The 1963–64 season was Northampton Town's 67th season in their history and the first season in the second tier of English football, the Second Division, following promotion from the Third Division the previous season. Alongside competing in Division Two, 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 GoalkeepersNorman CoeGKSwansea460ArsenalJuly 1960Bryan HarveyGKStepney330BlackpoolOctober 1963£4,000Cobblers mourn goalkeeper Harvey bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 3 December 2020. Full backsVic CockcroftLBBirmingham200Wolverhampton WanderersJuly 1962Mike EverittLBWeeley13213ArsenalFebruary 1961£4,000Theo Foley (c)RBDublin1223Exeter CityMay 1961£1,000John MackinRBBellshill00ApprenticeNovember 1963N/A Half backsTerry BranstonCHRugby1600ApprenticeOctober 1958N/AGraham CarrCHCorbridge20ApprenticeAugust 1962N/AJoe KiernanWHCoatbridge210SunderlandJuly 1963John KurilaWHGlasgow612Bristol CityNovember 1963Derek LeckWHDeal21143MillwallJune 1958John LinnellWHNorthampton00ApprenticeSeptember 1963N/ARoly MillsWHDaventry32433ApprenticeMay 1951N/A Inside/Outside forwardsBilly BestOFGlasgow92PollokJuly 1962Billy HailsOFNettlesworth6313Peterborough UnitedNovember 1962Barry LinesOFBletchley14640Bletchley TownSeptember 1960Tommy RobsonOFGateshead245Newcastle UnitedAugust 1961N/ARonnie WaltonOFPlymouth00ApprenticeSeptember 1963N/ABrian EtheridgeIFNorthampton110ApprenticeJuly 1962N/AJim HallIFNorthampton40ApprenticeJuly 1963N/ADon MartinIFCorby237ApprenticeJuly 1962N/A Centre forwardsBobby BrownCFStreatham70WatfordDecember 1963Bobby HuntCFColchester113Colchester UnitedMarch 1964£15,000

Competitions Division Two

League table

Results summary

League position by match

Matches

FA Cup

League Cup

Appearances and goals Player Division Two FA Cup League Cup Total Starts Goals Starts Goals Starts Goals Starts Goals GK Norman Coe 1 – – – – – 1 – GK Bryan Harvey 32 – 1 – – – 33 – FB Vic Cockcroft 9 – – – 1 – 10 – FB Mike Everitt 42 2 1 – 2 – 45 2 FB Theo Foley 26 2 1 – – – 27 2 FB John Mackin – – – – – – – – HB Terry Branston 41 – 1 – 3 – 45 – HB Graham Carr 1 – – – – – 1 – HB Joe Kiernan 19 – 1 – 1 – 21 – HB John Kurila 18 1 – – – – 18 1 HB Derek Leck 33 3 1 – 3 1 37 4 HB John Linnell – – – – – – – – HB Roly Mills 22 1 – – 3 1 25 2 OF Billy Best 9 2 – – – – 9 2 OF Billy Hails 33 8 1 – 3 – 37 8 OF Barry Lines 25 3 1 – 1 – 27 3 OF Tommy Robson 17 3 – – 2 1 19 4 OF Ronnie Walton – – – – – – – – IF Brian Etheridge 5 – 1 – 1 – 7 – IF Jim Hall 4 – – – – – 4 – IF Don Martin 20 7 – – 1 – 21 7 CF Bobby Brown 6 – 1 – – – 7 – CF Bobby Hunt 11 3 – – – – 11 3 Players who left before end of season: GK Chic Brodie 9 – – – 3 – 12 – FB Bryn Jones 7 – – – – – 7 – FB Colin Sharpe – – – – 2 – 2 – IF Peter Kane 18 8 – – 2 – 20 8 IF John Reid 18 – – – 2 1 20 1 IF Ray Smith 9 3 – – 1 1 10 4 CF Frank Large 27 12 1 – 1 – 29 12 CF Bert Llewellyn – – – – 1 – 1 –

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