1958–59 Northampton Town F.C. season

The 1958–59 season was Northampton Town's 62nd season in their history and the first season in the fourth tier of English football, the Fourth Division, after a revamping of the league pyramid. 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 BrewerGKEdmonton310MillwallAugust 1958Reg ElvyGKLeeds720Blackburn RoversSummer 1956£350 Full backsJack BannisterRBChesterfield250Shrewsbury TownSummer 1958Tony ClaypoleRBWeldon381ApprenticeAugust 1956N/AGeoff ColemanRBBedworth180Bedworth TownSummer 1955Ralph PhillipsRBHetton-le-Hole101MiddlesbroughNovember 1958Ron Patterson (c)LBGateshead2675MiddlesbroughSummer 1952 Half backsBen CollinsCHKislingbury2240ApprenticeSummer 1948N/AColin GaleCHPontypridd1431Cardiff CityMarch 1956£1,500Roly MillsWHDaventry14921ApprenticeMay 1951N/AJohn SmithWHLeicester1859ApprenticeMay 1949N/A Inside/Outside forwardsJack EnglishOFSouth Shields316140ApprenticeSummer 1947N/ATommy FowlerOFPrescot48681EvertonMarch 1945Alan LoasbyOFWellingborough20Luton TownSummer 1958Roger MillerOFNorthampton41ApprenticeSummer 1956N/ABéla OláhOFHungary20Bedford TownDecember 1958Kevin BaronIFPreston274Southend UnitedSeptember 1958Brian KirkupIFSlough197ReadingSummer 1958Bobby TebbuttIFIrchester4517ApprenticeOctober 1956N/AAlan WoanIFLiverpool10963Norwich CitySummer 1956 Centre forwardsDerek LeckCFDeal144MillwallJune 1958Ollie NorrisCFDerry151Bournemouth & B ASeptember 1958

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 31 – – – 31 – GK Reg Elvy 15 – 2 – 17 – FB Jack Bannister 24 – 1 – 25 – FB Tony Claypole 26 1 1 – 27 1 FB Geoff Coleman 1 – – – 1 – FB Ron Patterson 38 – 2 – 40 – FB Ralph Phillips 10 1 – – 10 1 HB Ben Collins 10 – 1 – 11 – HB Colin Gale 36 – 1 – 37 – HB Roly Mills 42 6 2 – 44 6 HB Joe O'Neil 22 1 – – 22 1 HB John Smith 23 – 1 – 24 – OF Jack English 13 4 1 – 14 4 OF Tommy Fowler 45 15 2 1 47 16 OF Alan Loasby 2 – – – 2 – OF Roger Miller 2 – – – 2 – OF Béla Oláh 2 – – – 2 – IF Kevin Baron 25 4 2 – 27 4 IF Brian Kirkup 17 5 2 2 19 7 IF Bobby Tebbutt 14 4 1 – 15 4 IF Alan Woan 42 32 1 – 43 32 CF Derek Leck 14 5 – – 14 5 CF Ollie Norris 14 1 1 – 15 1 Players who left before end of season: HB Ray Yeoman 17 – – – 17 – CF Barry Hawkings 21 5 1 – 22 5

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