1998–99 Northampton Town F.C. season

Northampton Town
1998–99 season
ChairmanBarry Stonhill
ManagerIan Atkins
StadiumSixfields Stadium
Division Two22nd
FA CupSecond round
Worthington CupThird round
Auto Windscreens ShieldSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Carlo Corazzin (16)
All: Carlo Corazzin (17)
Highest home attendance7,557 vs Manchester City
Lowest home attendance4,710 vs Wrexham

Players
As of match played 8 May 1999.[1]
Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth Apps[2] Goals Signed from Date signed Fee
Goalkeepers
Steve FrancisGKBillericay (1964-05-29)29 May 1964 (aged 34)30Huddersfield Town25 January 1999Free
Billy TurleyGKWolverhampton (1973-07-15)15 July 1973 (aged 25)280Evesham United10 July 1995Free
Defenders
Ian ClarksonRBSolihull (1970-12-04)4 December 1970 (aged 28)951Stoke City2 August 1996Free
Tony DobsonCBCoventry (1969-02-05)5 February 1969 (aged 30)110Gillingham11 September 1998£25,000
John FrainLBBirmingham (1968-10-08)8 October 1968 (aged 30)972Birmingham CitySummer 1997Free
Ian HendonRBIlford (1971-12-05)5 December 1971 (aged 27)70Notts County25 March 1999£25,000
Colin HillCBUxbridge (ENG) (1963-11-12)12 November 1963 (aged 35)540Trelleborgs FF19 November 1997£30,000
Richard HopeCBStockton-on-Tees (1978-06-22)22 June 1978 (aged 20)190Darlington18 December 1998Undisclosed
Lee HoweyCBSunderland (1969-04-01)1 April 1969 (aged 30)256Burnley19 February 1999£50,000
Garry HughesRBBirmingham (1979-11-19)19 November 1979 (aged 19)00Apprentice7 July 1998N/A
Ian SampsonCBWakefield (1968-11-14)14 November 1968 (aged 30)20614Sunderland5 August 1994£30,000
Midfielders
Ali GibbRMSalisbury (1976-02-17)17 February 1976 (aged 23)1164Norwich City5 February 1996£30,000
James HuntCMDerby (1976-12-17)17 December 1976 (aged 22)552Notts County1 August 1997Free
Roy HunterCMSaltburn-by-the-Sea (1973-10-29)29 October 1973 (aged 25)11610West Bromwich Albion2 August 1995Free
Sean ParrishLMWrexham (1972-03-14)14 March 1972 (aged 27)8410Doncaster Rovers2 August 1996£35,000
Dean PeerCMWordsley (1969-08-08)8 August 1969 (aged 29)1195Walsall22 August 1995Free
Damian MatthewLMIslington (1970-09-23)23 September 1970 (aged 28)10Burnley1 June 1998Free
Dave SavageRMDublin (1973-07-30)30 July 1973 (aged 25)275Millwall7 October 1998£80,000
Duncan SpeddingLMCamberley (1977-09-07)7 September 1977 (aged 21)241Southampton14 July 1998Free
Michael WarnerCMHarrogate (1974-01-17)17 January 1974 (aged 25)300Tamworth31 May 1995Free
Forwards
Carlo CorazzinFWNew Westminster (1971-12-25)25 December 1971 (aged 27)3916Plymouth Argyle26 June 1998Bosman
Steve HowardFWDurham (1976-05-10)10 May 1976 (aged 22)120Hartlepool United22 February 1999£120,000
Christian LeeFWAylesbury (1976-10-08)8 October 1976 (aged 22)578Doncaster Rovers13 July 1995Free
David SealFWPenrith, NSW (1972-01-26)26 January 1972 (aged 27)4312Bristol City12 September 1997£90,000
Paul WilkinsonFWLouth (1964-10-30)30 October 1964 (aged 34)151Millwall1 July 1998Free
Kevin WilsonFWBanbury (ENG) (1961-04-18)18 April 1961 (aged 38)171Walsall28 July 1997Free

Competitions

Division Two

League table
Pos Team Pld HW HD HL HGF HGA AW AD AL AGF AGA GS Pts Promotion or relegation
20 Oldham Athletic 46 8 4 11 26 31 6 5 12 22 35 48 51
21 York City 46 6 8 9 28 33 7 3 13 28 47 56 50 Relegated
22 Northampton Town 46 4 12 7 26 31 6 6 11 17 26 43 48
23 Lincoln City 46 9 4 10 27 27 4 3 16 15 47 42 46
24 Macclesfield Town 46 7 4 12 24 30 4 6 13 19 33 43 43
Source:
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
46 10 18 18 43 57  −14 48 4 12 7 26 31  −5 6 6 11 17 26  −9

Last updated: 14 April 2020.
Source:

League position by match
Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAHAHAAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAAHAAAHHAHHHAAHAHAHHAHHAH
ResultLDDLDLWDLDLWDLDWDLLDWWLDLLLDLWLLLDWLLWDWDWDDDD
Position19182222212219202019221919192119192121211918181718202020212121222222222224212221212020202022
Source: Rothmans Football Yearbook 1999-2000
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

8 August 1998 (1998-08-08) 1Northampton Town1–3Stoke CityNorthampton
15:00 BST Corazzin  11' Kavanagh  7' (pen.)
Thorne  63'
Crowe  83'		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,661
Referee: Andy D'Urso
15 August 1998 (1998-08-15) 2Walsall0–0Northampton TownWalsall
15:00 BST Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 4,360
Referee: Tony Leake
22 August 1998 (1998-08-22) 3Northampton Town1–1Notts CountyNorthampton
15:00 BST Warburton  90' Torpey  70' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,141
Referee: Mark Halsey
29 August 1998 (1998-08-29) 4Wrexham1–0Northampton TownWrexham
15:00 BST Ward  52' Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 3,534
Referee: Matt Messias
31 August 1998 (1998-08-31) 5Northampton Town0–0Lincoln CityNorthampton
15:00 BST Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,964
Referee: Paul Danson
5 September 1998 (1998-09-05) 6Blackpool2–1Northampton TownBlackpool
15:00 BST Clarkson  71'
Thompson  82'		 Corazzin  16' (pen.) Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 4,017
Referee: Mike Dean
8 September 1998 (1998-09-08) 7Gillingham2–3Northampton TownGillingham
19:45 BST Smith  2', 56' Hunter  17'
Corazzin  54'
Spedding  81'		 Stadium: Priestfield
Attendance: 4,897
Referee: Rob Styles
12 September 1998 (1998-09-12) 8Northampton Town1–1Oldham AthleticNorthampton
15:00 BST Freestone  56' Duxbury  45' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,210
Referee: Paul Rejer
19 September 1998 (1998-09-19) 9Millwall2–1Northampton TownMillwall, London
15:00 BST Harris  49'
Cahill  61'		 Sampson  31' Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 5,997
Referee: Anthony Bates
26 September 1998 (1998-09-26) 10Northampton Town2–2Manchester CityNorthampton
15:00 BST Peer  30'
Corazzin  64'		 Dickov  54'
Goater  88'		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 7,557
Referee: Clive Wilkes
3 October 1998 (1998-10-03) 11Wigan Athletic1–0Northampton TownWigan
15:00 BST Dobson  67' (o.g.) Stadium: Springfield Park
Attendance: 4,396
Referee: Terry Heilbron
10 October 1998 (1998-10-10) 12Northampton Town3–1Bristol RoversNorthampton
15:00 BST Heggs  30'
Corazzin  44' (pen.)
Hunt  52'		 Meaker  21'  68'
Challis  90'		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,023
Referee: Bill Jordan
17 October 1998 (1998-10-17) 13Bournemouth1–1Northampton TownBournemouth
15:00 BST Stein  26' Hodgson  49' Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 6,362
Referee: Alan Butler
20 October 1998 (1998-10-20) 14Luton Town1–0Northampton TownLuton
19:45 BST Alexander  20' Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 6,087
Referee: M.Fletcher
24 October 1998 (1998-10-24) 15Northampton Town1–1Preston North EndNorthampton
15:00 BST Hunt  90' Hill  7' (o.g.)
Harris  82'		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,085
Referee: T Jones
31 October 1998 (1998-10-31) 16Macclesfield Town0–1Northampton TownMacclesfield
15:00 GMT McDonald  88' Corazzin  18' Stadium: Moss Rose
Attendance: 3,201
Referee: Alan Wiley
7 November 1998 (1998-11-07) 17Northampton Town1–1Wycombe WanderersNorthampton
15:00 GMT Corazzin  2' (pen.) Mohan  38' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,248
Referee: Steve Bennett
10 November 1998 (1998-11-10) 18Colchester United1–0Northampton TownColchester
19:45 GMT Greene  88' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,597
Referee: Roger Furnandiz
21 November 1998 (1998-11-21) 19Northampton Town0–1ReadingNorthampton
15:00 GMT Brebner  61' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,970
Referee: Mike Dean
28 November 1998 (1998-11-28) 20York City1–1Northampton TownYork
15:00 GMT Cresswell  71' Corazzin  61' Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 2,656
Referee: Graham Frankland
12 December 1998 (1998-12-12) 21Northampton Town1–0ChesterfieldNorthampton
15:00 GMT Howey  71' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,282
Referee: David Crick
19 December 1998 (1998-12-19) 22Burnley0–2Northampton TownBurnley
15:00 GMT Wilkinson  71'
Corazzin  81'		 Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 8,783
Referee: Andy Hall
26 December 1998 (1998-12-26) 23Notts County3–1Northampton TownNottingham
15:00 GMT Grant  1'
Tierney  6'
Richardson  44'		 Howey  72' Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 6,131
Referee: Ray Olivier
28 December 1998 (1998-12-28) 24Northampton Town1–1FulhamNorthampton
15:00 GMT Freestone  68' Horsfield  49' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 7,315
Referee: Mark Cowburn
9 January 1999 (1999-01-09) 25Stoke City3–1Northampton TownStoke-on-Trent
15:00 GMT Ray Wallace  56'
Peter Thorne  74'
Kyle Lightbourne  84'		 Howey  90' Stadium: Britannia Stadium
Attendance: 11,180
Referee: David Pugh
23 January 1999 (1999-01-23) 26Lincoln City1–0Northampton TownLincoln
15:00 GMT Holmes  35' Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 4,608
Referee: Kenneth Leach
30 January 1999 (1999-01-30) 27Fulham2–0Northampton TownFulham, London
15:00 GMT Hayles  18'
Albert  70'		 Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 11,641
Referee: Mark Halsey
6 February 1999 (1999-02-06) 28Northampton Town0–0BlackpoolNorthampton
15:00 GMT Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,592
Referee: Guy Stretton
13 February 1999 (1999-02-13) 29Northampton Town0–1GillinghamNorthampton
15:00 GMT Smith  49' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,981
Referee: Chris Foy
20 February 1999 (1999-02-20) 30Oldham Athletic0–1Northampton TownOldham
15:00 GMT Corazzin  10' (pen.) Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 4,752
Referee: Graham Laws
23 February 1999 (1999-02-23) 31Northampton Town0–1WalsallNorthampton
19:45 GMT Mavrak  65' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,631
Referee: William Burns
27 February 1999 (1999-02-27) 32Northampton Town1–2MilllwallNorthampton
15:00 GMT Corazzin  80' Nethercott  59'
Reid  82'
Sadlier  87'		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,490
Referee: Mick Pierce
2 March 1999 (1999-03-02) 33Northampton Town0–2WrexhamNorthampton
19:45 GMT Howard  21' Whitley  78'
Gibson  83'		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,710
Referee: Scott Mathieson
6 March 1999 (1999-03-06) 34Manchester City0–0Northampton TownManchester
15:00 GMT Horlock  30' Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 27,999
Referee: Matt Messias
13 March 1999 (1999-03-13) 35Wycombe Wanderers1–2Northampton TownHigh Wycombe
15:00 GMT Brown  62'
Baird  15'		 Parrish  15'
Corazzin  84'
Frain  90'		 Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 4,861
Referee: Anthony Bates
20 March 1999 (1999-03-20) 36Northampton Town0–2Macclesfield TownNorthampton
15:00 GMT Wood  62'
Sorvel  84'		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,790
Referee: Lee Cable
27 March 1999 (1999-03-27) 37Preston North End3–0Northampton TownPreston
15:00 GMT Basham  36', 63'
Macken  70'		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 10,686
Referee: M.Brandwood
2 April 1999 (1999-04-02) 38Northampton Town2–1BournemouthNorthampton
15:00 BST Lee  33'
Corazzin  37'		 Robinson  17' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,858
Referee: Terry Heilbron
5 April 1999 (1999-04-05) 39Bristol Rovers1–1Northampton TownBristol
15:00 BST Penrice  64' Corazzin  6'
Hendon  58'		 Stadium: Memorial Ground
Attendance: 6,580
Referee: David Crick
10 April 1999 (1999-04-10) 40Northampton Town1–0Luton TownNorthampton
15:00 BST Corazzin  34' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,856
Referee: T.Jones
13 April 1999 (1999-04-13) 41Northampton Town2–2York CityNorthampton
19:45 BST Howey  39'
Wilson  51'		 Lloyd-Williams  19'
Jordan  55'		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,220
Referee: Eddie Lomas
17 April 1999 (1999-04-17) 42Reading0–1Northampton TownReading
15:00 BST Savage  89' Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 10,132
Referee: Ray Olivier
24 April 1999 (1999-04-24) 43Northampton Town3–3Colchester UnitedNorthampton
15:00 BST Savage  18'
Corazzin  41' (pen.)
Howey  63'		 Buckle  3'
Aspinall  47' (pen.)
Duguid  71'		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,146
Referee: Graham Frankland
29 April 1999 (1999-04-29) 44Northampton Town3–3Wigan AthleticNorthampton
19:45 BST Savage  7', 71'
O'Neill  58' (o.g.)		 Haworth  9'
Rogers  37'
Barlow  47' (pen.)
McGibbon  78'		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,404
Referee: Bill Jordan
3 May 1999 (1999-05-03) 45Chesterfield0–0Northampton TownChesterfield
15:00 BST Stadium: Saltergate
Attendance: 5,110
Referee: D Laws
8 May 1999 (1999-05-08) 46Northampton Town2–2BurnleyNorthampton
15:00 BST Savage  7'
Howey  80'		 Cook  69' (pen.)
Cooke  88'		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 7,435
Referee: Andrew Butler

FA Cup
Main article: 1998–99 FA Cup
14 November 1998 (1998-11-14) 1st roundNorthampton Town2–1Lancaster CityNorthampton
15:00 GMT Seal  2'
Thomson  55' (o.g.)
Sampson  56'		 Thomson  30' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Referee: Andy D'Urso
5 December 1998 (1998-12-05) 2nd roundYeovil Town2–0Northampton TownYeovil
15:00 GMT Thompson  14'
Patmore  82'		 Stadium: Huish Park
Referee: P.Richards

League Cup
Main article: 1998–99 Football League Cup
11 August 1998 (1998-08-11) 1st round 1st legNorthampton Town2–1Brighton & Hove AlbionNorthampton
19:45 BST Heggs  39'
Freestone  53'		 Storer  47' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Referee: John Kirkby
19 August 1998 (1998-08-19) 1st round 2nd legBrighton & Hove Albion1–1 (a.e.t)Northampton TownGillingham
19:45 BST Barker  48' Heggs  97' Stadium: Priestfield
Referee: Paul Taylor
15 September 1998 (1998-09-15) 2nd round 1st legNorthampton Town2–0West Ham UnitedNorthampton
19:45 BST Freestone  77' (85) Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 7,254
Referee: Paul Alcock
22 September 1998 (1998-09-22) 2nd round 2nd legWest Ham United1–0Northampton TownUpton Park, London
19:45 BST Lampard  90' Report Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 25,435
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
27 October 1998 (1998-10-27) 3rd roundNorthampton Town1–3Tottenham HotspurNorthampton
19:45 GMT Parrish  30' Report Armstrong  39' (83)
Campbell  47'		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 7,422
Referee: Graham Poll

Auto Windscreens Shield
Main article: 1998–99 Football League Trophy
16 December 1998 (1998-12-16) 2nd round (S)Cambridge United3–2Northampton TownCambridge
19:30 GMT Walker  18'
Benjamin  57'
Butler  60'		 Corazzin  11'
Freestone  56'		 Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 2,391
Referee: Steve Baines

Appearances, goals and cards
Pos Player Division Two FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total Discipline
Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals
GKSteve Francis 3––––––––––– 3––––
GKBilly Turley 25––2–––––1–– 28––––
DFIan Clarkson 32––––11–––– 43–1–
DFTony Dobson 83–––––1–––– 84–––
DFJohn Frain 401–2––4––1–– 471–51
DFIan Hendon 7––––––––––– 7––11
DFColin Hill 225–2––5–––1– 296–21
DFRichard Hope 172–––––––1–– 182–3–
DFLee Howey 25–6––––––1–– 26–66–
DFGarry Hughes ––––1––––––– –1–––
DFIan Sampson 41–12–13––1–– 47–25–
MFAli Gibb 3011–2––5––––– 3711–3–
MFJames Hunt 2410211–22––1– 271426–
MFRoy Hunter 15311––2––––– 18314–
MFDamian Matthew 1–––––1––––– 2––––
MFSean Parrish 33–11––3–1––– 37–26–
MFDean Peer 2151–––3––1–– 25514–
MFDave Savage 18952–––––1–– 21952–
MFDuncan Spedding 1591–––22–1–– 181111–
MFMichael Warner 55––1––2–1–– 68–1–
FWCarlo Corazzin 363162––41–1–1 434172–
FWSteve Howard 12––––––––––– 12––31
FWChristian Lee 91011–––––––– 101014–
FWDavid Seal 51–1–––––––– 61–11
FWPaul Wilkinson 12312––21–––– 16411–
FWKevin Wilson 8–1––––––––– 8–1––
Players who left before end of season:
GKAndy Woodman 18–––––5––––– 23––––
DFCharlie Bishop 4–––––2––––– 6––2–
DFDoug Hodgson 7111––1––––– 9112–
DFRay Warburton 13–1–––4––––– 17–13–
DFChris Wilder 1––––––––––– 1––––
DFTony Witter 13–––––1–––– 14–1–
MFJason Dozzell –––––––––––– –––––
FWAndy Clarke 22–––––––––– 22–––
FWChris Freestone 17142–2–4–31–1 221665–
FWCarl Heggs 851–––212––– 10634–
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References
  1. Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (1999). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1999–2000. London: Headline Publishing Group. p. 260. ISBN 978-0-7472-7627-2.
  2. Football League appearances only.
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