The 1960–61 season was Northampton Town's 64th season in their history and the third successive season in the Fourth Division. Alongside competing in Division Four, the club also participated in the FA Cup, and the newly introduced Football League Cup.

Players

Name Position Nat. Place of Birth Date of Birth (Age) Apps Goals Previous club Date signed Fee GoalkeepersTony BrewerGKEdmonton900MillwallAugust 1958Norman CoeGKSwansea310ArsenalJuly 1960 Full backsTony ClaypoleRBWeldon1001ApprenticeAugust 1956N/ARalph PhillipsRBHetton-le-Hole891MiddlesbroughNovember 1958Tony HaskinsLBNorthampton70Belper TownAugust 1959Ron Patterson (c)LBGateshead3155MiddlesbroughSummer 1952 Half backsTerry BranstonCHRugby170ApprenticeOctober 1958N/AColin GaleCHPontypridd2221Cardiff CityMarch 1956£1,500Alec CarsonWHClarkston10ApprenticeNovember 1959N/ABarry CookeWHWolverhampton611West Bromwich AlbionJuly 1959Mike EverittWHWeeley164ArsenalFebruary 1961£4,000Roly MillsWHDaventry24128ApprenticeMay 1951N/A Inside/Outside forwardsTommy FowlerOFPrescot54788EvertonMarch 1945Barry LinesOFBletchley275Bletchley TownSeptember 1960Ron SpelmanOFBlofield121Norwich CityNovember 1960Ken TuckerOFMerthyr Tydfil133Shrewsbury TownJanuary 1960Derek WoodsOFNorthampton00ApprenticeJune 1959N/ADavie LairdIFRutherglen141St MirrenAugust 1960Derek LeckIFDeal7834MillwallJune 1958Jimmy MoranIFCleland155Norwich CityJanuary 1961Mike WrightIFNewmarket277Newmarket TownJanuary 1960 Centre forwardsLaurie BrownCFShildon3825Bishop AucklandOctober 1960Bob EdwardsCFGuildford138Norwich CityMarch 1961

Competitions Division Four

League table

League position by match

Matches

FA Cup

League Cup

Appearances and goals Player Division Four FA Cup League Cup Total Starts Goals Starts Goals Starts Goals Starts Goals GK Tony Brewer 18 – 1 – 1 – 20 – GK Norman Coe 28 – 2 – 1 – 31 – FB Tony Claypole 42 – 3 – 2 – 47 – FB Tony Haskins – – – – – – – – FB Ron Patterson 8 – – – – – 8 – FB Ralph Phillips 42 – 3 – 2 – 47 – HB Terry Branston 17 – – – – – 17 – HB Alec Carson 1 – – – – – 1 – HB Barry Cooke 31 1 2 – 1 – 34 1 HB Mike Everitt 16 4 – – – – 16 4 HB Colin Gale 39 – 3 – 2 – 44 – HB Roly Mills 45 2 3 – 2 1 50 3 OF Tommy Fowler 19 3 – – – – 19 3 OF Barry Lines 24 5 2 – 1 – 27 5 OF Ron Spelman 11 1 1 – – – 12 1 OF Ken Tucker 7 3 2 – 1 – 10 3 OF Derek Woods – – – – – – – – IF Davie Laird 12 1 1 – 1 – 14 1 IF Derek Leck 29 13 3 3 1 – 33 16 IF Jimmy Moran 15 5 – – – – 15 5 IF Wilson – – 1 1 – – 1 1 IF Mike Wright 23 6 – – 2 – 25 6 CF Laurie Brown 33 22 3 3 2 – 38 25 CF Bob Edwards 13 8 – – – – 13 8 Players who left before end of season: OF Béla Oláh 14 3 1 – – – 15 3 CF Mike Deakin 19 11 1 – 2 – 22 11

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