1992–93 Northampton Town F.C. season
Appearance
1992–93 season | |
---|---|
Chairman | Barry Ward |
Manager | Phil Chard |
Stadium | County Ground |
Division Three | 20th |
FA Cup | Third round |
Coca-Cola Cup | First round |
Autoglass Trophy | Quarter-final (s) |
Top goalscorer | League: Steve Brown (9) All: Steve Brown (12) |
Highest home attendance | 7,504 vs Wrexham |
Lowest home attendance | 1,591 vs Barnet |
Average home league attendance | 3,139 |
The 1992–93 season was Northampton Town's 96th season in their history. It was the third successive season in the fourth tier, in the newly renamed Third Division after the introduction of the breakaway FA Premier League. Alongside competing in Division Three, the club also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy.
Players
[edit]- As of match played 8 May 1993.[1]
Name | Position | Nat. | Place of birth | Date of birth | Apps | Goals | Signed from | Date signed | Fee | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Goalkeepers | |||||||||||
Barry Richardson | GK | Wallsend | 5 August 1969 (aged 23) | 84 | 0 | Stockport County | September 1991 | Free | |||
Defenders | |||||||||||
Craig Adams | CB | Northampton | 15 February 1974 (aged 19) | 1 | 0 | Apprentice | August 1992 | N/A | |||
Terry Angus | CB | Coventry | 14 January 1966 (aged 27) | 138 | 6 | VS Rugby | July 1990 | ||||
Jason Burnham | LB | Mansfield | 8 May 1973 (aged 20) | 87 | 2 | Apprentice | July 1991 | N/A | |||
Lee Colkin | LB | Nuneaton | 15 July 1974 (aged 18) | 32 | 1 | Apprentice | 31 August 1992 | N/A | |||
Paul Curtis | RB | London | 1 July 1963 (aged 29) | 62 | 2 | Corby Town | August 1992 | ||||
Ken Gillard | LB | Dublin | 30 April 1972 (aged 21) | 9 | 0 | Luton Town | March 1993 | ||||
Mark Parsons | RB | Luton | 24 February 1975 (aged 18) | 36 | 0 | Apprentice | February 1992 | N/A | |||
Richard Preston | RB | Basildon | 7 April 1976 (aged 17) | 0 | 0 | Apprentice | August 1992 | N/A | |||
Scott Stackman | CB | Arizona | 16 November 1975 (aged 17) | 0 | 0 | Apprentice | August 1992 | N/A | |||
Steve Terry (c) | CB | Clapton | 14 June 1962 (aged 30) | 166 | 17 | Hull City | March 1990 | £70,000 | |||
Midfielders | |||||||||||
Stuart Beavon | CM | Wolverhampton | 30 November 1958 (aged 34) | 119 | 18 | Reading | July 1990 | Part Exchange | |||
Micky Bell | W | Newcastle-upon-Tyne | 15 November 1971 (aged 21) | 120 | 11 | Apprentice | April 1990 | N/A | |||
Steve Brown | CM | Northampton | 6 July 1966 (aged 26) | 176 | 22 | Irthlingborough Diamonds | 21 July 1989 | Free | |||
Phil Chard | U | Corby | 16 October 1960 (aged 32) | 298 | 53 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | October 1989 | Free | |||
Darren Harmon | CM | Northampton | 30 January 1973 (aged 20) | 32 | 1 | Shrewsbury Town | 24 October 1992 | Free | |||
Forwards | |||||||||||
Martin Aldridge | FW | Northampton | 6 December 1974 (aged 18) | 15 | 2 | Apprentice | April 1992 | N/A | |||
Riccardo Bulzis | FW | Bedford | 22 November 1974 (aged 18) | 4 | 0 | Apprentice | April 1992 | N/A | |||
Pat Gavin | FW | Hammersmith | 5 June 1967 (aged 25) | 14 | 4 | Barnet | February 1993 | Free | |||
Kevin Wilkin | FW | Cambridge | 1 October 1967 (aged 25) | 63 | 8 | Cambridge City | August 1990 | Free | |||
Stuart Young | FW | Kingston upon Hull | 1 October 1967 (aged 25) | 8 | 2 | Hull City | February 1993 | N/C |
Competitions
[edit]Barclays League Division Three
[edit]League table
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
18 | Carlisle United | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 51 | 65 | −14 | 44 | |
19 | Torquay United | 42 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 45 | 67 | −22 | 43 | |
20 | Northampton Town | 42 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 48 | 74 | −26 | 41 | |
21 | Gillingham | 42 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 48 | 64 | −16 | 40 | |
22 | Halifax Town | 42 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 45 | 68 | −23 | 36 | Relegated to Conference |
Source: [2]
Results summary
[edit]Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
42 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 48 | 74 | −26 | 41 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 28 | −9 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 29 | 46 | −17 |
Last updated: 26 April 2022.
Source: [citation needed]
League position by match
[edit]Matches
[edit]Win Draw Loss
15 August 1992 1 | Gillingham | 2–3 | Northampton Town | Gillingham |
15:00 BST | S.Brown M.Scott P.Chard |
Stadium: Priestfield Attendance: 3,869 |
28 August 1992 2 | Crewe Alexandra | 3–2 | Northampton Town | Crewe |
19:30 BST | S.Brown S.Terry |
Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 3,608 |
1 September 1992 3 | Cardiff City | 2–1 | Northampton Town | Cardiff, Wales |
19:30 BST | P.Ramsey pen.' C.Dale |
S.Brown | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 7,494 |
6 September 1992 4 | Northampton Town | 1–1 | Hereford United | Northampton |
14:00 BST | S.Beavon pen.' | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 2,668 |
12 September 1992 5 | Northampton Town | 1–0 | Scunthorpe United | Northampton |
14:00 BST | K.Wilkin | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 1,961 |
15 September 1992 6 | Barnet | 3–0 | Northampton Town | Barnet |
19:45 BST | Stadium: Underhill Attendance: 2,885 |
19 September 1992 7 | Torquay United | 1–0 | Northampton Town | Torquay |
15:00 BST | Stadium: Plainmoor Attendance: 2,393 |
26 September 1992 8 | Northampton Town | 2–5 | Halifax Town | Northampton |
15:00 BST | K.Wilkin S.Brown |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 2,021 |
3 October 1992 9 | Northampton Town | 0–2 | Lincoln City | Northampton |
15:00 BST | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 1,929 |
10 October 1992 10 | Scarborough | 4–2 | Northampton Town | Scarborough |
15:00 BST | S.Terry M.Aldridge |
Stadium: Athletic Ground Attendance: 1,539 |
13 October 1992 11 | Northampton Town | 0–1 | Chesterfield | Northampton |
19:30 BST | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 1,922 |
17 October 1992 12 | Northampton Town | 0–1 | Doncaster Rovers | Northampton |
15:00 BST | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 2,138 |
24 October 1992 13 | Wrexham | 0–1 | Northampton Town | Wrexham, Wales |
15:00 BST | M.Bell I.McParland |
Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 3,095 |
31 October 1992 14 | Northampton Town | 0–0 | Shrewsbury Town | Northampton |
15:00 GMT | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 2,730 |
3 November 1992 15 | Northampton Town | 1–2 | Darlington | Northampton |
19:30 GMT | K.Wilkin | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 1,991 |
21 November 1992 16 | Northampton Town | 4–3 | York City | Northampton |
15:00 GMT | T.Angus P.Curtis S.Terry P.Chard |
W.Hall I.Blackstone |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 2,812 |
28 November 1992 17 | Carlisle United | 2–0 | Northampton Town | Carlisle |
15:00 GMT | Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 3,607 |
12 December 1992 18 | Bury | 3–3 | Northampton Town | Bury |
15:00 GMT | I.McParland S.Terry M.Bell |
Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 1,954 |
26 December 1992 19 | Northampton Town | 1–0 | Colchester United | Northampton |
15:00 GMT | I.McParland 23' | Report | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 4,962 Referee: Kelvin Morton |
28 December 1992 20 | Walsall | 2–0 | Northampton Town | Walsall |
15:00 GMT | Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 5,080 |
8 January 1993 21 | Northampton Town | 1–1 | Barnet | Northampton |
19:30 GMT | K.Wilkin | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 4,253 |
16 January 1993 22 | Halifax Town | 2–2 | Northampton Town | Halifax |
15:00 GMT | D.Harmon I.McParland |
Stadium: The Shay Attendance: 1,323 |
23 January 1993 23 | Northampton Town | 0–1 | Torquay United | Northampton |
15:00 GMT | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 3,082 |
26 January 1993 24 | Northampton Town | 0–2 | Crewe Alexandra | Northampton |
19:30 GMT | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 2,510 |
30 January 1993 25 | Chesterfield | 1–3 | Northampton Town | Chesterfield |
15:00 GMT | P.Chard S.Terry M.Scott |
Stadium: Saltergate Attendance: 3,031 |
6 February 1993 26 | Northampton Town | 2–2 | Gillingham | Northampton |
15:00 GMT | S.Brown M.Bell |
P.Baker P.Ritchie |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 3,812 |
13 February 1993 27 | Hereford United | 3–2 | Northampton Town | Hereford |
15:00 GMT | S.Young P.Chard |
Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 2,358 |
19 February 1993 28 | Northampton Town | 1–2 | Cardiff City | Northampton |
19:30 GMT | S.Brown pen.' | P.Stant C.Pike |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 4,522 |
27 February 1993 29 | Northampton Town | 1–3 | Scarborough | Northampton |
15:00 GMT | M.Bell | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 2,455 |
6 March 1993 30 | Lincoln City | 2–0 | Northampton Town | Lincoln |
15:00 GMT | Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 3,328 |
9 March 1993 31 | Rochdale | 0–3 | Northampton Town | Rochdale |
19:30 GMT | P.Chard 7' S.Brown 15' S.Young 21' |
Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 1,446 |
20 March 1993 32 | Darlington | 3–1 | Northampton Town | Darlington |
15:00 GMT | M.Bell | Stadium: Feethams Attendance: 2,106 |
23 March 1993 33 | Northampton Town | 2–0 | Carlisle United | Northampton |
19:30 GMT | P.Gavin T.Angus |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 2,561 |
26 March 1993 34 | York City | 2–1 | Northampton Town | York |
19:30 GMT | T.Canham I.Blackstone |
P.Gavin | Stadium: Bootham Crescent Attendance: 3,334 |
30 March 1993 35 | Scunthorpe United | 5–0 | Northampton Town | Scunthorpe |
19:30 BST | Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 2,307 |
2 April 1993 36 | Northampton Town | 1–0 | Rochdale | Northampton |
19:30 BST | S.Brown 67' | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 3,037 |
6 April 1993 37 | Northampton Town | 1–0 | Bury | Northampton |
19:30 BST | W.Hawke | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 2,878 |
12 April 1993 38 | Northampton Town | 0–0 | Walsall | Northampton |
15:00 BST | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 4,177 |
20 April 1993 39 | Colchester United | 2–0 | Northampton Town | Colchester |
19:45 BST | S.Ball 62' (pen.) P.Abrahams 90' |
Report | S.Brown 83' | Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,519 Referee: Roger Wiseman |
24 April 1993 40 | Doncaster Rovers | 2–2 | Northampton Town | Doncaster |
15:00 BST | S.Brown M.Aldridge |
Stadium: Belle Vue Attendance: 2,111 |
27 April 1993 41 | Northampton Town | 0–2 | Wrexham | Northampton |
19:30 BST | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 7,504 |
8 May 1993 42 | Shrewsbury Town | 2–3 | Northampton Town | Shrewsbury |
15:00 BST | T.Lynch 24' C.Griffiths 29' |
Report | P.Chard 51' P.Gavin 72', 84' |
Stadium: Gay Meadow Attendance: 7,278 (2,000+) |
FA Cup
[edit]14 November 1992 First round | Northampton Town | 3–1 | Fulham | Northampton |
15:00 GMT | S.Terry S.Brown K.Wilkin |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 4,823 |
6 December 1992 Second round | Bath City | 2–2 | Northampton Town | Bath |
15:00 GMT | S.Brown P.Chard |
Stadium: Twerton Park Attendance: 3,626 |
15 December 1992 Second round (r) | Northampton Town | 3–0 | Bath City | Northampton |
19:30 GMT | M.Bell K.Wilkin I.McPharland |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 4,106 |
12 January 1993 Third round | Northampton Town | 0–1 | Rotherham United | Northampton |
15:00 GMT | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 7,256 |
Coca-Cola Cup
[edit]18 August 1992 First round 1st leg | Gillingham | 2–1 | Northampton Town | Gillingham |
19:45 BST | D.Crown S.Lovell |
o.g.' | Stadium: Priestfield Attendance: 2,245 |
9 September 1992 First round 2nd leg | Northampton Town | 0–2 | Gillingham | Northampton |
19:30 BST | D.Crown T.Aylott |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 2,390 |
Autoglass Trophy
[edit]
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Northampton Town | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | Qualified for next round |
Barnet | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 3 | |
Colchester United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
1 December 1992 Group 1 (s) | Colchester United | 1–2 | Northampton Town | Colchester |
19:45 GMT | M.Grainger 27' (pen.) | Report | S.Beavon 45' (pen.) S.Brown 63' |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 1,454 Referee: David Axcell |
9 December 1992 Group 1 (s) | Northampton Town | 2–1 | Barnet | Northampton |
19:30 GMT | M.Scott I.McPharland |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 1,591 |
18 January 1993 Second round (s) | Northampton Town | 4–0 | Hereford United | Northampton |
19:30 GMT | M.Bell M.Scott I.McPharland |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 1,962 |
2 February 1993 Quarter-final (s) | Port Vale | 4–2 | Northampton Town | Burslem |
19:45 GMT | M.Scott P.Chard |
Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 4,834 |
Appearances and goals
[edit]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 | Barry Richardson | 42 | – | – | 4 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 4 | – | – | 52 | – | – | |||
DF | Craig Adams | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
DF | Terry Angus | 36 | 1 | 2 | 4 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 4 | – | – | 46 | 1 | 2 | |||
DF | Jason Burnham | 28 | 3 | – | 4 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 4 | – | – | 37 | 4 | – | |||
DF | Lee Colkin | 12 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 13 | 1 | – | |||
DF | Paul Curtis | 22 | – | 1 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | 30 | – | 1 | |||
DF | Ken Gillard | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | – | – | |||
DF | Mark Parsons | 19 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 22 | 1 | – | |||
DF | Richard Preston | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
DF | Scott Stackman | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
DF | Steve Terry | 42 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | 4 | – | – | 52 | – | 6 | |||
MF | Stuart Beavon | 21 | 3 | 1 | 3 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 3 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 4 | 2 | |||
MF | Micky Bell | 34 | 5 | 5 | 4 | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | 3 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 6 | 7 | |||
MF | Steve Brown | 38 | – | 9 | 4 | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | 3 | – | 1 | 47 | – | 12 | |||
MF | Phil Chard | 29 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 33 | 7 | 8 | |||
MF | Darren Harmon | 22 | 3 | 1 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | 29 | 3 | 1 | |||
FW | Pat Gavin | 13 | 1 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13 | 1 | 4 | |||
FW | Martin Aldridge | 7 | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 7 | 3 | 2 | |||
FW | Riccardo Bulzis | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
FW | Kevin Wilkin | 34 | 7 | 4 | 4 | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | 3 | 1 | – | 43 | 8 | 6 | |||
FW | Stuart Young | 7 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | 1 | 2 | |||
Players who left before end of season: | |||||||||||||||||||
DF | Matthew Fox | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | |||
MF | James Benton | 2 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 3 | 4 | – | |||
MF | Paul Lamb | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 1 | – | |||
MF | Sean Parker | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
FW | Warren Hawke | 7 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | – | 1 | |||
FW | Ian McParland | 11 | – | 3 | 3 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 3 | – | 3 | 17 | – | 7 | |||
FW | Morrys Scott | 10 | 7 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 5 | |||
FW | Paul Tisdale | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | – | – |
References
[edit]- ^ Rollin, Jack, ed. (1993). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1993–94. London: Headline Book Publishing. ISBN 978-0747278955.
- ^ "England 1992–93". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
Books
- Grande, Frank (1997). Northampton Town F.C.: The Official Centenary History. London: Yore Publications. ISBN 978-1874427674.