The 1996–97 season was Northampton Town's Centenary season in their history and the seventh 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

Name Position Nat. Place of birth Date of birth (age) Apps Goals Previous club Date signed Fee GoalkeepersStuart BrockGKWest Bromwich00Aston Villa27 March 1997FreeBilly TurleyGKWolverhampton30Evesham United10 July 1995FreeAndy WoodmanGKCamberwell1180Exeter City10 March 1995Free DefendersIan ClarksonRBSolihull560Stoke City2 August 1996FreeLee ColkinLBNuneaton1174Apprentice31 August 1992N/AJohn FrainLBBirmingham171Birmingham City24 January 1997LoanLee MaddisonLBBristol660Bristol Rovers22 September 1995£25,000David RennieCBEdinburgh434Coventry City5 August 1996FreeIan SampsonCBWakefield14713Sunderland5 August 1994£30,000Ray Warburton (c)CBRotherham15614York City4 February 1994£35,000 MidfieldersAli GibbRMSalisbury482Norwich City5 February 1996£30,000Roy HunterCMSaltburn-by-the-Sea857West Bromwich Albion2 August 1995FreeDave MartinCMEast Ham142Leyton Orient11 October 1996FreeDanny O'SheaCMNewington870Cambridge United23 March 1995FreeSean ParrishLMWrexham479Doncaster Rovers2 August 1996£35,000Dean PeerCMWordsley783Walsall22 August 1995FreeMichael WarnerCMHarrogate110Tamworth31 May 1995Free ForwardsMark CooperFWWatford4610Barnet2 August 1996FreeJohn GayleFWBromsgrove143Stoke City10 February 1997£25,000Neil GraysonFWYork14134Boston United19 June 1994FreeGarry ThompsonFWKings Heath526Cardiff City10 February 1995FreeChristian LeeFWAylesbury459Doncaster Rovers13 July 1995FreeJason WhiteFWMeriden9218Scarborough15 June 1995£35,000

Competitions Football League Division Three

League table

Results summary

League position by match

Matches

Play-offs

FA Cup

League Cup

League Trophy

Appearances, goals and cards Player Division Three 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 Stuart Brock – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – GK Billy Turley 1 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 1 – – – – GK Andy Woodman 45 – – 1 – – 4 – – 3 – – 3 – – 56 – – 1 – DF Ian Clarkson 45 – – 1 – – 4 – – 3 – – 3 – – 56 – – 8 1 DF Lee Colkin 1 5 – – 1 – 1 3 – – 2 – – – – 2 11 – – – DF John Frain 11 – – – – – – – – 3 – – 3 – 1 17 – 1 2 – DF Lee Maddison 34 1 – 1 – – 3 1 – 2 – – – – – 40 1 – 5 – DF David Rennie 42 1 4 – – – 4 – – 2 – – 3 – – 51 1 4 2 – DF Ian Sampson 43 – 4 1 – – 4 – – 3 – – 3 – 1 54 – 5 11 – DF Ray Warburton 35 – 4 1 – – – – – 3 – – 3 – 1 42 – 5 1 – MF Ali Gibb 6 12 1 – – – 3 1 – – – – – 1 – 9 14 1 1 – MF Roy Hunter 26 10 6 1 – – 4 – – 1 – – 3 – – 35 10 6 6 – MF Dave Martin 10 2 – – – – – – – 2 – 2 – – – 12 2 2 1 – MF Danny O'Shea 32 3 – 1 – – 4 – – 1 1 – – – – 38 4 – 4 1 MF Sean Parrish 37 2 8 1 – – 3 1 – – – – 3 – 1 44 3 9 11 – MF Dean Peer 7 14 1 – – – 1 1 – 1 1 – – 3 – 9 19 1 1 1 MF Michael Warner 1 8 – – 1 – – – – 1 – – – – – 2 9 – – – FW Mark Cooper 37 4 10 1 – – 3 – – – – – 1 – – 42 4 10 7 2 FW Claudio De Vito – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – FW John Gayle 7 2 1 – – – – – – 2 – 1 3 – 1 12 2 3 3 – FW Neil Grayson 38 8 12 1 – – 3 1 – 2 – – 3 – – 47 9 12 6 – FW Christian Lee 12 17 7 – 1 – 1 – 2 2 – – 1 2 – 16 20 9 1 – FW Garry Thompson – 1 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 1 – – – FW Jason White 16 16 2 1 – – 1 3 – 1 1 – 1 1 – 20 21 2 1 – Players who left before end of season: DF Ryan Kirby – 1 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 1 – – – MF Chris Burns 6 – – – – – 1 – – – – – – – – 7 – – 1 – W Neil Lyne 1 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 1 – – 1 – W Matthew Rush 14 – 3 – – – – – – 1 – 1 – – – 15 – 4 1 – FW Allan Smart 1 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 1 – – – – FW Phil Stant 4 1 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – 4 1 2 – –

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