1987–88 Northampton Town F.C. season

Northampton Town

1987–88 season
Chairman	Derek Banks
Manager	Graham Carr
Stadium	County Ground
Division Three	6th
FA Cup	Second round
Littlewoods Cup	Second round
Sherpa Vans Trophy	Preliminary round
Top goalscorer	League: Tony Adcock Paul Culpin Trevor Morley (10) All: Trevor Morley (16)
Highest home attendance	7,934 vs Brighton & Hove Albion
Lowest home attendance	3,076 vs Brentford
Average home league attendance	5,514

Players

As of match played 2 May 1988.[1]

Name	Position	Nationality	Place of birth	Date of birth	Apps[2]	Goals	Signed from	Date signed	Fee
Goalkeepers
Peter Gleasure	GK		Luton	(1960-10-08)8 October 1960 (aged 27)	225	0	Millwall	Summer 1982
Alan Harris	GK		Nuneaton	(1969-04-13)13 April 1969 (aged 19)	0	0	Nuneaton Town	Summer 1986	£15,000[3]
Defenders
David Logan	LB		Middlesbrough	(1963-12-05)5 December 1963 (aged 24)	41	1	Mansfield Town	February 1987
Keith McPherson	CB		Greenwich	(1963-09-11)11 September 1963 (aged 24)	98	5	West Ham United	23 January 1986	£10,000[4]
Graham Reed	RB		Doncaster	(1961-06-24)24 June 1961 (aged 26)	104	2	Frickley Athletic	Summer 1985	£6,000
Bradley Sandeman	RB		Northampton	(1970-02-24)24 February 1970 (aged 18)	2	0	Apprentice	January 1988	N/A
Trevor Slack	CB		Peterborough	(1962-09-26)26 September 1962 (aged 25)	13	1	Grimsby Town	10 February 1988	Nominal Fee
Russ Wilcox	CB		Hemsworth	(1964-03-25)25 March 1964 (aged 24)	81	5	Frickley Athletic	30 June 1986	£15,000[5]
Paul Wilson	LB		Bradford	(1968-08-02)2 August 1968 (aged 19)	15	1	Norwich City	11 April 1988	£30,000
Midfielders
Warren Donald	CM		Hillingdon	(1964-10-07)7 October 1964 (aged 23)	124	10	West Ham United	4 October 1985	Undisclosed
Dave Gilbert	W		Lincoln	(1963-06-22)22 June 1963 (aged 24)	86	14	Boston United	Summer 1986
Eddie McGoldrick	W		Islington	(1965-04-30)30 April 1965 (aged 23)	85	7	Nuneaton Town	Summer 1986	£15,000[6]
Martin Singleton (c)	CM		Banbury	(1963-08-02)2 August 1963 (aged 24)	29	3	West Bromwich Albion	7 November 1987	£57,500
Forwards
Tony Adcock	FW		Bethnal Green	(1963-03-27)27 March 1963 (aged 25)	18	10	Manchester City	25 January 1988	£85,000 P/E
Paul Culpin	FW		Kirby Muxloe	(1962-02-08)8 February 1962 (aged 26)	20	10	Coventry City	10 October 1987	£50,000
Glen Donegal	FW		Northampton	(1969-06-20)20 June 1969 (aged 18)	11	1	Apprentice	January 1987	N/A
David Longhurst	FW		Northampton	(1965-01-15)15 January 1965 (aged 23)	37	7	Halifax Town	3 July 1987	£40,000

Competitions

Division Three

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	HW	HD	HL	HGF	HGA	AW	AD	AL	AGF	AGA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
4	Notts County	46	14	4	5	53	24	9	8	6	29	25	+33	81	Participated in Third Division play-offs
5	Bristol City	46	14	6	3	51	30	7	6	10	26	32	+15	75
6	Northampton Town	46	12	8	3	36	18	6	11	6	34	33	+19	73
7	Wigan Athletic	46	11	8	4	36	23	9	4	10	34	38	+9	72
8	Bristol Rovers	46	14	5	4	43	19	4	7	12	25	37	+12	66

Source: [7]

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
46	18	19	9	70	51	+19	73	12	8	3	36	18	+18	6	11	6	34	33	+1

Last updated: 7 April 2020.
Source:

League position by match

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A
Result	W	L	D	W	W	L	D	W	W	D	W	D	W	L	W	D	D	D	W	L	L	D	D	D	D	L	W	W	L	D	W	D	W	D	W	W	D	D	D	W	W	W	L	D	D	L
Position	1	15	12	11	2	8	8	6	1	3	1	1	1	5	3	3	3	4	3	4	6	6	8	8	8	8	7	6	6	6	5	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	6	5	5	6

Source: Rothmans Football Yearbook 1986-87
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

Chester City v Northampton Town

15 August 1987 (1987-08-15) 1	Chester City	0–5	Northampton Town	Chester
15:00 BST			Morley Chard Wilcox Longhurst Gilbert	Stadium: Sealand Road Attendance: 3,453

Walsall v Northampton Town

29 August 1987 (1987-08-29) 2	Walsall	1–0	Northampton Town	Walsall
15:00 BST	Jones			Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 5,993

Northampton Town v Brighton & Hove Albion

31 August 1987 (1987-08-31) 3	Northampton Town	1–1	Brighton & Hove Albion	Northampton
15:00 BST	Morley		Armstrong	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 7,934

Doncaster Rovers v Northampton Town

5 September 1987 (1987-09-05) 4	Doncaster Rovers	0–2	Northampton Town	Doncaster
15:00 BST			Morley Longhurst	Stadium: Belle Vue Attendance: 1,869

Northampton Town v Brentford

9 September 1987 (1987-09-09) 5	Northampton Town	2–1	Brentford	Northampton
19:30 BST	Gilbert Longhurst		Cooke  pen.'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 5,748

Northampton Town v Notts County

12 September 1987 (1987-09-12) 6	Northampton Town	0–1	Notts County	Northampton
15:00 BST			Lund	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 6,023

Preston North End v Northampton Town

15 September 1987 (1987-09-15) 7	Preston North End	0–0	Northampton Town	Preston
19:30 BST				Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 5,179

Bristol Rovers v Northampton Town

19 September 1987 (1987-09-19) 8	Bristol Rovers	0–2	Northampton Town	Bath
15:00 BST			Morley Chard	Stadium: Twerton Park Attendance: 3,668

Northampton Town v Port Vale

26 September 1987 (1987-09-26) 9	Northampton Town	1–0	Port Vale	Northampton
15:00 BST	Chard			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 5,072

Southend United v Northampton Town

29 September 1987 (1987-09-29) 10	Southend United	1–1	Northampton Town	Southend-on-Sea
15:00 BST	Hall		Morley	Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 3,506

Northampton Town v Bristol City

3 October 1987 (1987-10-03) 11	Northampton Town	3–0	Bristol City	Northampton
15:00 BST	Chard Bunce			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 6,234

Rotherham United v Northampton Town

11 October 1987 (1987-10-11) 12	Rotherham United	2–2	Northampton Town	Rotherham
15:00 BST	Airey Grealish		Culpin Morley	Stadium: Millmoor Attendance: 5,173

Northampton Town v Chesterfield

17 October 1987 (1987-10-17) 13	Northampton Town	4–0	Chesterfield	Northampton
15:00 BST	Morley Culpin Benjamin			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 5,073

Mansfield v Northampton Town

20 October 1987 (1987-10-20) 14	Mansfield	3–1	Northampton Town	Mansfield
19:30 BST	Charles  pen.' Hodges Coleman		Culpin	Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 3,646

Northampton Town v Grimsby Town

24 October 1987 (1987-10-24) 15	Northampton Town	2–1	Grimsby Town	Northampton
19:30 BST	Gilbert  pen.' Culpin		Turner	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 5,388

Aldershot v Northampton Town

31 October 1987 (1987-10-31) 16	Aldershot	4–4	Northampton Town	Aldershot
15:00 GMT	Langley Johnson McDonald Berry		Culpin Roberts  o.g.' Morley Longhurst	Stadium: Recreation Ground Attendance: 3,358

Northampton Town v York City

4 November 1987 (1987-11-04) 17	Northampton Town	0–0	York City	Northampton
19:30 GMT				Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 4,950

Fulham v Northampton Town

7 November 1987 (1987-11-07) 18	Fulham	0–0	Northampton Town	Fulham
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 6,733

Northampton Town v Gillingham

21 November 1987 (1987-11-21) 19	Northampton Town	2–1	Gillingham	Northampton
15:00 GMT	Morley Wilcox		Lovell	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 5,151

Blackpool v Northampton Town

28 November 1987 (1987-11-28) 20	Blackpool	3–1	Northampton Town	Blackpool
15:00 GMT	Cunningham Walwyn Morgan		Longhurst	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 3,593

Northampton Town v Sunderland

12 December 1987 (1987-12-12) 21	Northampton Town	0–2	Sunderland	Northampton
15:00 GMT			Lemon Gabbiadini	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 7,279

Wigan Athletic v Northampton Town

19 December 1987 (1987-12-19) 22	Wigan Athletic	2–2	Northampton Town	Wigan
15:00 GMT	Thompson Pilling		Donald Singleton	Stadium: Springfield Park Attendance: 2,692

Port Vale v Northampton Town

26 December 1987 (1987-12-26) 23	Port Vale	1–1	Northampton Town	Burslem
15:00 GMT	Hamson  pen.'		Singleton	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 4,446

Northampton Town v Bury

28 December 1987 (1987-12-28) 24	Northampton Town	0–0	Bury	Northampton
15:00 GMT				Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 6,067

Northampton Town v Walsall

1 January 1988 (1988-01-01) 25	Northampton Town	2–2	Walsall	Northampton
15:00 GMT	Chard Donegal		Jones Cross	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 6,034

Notts County v Northampton Town

2 January 1988 (1988-01-02) 26	Notts County	3–1	Northampton Town	Nottingham
15:00 GMT	Lund Thorpe		Morley Keith McPherson	Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 8,153

Brentford v Northampton Town

9 January 1988 (1988-01-09) 27	Brentford	0–1	Northampton Town	Brentford
15:00 GMT			Chard	Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 6,025

Northampton Town v Bristol Rovers

16 January 1988 (1988-01-16) 28	Northampton Town	2–1	Bristol Rovers	Northampton
15:00 GMT	Gilbert Donald		Alexander	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 4,473

Northampton Town v Preston North End

27 January 1988 (1988-01-27) 29	Northampton Town	0–1	Preston North End	Northampton
19:30 GMT			Jemson	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 5,052

Northampton Town v Wigan Athletic

30 January 1988 (1988-01-30) 30	Northampton Town	1–1	Wigan Athletic	Northampton
15:00 GMT	Adcock		Pilling	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 4,825

Northampton Town v Doncaster Rovers

6 February 1988 (1988-02-06) 31	Northampton Town	1–0	Doncaster Rovers	Northampton
15:00 GMT	Adcock			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 4,381

Bury v Northampton Town

13 February 1988 (1988-02-13) 32	Bury	0–0	Northampton Town	Bury
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 2,172

Northampton Town v Chester City

20 February 1988 (1988-02-20) 33	Northampton Town	2–0	Chester City	Northampton
15:00 GMT	Adcock Slack			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 4,285

Bristol City v Northampton Town

27 February 1988 (1988-02-27) 34	Bristol City	2–2	Northampton Town	Bristol
15:00 GMT	Walsh Reed  o.g.'		Adcock Chard	Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 8,578

Northampton Town v Southend United

2 March 1988 (1988-03-02) 35	Northampton Town	4–0	Southend United	Northampton
19:30 GMT	McGoldrick Longhurst Wilcox Adcock			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 4,249

Chesterfield v Northampton Town

5 March 1988 (1988-03-05) 36	Chesterfield	0–2	Northampton Town	Chesterfield
15:00 GMT			McGoldrick Gilbert	Stadium: Saltergate Attendance: 2,400

Northampton Town v Rotherham United

11 March 1988 (1988-03-11) 37	Northampton Town	0–0	Rotherham United	Northampton
19:30 GMT				Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 5,432

Northampton Town v Aldershot

19 March 1988 (1988-03-19) 38	Northampton Town	1–1	Aldershot	Northampton
19:30 GMT	Adcock		Berry	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 4,322

Grimsby Town v Northampton Town

26 March 1988 (1988-03-26) 39	Grimsby Town	2–2	Northampton Town	Cleethorpes
15:00 GMT	Cunnington Robinson		Singleton Culpin	Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 3,406

Northampton Town v Fulham

2 April 1988 (1988-04-02) 40	Northampton Town	3–2	Fulham	Northampton
15:00 BST	Adcock Stannard  o.g.' Culpin		Skinner Barnett	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 6,211

Gillingham v Northampton Town

4 April 1988 (1988-04-04) 41	Gillingham	1–2	Northampton Town	Gillingham
15:00 BST	Lovell		Culpin Adcock	Stadium: Priestfield Attendance: 4,131

Northampton Town v Mansfield Town

10 April 1988 (1988-04-10) 42	Northampton Town	2–0	Mansfield Town	Northampton
15:00 BST	Wilcox Kenworthy  o.g.'			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 6,917

Brighton & Hove Albion v Northampton Town

15 April 1988 (1988-04-15) 43	Brighton & Hove Albion	3–0	Northampton Town	Hove
19:30 BST	Owers Gatting Nelson			Stadium: Goldstone Ground Attendance: 14,455

York City v Northampton Town

23 April 1988 (1988-04-23) 44	York City	2–2	Northampton Town	York
19:30 BST	Howlett		Culpin Wilson	Stadium: Bootham Crescent Attendance: 2,048

Northampton Town v Blackpool

30 April 1988 (1988-04-30) 45	Northampton Town	3–3	Blackpool	Northampton
15:00 BST	Longhurst Gilbert Adcock		Walwyn Methven Morgan	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 5,730

Sunderland v Northampton Town

2 May 1988 (1988-05-02) 46	Sunderland	3–1	Northampton Town	Sunderland
15:00 BST	MacPhail  pen.' Armstrong Gates		Adcock	Stadium: Roker Park Attendance: 29,454 Referee: James McAulay

FA Cup

Main article: 1987–88 FA Cup

Northampton Town v Newport County

14 November 1987 (1987-11-14) 1st round	Northampton Town	2–1	Newport County	Northampton
15:00 GMT	Morley Chard		Holtham	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 4,581

Northampton Town v Brighton & Hove Albion

5 December 1987 (1987-12-05) 2nd round	Northampton Town	1–2	Brighton & Hove Albion	Northampton
15:00 GMT	Morley		Bremner Nelson	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 6,444

Littlewoods Cup

Main article: 1987–88 Football League Cup

Port Vale v Northampton Town

17 August 1987 (1987-08-17) 1st round 1st leg	Port Vale	0–1	Northampton Town	Burslem
18:30 BST			Longhurst Chard Senior	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 3,398

Northampton Town v Port Vale

2 September 1987 (1987-09-02) 1st round 2nd leg	Northampton Town	4–0	Port Vale	Northampton
18:30 BST	McPherson Morley			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 4,748

Ipswich Town v Northampton Town

22 September 1987 (1987-09-22) 2nd round 1st leg	Ipswich Town	1–1	Northampton Town	Ipswich
18:30 BST	Zondervan		Gilbert	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 5,645

Northampton Town v Ipswich Town

7 October 1987 (1987-10-07) 2nd round 2nd leg	Northampton Town	2–4 (a.e.t)	Ipswich Town	Northampton
18:30 BST	Morley Donegal		Harbey d'Avray Lowe	Stadium: County Ground

Sherpa Vans Trophy

Main article: 1987–88 Associate Members' Cup

Group 1

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Brentford	2	1	0	1	3	3	0	3
Notts County	2	1	0	1	3	3	0	3
Northampton Town	2	1	0	1	1	1	0	3

Source:

Notts County v Northampton Town

13 October 1987 (1987-10-13) Prelim round (S)	Notts County	1–0	Northampton Town	Nottingham
19:30 GMT	Withe			Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 2,351

Northampton Town v Brentford

28 October 1987 (1987-10-28) Prelim round (S)	Northampton Town	1–0	Brentford	Northampton
19:30 GMT	Longhurst			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 3,076

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	Peter Gleasure	46	–	–	2	–	–	4	–	–	2	–	–	54	–	–
GK	Alan Harris	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
DF	Lee Carter	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–
DF	David Logan	24	2	–	–	1	–	3	–	–	1	–	–	28	3	–
DF	Keith McPherson	32	–	–	2	–	–	4	–	1	2	–	–	40	–	1
DF	Graham Reed	27	4	–	2	–	–	4	–	–	2	–	–	35	4	–
DF	Bradley Sandeman	–	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	–
DF	Trevor Slack	13	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	13	–	1
DF	Russ Wilcox	46	–	4	2	–	–	4	–	–	2	–	–	54	–	4
DF	Paul Wilson	15	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	15	–	1
MF	Warren Donald	39	1	2	2	–	–	2	–	–	2	–	–	45	1	2
MF	Dave Gilbert	41	–	6	2	–	–	4	–	1	2	–	–	49	–	7
MF	Eddie McGoldrick	40	6	2	1	1	–	3	–	–	2	–	–	46	7	2
MF	Martin Singleton	28	1	3	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	30	1	3
FW	Tony Adcock	18	–	10	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	18	–	10
FW	Paul Culpin	18	2	10	1	1	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	21	3	10
FW	Glen Donegal	2	8	1	–	–	–	–	1	1	–	–	–	2	9	2
FW	David Longhurst	33	2	7	2	–	–	3	–	1	1	–	1	39	2	9
Players who left before end of season:
DF	Chris O'Donnell	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–
DF	Steve Senior	1	3	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	–	–	–	3	3	–
DF	Chris Scott	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	1	–
DF	Brett Williams	3	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	3	1	–
MF	Paul Bunce	5	5	1	–	–	–	1	1	–	–	–	–	6	6	1
MF	Phil Chard	33	1	8	2	–	1	3	–	–	1	–	–	39	1	9
MF	Aidy Mann	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–
FW	Ian Benjamin	13	1	1	–	–	–	4	–	–	1	–	–	18	1	1
FW	Trevor Morley	27	–	10	2	–	2	4	–	4	2	–	–	35	–	16

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee
June 1987	RB		Steve Senior	York City
July 1987	CB		Chris Scott	Blyth Spartans
3 July 1987	FW		David Longhurst	Halifax Town	£40,000
10 October 1987	FW		Paul Culpin	Coventry City	£50,000
7 November 1987	CM		Martin Singleton	West Bromwich Albion	£57,500
25 January 1988	FW		Tony Adcock	Manchester City	£85,000 P/E
10 February 1988	CB		Trevor Slack	Grimsby Town	Nominal Fee
11 April 1988	LB		Paul Wilson	Norwich City	£15,000

Loans in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Date until
January 1988	LB		Brett Williams	Nottingham Forest	January 1988
January 1987	RB		Chris O'Donnell	Ipswich Town	February 1987
February 1988	LB		Paul Wilson	Norwich City	11 April 1988

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee
Summer 1987	CB		Bobby Coy	Free Agent	Released
Summer 1987	CM		Richard Hill	Watford	£265,000
October 1987	FW		Ian Benjamin	Cambridge United	£25,000
October 1987	RB		Steve Senior	Wigan Athletic
November 1987	W		Aidy Mann	Newport County
25 January 1988	FW		Trevor Morley	Manchester City	£175,000 P/E
March 1988	U		Phil Chard	Wolverhampton Wanderers	£45,000
March 1988	CB		Chris Scott	Lincoln City

References

1. Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. Harpenden: Queen Anne Press. p. 258. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
2. Football League appearances only.
3. Joint buy with Eddie McGoldrick
4. "Welcome to the Wonderful World of West Ham United Statistics - Keith McPherson". www.westhamstats.info. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
5. Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2002). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2002/2003. Harpenden: Queen Anne Press. p. 438. ISBN 978-1-85291-648-0.
6. Joint buy with Alan Harris
7. Edward Ackers. "Season 1987-88". English Football League Tables. Retrieved 6 August 2019.

Books

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