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Northampton Town
1984–85 season
ChairmanNeville Ronson
(until April)
Derek Banks
(from April)
ManagerTony Barton
(until April)
Graham Carr
(from April 14)
StadiumCounty Ground
Division Four23rd (re-elected)
FA CupSecond round
Milk CupFirst round
Freight Rover TrophyFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: Ian Benjamin (18)
All: Ian Benjamin (19)
Highest home attendance4,815 vs VS Rugby
Lowest home attendance942 vs Chester City
Average home league attendance1,826

The 1984–85 season was Northampton Town's 88th season in their history and the eighth 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

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As of match played 6 May 1985.[1]
Name Position Nat. Place of Birth Date of Birth (Age) Apps Goals Previous club Date signed Fee
Goalkeepers
Peter Gleasure GK England Luton (1960-10-08)8 October 1960 (aged 24) 116 0 Millwall March 1983
Defenders
Michael Barnes CB England Reading (1963-09-17)17 September 1963 (aged 21) 25 1 Reading August 1984
Mark Bushell FB England Northampton (1968-06-05)5 June 1968 (aged 16) 1 0 Apprentice April 1985 N/A
Wakeley Gage CB England Northampton (1958-05-05)5 May 1958 (aged 27) 253 22 Desborough Town October 1979 £8,000[2]
Russell Lewis CB Wales Blaengwynfi (1956-09-15)15 September 1956 (aged 28) 104 6 Swindon Town Summer 1983
Brian Mundee LB England Hammersmith (1964-01-12)12 January 1964 (aged 21) 81 4 AFC Bournemouth Summer 1983
Geoff Scott CB England Birmingham (1956-10-31)31 October 1956 (aged 28) 22 0 Middlesbrough September 1984
Paul Shirtliff FB England Hoyland (1962-11-03)3 November 1962 (aged 22) 29 0 Sheffield Wednesday Summer 1984
Midfielders
Paul Bancroft CM England Derby (1964-09-10)10 September 1964 (aged 20) 17 0 Derby County July 1984 Free
Neil Brough W England Daventry (1965-12-22)22 December 1965 (aged 19) 13 0 Apprentice December 1983 N/A
Steve Brown CM England Northampton (1966-07-06)6 July 1966 (aged 18) 15 3 Apprentice May 1983 N/A
Phil Cavener W England Tynemouth (1961-06-02)2 June 1961 (aged 23) 32 7 FK Karlskrona August 1984
Warren Donald CM England Hillingdon (1964-10-07)7 October 1964 (aged 20) 11 2 West Ham United March 1985 Loan
Austin Hayes W Republic of Ireland Hammersmith (ENG) (1958-07-15)15 July 1958 (aged 26) 78 14 Millwall August 1983
Aidy Mann W England Northampton (1967-07-12)12 July 1967 (aged 17) 45 3 Apprentice May 1984 N/A
Keith Thompson W England Birmingham (1965-04-24)24 April 1965 (aged 20) 10 1 Coventry City March 1985 Loan
Ray Train (c) DM England Bedworth (1951-02-10)10 February 1951 (aged 34) 54 3 Oxford United March 1984
Forwards
Frankie Belfon FW England Wellingborough (1965-02-18)18 February 1965 (aged 20) 93 17 Apprentice April 1982 N/A
Ian Benjamin FW England Nottingham (1961-12-11)11 December 1961 (aged 23) 52 19 Peterborough United Summer 1984

Competitions

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Canon League Division Four

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Main article: 1984–85 Football League § Fourth Division

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
20 Southend United 46 13 11 22 58 83 −25 50
21 Halifax Town 46 15 5 26 42 69 −27 50 Re-elected
22 Stockport County 46 13 8 25 58 79 −21 47
23 Northampton Town 46 14 5 27 53 74 −21 47
24 Torquay United 46 9 14 23 38 63 −25 41
Source: [citation needed]

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 14 5 27 53 74  −21 47 10 1 12 32 32  0 4 4 15 21 42  −21

Last updated: 30 January 2024.
Source: [citation needed]

League position by match

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHAHHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAAAAAHHAHHAHAHAHHHHAHA
ResultLLLLDLLWLLWWLLLWWLDLLWLWLLLLLLLDLLLLDWLWWWWDWW
Position24242424242424242424222121222221182119212319201818202323232424242424242424242424242424222223
Source: Rothmans Football Yearbook 1985-86
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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  Win   Draw   Loss

25 August 1984 (1984-08-25) 1 Exeter City 5–0 Northampton Town Exeter
15:00 BST o.g.'
R.McDonough
R.Pratt
J.Sims 		Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 3,166
Referee: Les Burden
1 September 1984 (1984-09-01) 2 Northampton Town 1–3 Chesterfield Northampton
15:00 BST A.Hayes pen.' Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 2,554
8 September 1984 (1984-09-08) 3 Darlington 4–0 Northampton Town Darlington
15:00 BST C.Airey 5' 64'
J.Hannah 14'
D.McLean 55' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: Feethams
Attendance: 1,110
15 September 1984 (1984-09-15) 4 Northampton Town 0–1 Halifax Town Northampton
15:00 BST Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 1,437
18 September 1984 (1984-09-18) 5 Northampton Town 0–0 Rochdale Northampton
19:30 BST Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 1,653
Referee: Danny Vickers
22 September 1984 (1984-09-22) 6 Chester City 1–0 Northampton Town Chester
15:00 BST O.Brown Stadium: Sealand Road
Attendance: 1,845
29 September 1984 (1984-09-29) 7 Northampton Town 1–3 Colchester United Northampton
15:00 BST A.Hayes 24'
B.Mundee Red card 64'		 Report N.Parkinson 70'
T.Adcock 74'
K.Bowen 78'		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 1,595
Referee: John Martin
1 October 1984 (1984-10-01) 8 Port Vale 0–3 Northampton Town Burslem
15:00 BST F.Belfon
P.Cavener
A.Hayes 		Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 3,235
Referee: Allan Banks
6 October 1984 (1984-10-06) 9 Northampton Town 0–2 Scunthorpe United Northampton
15:00 BST Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 1,813
13 October 1984 (1984-10-13) 10 Southend United 2–1 Northampton Town Southend-on-Sea
15:00 BST F.Belfon Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 2,265
16 October 1984 (1984-10-16) 11 Wrexham 0–3 Northampton Town Wrexham, Wales
19:30 BST I.Benjamin
W.Gage 		Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 1,748
20 October 1984 (1984-10-20) 12 Northampton Town 4–0 Aldershot Northampton
15:00 BST I.Benjamin
W.Gage 		Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 1,864
Referee: John Hough
27 October 1984 (1984-10-27) 13 Blackpool 2–1 Northampton Town Blackpool
15:00 BST A.Mann Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 3,577
3 November 1984 (1984-11-03) 14 Northampton Town 0–1 Bury Northampton
15:00 GMT Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 2,240
6 November 1984 (1984-11-06) 15 Crewe Alexandra 3–2 Northampton Town Crewe
19:30 GMT F.Belfon
I.Benjamin 		Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 2,154
10 November 1984 (1984-11-10) 16 Northampton Town 4–0 Swindon Town Northampton
15:00 GMT I.Benjamin
W.Gage
A.Hayes pen.'		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 2,274
23 November 1984 (1984-11-23) 17 Tranmere Rovers 1–2 Northampton Town Birkenhead
19:30 GMT F.Belfon
I.Benjamin 		Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 1,899
1 December 1984 (1984-12-01) 18 Northampton Town 0–3 Hereford United Northampton
15:00 GMT Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 2,523
15 December 1984 (1984-12-15) 19 Hartlepool United 0–0 Northampton Town Hartlepool
15:00 GMT Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 2,207
22 December 1984 (1984-12-22) 20 Mansfield Town 2–0 Northampton Town Mansfield
15:00 GMT D.Caldwell Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 2,207
26 December 1984 (1984-12-26) 21 Northampton Town 0–3 Peterborough United Northampton
15:00 GMT Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 4,350
29 December 1984 (1984-12-29) 22 Northampton Town 3–1 Torquay United Northampton
15:00 GMT P.Cavener pen.' Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 1,496
1 January 1985 (1985-01-01) 23 Stockport County 4–2 Northampton Town Stockport
15:00 GMT I.Benjamin
R.Lewis 		Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 1,726
5 January 1985 (1985-01-05) 24 Northampton Town 5–2 Exeter City Northampton
15:00 GMT I.Benjamin
P.Cavener pen.'		 J.McNichol
T.Morgan 		Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 1,475
12 January 1985 (1985-01-12) 25 Chesterfield 2–1 Northampton Town Chesterfield
15:00 GMT P.Cavener pen.' Stadium: Saltergate
Attendance: 3,759
1 February 1985 (1985-02-01) 26 Colchester United 4–1 Northampton Town Colchester
19:30 GMT R.Hedman 63'
T.Adcock 70'
K.Day 72'
N.Parkinson 83' (pen.)		 Report B.Mundee 85' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,314
Referee: Tony Ward
16 February 1985 (1985-02-16) 27 Rochdale 3–0 Northampton Town Rochdale
15:00 GMT D.Thompson 40'
B.Diamond 56', 86'		 Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 1,228
Referee: Neville Ashley
23 February 1985 (1985-02-23) 28 Bury 3–1 Northampton Town Bury
15:15 GMT M.Barnes Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 2,938
26 February 1985 (1985-02-26) 29 Halifax Town 1–0 Northampton Town Halifax
19:30 GMT Stadium: The Shay
Attendance: 1,009
Note: Fixture was previously postponed on January 25, 1985.[3]
2 March 1985 (1985-03-02) 30 Northampton Town 0–1 Blackpool Northampton
15:00 GMT Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 1,860
5 March 1985 (1985-03-05) 31 Northampton Town 0–4 Wrexham Northampton
19:30 GMT Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 1,223
Referee: Darryl Reeves
9 March 1985 (1985-03-09) 32 Aldershot 0–0 Northampton Town Aldershot
15:00 GMT Stadium: Recreation Ground
Attendance: 1,955
17 March 1985 (1985-03-17) 33 Northampton Town 1–2 Southend United Northampton
15:00 GMT F.Belfon Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 1,702
19 March 1985 (1985-03-19) 34 Northampton Town 0–2 Chester City Northampton
19:30 GMT S.Rimmer
R.Greenough 		Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 942
Referee: Allan Gunn
Note: Fixture was previously postponed on February 9, 1985.[3]
22 March 1985 (1985-03-22) 35 Scunthorpe United 2–1 Northampton Town Scunthorpe
19:30 GMT I.Benjamin Stadium: Old Show Ground
Attendance: 2,024
30 March 1985 (1985-03-30) 36 Northampton Town 1–3 Crewe Alexandra Northampton
15:00 GMT I.Benjamin Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 1,264
2 April 1985 (1985-04-02) 37 Peterborough United 0–0 Northampton Town Peterborough
19:30 BST Stadium: London Road
Attendance: 2,482
9 April 1985 (1985-04-09) 38 Northampton Town 4–0 Stockport County Northampton
19:30 BST I.Benjamin
S.Brown
W.Donald
A.Mann 		Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 1,426
Referee: Danny Vickers
13 April 1985 (1985-04-13) 39 Swindon Town 2–0 Northampton Town Swindon
15:00 BST Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 3,642
15 April 1985 (1985-04-15) 40 Northampton Town 2–0 Hartlepool United Northampton
15:00 BST W.Donald
B.Mundee 		Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 1,181
17 April 1985 (1985-04-17) 41 Northampton Town 1–0 Port Vale Northampton
19:30 BST W.Gage Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 1,311
20 April 1985 (1985-04-20) 42 Northampton Town 2–0 Tranmere Rovers Northampton
15:00 BST I.Benjamin
S.Brown 		Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 1,581
23 April 1985 (1985-04-23) 43 Northampton Town 2–1 Darlington Northampton
19:30 BST I.Benjamin
K.Thompson 		Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 1,838
27 April 1985 (1985-04-27) 44 Hereford United 1–1 Northampton Town Hereford
15:00 BST S.Brown Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 3,266
30 April 1985 (1985-04-30) 45 Northampton Town 1–0 Mansfield Town Northampton
19:30 BST R.Train Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 2,350
6 May 1985 (1985-05-06) 46 Torquay United 0–2 Northampton Town Torquay
15:00 BST I.Benjamin
R.Lewis 		Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 1,181

FA Cup

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Main article: 1984–85 FA Cup
17 November 1984 (1984-11-17) First round Northampton Town 2–2 VS Rugby Northampton
15:00 GMT R.Train
T.Lee 		Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 4,815
21 November 1984 (1984-11-21) First round (r) VS Rugby 0–1 Northampton Town Rugby
19:30 GMT W.Gage Stadium: Butlin Road
Attendance: 3,961
8 December 1984 (1984-12-08) Second round Brentford 2–2 Northampton Town Brentford, London
15:00 GMT R.Train
T.Lee 		Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 4,449
17 December 1984 (1984-12-17) Second round (r) Northampton Town 0–2 Brentford Northampton
19:30 GMT Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 3,610
Note: Fixture was previously abandoned on December 11, 1984 due to snow.[3]

Milk Cup

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Main article: 1984–85 Football League Cup
27 August 1984 (1984-08-27) First round 1st leg Crystal Palace 1–0 Northampton Town Selhurst, London
15:00 BST Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 3,752
Referee: Ian Borrett
4 September 1984 (1984-09-04) First round 2nd leg Northampton Town 0–0 Crystal Palace Northampton
19:30 BST Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 2,979

Freight Rover Trophy

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Main article: 1984–85 Associate Members' Cup
29 January 1985 (1985-01-29) First round 1st leg Port Vale 1–1 Northampton Town Burslem
19:30 GMT O.Williams I.Benjamin Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 1,386
5 February 1985 (1985-02-05) First round 2nd leg Northampton Town 1–2 (a.e.t.) Port Vale Northampton
19:30 GMT F.Belfon R.Earle Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 1,407

Appearances and goals

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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 43 – – 4 – – 2 – – 2 – – 51 – –
DF Michael Barnes 19 – 1 4 – – 2 – – – – – 25 – 1
DF Mark Bushell 1 – – – – – – – – – – – 1 – –
DF Wakeley Gage 42 1 4 2 1 1 2 – – 2 – – 48 3 5
DF Russell Lewis 43 1 2 4 – – 1 – – 2 – – 50 1 2
DF Brian Mundee 32 1 2 3 – – 2 – – 2 – – 39 1 2
DF Geoff Scott 16 1 – 2 1 – – – – 2 – – 20 2 –
DF Paul Shirtliff 27 2 – – – – 1 – – – – – 28 2 –
MF Paul Bancroft 15 1 – – – – 1 – – – – – 16 1 –
MF Neil Brough 3 4 – – – – – – – 1 – – 4 4 –
MF Steve Brown 14 – 3 – – – – – – – – – 14 – 3
MF Phil Cavener 28 – 7 1 – – 2 – – 1 – – 32 – 7
MF Warren Donald 11 – 2 – – – – – – – – – 11 – 2
MF Austin Hayes 20 – 5 4 – – 2 – – – 1 – 26 1 5
MF Aidy Mann 36 2 2 4 – – – – – 1 – – 41 2 2
MF Keith Thompson 10 – 1 – – – – – – – – – 10 – 1
MF Ray Train 46 – 1 4 – 2 2 – – 2 – – 54 – 3
FW Frankie Belfon 26 5 5 4 – – 1 – – 2 – 1 33 5 6
FW Ian Benjamin 42 2 18 4 – – 2 – – 2 – 1 50 2 19
Players who left before end of season:
GK Kevin Poole 3 – – – – – – – – – – – 3 – –
MF Mark Hutchinson 1 1 – – – – – – – 1 – – 2 1 –
FW Trevor Lee 24 – – 4 – 2 2 – – 2 – – 32 – 2
FW Mick Perry 4 – – – – – – – – – – – 4 – –

References

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  1. ^ Rothmans Football Yearbook 1985/86, p.252.
  2. ^ Focus on Wakeley Gage, Chester City v. Burnley matchday programme, 5/10/85, p. 13
  3. ^ a b c "1984/85 Division 4". ntfcmemorabilia.weebly.com. 30 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.

Books

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