1995–96 Northampton Town F.C. season

Northampton Town
1995–96 season
ChairmanBarry Ward
ManagerIan Atkins
StadiumSixfields Stadium
Division Three11th
FA CupSecond round
Coca-Cola CupFirst round
Auto Windscreens ShieldQuarter-final (s)
Top goalscorerLeague: Jason White (16)
All: Jason White (16)
Highest home attendance7,427 vs Gillingham
Lowest home attendance2,109 vs Plymouth Argyle
Average home league attendance4,878

The 1995–96 season was Northampton Town's 99th season in their history and the sixth successive season in the Third Division. Alongside competing in Division Three, the club also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy.

Players

As of match played 4 May 1996.[1]
Name Position Nat. Place of birth Date of birth Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee
Goalkeepers
Billy Turley GK England Wolverhampton (1973-07-15)15 July 1973 (aged 22) 2 0 Evesham United 10 July 1995 Free
Andy Woodman GK England Camberwell (1971-08-11)11 August 1971 (aged 24) 62 0 Exeter City 10 March 1995 Free
Defenders
Lee Colkin LB England Nuneaton (1974-07-15)15 July 1974 (aged 21) 104 4 Apprentice 31 August 1992 N/A
Lee Maddison LB England Bristol (1972-10-05)5 October 1972 (aged 23) 25 0 Bristol Rovers 22 September 1995 £25,000
Dave Norton RB England Cannock (1965-03-03)3 March 1965 (aged 31) 51 0 Hull City 15 August 1994 £25,000
Ian Sampson CB England Wakefield (1968-11-14)14 November 1968 (aged 27) 93 6 Sunderland 5 August 1994 £30,000
Mark Taylor LB England Saltburn-by-the-Sea (1974-11-08)8 November 1974 (aged 21) 1 0 Fulham 26 February 1996 Free
Ray Warburton (c) CB England Rotherham (1967-10-07)7 October 1967 (aged 28) 114 9 York City 4 February 1994 £35,000
Midfielders
Jason Beckford W England Manchester (1970-02-14)14 February 1970 (aged 26) 4 0 Millwall 15 May 1995 Free
Chris Burns RM England Manchester (1967-11-09)9 November 1967 (aged 28) 67 10 Swansea City 13 January 1995 Free
Ollie Cahill LM Republic of Ireland Clonmel (1975-09-29)29 September 1975 (aged 20) 15 1 Clonmel Town 27 September 1994 Free
Neil Doherty W England Barrow-in-Furness (1969-02-21)21 February 1969 (aged 27) 9 1 Birmingham City 16 February 1996 Loan
Ali Gibb RM England Salisbury (1976-02-17)17 February 1976 (aged 20) 25 2 Norwich City 5 February 1996 £30,000
Roy Hunter CM England Saltburn-by-the-Sea (1973-10-29)29 October 1973 (aged 22) 85 7 West Bromwich Albion 2 August 1995 Free
Danny O'Shea CM England Newington (1963-03-26)26 March 1963 (aged 33) 52 1 Cambridge United 23 March 1995 Free
Dean Peer CM England Wordsley (1969-08-08)8 August 1969 (aged 26) 50 2 Walsall 22 August 1995 Free
Michael Warner CM England Harrogate (1974-01-17)17 January 1974 (aged 22) 0 0 Tamworth 31 May 1995 Free
Gareth Williams RM England Cowes (1967-03-12)12 March 1967 (aged 29) 60 1 AFC Bournemouth 27 September 1994 Free
Forwards
Neil Grayson FW England York (1964-11-01)1 November 1964 (aged 31) 91 22 Boston United 19 June 1994 Free
Garry Thompson FW England Kings Heath (1959-10-07)7 October 1959 (aged 36) 51 6 Cardiff City 10 February 1995 Free
Christian Lee FW England Aylesbury (1976-10-08)8 October 1976 (aged 19) 9 0 Doncaster Rovers 13 July 1995 Free
Gavin Worboys FW England Doncaster (1974-07-14)14 July 1974 (aged 21) 13 1 Darlington 18 January 1996 Free
Jason White FW England Meriden (1971-10-19)19 October 1971 (aged 24) 51 16 Scarborough 15 June 1995 £35,000

Competitions

Endsleigh League Division Three

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
9 Chester City 46 18 16 12 72 53 +19 70
10 Wigan Athletic 46 20 10 16 62 56 +6 70
11 Northampton Town 46 18 13 15 51 44 +7 67
12 Scunthorpe United 46 15 15 16 67 61 +6 60
13 Doncaster Rovers 46 16 11 19 49 60 −11 59
Source: [citation needed]

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
46 18 13 15 51 44  +7 67 9 10 4 32 22  +10 9 3 11 19 22  −3

Last updated: 26 April 2020.
Source: [citation needed]

League position by match

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAHAAHHAAHAHAHHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHHHAAHAHAHA
ResultWWDLWDLLLWDWLLLDDLDWLDWWWWDDLWDWLWLDWLWLWWDLDW
Position2246347111310119101216161616161316161412109891110109109101010101011111111111111
Source: 11v11.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

12 August 1995 (1995-08-12) 1 Northampton Town 4–1 Bury Northampton
15:00 BST N.Grayson
C.Burns pen.'
P.Stant Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,487
19 August 1995 (1995-08-19) 2 Cardiff City 0–1 Northampton Town Cardiff, Wales
15:00 BST D.Peer Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 7,872
26 August 1995 (1995-08-26) 3 Northampton Town 3–3 Mansfield Town Northampton
15:00 BST J.White
C.Burns pen.'
M.Sale
I.Baraclough
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,797
29 August 1995 (1995-08-29) 4 Hartlepool United 2–1 Northampton Town Hartlepool
19:30 BST D.Henderson
D.Hughes
G.Thompson Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 2,390
2 September 1995 (1995-09-02) 5 Rochdale 1–2 Northampton Town Rochdale
15:00 BST P.Butler C.Burns
J.White
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,193
9 September 1995 (1995-09-09) 6 Northampton Town 0–0 Exeter City Northampton
15:00 BST Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,625
12 September 1995 (1995-09-12) 7 Northampton Town 1–2 Leyton Orient Northampton
19:45 BST G.Williams I.Hendon
A.Inglethorpe
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,072
16 September 1995 (1995-09-16) 8 Doncaster Rovers 1–0 Northampton Town Doncaster
15:00 BST G.Brabin Stadium: Belle Vue
Attendance: 2,353
23 September 1995 (1995-09-23) 9 Torquay United 3–0 Northampton Town Torquay
15:00 BST P.Buckle pen.'
J.Ndah
J.Mateu
Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 2,314
30 September 1995 (1995-09-30) 10 Northampton Town 2–0 Fulham Northampton
15:00 BST N.Grayson
J.White
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,778
7 October 1995 (1995-10-07) 11 Scunthorpe United 0–0 Northampton Town Scunthorpe
15:00 BST Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 2,455
14 October 1995 (1995-10-14) 12 Northampton Town 3–0 Cambridge United Northampton
15:00 BST N.Grayson
C.Burns
L.Colkin
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,301
21 October 1995 (1995-10-21) 13 Colchester United 1–0 Northampton Town Colchester
15:00 BST M.Kinsella 60' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,823
Referee: Graham Pooley
28 October 1995 (1995-10-28) 14 Northampton Town 0–2 Barnet Northampton
15:00 GMT M.Cooper
J.Campbell
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,476
31 October 1995 (1995-10-31) 15 Northampton Town 1–2 Preston North End Northampton
19:45 GMT A.Gibb A.Saville
R.Wilcox
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,695
6 November 1995 (1995-11-06) 16 Gillingham 0–0 Northampton Town Gillingham
15:00 GMT Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 7,207
18 November 1995 (1995-11-18) 17 Northampton Town 0–0 Wigan Athletic Northampton
15:00 GMT Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,102
25 November 1995 (1995-11-25) 18 Lincoln City 1–0 Northampton Town Lincoln
15:00 GMT S.Brown Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 3,287
9 December 1995 (1995-12-09) 19 Northampton Town 1–1 Torquay United Northampton
15:00 GMT J.White A.Newhouse Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 3,656
16 December 1995 (1995-12-16) 20 Fulham 1–3 Northampton Town Fulham, London
15:00 GMT T.Angus G.Thompson
J.White
Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 3,421
23 December 1995 (1995-12-23) 21 Scarborough 2–1 Northampton Town Scarborough
15:00 GMT A.Ritchie
N.Trebble
J.White Stadium: Athletic Ground
Attendance: 1,404
26 December 1995 (1995-12-26) 22 Northampton Town 1–1 Hereford United Northampton
15:00 GMT J.White D.Smith Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,222
6 January 1996 (1996-01-06) 23 Darlington 1–2 Northampton Town Darlington
15:00 GMT G.Worboys J.White Stadium: Feethams
Attendance: 1,943
13 January 1996 (1996-01-13) 24 Northampton Town 1–0 Cardiff City Northampton
15:00 GMT G.Armstrong Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,454
20 January 1996 (1996-01-20) 25 Bury 0–1 Northampton Town Bury, Greater Manchester
15:00 GMT J.White Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 3,074
30 January 1996 (1996-01-30) 26 Northampton Town 1–0 Plymouth Argyle Northampton
15:00 GMT I.Sampson Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 3,911
3 February 1996 (1996-02-03) 27 Mansfield Town 0–0 Northampton Town Mansfield
15:00 GMT Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 2,981
10 February 1996 (1996-02-10) 28 Northampton Town 1–1 Darlington Northampton
15:00 GMT J.White R.Painter Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,926
17 February 1996 (1996-02-17) 29 Leyton Orient 2–0 Northampton Town Leyton, London
15:00 GMT A.Arnott
C.West
Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 4,444
19 February 1996 (1996-02-19) 30 Northampton Town 2–1 Rochdale Northampton
19:45 GMT R.Warburton
G.Worboys
I.Thompstone Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 3,090
24 February 1996 (1996-02-24) 31 Northampton Town 3–3 Doncaster Rovers Northampton
15:00 GMT I.Sampson
N.Doherty
J.White pen.'
C.Cramb
J.Schofield pen.'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,738
27 February 1996 (1996-02-27) 32 Exeter City 1–2 Northampton Town Exeter
19:45 GMT M.Gavin R.Warburton
N.Grayson
Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 2,663
2 March 1996 (1996-03-02) 33 Hereford United 1–0 Northampton Town Hereford
15:00 GMT T.James Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 2,822
9 March 1996 (1996-03-09) 34 Northampton Town 2–0 Scarborough Northampton
15:00 GMT J.White
I.Sampson
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,621
16 March 1996 (1996-03-16) 35 Plymouth Argyle 1–0 Northampton Town Plymouth
15:00 GMT M.Evans Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 7,001
20 March 1996 (1996-03-20) 36 Northampton Town 0–0 Hartlepool United Northampton
19:45 GMT Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 3,537
Note: Fixture was previously postponed on January 27, 1996 due to snow and frost.[2]
23 March 1996 (1996-03-23) 37 Northampton Town 1–0 Chester City Northampton
15:00 GMT C.Burns Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,810
2 April 1996 (1996-04-02) 39 Cambridge United 0–1 Northampton Town Cambridge
19:45 BST J.White Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 3,631
6 April 1996 (1996-04-06) 40 Barnet 2–0 Northampton Town Barnet
15:00 BST L.Hodges
L.Primus
Stadium: Underhill
Attendance: 3,315
8 April 1996 (1996-04-08) 41 Northampton Town 2–1 Colchester United Northampton
15:00 BST N.Grayson 65'
A.Gibb 81'
Report R.Reinelt 90' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,021
Referee: Steve Bennett
13 April 1996 (1996-04-13) 42 Preston North End 0–3 Northampton Town Preston
15:00 BST N.Grayson Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 11,774
20 April 1996 (1996-04-20) 43 Northampton Town 1–1 Gillingham Northampton
15:00 BST C.Burns L.Fortune-West Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 7,427
23 April 1996 (1996-04-23) 44 Chester City 1–0 Northampton Town Chester
19:45 BST J.Murphy Stadium: Deva Stadium
Attendance: 1,674
Note: Fixture was previously postponed on January 2, 1995 due to ice.[2]
27 April 1996 (1996-04-27) 45 Northampton Town 1–1 Lincoln City Northampton
15:00 BST R.Warburton J.Minett pen.' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,166
4 May 1996 (1996-05-04) 46 Wigan Athletic 1–2 Northampton Town Wigan
15:00 BST M.Leonard I.Sampson
J.White
Stadium: Springfield Park
Attendance: 2,390

FA Cup

11 November 1995 (1995-11-11) First round Northampton Town 1–0 Hayes Northampton
15:00 GMT R.Warburton Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,389
2 December 1995 (1995-12-02) Second round Oxford United 2–0 Northampton Town Oxford
15:00 GMT S.Massey
P.Moody
Stadium: Manor Ground
Attendance: 6,348

Coca-Cola Cup

Auto Windscreens Shield

Group 3
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
Peterborough United 2 1 1 0 3 0 +3 4 Qualified for next round
Northampton Town 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 4
Plymouth Argyle 2 0 0 2 0 4 −4 0
Source: [citation needed]
16 October 1995 (1995-10-16) Group 3 (s) Peterborough United 0–0 Northampton Town Peterborough
19:45 GMT Stadium: London Road
Attendance: 3,045
8 November 1995 (1995-11-08) Group 3 (s) Northampton Town 1–0 Plymouth Argyle Northampton
19:45 GMT C.Burns Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 2,109
28 November 1995 (1995-11-28) Second round (s) Cardiff City 1–2 Northampton Town Cardiff, Wales
19:30 GMT R.Hunter
N.Grayson
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 1,450
28 November 1995 (1995-11-28) Quarter-final (s) Hereford United 1–0 Northampton Town Hereford
19:45 GMT Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 2,909

Appearances and goals

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 Billy Turley 2 2
GK Andy Woodman 44 2 2 4 52
DF Lee Colkin 14 10 1 1 1 2 1 2 19 11 2
DF Lee Maddison 21 2 2 25
DF Dave Norton 42 2 2 2 3 49 2
DF Ian Sampson 30 3 4 2 2 34 3 4
DF Mark Taylor 1 1
DF Ray Warburton 44 3 2 1 2 4 52 4
MF Jason Beckford 1 1 2 4
MF Chris Burns 40 3 7 2 2 3 1 47 3 8
MF Ollie Cahill 2 1 1 2 2
MF Neil Doherty 3 6 1 3 6 1
MF Ali Gibb 12 11 2 2 14 11 2
MF Roy Hunter 26 8 2 4 1 32 8 1
MF Danny O'Shea 37 1 2 2 2 1 43 2
MF Dean Peer 37 5 1 2 2 1 4 45 5 2
MF Michael Warner
MF Gareth Williams 25 10 1 1 2 2 1 30 11 1
FW Neil Grayson 37 5 11 1 2 2 1 42 5 12
FW Christian Lee 1 4 1 1 2 4 5
FW Garry Thompson 21 13 2 2 1 21 16 2
FW Gavin Worboys 4 9 1 4 9 1
FW Jason White 40 5 16 2 1 3 45 6 16
Players who left before end of season:
DF Darren Hughes 7 1 1 8 1
DF Derek Mountfield 4 4
DF Tony Smith 2 2 4
MF Gordon Armstrong 4 1 1 5 1
MF Rob Scott 5 1 6
FW Martin Aldridge 2 2
FW Steve Taylor 1 1 1 1

References

  1. ^ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (1996). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1996–97. London: Headline Book Publishing. ISBN 978-0747277811.
  2. ^ a b "1995/96 Division 3". 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.