The 1997–98 season was Northampton Town's 101st season in their history and the first season back in the Second Division after promotion the previous season. Alongside competing in Division Two, the club also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy.

Players

Name Position Nat. Place of birth Date of birth (age) Apps Goals Previous club Date signed Fee GoalkeepersBilly TurleyGKWolverhampton60Evesham United10 July 1995FreeAndy WoodmanGKCamberwell1740Exeter City10 March 1995Free DefendersCharlie BishopCBNottingham90Wigan Athletic1 December 1997£20,000David BrightwellCBLutterworth471Bradford City29 July 1997FreeIan ClarksonRBSolihull1092Stoke City2 August 1996FreeLee ColkinLBNuneaton1194Apprentice31 August 1992N/AJason DrysdaleLBBristol10Swindon Town27 March 1998FreeJohn FrainLBBirmingham562Birmingham CitySummer 1997FreeColin HillCBUxbridge (ENG)360Trelleborgs FF19 November 1997£30,000Ian SampsonCBWakefield19417Sunderland5 August 1994£30,000Ray Warburton (c)CBRotherham20515York City4 February 1994£35,000 MidfieldersJason DozzellCMIpswich254Tottenham Hotspur16 December 1997FreeAli GibbRMSalisbury933Norwich City5 February 1996£30,000James HuntCMDerby300Notts County1 August 1997FreeRoy HunterCMSaltburn-by-the-Sea12312West Bromwich Albion2 August 1995FreeSean ParrishLMWrexham588Doncaster Rovers2 August 1996£35,000Dean PeerCMWordsley1155Walsall22 August 1995FreeMichael WarnerCMHarrogate230Tamworth31 May 1995Free ForwardsChris FreestoneFWNottingham3213Middlesbrough24 December 1997£75,000John GayleFWBromsgrove6012Stoke City10 February 1997£25,000Carl HeggsFWLeicester449Swansea City1 August 1997£25,000Christian LeeFWAylesbury549Doncaster Rovers13 July 1995FreeDavid SealFWPenrith, NSW4614Bristol City12 September 1997£90,000Kevin WilsonFWBanbury (ENG)100Walsall28 July 1997Free

Competitions Football League Division Two

League table

Results summary

League position by match

Matches

Play-offs

FA Cup

League Cup

League Trophy

Appearances, goals and cards Player Division Two FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Play-offs Total Discipline Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals GK Billy Turley – – – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – 3 – – – – GK Andy Woodman 46 – – 5 – – 2 – – – – – 3 – – 56 – – 1 – DF Charlie Bishop 7 1 – – – – – – – – – – 1 – – 8 1 – 1 1 DF David Brightwell 34 1 1 5 – – 2 – – 2 – – – 1 – 45 2 1 2 – DF Ian Clarkson 42 – 1 5 – – 2 – – 1 – – 3 – 1 53 – 2 6 1 DF Lee Colkin – – – – – – – – – 1 1 – – – – 1 1 – 1 – DF Jason Drysdale 1 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 1 – – – – DF John Frain 45 – 1 5 – – 2 – – 3 – 1 3 – – 58 – 2 3 – DF Colin Hill 27 – – 3 – – – – – 3 – – 3 – – 36 – – 6 – DF Ian Sampson 39 – 3 2 – – 2 – – 1 – 1 3 – – 47 – 4 6 – DF Dean Tallentire – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – DF Ray Warburton 39 – – 3 – – 2 – – 2 – – 3 – 1 49 – 1 6 – MF Jason Dozzell 18 3 4 1 – – – – – 2 – – 1 – – 22 3 4 – – MF Ali Gibb 6 28 1 2 3 – – 2 – 2 – – – 2 – 10 35 1 – – MF James Hunt 14 7 – 1 2 – – – – 3 – – 3 – – 21 9 – 6 – MF Roy Hunter 28 – 3 5 – 2 2 – – 3 – – – – – 38 – 5 5 – MF Sean Parrish 12 – 1 – – – 2 – – – – – – – – 14 – 1 2 – MF Dean Peer 26 4 2 4 – – – – – – – – 2 1 – 32 5 2 4 – MF Michael Warner 3 7 – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – 3 9 – – – FW Chris Freestone 23 2 11 1 – – – – – 2 1 2 3 – – 29 3 13 4 – FW John Gayle 26 9 6 4 – – 1 1 2 1 1 – 3 – 1 35 11 9 10 – FW Carl Heggs 21 12 4 4 1 1 1 1 – 1 1 3 2 – 1 29 15 9 9 1 FW Christian Lee 3 3 – 1 – – 1 – – 1 – – – – – 6 3 – – – FW David Seal 30 7 12 2 1 1 2 – 1 1 1 – – 2 – 35 11 14 4 – FW Kevin Wilson 1 8 – – 1 – – – – – – – – – – 1 9 – – – Players who left before end of season: DF Graham Potter 4 – – – – – – – – 1 – – – – – 5 – – – – DF David Rennie 3 2 – 1 – – – – – – – – – – – 4 2 – 1 – MF Nigel Gleghorn 3 5 1 – – – – – – – – – – – – 3 5 1 1 – MF Paul Tait 2 1 – – – – – – – – – – – – – 2 1 – 1 – FW Paul Conway 2 1 – – – – 1 – – – – – – – – 3 1 – 2 – FW Claudio De Vito – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – FW Laurens ten Heuvel – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – FW Raymond Van Dullemen – 1 – – – – – 1 – – – – – – – – 2 – – – FW Colin West 1 1 – – – – – – – – – – – – – 1 1 – – –

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