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1974–75 Northampton Town F.C. season

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Northampton Town
1974–75 season
ChairmanNeville Ronson
ManagerBill Dodgin Jr.
StadiumCounty Ground
Division Four16th
FA CupSecond round
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Paul Stratford (15)
All: Paul Stratford (16)
Highest home attendance7,275 vs Lincoln City
Lowest home attendance2,482 vs Newport County
Average home league attendance4,179

The 1974–75 season was Northampton Town's 78th season in their history and the sixth successive season in the Fourth Division. Alongside competing in Division Four, the club also participated in the FA Cup and League Cup.

Players

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As of match played 25 April 1975.[1]
Name Position Nat. Place of Birth Date of Birth (Age) Apps Goals Previous club Date signed Fee
Goalkeepers
Alan Starling GK England Dagenham (1951-04-02)2 April 1951 (aged 24) 185 0 Luton Town June 1971
Defenders
Gary Anderson RB England London (1955-10-20)20 October 1955 (aged 19) 11 0 Tottenham Hotspur March 1975
Wayne Cegielski CB Wales Tredegar (1956-01-11)11 January 1956 (aged 19) 11 0 Tottenham Hotspur March 1975 Loan
John Gregory U England Scunthorpe (1954-05-11)11 May 1954 (aged 20) 105 2 Apprentice Summer 1972 N/A
John Moore CB Scotland Harthill (1943-12-21)21 December 1943 (aged 31) 16 0 Luton Town August 1974
Alan Oman FB England Newcastle upon Tyne (1952-10-06)6 October 1952 (aged 22) 96 3 Apprentice October 1970 N/A
Stuart Robertson CB England Nottingham (1946-12-16)16 December 1946 (aged 28) 102 9 Doncaster Rovers Summer 1972
Barry Tucker FB Wales Swansea (1952-08-28)28 August 1952 (aged 22) 112 1 Apprentice August 1970 N/A
Ray Tumbridge LB England London (1955-03-06)6 March 1955 (aged 20) 11 0 Charlton Athletic March 1975 Loan
Midfielders
Billy Best (c) U Scotland Glasgow (1942-09-07)7 September 1942 (aged 32) 142 33 Southend United Summer 1973
Dave Carlton CM England Stepney (1952-11-24)24 November 1952 (aged 22) 70 5 Fulham October 1973
Derrick Christie W England Bletchley (1957-03-15)15 March 1957 (aged 18) 19 0 Apprentice January 1974 N/A
John Farrington W England Lynemouth (1947-06-19)19 June 1947 (aged 27) 36 3 Cardiff City Summer 1974
Graham Felton W England Cambridge (1949-03-01)1 March 1949 (aged 26) 275 26 Apprentice September 1966 N/A
Robin Wainwright CM England Luton (1951-03-09)9 March 1951 (aged 24) 35 5 Millwall February 1974
Forwards
Jim Hall FW England Northampton (1945-03-21)21 March 1945 (aged 30) 64 10 Peterborough United January 1975
Malcolm John FW Wales Bridgend (1950-12-09)9 December 1950 (aged 24) 43 8 Bristol Rovers March 1974 Free
Gary Mabee FW England Oxford (1955-02-01)1 February 1955 (aged 20) 36 13 Tottenham Hotspur August 1974
Paul Stratford FW England Northampton (1955-09-04)4 September 1955 (aged 19) 108 32 Apprentice Summer 1972 N/A

Competitions

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Division Four

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
14 Torquay United 46 14 14 18 46 61 0.754 42
15 Barnsley 46 15 11 20 62 65 0.954 41
16 Northampton Town 46 15 11 20 67 73 0.918 41
17 Doncaster Rovers 46 14 12 20 65 79 0.823 40
18 Crewe Alexandra 46 11 18 17 34 47 0.723 40
Source: rsssf.com

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts W D L GF GA Pts W D L GF GA Pts
46 15 11 20 67 73 0.918 41 12 6 5 43 22 30 3 5 15 24 51 11

Last updated: 3 February 2024.
Source: [citation needed]

League position by match

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHAHAHHAHAHAAHAAHHAHAAHAHHAAHHAHHAAHHAHAAHHAAH
ResultLLLWDDWWWWWLDWLWLWDWDLWLDDLLLWLDLLLLWLWLDDDLLW
Position2323241920221616119510866466556968771011131012121314181815181416131413131816
Source: 11v11.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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  Win   Draw   Loss

17 August 1974 (1974-08-17) 1 Brentford 1–0 Northampton Town Brentford, London
15:00 BST A.Woon Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 5,147
24 August 1974 (1974-08-24) 2 Northampton Town 1–2 Bradford City Northampton
15:00 BST B.Best Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 4,408
31 August 1974 (1974-08-31) 3 Reading 3–2 Northampton Town Reading
15:00 BST B.Wagstaff o.g.'
P.Stratford
Stadium: Elm Park
Attendance: 5,464
6 September 1974 (1974-09-06) 4 Northampton Town 3–0 Darlington Northampton
19:30 BST Mabee
P.Stratford
D.Carlton
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 4,003
14 September 1974 (1974-09-14) 5 Lincoln City 2–2 Northampton Town Lincoln
15:00 BST P.Neal pen.' Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 3,113
21 September 1974 (1974-09-21) 6 Northampton Town 3–3 Shrewsbury Town Northampton
15:00 BST P.Stratford
B.Best
D.Carlton
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 4,001
24 September 1974 (1974-09-24) 7 Northampton Town 2–0 Doncaster Rovers Northampton
19:30 BST Mabee
J.Buchanan
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 4,269
28 September 1974 (1974-09-28) 8 Torquay United 0–1 Northampton Town Torquay
15:00 BST R.Wainwright Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 3,004
1 October 1974 (1974-10-01) 9 Northampton Town 3–0 Workington Northampton
19:30 BST P.Stratford Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 4,783
5 October 1974 (1974-10-05) 10 Rotherham United 1–3 Northampton Town Rotherham
15:00 BST Mabee
D.Carlton
Stadium: Millmoor
Attendance: 4,934
11 October 1974 (1974-10-11) 11 Northampton Town 4–1 Stockport County Northampton
19:30 BST P.Stratford
J.Buchanan
M.John
Mabee
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 5,846
18 October 1974 (1974-10-18) 12 Newport County 2–1 Northampton Town Newport, Wales
19:15 BST E.Woods
P.Passey
P.Stratford Stadium: Somerton Park
Attendance: 2,149
21 October 1974 (1974-10-21) 13 Rochdale 2–2 Northampton Town Rochdale
19:30 BST G.Cooper
S.Horne
G.Mabee
R.Wainwright
Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 1,379
26 October 1974 (1974-10-26) 14 Northampton Town 5–1 Swansea City Northampton
15:00 BST P.Stratford
Mabee
J.Farrington
R.Wainwright
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 5,096
28 October 1974 (1974-10-28) 15 Mansfield Town 3–0 Northampton Town Mansfield
19:30 GMT R.Clarke
C.Foster
T.Eccles
Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 5,310
1 November 1974 (1974-11-01) 16 Cambridge United 3–4 Northampton Town Cambridge
19:30 GMT B.Baston
B.Shinton
Mabee
D.Carlton
P.Stratford
Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 3,589
Referee: Derek Richardson
5 November 1974 (1974-11-05) 17 Northampton Town 0–1 Rochdale Northampton
19:30 GMT T.Whelan Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 5,695
9 November 1974 (1974-11-09) 18 Northampton Town 2–0 Chester Northampton
15:00 GMT B.Tucker pen.'
R.Wainwright
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 5,240
15 November 1974 (1974-11-15) 19 Southport 0–0 Northampton Town Southport
19:30 GMT Stadium: Haig Avenue
Attendance: 1,851
29 November 1974 (1974-11-29) 20 Northampton Town 3–0 Crewe Alexandra Northampton
19:30 GMT Mabee
P.Stratford
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 5,037
7 December 1974 (1974-12-07) 21 Exeter City 2–2 Northampton Town Exeter
15:00 GMT R.Wainwright
B.Best
Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 3,497
21 December 1974 (1974-12-21) 22 Barnsley 5–1 Northampton Town Barnsley
15:15 GMT P.Stratford Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 2,666
26 December 1974 (1974-12-26) 23 Northampton Town 1–0 Lincoln City Northampton
15:00 GMT P.Stratford Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 7,275
1 January 1975 (1975-01-01) 24 Hartlepool 2–0 Northampton Town Hartlepool
15:00 GMT Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 5,178
Note: Fixture was previously postponed on December 28, 1974.[2]
4 January 1975 (1975-01-04) 25 Northampton Town 0–0 Brentford Northampton
15:00 GMT Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 4,735
11 January 1975 (1975-01-11) 26 Northampton Town 1–1 Exeter City Northampton
15:00 GMT B.Best Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 4,104
18 January 1975 (1975-01-18) 27 Crewe Alexandra 3–1 Northampton Town Crewe
15:00 GMT Mabee Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 1,859
1 February 1975 (1975-02-01) 28 Chester 4–1 Northampton Town Chester
15:00 GMT D.Lennard
T.Owen
J.James pen.'
J.Hall Stadium: Sealand Road
Attendance: 5,209
8 February 1975 (1975-02-08) 29 Northampton Town 1–2 Cambridge United Northampton
15:00 GMT J.Farrington T.Horsfall Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 4,126
11 February 1975 (1975-02-11) 30 Northampton Town 3–0 Scunthorpe United Northampton
19:30 GMT S.Robertson
J.Hall
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 3,079
Note: Fixture was previously postponed on January 25, 1975.[2]
15 February 1975 (1975-02-15) 31 Scunthorpe United 2–1 Northampton Town Scunthorpe
15:15 GMT B.Best Stadium: Old Show Ground
Attendance: 1,975
22 February 1975 (1975-02-22) 32 Northampton Town 1–1 Southport Northampton
15:00 GMT J.Hall Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 3,320
28 February 1975 (1975-02-28) 33 Northampton Town 0–3 Reading Northampton
19:30 GMT Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 3,039
8 March 1975 (1975-03-08) 34 Doncaster Rovers 2–0 Northampton Town Doncaster
15:00 GMT Stadium: Belle Vue
Attendance: 5,319
22 March 1975 (1975-03-22) 35 Darlington 2–0 Northampton Town Darlington
15:00 BST Stadium: Feethams
Attendance: 1,582
25 March 1975 (1975-03-25) 36 Northampton Town 0–2 Mansfield Town Northampton
19:30 BST K.Griffin
G.Hodgson
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 3,846
28 March 1975 (1975-03-28) 37 Northampton Town 2–1 Barnsley Northampton
19:30 BST B.Best
J.Farrington
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 2,594
31 March 1975 (1975-03-31) 38 Shrewsbury Town 6–0 Northampton Town Shrewsbury
19:30 BST Stadium: Gay Meadow
Attendance: 4,315
1 April 1975 (1975-04-01) 39 Northampton Town 3–0 Hartlepool Northampton
19:30 BST M.John
B.Best
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 2,758
5 April 1975 (1975-04-05) 40 Swansea City 1–0 Northampton Town Swansea, Wales
15:00 BST Stadium: Vetch Field
Attendance: 1,591
9 April 1975 (1975-04-09) 41 Workington 2–2 Northampton Town Workington
19:15 BST P.Stratford
B.Best
Stadium: Borough Park
Attendance: 1,455
Referee: Ted Jolly
12 April 1975 (1975-04-12) 42 Northampton Town 1–1 Rotherham United Northampton
15:00 BST J.Gregory pen.' Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 3,714
15 April 1975 (1975-04-15) 43 Northampton Town 1–1 Torquay United Northampton
19:30 BST A.Oman Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 2,658
18 April 1975 (1975-04-18) 44 Stockport County 1–0 Northampton Town Stockport
19:30 BST Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 1,978
23 April 1975 (1975-04-23) 45 Bradford City 2–1 Northampton Town Bradford
19:30 BST M.John Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 1,697

FA Cup

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23 November 1974 (1974-11-23) First round Torquay United 0–1 Northampton Town Torquay
15:00 GMT J.Gregory Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 2,659
14 December 1974 (1974-12-14) Second round Rotherham United 2–1 Northampton Town Rotherham
15:00 GMT P.Stratford Stadium: Millmoor
Attendance: 4,741

League Cup

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20 August 1974 (1974-08-20) First round Northampton Town 1–0 Port Vale Northampton
19:45 BST S.Robertson Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 5,688
10 September 1974 (1974-09-10) Second round Northampton Town 2–2 Blackburn Rovers Northampton
19:30 BST P.Neal
o.g.'
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 5,706
18 September 1974 (1974-09-18) Second round (r) Blackburn Rovers 1–0 Northampton Town Blackburn
19:30 BST Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 5,706

Appearances and goals

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Pos Player Division Four FA Cup League Cup Total
Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals
GK Alan Starling 45 2 3 50
DF Gary Anderson 11 11
DF Wayne Cegielski 11 11
DF John Gregory 41 1 2 1 3 46 2
DF John Moore 14 2 16
DF Alan Oman 21 1 2 23 1
DF Stuart Robertson 31 1 2 1 1 34 2
DF Barry Tucker 38 1 2 3 43 1
DF Ray Tumbridge 11 11
MF Billy Best 46 9 2 3 51 9
MF Dave Carlton 31 1 5 1 2 34 1 5
MF Derrick Christie 12 2 2 14 2
MF John Farrington 34 3 2 36 3
MF Graham Felton 10 1 3 13 1
MF Robin Wainwright 23 8 5 2 1 26 8 5
FW Jim Hall 5 4 5 4
FW Malcolm John 21 7 4 2 23 7 4
FW Gary Mabee 29 3 13 1 2 1 32 4 13
FW Paul Stratford 44 15 2 1 3 49 16
Players who left before end of season:
GK Stuart Garnham 1 1
DF John Clarke 4 2 1 5 2
DF Tom Kilkelly 2 2 2 2
DF Phil Neal 10 2 3 1 13 3
MF John Buchanan 11 2 3 14 2

References

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  1. ^ Rothmans Football Yearbook 1975/76, p.270.
  2. ^ a b "1974/75 Division 4". ntfcmemorabilia.weebly.com. 6 February 2024. Retrieved 6 February 2024.

Books

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