1985–86 Northampton Town F.C. season
Appearance
1985–86 season | |
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Chairman | Derek Banks |
Manager | Graham Carr |
Stadium | County Ground |
Division Four | 8th |
FA Cup | First round |
Milk Cup | Second round |
Freight Rover Trophy | Quarter-final (s) |
Top goalscorer | League: Ian Benjamin (22) All: Ian Benjamin (26) |
Highest home attendance | 4,449 vs Swindon Town |
Lowest home attendance | 1,167 vs Torquay United |
Average home league attendance | 2,384 |
The 1985–86 season was Northampton Town's 89th season in their history and the ninth 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
[edit]- As of match played 3 May 1986.[1]
Name | Position | Nat. | Place of Birth | Date of Birth (Age) | Apps | Goals | Previous club | Date signed | Fee | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Goalkeepers | |||||||||||
Peter Gleasure | GK | ![]() |
Luton | 8 October 1960 (aged 25) | 168 | 0 | Millwall | March 1983 | |||
Tim Garner | GK | ![]() |
Hitchin | 30 March 1961 (aged 25) | 2 | 0 | Kidderminster Harriers | Summer 1985 | |||
Defenders | |||||||||||
Mark Bushell | FB | ![]() |
Northampton | 5 June 1968 (aged 17) | 1 | 0 | Apprentice | Summer 1985 | N/A | ||
Paul Curtis | RB | ![]() |
London | 1 July 1963 (aged 22) | 32 | 1 | Charlton Athletic | Summer 1985 | Free | ||
Paul Friar | LB | ![]() |
Glasgow | 6 June 1963 (aged 22) | 16 | 0 | Charlton Athletic | 6 March 1986 | Loan | ||
Russell Lewis | CB | ![]() |
Blaengwynfi | 15 September 1956 (aged 29) | 155 | 6 | Swindon Town | Summer 1983 | |||
Keith McPherson | CB | ![]() |
Greenwich | 11 September 1963 (aged 22) | 21 | 0 | West Ham United | 23 January 1986 | £10,000[2] | ||
Graham Reed | RB | ![]() |
Doncaster | 24 June 1961 (aged 24) | 43 | 1 | Frickley Athletic | Summer 1985 | £6,000 | ||
Midfielders | |||||||||||
Phil Chard | U | ![]() |
Corby | 16 October 1960 (aged 25) | 49 | 8 | Peterborough United | 19 August 1985 | |||
Warren Donald | CM | ![]() |
Hillingdon | 7 October 1964 (aged 21) | 48 | 5 | West Ham United | 4 October 1985 | £11,000[3] | ||
Stewart Hamill | W | ![]() |
Glasgow | 22 January 1960 (aged 26) | 4 | 2 | Nuneaton Town | April 1986 | |||
Richard Hill | CM | ![]() |
Hinckley | 20 September 1963 (aged 22) | 49 | 19 | Nuneaton Town | Summer 1985 | £10,000 | ||
Aidy Mann | W | ![]() |
Northampton | 12 July 1967 (aged 18) | 82 | 5 | Apprentice | May 1984 | N/A | ||
Mark Schiavi | W | ![]() |
London | 1 May 1964 (aged 22) | 39 | 6 | Bournemouth | Summer 1985 | Free | ||
Forwards | |||||||||||
Ian Benjamin | FW | ![]() |
Nottingham | 11 December 1961 (aged 24) | 106 | 45 | Peterborough United | Summer 1984 | |||
Trevor Morley (c) | FW | ![]() |
Nottingham | 20 March 1962 (aged 24) | 51 | 13 | Nuneaton Town | Summer 1985 | £20,000 | ||
Paul Sugrue | FW | ![]() |
Coventry | 6 November 1960 (aged 25) | 9 | 2 | Portsmouth | March 1986 |
Competitions
[edit]Canon League Division Four
[edit]League table
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6 | Colchester United | 46 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 88 | 63 | +25 | 70 |
7 | Hartlepool United | 46 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 68 | 67 | +1 | 70 |
8 | Northampton Town | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 79 | 58 | +21 | 64 |
9 | Southend United | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 69 | 67 | +2 | 64 |
10 | Hereford United | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 74 | 73 | +1 | 64 |
Source: [citation needed]
Results summary
[edit]Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 79 | 58 | +21 | 64 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 44 | 29 | +15 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 35 | 29 | +6 |
Last updated: 30 March 2020.
Source: [citation needed]
League position by match
[edit]Source: Rothmans Football Yearbook 1986-87
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
[edit]Win Draw Loss
17 August 1985 1 | Burnley | 3–2 | Northampton Town | Burnley |
15:00 BST | K.Hird ![]() W.Biggins ![]() B.Mundee ![]() |
T.Morley ![]() G.Reed ![]() |
Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 4,214 |
26 August 1985 2 | Exeter City | 1–2 | Northampton Town | Exeter |
15:00 BST | T.Kellow ![]() |
T.Morley ![]() I.Benjamin ![]() |
Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 2,392 Referee: Rodger Gifford |
31 August 1985 3 | Northampton Town | 1–0 | Mansfield Town | Northampton |
15:00 BST | P.Cavener ![]() |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 2,739 |
6 September 1985 4 | Swindon Town | 3–2 | Northampton Town | Swindon |
15:00 BST | P.Coyne ![]() ![]() ![]() |
R.Hill ![]() P.Cavener ![]() |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 4,102 |
10 September 1985 5 | Northampton Town | 6–0 | Preston North End | Northampton |
19:30 BST | I.Benjamin ![]() ![]() R.Hill ![]() ![]() ![]() T.Morley ![]() |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 2,171 |
14 September 1985 6 | Northampton Town | 0–1 | Crewe Alexandra | Northampton |
15:00 BST | G.Blissett ![]() |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 2,654 |
18 September 1985 7 | Hartlepool United | 2–1 | Northampton Town | Hartlepool |
19:30 BST | B.Honour ![]() N.Walker ![]() |
R.Hill ![]() |
Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 2,200 |
21 September 1985 8 | Northampton Town | 3–1 | Stockport County | Northampton |
15:00 BST | I.Benjamin ![]() R.Hill ![]() T.Morley ![]() |
T.Sword ![]() |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 1,954 |
28 September 1985 9 | Rochdale | 3–2 | Northampton Town | Rochdale |
15:00 BST | P.Heaton ![]() R.Moore ![]() D.Grant ![]() |
R.Hill ![]() I.Benjamin ![]() |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1,954 Referee: George Courtney |
1 October 1985 10 | Northampton Town | 1–2 | Wrexham | Northampton |
19:30 BST | R.Hill ![]() |
J.Steel ![]() S.Charles ![]() |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 2,234 |
5 October 1985 11 | Northampton Town | 1–3 | Hereford United | Northampton |
15:00 BST | P.Chard ![]() |
I.Wells ![]() O.Kearns ![]() M.Carter ![]() |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 1,998 |
12 October 1985 12 | Peterborough United | 0–5 | Northampton Town | Peterborough |
15:00 BST | P.Chard ![]() A.Mann ![]() ![]() P.Cavener ![]() I.Benjamin ![]() |
Stadium: London Road Attendance: 3,901 |
19 October 1985 13 | Torquay United | 1–1 | Northampton Town | Torquay |
15:00 BST | D.Dawkins ![]() |
P.Chard ![]() |
Stadium: Plainmoor Attendance: 1,186 |
22 October 1985 14 | Northampton Town | 2–2 | Chester City | Northampton |
19:30 BST | T.Morley ![]() I.Benjamin ![]() |
M.Graham ![]() D.Murray ![]() |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 2,323 |
26 October 1985 15 | Colchester United | 0–2 | Northampton Town | Colchester |
15:00 BST | Report | P.Chard ![]() A.Mann ![]() |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,872 Referee: M James |
2 November 1985 16 | Northampton Town | 2–2 | Scunthorpe United | Northampton |
15:00 GMT | I.Benjamin ![]() P.Cavener ![]() |
M.Brolly ![]() S.Lister ![]() |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 2,343 |
5 November 1985 17 | Northampton Town | 2–2 | Tranmere Rovers | Northampton |
19:30 GMT | W.Donald ![]() I.Benjamin ![]() |
F.Worthington ![]() B.Rodaway ![]() |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 2,005 Referee: Danny Vickers |
9 November 1985 18 | Aldershot | 1–0 | Northampton Town | Aldershot |
15:00 GMT | A.Massey ![]() |
Stadium: Recreation Ground Attendance: 1,556 |
23 November 1985 19 | Northampton Town | 4–0 | Halifax Town | Northampton |
15:00 GMT | P.Chard ![]() I.Benjamin ![]() T.Morley ![]() M.Schiavi ![]() |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 1,514 |
30 November 1985 20 | Cambridge United | 2–5 | Northampton Town | Cambridge |
15:00 GMT | D.Crown ![]() S.Fallon ![]() |
I.Benjamin ![]() ![]() ![]() M.Schiavi ![]() T.Morley ![]() |
Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 2,235 |
6 December 1985 21 | Southend United | 0–4 | Northampton Town | Southend-on-Sea |
19:30 GMT | M.Schiavi ![]() P.Curtis ![]() I.Benjamin ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 2,527 |
14 December 1985 22 | Northampton Town | 2–2 | Port Vale | Northampton |
15:00 GMT | T.Morley ![]() P.Chard ![]() |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 3,259 |
21 December 1985 23 | Preston North End | 1–1 | Northampton Town | Preston |
15:00 GMT | P.Sproson ![]() R.Earle ![]() |
R.Hill ![]() |
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 2,570 |
11 January 1986 24 | Mansfield Town | 1–0 | Northampton Town | Mansfield |
15:00 GMT | M.Kearney ![]() |
R.Hill ![]() |
Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 3,836 |
18 January 1986 25 | Northampton Town | 2–0 | Burnley | Northampton |
15:00 GMT | T.Morley ![]() R.Hill ![]() |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 3,095 |
25 January 1986 26 | Crewe Alexandra | 0–1 | Northampton Town | Crewe |
15:00 GMT | T.Morley ![]() |
Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 1,856 |
1 February 1986 27 | Northampton Town | 0–1 | Swindon Town | Northampton |
15:00 GMT | C.Henry ![]() |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 4,449 |
5 February 1986 28 | Chester City | 2–3 | Northampton Town | Chester |
19:30 GMT | I.Richardson ![]() P.Chard ![]() |
R.Hill ![]() M.Schiavi ![]() T.Morley ![]() |
Stadium: Sealand Road Attendance: 3,332 |
21 February 1986 29 | Stockport County | 1–0 | Northampton Town | Stockport |
19:30 GMT | S.Cammack ![]() |
Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 2,011 |
1 March 1986 30 | Northampton Town | 1–0 | Rochdale | Northampton |
15:00 GMT | I.Benjamin ![]() |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 2,146 |
4 March 1986 31 | Wrexham | 1–0 | Northampton Town | Wrexham, Wales |
19:30 GMT | J.Steel ![]() |
Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 1,433 |
8 March 1986 32 | Hereford United | 3–0 | Northampton Town | Hereford |
15:00 GMT | P.Maddy ![]() ![]() M.Carter ![]() |
Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 2,478 |
11 March 1986 33 | Northampton Town | 3–0 | Hartlepool United | Northampton |
19:30 GMT | I.Benjamin ![]() ![]() R.Hill ![]() |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 1,815 |
15 March 1986 34 | Northampton Town | 2–2 | Peterborough United | Northampton |
15:00 GMT | T.Morley ![]() R.Hill ![]() |
T.Slack ![]() E.Kelly ![]() |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 3,332 |
18 March 1986 35 | Scunthorpe United | 1–0 | Northampton Town | Scunthorpe |
19:30 GMT | J.Broddle ![]() |
P.Chard ![]() |
Stadium: Old Showground Attendance: 1,355 |
22 March 1986 36 | Northampton Town | 1–0 | Colchester United | Northampton |
15:00 GMT | W.Donald ![]() |
Report | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 2,035 Referee: P Tyldesley |
29 March 1986 37 | Orient | 0–1 | Northampton Town | Leyton, London |
15:00 GMT | I.Benjamin ![]() |
Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 2,920 |
31 March 1986 38 | Northampton Town | 0–0 | Southend United | Northampton |
15:00 BST | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 3,527 |
4 April 1986 39 | Tranmere Rovers | 1–3 | Northampton Town | Birkenhead |
15:00 BST | M.Hilditch ![]() |
S.Hamill ![]() I.Benjamin ![]() P.Sugrue ![]() |
Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 1,103 |
8 April 1986 40 | Northampton Town | 2–2 | Exeter City | Northampton |
19:30 BST | W.Donald ![]() R.Hill ![]() |
M.Ling ![]() P.Friar ![]() |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 2,213 |
12 April 1986 41 | Northampton Town | 2–3 | Aldershot | Northampton |
15:00 BST | P.Sugrue ![]() P.Chard ![]() |
G.Johnson B.Barnes ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 2,049 |
15 April 1986 42 | Northampton Town | 2–3 | Orient | Northampton |
19:30 BST | T.Morley ![]() R.Hill ![]() |
C.Jones ![]() A.Comfort ![]() C.Foster ![]() |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 1,731 |
18 April 1986 43 | Halifax Town | 2–0 | Northampton Town | Halifax |
15:00 BST | D.Longhurst ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: The Shay Attendance: 1,105 |
26 April 1986 44 | Northampton Town | 0–2 | Cambridge United | Northampton |
15:00 BST | D.Crown ![]() B.Mundee ![]() |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 2,100 |
29 April 1986 45 | Northampton Town | 5–1 | Torquay United | Northampton |
19:30 BST | R.Hill ![]() ![]() ![]() M.Schiavi ![]() P.Compton ![]() |
M.Walsh ![]() |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 1,167 |
3 May 1986 46 | Port Vale | 0–0 | Northampton Town | Burslem |
15:00 BST | Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 3,873 |
FA Cup
[edit]16 November 1985 First round | Gillingham | 3–0 | Northampton Town | Gillingham |
15:00 GMT | B.Mundee ![]() D.Mehmet ![]() T.Cochrane ![]() |
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 3,991 Referee: Dennis Hedges |
Milk Cup
[edit]21 August 1985 First round 1st leg | Peterborough United | 0–0 | Northampton Town | Peterborough |
19:30 BST | Stadium: London Road Attendance: 3,117 Referee: John Moules |
2 September 1985 First round 2nd leg | Northampton Town | 2–0 | Peterborough United | Northampton |
19:30 BST | P.Cavener ![]() P.Chard ![]() |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 2,464 |
25 September 1985 Second round 1st leg | Oxford United | 2–1 | Northampton Town | Oxford |
19:30 BST | P.Rhoades-Brown ![]() R.Houghton ![]() |
I.Benjamin ![]() |
Stadium: Manor Ground Attendance: 5,644 |
7 October 1985 Second round 2nd leg | Northampton Town | 0–2 | Oxford United | Northampton |
19:30 BST | J.Aldridge ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 5,076 |
Freight Rover Trophy
[edit]
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Northampton Town | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 |
Colchester United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 3 |
Southend United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
21 January 1986 Prelim round (s) | Northampton Town | 2–1 | Colchester United | Northampton |
19:30 GMT | M.Schiavi ![]() I.Benjamin ![]() |
Report | T.Baker ![]() |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 1,958 Referee: Gerald Ashby |
13 March 1986 Prelim round (s) | Southend United | 1–3 | Northampton Town | Southend-on-Sea |
19:30 GMT | F.Lampard Sr. ![]() |
R.Hill ![]() I.Benjamin ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 683 |
27 March 1986 Quarter-final (s) | Bristol City | 3–2 | Northampton Town | Bristol |
19:30 GMT | G.Riley ![]() B.Hutchinson ![]() S.Neville ![]() |
S.Hamlil ![]() R.Hill ![]() |
Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 3,038 |
Appearances and goals
[edit]Pos | Player | Division Four | FA Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | Total | |||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Starts | Sub | Goals | Starts | Sub | Goals | Starts | Sub | Goals | Starts | Sub | Goals | Starts | Sub | Goals | |||||
GK | Peter Gleasure | 44 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 4 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 52 | – | – | |||
GK | Tim Garner | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | |||
DF | Mark Bushell | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
DF | Paul Curtis | 27 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | 32 | – | 1 | |||
DF | Paul Friar | 14 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 16 | – | – | |||
DF | Russell Lewis | 43 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 4 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 51 | – | – | |||
DF | Keith McPherson | 20 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 21 | – | – | |||
DF | Graham Reed | 34 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 40 | 3 | 1 | |||
MF | Phil Chard | 41 | – | 7 | 1 | – | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | – | 49 | – | 8 | |||
MF | Warren Donald | 32 | – | 3 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 37 | – | 3 | |||
MF | Stewart Hamill | 3 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 2 | |||
MF | Richard Hill | 41 | – | 17 | 1 | – | – | 4 | – | – | 3 | – | 2 | 49 | – | 19 | |||
MF | Aidy Mann | 25 | 7 | 2 | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 29 | 8 | 2 | |||
MF | Mark Schiavi | 31 | – | 5 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 35 | 1 | 6 | |||
FW | Ian Benjamin | 46 | – | 22 | 1 | – | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 3 | 54 | – | 26 | |||
FW | Trevor Morley | 43 | – | 13 | 1 | – | – | 4 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 51 | – | 13 | |||
FW | Paul Sugrue | 2 | 6 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | 7 | 2 | |||
Players who left before end of season: | |||||||||||||||||||
DF | Ian Dawes | 3 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 2 | – | |||
DF | Brian Mundee | 31 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 4 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 37 | – | – | |||
DF | Gavin Nebbeling | 11 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 12 | – | – | |||
MF | Steve Brown | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
MF | Phil Cavener | 13 | 4 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 4 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 18 | 4 | 5 | |||
MF | Ged Nohilly | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
References
[edit]- ^ Rothmans Football Yearbook 1986/87, p.252.
- ^ "Welcome to the Wonderful World of West Ham United Statistics - Keith McPherson". www.westhamstats.info. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
- ^ "Welcome to the Wonderful World of West Ham United Statistics - Warren Donald". www.westhamstats.info. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
Books
- Grande, Frank (1997). Northampton Town F.C.: The Official Centenary History. London: Yore Publications. ISBN 978-1874427674.