1993–94 Northampton Town F.C. season
Northampton Town 1993–94 football season
1993–94 season | |
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Chairman | Barry Ward |
Manager | Phil Chard (until September) John Barnwell |
Stadium | County Ground |
Division Three | 22nd |
FA Cup | First round |
Coca-Cola Cup | First round |
Autoglass Trophy | Second round (s) |
Top goalscorer | League: Ian Gilzean (10) All: Martin Aldridge (11) |
Highest home attendance | 6,432 vs Chester City |
Lowest home attendance | 1,062 vs Hereford United |
Average home league attendance | 3,454 |
The 1993–94 season was Northampton Town's 97th season in their history and the fourth successive season in the Third Division. Alongside competing in Division Three, the club also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy.
Players
- As of match played 7 May 1994.[1]
Name | Position | Nat. | Place of birth | Date of birth | Apps | Goals | Signed from | Date signed | Fee | ||
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Goalkeepers | |||||||||||
Barry Richardson | GK | Wallsend | (1969-08-05)5 August 1969 (aged 24) | 113 | 0 | Stockport County | September 1991 | Free | |||
Steve Sherwood | GK | Selby | (1953-12-10)10 December 1953 (aged 40) | 20 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | August 1993 | Free | |||
Defenders | |||||||||||
Jason Burnham | LB | Mansfield | (1973-05-08)8 May 1973 (aged 20) | 108 | 2 | Apprentice | July 1991 | N/A | |||
Lee Colkin | LB | Nuneaton | (1974-07-15)15 July 1974 (aged 19) | 53 | 2 | Apprentice | 31 August 1992 | N/A | |||
Terry Fleming | RB/CM | Marston Green | (1973-01-05)5 January 1973 (aged 21) | 35 | 1 | Coventry City | August 1993 | Free | |||
Bernie Gallacher | LB | Johnstone | (1967-03-22)22 March 1967 (aged 27) | 5 | 0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | January 1994 | Free | |||
Steve Terry (c) | CB | Clapton | (1962-06-14)14 June 1962 (aged 31) | 211 | 18 | Hull City | March 1990 | £70,000 | |||
Ray Warburton | CB | Rotherham | (1967-10-07)7 October 1967 (aged 26) | 17 | 1 | York City | 4 February 1994 | £35,000 | |||
Midfielders | |||||||||||
Micky Bell | W | Newcastle-upon-Tyne | (1971-11-15)15 November 1971 (aged 22) | 164 | 11 | Apprentice | April 1990 | N/A | |||
Phil Chard | U | Corby | (1960-10-16)16 October 1960 (aged 33) | 331 | 54 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | October 1989 | Free | |||
John Cornwell | CM | Bethnal Green | (1964-10-13)13 October 1964 (aged 29) | 13 | 1 | Southend United | February 1994 | Loan | |||
Efon Elad | W | Hillingdon | (1970-09-05)5 September 1970 (aged 23) | 10 | 0 | SC Fortuna Köln | January 1994 | Free | |||
Paul Fitzpatrick | CM/CB | Liverpool | (1965-10-05)5 October 1965 (aged 28) | 2 | 1 | Hamilton Academical | February 1994 | Free | |||
Darren Harmon | CM | Northampton | (1973-01-30)30 January 1973 (aged 21) | 67 | 8 | Shrewsbury Town | 24 October 1992 | Free | |||
Gary Harrison | MF | Northampton | (1975-03-12)12 March 1975 (aged 19) | 2 | 0 | Apprentice | December 1993 | N/A | |||
Les Phillips | CM | Lambeth | (1963-01-07)7 January 1963 (aged 31) | 32 | 0 | Oxford United | July 1993 | Free | |||
Forwards | |||||||||||
Martin Aldridge | FW | Northampton | (1974-12-06)6 December 1974 (aged 19) | 48 | 13 | Apprentice | 27 August 1993 | N/A | |||
Ian Gilzean | FW | Enfield (ENG) | (1969-12-10)10 December 1969 (aged 24) | 39 | 10 | Dundee | August 1993 | Free | |||
Warren Patmore | FW | London | (1971-08-14)14 August 1971 (aged 22) | 17 | 2 | Millwall | December 1993 | Free | |||
Kevin Wilkin | FW | Cambridge | (1967-10-01)1 October 1967 (aged 26) | 87 | 13 | Cambridge City | August 1990 | Free |
Competitions
Endsleigh League Division Three
League table
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
18 | Lincoln City | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 52 | 63 | −11 | 47 |
19 | Wigan Athletic | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 51 | 70 | −19 | 45 |
20 | Hereford United | 42 | 12 | 6 | 24 | 60 | 79 | −19 | 42 |
21 | Darlington | 42 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 42 | 64 | −22 | 41 |
22 | Northampton Town | 42 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 44 | 66 | −22 | 38 |
Source: [citation needed]
Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
42 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 44 | 66 | −22 | 38 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 23 | +2 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 43 | −24 |
Last updated: 26 April 2022.
Source: [citation needed]
League position by match
Source: 11v11.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
Win Draw Loss
Bury v Northampton Town
14 August 1993 (1993-08-14) 1 | Bury | 0–0 | Northampton Town | Bury |
15:00 BST | Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 2,540 |
Colchester United v Northampton Town
28 August 1993 (1993-08-28) 2 | Colchester United | 3–2 | Northampton Town | Colchester |
15:00 BST | M.Grainger 34' (pen.) T.English 41' M.Kinsella 71' | Report | S.Brown 5' I.Gilzean 35' | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2,874 Referee: Mike Bailey |
Crewe Alexandra v Northampton Town
31 August 1993 (1993-08-31) 3 | Crewe Alexandra | 3–1 | Northampton Town | Crewe |
19:30 BST | A.Ward T.Naylor D.Rowbotham | I.Gilzean | Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 3,002 |
Northampton Town v Walsall
4 September 1993 (1993-09-04) 4 | Northampton Town | 0–1 | Walsall | Northampton |
15:00 BST | R.McDonald | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 3,278 |
Hereford United v Northampton Town
11 September 1993 (1993-09-11) 5 | Hereford United | 1–1 | Northampton Town | Hereford |
15:00 BST | M.Nicholson | I.Gilzean | Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 2,260 |
Northampton Town v Wigan Athletic
18 September 1993 (1993-09-18) 6 | Northampton Town | 0–2 | Wigan Athletic | Northampton |
15:00 BST | P.Gavin P.Skipper | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 2,281 |
Lincoln City v Northampton Town
25 September 1993 (1993-09-25) 7 | Lincoln City | 4–3 | Northampton Town | Lincoln |
15:00 BST | D.West G.Jones D.Johnson D.Puttnam | M.Aldridge S.Brown D.Harmon | Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 2,705 |
Northampton Town v Darlington
2 October 1993 (1993-10-02) 8 | Northampton Town | 1–0 | Darlington | Northampton |
15:00 BST | M.Aldridge | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 2,268 |
Northampton Town v Wycombe Wanderers
9 October 1993 (1993-10-09) 9 | Northampton Town | 1–1 | Wycombe Wanderers | Northampton |
15:00 BST | M.Aldridge | S.Guppy | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 5,414 |
Northampton Town v Mansfield Town
12 October 1993 (1993-10-12) 10 | Northampton Town | 5–1 | Mansfield Town | Northampton |
19:30 BST | I.Gilzean D.Harmon S.Terry S.Brown | P.McLoughlin | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 2,842 |
Scunthorpe United v Northampton Town
16 October 1993 (1993-10-16) 11 | Scunthorpe United | 7–0 | Northampton Town | Scunthorpe |
15:00 BST | M.Carmichael M.Elliott I.Thompstone A.Toman M.Smith | Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 2,814 |
Northampton Town v Carlisle United
23 October 1993 (1993-10-23) 12 | Northampton Town | 1–1 | Carlisle United | Northampton |
15:00 BST | M.Aldridge | D.Edmondson | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 2,886 |
Doncaster Rovers v Northampton Town
30 October 1993 (1993-10-30) 13 | Doncaster Rovers | 2–1 | Northampton Town | Doncaster |
15:00 GMT | D.Roche | I.Gilzean | Stadium: Belle Vue Attendance: 2,227 |
Torquay United v Northampton Town
2 November 1993 (1993-11-02) 14 | Torquay United | 2–0 | Northampton Town | Torquay |
19:30 GMT | A.Foster D.O'Riordan | Stadium: Plainmoor Attendance: 2,704 |
Northampton Town v Shrewsbury Town
6 November 1993 (1993-11-06) 15 | Northampton Town | 0–3 | Shrewsbury Town | Northampton |
15:00 GMT | D.Spink T.Lynch | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 2,639 |
Chester City v Northampton Town
20 November 1993 (1993-11-20) 16 | Chester City | 1–0 | Northampton Town | Chester |
15:00 GMT | D.Pugh | Stadium: Deva Stadium Attendance: 2,650 |
Northampton Town v Chesterfield
27 November 1993 (1993-11-27) 17 | Northampton Town | 2–2 | Chesterfield | Northampton |
15:00 GMT | I.Gilzean M.Aldridge | S.Norris A.Morris | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 1,866 |
Mansfield Town v Northampton Town
11 December 1993 (1993-12-11) 18 | Mansfield Town | 1–0 | Northampton Town | Mansfield |
15:00 GMT | P.Holland | Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 2,391 |
Northampton Town v Bury
18 December 1993 (1993-12-18) 19 | Northampton Town | 0–1 | Bury | Northampton |
15:00 GMT | T.Rigby | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 2,369 |
Gillingham v Northampton Town
27 December 1993 (1993-12-27) 20 | Gillingham | 1–0 | Northampton Town | Gillingham |
15:00 GMT | S.Terry o.g.' | Stadium: Priestfield Attendance: 4,573 |
Rochdale v Northampton Town
1 January 1994 (1994-01-01) 21 | Rochdale | 6–2 | Northampton Town | Rochdale |
15:00 GMT | D.Lancaster 9', 40', 74' S.Whitehall 44' M.Stuart 82' J.Taylor 83' | I.Gilzean 66' D.Harmon 78' | Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 2,453 |
Northampton Town v Crewe Alexandra
3 January 1994 (1994-01-03) 22 | Northampton Town | 2–2 | Crewe Alexandra | Northampton |
15:00 GMT | I.Gilzean L.Colkin | T.Naylor S.Smith | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 3,404 |
Scarborough v Northampton Town
8 January 1994 (1994-01-08) 23 | Scarborough | 2–1 | Northampton Town | Scarborough |
15:00 GMT | A.Toman C.Whitington | I.Gilzean | Stadium: Athletic Ground Attendance: 1,703 |
Wycombe Wanderers v Northampton Town
22 January 1994 (1994-01-22) 24 | Wycombe Wanderers | 1–0 | Northampton Town | High Wycombe |
15:00 GMT | S.Guppy | Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 6,737 |
Northampton Town v Doncaster Rovers
29 January 1994 (1994-01-29) 25 | Northampton Town | 0–0 | Doncaster Rovers | Northampton |
15:00 GMT | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 2,900 |
Carlisle United v Northampton Town
5 February 1994 (1994-02-05) 26 | Carlisle United | 0–1 | Northampton Town | Carlisle |
15:00 GMT | P.Chard | Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 4,535 |
Northampton Town v Scarborough
12 February 1994 (1994-02-12) 27 | Northampton Town | 3–2 | Scarborough | Northampton |
15:00 GMT | D.Harmon P.Fitzpatrick I.Gilzean | S.Murray C.Whitington | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 2,974 |
Northampton Town v Colchester United
19 February 1993 (1993-02-19) 28 | Northampton Town | 1–1 | Colchester United | Northampton |
15:00 GMT | K.Wilkin 19' | Report | R.McDonough 24' C.Hyslop 7' | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 3,185 Referee: Terry Lunt |
Walsall v Northampton Town
26 February 1994 (1994-02-26) 29 | Walsall | 1–3 | Northampton Town | Walsall |
15:00 GMT | K.Lightbourne | D.Harmon K.Wilkin W.Patmore | Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 4,553 |
Northampton Town v Hereford United
5 March 1994 (1994-03-05) 30 | Northampton Town | 0–1 | Hereford United | Northampton |
15:00 GMT | C.Pike | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 5,394 |
Northampton Town v Scunthorpe United
8 March 1994 (1994-03-08) 31 | Northampton Town | 4–0 | Scunthorpe United | Northampton |
19:30 GMT | D.Harmon T.Fleming pen.' M.Aldridge K.Wilkin | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 3,192 | ||
Note: Fixture was previously postponed on January 15, 1994 due to a waterlogged pitch.[2] |
Wigan Athletic v Northampton Town
12 March 1994 (1994-03-12) 32 | Wigan Athletic | 1–1 | Northampton Town | Wigan |
15:00 GMT | M.Wright | J.Cornwell | Stadium: Springfield Park Attendance: 1,855 |
Northampton Town v Preston North End
15 March 1994 (1994-03-15) 33 | Northampton Town | 2–0 | Preston North End | Northampton |
19:30 GMT | A.Fensome o.g.' M.Aldridge | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 3,845 | ||
Note: Fixture was previously postponed on December 29, 1993 due to an unfit pitch and fear of more rain.[2] |
Northampton Town v Lincoln City
19 March 1994 (1994-03-19) 34 | Northampton Town | 0–0 | Lincoln City | Northampton |
15:00 GMT | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 3,868 |
Darlington v Northampton Town
26 March 1994 (1994-03-26) 35 | Darlington | 0–1 | Northampton Town | Darlington |
15:00 GMT | R.Warburton | Stadium: Feethams Attendance: 3,226 |
Northampton Town v Gillingham
2 April 1994 (1994-04-02) 36 | Northampton Town | 1–2 | Gillingham | Northampton |
15:00 BST | W.Patmore | R.Carpenter N.Forster | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 4,628 |
Preston North End v Northampton Town
4 April 1994 (1994-04-04) 37 | Preston North End | 1–1 | Northampton Town | Preston |
15:00 BST | G.Ainsworth | D.Harmon | Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 7,517 |
Northampton Town v Rochdale
9 April 1994 (1994-04-09) 38 | Northampton Town | 1–2 | Rochdale | Northampton |
15:00 BST | M.Aldridge 64' | M.Stuart 43' J.Bowden 74' | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 3,330 |
Northampton Town v Torquay United
16 April 1994 (1994-04-16) 39 | Northampton Town | 0–1 | Torquay United | Northampton |
15:00 BST | D.Darby | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 3,519 |
Shrewsbury Town v Northampton Town
23 April 1994 (1994-04-23) 40 | Shrewsbury Town | 2–1 | Northampton Town | Shrewsbury |
15:00 BST | W.Clarke R.Woods | K.Wilkin | Stadium: Gay Meadow Attendance: 6,512 |
Northampton Town v Chester City
30 April 1994 (1994-04-30) 41 | Northampton Town | 1–0 | Chester City | Northampton |
15:00 BST | K.Wilkin | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 6,432 |
Chesterfield v Northampton Town
7 May 1994 (1994-05-07) 42 | Chesterfield | 4–0 | Northampton Town | Chesterfield |
15:00 BST | J.Hewitt K.Davies T.Curtis | Stadium: Saltergate Attendance: 5,285 |
FA Cup
Northampton Town v Bromsgrove Rovers
13 November 1993 (1993-11-13) First round | Northampton Town | 1–2 | Bromsgrove Rovers | Northampton |
15:00 GMT | M.Aldridge | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 3,382 |
Coca-Cola Cup
Reading v Northampton Town
18 August 1993 (1993-08-18) First round 1st leg | Reading | 3–0 | Northampton Town | Reading |
19:45 BST | J.Quinn S.Lovell P.Parkinson | Stadium: Elm Park Attendance: 3,283 |
Northampton Town v Reading
7 September 1993 (1993-09-07) First round 2nd leg | Northampton Town | 0–2 | Reading | Northampton |
19:30 BST | K.Dillon A.Gray | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 1,631 |
Autoglass Trophy
Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hereford United | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 | Qualified for next round |
Northampton Town | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
Walsall | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 1 |
Source: [citation needed]
Walsall v Northampton Town
19 October 1993 (1993-10-19) Group 3 (s) | Walsall | 0–0 | Northampton Town | Walsall |
19:45 BST | Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 1,897 |
Northampton Town v Hereford United
9 November 1993 (1993-11-09) Group 3 (s) | Northampton Town | 1–1 | Hereford United | Northampton |
19:30 GMT | M.Aldridge | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 1,062 |
Reading v Northampton Town
1 December 1993 (1993-12-01) Second round (s) | Reading | 4–1 | Northampton Town | Reading |
19:45 GMT | M.Aldridge | Stadium: Elm Park Attendance: 1,811 |
Appearances and goals
Pos | Player | Division Three | FA Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | Total | |||||||||||||
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Starts | Sub | Goals | Starts | Sub | Goals | Starts | Sub | Goals | Starts | Sub | Goals | Starts | Sub | Goals | |||||
GK | Barry Richardson | 27 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 29 | – | – | |||
GK | Steve Sherwood | 15 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 19 | 1 | – | |||
DF | Jason Burnham | 15 | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 18 | 3 | – | |||
DF | Lee Colkin | 17 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 18 | 3 | 1 | |||
DF | Terry Fleming | 26 | 5 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 28 | 7 | 1 | |||
DF | Bernie Gallacher | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | – | – | |||
DF | Steve Terry | 39 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 45 | – | 1 | |||
DF | Ray Warburton | 17 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 17 | – | 1 | |||
MF | Micky Bell | 37 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 43 | 1 | – | |||
MF | Phil Chard | 25 | 3 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 30 | 3 | 1 | |||
MF | John Cornwell | 13 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13 | – | 1 | |||
MF | Efon Elad | 8 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 2 | – | |||
MF | Paul Fitzpatrick | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
MF | Darren Harmon | 28 | 3 | 7 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | 31 | 4 | 7 | |||
MF | Gary Harrison | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | |||
MF | Les Phillips | 26 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 32 | – | – | |||
FW | Martin Aldridge | 23 | 5 | 8 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 27 | 6 | 11 | |||
FW | Ian Gilzean | 29 | 4 | 10 | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 35 | 4 | 10 | |||
FW | Warren Patmore | 11 | 6 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11 | 6 | 2 | |||
FW | Kevin Wilkin | 24 | – | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 24 | – | 5 | |||
Players who left before end of season: | |||||||||||||||||||
DF | Ken Gillard | 13 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 18 | 1 | – | |||
DF | Chris Hyslop | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | – | – | |||
DF | Mark Parsons | 19 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 24 | – | – | |||
DF | Richard Preston | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | |||
DF | Ian Sampson | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | – | – | |||
DF | Scott Stackman | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | |||
DF | Darren Wood | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | |||
MF | Steve Brown | 24 | – | 4 | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 29 | – | 4 | |||
FW | Sean Francis | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
References
- ^ Rollin, Jack, ed. (1994). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1994–95. London: Headline Book Publishing. ISBN 978-0747278573.
- ^ a b "1993/94 Division 4". ntfcmemorabilia.weebly.com. 28 January 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
Books
- Grande, Frank (1997). Northampton Town F.C.: The Official Centenary History. London: Yore Publications. ISBN 978-1874427674.