The 1967–68 season was Northampton Town's 71st season in their history and the first season back in the Third Division, following relegation from the Second Division the previous season. Alongside competing in Division Three, 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 BarronGKNorthampton60ApprenticeJuly 1965N/AJohn BrooksGKLondon10Ipswich TownOctober 1967FreeBryan HarveyGKStepney1810BlackpoolOctober 1963£4,000Cobblers mourn goalkeeper Harvey bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 3 December 2020. Full backsBrian FaulkesFBAbingdon452ReadingAugust 1967John MackinRBBellshill9312ApprenticeNovember 1963N/AClive WalkerLBWatford510Leicester CityOctober 1966 Half backsJohn ClarkeCHNorthampton40ApprenticeJuly 1965N/AJohn RobertsCHAbercynon254Swansea TownNovember 1967£13,000Graham CarrHBCorbridge960ApprenticeAugust 1962N/ARon FlowersHBEdlington432Wolverhampton WanderersAugust 1967Joe KiernanWHCoatbridge18710SunderlandJuly 1963John KurilaWHGlasgow1624Bristol CityNovember 1963 Inside/Outside forwardsGraham FeltonOFCambridge351Cambridge UnitedAugust 1966Barry LinesOFBletchley25747Bletchley TownSeptember 1960Tommy KnoxOFGlasgow160Mansfield TownNovember 1967Eric WeaverOFRhymney235Notts CountyDecember 1967Dennis BrownIFReading227Swindon TownFebruary 1967£5,000 P/EJohn ByrneIFCambuslang223Peterborough UnitedDecember 1967£9,000Ray PriceIFNorthampton70ApprenticeJuly 1966N/A Centre forwardsJohn FairbrotherCFCricklewood165Peterborough UnitedFebruary 1968

Competitions Division Three

League table

Results summary

League position by match

Matches

FA Cup

League Cup

Appearances and goals Player Division Three FA Cup League Cup Total Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals GK Roger Barron 6 – – – – – – – – 6 – – GK John Brooks 1 – – – – – – – – 1 – – GK Bryan Harvey 39 – – 1 – – 4 – – 44 – – FB Brian Faulkes 39 1 2 1 – – 4 – – 44 1 2 FB John Mackin 38 1 6 1 – – 4 – 1 43 1 7 FB Clive Walker 24 – – 1 – – 1 – – 26 – – CH John Roberts 24 – 4 1 – – – – – 25 – 4 HB Graham Carr 36 1 – 1 – – 4 – – 41 1 – HB John Clarke 1 – – – – – – – – 1 – – HB Ron Flowers 40 – 2 1 – – 2 – – 43 – 2 HB Joe Kiernan 37 – 2 – 1 – 4 – 1 41 1 3 HB John Kurila 29 3 – 1 – – 4 – – 34 3 – OF Graham Felton 18 – 1 – – – 2 – – 20 – 1 OF Willie Johnston – 1 – – – – – – – – 1 – OF Tommy Knox 16 – – – – – – – – 16 – – OF Barry Lines 12 – – – – – 3 – – 15 – – OF Eric Weaver 23 – 5 – – – – – – 23 – 5 IF Dennis Brown 14 – 4 – – – – – – 14 – 4 IF John Byrne 22 – 3 – – – – – – 22 – 3 IF Ray Price 6 – – – – – – – – 6 – – CF John Fairbrother 16 – 5 – – – – – – 16 – 5 Players who left before end of season: OF Billy Best 8 – 2 1 – – 1 – 1 10 – 3 IF Don Martin 27 – 12 1 – – 4 – 1 32 – 13 CF Jim Hall 17 – 2 1 – – 3 – 1 21 – 3 CF Frank Large 16 – 7 – – – 4 – 2 20 – 9

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