1963–64 Northampton Town F.C. season

Northampton Town

1963–64 season
Chairman	Fred York
Manager	Dave Bowen
Stadium	County Ground
Division Two	11th
FA Cup	Third round
League Cup	Third round
Top goalscorer	League: Frank Large (12) All: Frank Large (12)
Highest home attendance	18,177 vs Swindon Town
Lowest home attendance	8,047 vs Southampton
Average home league attendance	15,366

The 1963–64 season was Northampton Town's 67th season in their history and the first season in the second tier of English football, the Second Division, following promotion from the Third Division the previous season. Alongside competing in Division Two, the club also participated in the FA Cup and League Cup.

Players

As of match played 25 April 1964.

Name	Position	Nat.	Place of Birth	Date of Birth (Age)	Apps	Goals	Previous club	Date signed	Fee
Goalkeepers
Norman Coe	GK		Swansea	(1940-12-06)6 December 1940 (aged 23)	46	0	Arsenal	July 1960
Bryan Harvey	GK		Stepney	(1938-08-26)26 August 1938 (aged 25)	33	0	Blackpool	October 1963	£4,000[1]
Full backs
Vic Cockcroft	LB		Birmingham	(1941-02-25)25 February 1941 (aged 23)	20	0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	July 1962
Mike Everitt	LB		Weeley	(1941-01-16)16 January 1941 (aged 23)	132	13	Arsenal	February 1961	£4,000
Theo Foley (c)	RB		Dublin	(1937-04-02)2 April 1937 (aged 27)	122	3	Exeter City	May 1961	£1,000
John Mackin	RB		Bellshill	(1943-11-18)18 November 1943 (aged 20)	0	0	Apprentice	November 1963	N/A
Half backs
Terry Branston	CH		Rugby	(1938-07-25)25 July 1938 (aged 25)	160	0	Apprentice	October 1958	N/A
Graham Carr	CH		Corbridge	(1944-10-25)25 October 1944 (aged 19)	2	0	Apprentice	August 1962	N/A
Joe Kiernan	WH		Coatbridge	(1942-10-22)22 October 1942 (aged 21)	21	0	Sunderland	July 1963
John Kurila	WH		Glasgow	(1941-04-10)10 April 1941 (aged 23)	61	2	Bristol City	November 1963
Derek Leck	WH		Deal	(1937-02-08)8 February 1937 (aged 27)	211	43	Millwall	June 1958
John Linnell	WH		Northampton	(1944-01-02)2 January 1944 (aged 20)	0	0	Apprentice	September 1963	N/A
Roly Mills	WH		Daventry	(1933-06-22)22 June 1933 (aged 30)	324	33	Apprentice	May 1951	N/A
Inside/Outside forwards
Billy Best	OF		Glasgow	(1942-09-07)7 September 1942 (aged 21)	9	2	Pollok	July 1962
Billy Hails	OF		Nettlesworth	(1935-02-19)19 February 1935 (aged 29)	63	13	Peterborough United	November 1962
Barry Lines	OF		Bletchley	(1942-05-16)16 May 1942 (aged 21)	146	40	Bletchley Town	September 1960
Tommy Robson	OF		Gateshead	(1944-07-31)31 July 1944 (aged 19)	24	5	Newcastle United	August 1961	N/A
Ronnie Walton	OF		Plymouth	(1945-10-12)12 October 1945 (aged 18)	0	0	Apprentice	September 1963	N/A
Brian Etheridge	IF		Northampton	(1944-03-04)4 March 1944 (aged 20)	11	0	Apprentice	July 1962	N/A
Jim Hall	IF		Northampton	(1945-03-21)21 March 1945 (aged 19)	4	0	Apprentice	July 1963	N/A
Don Martin	IF		Corby	(1944-02-15)15 February 1944 (aged 20)	23	7	Apprentice	July 1962	N/A
Centre forwards
Bobby Brown	CF		Streatham	(1940-05-02)2 May 1940 (aged 23)	7	0	Watford	December 1963
Bobby Hunt	CF		Colchester	(1942-10-01)1 October 1942 (aged 21)	11	3	Colchester United	March 1964	£15,000

Competitions

Division Two

Main article: 1963–64 Football League § Second Division

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts	Qualification or relegation
15	Cardiff City	42	14	10	18	56	81	0.691	38	Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round
16	Leyton Orient	42	13	10	19	54	72	0.750	36
17	Norwich City	42	11	13	18	64	80	0.800	35
18	Bury	42	13	9	20	57	73	0.781	35
19	Swansea Town	42	12	9	21	63	74	0.851	33

Source: ^[citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored

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
42	16	9	17	58	60	0.967	41	10	2	9	35	31	22	6	7	8	23	29	19

Last updated: 3 May 2020.
Source: ^[citation needed]

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	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	H	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	A	H	A
Result	W	W	W	L	D	L	W	L	W	L	L	W	W	L	W	L	D	L	L	W	L	D	W	L	L	D	D	W	W	W	D	D	L	D	L	W	W	D	L	W	L	L
Position	6	4	3	6	7	8	6	12	9	12	13	10	7	7	7	8	8	8	9	9	12	12	9	11	13	13	13	12	11	8	5	9	11	12	13	10	10	9	9	8	10	11

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

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

Scunthorpe United v Northampton Town

27 August 1963 (1963-08-27) 1	Scunthorpe United	1–2	Northampton Town	Scunthorpe
19:30 BST			F.Large B.Lines	Stadium: Old Showground Attendance: 8,738

Sunderland v Northampton Town

31 August 1963 (1963-08-31) 2	Sunderland	0–2	Northampton Town	Sunderland
15:00 BST			B.Hails R.Smith	Stadium: Roker Park Attendance: 39,201

Northampton Town v Scunthorpe United

3 September 1963 (1963-09-03) 3	Northampton Town	2–0	Scunthorpe United	Northampton
19:30 BST	B.Hails F.Large			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 16,032 Referee: Bill Clements

Northampton Town v Derby County

7 September 1963 (1963-09-07) 4	Northampton Town	0–1	Derby County	Northampton
15:00 BST			B.Hutchinson	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 14,672

Norwich City v Northampton Town

11 September 1963 (1963-09-11) 5	Norwich City	3–3	Northampton Town	Norwich
19:30 BST			F.Large D.Leck R.Smith	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 19,669

Northampton Town v Bury

13 September 1963 (1963-09-13) 6	Northampton Town	1–2	Bury	Northampton
15:00 BST	R.Smith			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 14,886

Northampton Town v Norwich City

16 September 1963 (1963-09-16) 7	Northampton Town	3–2	Norwich City	Northampton
19:30 BST	B.Best F.Large			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 14,928

Manchester City v Northampton Town

21 September 1963 (1963-09-21) 8	Manchester City	3–0	Northampton Town	Manchester
15:00 BST				Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 21,340 Referee: Arthur Holland

Northampton Town v Swindon Town

28 September 1963 (1963-09-28) 9	Northampton Town	4–0	Swindon Town	Northampton
15:00 BST	P.Kane 10', 90' F.Large 21', 79'	Report		Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 18,177 Referee: R V Spittle

Northampton Town v Leeds United

1 October 1963 (1963-10-01) 10	Northampton Town	0–3	Leeds United	Northampton
19:30 BST			I.Lawson D.Weston B.Collins	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 15,079

Cardiff v Northampton Town

5 October 1963 (1963-10-05) 11	Cardiff	1–0	Northampton Town	Cardiff, Wales
15:15 BST	M.Charles			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 10,178 Referee: Jack Taylor

Northampton Town v Huddersfield Town

8 October 1963 (1963-10-08) 12	Northampton Town	1–0	Huddersfield Town	Northampton
19:30 BST	F.Large			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 13,257

Plymouth Argyle v Northampton Town

12 October 1963 (1963-10-12) 13	Plymouth Argyle	0–3	Northampton Town	Plymouth
15:15 BST			B.Hails P.Kane	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 13,224

Northampton Town v Charlton Athletic

19 October 1963 (1963-10-19) 14	Northampton Town	1–2	Charlton Athletic	Northampton
15:00 BST	F.Large			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 15,221

Newcastle United v Northampton Town

26 October 1963 (1963-10-26) 15	Newcastle United	2–3	Northampton Town	Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 BST	J.Iley pen.' C.Taylor		B.Hails P.Kane D.Martin	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 25,743

Northampton Town v Preston North End

2 November 1963 (1963-11-02) 16	Northampton Town	0–3	Preston North End	Northampton
15:00 GMT				Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 13,693

Orient v Northampton Town

9 November 1963 (1963-11-09) 17	Orient	0–0	Northampton Town	Leyton, London
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 11,532 Referee: Peter Baldwin

Northampton Town v Swansea Town

16 November 1963 (1963-11-16) 18	Northampton Town	2–3	Swansea Town	Northampton
15:00 GMT	P.Kane B.Lines			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 10,985

Southampton v Northampton Town

23 November 1963 (1963-11-23) 19	Southampton	3–1	Northampton Town	Southampton
15:00 GMT	T.Paine K.Wimshurst		D.Martin	Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 18,025

Northampton Town v Middlesbrough

30 November 1963 (1963-11-30) 20	Northampton Town	3–2	Middlesbrough	Northampton
15:00 GMT	D.Leck D.Martin		I.Gibson A.Kaye	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 10,346

Grimsby Town v Northampton Town

7 December 1963 (1963-12-07) 21	Grimsby Town	4–1	Northampton Town	Cleethorpes
15:00 GMT			B.Hails	Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 6,305

Leeds United v Northampton Town

14 December 1963 (1963-12-14) 22	Leeds United	0–0	Northampton Town	Leeds
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 21,208

Northampton Town v Sunderland

21 December 1963 (1963-12-21) 23	Northampton Town	5–1	Sunderland	Northampton
15:00 GMT	M.Everitt B.Hails F.Large D.Martin			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 12,130

Northampton Town v Rotherham United

26 December 1963 (1963-12-26) 24	Northampton Town	1–3	Rotherham United	Northampton
15:00 GMT	F.Large			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 15,089

Rotherham United v Northampton Town

28 December 1963 (1963-12-28) 25	Rotherham United	1–0	Northampton Town	Rotherham
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Millmoor Attendance: 10,618

Derby County v Northampton Town

11 January 1964 (1964-01-11) 26	Derby County	0–0	Northampton Town	Derby
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 10,195

Bury v Northampton Town

18 January 1964 (1964-01-18) 27	Bury	1–1	Northampton Town	Bury
15:00 GMT			T.Foley	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 6,077

Northampton Town v Manchester City

1 February 1964 (1964-02-01) 28	Northampton Town	2–1	Manchester City	Northampton
15:00 GMT	P.Kane D.Martin			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 12,330 Referee: Denis Howell

Swindon Town v Northampton Town

8 February 1964 (1964-02-08) 29	Swindon Town	2–3	Northampton Town	Swindon
15:00 GMT	K.McPherson 65' D.Rogers 89' (pen.)	Report	P.Kane 48' F.Large 68' B.Lines 76'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 17,455 Referee: Norman Burtenshaw

Northampton Town v Cardiff City

15 February 1964 (1964-02-15) 30	Northampton Town	2–1	Cardiff City	Northampton
15:00 GMT	B.Hails P.Kane		M.Charles	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 11,871

Northampton Town v Plymouth Argyle

18 February 1964 (1964-02-18) 31	Northampton Town	0–0	Plymouth Argyle	Northampton
19:30 GMT				Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 9,261

Northampton Town v Newcastle United

7 March 1964 (1964-03-07) 32	Northampton Town	2–2	Newcastle United	Northampton
15:00 GMT	B.Hunt D.Leck		A.Suddick B.Cummings	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 11,440

Northampton Town v Orient

21 March 1964 (1964-03-21) 33	Northampton Town	1–2	Orient	Northampton
15:00 GMT	T.Robson			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 9,014

Charlton Athletic v Northampton Town

28 March 1964 (1964-03-28) 34	Charlton Athletic	1–1	Northampton Town	Charlton, London
15:00 BST			M.Everitt	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 15,142

Portsmouth v Northampton Town

30 March 1964 (1964-03-30) 35	Portsmouth	3–0	Northampton Town	Portsmouth
15:00 BST				Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 13,633

Northampton Town v Portsmouth

31 March 1964 (1964-03-31) 36	Northampton Town	2–1	Portsmouth	Northampton
19:30 BST	R.Mills T.Foley			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 10,245

Northampton Town v Southampton

4 April 1964 (1964-04-04) 37	Northampton Town	2–0	Southampton	Northampton
15:00 BST	B.Hunt J.Kurila			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 8,047 Referee: Ray Tinkler

Swansea Town v Northampton Town

7 April 1964 (1964-04-07) 38	Swansea Town	1–1	Northampton Town	Swansea, Wales
19:30 BST			B.Hunt	Stadium: Vetch Field Attendance: 11,398

Middlesbrough v Northampton Town

10 April 1964 (1964-04-10) 39	Middlesbrough	1–0	Northampton Town	Middlesbrough
19:00 BST	T.Branston o.g.'			Stadium: Ayresome Park Attendance: 9,220 Referee: J.E Carr

Huddersfield Town v Northampton Town

13 April 1964 (1964-04-13) 40	Huddersfield Town	0–1	Northampton Town	Huddersfield
19:30 BST			B.Best	Stadium: Leeds Road Attendance: 6,762

Northampton Town v Grimsby Town

18 April 1964 (1964-04-18) 41	Northampton Town	1–2	Grimsby Town	Northampton
15:00 BST	T.Robson			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 10,092

Preston North End v Northampton Town

25 April 1964 (1964-04-25) 42	Preston North End	2–1	Northampton Town	Preston
15:00 BST			T.Robson	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 12,933

FA Cup

Main article: 1963–64 FA Cup

Sunderland v Northampton Town

4 January 1965 (1965-01-04) Third round	Sunderland	2–0	Northampton Town	Sunderland
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Roker Park Attendance: 40,683

League Cup

Main article: 1963–64 Football League Cup

Brighton & Hove Albion v Northampton Town

25 September 1963 (1963-09-25) Second round	Brighton & Hove Albion	1–1	Northampton Town	Hove
19:15 BST			R.Mills	Stadium: Goldstone Ground Attendance: 5,496 Referee: John Osborne

Northampton Town v Brighton & Hove Albion

14 October 1963 (1963-10-14) Second round (r)	Northampton Town	3–2	Brighton & Hove Albion	Northampton
19:30 BST	D.Leck J.Reid R.Smith			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 5,569

Colchester United v Northampton Town

4 November 1963 (1963-11-04) Third round	Colchester United	4–1	Northampton Town	Colchester
19:15 GMT	King 23' Wright 58', 71', 77'	Report	T.Robson 49'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 6,237 Referee: Tommy Dawes

Appearances and goals

Pos	Player	Division Two		FA Cup		League Cup		Total
		Starts	Goals	Starts	Goals	Starts	Goals	Starts	Goals
GK	Norman Coe	1	–	–	–	–	–	1	–
GK	Bryan Harvey	32	–	1	–	–	–	33	–
FB	Vic Cockcroft	9	–	–	–	1	–	10	–
FB	Mike Everitt	42	2	1	–	2	–	45	2
FB	Theo Foley	26	2	1	–	–	–	27	2
FB	John Mackin	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
HB	Terry Branston	41	–	1	–	3	–	45	–
HB	Graham Carr	1	–	–	–	–	–	1	–
HB	Joe Kiernan	19	–	1	–	1	–	21	–
HB	John Kurila	18	1	–	–	–	–	18	1
HB	Derek Leck	33	3	1	–	3	1	37	4
HB	John Linnell	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
HB	Roly Mills	22	1	–	–	3	1	25	2
OF	Billy Best	9	2	–	–	–	–	9	2
OF	Billy Hails	33	8	1	–	3	–	37	8
OF	Barry Lines	25	3	1	–	1	–	27	3
OF	Tommy Robson	17	3	–	–	2	1	19	4
OF	Ronnie Walton	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
IF	Brian Etheridge	5	–	1	–	1	–	7	–
IF	Jim Hall	4	–	–	–	–	–	4	–
IF	Don Martin	20	7	–	–	1	–	21	7
CF	Bobby Brown	6	–	1	–	–	–	7	–
CF	Bobby Hunt	11	3	–	–	–	–	11	3
Players who left before end of season:
GK	Chic Brodie	9	–	–	–	3	–	12	–
FB	Bryn Jones	7	–	–	–	–	–	7	–
FB	Colin Sharpe	–	–	–	–	2	–	2	–
IF	Peter Kane	18	8	–	–	2	–	20	8
IF	John Reid	18	–	–	–	2	1	20	1
IF	Ray Smith	9	3	–	–	1	1	10	4
CF	Frank Large	27	12	1	–	1	–	29	12
CF	Bert Llewellyn	–	–	–	–	1	–	1	–

References

1. Cobblers mourn goalkeeper Harvey bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 3 December 2020.

Books

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