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Northampton Town
1988–89 season
ChairmanDerek Banks
(until February)
Dick Underwood
(from February)
ManagerGraham Carr
StadiumCounty Ground
Division Three20th
FA CupFirst round
Littlewoods CupSecond round
Sherpa Vans TrophyQuarter-final (s)
Top goalscorerLeague: Tony Adcock (17)
All: Tony Adcock (20)
Highest home attendance6,907 vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
Lowest home attendance2,821 vs Mansfield Town
Average home league attendance3,918

The 1988–89 season was Northampton Town's 92nd season in their history and the second 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

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As of match played 13 May 1989.[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 28) 332 0 Millwall March 1983
Gerald Sylvester GK England 0 0 Apprentice Summer 1988 N/A
Defenders
Mick Bodley CB England Hayes (1967-09-14)14 September 1967 (aged 21) 22 0 Chelsea 12 January 1989
Paul Flexney CB Scotland Glasgow (1965-01-18)18 January 1965 (aged 24) 18 0 Clyde 22 August 1988
Keith McPherson CB England Greenwich (1963-09-11)11 September 1963 (aged 25) 163 8 West Ham United 23 January 1986 £10,000[2]
Russ Wilcox CB England Hemsworth (1964-03-25)25 March 1964 (aged 25) 106 9 Frickley Athletic 30 June 1986 £15,000[3]
Wayne Williams RB England Telford (1963-11-17)17 November 1963 (aged 25) 32 1 Shrewsbury Town 12 January 1988
Paul Wilson LB England Bradford (1968-08-02)2 August 1968 (aged 20) 60 2 Norwich City February 1988 £30,000
Midfielders
Steve Berry CM England Liverpool (1963-04-04)4 April 1963 (aged 26) 39 3 Aldershot 27 October 1988 £45,000
Warren Donald CM England Hillingdon (1964-10-07)7 October 1964 (aged 24) 187 12 West Ham United 4 October 1985 £11,000[4]
Trevor Quow CM England Peterborough (1960-09-28)28 September 1960 (aged 28) 18 1 Gillingham 12 January 1989
Bradley Sandeman RM England Northampton (1970-02-24)24 February 1970 (aged 19) 28 1 Apprentice January 1988 N/A
Martin Singleton (c) CM England Banbury (1963-08-02)2 August 1963 (aged 25) 46 5 West Bromwich Albion 7 November 1987 £57,500
Forwards
Tony Adcock FW England Bethnal Green (1963-03-27)27 March 1963 (aged 26) 73 30 Manchester City January 1988 £85,000 P/E
Darren Collins FW England Winchester (1967-05-24)24 May 1967 (aged 21) 9 0 Petersfield United January 1989
Paul Culpin FW England Kirby Muxloe (1962-02-08)8 February 1962 (aged 27) 71 26 Coventry City October 1987 £50,000
Glen Donegal FW England Northampton (1969-06-20)20 June 1969 (aged 19) 25 4 Apprentice January 1987 N/A

Competitions

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Barclays League Division Three

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Main article: 1988–89 Football League § Third Division

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
18 Reading 46 15 11 20 68 72 −4 56
19 Blackpool 46 14 13 19 56 59 −3 55
20 Northampton Town 46 16 6 24 66 76 −10 54
21 Southend United 46 13 15 18 56 75 −19 54 Relegated
22 Chesterfield 46 14 7 25 51 86 −35 49
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 16 6 24 66 76  −10 54 11 2 10 41 34  +7 5 4 14 25 42  −17

Last updated: 7 April 2020.
Source: [citation needed]

League position by match

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHHHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAAHHAHAAH
ResultDWWWLLWLLLLLLWLLLWLLLWWLLDLWWWWLDDWLDLWLLDWDLL
Position137314856815171718171718191820202021161920202120181714161716151616171717191917161620
Source: Rothmans Football Yearbook 1988-89
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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  Win   Draw   Loss

27 August 1988 (1988-08-27) 1 Mansfield Town 1–1 Northampton Town Mansfield
15:00 BST G.Donegal Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 4,042
3 September 1988 (1988-09-03) 2 Northampton Town 1–0 Brentford Northampton
15:00 BST P.Wilson Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 4,488
Referee: John Kirkby
10 September 1988 (1988-09-10) 3 Notts County 0–1 Northampton Town Nottingham
15:00 BST P.Culpin Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 6,340
17 September 1988 (1988-09-17) 4 Northampton Town 3–0 Chesterfield Northampton
15:00 BST T.Adcock Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 4,520
Referee: Graham Poll
20 September 1988 (1988-09-20) 5 Sheffield United 4–0 Northampton Town Sheffield
19:45 BST T.Agana
B.Deane
I.Bryson 		Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 11,904
24 September 1988 (1988-09-24) 6 Northampton Town 1–2 Bristol Rovers Northampton
15:00 BST T.Adcock Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 3,886
1 October 1988 (1988-10-01) 7 Northampton Town 6–0 Aldershot Northampton
15:00 BST P.Culpin
D.Gilbert
T.Adcock 		Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 3,477
4 October 1988 (1988-10-04) 8 Blackpool 3–1 Northampton Town Blackpool
19:45 BST D.Gilbert Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 3,034
8 October 1988 (1988-10-08) 9 Northampton Town 1–3 Huddersfield Town Northampton
15:00 BST M.Singleton J.Bent
C.Hutchings
C.Maskell pen.'		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 3,975
15 October 1988 (1988-10-15) 10 Swansea City 1–0 Northampton Town Swansea, Wales
15:00 BST Stadium: Vetch Field
Attendance: 4,583
22 October 1988 (1988-10-22) 11 Northampton Town 1–3 Bristol City Northampton
15:00 BST E.McGoldrick Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 3,668
25 October 1988 (1988-10-25) 12 Fulham 3–2 Northampton Town Fulham, London
19:45 GMT B.Sandeman
T.Adcock 		Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 4,644
29 October 1988 (1988-10-29) 13 Northampton Town 1–3 Reading Northampton
15:00 GMT E.McGoldrick Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 4,355
5 November 1988 (1988-11-05) 14 Wigan Athletic 1–3 Northampton Town Wigan
15:00 GMT S.Berry
T.Adcock
P.Culpin 		Stadium: Springfield Park
Attendance: 2,472
Referee: Alan Seville
8 November 1988 (1988-11-08) 15 Northampton Town 1–3 Port Vale Northampton
19:30 GMT P.Culpin D.Beckford
R.Earle
R.Futcher 		Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 3,796
Referee: Jim Borritt
12 November 1988 (1988-11-12) 16 Cardiff City 1–0 Northampton Town Cardiff, Wales
15:00 GMT Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 3,342
26 November 1988 (1988-11-26) 17 Bolton Wanderers 2–1 Northampton Town Bolton
15:00 GMT I.Stevens
N.Brookman 		P.Culpin Stadium: Burnden Park
Attendance: 4,446
4 December 1988 (1988-12-04) 18 Northampton Town 3–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Northampton
12:00 GMT W.Williams
D.Thomas
T.Adcock 		Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 6,907
Referee: Joe Timmons
18 December 1988 (1988-12-18) 19 Northampton Town 1–2 Gillingham Northampton
14:00 GMT D.Gilbert Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 3,829
Referee: Roger Pawley
26 December 1988 (1988-12-26) 20 Southend United 2–1 Northampton Town Bolton
15:00 GMT T.Adcock Stadium: Burnden Park
Attendance: 5,034
31 December 1988 (1988-12-31) 21 Chester City 2–1 Northampton Town Chester
15:00 GMT P.Culpin Stadium: Sealand Road
Attendance: 5,034
2 January 1989 (1989-01-02) 22 Northampton Town 1–0 Preston North End Northampton
15:00 GMT D.Thomas Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 4,219
7 January 1989 (1989-01-07) 23 Northampton Town 2–0 Bury Northampton
15:00 GMT P.Culpin
B.Sandeman 		Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 3,463
Referee: Keith Cooper
14 January 1989 (1989-01-14) 24 Brentford 2–0 Northampton Town Brentford, London
15:00 GMT R.Cadette
R.Stanislaus 		Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 6,043
21 January 1989 (1989-01-21) 25 Northampton Town 1–3 Notts County Northampton
15:00 GMT T.Adcock Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 3,704
28 January 1989 (1989-01-28) 26 Chesterfield 1–1 Northampton Town Chesterfield
15:00 GMT A.Craig
D.Thomas Red card		 Stadium: Saltergate
Attendance: 3,920
4 February 1989 (1989-02-04) 27 Aldershot 5–1 Northampton Town Aldershot
15:00 GMT S.Wignall o.g.' Stadium: Recreation Ground
Attendance: 2,244
11 February 1989 (1989-02-11) 28 Northampton Town 4–2 Blackpool Northampton
15:00 GMT D.Gilbert pen.'
T.Adcock
S.Berry 		Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 3,303
18 February 1989 (1989-02-18) 29 Huddersfield Town 1–2 Northampton Town Huddersfield
15:00 GMT C.Maskell pen.' D.Gilbert 45' (pen.)
P.Culpin 82'		 Stadium: Leeds Road
Attendance: 5,802
25 February 1989 (1989-02-25) 30 Northampton Town 1–0 Swansea City Northampton
15:00 GMT D.Thomas Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 3,900
28 February 1989 (1989-02-28) 31 Northampton Town 2–1 Fulham Northampton
19:45 GMT D.Gilbert
D.Thomas 		Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 3,948
4 March 1989 (1989-03-04) 32 Bristol City 3–1 Northampton Town Bristol
15:00 GMT A.Walsh o.g.' Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 7,197
11 March 1989 (1989-03-11) 33 Northampton Town 1–1 Wigan Athletic Northampton
15:00 GMT T.Adcock Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 3,443
15 March 1989 (1989-03-15) 34 Reading 1–1 Northampton Town Reading
19:45 GMT K.McPherson Stadium: Elm Park
Attendance: 3,746
18 March 1989 (1989-03-18) 35 Northampton Town 2–1 Mansfield Town Northampton
15:00 GMT D.Thomas
W.Donald 		Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 2,821
25 March 1989 (1989-03-25) 36 Preston North End 3–2 Northampton Town Preston
15:00 GMT D.Thomas
T.Adcock 		Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 9,138
27 March 1989 (1989-03-27) 37 Northampton Town 2–2 Southend United Northampton
19:45 BST T.Adcock
P.Culpin 		Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 3,707
Referee: Ron Bridges
1 April 1989 (1989-04-01) 38 Gillingham 1–0 Northampton Town Gillingham
15:00 BST Stadium: Priestfield
Attendance: 3,447
Referee: Vic Callow
4 April 1989 (1989-04-04) 39 Bury 0–1 Northampton Town Bury
19:45 BST T.Quow Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 1,965
8 April 1989 (1989-04-08) 40 Northampton Town 0–2 Chester City Northampton
15:00 BST Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 2,845
15 April 1989 (1989-04-15) 41 Northampton Town 1–2 Sheffield United Northampton
15:00 BST K.McPherson S.Thompson
B.Deane 		Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 5,030
Referee: Peter Jones
22 April 1989 (1989-04-22) 42 Bristol Rovers 1–1 Northampton Town Bristol
15:00 BST T.Adcock Stadium: Eastville Stadium
Attendance: 5,568
29 April 1989 (1989-04-29) 43 Northampton Town 3–0 Cardiff City Northampton
15:00 BST D.Thomas
S.Berry 		Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 3,194
Referee: John Kirkby
1 May 1989 (1989-05-01) 44 Port Vale 1–2 Northampton Town Burslem
15:00 BST R.Futcher P.Culpin
D.Thomas 		Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 5,568
6 May 1989 (1989-05-06) 45 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–2 Northampton Town Wolverhampton
15:00 BST R.Wilcox
G.Donegal 		Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 15,259
13 May 1989 (1989-05-13) 46 Northampton Town 2–3 Bolton Wanderers Northampton
15:00 BST T.Adcock
P.Culpin 		J.Thomas
S.Storer 		Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 3,655
Referee: Jim Rushton

FA Cup

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Main article: 1988–89 FA Cup
19 November 1988 (1988-11-19) First round Swansea City 3–1 Northampton Town Swansea, Wales
15:00 GMT S.Berry Stadium: Vetch Field
Attendance: 4,581

Littlewoods Cup

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Main article: 1988–89 Football League Cup
30 August 1988 (1988-08-30) First round 1st leg Colchester United 0–0 Northampton Town Colchester
19:30 BST Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 1,678
Referee: Phil Don
6 September 1988 (1988-09-06) First round 2nd leg Northampton Town 5–0 Colchester United Northampton
19:30 BST M.Singleton 9'
P.Culpin 27'
T.Adcock 43', 81'
D.Gilbert 68' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 3,953
Referee: David Hutchinson
27 September 1988 (1988-09-27) Second round 1st leg Northampton Town 1–1 Charlton Athletic Northampton
19:30 BST P.Culpin Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 5,290
Referee: Gerald Ashby
11 October 1988 (1988-10-11) Second round 2nd leg Charlton Athletic 2–1 Northampton Town Charlton, London
19:30 BST P.Wilson Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 2,782

Sherpa Vans Trophy

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Main article: 1988–89 Associate Members' Cup
22 November 1988 (1988-11-22) Prelim round (s) Northampton Town 1–1 Cambridge United Northampton
19:30 GMT E.McGoldrick Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 1,806
21 December 1988 (1988-12-21) Prelim round (s) Peterborough United 0–2 Northampton Town Peterborough
19:30 GMT T.Adcock
P.Culpin 		Stadium: London Road
Attendance: 1,754
17 January 1989 (1989-01-17) First round (s) Northampton Town 2–1 (a.e.t.) Southend United Northampton
19:30 GMT S.Berry
S.Westley o.g.'
W.Donald Red card		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 2,539
Referee: Paul Danson
21 February 1989 (1989-02-21) Quarter-final (s) Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–1 (a.e.t.) Northampton Town Wolverhampton
19:30 GMT o.g.' Stadium: Molineux Stadium
Attendance: 16,815

Appearances and goals

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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 – – 1 – – 4 – – 4 – – 55 – –
DF Mick Bodley 20 – – – – – – – – 2 – – 22 – –
DF Keith McPherson 41 – 2 1 – – 1 – – 4 – – 47 – 2
DF Bradley Sandeman 8 14 2 1 – – 1 – – 2 – – 12 14 2
DF Russ Wilcox 11 – 1 – – – – – – – – – 11 – 1
DF Wayne Williams 26 – 1 – – – – – – 3 – – 29 – 1
DF Paul Wilson 33 6 1 1 – – 2 – 1 2 1 – 38 7 2
MF Steve Berry 34 – 3 1 – 1 – – – 4 – 1 39 – 5
MF Warren Donald 37 – 1 – 1 – 4 – – 4 – – 45 1 1
MF Trevor Quow 17 1 1 – – – – – – – – – 17 1 1
MF Martin Singleton 11 – 1 – – – 4 – 1 – – – 15 – 2
FW Tony Adcock 46 – 17 1 – – 4 – 2 4 – 1 – – 20
FW Darren Collins 4 4 – – – – – – – – 1 – 4 5 –
FW Paul Culpin 33 6 13 1 – – 3 – 2 4 – 1 41 6 16
FW Glen Donegal 4 5 2 – 1 – 1 – – – 1 – 5 7 2
Players who left before end of season:
DF Graham Reed 8 – – – – – 3 – – – – – 11 – –
DF Ian Johnson 1 2 – – – – – – – 1 – – 2 2 –
DF Trevor Slack – – – – – – – 1 – – – – – 1 –
MF Doug Anderson 4 1 – – – – – – – 1 – – 5 1 –
MF Andy Blair 1 2 – – – – – – – – – – 1 2 –
MF Gary Cobb 1 – – – – – – – – – – – 1 – –
MF Albert Craig 2 – 1 – – – – – – – – – 2 – 1
MF Jason Garwood 5 1 – – – – – – – – – – 5 1 –
MF Dave Gilbert 34 – 7 1 – – 4 – 1 4 – – 43 – 8
MF Eddie McGoldrick 22 – 2 1 – – 4 – – 2 – 1 29 – 3
FW David Longhurst 1 1 – – – – – – – – – – 1 1 –
FW Andy Preece – 1 – – – – – – – – – – – 1 –

References

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  1. ^ Rollin, Jack, ed. (1989). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1989–90. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 258. ISBN 978-0-356-17910-0.
  2. ^ "Welcome to the Wonderful World of West Ham United Statistics - Keith McPherson". www.westhamstats.info. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Welcome to the Wonderful World of West Ham United Statistics - Warren Donald". www.westhamstats.info. Retrieved 24 January 2024.

Books

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