1967–68 Northampton Town F.C. season

Northampton Town 1967–68 football season

Northampton Town
1967–68 season
Chairman	Ted Buller
Manager	Dave Bowen (until September) Tony Marchi
Stadium	County Ground
Division Three	17th
FA Cup	First round
League Cup	Third round
Top goalscorer	League: Don Martin (12) All: Don Martin (13)
Highest home attendance	12,625 vs Reading
Lowest home attendance	6,387 vs Southport
Average home league attendance	8,937
← 1966–67 1968–69 →

The 1967–68 season was Northampton Town's 71st season in their history and the first season back in the Third Division, following relegation from the Second Division the previous season. Alongside competing in Division Three, the club also participated in the FA Cup and League Cup.

Players

As of match played 4 May 1968.

Name	Position	Place of Birth	Date of Birth (Age)	Apps	Goals	Previous club	Date signed	Fee
Goalkeepers
Roger Barron	GK	Northampton	(1947-06-30)30 June 1947 (aged 20)	6	0	Apprentice	July 1965	N/A
John Brooks	GK	London	(1947-08-23)23 August 1947 (aged 20)	1	0	Ipswich Town	October 1967	Free
Bryan Harvey	GK	Stepney	(1938-08-26)26 August 1938 (aged 29)	181	0	Blackpool	October 1963	£4,000
Full backs
Brian Faulkes	FB	Abingdon	(1945-04-10)10 April 1945 (aged 23)	45	2	Reading	August 1967
John Mackin	RB	Bellshill	(1943-11-18)18 November 1943 (aged 24)	93	12	Apprentice	November 1963	N/A
Clive Walker	LB	Watford	(1945-10-24)24 October 1945 (aged 22)	51	0	Leicester City	October 1966
Half backs
John Clarke	CH	Northampton	(1945-10-23)23 October 1945 (aged 22)	4	0	Apprentice	July 1965	N/A
John Roberts	CH	Abercynon	(1946-09-11)11 September 1946 (aged 21)	25	4	Swansea Town	November 1967	£13,000
Graham Carr	HB	Corbridge	(1944-10-25)25 October 1944 (aged 23)	96	0	Apprentice	August 1962	N/A
Ron Flowers	HB	Edlington	(1934-07-28)28 July 1934 (aged 33)	43	2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	August 1967
Joe Kiernan	WH	Coatbridge	(1942-10-22)22 October 1942 (aged 25)	187	10	Sunderland	July 1963
John Kurila	WH	Glasgow	(1941-04-10)10 April 1941 (aged 27)	162	4	Bristol City	November 1963
Inside/Outside forwards
Graham Felton	OF	Cambridge	(1949-03-01)1 March 1949 (aged 19)	35	1	Cambridge United	August 1966
Barry Lines	OF	Bletchley	(1942-05-16)16 May 1942 (aged 25)	257	47	Bletchley Town	September 1960
Tommy Knox	OF	Glasgow	(1939-09-05)5 September 1939 (aged 28)	16	0	Mansfield Town	November 1967
Eric Weaver	OF	Rhymney	(1943-07-01)1 July 1943 (aged 24)	23	5	Notts County	December 1967
Dennis Brown	IF	Reading	(1944-02-08)8 February 1944 (aged 24)	22	7	Swindon Town	February 1967	£5,000 P/E
John Byrne	IF	Cambuslang	(1939-05-20)20 May 1939 (aged 28)	22	3	Peterborough United	December 1967	£9,000
Ray Price	IF	Northampton	(1948-11-30)30 November 1948 (aged 19)	7	0	Apprentice	July 1966	N/A
Centre forwards
John Fairbrother	CF	Cricklewood	(1941-02-12)12 February 1941 (aged 27)	16	5	Peterborough United	February 1968

Competitions

Division Three

Main article: 1967–68 Football League § Third Division

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts
15	Bristol Rovers	46	17	9	20	72	78	0.923	43
16	Oldham Athletic	46	18	7	21	60	65	0.923	43
17	Northampton Town	46	14	13	19	58	72	0.806	41
18	Orient	46	12	17	17	46	62	0.742	41
19	Tranmere Rovers	46	14	12	20	62	74	0.838	40

Source: rsssf.com

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
46	14	13	19	58	72	0.806	41	10	8	5	40	25	28	4	5	14	18	47	13

Last updated: 8 March 2022.
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	43	44	45	46
Ground	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A
Result	L	W	D	D	L	L	D	L	W	W	W	W	L	W	L	L	D	W	L	W	L	D	D	L	D	W	L	D	D	L	D	D	W	L	W	L	W	L	L	L	L	D	W	W	D	L
Position	21	9	11	10	17	21	21	21	21	14	12	9	13	10	13	18	18	16	18	15	18	17	17	19	19	17	17	19	16	17	17	17	17	17	16	17	16	16	17	18	18	19	18	18	18	17

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

Matches

Win Draw Loss

Gillingham v Northampton Town

19 August 1967 (1967-08-19) 1	Gillingham	2–0	Northampton Town	Gillingham
15:00 BST				Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 7,890

Northampton Town v Grimsby Town

26 August 1967 (1967-08-26) 2	Northampton Town	3–0	Grimsby Town	Northampton
15:00 BST	D.Martin F.Large			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 10,206

Torquay United v Northampton Town

2 September 1967 (1967-09-02) 3	Torquay United	0–0	Northampton Town	Torquay
15:00 BST				Stadium: Plainmoor Attendance: 9,449

Northampton Town v Mansfield Town

5 September 1967 (1967-09-05) 4	Northampton Town	1–1	Mansfield Town	Northampton
19:30 BST	J.Mackin			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 12,205

Northampton Town v Reading

9 September 1967 (1967-09-09) 5	Northampton Town	1–2	Reading	Northampton
15:00 BST	F.Large			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 12,625

Swindon Town v Northampton Town

16 September 1967 (1967-09-16) 6	Swindon Town	4–0	Northampton Town	Swindon
15:00 BST	D.Rogers 14', 57' P.Terry 25' R.Flowers 77' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 13,280 Referee: K Markham

Northampton Town v Shrewsbury Town

23 September 1967 (1967-09-23) 7	Northampton Town	2–2	Shrewsbury Town	Northampton
15:00 BST	D.Martin			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 8,922

Mansfield Town v Northampton Town

25 September 1967 (1967-09-25) 8	Mansfield Town	3–2	Northampton Town	Mansfield
19:30 BST			F.Large J.Hall	Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 5,506

Brighton & Hove Albion v Northampton Town

30 September 1967 (1967-09-30) 9	Brighton & Hove Albion	0–2	Northampton Town	Hove
15:00 BST			J.Mackin D.Martin	Stadium: Goldstone Ground Attendance: 13,546

Northampton Town v Orient

3 October 1967 (1967-10-03) 10	Northampton Town	2–1	Orient	Northampton
19:30 BST	B.Faulkes			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 8,079

Southport v Northampton Town

7 October 1967 (1967-10-07) 11	Southport	1–3	Northampton Town	Southport
15:00 BST			D.Martin J.Hall	Stadium: Haig Avenue Attendance: 6,052

Northampton Town v Scunthorpe United

14 October 1967 (1967-10-14) 12	Northampton Town	1–0	Scunthorpe United	Northampton
15:00 BST	R.Flowers			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 10,097

Oldham Athletic v Northampton Town

21 October 1967 (1967-10-21) 13	Oldham Athletic	2–0	Northampton Town	Oldham
15:00 BST				Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 5,019

Orient v Northampton Town

24 October 1967 (1967-10-24) 14	Orient	1–3	Northampton Town	Leyton, London
19:30 BST			B.Best F.Large	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 4,708

Northampton Town v Bristol Rovers

28 October 1967 (1967-10-28) 15	Northampton Town	4–5	Bristol Rovers	Northampton
15:00 BST	J.Mackin F.Large			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 9,126

Barrow v Northampton Town

4 November 1967 (1967-11-04) 16	Barrow	4–0	Northampton Town	Barrow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 5,851

Northampton Town v Oxford United

11 November 1967 (1967-11-11) 17	Northampton Town	1–1	Oxford United	Northampton
15:00 GMT	D.Martin			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 11,318

Northampton Town v Torquay United

14 November 1967 (1967-11-14) 18	Northampton Town	1–0	Torquay United	Northampton
19:30 GMT	D.Martin			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 8,475

Bury v Northampton Town

18 November 1967 (1967-11-18) 19	Bury	3–1	Northampton Town	Bury
15:00 GMT			J.Kiernan	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 6,642

Northampton Town v Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic

25 November 1967 (1967-11-25) 20	Northampton Town	1–0	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic	Northampton
15:00 GMT	J.Roberts			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 9,042

Colchester United v Northampton Town

2 December 1967 (1967-12-02) 21	Colchester United	2–1	Northampton Town	Colchester
15:00 GMT			D.Martin	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,505

Northampton Town v Gillingham

16 December 1967 (1967-12-16) 22	Northampton Town	1–1	Gillingham	Northampton
15:00 GMT	D.Martin			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 7,411

Grimsby Town v Northampton Town

23 December 1967 (1967-12-23) 23	Grimsby Town	0–0	Northampton Town	Cleethorpes
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 3,595

Northampton Town v Tranmere Rovers

26 December 1967 (1967-12-26) 24	Northampton Town	0–1	Tranmere Rovers	Northampton
15:00 GMT				Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 12,367

Tranmere Rovers v Northampton Town

30 December 1967 (1967-12-30) 25	Tranmere Rovers	2–2	Northampton Town	Birkenhead
19:30 GMT			E.Weaver o.g.'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 7,011

Northampton Town v Swindon Town

20 January 1968 (1968-01-20) 26	Northampton Town	2–0	Swindon Town	Northampton
15:00 GMT	D.Martin 4' J.Kiernan 32'	Report		Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 10,339 Referee: Gerrard Lewis

Shrewsbury Town v Northampton Town

3 February 1968 (1968-02-03) 27	Shrewsbury Town	2–0	Northampton Town	Shrewsbury
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Gay Meadow Attendance: 5,382

Northampton Town v Brighton & Hove Albion

10 February 1968 (1968-02-10) 28	Northampton Town	2–2	Brighton & Hove Albion	Northampton
15:00 GMT	E.Weaver J.Byrne			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 7,882

Reading v Northampton Town

14 February 1968 (1968-02-14) 29	Reading	0–0	Northampton Town	Reading
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Elm Park Attendance: 8,093

Stockport County v Northampton Town

17 February 1968 (1968-02-17) 30	Stockport County	4–0	Northampton Town	Stockport
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 7,121

Northampton Town v Southport

24 February 1968 (1968-02-24) 31	Northampton Town	1–1	Southport	Northampton
15:00 BST	J.Byrne			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 6,387

Scunthorpe United v Northampton Town

2 March 1968 (1968-03-02) 32	Scunthorpe United	1–1	Northampton Town	Scunthorpe
15:00 BST			D.Brown	Stadium: Old Show Ground Attendance: 2,745

Northampton Town v Walsall

9 March 1968 (1968-03-09) 33	Northampton Town	3–0	Walsall	Northampton
15:00 BST	J.Roberts J.Fairbrother D.Brown			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 8,536

Northampton Town v Oldham Athletic

16 March 1968 (1968-03-16) 34	Northampton Town	1–2	Oldham Athletic	Northampton
15:00 BST	E.Weaver			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 7,558

Northampton Town v Stockport County

19 March 1968 (1968-03-19) 35	Northampton Town	4–1	Stockport County	Northampton
19:30 BST	G.Felton J.Roberts J.Fairbrother D.Brown			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 6,536

Bristol Rovers v Northampton Town

23 March 1968 (1968-03-23) 36	Bristol Rovers	2–0	Northampton Town	Bristol
15:00 BST				Stadium: Eastville Stadium Attendance: 5,413

Northampton Town v Barrow

30 March 1968 (1968-03-30) 37	Northampton Town	3–0	Barrow	Northampton
15:00 BST	J.Mackin J.Roberts J.Fairbrother			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 8,283

Walsall v Northampton Town

2 April 1968 (1968-04-02) 38	Walsall	4–0	Northampton Town	Walsall
19:30 BST				Stadium: Fellows Park Attendance: 5,552

Oxford United v Northampton Town

6 April 1968 (1968-04-06) 39	Oxford United	1–0	Northampton Town	Oxford
19:30 BST				Stadium: Manor Ground Attendance: 10,150

Watford v Northampton Town

12 April 1968 (1968-04-12) 40	Watford	5–1	Northampton Town	Watford
15:00 BST			J.Mackin	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 7,917

Northampton Town v Bury

13 April 1968 (1968-04-13) 41	Northampton Town	0–1	Bury	Northampton
15:00 BST				Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 7,622

Northampton Town v Watford

16 April 1968 (1968-04-16) 42	Northampton Town	1–1	Watford	Northampton
19:30 BST	J.Mackin			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 6,732

Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic v Northampton Town

20 April 1968 (1968-04-20) 43	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic	0–2	Northampton Town	Bournemouth
15:00 BST			J.Fairbrother D.Brown	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 6,148

Northampton Town v Peterborough United

23 April 1968 (1968-04-23) 44	Northampton Town	3–1	Peterborough United	Northampton
19:30 BST	E.Weaver J.Fairbrother			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 8,934

Northampton Town v Colchester United

27 April 1968 (1968-04-27) 45	Northampton Town	2–2	Colchester United	Northampton
15:00 BST	R.Flowers J.Byrne			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 6,859

Peterborough United v Northampton Town

4 May 1968 (1968-05-04) 46	Peterborough United	4–0	Northampton Town	Peterborough
15:00 BST				Stadium: London Road Attendance: 6,658

FA Cup

Main article: 1967–68 FA Cup Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic v Northampton Town

9 December 1967 (1967-12-09) First round	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic	2–0	Northampton Town	Bournemouth
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 4,998

League Cup

Main article: 1967–68 Football League Cup Peterborough United v Northampton Town

23 August 1967 (1967-08-23) First round	Peterborough United	2–3	Northampton Town	Peterborough
19:30 BST			J.Kiernan D.Martin F.Large	Stadium: London Road Attendance: 8,157

Northampton Town v Aston Villa

13 September 1967 (1967-09-13) Second round	Northampton Town	3–1	Aston Villa	Northampton
19:30 BST	J.Mackin F.Large J.Hall		T.Scott	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 11,832

Northampton Town v Millwall

11 October 1967 (1967-10-11) Third round	Northampton Town	0–0	Millwall	Northampton
19:30 BST				Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 12,282

Millwall v Northampton Town

16 October 1967 (1967-10-16) Third round (r)	Millwall	5–1	Northampton Town	Millwall
19:30 BST			B.Best	Stadium: The Den Attendance: 10,167

Appearances and goals

Pos	Player	Division Three			FA Cup			League Cup			Total
Pos	Player	Starts	Sub	Goals	Starts	Sub	Goals	Starts	Sub	Goals	Starts	Sub	Goals
GK	Roger Barron	6	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	6	–	–
GK	John Brooks	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–
GK	Bryan Harvey	39	–	–	1	–	–	4	–	–	44	–	–
FB	Brian Faulkes	39	1	2	1	–	–	4	–	–	44	1	2
FB	John Mackin	38	1	6	1	–	–	4	–	1	43	1	7
FB	Clive Walker	24	–	–	1	–	–	1	–	–	26	–	–
CH	John Roberts	24	–	4	1	–	–	–	–	–	25	–	4
HB	Graham Carr	36	1	–	1	–	–	4	–	–	41	1	–
HB	John Clarke	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–
HB	Ron Flowers	40	–	2	1	–	–	2	–	–	43	–	2
HB	Joe Kiernan	37	–	2	–	1	–	4	–	1	41	1	3
HB	John Kurila	29	3	–	1	–	–	4	–	–	34	3	–
OF	Graham Felton	18	–	1	–	–	–	2	–	–	20	–	1
OF	Willie Johnston	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–
OF	Tommy Knox	16	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	16	–	–
OF	Barry Lines	12	–	–	–	–	–	3	–	–	15	–	–
OF	Eric Weaver	23	–	5	–	–	–	–	–	–	23	–	5
IF	Dennis Brown	14	–	4	–	–	–	–	–	–	14	–	4
IF	John Byrne	22	–	3	–	–	–	–	–	–	22	–	3
IF	Ray Price	6	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	6	–	–
CF	John Fairbrother	16	–	5	–	–	–	–	–	–	16	–	5
Players who left before end of season:
OF	Billy Best	8	–	2	1	–	–	1	–	1	10	–	3
IF	Don Martin	27	–	12	1	–	–	4	–	1	32	–	13
CF	Jim Hall	17	–	2	1	–	–	3	–	1	21	–	3
CF	Frank Large	16	–	7	–	–	–	4	–	2	20	–	9

References

Cobblers mourn goalkeeper Harvey bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
"Player Profile - Dennis Brown". www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk. Retrieved 17 May 2020.

Books

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

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