The 1966–67 season was Northampton Town's 70th season in their history and the first season back in the Second Division, following relegation from the First 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 GoalkeepersRoger BarronGKNorthampton00ApprenticeJuly 1965N/ABryan HarveyGKStepney1370BlackpoolOctober 1963£4,000Cobblers mourn goalkeeper Harvey bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 3 December 2020. Full backsVic CockcroftLBBirmingham541Wolverhampton WanderersJuly 1962Theo FoleyRBDublin2208Exeter CityMay 1961£1,000John MackinRBBellshill495ApprenticeNovember 1963N/AClive WalkerLBWatford250Leicester CityOctober 1966 Half backsTerry Branston (c)CHRugby2712ApprenticeOctober 1958N/AJohn ClarkeCHNorthampton30ApprenticeJuly 1965N/AGraham CarrHBCorbridge540ApprenticeAugust 1962N/AJoe KiernanWHCoatbridge1457SunderlandJuly 1963John KurilaWHGlasgow1254Bristol CityNovember 1963John LinnellWHNorthampton10ApprenticeSeptember 1963N/A Inside/Outside forwardsBilly BestOFGlasgow3913PollokJuly 1962Graham FeltonOFCambridge150Cambridge UnitedAugust 1966Barry LinesOFBletchley24247Bletchley TownSeptember 1960Harry WaldenOFWalgrave853Luton TownJune 1964Dennis BrownIFReading83Swindon TownFebruary 1967£5,000 P/EDon MartinIFCorby12048ApprenticeJuly 1962N/AGraham Moore (c)IFHengoed5912Manchester UnitedDecember 1965£15,000Ray PriceIFNorthampton10ApprenticeJuly 1966N/A Centre forwardsJim HallCFNorthampton437ApprenticeJuly 1963N/AFrank LargeCFLeeds7038Oldham AthleticDecember 1966£10,000

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 Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals GK Bryan Harvey 25 – – – – – 3 – – 28 – – FB Vic Cockcroft 6 – – – – – 1 – – 7 – – FB Theo Foley 16 – – 1 – – – – – 17 – – FB Gerry Jordon 1 – – – – – – – – 1 – – FB John Mackin 34 2 4 1 – – 3 – 1 38 2 5 FB Gerry Perryman 1 – – – – – – – – 1 – – FB Clive Walker 22 – – – – – 3 – – 25 – – HB Terry Branston 35 1 – 1 – – 5 – – 41 1 – HB Graham Carr 11 – – – – – 3 – – 14 – – HB John Clarke 2 – – – – – 1 – – 3 – – HB Joe Kiernan 25 1 3 1 – – 6 – – 32 1 3 HB John Kurila 37 – 1 1 – – 3 – – 41 – 1 HB John Linnell – – – – – – 1 – – 1 – – OF Billy Best 15 – 6 1 – – 6 – 4 22 – 10 OF Graham Felton 13 – – 1 – – 1 – – 15 – – OF Barry Lines 38 – 2 – – – 6 – – 44 – 2 OF Harry Walden 18 – 2 – – – 3 – – 21 – 2 IF Dennis Brown 8 – 3 – – – – – – 8 – 3 IF Don Martin 31 – 13 1 – – 6 – 5 38 – 18 IF Graham Moore 32 – 3 – – – 4 1 2 36 1 5 IF Ray Price 1 – – – – – – – – 1 – – CF Jim Hall 13 – 1 – – – 2 – 2 15 – 3 CF Frank Large 21 – 8 – – – – – – 21 – 8 Players who left before end of season: GK Bill Brown 17 – – 1 – – 3 – – 21 – – FB Mike Everitt 13 – – 1 – – 3 – – 17 – – IF Bobby Jones 17 – 1 1 – – – – – 18 – 1 CF Bobby Brown 3 – – – – – 1 – 1 4 – 1 CF George Hudson 7 – – – – – 2 – – 9 – –

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