Northampton Town
1958–59 season
ChairmanWalter Penn
ManagerDave Smith
StadiumCounty Ground
Division Four8th
FA CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Alan Woan (32)
All: Alan Woan (32)
Highest home attendance14,365 vs Coventry City
Lowest home attendance3,450 vs Carlisle United
Average home league attendance8,090

The 1958–59 season was Northampton Town's 62nd season in their history and the first season in the fourth tier of English football, the Fourth Division, after a revamping of the league pyramid. Alongside competing in Division Four, the club also participated in the FA Cup.

Players

As of match played 30 April 1959.
Name Position Nat. Place of Birth Date of Birth (Age) Apps Goals Previous club Date signed Fee
Goalkeepers
Tony BrewerGKEnglandEdmonton20 May 1932 (aged 26)310MillwallAugust 1958
Reg ElvyGKEnglandLeeds25 November 1920 (aged 38)720Blackburn RoversSummer 1956
Full backs
Jack BannisterRBEnglandChesterfield1 February 1929 (aged 30)250Shrewsbury TownSummer 1958
Tony ClaypoleRBEnglandWeldon13 February 1937 (aged 22)381ApprenticeAugust 1956N/A
Geoff ColemanRBEnglandBedworth13 May 1936 (aged 22)180Bedworth TownSummer 1955
Ralph PhillipsRBEnglandHetton-le-Hole9 August 1933 (aged 25)101MiddlesbroughNovember 1958
Ron Patterson (c)LBEnglandGateshead30 October 1929 (aged 29)2675MiddlesbroughSummer 1952
Half backs
Ben CollinsCHEnglandKislingbury9 March 1928 (aged 31)2240ApprenticeSummer 1948N/A
Colin GaleCHWalesPontypridd31 August 1932 (aged 26)1431Cardiff CityMarch 1956
Roly MillsWHEnglandDaventry22 June 1933 (aged 25)14921ApprenticeMay 1951N/A
John SmithWHEnglandLeicester4 September 1928 (aged 30)1859ApprenticeMay 1949N/A
Inside/Outside forwards
Jack EnglishOFEnglandSouth Shields19 March 1923 (aged 36)316140ApprenticeSummer 1947N/A
Tommy FowlerOFEnglandPrescot16 December 1924 (aged 34)48681EvertonMarch 1945
Alan LoasbyOFEnglandWellingborough19 March 1937 (aged 22)20Luton TownSummer 1958
Roger MillerOFEnglandNorthampton18 August 1938 (aged 20)41ApprenticeSummer 1956N/A
Béla OláhOFHungaryHungary8 June 1938 (aged 20)20Bedford TownDecember 1958
Kevin BaronIFEnglandPreston19 July 1926 (aged 32)274Southend UnitedSeptember 1958
Brian KirkupIFEnglandSlough16 April 1932 (aged 27)197ReadingSummer 1958
Bobby TebbuttIFEnglandIrchester10 November 1934 (aged 24)4517ApprenticeOctober 1956N/A
Alan WoanIFEnglandLiverpool8 February 1931 (aged 28)10963Norwich CitySummer 1956
Centre forwards
Derek LeckCFEnglandDeal8 February 1937 (aged 22)144MillwallJune 1958
Ollie NorrisCFNorthern IrelandDerry1 April 1929 (aged 30)151Bournemouth & B ASeptember 1958

Competitions

Division Four

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
6 Walsall 46 21 10 15 95 64 1.484 52
7 Crystal Palace 46 20 12 14 90 71 1.268 52
8 Northampton Town 46 21 9 16 85 78 1.090 51
9 Millwall 46 20 10 16 76 69 1.101 50
10 Carlisle United 46 19 12 15 62 65 0.954 50
Source: rsssf.com

League position by match

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHHAAAHAHHAAHHAHAHHAAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAAHHHAHHAAH
ResultWWWWWLWLDWDLLDLDDWWLDLLWDLWLWWDWWLLWLWLDWWWLLW
Position2111111332257811118961091013111212101310888881099910101110910118
Source: 11v11.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

23 August 1958 (1958-08-23) 1 Port Vale 1–4 Northampton Town Burslem
15:00 BST J.Wilkinson A.Woan 1'
B.Hawkings
B.Kirkup
Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 15,018
28 August 1958 (1958-08-28) 2 Northampton Town 3–0 Crewe Alexandra Northampton
19:30 BST B.Hawkings
B.Kirkup
A.Woan
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 11,916
30 August 1958 (1958-08-30) 3 Northampton Town 3–0 Crystal Palace Northampton
19:30 BST T.Fowler
B.Kirkup
A.Woan
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 11,288
1 September 1958 (1958-09-01) 4 Crewe Alexandra 1–2 Northampton Town Crewe
15:00 BST A.Woan Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 7,016
6 September 1958 (1958-09-06) 5 Chester 2–3 Northampton Town Chester
15:00 BST N.Bullock T.Fowler
R.Mills
A.Woan
Stadium: Sealand Road
Attendance: 9,723
9 September 1958 (1958-09-09) 6 Carlisle United 2–1 Northampton Town Carlisle
19:30 BST A.Woan Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 11,238
13 September 1958 (1958-09-13) 7 Northampton Town 2–1 Watford Northampton
15:00 BST B.Hawkings
R.Mills
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 11,106
20 September 1958 (1958-09-20) 8 Hartlepools United 3–0 Northampton Town Hartlepool
19:30 BST A.Woan Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 7,463
25 September 1958 (1958-09-25) 9 Northampton Town 1–1 Workington Northampton
19:30 BST K.Baron Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 6,487
27 September 1958 (1958-09-27) 10 Northampton Town 3–1 Southport Northampton
15:00 BST T.Fowler
A.Woan
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 10,999
1 October 1958 (1958-10-01) 11 Workington 3–3 Northampton Town Workington
19:30 BST T.Fowler
R.Mills
A.Woan
Stadium: Borough Park
Attendance: 6,613
4 October 1958 (1958-10-04) 12 Torquay United 4–2 Northampton Town Torquay
15:00 BST K.Baron
O.Norris
Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 5,399
9 October 1958 (1958-10-09) 13 Northampton Town 1–2 York City Northampton
19:30 GMT K.Baron Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 5,826
11 October 1958 (1958-10-11) 14 Northampton Town 1–1 Exeter City Northampton
15:00 GMT A.Woan Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 10,077
18 October 1958 (1958-10-18) 15 Coventry City 2–0 Northampton Town Coventry
15:00 GMT Straw Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 22,305
25 October 1958 (1958-10-25) 16 Northampton Town 3–3 Shrewsbury Town Northampton
15:00 GMT B.Tebbutt
A.Woan
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 9,897
1 November 1958 (1958-11-01) 17 Darlington 2–2 Northampton Town Darlington
15:00 GMT T.Fowler
B.Hawkings
Stadium: Feethams
Attendance: 5,579
8 November 1958 (1958-11-08) 18 Northampton Town 3–2 Walsall Northampton
15:00 GMT B.Tebbutt
A.Woan
B.Guttridge o.g.'
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 11,858
22 November 1958 (1958-11-22) 19 Northampton Town 1–0 Aldershot Northampton
15:00 GMT B.Kirkup Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 7,598
29 November 1958 (1958-11-29) 20 Gateshead 4–1 Northampton Town Gateshead
15:00 GMT B.Kirkup Stadium: Redheugh Park
Attendance: 2,870
13 December 1958 (1958-12-13) 21 Barrow 2–2 Northampton Town Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 GMT R.Mills
B.Tebbutt
Stadium: Holker Street
Attendance: 4,209
20 December 1958 (1958-12-20) 22 Northampton Town 2–4 Port Vale Northampton
15:00 GMT T.Fowler H.Poole
N.Kinsey
G.Barnett
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 6,907
26 December 1958 (1958-12-26) 23 Gillingham 4–1 Northampton Town Gillingham
15:00 GMT R.Mills Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 6,947
27 December 1958 (1958-12-27) 24 Northampton Town 4–2 Gillingham Northampton
15:00 GMT T.Fowler
A.Woan
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 9,538
3 January 1959 (1959-01-03) 25 Crystal Palace 1–1 Northampton Town Selhurst, London
15:00 GMT B.Hawkings Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 17,162
10 January 1959 (1959-01-10) 26 Millwall 3–0 Northampton Town New Cross, London
15:00 GMT Stadium: The Old Den
Attendance: 11,388
24 January 1959 (1959-01-24) 27 Northampton Town 2–1 Oldham Athletic Northampton
15:00 GMT T.Claypole
A.Woan
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 7,168
31 January 1959 (1959-01-31) 28 Watford 3–1 Northampton Town Watford
15:00 GMT A.Woan Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 6,200
7 February 1959 (1959-02-07) 29 Northampton Town 2–1 Hartlepools United Northampton
15:00 GMT K.Baron
A.Woan
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 6,055
14 February 1959 (1959-02-14) 30 Southport 1–2 Northampton Town Southport
15:00 GMT A.Woan Stadium: Haig Avenue
Attendance: 3,630
21 February 1959 (1959-02-21) 31 Northampton Town 1–1 Torquay United Northampton
15:00 GMT A.Woan Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 6,329
28 February 1959 (1959-02-28) 32 Exeter City 3–4 Northampton Town Exeter
15:00 GMT J.English
T.Fowler
D.Leck
A.Woan
Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 9,870
7 March 1959 (1959-03-07) 33 Northampton Town 4–0 Coventry City Northampton
15:00 GMT T.Fowler
D.Leck
A.Woan
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 14,365
14 March 1959 (1959-03-14) 34 Shrewsbury Town 4–0 Northampton Town Shrewsbury
15:00 GMT Stadium: Gay Meadow
Attendance: 7,227
21 March 1959 (1959-03-21) 35 Northampton Town 1–3 Darlington Northampton
15:00 GMT A.Woan Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 6,399
27 March 1959 (1959-03-27) 36 Bradford (Park Avenue) 1–2 Northampton Town Bradford
15:00 GMT J.O'Neil
A.Woan
Stadium: Park Avenue
Attendance: 5,898
28 March 1959 (1959-03-28) 37 Walsall 2–1 Northampton Town Walsall
15:00 GMT J.English Stadium: Fellows Park
Attendance: 5,991
4 April 1959 (1959-04-04) 39 Northampton Town 0–1 Millwall Northampton
15:00 GMT Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 7,284
6 April 1959 (1959-04-06) 40 Northampton Town 0–0 Carlisle United Northampton
15:00 GMT Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 3,450
11 April 1959 (1959-04-11) 41 Aldershot 1–3 Northampton Town Aldershot
15:00 GMT D.Leck
R.Phillips
A.Woan
Stadium: Recreation Ground
Attendance: 2,567
13 April 1959 (1959-04-13) 42 Northampton Town 4–0 Chester Northampton
19:30 GMT T.Fowler
A.Woan
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 3,865
18 April 1959 (1959-04-18) 43 Northampton Town 1–0 Gateshead Northampton
15:00 GMT R.Mills Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 5,799
20 April 1959 (1959-04-20) 44 York City 2–1 Northampton Town York
19:30 BST A.Woan Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 9,123
25 April 1959 (1959-04-25) 45 Oldham Athletic 2–1 Northampton Town Oldham
15:00 BST T.Fowler Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 2,671
30 April 1959 (1959-04-30) 46 Northampton Town 2–0 Barrow Northampton
19:30 BST J.English
A.Woan
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 4,324

FA Cup

6 December 1958 (1958-12-06) 2nd round Tooting & Mitcham United 2–1 Northampton Town Mitcham, London
15:00 GMT B.Kirkup Stadium: Sandy Lane

Appearances and goals

Pos Player Division Four FA Cup Total
Starts Goals Starts Goals Starts Goals
GKTony Brewer 31 31
GKReg Elvy 152 17
FBJack Bannister 241 25
FBTony Claypole 2611 271
FBGeoff Coleman 1 1
FBRon Patterson 382 40
FBRalph Phillips 101 101
HBBen Collins 101 11
HBColin Gale 361 37
HBRoly Mills 4262 446
HBJohn Smith 231 24
OFJack English 1341 144
OFTommy Fowler 451521 4716
OFAlan Loasby 2 2
OFRoger Miller 2 2
OFBéla Oláh 2 2
IFKevin Baron 2542 274
IFBrian Kirkup 17522 197
IFBobby Tebbutt 1441 154
IFAlan Woan 42321 4332
CFDerek Leck 145 145
CFOllie Norris 1411 151
Players who left before end of season:'
HBRay Yeoman 17 17
CFBarry Hawkings 2151 225

References

    Books

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