1991–92 Northampton Town F.C. season

The 1991–92 season was Northampton Town's 95th 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, League Cup and Associate Members' Cup.

Northampton Town

1991–92 season
Chairman	Michael McRitchie
Manager	Theo Foley (until April) Phil Chard
Stadium	County Ground
Division Four	16th
FA Cup	First round
Rumbelows Cup	First round
Autoglass Trophy	First round
Top goalscorer	League: Tony Adcock (7) All: Tony Adcock (9)
Highest home attendance	4,344 vs Barnet
Lowest home attendance	1,193 vs Leyton Orient
Average home league attendance	2,789

Players

As of match played 28 April 1992.

Name	Position	Nat.	Place of birth	Date of birth	Apps	Goals	Signed from	Date signed	Fee
Goalkeepers
Barry Richardson	GK		Wallsend	(1969-08-05)5 August 1969 (aged 22)	32	0	Stockport County	September 1991	Free
Defenders
Craig Adams	CB		Northampton	(1974-02-15)15 February 1974 (aged 18)	1	0	Apprentice	April 1992	N/A
Terry Angus	CB		Coventry	(1966-01-14)14 January 1966 (aged 26)	91	4	VS Rugby	July 1990
Jason Burnham	LB		Mansfield	(1973-05-08)8 May 1973 (aged 18)	46	2	Apprentice	July 1991	N/A
Lee Colkin	LB		Nuneaton	(1974-07-15)15 July 1974 (aged 17)	3	0	Apprentice	February 1992	N/A
Mark Parsons	RB		Luton	(1975-02-24)24 February 1975 (aged 17)	13	0	Apprentice	February 1992	N/A
Steve Terry	CB		Clapton	(1962-06-14)14 June 1962 (aged 29)	114	11	Hull City	March 1990	£70,000
Midfielders
Stuart Beavon (c)	CM		Wolverhampton	(1958-11-30)30 November 1958 (aged 33)	86	16	Reading	July 1990	Part Exchange
Micky Bell	W		Newcastle upon Tyne	(1971-11-15)15 November 1971 (aged 20)	71	4	Apprentice	April 1990	N/A
James Benton	CM		Wexford	(1975-04-09)9 April 1975 (aged 17)	4	1	Apprentice	April 1992	N/A
Steve Brown	CM		Northampton	(1966-07-06)6 July 1966 (aged 25)	129	10	Irthlingborough Diamonds	21 July 1989	Free
Phil Chard	U		Corby	(1960-10-16)16 October 1960 (aged 31)	259	45	Wolverhampton Wanderers	October 1989	Free
Sean Parker	CM		Newcastle upon Tyne	(1973-08-23)23 August 1973 (aged 18)	5	0	Apprentice	February 1992	N/A
Forwards
Martin Aldridge	FW		Northampton	(1974-12-06)6 December 1974 (aged 17)	5	0	Apprentice	April 1992	N/A
Riccardo Bulzis	FW		Bedford	(1974-11-22)22 November 1974 (aged 17)	4	0	Apprentice	April 1992	N/A
Daniel Kiernan	FW		Northampton (ENG)	(1973-12-16)16 December 1973 (aged 18)	9	0	Apprentice	February 1992	N/A

Competitions

Barclays League Division Four

Main article: 1991–92 Football League § Fourth Division

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
14	Wrexham	42	14	9	19	52	73	−21	51
15	Walsall	42	12	13	17	48	58	−10	49
16	Northampton	42	11	13	18	46	57	−11	46
17	Hereford United	42	12	8	22	44	57	−13	44
18	Maidstone United	42	8	18	16	45	56	−11	42

Source:

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
42	11	13	18	46	57	−11	46	5	9	7	25	23	+2	6	4	11	21	34	−13

Last updated: 10 November 2023.
Source:

League position by match

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42
Ground	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	A	A
Result	W	D	W	D	L	D	D	D	L	D	L	L	L	L	W	L	L	W	W	W	D	W	D	D	W	D	L	L	D	L	W	L	L	W	D	D	L	L	L	L	L	W
Position	9	6	5	8	9	10	9	12	14	13	14	14	18	18	16	16	18	15	13	13	13	11	11	11	9	10	10	11	13	14	12	13	14	13	15	15	15	16	16	17	17	16

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

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

Halifax Town v Northampton Town

17 August 1991 (1991-08-17) 1	Halifax Town	0–1	Northampton Town	Halifax
15:00 BST			P.Chard	Stadium: The Shay Attendance: 1,834

Wrexham v Northampton Town

30 August 1991 (1991-08-30) 2	Wrexham	2–2	Northampton Town	Wrexham, Wales
19:30 BST			T.Angus A.Thorpe	Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 2,196

Northampton Town v Doncaster Rovers

3 September 1991 (1991-09-03) 3	Northampton Town	3–1	Doncaster Rovers	Northampton
19:30 BST	B.Ormsby o.g.' A.Thorpe S.Brown			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 2,742

Northampton Town v Barnet

7 September 1991 (1991-09-07) 4	Northampton Town	1–1	Barnet	Northampton
15:00 BST	B.Barnes			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 4,344

Rochdale v Northampton Town

14 September 1991 (1991-09-14) 5	Rochdale	1–0	Northampton Town	Rochdale
15:00 BST	A.Milner 67'			Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 2,631 Referee: John Kirkby

Crewe Alexandra v Northampton Town

17 September 1991 (1991-09-17) 6	Crewe Alexandra	1–1	Northampton Town	Crewe
19:30 BST			S.Farrell pen.' T.Angus	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 3,597

Northampton Town v Carlisle United

21 September 1991 (1991-09-21) 7	Northampton Town	2–2	Carlisle United	Northampton
15:00 BST	P.Wilson B.Barnes			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 2,657

Northampton Town v Blackpool

5 October 1991 (1991-10-05) 8	Northampton Town	1–1	Blackpool	Northampton
15:00 BST	B.Barnes 64'		T.Sinclair 5'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 3,318

Scarborough v Northampton Town

17 September 1991 (1991-09-17) 9	Scarborough	2–1	Northampton Town	Scarborough
15:00 BST			T.Adcock	Stadium: Athletic Ground Attendance: 2,023

Northampton Town v Chesterfield

15 October 1991 (1991-10-15) 10	Northampton Town	1–1	Chesterfield	Northampton
19:30 BST	T.Adcock			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 2,430

Northampton Town v Scunthorpe United

19 October 1991 (1991-10-19) 11	Northampton Town	0–1	Scunthorpe United	Northampton
15:00 BST				Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 2,583

Gillingham v Northampton Town

26 October 1991 (1991-10-26) 12	Gillingham	3–1	Northampton Town	Gillingham
15:00 BST	D.Crown		G.Campbell	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 2,543

Rotherham United v Northampton Town

2 November 1991 (1991-11-02) 13	Rotherham United	1–0	Northampton Town	Rotherham
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Millmoor Attendance: 3,146

Northampton Town v Mansfield Town

5 November 1991 (1991-11-05) 14	Northampton Town	1–2	Mansfield Town	Northampton
19:30 GMT	T.Adcock		G.Fee T.Angus o.g.'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 2,181

Northampton Town v Lincoln City

9 November 1991 (1991-11-09) 15	Northampton Town	1–0	Lincoln City	Northampton
15:00 GMT	T.Adcock			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 2,575

Cardiff City v Northampton Town

23 November 1991 (1991-11-23) 16	Cardiff City	3–2	Northampton Town	Cardiff, Wales
15:00 GMT	R.Gibbins 40' C.Dale 47', 65'		J.Burnham 4', 86'	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 2,922

Northampton Town v Burnley

30 November 1991 (1991-11-30) 17	Northampton Town	1–2	Burnley	Northampton
15:00 GMT	G.Campbell		M.Conroy 20', 86'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 4,020

Northampton Town v Scarborough

7 December 1991 (1991-12-07) 18	Northampton Town	3–2	Scarborough	Northampton
15:00 GMT	B.Barnes T.Adcock M.Bell			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 1,815

Chesterfield v Northampton Town

21 December 1991 (1991-12-21) 19	Chesterfield	1–2	Northampton Town	Chesterfield
15:00 GMT			C.McClean S.Terry	Stadium: Saltergate Attendance: 3,048

Northampton Town v Halifax Town

26 December 1991 (1991-12-26) 20	Northampton Town	4–0	Halifax Town	Northampton
15:00 GMT	T.Adcock P.Chard B.Barnes			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 3,147

Northampton Town v Wrexham

28 December 1991 (1991-12-28) 21	Northampton Town	1–1	Wrexham	Northampton
15:00 GMT	T.Angus			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 3,209

Doncaster Rovers v Northampton Town

1 January 1992 (1992-01-01) 22	Doncaster Rovers	0–3	Northampton Town	Doncaster
15:00 GMT			P.Chard G.Campbell D.Scope	Stadium: Belle Vue Attendance: 1,973

Northampton Town v York City

11 January 1992 (1992-01-11) 23	Northampton Town	2–2	York City	Northampton
15:00 GMT	S.Terry B.Barnes			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 3,361

Maidstone United v Northampton Town

18 January 1992 (1992-01-18) 24	Maidstone United	1–1	Northampton Town	Dartford
15:00 GMT			S.Terry	Stadium: Watling Street Attendance: 1,364

Walsall v Northampton Town

28 January 1992 (1992-01-28) 25	Walsall	1–2	Northampton Town	Walsall
19:45 GMT			S.Beavon	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 2,399
Note: Fixture was previously postponed on December 14, 1991 due to freezing fog.

Northampton Town v Gillingham

8 February 1992 (1992-02-08) 26	Northampton Town	0–0	Gillingham	Northampton
15:00 GMT				Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 3,183

Burnley v Northampton Town

11 February 1992 (1992-02-11) 27	Burnley	5–0	Northampton Town	Burnley
19:30 GMT	J.Deary 35' R.Eli 50' M.Conroy 56' S.Harper 68' Francis 78'		C.McClean	Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 8,760

Northampton Town v Walsall

15 February 1992 (1992-02-15) 28	Northampton Town	0–1	Walsall	Northampton
15:00 GMT				Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 2,480

York City v Northampton Town

22 February 1992 (1992-02-22) 29	York City	0–0	Northampton Town	York
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Bootham Crescent Attendance: 2,065

Northampton Town v Hereford United

29 February 1992 (1992-02-29) 30	Northampton Town	0–1	Hereford United	Northampton
15:00 GMT	S.Terry			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 2,430

Northampton Town v Maidstone United

3 March 1992 (1992-03-03) 31	Northampton Town	1–0	Maidstone United	Northampton
19:30 GMT	S.Brown			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 1,784

Mansfield Town v Northampton Town

10 March 1992 (1992-03-10) 32	Mansfield Town	2–0	Northampton Town	Mansfield
19:30 GMT	P.Stant G.Ford			Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 2,854

Northampton Town v Rotherham United

14 March 1992 (1992-03-14) 33	Northampton Town	1–2	Rotherham United	Northampton
15:00 GMT	S.Brown			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 2,561

Lincoln City v Northampton Town

21 March 1992 (1992-03-21) 34	Lincoln City	1–2	Northampton Town	Lincoln
15:00 GMT			M.Bell S.Beavon pen.'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 2,486

Northampton Town v Cardiff City

28 March 1992 (1992-03-28) 35	Northampton Town	0–0	Cardiff City	Northampton
15:00 GMT				Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 2,678

Northampton Town v Rochdale

31 March 1992 (1992-03-31) 36	Northampton Town	2–2	Rochdale	Northampton
19:30 BST	C.McClean T.Angus			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 2,010

Barnet v Northampton Town

4 April 1992 (1992-04-04) 37	Barnet	3–0	Northampton Town	Chipping Barnet
15:00 BST				Stadium: Underhill Attendance: 2,816

Northampton Town v Crewe Alexandra

11 April 1992 (1992-04-11) 38	Northampton Town	0–1	Crewe Alexandra	Northampton
15:00 BST				Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 3,300

Scunthorpe United v Northampton Town

14 April 1992 (1992-04-14) 39	Scunthorpe United	3–0	Northampton Town	Scunthorpe
19:30 BST				Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 2,286
Note: Fixture was previously postponed on December 14, 1991 due to a frozen pitch.

Carlisle United v Northampton Town

18 April 1992 (1992-04-18) 40	Carlisle United	2–1	Northampton Town	Carlisle
15:00 BST			J.Benton	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 1,935

Blackpool v Northampton Town

25 April 1992 (1992-04-25) 41	Blackpool	1–0	Northampton Town	Blackpool
15:00 BST	D.Bamber 52'			Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 5,915

Hereford United v Northampton Town

28 April 1992 (1992-04-28) 42	Hereford United	1–2	Northampton Town	Hereford
19:30 BST			M.Bell	Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 1,294

FA Cup

Main article: 1991–92 FA Cup

Crawley Town v Northampton Town

16 November 1991 (1991-11-16) First round	Crawley Town	4–2	Northampton Town	Crawley
15:00 GMT			T.Adcock P.Chard	Stadium: Town Mead Attendance: 3,370

Rumbelows Cup

Main article: 1991–92 Football League Cup

Leyton Orient v Northampton Town

20 August 1991 (1991-08-20) First round 1st leg	Leyton Orient	5–0	Northampton Town	Leyton, London
19:45 BST				Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 2,954

Northampton Town v Leyton Orient

10 September 1991 (1991-09-10) First round 2nd leg	Northampton Town	2–0	Leyton Orient	Northampton
19:30 BST	B.Barnes			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 1,437

Autoglass Trophy

Main article: 1991–92 Associate Members' Cup

Reading v Northampton Town

20 November 1991 (1991-11-20) Prelim round (s)	Reading	0–2	Northampton Town	Reading
19:45 GMT			T.Adcock C.McClean	Stadium: Elm Park Attendance: 1,151

Northampton Town v Leyton Orient

3 December 1991 (1991-12-03) Prelim round (s)	Northampton Town	1–2	Leyton Orient	Northampton
19:30 GMT	P.Chard			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 1,193

Barnet v Northampton Town

14 January 1992 (1992-01-14) First round (s)	Barnet	3–2	Northampton Town	Chipping Barnet
19:45 GMT			A.Thorpe	Stadium: Underhill Attendance: 1,422

Appearances and goals

Pos	Player	Division Four			FA Cup			League Cup			League Trophy			Total
		Starts	Sub	Goals	Starts	Sub	Goals	Starts	Sub	Goals	Starts	Sub	Goals	Starts	Sub	Goals
GK	Barry Richardson	27	–	–	1	–	–	1	–	–	3	–	–	32	–	–
DF	Craig Adams	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–
DF	Terry Angus	37	–	2	1	–	–	2	–	–	3	–	–	43	–	2
DF	Jason Burnham	36	4	2	1	–	–	2	–	–	3	–	–	42	4	2
DF	Lee Colkin	2	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	1	–
DF	Mark Parsons	13	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	13	–	–
DF	Steve Terry	37	–	3	1	–	–	2	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–
MF	Stuart Beavon	33	–	3	–	–	–	–	–	–	3	–	–	36	–	3
MF	Micky Bell	23	7	4	–	–	–	1	–	–	2	1	–	24	8	4
MF	James Benton	4	1	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	4	1	1
MF	Steve Brown	31	4	3	1	–	–	2	–	–	1	1	–	34	5	3
MF	Phil Chard	29	–	3	1	–	1	2	–	–	2	–	1	34	–	5
MF	Sean Parker	5	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	5	1	–
FW	Martin Aldridge	2	3	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	3	–
FW	Riccardo Bulzis	1	3	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	3	–
FW	Daniel Kiernan	6	3	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	6	3	–
Players who left before end of season:
GK	Marlon Beresford	15	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	15	–	–
GK	Peter Gleasure	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–
DF	Irvin Gernon	27	1	–	–	1	–	–	1	–	1	1	–	28	4	–
DF	David Johnson	9	6	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	3	–	–	12	7	–
DF	Paul Wilson	14	2	1	1	–	–	2	–	–	–	1	–	17	3	1
DF	Darren Wood	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–
MF	Sean Farrell	4	–	1	–	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	5	–	1
MF	Trevor Quow	24	3	–	1	–	–	2	–	–	2	1	–	29	4	–
MF	David Scope	1	4	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	4	1
MF	Aidey Thorpe	11	1	2	–	–	–	1	–	–	1	–	2	13	1	4
FW	Tony Adcock	14	–	7	1	–	1	1	–	–	2	–	1	18	–	9
FW	Bobby Barnes	18	–	6	1	–	–	1	–	2	1	–	–	21	–	8
FW	Greg Campbell	12	10	3	–	1	–	–	1	–	2	1	–	14	13	3
FW	Dean Edwards	7	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	7	–	–
FW	Christian McClean	19	–	3	1	–	–	–	–	–	2	–	1	22	–	4
FW	Kevin Wilkin	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

References

Books

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