The 1959–60 season was Northampton Town's 63rd season in their history and the second successive season in the Fourth Division. Alongside competing in Division Four, 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 GoalkeepersTony BrewerGKEdmonton700MillwallAugust 1958Peter IsaacGKPontypridd80Barry TownJuly 1959 Full backsTony ClaypoleRBWeldon531ApprenticeAugust 1956N/ARalph PhillipsRBHetton-le-Hole421MiddlesbroughNovember 1958Tony HaskinsLBNorthampton70Belper TownAugust 1959Ron Patterson (c)LBGateshead3075MiddlesbroughSummer 1952 Half backsJim FotheringhamCHHamilton120HeartsSummer 1959Colin GaleCHPontypridd1781Cardiff CityMarch 1956£1,500Dave BowenWHMaesteg351ArsenalJuly 1959£7,000Barry CookeWHWolverhampton250West Bromwich AlbionJuly 1959Roly MillsWHDaventry19125ApprenticeMay 1951N/AJohn SmithWHLeicester1969ApprenticeMay 1949N/A Inside/Outside forwardsJack EnglishOFSouth Shields322143ApprenticeSummer 1947N/ATommy FowlerOFPrescot52885EvertonMarch 1945Frank GriffinOFPendlebury170West Bromwich AlbionSummer 1959Béla OláhOFHungary285Bedford TownDecember 1958Ken TuckerOFMerthyr Tydfil30Shrewsbury TownJanuary 1960Peter KaneIFGlasgow2917Queen's ParkNovember 1959Derek LeckIFDeal4518MillwallJune 1958Bobby TebbuttIFIrchester6024ApprenticeOctober 1956N/ARitchie WardIFScunthorpe60Scunthorpe UnitedSummer 1959Mike WrightIFNewmarket21Newmarket TownJanuary 1960 Centre forwardsMike DeakinCFBirmingham2620Crystal PalaceOctober 1959Exchange

Competitions Division Four

League table

League position by match

Matches

FA Cup

Appearances and goals Player Division Four FA Cup Total Starts Goals Starts Goals Starts Goals GK Tony Brewer 38 – 1 – 39 – GK Peter Isaac 8 – – – 8 – FB Tony Claypole 15 – – – 15 – FB Tony Haskins 7 – – – 7 – FB Ron Patterson 39 – 1 – 40 – FB Ralph Phillips 31 – 1 – 32 – HB Dave Bowen 22 1 1 – 23 1 HB Barry Cooke 25 – – – 25 – HB Jim Fotheringham 11 – 1 – 12 – HB Colin Gale 35 – – – 35 – HB Roly Mills 41 4 1 – 42 4 HB John Smith 11 – – – 11 – OF Jack English 6 3 – – 6 3 OF Tommy Fowler 41 4 1 – 42 4 OF Frank Griffin 16 – 1 – 17 – OF Béla Oláh 26 5 – – 26 5 OF Ken Tucker 3 – – – 3 – IF Peter Kane 28 16 1 1 29 17 IF Derek Leck 30 14 1 – 31 14 IF Bobby Tebbutt 15 7 – – 15 7 IF Ritchie Ward 6 – – – 6 – IF Mike Wright 2 1 – – 2 1 CF Mike Deakin 25 20 1 – 26 20 Players who left before end of season: IF Brian Kirkup 9 2 – – 9 2 IF Peter Vickers 2 – – – 2 – IF Alan Woan 14 6 – – 14 6

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