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1959–60 Northampton Town F.C. season

The 1959–60 season was Northampton Town's 63rd season in their history and the second successive season in the Fourth Division. Alongside competing in Division Four, the club also participated in the FA Cup.

Northampton Town
1959–60 season
ChairmanWalter Penn
ManagerDave Bowen
StadiumCounty Ground
Division Four6th
FA CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: Mike Deakin (20)
All: Mike Deakin (20)
Highest home attendance13,041 vs Walsall
Lowest home attendance3,477 vs Darlington
Average home league attendance8,306

Players

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As of match played 30 April 1960.
Name Position Nat. Place of Birth Date of Birth (Age) Apps Goals Previous club Date signed Fee
Goalkeepers
Tony Brewer GK   Edmonton (1932-05-20)20 May 1932 (aged 27) 70 0 Millwall August 1958
Peter Isaac GK   Pontypridd (1931-05-16)16 May 1931 (aged 28) 8 0 Barry Town July 1959
Full backs
Tony Claypole RB   Weldon (1937-02-13)13 February 1937 (aged 23) 53 1 Apprentice August 1956 N/A
Ralph Phillips RB   Hetton-le-Hole (1933-08-09)9 August 1933 (aged 26) 42 1 Middlesbrough November 1958
Tony Haskins LB   Northampton (1935-07-26)26 July 1935 (aged 24) 7 0 Belper Town August 1959
Ron Patterson (c) LB   Gateshead (1929-10-30)30 October 1929 (aged 30) 307 5 Middlesbrough Summer 1952
Half backs
Jim Fotheringham CH   Hamilton (1932-08-31)31 August 1932 (aged 27) 12 0 Hearts Summer 1959
Colin Gale CH   Pontypridd (1932-08-31)31 August 1932 (aged 27) 178 1 Cardiff City March 1956 £1,500[1]
Dave Bowen WH   Maesteg (1928-06-07)7 June 1928 (aged 31) 35 1 Arsenal July 1959 £7,000
Barry Cooke WH   Wolverhampton (1938-01-12)12 January 1938 (aged 22) 25 0 West Bromwich Albion July 1959
Roly Mills WH   Daventry (1933-06-22)22 June 1933 (aged 26) 191 25 Apprentice May 1951 N/A
John Smith WH   Leicester (1928-09-04)4 September 1928 (aged 31) 196 9 Apprentice May 1949 N/A
Inside/Outside forwards
Jack English OF   South Shields (1923-03-19)19 March 1923 (aged 37) 322 143 Apprentice Summer 1947 N/A
Tommy Fowler OF   Prescot (1924-12-16)16 December 1924 (aged 35) 528 85 Everton March 1945
Frank Griffin OF   Pendlebury (1928-03-28)28 March 1928 (aged 32) 17 0 West Bromwich Albion Summer 1959
Béla Oláh OF   Hungary (1938-06-08)8 June 1938 (aged 21) 28 5 Bedford Town December 1958
Ken Tucker OF   Merthyr Tydfil (1935-07-15)15 July 1935 (aged 24) 3 0 Shrewsbury Town January 1960
Peter Kane IF   Glasgow (1939-04-04)4 April 1939 (aged 21) 29 17 Queen's Park November 1959
Derek Leck IF   Deal (1937-02-08)8 February 1937 (aged 23) 45 18 Millwall June 1958
Bobby Tebbutt IF   Irchester (1934-11-10)10 November 1934 (aged 25) 60 24 Apprentice October 1956 N/A
Ritchie Ward IF   Scunthorpe (1940-09-16)16 September 1940 (aged 19) 6 0 Scunthorpe United Summer 1959
Mike Wright IF   Newmarket (1942-01-16)16 January 1942 (aged 18) 2 1 Newmarket Town January 1960
Centre forwards
Mike Deakin CF   Birmingham (1933-10-25)25 October 1933 (aged 26) 26 20 Crystal Palace October 1959 Exchange

Competitions

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Division Four

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Main article: 1959–60 Football League § Fourth Division

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Promotion or relegation
4 Watford 46 24 9 13 92 67 1.373 57 Promoted
5 Millwall 46 18 17 11 84 61 1.377 53
6 Northampton Town 46 22 9 15 85 63 1.349 53
7 Gillingham 46 21 10 15 74 69 1.072 52
8 Crystal Palace 46 19 12 15 84 64 1.313 50
Source: rsssf.com


League position by match

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHAAHHAAHHAAHAHAHAAHHHHHAHAHAHAAHAHAAHHAAHHAHA
ResultDWLLDWDLWLLLWWDLLWDLDDLWLWWWLWLWWWWWLWWWWDWWDL
Position142111613991211121618131415181818181818181818191818181818181815151413141288666556
Source: 11v11.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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  Win   Draw   Loss

22 August 1959 (1959-08-22) 1 Exeter City 1–1 Northampton Town Exeter
15:15 BST D.Leck   Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 9,678
27 August 1959 (1959-08-27) 2 Northampton Town 3–0 Torquay United Northampton
BST D.Leck    
B.Tebbutt  		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 12,974
29 August 1959 (1959-08-29) 3 Doncaster Rovers 3–2 Northampton Town Doncaster
BST D.Leck  
A.Woan  		 Stadium: Belle Vue
Attendance: 7,033
2 September 1959 (1959-09-02) 4 Torquay United 5–3 Northampton Town Torquay
18:00 BST B.Kirkup    
D.Leck  		 Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 7,447
5 September 1959 (1959-09-05) 5 Northampton Town 0–0 Workington Northampton
BST Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 11,298
10 September 1959 (1959-09-10) 6 Northampton Town 2–1 Gillingham Northampton
BST R.Mills  
A.Woan  		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 9,622
12 September 1959 (1959-09-12) 7 Rochdale 2–2 Northampton Town Rochdale
15:00 BST S.Milburn   18' (pen.)
B.Thomson   87'		 Report D.Leck   1', 79' Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 5,686
Referee: J H Hemingway
16 September 1959 (1959-09-16) 8 Gillingham 2–1 Northampton Town Gillingham
17:30 BST A.Woan   Stadium: Priestfield
Attendance: 5,970
19 September 1959 (1959-09-19) 9 Northampton Town 2–0 Gateshead Northampton
BST D.Leck     Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 9,426
21 September 1959 (1959-09-21) 10 Northampton Town 0–3 Millwall Northampton
17:30 BST Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 8,675
26 September 1959 (1959-09-26) 11 Darlington 3–2 Northampton Town Darlington
BST J.English     Stadium: Feethams
Attendance: 7,199
28 September 1959 (1959-09-28) 12 Millwall 2–1 Northampton Town New Cross, London
19:30 BST J.English   Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 18,950
3 October 1959 (1959-10-03) 13 Northampton Town 2–0 Aldershot Northampton
BST D.Leck  
A.Woan  		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 8,316
10 October 1959 (1959-10-10) 14 Oldham Athletic 0–1 Northampton Town Oldham
15:00 GMT C.Ferguson   o.g.' Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 5,419
17 October 1959 (1959-10-17) 15 Northampton Town 2–2 Carlisle United Northampton
GMT T.Fowler  
A.Woan  		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 8,789
24 October 1959 (1959-10-24) 16 Notts County 2–1 Northampton Town Nottingham
GMT A.Woan   Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 14,867
31 October 1959 (1959-10-31) 17 Northampton Town 0–1 Walsall Northampton
GMT Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 13,041
7 November 1959 (1959-11-07) 18 Hartlepools United 1–4 Northampton Town Hartlepool
GMT M.Deakin    
P.Kane  
D.Leck  		 Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 1,953
21 November 1959 (1959-11-21) 19 Chester 1–1 Northampton Town Chester
14:45 GMT J.Pimlott   M.Deakin   Stadium: Sealand Road
Attendance: 7,283
28 November 1959 (1959-11-28) 20 Northampton Town 0–2 Crystal Palace Northampton
GMT Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 8,121
12 December 1959 (1959-12-12) 21 Northampton Town 1–1 Stockport County Northampton
GMT B.Oláh   Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 6,383
19 December 1959 (1959-12-19) 22 Northampton Town 1–1 Exeter City Northampton
GMT P.Kane   Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 4,709
28 December 1959 (1959-12-28) 23 Northampton Town 1–2 Watford Northampton
14:15 GMT B.Tebbutt   Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 8,369
2 January 1960 (1960-01-02) 24 Northampton Town 3–1 Doncaster Rovers Northampton
14:30 GMT T.Fowler  
R.Mills  
B.Tebbutt  		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 6,253
16 January 1960 (1960-01-16) 25 Workington 5–1 Northampton Town Workington
15:15 GMT D.Bowen   Stadium: Borough Park
Attendance: 3,788
23 January 1960 (1960-01-23) 26 Northampton Town 3–1 Rochdale Northampton
GMT P.Kane   15'
M.Deakin   43'
B.Oláh   65'		 Report S.Milburn   62' Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 5,355
6 February 1960 (1960-02-06) 27 Gateshead 1–3 Northampton Town Gateshead
GMT P.Kane    
R.Mills  		 Stadium: Redheugh Park
Attendance: 3,164
13 February 1960 (1960-02-13) 28 Northampton Town 3–1 Darlington Northampton
GMT P.Kane  
B.Oláh    		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 3,477
20 February 1960 (1960-02-20) 29 Aldershot 3–0 Northampton Town Aldershot
GMT Stadium: Recreation Ground
Attendance: 4,197
27 February 1960 (1960-02-27) 30 Northampton Town 8–1 Oldham Athletic Northampton
GMT M.Deakin    
P.Kane    
B.Tebbutt      
C.Ferguson   o.g.'		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 6,746
1 March 1960 (1960-03-01) 31 Watford 3–1 Northampton Town Watford
19:30 GMT P.Kane   Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 13,024
Note: Fixture was previously postponed on December 26, 1959 due to waterlogged pitch.[2]
5 March 1960 (1960-03-05) 32 Carlisle United 0–2 Northampton Town Carlisle
15:00 GMT M.Deakin  
R.Mills  		 Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 3,503
12 March 1960 (1960-03-12) 33 Northampton Town 4–2 Notts County Northampton
GMT M.Deakin    
P.Kane  
B.Tebbutt  		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 8,902
19 March 1960 (1960-03-19) 34 Walsall 1–2 Northampton Town Walsall
GMT M.Deakin     Stadium: Fellows Park
Attendance: 9,852
26 March 1960 (1960-03-26) 35 Northampton Town 3–0 Hartlepools United Northampton
GMT M.Deakin  
P.Kane  
M.Wright  		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 5,954
2 April 1960 (1960-04-02) 36 Crewe Alexandra 0–1 Northampton Town Crewe
GMT M.Deakin   Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 5,901
7 April 1960 (1960-04-07) 37 Bradford (Park Avenue) 3–0 Northampton Town Bradford
BST Stadium: Park Avenue
Attendance: 4,916
Note: Fixture was previously postponed on January 30, 1960.[2]
9 April 1960 (1960-04-09) 38 Northampton Town 1–0 Chester Northampton
BST M.Deakin   Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 7,037
11 April 1960 (1960-04-11) 39 Northampton Town 6–0 Barrow Northampton
18:00 BST M.Deakin        
P.Kane    		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 5,710
15 April 1960 (1960-04-15) 40 Southport 0–4 Northampton Town Southport
15:00 BST P.Kane      
B.Oláh  		 Stadium: Haig Avenue
Attendance: 3,612
16 April 1960 (1960-04-16) 41 Crystal Palace 0–1 Northampton Town Selhurst, London
BST M.Deakin   Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 15,943
19 April 1960 (1960-04-19) 42 Northampton Town 2–2 Southport Northampton
15:00 BST D.Leck     Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 12,373
23 April 1960 (1960-04-23) 43 Northampton Town 3–1 Bradford (Park Avenue) Northampton
15:00 BST M.Deakin  
T.Fowler    		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 8,667
25 April 1960 (1960-04-25) 44 Barrow 0–1 Northampton Town Barrow-in-Furness
BST D.Leck   Stadium: Holker Street
Attendance: 5,400
28 April 1960 (1960-04-28) 45 Northampton Town 0–0 Crewe Alexandra Northampton
18:30 BST Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 10,847
30 April 1960 (1960-04-30) 46 Stockport County 3–0 Northampton Town Stockport
15:00 BST Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 3,853

FA Cup

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Main article: 1959–60 FA Cup
14 November 1959 (1959-11-14) First round Torquay United 7–1 Northampton Town Torquay
14:15 GMT P.Kane   Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 5,661

Appearances and goals

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Pos Player Division Four FA Cup Total
Starts Goals Starts Goals Starts Goals
GK Tony Brewer 38 – 1 – 39 –
GK Peter Isaac 8 – – – 8 –
FB Tony Claypole 15 – – – 15 –
FB Tony Haskins 7 – – – 7 –
FB Ron Patterson 39 – 1 – 40 –
FB Ralph Phillips 31 – 1 – 32 –
HB Dave Bowen 22 1 1 – 23 1
HB Barry Cooke 25 – – – 25 –
HB Jim Fotheringham 11 – 1 – 12 –
HB Colin Gale 35 – – – 35 –
HB Roly Mills 41 4 1 – 42 4
HB John Smith 11 – – – 11 –
OF Jack English 6 3 – – 6 3
OF Tommy Fowler 41 4 1 – 42 4
OF Frank Griffin 16 – 1 – 17 –
OF Béla Oláh 26 5 – – 26 5
OF Ken Tucker 3 – – – 3 –
IF Peter Kane 28 16 1 1 29 17
IF Derek Leck 30 14 1 – 31 14
IF Bobby Tebbutt 15 7 – – 15 7
IF Ritchie Ward 6 – – – 6 –
IF Mike Wright 2 1 – – 2 1
CF Mike Deakin 25 20 1 – 26 20
Players who left before end of season:
IF Brian Kirkup 9 2 – – 9 2
IF Peter Vickers 2 – – – 2 –
IF Alan Woan 14 6 – – 14 6

References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ a b "1959/60 Division 4". ntfcmemorabilia.weebly.com. 28 January 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2024.

Books

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