The 1962–63 season was Northampton Town's 66th season in their history and the second successive season in the Third Division. 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 GoalkeepersChic BrodieGKDuntocher850Wolverhampton WanderersSeptember 1961Norman CoeGKSwansea450ArsenalJuly 1960Vic RouseGKSwansea00Crystal PalaceApril 1963£1,000 Full backsVic CockcroftLBBirmingham100Wolverhampton WanderersJuly 1962Mike EverittLBWeeley8711ArsenalFebruary 1961£4,000Arnold WoollardLBPembroke310BournemouthMarch 1962Theo FoleyRBDublin951Exeter CityMay 1961£1,000 Half backsTerry BranstonCHRugby1150ApprenticeOctober 1958N/AGraham CarrCHCorbridge10ApprenticeAugust 1962N/AJohn KurilaWHGlasgow431CelticAugust 1962Derek LeckWHDeal17439MillwallJune 1958Roly MillsWHDaventry29931ApprenticeMay 1951N/A Inside/Outside forwardsBilly BestOFGlasgow00PollokJuly 1962Billy HailsOFNettlesworth265Peterborough UnitedNovember 1962Barry LinesOFBletchley11937Bletchley TownSeptember 1960Tommy RobsonOFGateshead51Newcastle UnitedAugust 1961N/ABrian EtheridgeIFNorthampton40ApprenticeJuly 1961N/AJohn ReidIFNewmains7015Bradford CityNovember 1961Don MartinIFCorby20ApprenticeJuly 1962N/ARay SmithIFKingston upon Hull144Peterborough UnitedOctober 1962 Centre forwardsAlec Ashworth (c)CFSouthport3426Luton TownJuly 1962Frank LargeCFLeeds2018Queens Park RangersMarch 1963Bert LlewellynCFGolborne10Port ValeFebruary 1963£7,000

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 Goals Starts Goals Starts Goals Starts Goals GK Chic Brodie 46 – 1 – 3 – 50 – GK Norman Coe – – – – – – – – GK Vic Rouse – – – – – – – – FB Vic Cockcroft 8 – 1 – 1 – 10 – FB Mike Everitt 28 1 1 1 1 – 30 2 FB Theo Foley 43 1 – – 3 – 46 1 FB Arnold Woollard 15 – 1 – 2 – 18 – HB Terry Branston 45 – 1 – 3 – 49 – HB Graham Carr 1 – – – – – 1 – HB John Kurila 40 1 1 – 2 – 43 1 HB Derek Leck 42 5 1 – 3 – 46 5 HB Roly Mills 19 1 – – – – 19 1 OF Billy Best – – – – – – – – OF Billy Hails 26 5 – – – – 26 5 OF Barry Lines 46 16 1 – 3 1 50 17 OF Tommy Robson 1 – – – – – 1 – IF Brian Etheridge – – – – – – – – IF Don Martin 2 – – – – – 2 – IF John Reid 41 11 1 – 2 1 44 12 IF Ray Smith 14 4 – – – – 14 4 CF Alec Ashworth 30 25 1 – 3 1 34 26 CF Frank Large 20 18 – – – – 20 18 CF Bert Llewellyn 1 – – – – – 1 – Players who left before end of season: OF Roy Sanders 15 2 1 – 3 – 19 2 CF Cliff Holton 21 14 – – 3 1 24 15

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