1976–77 Northampton Town F.C. season
| 1976–77 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Neville Ronson |
| Manager | Pat Crerand |
| Stadium | County Ground |
| Division Three | 22nd |
| FA Cup | First round |
| League Cup | First round |
| Top goalscorer | League: Paul Stratford (12) All: Paul Stratford (13) |
| Highest home attendance | 7,782 vs Brighton & Hove Albion |
| Lowest home attendance | 3,911 vs Chesterfield |
Players
- As of match played 7 May 1977.[1]
| Name | Position | Nationality | Place of birth | Date of birth | Apps[2] | Goals | Signed from | Date signed | Fee | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||
| Jeff Parton | GK |  |
Swansea | 24 February 1953 (aged 24) | 14 | 0 | Burnley | Summer 1975 | |||
| Defenders | |||||||||||
| Steve Bryant | LB |  |
London | 5 September 1953 (aged 23) | 28 | 0 | Birmingham City | December 1976 | |||
| John Gregory | U | |
Scunthorpe | 11 May 1954 (aged 22) | 187 | 8 | Apprentice | Summer 1972 | N/A | ||
| Alex Malcolm | LB |  |
Hamilton | 13 February 1956 (aged 21) | 2 | 0 | Luton Town | August 1976 | |||
| Stuart Robertson | CB | |
Nottingham | 16 December 1946 (aged 30) | 178 | 18 | Doncaster Rovers | Summer 1972 | |||
| Barry Tucker | FB | |
Swansea | 28 August 1952 (aged 24) | 185 | 2 | Apprentice | August 1970 | N/A | ||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||
| Billy Best (c) | U | |
Glasgow | 7 September 1942 (aged 34) | 212 | 52 | Southend United | Summer 1973 | |||
| Derrick Christie | W | |
Bletchley | 15 March 1957 (aged 20) | 63 | 6 | Apprentice | Summer 1975 | N/A | ||
| John Farrington | W | |
Lynemouth | 19 June 1947 (aged 29) | 113 | 11 | Cardiff City | Summer 1974 | |||
| Don Martin | U | |
Corby | 15 February 1944 (aged 33) | 203 | 62 | Blackburn Rovers | November 1975 | |||
| Andy McGowan | CM | |
Corby | 17 July 1956 (aged 20) | 73 | 9 | Apprentice | June 1975 | N/A | ||
| Keith Williams | CM | |
Dudley | 12 April 1957 (aged 20) | 17 | 1 | Aston Villa | February 1977 | |||
| Forwards | |||||||||||
| Keith Bowen | FW | |
Northampton | 26 February 1958 (aged 19) | 1 | 0 | Apprentice | Summer 1976 | N/A | ||
| Ray Haywood | FW | |
Dudley | 12 January 1949 (aged 28) | 13 | 2 | Shrewsbury Town | March 1977 | |||
| George Reilly | FW | |
Bellshill | 14 September 1957 (aged 19) | 22 | 2 | Corby Town | June 1976 | |||
| Paul Stratford | FW | |
Northampton | 4 September 1955 (aged 21) | 170 | 59 | Apprentice | Summer 1972 | N/A | ||
Appearances and goals
| Pos | Player | Division Three | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starts | Sub | Goals | Starts | Sub | Goals | Starts | Sub | Goals | Starts | Sub | Goals | ||||||||
| GK | Jeff Parton | 12 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 13 | – | – | ||||||
| DF | Steve Bryant | 28 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 28 | – | – | ||||||
| DF | John Gregory | 46 | – | 4 | 1 | – | – | 3 | – | 1 | 50 | – | 5 | ||||||
| DF | Alex Malcolm | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | ||||||
| DF | Stuart Robertson | 41 | – | 4 | 1 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 45 | – | 4 | ||||||
| DF | Barry Tucker | 37 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 41 | – | – | ||||||
| MF | Billy Best | 40 | – | 11 | 1 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 44 | – | 11 | ||||||
| MF | Derrick Christie | 37 | 7 | 5 | 1 | – | – | 3 | – | 1 | 41 | 7 | 6 | ||||||
| MF | John Farrington | 35 | 6 | 4 | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | 35 | 9 | 4 | ||||||
| MF | Andy McGowan | 25 | 6 | 4 | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | 28 | 6 | 4 | ||||||
| MF | Don Martin | 32 | 5 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 3 | – | 1 | 36 | 5 | 4 | ||||||
| MF | Keith Williams | 17 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 17 | – | 1 | ||||||
| FW | Keith Bowen | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | ||||||
| FW | Ray Haywood | 11 | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| FW | George Reilly | 19 | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 20 | 3 | 2 | ||||||
| FW | Paul Stratford | 40 | 2 | 12 | 1 | – | – | 3 | – | 1 | 44 | 2 | 13 | ||||||
| Players who left before end of season: | |||||||||||||||||||
| GK | Alan Starling | 26 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | 29 | – | – | ||||||
| GK | Bob Ward | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | – | – | ||||||
| DF | Dave Carlton | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | – | – | ||||||
| DF | Ian Ross | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | ||||||
| MF | John Gilligan | 5 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||
| FW | Keith Bowker | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | ||||||
| FW | Jim Hall | 11 | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 15 | – | 2 | ||||||
| FW | Bobby Owen | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | – | – | ||||||
| FW | Steve Phillips | 16 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 20 | 1 | 2 | ||||||