Ted Buller |
Manager | Dave Bowen |
Stadium | County Ground |
Division Two | 21st |
FA Cup | First round |
League Cup | Third round |
Top goalscorer | League: Don Martin (13) All: Don Martin (18) |
Highest home attendance | 20,100 vs Coventry City |
Lowest home attendance | 5,631 vs Rotherham United |
Average home league attendance | 11,977 |
Players
- As of match played 13 May 1967.
Name | Position | Nationality | Place of birth | Date of birth | Apps[1] | Goals | Signed from | Date signed | Fee | ||
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Goalkeepers | |||||||||||
Bryan Harvey | GK | ![]() |
Stepney | 26 August 1938 (aged 28) | 126 | 0 | Blackpool | October 1963 | |||
Full Backs | |||||||||||
Vic Cockcroft | LB | ![]() |
Birmingham | 25 February 1941 (aged 26) | 47 | 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | July 1962 | |||
Theo Foley | RB | ![]() |
Dublin | 2 April 1937 (aged 30) | 204 | 8 | Exeter City | May 1961 | £1,000 | ||
John Mackin | RB | ![]() |
Bellshill | 18 November 1943 (aged 23) | 45 | 5 | Apprentice | November 1963 | N/A | ||
Clive Walker | LB | ![]() |
Watford | 24 October 1945 (aged 21) | 22 | 0 | Leicester City | October 1966 | |||
Half Backs | |||||||||||
Terry Branston (c) | CH | ![]() |
Rugby | 25 July 1938 (aged 28) | 246 | 2 | Apprentice | October 1958 | N/A | ||
John Clarke | CH | ![]() |
Northampton | 23 October 1945 (aged 21) | 2 | 0 | Apprentice | July 1965 | N/A | ||
Graham Carr | HB | ![]() |
Corbridge | 25 October 1944 (aged 22) | 48 | 0 | Apprentice | August 1962 | N/A | ||
Joe Kiernan | WH | ![]() |
Coatbridge | 22 October 1942 (aged 24) | 128 | 7 | Sunderland | July 1963 | |||
John Kurila | WH | ![]() |
Glasgow | 10 April 1941 (aged 26) | 116 | 4 | Bristol City | November 1963 | |||
John Linnell | WH | ![]() |
Northampton | 2 January 1944 (aged 23) | 0 | 0 | Apprentice | September 1963 | N/A | ||
Inside/Outside Forwards | |||||||||||
Billy Best | OF | ![]() |
Glasgow | 7 September 1942 (aged 24) | 32 | 9 | Pollok | July 1962 | |||
Barry Lines | OF | ![]() |
Bletchley | 16 May 1942 (aged 24) | 220 | 45 | Bletchley Town | September 1960 | |||
Harry Walden | OF | ![]() |
Walgrave | 22 December 1940 (aged 26) | 76 | 3 | Luton Town | June 1964 | |||
Dennis Brown | IF | ![]() |
Reading | 8 February 1944 (aged 23) | 8 | 3 | Swindon Town | February 1967 | £5,000 P/E[2] | ||
Don Martin | IF | ![]() |
Corby | 15 February 1944 (aged 23) | 109 | 40 | Apprentice | July 1962 | N/A | ||
Graham Moore (c) | IF | ![]() |
Hengoed | 7 March 1941 (aged 26) | 53 | 10 | Manchester United | December 1965 | £15,000 | ||
Centre Forwards | |||||||||||
Jim Hall | CF | ![]() |
Northampton | 21 March 1945 (aged 22) | 38 | 5 | Apprentice | July 1963 | N/A | ||
Frank Large | CF | ![]() |
Leeds | 26 January 1940 (aged 27) | 68 | 38 | Oldham Athletic | December 1966 | £10,000 |
Competitions
Division Two
League table
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
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
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 |
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
Matches
Win Draw Loss
21 August 1966 1 | Preston North End | 2–1 | Northampton Town | Preston |
15:00 BST | Best ![]() |
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 12,192 |
28 August 1966 2 | Northampton Town | 3–1 | Rotherham United | Northampton |
15:00 BST | Best ![]() ![]() Martin ![]() |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 13,955 |
30 August 1966 3 | Northampton Town | 0–0 | Bury | Northampton |
19:30 BST | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 10,025 |
1 September 1966 4 | Millwall | 1–0 | Northampton Town | Millwall, London |
15:00 BST | Best ![]() |
Stadium: The Den Attendance: 11,121 |
6 September 1966 5 | Northampton Town | 1–2 | Norwich City | Northampton |
15:00 BST | Martin ![]() |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 14,767 |
10 September 1966 6 | Northampton Town | 0–2 | Derby County | Northampton |
15:00 BST | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 10,975 |
17 September 1966 7 | Northampton Town | 2–1 | Plymouth Argyle | Northampton |
15:00 BST | Lines ![]() Walden ![]() |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 9,802 |
20 September 1966 8 | Bury | 1–2 | Northampton Town | Bury |
19:30 BST | Best ![]() Mackin ![]() |
Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 8,580 |
23 September 1966 9 | Hull City | 6–1 | Northampton Town | Kingston upon Hull |
19:30 BST | Lines ![]() |
Stadium: Boothferry Park Attendance: 29,122 |
1 October 1966 10 | Northampton Town | 2–4 | Portsmouth | Northampton |
15:00 BST | Kiernan ![]() Martin ![]() |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 10,364 |
8 October 1966 11 | Crystal Palace | 5–1 | Northampton Town | Selhurst, London |
15:00 BST | Martin ![]() |
Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 18,507 |
15 October 1966 12 | Northampton Town | 0–1 | Huddersfield Town | Northampton |
15:00 BST | Leighton ![]() |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 13,355 |
29 October 1966 13 | Northampton Town | 0–4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Northampton |
15:00 GMT | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 16,761 |
5 November 1966 14 | Ipswich Town | 6–1 | Northampton Town | Ipswich |
15:00 GMT | Best ![]() |
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 12,820 |
12 November 1966 15 | Northampton Town | 2–1 | Bristol City | Northampton |
15:00 GMT | Jones ![]() Kurila ![]() |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 10,004 |
19 November 1966 16 | Carlisle United | 2–0 | Northampton Town | Carlisle |
15:00 GMT | Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 11,946 |
26 November 1966 17 | Northampton Town | 2–1 | Blackburn Rovers | Northampton |
15:00 GMT | Martin ![]() Moore ![]() |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 9,470 |
3 December 1966 18 | Bolton Wanderers | 1–2 | Northampton Town | Bolton |
15:00 GMT | Mackin ![]() Martin ![]() |
Stadium: Burnden Park Attendance: 10,352 |
14 December 1966 19 | Cardiff City | 4–2 | Northampton Town | Cardiff |
19:30 GMT | Mackin ![]() Martin ![]() |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 7,954 |
17 December 1966 20 | Northampton Town | 1–5 | Preston North End | Northampton |
15:00 GMT | Martin ![]() |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 10,050 |
26 December 1966 21 | Birmingham City | 3–0 | Northampton Town | Birmingham |
15:00 GMT | Vincent ![]() ![]() Vowden ![]() |
Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 24,302 |
27 December 1966 22 | Northampton Town | 2–1 | Birmingham City | Northampton |
19:30 GMT | Large ![]() Martin ![]() |
Bridges ![]() |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 15,433 |
31 December 1966 23 | Rotherham United | 1–2 | Northampton Town | Rotherham |
15:00 GMT | Large ![]() Martin ![]() |
Stadium: Millloor Attendance: 9,497 |
7 January 1967 24 | Northampton Town | 1–2 | Millwall | Northampton |
15:00 GMT | Kiernan ![]() |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 11,343 |
14 January 1967 25 | Derby County | 4–3 | Northampton Town | Derby |
15:00 GMT | Hodgson ![]() Durban ![]() Hector ![]() Waller ![]() |
Kiernan ![]() Large ![]() Martin ![]() |
Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 14,533 |
17 January 1967 26 | Northampton Town | 1–1 | Charlton Athletic | Northampton |
19:30 GMT | Martin ![]() |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 11,578 |
21 January 1967 27 | Plymouth Argyle | 1–0 | Northampton Town | Plymouth |
15:00 GMT | Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 12,830 |
4 February 1967 28 | Northampton Town | 2–2 | Hull City | Northampton |
15:00 GMT | Best ![]() Moore ![]() |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 12,396 |
11 February 1967 29 | Portsmouth | 3–2 | Northampton Town | Portsmouth |
15:00 GMT | D.Brown ![]() Moore ![]() |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 18,979 |
25 February 1967 30 | Northampton Town | 1–0 | Crystal Palace | Northampton |
15:00 GMT | D.Brown ![]() |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 13,081 |
4 March 1967 31 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–0 | Northampton Town | Wolverhampton |
15:00 GMT | Stadium: Molineux Stadium Attendance: 25,672 |
11 March 1967 32 | Northampton Town | 0–0 | Coventry City | Northampton |
15:00 GMT | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 20,100 |
18 March 1967 33 | Northampton Town | 2–0 | Cardiff City | Northampton |
15:00 GMT | D.Brown ![]() Large ![]() |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 11,787 |
25 March 1967 34 | Huddersfield Town | 0–2 | Northampton Town | Huddersfield |
15:00 BST | Large ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: Leeds Road Attendance: 18,214 |
28 March 1967 35 | Coventry City | 2–0 | Northampton Town | Coventry |
19:30 BST | Gould ![]() Machin ![]() |
Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 38,566 |
1 April 1967 36 | Northampton Town | 1–1 | Ipswich Town | Northampton |
15:00 BST | Hall ![]() |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 13,129 |
7 April 1967 37 | Bristol City | 1–0 | Northampton Town | Bristol |
15:00 BST | Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 23,750 |
15 April 1967 38 | Northampton Town | 3–3 | Carlisle United | Northampton |
15:00 BST | Large ![]() Walden ![]() Mackin ![]() |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 10,752 |
22 April 1967 39 | Blackburn Rovers | 3–0 | Northampton Town | Blackburn |
15:00 BST | Walker ![]() |
Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 9,883 |
29 April 1967 40 | Northampton Town | 2–1 | Bolton Wanderers | Northampton |
15:00 BST | Large ![]() Martin ![]() |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 9,387 |
6 May 1967 41 | Charlton Athletic | 3–0 | Northampton Town | Charlton, London |
15:00 BST | Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 15,098 |
13 May 1967 42 | Norwich City | 1–0 | Northampton Town | Norwich |
15:00 BST | Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 13,544 |
FA Cup
25 November 1966 3rd round | Northampton Town | 1–3 | West Bromwich Albion | Northampton |
15:00 GMT | Foley ![]() |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 16,899 |
League Cup
14 September 1966 2nd round | Northampton Town | 2–2 | Peterborough United | Northampton |
19:30 BST | Best ![]() B.Brown ![]() |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 5,778 |
26 September 1966 2nd round (R) | Peterborough United | 0–2 | Northampton Town | Peterborough |
19:30 BST | Best ![]() Martin ![]() |
Stadium: London Road Attendance: 9,484 |
5 October 1966 3rd round | Northampton Town | 1–1 | Rotherham United | Northampton |
19:30 BST | Hall ![]() Mackin ![]() |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 5,631 |
26 October 1966 4th round | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1–1 | Northampton Town | Hove |
19:30 GMT | Best ![]() |
Stadium: Goldstone Ground Attendance: 17,235 |
1 November 1966 4th round (R) | Northampton Town | 8–0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Northampton |
19:30 GMT | Best ![]() Martin ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Moore ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 6,889 |
7 December 1966 5th round | Northampton Town | 1–3 | West Bromwich Albion | Northampton |
19:30 GMT | Hall ![]() |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 14,706 |
Appearances and goals
Pos | Player | Division Two | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||||||||||
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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
- ^ Football League appearances only.
- ^ "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.