1989–90 Northampton Town F.C. season

Northampton Town

1989–90 season
Chairman	Dick Underwood
Manager	Graham Carr
Stadium	County Ground
Division Three	22nd
FA Cup	Fourth round
Littlewoods Cup	First round
Leyland DAF Cup	First round
Top goalscorer	League: Bobby Barnes (18) All: Bobby Barnes (20)
Highest home attendance	14,529 vs Coventry City
Lowest home attendance	1,665 vs Maidstone United

Players

As of match played 5 May 1990.[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 29)	317	0	Millwall	Summer 1982
Defenders
Irvin Gernon	LB		Birmingham	(1962-12-30)30 December 1962 (aged 27)	12	1	Reading	October 1989	£25,000
David Johnson	LB		Northampton	(1967-03-10)10 March 1967 (aged 23)	7	0	Irthlingborough Diamonds	July 1989	Free
Keith McPherson	CB		Greenwich	(1963-09-11)11 September 1963 (aged 26)	182	8	West Ham United	23 January 1986	£10,000[3]
Steve Terry	CB		Clapton	(1962-06-14)14 June 1962 (aged 27)	17	2	Hull City	March 1990	£70,000
Russ Wilcox (c)	CB		Hemsworth	(1964-03-25)25 March 1964 (aged 26)	138	9	Frickley Athletic	30 June 1986	£15,000[4]
Wayne Williams	RB		Telford	(1963-11-17)17 November 1963 (aged 26)	41	1	Shrewsbury Town	12 January 1988
Paul Wilson	LB		Bradford	(1968-08-02)2 August 1968 (aged 21)	81	2	Norwich City	February 1988	£30,000
Midfielders
Mickey Bell	W		Newcastle-upon-Tyne	(1971-11-15)15 November 1971 (aged 18)	6	0	Apprentice	April 1990	N/A
Steve Berry	CM		Liverpool	(1963-04-04)4 April 1963 (aged 27)	75	5	Aldershot	27 October 1988	£45,000
Steve Brown	LM		Northampton	(1966-07-06)6 July 1966 (aged 23)	36	4	Irthlingborough Diamonds	21 July 1989	Free
Phil Chard	U		Corby	(1960-10-16)16 October 1960 (aged 29)	144	29	Wolverhampton Wanderers	October 1989
Warren Donald	CM		Hillingdon	(1964-10-07)7 October 1964 (aged 25)	188	13	West Ham United	4 October 1985	Undisclosed
Trevor Quow	CM		Peterborough	(1960-09-28)28 September 1960 (aged 29)	48	2	Gillingham	12 January 1989
Bradley Sandeman	RM		Northampton	(1970-02-24)24 February 1970 (aged 20)	53	3	Apprentice	January 1988	N/A
David Scope	W		Newcastle-upon-Tyne	(1967-05-10)10 May 1967 (aged 22)	7	0	Blyth Spartans	September 1989
Martin Singleton	CM		Banbury	(1963-08-02)2 August 1963 (aged 26)	50	4	West Bromwich Albion	7 November 1987	£57,500
Aidey Thorpe	LW		Chesterfield	(1963-11-25)25 November 1963 (aged 26)	13	3	Walsall	March 1990	£50,000
Forwards
Bobby Barnes	FW		Kingston upon Thames	(1962-12-17)17 December 1962 (aged 27)	37	18	Bournemouth	13 October 1989	£70,000
Darren Collins	FW		Winchester	(1967-05-24)24 May 1967 (aged 22)	43	8	Petersfield United	January 1989
Carl Leaburn	FW		Lewisham	(1969-03-30)30 March 1969 (aged 21)	9	0	Charlton Athletic	22 March 1990	Loan

Competitions

Division Three

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	HW	HD	HL	HGF	HGA	AW	AD	AL	AGF	AGA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
20	Fulham	46	8	8	7	33	27	4	7	12	22	39	−11	51
21	Cardiff City	46	6	9	8	30	35	6	5	12	21	35	−19	50	Relegated
22	Northampton Town	46	7	7	9	27	31	4	7	12	24	37	−17	47
23	Blackpool	46	8	6	9	29	33	2	10	11	20	40	−24	46
24	Walsall	46	6	8	9	23	30	3	6	14	17	42	−32	41

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
46	11	14	21	51	68	−17	47	7	7	9	27	31	−4	4	7	12	24	37	−13

Last updated: 7 May 2020.
Source: 11v11.com

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	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	A
Result	L	D	W	D	W	L	W	L	L	L	W	L	D	D	L	D	L	W	W	D	W	W	D	L	D	L	L	L	D	D	D	D	L	L	L	L	D	L	W	L	L	L	W	W	D	L
Position	19	17	10	14	11	14	11	13	14	17	15	16	16	15	17	18	21	15	13	13	13	11	10	19	19	20	20	22	22	21	22	21	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	22	22	22

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

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

Walsall v Northampton Town

19 August 1989 (1989-08-19) 1	Walsall	1–0	Northampton Town	Walsall
15:00 BST				Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 5,020

Swansea City v Northampton Town

26 August 1989 (1989-08-26) 2	Swansea City	1–1	Northampton Town	Swansea
15:00 BST			Collins	Stadium: Vetch Field Attendance: 3,637

Northampton Town v Bristol City

2 September 1989 (1989-09-02) 3	Northampton Town	2–0	Bristol City	Northampton
15:00 BST	Thomas Adcock  pen.'			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 4,088

Wigan Athletic v Northampton Town

9 September 1989 (1989-09-09) 4	Wigan Athletic	0–0	Northampton Town	Wigan
15:00 BST				Stadium: Springfield Park Attendance: 2,289

Northampton Town v Shrewsbury Town

16 September 1989 (1989-09-16) 5	Northampton Town	2–1	Shrewsbury Town	Northampton
15:00 BST	Collins Adcock  pen.'			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 3,084

Crewe Alexandra v Northampton Town

23 September 1989 (1989-09-23) 6	Crewe Alexandra	2–1	Northampton Town	Crewe
15:00 BST			Collins	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 2,289

Cardiff City v Northampton Town

26 September 1989 (1989-09-26) 7	Cardiff City	2–3	Northampton Town	Cardiff
19:30 BST			Quow Adcock Thomas	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 2,801

Northampton Town v Bury

30 September 1989 (1989-09-30) 8	Northampton Town	0–1	Bury	Northampton
15:00 BST				Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 3,486

Northampton Town v Preston North End

7 October 1989 (1989-10-07) 9	Northampton Town	1–2	Preston North End	Northampton
15:00 BST	Collins			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 3,039

Birmingham City v Northampton Town

14 October 1989 (1989-10-14) 10	Birmingham City	4–0	Northampton Town	Birmingham
15:00 BST	Gleghorn Bailey  pen.'			Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 8,731

Northampton Town v Blackpool

17 October 1989 (1989-10-17) 11	Northampton Town	4–2	Blackpool	Northampton
19:30 BST	Donald Wilcox Barnes Collins			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 3,098

Bristol Rovers v Northampton Town

21 October 1989 (1989-10-21) 12	Bristol Rovers	4–2	Northampton Town	Bath
15:00 BST			Brown Barnes  pen.'	Stadium: Twerton Park Attendance: 4,920

Northampton Town v Notts County

28 October 1989 (1989-10-28) 13	Northampton Town	0–0	Notts County	Northampton
15:00 BST				Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 3,734

Fulham v Northampton Town

21 October 1989 (1989-10-21) 14	Fulham	1–1	Northampton Town	Fulham, London
19:30 GMT			Barnes  pen.'	Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 3,518

Northampton Town v Rotherham United

4 November 1989 (1989-11-04) 15	Northampton Town	1–2	Rotherham United	Northampton
15:00 GMT	Barnes  pen.'			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 3,598

Huddersfield Town v Northampton Town

21 October 1989 (1989-10-21) 16	Huddersfield Town	2–2	Northampton Town	Huddersfield
15:00 GMT	Smith Mitchell		Gernon Barnes	Stadium: Leeds Road Attendance: 4,973

Northampton Town v Brentford

25 November 1989 (1989-11-25) 17	Northampton Town	0–2	Brentford	Northampton
15:00 GMT			May Holdsworth	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 3,165

Bolton Wanderers v Northampton Town

2 December 1989 (1989-12-02) 18	Bolton Wanderers	0–3	Northampton Town	Bolton
15:00 GMT			Barnes Donald	Stadium: Burnden Park Attendance: 5,501

Northampton Town v Reading

17 December 1989 (1989-12-17) 19	Northampton Town	2–1	Reading	Northampton
15:00 GMT	Barnes Collins			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 3,025

Leyton Orient v Northampton Town

26 December 1989 (1989-12-26) 20	Leyton Orient	1–1	Northampton Town	Leyton, London
15:00 GMT			Barnes	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 4,784

Mansfield Town v Northampton Town

30 December 1989 (1989-12-30) 21	Mansfield Town	1–2	Northampton Town	Mansfield
15:00 GMT			Berry Barnes	Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 3,210

Northampton Town v Chester City

1 January 1990 (1990-01-01) 22	Northampton Town	1–0	Chester City	Northampton
15:00 GMT	Berry			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 3,823

Northampton Town v Swansea City

13 January 1990 (1990-01-13) 23	Northampton Town	1–1	Swansea City	Northampton
15:00 GMT	Barnes			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 3,944

Northampton Town v Bolton Wanderers

17 February 1990 (1990-02-17) 24	Northampton Town	0–2	Bolton Wanderers	Northampton
15:00 GMT	Thomas			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 3,432

Northampton Town v Walsall

20 February 1990 (1990-02-20) 25	Northampton Town	1–1	Walsall	Northampton
19:30 GMT	Collins			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 2,617

Brentford v Northampton Town

25 February 1990 (1990-02-25) 26	Brentford	3–2	Northampton Town	Brentford, London
15:00 GMT	Blissett Holdsworth		Thomas Collins	Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 6,391

Northampton Town v Tranmere Rovers

3 March 1990 (1990-03-03) 27	Northampton Town	0–4	Tranmere Rovers	Northampton
15:00 GMT				Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 3,147

Bury v Northampton Town

6 March 1990 (1990-03-06) 28	Bury	1–0	Northampton Town	Bury
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 2,327

Northampton Town v Cardiff City

10 March 1990 (1990-03-10) 29	Northampton Town	1–1	Cardiff City	Northampton
15:00 GMT	Barnes  pen.'			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 2,574

Northampton Town v Wigan Athletic

13 March 1990 (1990-03-13) 30	Northampton Town	1–1	Wigan Athletic	Northampton
19:30 GMT	Chard			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 2,172 Referee: Jim Rushton

Preston North End v Northampton Town

17 March 1990 (1990-03-17) 31	Preston North End	0–0	Northampton Town	Preston
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 5,686

Northampton Town v Birmingham City

20 March 1990 (1990-03-20) 32	Northampton Town	2–2	Birmingham City	Northampton
19:30 GMT	Terry Wilcox		Peer Gleghorn	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 4,346 Referee: Peter Jones

Blackpool v Northampton Town

24 March 1990 (1990-03-24) 33	Blackpool	1–0	Northampton Town	Blackpool
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 5,686

Bristol City v Northampton Town

27 March 1990 (1990-03-27) 34	Bristol City	3–1	Northampton Town	Bristol
19:30 BST			Barnes	Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 3,296

Northampton Town v Bristol Rovers

31 March 1990 (1990-03-31) 35	Northampton Town	1–2	Bristol Rovers	Northampton
15:00 BST	Thorpe Donald			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 3,774

Shrewsbury Town v Northampton Town

3 April 1990 (1990-04-03) 36	Shrewsbury Town	2–0	Northampton Town	Shrewsbury
19:30 BST				Stadium: Gay Meadow Attendance: 2,314

Northampton Town v Fulham

7 April 1990 (1990-04-07) 37	Northampton Town	2–2	Fulham	Northampton
15:00 BST	Sandeman Thorpe			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 2,882

Notts County v Northampton Town

10 April 1990 (1990-04-10) 38	Notts County	3–2	Northampton Town	Nottingham
19:30 BST			Terry Barnes	Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 5,396

Chester City v Northampton Town

14 April 1990 (1990-04-14) 39	Chester City	0–1	Northampton Town	Chester
15:00 BST			Barnes  pen.'	Stadium: Sealand Road Attendance: 2,242

Northampton Town v Leyton Orient

16 April 1990 (1990-04-16) 40	Northampton Town	0–1	Leyton Orient	Northampton
15:00 BST				Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 3,215

Reading v Northampton Town

21 April 1990 (1990-04-21) 41	Reading	3–2	Northampton Town	Reading
15:00 BST			Barnes  pen.' McPherson	Stadium: Elm Park Attendance: 3,140

Northampton Town v Mansfield Town

24 April 1990 (1990-04-24) 42	Northampton Town	1–2	Mansfield Town	Northampton
19:30 BST	Wilcox			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 2,119

Northampton Town v Huddersfield Town

28 April 1990 (1990-04-28) 43	Northampton Town	1–0	Huddersfield Town	Northampton
15:00 BST	Barnes			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 2,388 Referee: Michael Pierce

Northampton Town v Crewe Alexandra

30 April 1990 (1990-04-30) 44	Northampton Town	3–1	Crewe Alexandra	Northampton
19:30 BST	Barnes  pen.' Chard Thorpe			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 2,622

Tranmere Rovers v Northampton Town

2 May 1990 (1990-05-02) 45	Tranmere Rovers	0–0	Northampton Town	Birkenhead
19:30 BST				Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 5,363 Referee: Paul Vanes

Rotherham United v Northampton Town

5 May 1990 (1990-05-05) 46	Rotherham United	2–0	Northampton Town	Rotherham
15:00 BST				Stadium: Millmoor Attendance: 3,420

FA Cup

Main article: 1989–90 FA Cup

Kettering Town v Northampton Town

18 November 1989 (1989-11-18) 1st round	Kettering Town	0–1	Northampton Town	Kettering
15:00 GMT			Thomas  69'	Stadium: Rockingham Road Attendance: 6,100

Northampton Town v Aylesbury United

9 December 1989 (1989-12-09) 2nd round	Northampton Town	0–0	Aylesbury United	Northampton
15:00 GMT				Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 6,098

Aylesbury United v Northampton Town

13 December 1990 (1990-12-13) 2nd round (R)	Aylesbury United	0–1	Northampton Town	Aylesbury
15:00 GMT			Barnes	Stadium: Buckingham Road Attendance: 4,895

Northampton Town v Coventry City

6 January 1990 (1990-01-06) 3rd round	Northampton Town	1–0	Coventry City	Northampton
15:00 GMT	Berry  43'			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 14,529

Rochdale v Northampton Town

27 January 1990 (1990-01-27) 4th round	Rochdale	3–0	Northampton Town	Rochdale
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 9,048

Littlewoods Cup

Main article: 1989–90 Football League Cup

Mansfield Town v Northampton Town

22 August 1989 (1989-08-22) 1st round 1st leg	Mansfield Town	1–1	Northampton Town	Mansfield
19:30 BST			Adcock	Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 3,095

Northampton Town v Mansfield Town

5 September 1989 (1989-09-05) 1st round 2nd leg	Northampton Town	0–2	Mansfield Town	Northampton
19:30 BST				Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 3,963

Leyland DAF Cup

Main article: 1989–90 Associate Members' Cup

Colchester United v Northampton Town

7 November 1989 (1989-11-07) Prelim round (S)	Colchester United	0–3	Northampton Town	Colchester
19:30 GMT			Collins Barnes Chard	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 1,780

Northampton Town v Maidstone United

28 November 1989 (1989-11-28) Prelim round (S)	Northampton Town	2–4	Maidstone United	Northampton
19:30 GMT	Wilcox Gernon			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 1,665

Southend United v Northampton Town

17 January 1990 (1990-01-17) 1st round	Southend United	2–1	Northampton Town	Southend-on-Sea
19:30 GMT			Collins	Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 1,346

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	–	–	5	–	–	2	–	–	3	–	–	56	–	–
DF	Irvin Gernon	12	–	1	3	–	–	–	–	–	3	–	1	18	–	2
DF	David Johnson	6	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	6	1	–
DF	Keith McPherson	43	–	1	5	–	–	2	–	–	3	–	–	53	–	1
DF	Steve Terry	17	–	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	17	–	2
DF	Russ Wilcox	46	–	3	5	–	–	2	–	–	3	–	1	56	–	4
DF	Wayne Williams	14	1	–	–	–	–	1	1	–	1	–	–	16	2	–
DF	Paul Wilson	26	1	–	3	–	–	2	–	–	1	1	–	32	2	–
MF	Mickey Bell	5	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	5	1	–
MF	Steve Berry	41	–	2	5	–	1	2	–	–	3	–	–	51	–	3
MF	Steve Brown	15	6	1	3	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	18	6	1
MF	Phil Chard	29	–	2	5	–	–	–	–	–	2	–	1	36	–	3
MF	Warren Donald	20	7	2	2	1	–	2	–	–	1	–	–	25	8	2
MF	Trevor Quow	25	5	1	3	–	–	2	–	–	–	–	–	30	5	1
MF	Bradley Sandeman	20	9	1	2	–	–	1	1	–	3	–	–	26	10	1
MF	David Scope	2	5	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	3	5	–
MF	Martin Singleton	6	4	–	–	2	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	8	6	–
MF	Aidey Thorpe	13	–	3	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	13	–	3
FW	Bobby Barnes	37	–	18	5	–	1	–	–	–	3	–	1	45	–	20
FW	Darren Collins	33	2	8	4	–	–	1	1	–	1	2	2	39	5	10
FW	Carl Leaburn	9	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	9	–	–
Players who left before end of season:
MF	Dean Thomas	31	–	3	5	–	1	2	–	–	3	–	–	41	–	4
FW	Tony Adcock	8	–	3	–	–	–	2	–	1	–	–	–	10	–	4
FW	Paul Culpin	1	3	–	–	–	–	1	1	–	–	–	–	2	4	–
FW	Glen Donegal	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–
FW	Terry McPhillips	–	1	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	3	–

References

1. Rollin, Jack, ed. (1990). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1990–91. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 258. ISBN 978-0-356-17911-7.
2. Football League appearances only.
3. "Welcome to the Wonderful World of West Ham United Statistics - Keith McPherson". www.westhamstats.info. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
4. 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.

Books

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