1989–90 Northampton Town F.C. season

The 1989–90 season was Northampton Town's 93rd season in their history and the third successive season in the Third Division. Alongside competing in Division Three, the club also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and Associate Members' Cup.

Northampton Town
1989–90 season
ChairmanDick Underwood
ManagerGraham Carr
StadiumCounty Ground
Division Three22nd
FA CupFourth round
Littlewoods CupFirst round
Leyland DAF CupFirst round (s)
Top goalscorerLeague: Bobby Barnes (18)
All: Bobby Barnes (20)
Highest home attendance14,529 vs Coventry City
Lowest home attendance1,665 vs Maidstone United
Average home league attendance3,190

Players

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As of match played 5 May 1990.[1]
Name Position Nat. Place of Birth Date of Birth (Age) Apps Goals Previous club Date signed Fee
Goalkeepers
Peter Gleasure GK   Luton (1960-10-08)8 October 1960 (aged 29) 388 0 Millwall March 1983
Defenders
Irvin Gernon LB   Birmingham (1962-12-30)30 December 1962 (aged 27) 18 2 Reading October 1989 £25,000
David Johnson LB   Northampton (1967-03-10)10 March 1967 (aged 23) 7 0 Irthlingborough Diamonds July 1989 Free
Keith McPherson CB   Greenwich (1963-09-11)11 September 1963 (aged 26) 216 9 West Ham United 23 January 1986 £10,000[2]
Steve Terry CB   Clapton (1962-06-14)14 June 1962 (aged 27) 17 2 Hull City March 1990 £70,000
Russ Wilcox (c) CB   Hemsworth (1964-03-25)25 March 1964 (aged 26) 162 10 Frickley Athletic 30 June 1986 £15,000[3]
Wayne Williams RB   Telford (1963-11-17)17 November 1963 (aged 26) 50 1 Shrewsbury Town 12 January 1988
Paul Wilson LB   Bradford (1968-08-02)2 August 1968 (aged 21) 94 3 Norwich City February 1988 £30,000
Midfielders
Micky Bell W   Newcastle upon Tyne (1971-11-15)15 November 1971 (aged 18) 6 0 Apprentice April 1990 N/A
Steve Berry CM   Liverpool (1963-04-04)4 April 1963 (aged 27) 90 3 Aldershot 27 October 1988 £45,000
Steve Brown LM   Northampton (1966-07-06)6 July 1966 (aged 23) 39 4 Irthlingborough Diamonds 21 July 1989 Free
Phil Chard U   Corby (1960-10-16)16 October 1960 (aged 29) 171 33 Wolverhampton Wanderers October 1989
Warren Donald CM   Hillingdon (1964-10-07)7 October 1964 (aged 25) 220 14 West Ham United 4 October 1985 £11,000[4]
Trevor Quow CM   Peterborough (1960-09-28)28 September 1960 (aged 29) 53 2 Gillingham 12 January 1989
Bradley Sandeman RM   Northampton (1970-02-24)24 February 1970 (aged 20) 64 3 Apprentice January 1988 N/A
David Scope W   Newcastle upon Tyne (1967-05-10)10 May 1967 (aged 22) 8 0 Blyth Spartans September 1989
Martin Singleton CM   Banbury (1963-08-02)2 August 1963 (aged 26) 60 5 West Bromwich Albion 7 November 1987 £57,500
Aidey Thorpe LW   Chesterfield (1963-11-25)25 November 1963 (aged 26) 13 3 Walsall March 1990 £50,000
Forwards
Bobby Barnes FW   Kingston upon Thames (1962-12-17)17 December 1962 (aged 27) 45 20 Bournemouth 13 October 1989 £70,000
Darren Collins FW   Winchester (1967-05-24)24 May 1967 (aged 22) 53 10 Petersfield United January 1989
Carl Leaburn FW   Lewisham (1969-03-30)30 March 1969 (aged 21) 9 0 Charlton Athletic 22 March 1990 Loan

Competitions

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Barclays League Division Three

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
20 Fulham 46 12 15 19 55 66 −11 51
21 Cardiff City 46 12 14 20 51 70 −19 50 Relegated
22 Northampton Town 46 11 14 21 51 68 −17 47
23 Blackpool 46 10 16 20 49 73 −24 46
24 Walsall 46 9 14 23 40 72 −32 41
Source: [citation needed]


Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 11 14 21 51 68  −17 47 7 7 9 27 31  −4 4 7 12 24 37  −13

Last updated: 7 May 2020.
Source: 11v11.com

League position by match

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHHHAHAHHAHAAHAHAAHAHHHAA
ResultLDWDWLWLLLWLDDLDLWWDWWDLDLLLDDDDLLLLDLWLLLWWDL
Position19171014111411131417151616151718211513131311101919202022222122212223232323232323232323222222
Source: 11v11.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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  Win   Draw   Loss

19 August 1989 (1989-08-19) 1 Walsall 1–0 Northampton Town Walsall
15:00 BST Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 5,020
26 August 1989 (1989-08-26) 2 Swansea City 1–1 Northampton Town Swansea, Wales
15:00 BST D.Collins   Stadium: Vetch Field
Attendance: 3,637
2 September 1989 (1989-09-02) 3 Northampton Town 2–0 Bristol City Northampton
15:00 BST D.Thomas  
T.Adcock   pen.'
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 4,088
9 September 1989 (1989-09-09) 4 Wigan Athletic 0–0 Northampton Town Wigan
15:00 BST Stadium: Springfield Park
Attendance: 2,289
Referee: John Watson
16 September 1989 (1989-09-16) 5 Northampton Town 2–1 Shrewsbury Town Northampton
15:00 BST D.Collins  
T.Adcock   pen.'
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 3,084
Referee: David Elleray
23 September 1989 (1989-09-23) 6 Crewe Alexandra 2–1 Northampton Town Crewe
15:00 BST D.Collins   Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 2,289
26 September 1989 (1989-09-26) 7 Cardiff City 2–3 Northampton Town Cardiff, Wales
19:30 BST T.Quow  
T.Adcock  
D.Thomas  
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 2,801
30 September 1989 (1989-09-30) 8 Northampton Town 0–1 Bury Northampton
15:00 BST Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 3,486
7 October 1989 (1989-10-07) 9 Northampton Town 1–2 Preston North End Northampton
15:00 BST D.Collins   Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 3,039
14 October 1989 (1989-10-14) 10 Birmingham City 4–0 Northampton Town Birmingham
15:00 BST N.Gleghorn    
D.Bailey   pen.'  
Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 8,731
Referee: Paul Harrison
17 October 1989 (1989-10-17) 11 Northampton Town 4–2 Blackpool Northampton
19:30 BST W.Donald  
R.Wilcox  
B.Barnes  
D.Collins  
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 3,098
21 October 1989 (1989-10-21) 12 Bristol Rovers 4–2 Northampton Town Bath
15:00 BST S.Brown  
B.Barnes   pen.'
Stadium: Twerton Park
Attendance: 4,920
28 October 1989 (1989-10-28) 13 Northampton Town 0–0 Notts County Northampton
15:00 BST Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 3,734
21 October 1989 (1989-10-21) 14 Fulham 1–1 Northampton Town Fulham, London
19:30 GMT B.Barnes   pen.' Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 3,518
4 November 1989 (1989-11-04) 15 Northampton Town 1–2 Rotherham United Northampton
15:00 GMT B.Barnes   pen.' Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 3,598
11 November 1989 (1989-11-11) 16 Huddersfield Town 2–2 Northampton Town Huddersfield
15:00 GMT M.Smith  
G.Mitchell  
I.Gernon  
B.Barnes  
Stadium: Leeds Road
Attendance: 4,973
Referee: Gerald Ashby
25 November 1989 (1989-11-25) 17 Northampton Town 0–2 Brentford Northampton
15:00 GMT E.May  
D.Holdsworth  
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 3,165
2 December 1989 (1989-12-02) 18 Bolton Wanderers 0–3 Northampton Town Bolton
15:00 GMT B.Barnes    
W.Donald  
Stadium: Burnden Park
Attendance: 5,501
17 December 1989 (1989-12-17) 19 Northampton Town 2–1 Reading Northampton
15:00 GMT B.Barnes    
D.Collins  
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 3,025
26 December 1989 (1989-12-26) 20 Leyton Orient 1–1 Northampton Town Leyton, London
15:00 GMT B.Barnes   Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 4,784
30 December 1989 (1989-12-30) 21 Mansfield Town 1–2 Northampton Town Mansfield
15:00 GMT S.Berry  
B.Barnes  
Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 3,210
1 January 1990 (1990-01-01) 22 Northampton Town 1–0 Chester City Northampton
15:00 GMT S.Berry   Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 3,823
Referee: Roger Pawley
13 January 1990 (1990-01-13) 23 Northampton Town 1–1 Swansea City Northampton
15:00 GMT B.Barnes   Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 3,944
17 February 1990 (1990-02-17) 24 Northampton Town 0–2 Bolton Wanderers Northampton
15:00 GMT D.Thomas   Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 3,432
20 February 1990 (1990-02-20) 25 Northampton Town 1–1 Walsall Northampton
19:30 GMT D.Collins   Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 2,617
25 February 1990 (1990-02-25) 26 Brentford 3–2 Northampton Town Brentford, London
15:00 GMT G.Blissett    
D.Holdsworth  
D.Thomas  
D.Collins  
Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 6,391
3 March 1990 (1990-03-03) 27 Northampton Town 0–4 Tranmere Rovers Northampton
15:00 GMT Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 3,147
6 March 1990 (1990-03-06) 28 Bury 1–0 Northampton Town Bury
19:30 GMT Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 2,327
10 March 1990 (1990-03-10) 29 Northampton Town 1–1 Cardiff City Northampton
15:00 GMT B.Barnes   pen.' Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 2,574
13 March 1990 (1990-03-13) 30 Northampton Town 1–1 Wigan Athletic Northampton
19:30 GMT P.Chard   Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 2,172
Referee: Jim Rushton
17 March 1990 (1990-03-17) 31 Preston North End 0–0 Northampton Town Preston
15:00 GMT Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 5,686
20 March 1990 (1990-03-20) 32 Northampton Town 2–2 Birmingham City Northampton
19:30 GMT S.Terry  
R.Wilcox
D.Peer  
N.Gleghorn
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 4,346
Referee: Peter Jones
24 March 1990 (1990-03-24) 33 Blackpool 1–0 Northampton Town Blackpool
15:00 GMT Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 5,686
27 March 1990 (1990-03-27) 34 Bristol City 3–1 Northampton Town Bristol
19:30 BST B.Barnes   Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 3,296
31 March 1990 (1990-03-31) 35 Northampton Town 1–2 Bristol Rovers Northampton
15:00 BST A.Thorpe  
W.Donald  
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 3,774
3 April 1990 (1990-04-03) 36 Shrewsbury Town 2–0 Northampton Town Shrewsbury
19:30 BST Stadium: Gay Meadow
Attendance: 2,314
7 April 1990 (1990-04-07) 37 Northampton Town 2–2 Fulham Northampton
15:00 BST B.Sandeman  
A.Thorpe  
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 2,882
10 April 1990 (1990-04-10) 38 Notts County 3–2 Northampton Town Nottingham
19:30 BST S.Terry  
B.Barnes  
Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 5,396
14 April 1990 (1990-04-14) 39 Chester City 0–1 Northampton Town Chester
15:00 BST B.Barnes   pen.' Stadium: Sealand Road
Attendance: 2,242
16 April 1990 (1990-04-16) 40 Northampton Town 0–1 Leyton Orient Northampton
15:00 BST Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 3,215
21 April 1990 (1990-04-21) 41 Reading 3–2 Northampton Town Reading
15:00 BST B.Barnes   pen.'
K.McPherson  
Stadium: Elm Park
Attendance: 3,140
24 April 1990 (1990-04-24) 42 Northampton Town 1–2 Mansfield Town Northampton
19:30 BST R.Wilcox   Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 2,119
28 April 1990 (1990-04-28) 43 Northampton Town 1–0 Huddersfield Town Northampton
15:00 BST B.Barnes   Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 2,388
Referee: Michael Pierce
30 April 1990 (1990-04-30) 44 Northampton Town 3–1 Crewe Alexandra Northampton
19:30 BST B.Barnes   pen.'
P.Chard  
A.Thorpe  
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 2,622
2 May 1990 (1990-05-02) 45 Tranmere Rovers 0–0 Northampton Town Birkenhead
19:30 BST Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 5,363
Referee: Paul Vanes
5 May 1990 (1990-05-05) 46 Rotherham United 2–0 Northampton Town Rotherham
15:00 BST Stadium: Millmoor
Attendance: 3,420

FA Cup

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18 November 1989 (1989-11-18) First round Kettering Town 0–1 Northampton Town Kettering
15:00 GMT D.Thomas   69' Stadium: Rockingham Road
Attendance: 6,100
Referee: Ray Lewis
9 December 1989 (1989-12-09) Second round Northampton Town 0–0 Aylesbury United Northampton
15:00 GMT Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 6,098
Referee: Allan Gunn
13 December 1990 (1990-12-13) Second round (r) Aylesbury United 0–1 Northampton Town Aylesbury
19:30 GMT B.Barnes   Stadium: Buckingham Road
Attendance: 4,895
6 January 1990 (1990-01-06) Third round Northampton Town 1–0 Coventry City Northampton
15:00 GMT S.Berry   43' Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 14,529
27 January 1990 (1990-01-27) Fourth round Rochdale 3–0 Northampton Town Rochdale
15:00 GMT Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 9,048

Littlewoods Cup

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22 August 1989 (1989-08-22) First round 1st leg Mansfield Town 1–1 Northampton Town Mansfield
19:30 BST T.Adcock   Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 3,095
5 September 1989 (1989-09-05) First round 2nd leg Northampton Town 0–2 Mansfield Town Northampton
19:30 BST Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 3,963

Leyland DAF Cup

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Group 7
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
Maidstone United 2 2 0 0 6 3 +3 6 Qualified for next round
Northampton Town 2 1 0 1 5 4 +1 3
Colchester United 2 0 0 2 1 5 −4 0
Source: [citation needed]
7 November 1989 (1989-11-07) Prelim round (s) Colchester United 0–3 Northampton Town Colchester
19:30 GMT Report B.Barnes   26'
P.Chard   76'
D.Collins   88'
Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 1,780
Referee: Danny Vickers
28 November 1989 (1989-11-28) Prelim round (s) Northampton Town 2–4 Maidstone United Northampton
19:30 GMT R.Wilcox  
I.Gernon  
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 1,665
17 January 1990 (1990-01-17) First round (s) Southend United 2–1 Northampton Town Southend-on-Sea
19:30 GMT D.Collins   Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 1,346

Appearances and goals

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Pos Player Division Three FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total
Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals
GK Peter Gleasure 46 5 2 3 56
DF Irvin Gernon 12 1 3 3 1 18 2
DF David Johnson 6 1 6 1
DF Keith McPherson 43 1 5 2 3 53 1
DF Steve Terry 17 2 17 2
DF Russ Wilcox 46 3 5 2 3 1 56 4
DF Wayne Williams 14 1 1 1 1 16 2
DF Paul Wilson 26 1 3 2 1 1 32 2
MF Micky Bell 5 1 5 1
MF Steve Berry 41 2 5 1 2 3 51 3
MF Steve Brown 15 6 1 3 18 6 1
MF Phil Chard 29 2 5 2 1 36 3
MF Warren Donald 20 7 2 2 1 2 1 25 8 2
MF Trevor Quow 25 5 1 3 2 30 5 1
MF Bradley Sandeman 20 9 1 2 1 1 3 26 10 1
MF David Scope 2 5 1 3 5
MF Martin Singleton 6 4 2 2 8 6
MF Aidey Thorpe 13 3 13 3
FW Bobby Barnes 37 18 5 1 3 1 45 20
FW Darren Collins 33 2 8 4 1 1 1 2 2 39 5 10
FW Carl Leaburn 9 9
Players who left before end of season:
MF Dean Thomas 31 3 5 1 2 3 41 4
FW Tony Adcock 8 3 2 1 10 4
FW Paul Culpin 1 3 1 1 2 4
FW Glen Donegal 1 1
FW Terry McPhillips 1 1 1 3

References

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  1. ^ Rollin, Jack, ed. (1990). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1990–91. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 258. ISBN 978-0-356-17911-7.
  2. ^ "Welcome to the Wonderful World of West Ham United Statistics - Keith McPherson". www.westhamstats.info. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
  3. ^ Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2002). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2002/2003. Harpenden: Queen Anne Press. p. 438. ISBN 978-1-85291-648-0.
  4. ^ "Welcome to the Wonderful World of West Ham United Statistics - Warren Donald". www.westhamstats.info. Retrieved 24 January 2024.

Books

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