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Northampton Town 1989–90 football season
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
← 1988–891990–91 →

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.

Players

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

Competitions

Barclays League Division Three

Main article: 1989–90 Football League § Third Division

League table

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:


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 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

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

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

Walsall v Northampton Town
19 August 1989 (1989-08-19) 1 Walsall 1–0 Northampton Town Walsall
15:00 BST Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 5,020
Swansea City v Northampton Town
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
Northampton Town v Bristol City
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
Wigan Athletic v Northampton Town
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
Northampton Town v Shrewsbury Town
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
Crewe Alexandra v Northampton Town
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
Cardiff City v Northampton Town
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
Northampton Town v Bury
30 September 1989 (1989-09-30) 8 Northampton Town 0–1 Bury Northampton
15:00 BST Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 3,486
Northampton Town v Preston North End
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
Birmingham City v Northampton Town
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
Northampton Town v Blackpool
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
Bristol Rovers v Northampton Town
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
Northampton Town v Notts County
28 October 1989 (1989-10-28) 13 Northampton Town 0–0 Notts County Northampton
15:00 BST Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 3,734
Fulham v Northampton Town
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
Northampton Town v Rotherham United
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
Huddersfield Town v Northampton Town
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
Northampton Town v Brentford
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
Bolton Wanderers v Northampton Town
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
Northampton Town v Reading
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
Leyton Orient v Northampton Town
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
Mansfield Town v Northampton Town
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
Northampton Town v Chester City
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
Northampton Town v Swansea City
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
Northampton Town v Bolton Wanderers
17 February 1990 (1990-02-17) 24 Northampton Town 0–2 Bolton Wanderers Northampton
15:00 GMT D.Thomas Red card Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 3,432
Northampton Town v Walsall
20 February 1990 (1990-02-20) 25 Northampton Town 1–1 Walsall Northampton
19:30 GMT D.Collins Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 2,617
Brentford v Northampton Town
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
Northampton Town v Tranmere Rovers
3 March 1990 (1990-03-03) 27 Northampton Town 0–4 Tranmere Rovers Northampton
15:00 GMT Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 3,147
Bury v Northampton Town
6 March 1990 (1990-03-06) 28 Bury 1–0 Northampton Town Bury
19:30 GMT Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 2,327
Northampton Town v Cardiff City
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
Northampton Town v Wigan Athletic
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
Preston North End v Northampton Town
17 March 1990 (1990-03-17) 31 Preston North End 0–0 Northampton Town Preston
15:00 GMT Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 5,686
Northampton Town v Birmingham City
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
Blackpool v Northampton Town
24 March 1990 (1990-03-24) 33 Blackpool 1–0 Northampton Town Blackpool
15:00 GMT Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 5,686
Bristol City v Northampton Town
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
Northampton Town v Bristol Rovers
31 March 1990 (1990-03-31) 35 Northampton Town 1–2 Bristol Rovers Northampton
15:00 BST A.Thorpe
W.Donald Red card
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 3,774
Shrewsbury Town v Northampton Town
3 April 1990 (1990-04-03) 36 Shrewsbury Town 2–0 Northampton Town Shrewsbury
19:30 BST Stadium: Gay Meadow
Attendance: 2,314
Northampton Town v Fulham
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
Notts County v Northampton Town
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
Chester City v Northampton Town
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
Northampton Town v Leyton Orient
16 April 1990 (1990-04-16) 40 Northampton Town 0–1 Leyton Orient Northampton
15:00 BST Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 3,215
Reading v Northampton Town
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
Northampton Town v Mansfield Town
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
Northampton Town v Huddersfield Town
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
Northampton Town v Crewe Alexandra
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
Tranmere Rovers v Northampton Town
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
Rotherham United v Northampton Town
5 May 1990 (1990-05-05) 46 Rotherham United 2–0 Northampton Town Rotherham
15:00 BST Stadium: Millmoor
Attendance: 3,420

FA Cup

Main article: 1989–90 FA Cup Kettering Town v Northampton Town
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
Northampton Town v Aylesbury United
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
Aylesbury United v Northampton Town
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
Northampton Town v Coventry City
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
Rochdale v Northampton Town
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

Main article: 1989–90 Football League Cup Mansfield Town v Northampton Town
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
Northampton Town v Mansfield Town
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

Main article: 1989–90 Associate Members' Cup

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: Colchester United v Northampton Town
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
Northampton Town v Maidstone United
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
Southend United v Northampton Town
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

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

  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.
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