1966–67 Northampton Town F.C. season

The 1966–67 season was Northampton Town's 70th season in their history and the first season back in the Second Division, following relegation from the First Division the previous season. Alongside competing in Division Two, the club also participated in the FA Cup and League Cup.

Northampton Town

1966–67 season
Chairman	Ted Buller
Manager	Dave Bowen
Stadium	County Ground
Division Two	21st
FA Cup	First round
League Cup	Third round
Top goalscorer	League: Don Martin (13) All: Don Martin (18)
Highest home attendance	20,100 vs Coventry City
Lowest home attendance	5,631 vs Rotherham United
Average home league attendance	11,977
← 1965–66 1967–68 →

Players

As of match played 13 May 1967.

Name	Position	Nat.	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 19)	0	0	Apprentice	July 1965	N/A
Bryan Harvey	GK		Stepney	(1938-08-26)26 August 1938 (aged 28)	137	0	Blackpool	October 1963	£4,000[1]
Full backs
Vic Cockcroft	LB		Birmingham	(1941-02-25)25 February 1941 (aged 26)	54	1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	July 1962
Theo Foley	RB		Dublin	(1937-04-02)2 April 1937 (aged 30)	220	8	Exeter City	May 1961	£1,000
John Mackin	RB		Bellshill	(1943-11-18)18 November 1943 (aged 23)	49	5	Apprentice	November 1963	N/A
Clive Walker	LB		Watford	(1945-10-24)24 October 1945 (aged 21)	25	0	Leicester City	October 1966
Half backs
Terry Branston (c)	CH		Rugby	(1938-07-25)25 July 1938 (aged 28)	271	2	Apprentice	October 1958	N/A
John Clarke	CH		Northampton	(1945-10-23)23 October 1945 (aged 21)	3	0	Apprentice	July 1965	N/A
Graham Carr	HB		Corbridge	(1944-10-25)25 October 1944 (aged 22)	54	0	Apprentice	August 1962	N/A
Joe Kiernan	WH		Coatbridge	(1942-10-22)22 October 1942 (aged 24)	145	7	Sunderland	July 1963
John Kurila	WH		Glasgow	(1941-04-10)10 April 1941 (aged 26)	125	4	Bristol City	November 1963
John Linnell	WH		Northampton	(1944-01-02)2 January 1944 (aged 23)	1	0	Apprentice	September 1963	N/A
Inside/Outside forwards
Billy Best	OF		Glasgow	(1942-09-07)7 September 1942 (aged 24)	39	13	Pollok	July 1962
Graham Felton	OF		Cambridge	(1949-03-01)1 March 1949 (aged 18)	15	0	Cambridge United	August 1966
Barry Lines	OF		Bletchley	(1942-05-16)16 May 1942 (aged 24)	242	47	Bletchley Town	September 1960
Harry Walden	OF		Walgrave	(1940-12-22)22 December 1940 (aged 26)	85	3	Luton Town	June 1964
Dennis Brown	IF		Reading	(1944-02-08)8 February 1944 (aged 23)	8	3	Swindon Town	February 1967	£5,000 P/E[2]
Don Martin	IF		Corby	(1944-02-15)15 February 1944 (aged 23)	120	48	Apprentice	July 1962	N/A
Graham Moore (c)	IF		Hengoed	(1941-03-07)7 March 1941 (aged 26)	59	12	Manchester United	December 1965	£15,000
Ray Price	IF		Northampton	(1948-11-30)30 November 1948 (aged 18)	1	0	Apprentice	July 1966	N/A
Centre forwards
Jim Hall	CF		Northampton	(1945-03-21)21 March 1945 (aged 22)	43	7	Apprentice	July 1963	N/A
Frank Large	CF		Leeds	(1940-01-26)26 January 1940 (aged 27)	70	38	Oldham Athletic	December 1966	£10,000

Competitions

Division Two

Main article: 1966–67 Football League § Second Division

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts
9	Bolton Wanderers	42	14	14	14	64	58	1.103	42
10	Birmingham City	42	16	8	18	70	66	1.061	40
11	Norwich City	42	13	14	15	49	55	0.891	40
12	Hull City	42	16	7	19	77	72	1.069	39
13	Preston North End	42	16	7	19	65	67	0.970	39

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	12	6	24	47	84	0.56	30	8	6	7	28	33	22	4	0	17	19	51	8

Last updated: 14 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	H	H	A	H	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A
Result	L	W	D	L	L	L	W	W	L	L	L	L	L	L	W	L	W	W	L	L	L	W	W	L	L	D	L	D	L	W	L	D	W	W	L	D	L	D	L	W	L	L
Position	15	11	9	11	19	21	16	13	15	19	20	20	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21

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

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

Preston North End v Northampton Town

21 August 1966 (1966-08-21) 1	Preston North End	2–1	Northampton Town	Preston
15:00 BST			B.Best	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 12,192

Northampton Town v Rotherham United

28 August 1966 (1966-08-28) 2	Northampton Town	3–1	Rotherham United	Northampton
15:00 BST	B.Best D.Martin			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 13,955

Northampton Town v Bury

30 August 1966 (1966-08-30) 3	Northampton Town	0–0	Bury	Northampton
19:30 BST				Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 10,025

Millwall v Northampton Town

1 September 1966 (1966-09-01) 4	Millwall	1–0	Northampton Town	Millwall, London
15:15 BST			B.Best	Stadium: The Den Attendance: 11,121 Referee: Geoff Roper

Northampton Town v Norwich City

6 September 1966 (1966-09-06) 5	Northampton Town	1–2	Norwich City	Northampton
19:30 BST	D.Martin			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 14,767 Referee: Bill Handley

Northampton Town v Derby County

10 September 1966 (1966-09-10) 6	Northampton Town	0–2	Derby County	Northampton
15:00 BST				Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 10,975 Referee: Tommy Dawes

Northampton Town v Plymouth Argyle

17 September 1966 (1966-09-17) 7	Northampton Town	2–1	Plymouth Argyle	Northampton
15:00 BST	B.Lines H.Walden			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 9,802 Referee: John Osborne

Bury v Northampton Town

20 September 1966 (1966-09-20) 8	Bury	1–2	Northampton Town	Bury
19:30 BST			B.Best J.Mackin	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 8,580

Hull City v Northampton Town

23 September 1966 (1966-09-23) 9	Hull City	6–1	Northampton Town	Kingston upon Hull
19:30 BST			B.Lines 2'	Stadium: Boothferry Park Attendance: 29,122

Northampton Town v Portsmouth

1 October 1966 (1966-10-01) 10	Northampton Town	2–4	Portsmouth	Northampton
15:00 BST	J.Kiernan D.Martin			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 10,364 Referee: George McCabe

Crystal Palace v Northampton Town

8 October 1966 (1966-10-08) 11	Crystal Palace	5–1	Northampton Town	Selhurst, London
15:00 BST			D.Martin	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 18,507

Northampton Town v Huddersfield Town

15 October 1966 (1966-10-15) 12	Northampton Town	0–1	Huddersfield Town	Northampton
15:00 BST			T.Leighton	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 13,355

Northampton Town v Wolverhampton Wanderers

29 October 1966 (1966-10-29) 13	Northampton Town	0–4	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Northampton
15:00 GMT				Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 16,761

Ipswich Town v Northampton Town

5 November 1966 (1966-11-05) 14	Ipswich Town	6–1	Northampton Town	Ipswich
15:00 GMT			B.Best	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 12,820

Northampton Town v Bristol City

12 November 1966 (1966-11-12) 15	Northampton Town	2–1	Bristol City	Northampton
15:00 GMT	B.Jones J.Kurila			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 10,004

Carlisle United v Northampton Town

19 November 1966 (1966-11-19) 16	Carlisle United	2–0	Northampton Town	Carlisle
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 11,946

Northampton Town v Blackburn Rovers

26 November 1966 (1966-11-26) 17	Northampton Town	2–1	Blackburn Rovers	Northampton
15:00 GMT	D.Martin G.Moore			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 9,470

Bolton Wanderers v Northampton Town

3 December 1966 (1966-12-03) 18	Bolton Wanderers	1–2	Northampton Town	Bolton
15:00 GMT			J.Mackin D.Martin	Stadium: Burnden Park Attendance: 10,352

Cardiff City v Northampton Town

14 December 1966 (1966-12-14) 19	Cardiff City	4–2	Northampton Town	Cardiff, Wales
19:30 GMT			J.Mackin D.Martin	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 7,954

Northampton Town v Preston North End

17 December 1966 (1966-12-17) 20	Northampton Town	1–5	Preston North End	Northampton
15:00 GMT	D.Martin			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 10,050

Birmingham City v Northampton Town

26 December 1966 (1966-12-26) 21	Birmingham City	3–0	Northampton Town	Birmingham
15:00 GMT	J.Vincent G.Vowden			Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 24,302 Referee: Arthur Dimond

Northampton Town v Birmingham City

27 December 1966 (1966-12-27) 22	Northampton Town	2–1	Birmingham City	Northampton
19:30 GMT	F.Large D.Martin		B.Bridges	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 15,433 Referee: John Homewood

Rotherham United v Northampton Town

31 December 1966 (1966-12-31) 23	Rotherham United	1–2	Northampton Town	Rotherham
15:00 GMT			F.Large D.Martin	Stadium: Millloor Attendance: 9,497

Northampton Town v Millwall

7 January 1967 (1967-01-07) 24	Northampton Town	1–2	Millwall	Northampton
15:00 GMT	J.Kiernan			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 11,343

Derby County v Northampton Town

14 January 1967 (1967-01-14) 25	Derby County	4–3	Northampton Town	Derby
15:00 GMT	B.Hodgson A.Durban K.Hector P.Waller		J.Kiernan F.Large D.Martin	Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 14,533

Northampton Town v Charlton Athletic

17 January 1967 (1967-01-17) 26	Northampton Town	1–1	Charlton Athletic	Northampton
19:30 GMT	D.Martin			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 11,578

Plymouth Argyle v Northampton Town

21 January 1967 (1967-01-21) 27	Plymouth Argyle	1–0	Northampton Town	Plymouth
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 12,830

Northampton Town v Hull City

4 February 1967 (1967-02-04) 28	Northampton Town	2–2	Hull City	Northampton
15:00 GMT	B.Best G.Moore			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 12,396

Portsmouth v Northampton Town

11 February 1967 (1967-02-11) 29	Portsmouth	3–2	Northampton Town	Portsmouth
15:00 GMT			D.Brown G.Moore	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 18,979

Northampton Town v Crystal Palace

25 February 1967 (1967-02-25) 30	Northampton Town	1–0	Crystal Palace	Northampton
15:00 GMT	D.Brown			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 13,081

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Northampton Town

4 March 1967 (1967-03-04) 31	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–0	Northampton Town	Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Molineux Stadium Attendance: 25,672

Northampton Town v Coventry City

11 March 1967 (1967-03-11) 32	Northampton Town	0–0	Coventry City	Northampton
15:00 GMT				Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 20,100

Northampton Town v Cardiff City

18 March 1967 (1967-03-18) 33	Northampton Town	2–0	Cardiff City	Northampton
15:00 GMT	D.Brown F.Large			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 11,787

Huddersfield Town v Northampton Town

25 March 1967 (1967-03-25) 34	Huddersfield Town	0–2	Northampton Town	Huddersfield
15:00 BST			F.Large	Stadium: Leeds Road Attendance: 18,214

Coventry City v Northampton Town

28 March 1967 (1967-03-28) 35	Coventry City	2–0	Northampton Town	Coventry
19:30 BST	B.Gould E.Machin			Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 38,566

Northampton Town v Ipswich Town

1 April 1967 (1967-04-01) 36	Northampton Town	1–1	Ipswich Town	Northampton
15:00 BST	J.Hall			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 13,129

Bristol City v Northampton Town

7 April 1967 (1967-04-07) 37	Bristol City	1–0	Northampton Town	Bristol
15:00 BST				Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 23,750

Northampton Town v Carlisle United

15 April 1967 (1967-04-15) 38	Northampton Town	3–3	Carlisle United	Northampton
15:00 BST	F.Large H.Walden J.Mackin			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 10,752

Blackburn Rovers v Northampton Town

22 April 1967 (1967-04-22) 39	Blackburn Rovers	3–0	Northampton Town	Blackburn
15:00 BST			C.Walker	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 9,883

Northampton Town v Bolton Wanderers

29 April 1967 (1967-04-29) 40	Northampton Town	2–1	Bolton Wanderers	Northampton
15:00 BST	F.Large D.Martin			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 9,387

Charlton Athletic v Northampton Town

6 May 1967 (1967-05-06) 41	Charlton Athletic	3–0	Northampton Town	Charlton, London
15:00 BST				Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 15,098

Norwich City v Northampton Town

13 May 1967 (1967-05-13) 42	Norwich City	1–0	Northampton Town	Norwich
15:00 BST				Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 13,544

FA Cup

Main article: 1966–67 FA Cup

Northampton Town v West Bromwich Albion

25 January 1967 (1967-01-25) Third round	Northampton Town	1–3	West Bromwich Albion	Northampton
15:00 GMT	T.Foley			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 16,899

League Cup

Main article: 1966–67 Football League Cup

Northampton Town v Peterborough United

14 September 1966 (1966-09-14) Second round	Northampton Town	2–2	Peterborough United	Northampton
19:30 BST	B.Best B.Brown			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 5,778

Peterborough United v Northampton Town

26 September 1966 (1966-09-26) Second round (r)	Peterborough United	0–2	Northampton Town	Peterborough
19:30 BST			B.Best D.Martin	Stadium: London Road Attendance: 9,484 Referee: Dick Windle

Northampton Town v Rotherham United

5 October 1966 (1966-10-05) Third round	Northampton Town	2-1	Rotherham United	Northampton
19:30 BST	J.Hall J.Mackin			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 5,631

Brighton & Hove Albion v Northampton Town

26 October 1966 (1966-10-26) Fourth round	Brighton & Hove Albion	1–1	Northampton Town	Hove
19:30 GMT			B.Best	Stadium: Goldstone Ground Attendance: 17,235

Northampton Town v Brighton & Hove Albion

1 November 1966 (1966-11-01) Fourth round (r)	Northampton Town	8–0	Brighton & Hove Albion	Northampton
19:30 GMT	B.Best D.Martin G.Moore o.g.'			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 6,889

Northampton Town v West Bromwich Albion

7 December 1966 (1966-12-07) Fifth round	Northampton Town	1–3	West Bromwich Albion	Northampton
19:30 GMT	J.Hall			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 14,706

Appearances and goals

Pos	Player	Division Two			FA Cup			League Cup			Total
		Starts	Sub	Goals	Starts	Sub	Goals	Starts	Sub	Goals	Starts	Sub	Goals
GK	Bryan Harvey	25	–	–	–	–	–	3	–	–	28	–	–
FB	Vic Cockcroft	6	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	7	–	–
FB	Theo Foley	16	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	17	–	–
FB	Gerry Jordon	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–
FB	John Mackin	34	2	4	1	–	–	3	–	1	38	2	5
FB	Gerry Perryman	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–
FB	Clive Walker	22	–	–	–	–	–	3	–	–	25	–	–
HB	Terry Branston	35	1	–	1	–	–	5	–	–	41	1	–
HB	Graham Carr	11	–	–	–	–	–	3	–	–	14	–	–
HB	John Clarke	2	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	3	–	–
HB	Joe Kiernan	25	1	3	1	–	–	6	–	–	32	1	3
HB	John Kurila	37	–	1	1	–	–	3	–	–	41	–	1
HB	John Linnell	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	1	–	–
OF	Billy Best	15	–	6	1	–	–	6	–	4	22	–	10
OF	Graham Felton	13	–	–	1	–	–	1	–	–	15	–	–
OF	Barry Lines	38	–	2	–	–	–	6	–	–	44	–	2
OF	Harry Walden	18	–	2	–	–	–	3	–	–	21	–	2
IF	Dennis Brown	8	–	3	–	–	–	–	–	–	8	–	3
IF	Don Martin	31	–	13	1	–	–	6	–	5	38	–	18
IF	Graham Moore	32	–	3	–	–	–	4	1	2	36	1	5
IF	Ray Price	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–
CF	Jim Hall	13	–	1	–	–	–	2	–	2	15	–	3
CF	Frank Large	21	–	8	–	–	–	–	–	–	21	–	8
Players who left before end of season:
GK	Bill Brown	17	–	–	1	–	–	3	–	–	21	–	–
FB	Mike Everitt	13	–	–	1	–	–	3	–	–	17	–	–
IF	Bobby Jones	17	–	1	1	–	–	–	–	–	18	–	1
CF	Bobby Brown	3	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	1	4	–	1
CF	George Hudson	7	–	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	9	–	–

References

1. Cobblers mourn goalkeeper Harvey bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
2. "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.