1984–85 Northampton Town F.C. season
Northampton Town 1984–85 football season
1984–85 season | |
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Chairman | Neville Ronson (until April) Derek Banks (from April) |
Manager | Tony Barton (until April) Graham Carr (from April 14) |
Stadium | County Ground |
Division Four | 23rd (re-elected) |
FA Cup | Second round |
Milk Cup | First round |
Freight Rover Trophy | First round |
Top goalscorer | League: Ian Benjamin (18) All: Ian Benjamin (19) |
Highest home attendance | 4,815 vs VS Rugby |
Lowest home attendance | 942 vs Chester City |
Average home league attendance | 1,826 |
The 1984–85 season was Northampton Town's 88th season in their history and the eighth successive season in the Fourth Division. Alongside competing in Division Four, the club also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and Associate Members' Cup.
Players
- As of match played 6 May 1985.[1]
Name | Position | Nat. | Place of Birth | Date of Birth (Age) | Apps | Goals | Previous club | Date signed | Fee | ||
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Goalkeepers | |||||||||||
Peter Gleasure | GK | Luton | (1960-10-08)8 October 1960 (aged 24) | 116 | 0 | Millwall | March 1983 | ||||
Defenders | |||||||||||
Michael Barnes | CB | Reading | (1963-09-17)17 September 1963 (aged 21) | 25 | 1 | Reading | August 1984 | ||||
Mark Bushell | FB | Northampton | (1968-06-05)5 June 1968 (aged 16) | 1 | 0 | Apprentice | April 1985 | N/A | |||
Wakeley Gage | CB | Northampton | (1958-05-05)5 May 1958 (aged 27) | 253 | 22 | Desborough Town | October 1979 | £8,000[2] | |||
Russell Lewis | CB | Blaengwynfi | (1956-09-15)15 September 1956 (aged 28) | 104 | 6 | Swindon Town | Summer 1983 | ||||
Brian Mundee | LB | Hammersmith | (1964-01-12)12 January 1964 (aged 21) | 81 | 4 | AFC Bournemouth | Summer 1983 | ||||
Geoff Scott | CB | Birmingham | (1956-10-31)31 October 1956 (aged 28) | 22 | 0 | Middlesbrough | September 1984 | ||||
Paul Shirtliff | FB | Hoyland | (1962-11-03)3 November 1962 (aged 22) | 29 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | Summer 1984 | ||||
Midfielders | |||||||||||
Paul Bancroft | CM | Derby | (1964-09-10)10 September 1964 (aged 20) | 17 | 0 | Derby County | July 1984 | Free | |||
Neil Brough | W | Daventry | (1965-12-22)22 December 1965 (aged 19) | 13 | 0 | Apprentice | December 1983 | N/A | |||
Steve Brown | CM | Northampton | (1966-07-06)6 July 1966 (aged 18) | 15 | 3 | Apprentice | May 1983 | N/A | |||
Phil Cavener | W | Tynemouth | (1961-06-02)2 June 1961 (aged 23) | 32 | 7 | FK Karlskrona | August 1984 | ||||
Warren Donald | CM | Hillingdon | (1964-10-07)7 October 1964 (aged 20) | 11 | 2 | West Ham United | March 1985 | Loan | |||
Austin Hayes | W | Hammersmith (ENG) | (1958-07-15)15 July 1958 (aged 26) | 78 | 14 | Millwall | August 1983 | ||||
Aidy Mann | W | Northampton | (1967-07-12)12 July 1967 (aged 17) | 45 | 3 | Apprentice | May 1984 | N/A | |||
Keith Thompson | W | Birmingham | (1965-04-24)24 April 1965 (aged 20) | 10 | 1 | Coventry City | March 1985 | Loan | |||
Ray Train (c) | DM | Bedworth | (1951-02-10)10 February 1951 (aged 34) | 54 | 3 | Oxford United | March 1984 | ||||
Forwards | |||||||||||
Frankie Belfon | FW | Wellingborough | (1965-02-18)18 February 1965 (aged 20) | 93 | 17 | Apprentice | April 1982 | N/A | |||
Ian Benjamin | FW | Nottingham | (1961-12-11)11 December 1961 (aged 23) | 52 | 19 | Peterborough United | Summer 1984 |
Competitions
Canon League Division Four
League table
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
20 | Southend United | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 58 | 83 | −25 | 50 | |
21 | Halifax Town | 46 | 15 | 5 | 26 | 42 | 69 | −27 | 50 | Re-elected |
22 | Stockport County | 46 | 13 | 8 | 25 | 58 | 79 | −21 | 47 | |
23 | Northampton Town | 46 | 14 | 5 | 27 | 53 | 74 | −21 | 47 | |
24 | Torquay United | 46 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 38 | 63 | −25 | 41 |
Source: [citation needed]
Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
46 | 14 | 5 | 27 | 53 | 74 | −21 | 47 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 21 | 42 | −21 |
Last updated: 30 January 2024.
Source: [citation needed]
League position by match
Source: Rothmans Football Yearbook 1985-86
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
Win Draw Loss
Exeter City v Northampton Town
25 August 1984 (1984-08-25) 1 | Exeter City | 5–0 | Northampton Town | Exeter |
15:00 BST | o.g.' R.McDonough R.Pratt J.Sims | Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 3,166 Referee: Les Burden |
Northampton Town v Chesterfield
1 September 1984 (1984-09-01) 2 | Northampton Town | 1–3 | Chesterfield | Northampton |
15:00 BST | A.Hayes pen.' | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 2,554 |
Darlington v Northampton Town
8 September 1984 (1984-09-08) 3 | Darlington | 4–0 | Northampton Town | Darlington |
15:00 BST | C.Airey 5' 64' J.Hannah 14' D.McLean 55' (pen.) | Report | Stadium: Feethams Attendance: 1,110 |
Northampton Town v Halifax Town
15 September 1984 (1984-09-15) 4 | Northampton Town | 0–1 | Halifax Town | Northampton |
15:00 BST | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 1,437 |
Northampton Town v Rochdale
18 September 1984 (1984-09-18) 5 | Northampton Town | 0–0 | Rochdale | Northampton |
19:30 BST | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 1,653 Referee: Danny Vickers |
Chester City v Northampton Town
22 September 1984 (1984-09-22) 6 | Chester City | 1–0 | Northampton Town | Chester |
15:00 BST | O.Brown | Stadium: Sealand Road Attendance: 1,845 |
Northampton Town v Colchester United
29 September 1984 (1984-09-29) 7 | Northampton Town | 1–3 | Colchester United | Northampton |
15:00 BST | A.Hayes 24' B.Mundee 64' | Report | N.Parkinson 70' T.Adcock 74' K.Bowen 78' | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 1,595 Referee: John Martin |
Port Vale v Northampton Town
1 October 1984 (1984-10-01) 8 | Port Vale | 0–3 | Northampton Town | Burslem |
15:00 BST | F.Belfon P.Cavener A.Hayes | Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 3,235 Referee: Allan Banks |
Northampton Town v Scunthorpe United
6 October 1984 (1984-10-06) 9 | Northampton Town | 0–2 | Scunthorpe United | Northampton |
15:00 BST | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 1,813 |
Southend United v Northampton Town
13 October 1984 (1984-10-13) 10 | Southend United | 2–1 | Northampton Town | Southend-on-Sea |
15:00 BST | F.Belfon | Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 2,265 |
Wrexham v Northampton Town
16 October 1984 (1984-10-16) 11 | Wrexham | 0–3 | Northampton Town | Wrexham, Wales |
19:30 BST | I.Benjamin W.Gage | Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 1,748 |
Northampton Town v Aldershot
20 October 1984 (1984-10-20) 12 | Northampton Town | 4–0 | Aldershot | Northampton |
15:00 BST | I.Benjamin W.Gage | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 1,864 Referee: John Hough |
Blackpool v Northampton Town
27 October 1984 (1984-10-27) 13 | Blackpool | 2–1 | Northampton Town | Blackpool |
15:00 BST | A.Mann | Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 3,577 |
Northampton Town v Bury
3 November 1984 (1984-11-03) 14 | Northampton Town | 0–1 | Bury | Northampton |
15:00 GMT | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 2,240 |
Crewe Alexandra v Northampton Town
6 November 1984 (1984-11-06) 15 | Crewe Alexandra | 3–2 | Northampton Town | Crewe |
19:30 GMT | F.Belfon I.Benjamin | Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 2,154 |
Northampton Town v Swindon Town
10 November 1984 (1984-11-10) 16 | Northampton Town | 4–0 | Swindon Town | Northampton |
15:00 GMT | I.Benjamin W.Gage A.Hayes pen.' | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 2,274 |
Tranmere Rovers v Northampton Town
23 November 1984 (1984-11-23) 17 | Tranmere Rovers | 1–2 | Northampton Town | Birkenhead |
19:30 GMT | F.Belfon I.Benjamin | Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 1,899 |
Northampton Town v Hereford United
1 December 1984 (1984-12-01) 18 | Northampton Town | 0–3 | Hereford United | Northampton |
15:00 GMT | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 2,523 |
Hartlepool United v Northampton Town
15 December 1984 (1984-12-15) 19 | Hartlepool United | 0–0 | Northampton Town | Hartlepool |
15:00 GMT | Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 2,207 |
Mansfield Town v Northampton Town
22 December 1984 (1984-12-22) 20 | Mansfield Town | 2–0 | Northampton Town | Mansfield |
15:00 GMT | D.Caldwell | Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 2,207 |
Northampton Town v Peterborough United
26 December 1984 (1984-12-26) 21 | Northampton Town | 0–3 | Peterborough United | Northampton |
15:00 GMT | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 4,350 |
Northampton Town v Torquay United
29 December 1984 (1984-12-29) 22 | Northampton Town | 3–1 | Torquay United | Northampton |
15:00 GMT | P.Cavener pen.' | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 1,496 |
Stockport County v Northampton Town
1 January 1985 (1985-01-01) 23 | Stockport County | 4–2 | Northampton Town | Stockport |
15:00 GMT | I.Benjamin R.Lewis | Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 1,726 |
Northampton Town v Exeter City
5 January 1985 (1985-01-05) 24 | Northampton Town | 5–2 | Exeter City | Northampton |
15:00 GMT | I.Benjamin P.Cavener pen.' | J.McNichol T.Morgan | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 1,475 |
Chesterfield v Northampton Town
12 January 1985 (1985-01-12) 25 | Chesterfield | 2–1 | Northampton Town | Chesterfield |
15:00 GMT | P.Cavener pen.' | Stadium: Saltergate Attendance: 3,759 |
Colchester United v Northampton Town
1 February 1985 (1985-02-01) 26 | Colchester United | 4–1 | Northampton Town | Colchester |
19:30 GMT | R.Hedman 63' T.Adcock 70' K.Day 72' N.Parkinson 83' (pen.) | Report | B.Mundee 85' | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,314 Referee: Tony Ward |
Rochdale v Northampton Town
16 February 1985 (1985-02-16) 27 | Rochdale | 3–0 | Northampton Town | Rochdale |
15:00 GMT | D.Thompson 40' B.Diamond 56', 86' | Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 1,228 Referee: Neville Ashley |
Bury v Northampton Town
23 February 1985 (1985-02-23) 28 | Bury | 3–1 | Northampton Town | Bury |
15:15 GMT | M.Barnes | Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 2,938 |
Halifax Town v Northampton Town
26 February 1985 (1985-02-26) 29 | Halifax Town | 1–0 | Northampton Town | Halifax |
19:30 GMT | Stadium: The Shay Attendance: 1,009 | |||
Note: Fixture was previously postponed on January 25, 1985.[3] |
Northampton Town v Blackpool
2 March 1985 (1985-03-02) 30 | Northampton Town | 0–1 | Blackpool | Northampton |
15:00 GMT | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 1,860 |
Northampton Town v Wrexham
5 March 1985 (1985-03-05) 31 | Northampton Town | 0–4 | Wrexham | Northampton |
19:30 GMT | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 1,223 Referee: Darryl Reeves |
Aldershot v Northampton Town
9 March 1985 (1985-03-09) 32 | Aldershot | 0–0 | Northampton Town | Aldershot |
15:00 GMT | Stadium: Recreation Ground Attendance: 1,955 |
Northampton Town v Southend United
17 March 1985 (1985-03-17) 33 | Northampton Town | 1–2 | Southend United | Northampton |
15:00 GMT | F.Belfon | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 1,702 |
Northampton Town v Chester City
19 March 1985 (1985-03-19) 34 | Northampton Town | 0–2 | Chester City | Northampton |
19:30 GMT | S.Rimmer R.Greenough | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 942 Referee: Allan Gunn | ||
Note: Fixture was previously postponed on February 9, 1985.[3] |
Scunthorpe United v Northampton Town
22 March 1985 (1985-03-22) 35 | Scunthorpe United | 2–1 | Northampton Town | Scunthorpe |
19:30 GMT | I.Benjamin | Stadium: Old Show Ground Attendance: 2,024 |
Northampton Town v Crewe Alexandra
30 March 1985 (1985-03-30) 36 | Northampton Town | 1–3 | Crewe Alexandra | Northampton |
15:00 GMT | I.Benjamin | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 1,264 |
Peterborough United v Northampton Town
2 April 1985 (1985-04-02) 37 | Peterborough United | 0–0 | Northampton Town | Peterborough |
19:30 BST | Stadium: London Road Attendance: 2,482 |
Northampton Town v Stockport County
9 April 1985 (1985-04-09) 38 | Northampton Town | 4–0 | Stockport County | Northampton |
19:30 BST | I.Benjamin S.Brown W.Donald A.Mann | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 1,426 Referee: Danny Vickers |
Swindon Town v Northampton Town
13 April 1985 (1985-04-13) 39 | Swindon Town | 2–0 | Northampton Town | Swindon |
15:00 BST | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 3,642 |
Northampton Town v Hartlepool United
15 April 1985 (1985-04-15) 40 | Northampton Town | 2–0 | Hartlepool United | Northampton |
15:00 BST | W.Donald B.Mundee | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 1,181 |
Northampton Town v Port Vale
17 April 1985 (1985-04-17) 41 | Northampton Town | 1–0 | Port Vale | Northampton |
19:30 BST | W.Gage | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 1,311 |
Northampton Town v Tranmere Rovers
20 April 1985 (1985-04-20) 42 | Northampton Town | 2–0 | Tranmere Rovers | Northampton |
15:00 BST | I.Benjamin S.Brown | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 1,581 |
Northampton Town v Darlington
23 April 1985 (1985-04-23) 43 | Northampton Town | 2–1 | Darlington | Northampton |
19:30 BST | I.Benjamin K.Thompson | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 1,838 |
Hereford United v Northampton Town
27 April 1985 (1985-04-27) 44 | Hereford United | 1–1 | Northampton Town | Hereford |
15:00 BST | S.Brown | Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 3,266 |
Northampton Town v Mansfield Town
30 April 1985 (1985-04-30) 45 | Northampton Town | 1–0 | Mansfield Town | Northampton |
19:30 BST | R.Train | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 2,350 |
Torquay United v Northampton Town
6 May 1985 (1985-05-06) 46 | Torquay United | 0–2 | Northampton Town | Torquay |
15:00 BST | I.Benjamin R.Lewis | Stadium: Plainmoor Attendance: 1,181 |
FA Cup
Northampton Town v VS Rugby
17 November 1984 (1984-11-17) First round | Northampton Town | 2–2 | VS Rugby | Northampton |
15:00 GMT | R.Train T.Lee | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 4,815 |
VS Rugby v Northampton Town
21 November 1984 (1984-11-21) First round (r) | VS Rugby | 0–1 | Northampton Town | Rugby |
19:30 GMT | W.Gage | Stadium: Butlin Road Attendance: 3,961 |
Brentford v Northampton Town
8 December 1984 (1984-12-08) Second round | Brentford | 2–2 | Northampton Town | Brentford, London |
15:00 GMT | R.Train T.Lee | Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 4,449 |
Northampton Town v Brentford
17 December 1984 (1984-12-17) Second round (r) | Northampton Town | 0–2 | Brentford | Northampton |
19:30 GMT | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 3,610 | |||
Note: Fixture was previously abandoned on December 11, 1984 due to snow.[3] |
Milk Cup
Crystal Palace v Northampton Town
27 August 1984 (1984-08-27) First round 1st leg | Crystal Palace | 1–0 | Northampton Town | Selhurst, London |
15:00 BST | Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 3,752 Referee: Ian Borrett |
Northampton Town v Crystal Palace
4 September 1984 (1984-09-04) First round 2nd leg | Northampton Town | 0–0 | Crystal Palace | Northampton |
19:30 BST | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 2,979 |
Freight Rover Trophy
Port Vale v Northampton Town
29 January 1985 (1985-01-29) First round 1st leg | Port Vale | 1–1 | Northampton Town | Burslem |
19:30 GMT | O.Williams | I.Benjamin | Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 1,386 |
Northampton Town v Port Vale
5 February 1985 (1985-02-05) First round 2nd leg | Northampton Town | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Port Vale | Northampton |
19:30 GMT | F.Belfon | R.Earle | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 1,407 |
Appearances and goals
Pos | Player | Division Four | FA Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | Total | |||||||||||||
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Starts | Sub | Goals | Starts | Sub | Goals | Starts | Sub | Goals | Starts | Sub | Goals | Starts | Sub | Goals | |||||
GK | Peter Gleasure | 43 | – | – | 4 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 51 | – | – | |||
DF | Michael Barnes | 19 | – | 1 | 4 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | – | 1 | |||
DF | Mark Bushell | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | |||
DF | Wakeley Gage | 42 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 48 | 3 | 5 | |||
DF | Russell Lewis | 43 | 1 | 2 | 4 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 50 | 1 | 2 | |||
DF | Brian Mundee | 32 | 1 | 2 | 3 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 39 | 1 | 2 | |||
DF | Geoff Scott | 16 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 20 | 2 | – | |||
DF | Paul Shirtliff | 27 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 28 | 2 | – | |||
MF | Paul Bancroft | 15 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 16 | 1 | – | |||
MF | Neil Brough | 3 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 4 | 4 | – | |||
MF | Steve Brown | 14 | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14 | – | 3 | |||
MF | Phil Cavener | 28 | – | 7 | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 32 | – | 7 | |||
MF | Warren Donald | 11 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11 | – | 2 | |||
MF | Austin Hayes | 20 | – | 5 | 4 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 26 | 1 | 5 | |||
MF | Aidy Mann | 36 | 2 | 2 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 41 | 2 | 2 | |||
MF | Keith Thompson | 10 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | – | 1 | |||
MF | Ray Train | 46 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 54 | – | 3 | |||
FW | Frankie Belfon | 26 | 5 | 5 | 4 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | 33 | 5 | 6 | |||
FW | Ian Benjamin | 42 | 2 | 18 | 4 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | 50 | 2 | 19 | |||
Players who left before end of season: | |||||||||||||||||||
GK | Kevin Poole | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | |||
MF | Mark Hutchinson | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | |||
FW | Trevor Lee | 24 | – | – | 4 | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 32 | – | 2 | |||
FW | Mick Perry | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | – |
References
Books
- Grande, Frank (1997). Northampton Town F.C.: The Official Centenary History. London: Yore Publications. ISBN 978-1874427674.