1952–53 Northampton Town F.C. season

The 1952–53 season was Northampton Town's 56th season in their history and the twenty-fifth successive season in the regional Third Division South. Alongside competing in Division Three South, the club also participated in the FA Cup.

Players

Name Position Nat. Place of Birth Date of Birth (Age) Apps Goals Previous club Date signed Fee GoalkeepersAlf WoodGKAldridge630Coventry CitySummer 1951£2,100 Full backsRon PattersonLBGateshead490MiddlesbroughSummer 1952Jack SouthamRBWillenhall1041Birmingham CitySummer 1949 Half backsMaurice CandlinCHJarrow1522Partick ThistleSummer 1949Ben CollinsCHKislingbury780ApprenticeSummer 1948N/AJohn CroyWHFalkirk50Third LanarkSummer 1951James DavieWHCambuslang761Preston North EndSummer 1950Norman DodginWHGateshead191ReadingSummer 1951Gwyn HughesWHBlaenau Ffestiniog14015Blaenau Ffestiniog AmateurSummer 1946Tom McLainWHMorpeth352SunderlandSummer 1952John SmithWHLeicester101ApprenticeSummer 1950N/AFrank UptonWHAtherstone40Nuneaton BoroughSummer 1952 Inside/Outside forwardsJack EnglishOFSouth Shields15164ApprenticeSummer 1947N/ATommy FowlerOFPrescot20040EvertonSummer 1946Felix StaroscikOFSilesia257Third LanarkSummer 1951Don AdamsIFNorthampton94ApprenticeSummer 1951N/ALarry BaxterIFLeicester112ApprenticeSummer 1952N/AMaurice EdelstonIFKingston upon Hull3315ReadingSummer 1952Ken LeekIFYnysybwl00ApprenticeSummer 1952N/AFred RamscarIFSalford9547Preston North EndSummer 1951 Centre forwardsWillie O'DonnellCFClydebank7137Partick ThistleSummer 1951

Competitions Division Three South

League table

Results summary

League position by match

Matches

FA Cup

Appearances and goals Player Division Three (S) FA Cup Total Starts Goals Starts Goals Starts Goals GK Alf Wood 46 – 3 – 49 – FB Ron Patterson 46 – 3 – 49 – FB Jack Southam 46 1 3 – 49 1 HB Maurice Candlin 28 – 3 – 31 – HB Ben Collins 19 – – – 19 – HB John Croy 2 – – – 2 – HB James Davie 11 – – – 11 – HB Norman Dodgin 14 1 – – 14 1 HB Gwyn Hughes 29 1 3 – 32 1 HB Tom McLain 32 2 3 – 35 2 HB John Smith – – – – – – HB Frank Upton 4 – – – 4 – OF Jack English 45 24 3 – 48 24 OF Tommy Fowler 46 11 3 1 49 12 OF Felix Staroscik 1 1 – – 1 1 IF Don Adams 2 1 – – 2 1 IF Larry Baxter 11 2 – – 11 2 IF Maurice Edelston 30 15 3 – 33 15 IF Fred Ramscar 45 22 3 1 48 23 IF Ken Leek – – – – – – CF Willie O'Donnell 46 27 3 – 49 27 Players who left before end of season: IF Tommy Mulgrew 3 – – – 3 –

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