1993–94 Northampton Town F.C. season
| 1993–94 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Barry Ward |
| Manager | Phil Chard (until September) John Barnwell |
| Stadium | County Ground |
| Division Three | 22nd |
| FA Cup | First round |
| Coca-Cola Cup | First round |
| Autoglass Trophy | Second round (s) |
| Top goalscorer | League: Ian Gilzean (10) All: Martin Aldridge (11) |
| Highest home attendance | 6,432 vs Chester City |
| Lowest home attendance | 1,062 vs Hereford United |
Players
- As of match played 7 May 1994.[1]
| Name | Position | Nat. | Place of birth | Date of birth | Apps | Goals | Signed from | Date signed | Fee | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||
| Barry Richardson | GK | Wallsend | 5 August 1969 (aged 24) | 113 | 0 | Stockport County | September 1991 | Free | |||
| Steve Sherwood | GK | Selby | 10 December 1953 (aged 40) | 20 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | August 1993 | Free | |||
| Defenders | |||||||||||
| Jason Burnham | LB | Mansfield | 8 May 1973 (aged 20) | 108 | 2 | Apprentice | July 1991 | N/A | |||
| Lee Colkin | LB | Nuneaton | 15 July 1974 (aged 19) | 53 | 2 | Apprentice | 31 August 1992 | N/A | |||
| Terry Fleming | RB/CM | Marston Green | 5 January 1973 (aged 21) | 35 | 1 | Coventry City | August 1993 | Free | |||
| Bernie Gallacher | LB | Johnstone | 22 March 1967 (aged 27) | 5 | 0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | January 1994 | Free | |||
| Steve Terry (c) | CB | Clapton | 14 June 1962 (aged 31) | 211 | 18 | Hull City | March 1990 | £70,000 | |||
| Ray Warburton | CB | Rotherham | 7 October 1967 (aged 26) | 17 | 1 | York City | 4 February 1994 | £35,000 | |||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||
| Micky Bell | W | Newcastle-upon-Tyne | 15 November 1971 (aged 22) | 164 | 11 | Apprentice | April 1990 | N/A | |||
| Phil Chard | U | Corby | 16 October 1960 (aged 33) | 331 | 54 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | October 1989 | Free | |||
| John Cornwell | CM | Bethnal Green | 13 October 1964 (aged 29) | 13 | 1 | Southend United | February 1994 | Loan | |||
| Efon Elad | W | Hillingdon | 5 September 1970 (aged 23) | 10 | 0 | SC Fortuna Köln | January 1994 | Free | |||
| Paul Fitzpatrick | CM/CB | Liverpool | 5 October 1965 (aged 28) | 2 | 1 | Hamilton Academical | February 1994 | Free | |||
| Darren Harmon | CM | Northampton | 30 January 1973 (aged 21) | 67 | 8 | Shrewsbury Town | 24 October 1992 | Free | |||
| Gary Harrison | MF | Northampton | 12 March 1975 (aged 19) | 2 | 0 | Apprentice | December 1993 | N/A | |||
| Les Phillips | CM | Lambeth | 7 January 1963 (aged 31) | 32 | 0 | Oxford United | July 1993 | Free | |||
| Forwards | |||||||||||
| Martin Aldridge | FW | Northampton | 6 December 1974 (aged 19) | 48 | 15 | Apprentice | 27 August 1993 | N/A | |||
| Ian Gilzean | FW | Enfield (ENG) | 10 December 1969 (aged 24) | 39 | 10 | Dundee | August 1993 | Free | |||
| Warren Patmore | FW | London | 14 August 1971 (aged 22) | 17 | 2 | Millwall | December 1993 | Free | |||
| Kevin Wilkin | FW | Cambridge | 1 October 1967 (aged 26) | 87 | 13 | Cambridge City | August 1990 | Free | |||
Competitions
Division Three
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Lincoln City | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 52 | 63 | −11 | 47 |
| 19 | Wigan Athletic | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 51 | 70 | −19 | 45 |
| 20 | Hereford United | 42 | 12 | 6 | 24 | 60 | 79 | −19 | 42 |
| 21 | Darlington | 42 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 42 | 64 | −22 | 41 |
| 22 | Northampton Town | 42 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 44 | 66 | −22 | 38 |
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 |
| 42 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 44 | 66 | −22 | 38 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 23 | +2 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 43 | −24 |
Last updated: 26 April 2022.
Source:
League position by match
Matches
Win Draw Loss
| 14 August 1993 1 | Bury | 0–0 | Northampton Town | Bury |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 2,540 |
| 28 August 1993 2 | Colchester United | 3–2 | Northampton Town | Colchester |
| 15:00 BST | Grainger English Kinsella |
Report | Brown Gilzean |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,874 Referee: Mike Bailey |
| 31 August 1993 3 | Crewe Alexandra | 3–1 | Northampton Town | Crewe |
| 15:00 BST | Gilzean |
Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 3,002 |
| 4 September 1993 4 | Northampton Town | 0–1 | Walsall | Northampton |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 3,278 |
| 11 September 1993 5 | Hereford United | 1–1 | Northampton Town | Hereford |
| 15:00 BST | Gilzean |
Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 2,260 |
| 18 September 1993 6 | Northampton Town | 0–2 | Wigan Athletic | Northampton |
| 15:00 BST | Gavin |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 2,281 |
| 25 September 1993 7 | Lincoln City | 4–3 | Northampton Town | Lincoln |
| 15:00 BST | Aldridge Brown Harmon |
Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 2,705 |
| 2 October 1993 8 | Northampton Town | 1–0 | Darlington | Northampton |
| 15:00 BST | Aldridge |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 2,268 |
| 9 October 1993 9 | Northampton Town | 1–1 | Wycombe Wanderers | Northampton |
| 15:00 BST | Aldridge |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 5,414 |
| 12 October 1993 10 | Northampton Town | 5–1 | Mansfield Town | Northampton |
| 19:45 BST | Gilzean Harmon Terry Brown |
McLoughlin |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 2,842 |
| 16 October 1993 11 | Scunthorpe United | 7–0 | Northampton Town | Scunthorpe |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 2,814 |
| 23 October 1993 12 | Northampton Town | 1–1 | Carlisle United | Northampton |
| 15:00 BST | Aldridge |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 2,886 |
| 30 October 1993 13 | Doncaster Rovers | 2–1 | Northampton Town | Doncaster |
| 15:00 GMT | Gilzean |
Stadium: Belle Vue Attendance: 2,227 |
| 2 November 1993 14 | Torquay United | 2–0 | Northampton Town | Torquay |
| 19:45 GMT | Stadium: Plainmoor Attendance: 2,704 |
| 6 November 1993 15 | Northampton Town | 0–3 | Shrewsbury Town | Northampton |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 2,639 |
| 20 November 1993 16 | Chester City | 1–0 | Northampton Town | Chester |
| 15:00 GMT | Pugh |
Stadium: Deva Stadium Attendance: 2,650 |
| 27 November 1993 17 | Northampton Town | 2–2 | Chesterfield | Northampton |
| 15:00 GMT | Gilzean Aldridge |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 1,866 |
| 11 December 1993 18 | Mansfield Town | 1–0 | Northampton Town | Mansfield |
| 15:00 GMT | Holland |
Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 2,391 |
| 18 December 1993 19 | Northampton Town | 0–1 | Bury | Northampton |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 2,369 |
| 27 December 1993 20 | Gillingham | 1–0 | Northampton Town | Gillingham |
| 19:45 GMT | Terry |
Stadium: Priestfield Attendance: 4,573 |
| 1 January 1994 21 | Rochdale | 6–2 | Northampton Town | Rochdale |
| 15:00 GMT | Lancaster Whitehall Stuart Taylor |
Gilzean Harmon |
Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 2,453 |
| 3 January 1994 22 | Northampton Town | 2–2 | Crewe Alexandra | Northampton |
| 19:45 GMT | Gilzean Colkin |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 3,404 |
| 8 January 1994 23 | Scarborough | 2–1 | Northampton Town | Scarborough |
| 15:00 GMT | Gilzean |
Stadium: Athletic Ground Attendance: 1,703 |
| 22 January 1994 24 | Wycombe Wanderers | 1–0 | Northampton Town | High Wycombe |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 6,737 |
| 29 January 1994 25 | Northampton Town | 0–0 | Doncaster Rovers | Northampton |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 2,900 |
| 5 February 1994 26 | Carlisle United | 0–1 | Northampton Town | Carlisle |
| 15:00 GMT | Chard |
Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 4,535 |
| 12 February 1994 27 | Northampton Town | 3–2 | Scarborough | Northampton |
| 15:00 GMT | Harmon Fitzpatrick Gilzean |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 2,974 |
| 19 February 1993 28 | Northampton Town | 1–1 | Colchester United | Northampton |
| 15:00 GMT | Wilkin |
Report | McDonough Hyslop |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 3,185 Referee: Terry Lunt |
| 26 February 1994 29 | Walsall | 1–3 | Northampton Town | Walsall |
| 15:00 GMT | Harmon Wilkin Patmore |
Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 4,553 |
| 5 March 1994 30 | Northampton Town | 0–1 | Hereford United | Northampton |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 5,394 |
| 8 March 1994 31 | Northampton Town | 4–0 | Scunthorpe United | Northampton |
| 19:45 GMT | Harmon Fleming Aldridge Wilkin |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 3,192 |
| 12 March 1994 32 | Wigan Athletic | 1–1 | Northampton Town | Wigan |
| 15:00 GMT | Cornwell |
Stadium: Springfield Park Attendance: 1,855 |
| 15 March 1994 33 | Northampton Town | 2–0 | Preston North End | Northampton |
| 19:45 GMT | Fensome Aldridge |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 3,845 |
| 19 March 1994 34 | Northampton Town | 0–0 | Lincoln City | Northampton |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 3,868 |
| 26 March 1994 35 | Darlington | 0–1 | Northampton Town | Darlington |
| 15:00 GMT | Warburton |
Stadium: Feethams Attendance: 3,226 |
| 2 April 1994 36 | Northampton Town | 1–2 | Gillingham | Northampton |
| 15:00 BST | Patmore |
Carpenter Forster |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 4,628 |
| 4 April 1994 37 | Preston North End | 1–1 | Northampton Town | Preston |
| 15:00 BST | Harmon |
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 7,517 |
| 9 April 1994 38 | Northampton Town | 1–2 | Rochdale | Northampton |
| 15:00 BST | Aldridge |
Stuart Bowden |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 3,330 |
| 16 April 1994 39 | Northampton Town | 0–1 | Torquay United | Northampton |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 3,519 |
| 23 April 1994 40 | Shrewsbury Town | 2–1 | Northampton Town | Shrewsbury |
| 15:00 BST | Wilkin |
Stadium: Gay Meadow Attendance: 6,512 |
| 30 April 1994 41 | Northampton Town | 1–0 | Chester City | Northampton |
| 15:00 BST | Wilkin |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 6,432 |
| 7 May 1994 42 | Chesterfield | 4–0 | Northampton Town | Chesterfield |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: Saltergate Attendance: 5,285 |
FA Cup
| 13 November 1993 First round | Northampton Town | 1–2 | Bromsgrove Rovers | Northampton |
| 15:00 GMT | Aldridge |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 3,382 |
Coca-Cola Cup
| 18 August 1993 First round 1st leg | Reading | 3–0 | Northampton Town | Reading |
| 19:45 BST | Stadium: Elm Park Attendance: 3,283 |
| 7 September 1993 First round 2nd leg | Northampton Town | 0–2 | Reading | Northampton |
| 19:45 BST | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 1,631 |
Autoglass Trophy
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hereford United | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 | Qualified for next round |
| Northampton Town | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Walsall | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 1 |
Source:
| 19 October 1993 Group 3 (S) | Walsall | 0–0 | Northampton Town | Walsall |
| 19:30 BST | Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 1,897 |
| 9 November 1993 Group 3 (S) | Northampton Town | 1–1 | Hereford United | Northampton |
| 19:30 GMT | Aldridge |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 1,062 |
| 1 December 1993 Second round (S) | Reading | 4–1 | Northampton Town | Reading |
| 19:30 GMT | Aldridge |
Stadium: Elm Park Attendance: 1,811 |
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 | Barry Richardson | 27 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 29 | – | – | |||
| GK | Steve Sherwood | 15 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 19 | 1 | – | |||
| DF | Jason Burnham | 15 | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 18 | 3 | – | |||
| DF | Lee Colkin | 17 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 18 | 3 | 1 | |||
| DF | Terry Fleming | 26 | 5 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 28 | 7 | 1 | |||
| DF | Bernie Gallacher | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | – | – | |||
| DF | Steve Terry | 39 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 45 | – | 1 | |||
| DF | Ray Warburton | 17 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 17 | – | 1 | |||
| MF | Micky Bell | 37 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 43 | 1 | – | |||
| MF | Phil Chard | 25 | 3 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 30 | 3 | 1 | |||
| MF | John Cornwell | 13 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13 | – | 1 | |||
| MF | Efon Elad | 8 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 2 | – | |||
| MF | Paul Fitzpatrick | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| MF | Darren Harmon | 28 | 3 | 7 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | 31 | 4 | 7 | |||
| MF | Gary Harrison | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | |||
| MF | Les Phillips | 26 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 32 | – | – | |||
| FW | Martin Aldridge | 23 | 5 | 8 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 27 | 6 | 11 | |||
| FW | Ian Gilzean | 29 | 4 | 10 | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 35 | 4 | 10 | |||
| FW | Warren Patmore | 11 | 6 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11 | 6 | 2 | |||
| FW | Kevin Wilkin | 24 | – | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 24 | – | 5 | |||
| Players who left before end of season: | |||||||||||||||||||
| DF | Ken Gillard | 13 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 18 | 1 | – | |||
| DF | Chris Hyslop | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | – | – | |||
| DF | Mark Parsons | 19 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 24 | – | – | |||
| DF | Richard Preston | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | |||
| DF | Ian Sampson | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | – | – | |||
| DF | Scott Stackman | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | |||
| DF | Darren Wood | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | |||
| MF | Steve Brown | 24 | – | 4 | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 29 | – | 4 | |||
| FW | Sean Francis | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | |||
References
- Rollin, Jack, ed. (1994). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1994–95. London: Headline Book Publishing. ISBN 978-0747278573.
Books
- Grande, Frank (1997). Northampton Town F.C.: The Official Centenary History. London: Yore Publications. ISBN 978-1874427674.
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