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Northampton Town
1993–94 season
ChairmanBarry Ward
ManagerPhil Chard
(until September)
John Barnwell
StadiumCounty Ground
Division Three22nd
FA CupFirst round
Coca-Cola CupFirst round
Autoglass TrophySecond round (s)
Top goalscorerLeague: Ian Gilzean (10)
All: Martin Aldridge (11)
Highest home attendance6,432 vs Chester City
Lowest home attendance1,062 vs Hereford United
Average home league attendance3,454

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

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As of match played 7 May 1994.[1]
Name Position Nat. Place of birth Date of birth Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee
Goalkeepers
Barry Richardson GK England Wallsend (1969-08-05)5 August 1969 (aged 24) 113 0 Stockport County September 1991 Free
Steve Sherwood GK England Selby (1953-12-10)10 December 1953 (aged 40) 20 0 Shrewsbury Town August 1993 Free
Defenders
Jason Burnham LB England Mansfield (1973-05-08)8 May 1973 (aged 20) 108 2 Apprentice July 1991 N/A
Lee Colkin LB England Nuneaton (1974-07-15)15 July 1974 (aged 19) 53 2 Apprentice 31 August 1992 N/A
Terry Fleming RB/CM England Marston Green (1973-01-05)5 January 1973 (aged 21) 35 1 Coventry City August 1993 Free
Bernie Gallacher LB Scotland Johnstone (1967-03-22)22 March 1967 (aged 27) 5 0 Brighton & Hove Albion January 1994 Free
Steve Terry (c) CB England Clapton (1962-06-14)14 June 1962 (aged 31) 211 18 Hull City March 1990 £70,000
Ray Warburton CB England Rotherham (1967-10-07)7 October 1967 (aged 26) 17 1 York City 4 February 1994 £35,000
Midfielders
Micky Bell W England Newcastle-upon-Tyne (1971-11-15)15 November 1971 (aged 22) 164 11 Apprentice April 1990 N/A
Phil Chard U England Corby (1960-10-16)16 October 1960 (aged 33) 331 54 Wolverhampton Wanderers October 1989 Free
John Cornwell CM England Bethnal Green (1964-10-13)13 October 1964 (aged 29) 13 1 Southend United February 1994 Loan
Efon Elad W England Hillingdon (1970-09-05)5 September 1970 (aged 23) 10 0 SC Fortuna Köln January 1994 Free
Paul Fitzpatrick CM/CB England Liverpool (1965-10-05)5 October 1965 (aged 28) 2 1 Hamilton Academical February 1994 Free
Darren Harmon CM England Northampton (1973-01-30)30 January 1973 (aged 21) 67 8 Shrewsbury Town 24 October 1992 Free
Gary Harrison MF England Northampton (1975-03-12)12 March 1975 (aged 19) 2 0 Apprentice December 1993 N/A
Les Phillips CM England Lambeth (1963-01-07)7 January 1963 (aged 31) 32 0 Oxford United July 1993 Free
Forwards
Martin Aldridge FW England Northampton (1974-12-06)6 December 1974 (aged 19) 48 13 Apprentice 27 August 1993 N/A
Ian Gilzean FW Scotland Enfield (ENG) (1969-12-10)10 December 1969 (aged 24) 39 10 Dundee August 1993 Free
Warren Patmore FW England London (1971-08-14)14 August 1971 (aged 22) 17 2 Millwall December 1993 Free
Kevin Wilkin FW England Cambridge (1967-10-01)1 October 1967 (aged 26) 87 13 Cambridge City August 1990 Free

Competitions

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Endsleigh League Division Three

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Main article: 1993–94 Football League § Third Division

League table

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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

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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
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

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Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
GroundAAAHAHAHHHAHAAHAHAHAAHAAHAHHAHHAHHAHAHHAHA
ResultDLLLDLLWDWLDLLLLDLLLLDLLDWWDWLWDWDWLDLLLWL
Position141920222222222121192121212121222222222222222222222222222222222222222020192121212122
Source: 11v11.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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  Win   Draw   Loss

14 August 1993 (1993-08-14) 1 Bury 0–0 Northampton Town Bury
15:00 BST Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 2,540
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
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
4 September 1993 (1993-09-04) 4 Northampton Town 0–1 Walsall Northampton
15:00 BST R.McDonald Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 3,278
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
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
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
2 October 1993 (1993-10-02) 8 Northampton Town 1–0 Darlington Northampton
15:00 BST M.Aldridge Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 2,268
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
18 December 1993 (1993-12-18) 19 Northampton Town 0–1 Bury Northampton
15:00 GMT T.Rigby Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 2,369
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
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
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
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
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
29 January 1994 (1994-01-29) 25 Northampton Town 0–0 Doncaster Rovers Northampton
15:00 GMT Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 2,900
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
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
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 Red card 7'		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 3,185
Referee: Terry Lunt
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
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
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]
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
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]
19 March 1994 (1994-03-19) 34 Northampton Town 0–0 Lincoln City Northampton
15:00 GMT Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 3,868
26 March 1994 (1994-03-26) 35 Darlington 0–1 Northampton Town Darlington
15:00 GMT R.Warburton Stadium: Feethams
Attendance: 3,226
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

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Main article: 1993–94 FA Cup
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

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Main article: 1993–94 Football League Cup
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
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

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Main article: 1993–94 Football League Trophy

Group 3
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]
19 October 1993 (1993-10-19) Group 3 (s) Walsall 0–0 Northampton Town Walsall
19:45 BST Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 1,897
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
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

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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 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

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  1. ^ Rollin, Jack, ed. (1994). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1994–95. London: Headline Book Publishing. ISBN 978-0747278573.
  2. ^ 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.
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