1969–70 Northampton Town F.C. season
| 14th | |
| FA Cup | Fifth round |
|---|---|
| League Cup | First round |
| Top goalscorer | League: John Fairbrother (23) All: John Fairbrother (25) |
| Highest home attendance | 21,771 vs Manchester United |
| Lowest home attendance | 2,979 vs Hartlepool United |
| Average home league attendance | 5,594 |
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The 1969–70 season was Northampton Town's 73rd season in their history and the first season back in the Fourth Division. Alongside competing in Division Four, the club also participated in the FA Cup and League Cup.
Players
- As of match played 27 April 1970.
| Name | Position | Nat. | Place of Birth | Date of Birth (Age) | Apps | Goals | Previous club | Date signed | Fee | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||
| Kim Book | GK |  |
Bath | 12 February 1946 (aged 24) | 41 | 0 | Bournemouth & B A | July 1969 | |||
| Gary Knibbs | GK | |
Northampton | 10 March 1951 (aged 19) | 0 | 0 | Apprentice | July 1969 | N/A | ||
| Defenders | |||||||||||
| Eric Brookes | FB | |
Darton | 3 February 1944 (aged 26) | 52 | 1 | Barnsley | July 1969 | |||
| John Clarke | CB | |
Northampton | 23 October 1945 (aged 24) | 89 | 0 | Apprentice | July 1965 | N/A | ||
| Ray Fairfax | FB | |
Smethwick | 14 November 1941 (aged 28) | 97 | 1 | West Bromwich Albion | July 1968 | |||
| Brian Knight | U |  |
Dundee | 28 March 1949 (aged 21) | 13 | 0 | Huddersfield Town | October 1969 | |||
| Phil Neal | U | |
Irchester | 20 February 1951 (aged 19) | 39 | 6 | Apprentice | July 1968 | N/A | ||
| Frank Rankmore | CB |  |
Cardiff | 21 July 1939 (aged 30) | 93 | 15 | Peterborough United | August 1968 | £12,000 | ||
| Neil Townsend | CB | |
Long Buckby | 1 February 1950 (aged 20) | 34 | 1 | Apprentice | September 1968 | N/A | ||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||
| Bernie Fagan | W |
|
Houghton-le-Spring | 29 January 1949 (aged 21) | 8 | 0 | Sunderland | July 1969 | |||
| Graham Felton | W |
|
Cambridge | 1 March 1949 (aged 21) | 114 | 9 | Apprentice | September 1966 | N/A | ||
| Peter Hawkins | LW |
|
Swansea | 9 November 1951 (aged 18) | 19 | 3 | Apprentice | July 1968 | N/A | ||
| Joe Kiernan | CM | |
Coatbridge | 22 October 1942 (aged 27) | 259 | 13 | Sunderland | July 1963 | |||
| Barry Lines | W |
|
Bletchley | 16 May 1942 (aged 27) | 295 | 50 | Bletchley Town | September 1960 | |||
| John McGleish | CM | |
Airdrie | 18 December 1951 (aged 18) | 0 | 0 | Apprentice | November 1968 | N/A | ||
| Dixie McNeil | W | |
Melton Mowbray | 16 January 1947 (aged 23) | 25 | 8 | Corby Town | May 1969 | £5,000 | ||
| Eric Ross | CM |  |
Belfast | 19 September 1944 (aged 25) | 43 | 3 | Newcastle United | August 1969 | |||
| Eric Weaver | W |
|
Rhymney | 1 July 1943 (aged 26) | 71 | 9 | Notts County | December 1967 | |||
| Forwards | |||||||||||
| John Fairbrother | CF | |
Cricklewood | 12 February 1941 (aged 29) | 109 | 44 | Peterborough United | February 1968 | |||
| Frank Large | CF | |
Leeds | 26 January 1940 (aged 30) | 139 | 59 | Fulham | August 1969 | |||
Competitions
Division Four
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 67 | 65 | 1.031 | 46 |
| 13 | York City | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 55 | 62 | 0.887 | 46 |
| 14 | Northampton Town | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 64 | 55 | 1.164 | 44 |
| 15 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 51 | 51 | 1.000 | 44 |
| 16 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 54 | 58 | 0.931 | 43 |
Source: rsssf.com
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 64 | 55 | 1.164 | 44 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 41 | 19 | 29 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 23 | 36 | 15 |
Last updated: 2 February 2024.
Source: [citation needed]
League position by match
Matches
Win Draw Loss
| 9 August 1969 1 | BST |
Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 3,813 |
| 26 August 1969 3 | BST |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 6,357 |
| 30 August 1969 4 | BST |
P.Neal  |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 6,026 |
| 6 September 1969 5 | BST |
J.Fairbrother |
Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 3,090 |
| 13 September 1969 6 | BST |
P.Hawkins |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 4,922 |
| 17 September 1969 7 | BST |
Stadium: London Road Attendance: 8,557 |
| 20 September 1969 8 | BST |
P.Hawkins N.Townsend |
Stadium: Vetch Field Attendance: 6,660 |
| 27 September 1969 9 | BST |
J.Fairbrother G.Felton F.Large |
T.Cooper |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 4,665 |
| 30 September 1969 10 | BST |
J.Kiernan F.Large F.Rankmore |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 6,609 |
| 4 October 1969 11 | BST |
J.Fairbrother F.Large |
Stadium: Park Avenue Attendance: 2,555 |
| 8 October 1969 12 | BST |
Stadium: Borough Park Attendance: 1,738 |
| 11 October 1969 13 | BST |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 6,994 |
| 18 October 1969 14 | BST |
G.Felton F.Rankmore |
Stadium: Recreation Ground Attendance: 5,747 |
| 25 October 1969 15 | BST |
G.Felton F.Rankmore |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 5,154 |
| 28 October 1969 16 | BST |
J.Fairbrother F.Large |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 6,243 |
| 1 November 1969 17 | BST |
J.Fairbrother |
Stadium: Bootham Crescent Attendance: 4,808 |
| 8 November 1969 18 | BST |
A.Tarbuck |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 5,659 |
| 22 November 1969 19 | BST |
J.Fairbrother |
G.Dobson |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 5,315 |
| 25 November 1969 20 | BST |
J.Kiernan 9' |
Report | M.Brown 27' |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 3,256 Referee: R Weedon |
| 13 December 1969 21 | BST |
J.Fairbrother |
Stadium: Feethams Attendance: 2,063 |
| 20 December 1969 22 | BST |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 2,979 |
| 26 December 1969 23 | BST |
F.Rankmore |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 7,522 |
| 27 December 1969 24 | BST |
Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 7,866 |
| 17 January 1970 25 | BST |
J.Fairbrother |
Stadium: Somerton Park Attendance: 2,280 |
| 31 January 1970 26 | BST |
R.Fairfax D.McNeil F.Rankmore |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 12,972 |
| 18 February 1970 27 | BST |
J.Fairbrother F.Large |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 3,635 | ||
| Note: Fixture was previously postponed on February 2, 1970.[1] | |||||
| 21 February 1970 28 | BST |
D.Draper J.Clarke o.g.' |
E.Ross |
Stadium: Sealand Road Attendance: 3,782 |
| 23 February 1970 29 | BST |
F.Rankmore |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 5,315 | ||
| Note: Fixture was previously postponed on February 14, 1970.[1] | |||||
| 28 February 1970 30 | BST |
J.Fairbrother F.Large E.Ross |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 4,833 |
| 2 March 1970 31 | BST |
G.Felton F.Large |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 4,974 |
| 7 March 1970 32 | BST |
A.Cocks |
Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 7,292 |
| 9 March 1970 33 | BST |
D.McNeil |
Stadium: Saltergate Attendance: 9,624 |
| 14 March 1970 34 | BST |
J.Fairbrother J.Kiernan D.McNeil |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 4,537 |
| 17 March 1970 35 | BST |
Stadium: Old Show Ground Attendance: 3,090 |
| 21 March 1970 36 | BST |
Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 4,981 |
| 27 March 1970 37 | BST |
J.Fairbrother |
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 6,359 |
| 28 March 1970 38 | BST |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 5,740 |
| 31 March 1970 39 | BST |
E.Brookes J.Fairbrother |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 4,128 |
| 4 April 1970 40 | BST |
J.Fairbrother |
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 5,774 |
| 6 April 1970 41 | BST |
Report | D.McNeil 24', 43', 50' |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,776 Referee: L Sinkins |
| 10 April 1970 42 | BST |
J.Fairbrother G.Felton F.Large |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 4,104 | ||
| Note: Fixture was previously postponed on January 10, 1970.[1] | |||||
| 14 April 1970 43 | BST |
J.Fairbrother |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 6,732 |
| 18 April 1970 44 | BST |
J.Fairbrother |
Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 3,445 | ||
| Note: Fixture was previously postponed on November 29, 1969.[1] | |||||
| 24 April 1970 45 | BST |
Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 2,456 |
| 27 April 1970 46 | BST |
Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 9,965 |
FA Cup
| 15 November 1969 BST |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 5,005 |
| 19 November 1969 BST |
F.Rankmore J.Fairbrother |
Stadium: Recreation Ground Attendance: 4,500 |
| 6 December 1969 BST |
P.Neal |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 5,227 |
| 9 December 1969 BST |
Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 8,930 |
| 15 December 1969 BST |
F.Large D.McNeil |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 2,494 Referee: David Smith |
| 12 January 1970 BST |
J.Fairbrother |
Stadium: Ongar Road Attendance: 5,320 |
| 24 January 1970 BST |
Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 7,590 |
| 27 January 1970 BST |
F.Rankmore G.Felton |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 16,142 |
| 7 February 1970 BST |
F.Large D.McNeil |
G.Best B.Kidd |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 21,771 Referee: Peter Baldwin |
League Cup
| 13 August 1969 BST |
Stadium: Manor Ground Attendance: 7,158 |
Appearances and goals
| Pos | Player | Division Four | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starts | Sub | Goals | Starts | Sub | Goals | Starts | Sub | Goals | Starts | Sub | Goals | ||||||||
| GK | Kim Book | 32 | – | – | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | 41 | – | – | ||||||
| GK | Gary Knibbs | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||
| DF | Eric Brookes | 42 | – | 1 | 7 | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | 50 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| DF | John Clarke | 44 | – | – | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | 53 | – | – | ||||||
| DF | Ray Fairfax | 39 | – | 1 | 9 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 49 | – | 1 | ||||||
| DF | Brian Knight | 9 | 3 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | 3 | – | ||||||
| DF | Phil Neal | 10 | 3 | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 11 | 6 | 2 | ||||||
| DF | Frank Rankmore | 45 | – | 7 | 9 | – | 3 | 1 | – | – | 55 | – | 10 | ||||||
| DF | Neil Townsend | 13 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13 | – | 1 | ||||||
| MF | Bernie Fagan | 6 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | – | – | ||||||
| MF | Graham Felton | 43 | 1 | 6 | 9 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 53 | 1 | 7 | ||||||
| MF | Peter Hawkins | 9 | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 9 | 3 | 2 | ||||||
| MF | Joe Kiernan | 41 | – | 3 | 8 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 50 | – | 3 | ||||||
| MF | Barry Lines | 7 | 5 | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 9 | 5 | – | ||||||
| MF | John McGleish | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||
| MF | Dixie McNeil | 19 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | 25 | – | 8 | ||||||
| MF | Eric Ross | 33 | 2 | 3 | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | 41 | 2 | 3 | ||||||
| MF | Eric Weaver | 14 | 2 | – | 4 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 19 | 2 | – | ||||||
| FW | John Fairbrother | 46 | – | 23 | 9 | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | 56 | – | 25 | ||||||
| FW | Frank Large | 40 | – | 10 | 9 | – | 2 | – | – | – | 49 | – | 12 | ||||||
| Players who left before end of season: | |||||||||||||||||||
| GK | Des McPartland | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | – | – | ||||||
| GK | Gordon Morritt | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 9 | – | – | ||||||
References
- ^ a b c d "1969/70 Division 4". ntfcmemorabilia.weebly.com. 3 February 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
Books
- Grande, Frank (1997). Northampton Town F.C.: The Official Centenary History. London: Yore Publications. ISBN 978-1874427674.