1965–66 Northampton Town F.C. season

The 1965–66 season was Northampton Town's 69th season in their history and the first season in the first tier of English football, the First Division, following promotion from the Second Division the previous season. Alongside competing in Division One, the club also participated in the FA Cup and League Cup.

Players

Name Position Nat. Place of birth Date of birth (age) Apps Goals Previous club Date signed Fee GoalkeepersRoger BarronGKNorthampton00ApprenticeJuly 1965N/ANorman CoeGKSwansea620ArsenalJuly 1960Bryan HarveyGKStepney1090BlackpoolOctober 1963£4,000Cobblers mourn goalkeeper Harvey bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 3 December 2020. Full backsVic CockcroftLBBirmingham471Wolverhampton WanderersJuly 1962Mike EverittLBWeeley21017ArsenalFebruary 1961£4,000Theo Foley (c)RBDublin20310Exeter CityMay 1961£1,000John MackinRBBellshill91ApprenticeNovember 1963N/A Half backsTerry BranstonCHRugby2292ApprenticeOctober 1958N/AJohn ClarkeCHNorthampton00ApprenticeJuly 1965N/AGraham CarrHBCorbridge400ApprenticeAugust 1962N/AJoe KiernanWHCoatbridge1124SunderlandJuly 1963John KurilaWHGlasgow843Bristol CityNovember 1963John LinnellWHNorthampton00ApprenticeSeptember 1963N/A Inside/Outside forwardsBilly BestOFGlasgow173PollokJuly 1962Joe BroadfootOFLewisham181Ipswich TownOctober 1965£27,000Barry LinesOFBletchley19845Bletchley TownSeptember 1960Harry WaldenOFWalgrave641Luton TownJune 1964Jim HallIFNorthampton284ApprenticeJuly 1963N/ADon MartinIFCorby8230ApprenticeJuly 1962N/AGraham MooreIFHengoed227Manchester UnitedDecember 1965£15,000 Centre forwardsBobby BrownCFStreatham5223WatfordDecember 1963George HudsonCFManchester116Coventry CityMarch 1966Bobby HuntCFColchester4212Colchester UnitedMarch 1964£15,000

Competitions Division One

League table

Results summary

League position by match

Matches

FA Cup

League Cup

Appearances and goals Player Division One FA Cup League Cup Total Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals GK Roger Barron – – – – – – – – – – – – GK Norman Coe 15 – – 1 – – – – – 16 – – GK Bryan Harvey 27 – – – – – 2 – – 29 – – FB Vic Cockcroft 17 1 1 – – – 1 – – 18 1 1 FB Mike Everitt 31 1 1 1 – – 2 – 1 34 1 2 FB Theo Foley 31 – 2 1 – – 2 – – 34 – 2 FB John Mackin 7 2 1 – – – – – – 7 2 1 HB Terry Branston 27 1 – 1 – – 1 – – 29 1 – HB Graham Carr 27 – – 1 – – 2 – – 30 – – HB John Clarke – – – – – – – – – – – – HB Joe Kiernan 42 – 2 1 – – 2 – – 45 – 2 HB John Kurila 20 – 1 – – – 1 – – 21 – 1 HB John Linnell – – – – – – – – – – – – OF Billy Best 4 – 1 – – – – – – 4 – 1 OF Joe Broadfoot 17 – 1 1 – – – – – 18 – 1 OF Barry Lines 40 – 5 1 – – 1 – – 42 – 5 OF Harry Walden 19 – – – – – 1 – – 20 – – IF Jim Hall 14 1 3 1 – – – – – 15 1 3 IF Don Martin 26 – 7 – – – 1 – – 27 – 7 IF Graham Moore 21 – 7 1 – – – – – 22 – 7 CF Bobby Brown 21 – 9 1 – 1 2 – – 24 – 10 CF George Hudson 11 – 6 – – – – – – 11 – 6 CF Bobby Hunt 13 – 3 – – – – – – 13 – 3 Players who left before end of season: WH Derek Leck 10 – – – – – – – – 10 – – OF Brian Etheridge – – – – – – 1 – – 1 – – OF Tommy Robson 15 1 3 – – – 2 – – 17 1 3 OF Ronnie Walton – – – – – – – – – – – – IF Ken Leek 4 – 1 – – – 1 – – 5 – 1 CF Charlie Livesey 3 – 1 – – – – – – 3 – 1

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