1957–58 Northampton Town F.C. season

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.

Northampton Town
1957–58 season
ChairmanWalter Penn
ManagerDave Smith
StadiumCounty Ground
Division Three (S)13th
FA CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague: Barry Hawkings
Alan Woan (20)

All: Barry Hawkings (22)
Highest home attendance21,344 vs Arsenal
Lowest home attendance2,412 vs Gillingham
Average home league attendance8,127

Players

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As of match played 2 May 1958.
Name Position Nat. Place of Birth Date of Birth (Age) Apps Goals Previous club Date signed Fee
Goalkeepers
Reg Elvy GK   Leeds (1920-11-25)25 November 1920 (aged 37) 55 0 Blackburn Rovers Summer 1956 £350[1]
Peter Pickering GK   New Earswick (1926-03-24)24 March 1926 (aged 32) 91 0 Kettering Town Summer 1955
Full backs
Tony Claypole RB   Weldon (1937-02-13)13 February 1937 (aged 21) 11 0 Apprentice August 1956 N/A
Geoff Coleman RB   Bedworth (1936-05-13)13 May 1936 (aged 21) 17 0 Bedworth Town Summer 1955
Bobby Corbett LB   Throckley (1922-03-16)16 March 1922 (aged 36) 8 1 Middlesbrough August 1957
Ron Patterson (c) LB   Gateshead (1929-10-30)30 October 1929 (aged 28) 227 5 Middlesbrough Summer 1952
Half backs
Ben Collins CH   Kislingbury (1928-03-09)9 March 1928 (aged 30) 213 0 Apprentice Summer 1948 N/A
Colin Gale CH   Pontypridd (1932-08-31)31 August 1932 (aged 25) 106 1 Cardiff City March 1956 £1,500[1]
Roly Mills WH   Daventry (1933-06-22)22 June 1933 (aged 24) 105 15 Apprentice May 1951 N/A
Terry Robinson CH   Woodham (1929-11-08)8 November 1929 (aged 28) 14 0 Brentford July 1957
John Smith WH   Leicester (1928-09-04)4 September 1928 (aged 29) 161 9 Apprentice May 1949 N/A
Bobby Peacock WH   Rushden (1937-12-08)8 December 1937 (aged 20) 2 0 Rushden Town February 1957
Inside/Outside forwards
Jack English OF   South Shields (1923-03-19)19 March 1923 (aged 35) 302 136 Apprentice Summer 1947 N/A
Tommy Fowler OF   Prescot (1924-12-16)16 December 1924 (aged 33) 439 65 Everton March 1945
Roger Miller OF   Northampton (1938-08-18)18 August 1938 (aged 19) 2 1 Apprentice Summer 1956 N/A
Maurice Robinson OF   Newark-on-Trent (1929-11-09)9 November 1929 (aged 28) 12 3 Kettering Town June 1957
Ken Leek IF   Ynysybwl (1935-07-26)26 July 1935 (aged 22) 76 29 Apprentice Summer 1952 N/A
Joe O'Neil IF   Glasgow (1931-08-15)15 August 1931 (aged 26) 6 3 Leicester City October 1957 N/A
Bobby Tebbutt IF   Irchester (1934-11-10)10 November 1934 (aged 23) 30 13 Apprentice October 1956 N/A
Alan Woan IF   Liverpool (1931-02-08)8 February 1931 (aged 27) 66 31 Norwich City Summer 1956
Centre forwards
Gerry Bright CF   Northampton (1934-12-02)2 December 1934 (aged 23) 4 0 Bromsgrove Rovers April 1957
Barry Hawkings CF   Birmingham (1931-11-07)7 November 1931 (aged 26) 47 22 Lincoln City July 1957 £1,000[1]

Competitions

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Division Three South

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League table

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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

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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
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

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHHAAAHHAHAAHAHAHAHHAAHHAHAHHAAHAHAHHAAHHAAHHA
ResultLDWDLLLWLWWLLDWLLLLLWDWLDWLWLWLWWLLWWDWWWLWWLL
Position1517910141722192319161722191518202020212118181919181918191718171818181717171716151513131313
Source: 11v11.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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  Win   Draw   Loss

24 August 1957 (1957-08-24) 1 Walsall 2–1 Northampton Town Walsall
15:00 BST A.Woan   Stadium: Fellows Park
Attendance: 13,059
Referee: George McCabe
29 August 1957 (1957-08-29) 2 Northampton Town 0–0 Aldershot Northampton
BST Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 7,907
31 August 1957 (1957-08-31) 3 Northampton Town 4–0 Coventry City Northampton
BST M.Robinson    
A.Woan  
R.Kirk   o.g.'
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 12,037
4 September 1957 (1957-09-04) 4 Aldershot 0–0 Northampton Town Aldershot
BST Stadium: Recreation Ground
Attendance: 4,188
7 September 1957 (1957-09-07) 5 Shrewsbury Town 3–1 Northampton Town Shrewsbury
15:15 BST A.Woan   Stadium: Gay Meadow
Attendance: 9,542
10 September 1957 (1957-09-10) 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 (1957-09-14) 7 Northampton Town 1–2 Reading Northampton
BST K.Leek   Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 6,986
16 September 1957 (1957-09-16) 8 Northampton Town 3–1 Brentford Northampton
BST J.English    
K.Leek  
G.Francis   Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 4,528
21 September 1957 (1957-09-21) 9 Swindon Town 5–1 Northampton Town Swindon
15:00 BST K.Leek   Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 9,967
26 September 1957 (1957-09-26) 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 (1957-09-28) 11 Watford 0–2 Northampton Town Watford
15:00 BST B.Hawkings  
A.Woan  
Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 11,579
30 September 1957 (1957-09-30) 12 Colchester United 1–0 Northampton Town Colchester
15:00 BST P.Wright   Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4,391
5 October 1957 (1957-10-05) 13 Northampton Town 1–2 Crystal Palace Northampton
BST R.Patterson   Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 7,594
9 October 1957 (1957-10-09) 14 Norwich City 2–2 Northampton Town Norwich
GMT K.Leek     Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 22,850
12 October 1957 (1957-10-12) 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 (1957-10-19) 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 (1957-10-26) 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 (1957-11-02) 18 Southampton 2–1 Northampton Town Southampton
GMT T.Mulgrew  
J.McGowan  
J.English   Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 13,469
9 November 1957 (1957-11-09) 19 Northampton Town 2–4 Brighton & Hove Albion Northampton
GMT B.Hawkings  
K.Leek  
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 7,088
23 November 1957 (1957-11-23) 20 Northampton Town 1–5 Queens Park Rangers Northampton
GMT A.Woan   Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 7,525
30 November 1957 (1957-11-30) 21 Exeter City 0–1 Northampton Town Exeter
15:00 GMT K.Leek   Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 7,933
14 December 1957 (1957-12-14) 22 Millwall 0–0 Northampton Town New Cross, London
GMT Stadium: The Old Den
Attendance: 6,761
21 December 1957 (1957-12-21) 23 Northampton Town 3–0 Walsall Northampton
GMT B.Hawkings  
B.Tebbutt    
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 7,058
26 December 1957 (1957-12-26) 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 (1957-12-28) 25 Coventry City 1–1 Northampton Town Coventry
GMT K.Leek   Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 20,375
11 January 1958 (1958-01-11) 26 Northampton Town 2–0 Shrewsbury Town Northampton
GMT B.Hawkings  
K.Leek  
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 8,391
18 January 1958 (1958-01-18) 27 Reading 5–2 Northampton Town Reading
GMT B.Hawkings  
B.Tebbutt  
Stadium: Elm Park
Attendance: 10,846
1 February 1958 (1958-02-01) 28 Northampton Town 3–0 Swindon Town Northampton
GMT T.Fowler  
B.Hawkings  
K.Leek  
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 9,845
8 February 1958 (1958-02-08) 29 Northampton Town 2–3 Watford Northampton
GMT K.Leek     Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 8,400
15 February 1958 (1958-02-15) 30 Crystal Palace 1–3 Northampton Town Selhurst, London
GMT B.Hawkings    
B.Tebbutt  
Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 16,245
22 February 1958 (1958-02-22) 31 Plymouth Argyle 3–0 Northampton Town Plymouth
15:15 GMT Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 16,667
Referee: Leo Callaghan
1 March 1958 (1958-03-01) 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 (1958-03-08) 33 Newport County 0–1 Northampton Town Newport, Wales
15:15 GMT B.Hawkings   Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 7,011
15 March 1958 (1958-03-15) 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 (1958-03-22) 35 Queens Park Rangers 1–0 Northampton Town White City, London
15:00 GMT Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 7,531
27 March 1958 (1958-03-27) 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 (1958-03-29) 37 Northampton Town 7–2 Millwall Northampton
GMT J.English  
B.Hawkings    
B.Tebbutt  
A.Woan      
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 6,393
5 April 1958 (1958-04-05) 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 (1958-04-08) 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 (1958-04-12) 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 (1958-04-16) 42 Torquay United 1–0 Northampton Town Torquay
17:30 GMT Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 6,598
19 April 1958 (1958-04-19) 43 Gillingham 1–2 Northampton Town Gillingham
15:15 GMT B.Hawkings  
A.Woan  
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 5,721
24 April 1958 (1958-04-24) 44 Northampton Town 1–0 Torquay United Northampton
BST A.Woan   Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 10,123
26 April 1958 (1958-04-26) 45 Northampton Town 1–3 Southend United Northampton
BST B.Hawkings   Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 10,975
2 May 1958 (1958-05-02) 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

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4 January 1958 (1958-01-04) Third round Northampton Town 3–1 Arsenal Northampton
14:15 GMT B.Tebbutt   6'
B.Hawkings   60'
K.Leek  
D.Clapton   Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 21,344
Referee: Tom Cooper
25 January 1958 (1958-01-25) Fourth round Liverpool 3–1 Northampton Town Liverpool
14:45 GMT B.Liddell   28'
B.Collins   79' (o.g.)
L.Bimpson   82'
Report B.Hawkings   42' Stadium: Anfield Stadium
Attendance: 56,939
Referee: Leslie Tirebuck

Appearances and goals

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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

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  1. ^ 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.