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1 Players  





2 Competitions  



2.1  Barclays League Division Three  



2.1.1  League table  





2.1.2  Results summary  





2.1.3  League position by match  





2.1.4  Matches  







2.2  FA Cup  





2.3  Littlewoods Cup  





2.4  Leyland DAF Cup  





2.5  Appearances and goals  







3 References  














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Northampton Town
1989–90 season
ChairmanDick Underwood
ManagerGraham Carr
StadiumCounty Ground
Division Three22nd
FA CupFourth round
Littlewoods CupFirst round
Leyland DAF CupFirst round (s)
Top goalscorerLeague: Bobby Barnes (18)
All: Bobby Barnes (20)
Highest home attendance14,529 vs Coventry City
Lowest home attendance1,665 vs Maidstone United
Average home league attendance3,190
← 1988–89
1990–91 →

The 1989–90 season was Northampton Town's 93rd season in their history and the third successive season in the Third Division. Alongside competing in Division Three, the club also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and Associate Members' Cup.

Players

[edit]
As of match played 5 May 1990.[1]
Name Position Nat. Place of Birth Date of Birth (Age) Apps Goals Previous club Date signed Fee
Goalkeepers
Peter Gleasure GK England Luton (1960-10-08)8 October 1960 (aged 29) 388 0 Millwall March 1983
Defenders
Irvin Gernon LB England Birmingham (1962-12-30)30 December 1962 (aged 27) 18 2 Reading October 1989 £25,000
David Johnson LB England Northampton (1967-03-10)10 March 1967 (aged 23) 7 0 Irthlingborough Diamonds July 1989 Free
Keith McPherson CB England Greenwich (1963-09-11)11 September 1963 (aged 26) 216 9 West Ham United 23 January 1986 £10,000[2]
Steve Terry CB England Clapton (1962-06-14)14 June 1962 (aged 27) 17 2 Hull City March 1990 £70,000
Russ Wilcox (c) CB England Hemsworth (1964-03-25)25 March 1964 (aged 26) 162 10 Frickley Athletic 30 June 1986 £15,000[3]
Wayne Williams RB England Telford (1963-11-17)17 November 1963 (aged 26) 50 1 Shrewsbury Town 12 January 1988
Paul Wilson LB England Bradford (1968-08-02)2 August 1968 (aged 21) 94 3 Norwich City February 1988 £30,000
Midfielders
Micky Bell W England Newcastle upon Tyne (1971-11-15)15 November 1971 (aged 18) 6 0 Apprentice April 1990 N/A
Steve Berry CM England Liverpool (1963-04-04)4 April 1963 (aged 27) 90 3 Aldershot 27 October 1988 £45,000
Steve Brown LM England Northampton (1966-07-06)6 July 1966 (aged 23) 39 4 Irthlingborough Diamonds 21 July 1989 Free
Phil Chard U England Corby (1960-10-16)16 October 1960 (aged 29) 171 33 Wolverhampton Wanderers October 1989
Warren Donald CM England Hillingdon (1964-10-07)7 October 1964 (aged 25) 220 14 West Ham United 4 October 1985 £11,000[4]
Trevor Quow CM England Peterborough (1960-09-28)28 September 1960 (aged 29) 53 2 Gillingham 12 January 1989
Bradley Sandeman RM England Northampton (1970-02-24)24 February 1970 (aged 20) 64 3 Apprentice January 1988 N/A
David Scope W England Newcastle upon Tyne (1967-05-10)10 May 1967 (aged 22) 8 0 Blyth Spartans September 1989
Martin Singleton CM England Banbury (1963-08-02)2 August 1963 (aged 26) 60 5 West Bromwich Albion 7 November 1987 £57,500
Aidey Thorpe LW England Chesterfield (1963-11-25)25 November 1963 (aged 26) 13 3 Walsall March 1990 £50,000
Forwards
Bobby Barnes FW England Kingston upon Thames (1962-12-17)17 December 1962 (aged 27) 45 20 Bournemouth 13 October 1989 £70,000
Darren Collins FW England Winchester (1967-05-24)24 May 1967 (aged 22) 53 10 Petersfield United January 1989
Carl Leaburn FW England Lewisham (1969-03-30)30 March 1969 (aged 21) 9 0 Charlton Athletic 22 March 1990 Loan

Competitions

[edit]

Barclays League Division Three

[edit]

League table

[edit]

Pos Team
  • t
  • e
  • Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
    20 Fulham 46 12 15 19 55 66 −11 51
    21 Cardiff City 46 12 14 20 51 70 −19 50 Relegated
    22 Northampton Town 46 11 14 21 51 68 −17 47
    23 Blackpool 46 10 16 20 49 73 −24 46
    24 Walsall 46 9 14 23 40 72 −32 41
    Source: [citation needed]


    Results summary

    [edit]
    Overall Home Away
    Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
    46 11 14 21 51 68  −17 47 7 7 9 27 31  −4 4 7 12 24 37  −13

    Last updated: 7 May 2020.
    Source: 11v11.com

    League position by match

    [edit]
    Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
    GroundAAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHHHAHAHHAHAAHAHAAHAHHHAA
    ResultLDWDWLWLLLWLDDLDLWWDWWDLDLLLDDDDLLLLDLWLLLWWDL
    Position19171014111411131417151616151718211513131311101919202022222122212223232323232323232323222222
    Source: 11v11.com
    A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

    Matches

    [edit]

      Win   Draw   Loss

    19 August 1989 (1989-08-19) 1 Walsall 1–0 Northampton Town Walsall
    15:00 BST Stadium: Bescot Stadium
    Attendance: 5,020
    26 August 1989 (1989-08-26) 2 Swansea City 1–1 Northampton Town Swansea, Wales
    15:00 BST D.Collins Stadium: Vetch Field
    Attendance: 3,637
    2 September 1989 (1989-09-02) 3 Northampton Town 2–0 Bristol City Northampton
    15:00 BST D.Thomas
    T.Adcock pen.'
    Stadium: County Ground
    Attendance: 4,088
    9 September 1989 (1989-09-09) 4 Wigan Athletic 0–0 Northampton Town Wigan
    15:00 BST Stadium: Springfield Park
    Attendance: 2,289
    Referee: John Watson
    16 September 1989 (1989-09-16) 5 Northampton Town 2–1 Shrewsbury Town Northampton
    15:00 BST D.Collins
    T.Adcock pen.'
    Stadium: County Ground
    Attendance: 3,084
    Referee: David Elleray
    23 September 1989 (1989-09-23) 6 Crewe Alexandra 2–1 Northampton Town Crewe
    15:00 BST D.Collins Stadium: Gresty Road
    Attendance: 2,289
    26 September 1989 (1989-09-26) 7 Cardiff City 2–3 Northampton Town Cardiff, Wales
    19:30 BST T.Quow
    T.Adcock
    D.Thomas
    Stadium: Ninian Park
    Attendance: 2,801
    30 September 1989 (1989-09-30) 8 Northampton Town 0–1 Bury Northampton
    15:00 BST Stadium: County Ground
    Attendance: 3,486
    7 October 1989 (1989-10-07) 9 Northampton Town 1–2 Preston North End Northampton
    15:00 BST D.Collins Stadium: County Ground
    Attendance: 3,039
    14 October 1989 (1989-10-14) 10 Birmingham City 4–0 Northampton Town Birmingham
    15:00 BST N.Gleghorn
    D.Bailey pen.'
    Stadium: St Andrew's
    Attendance: 8,731
    Referee: Paul Harrison
    17 October 1989 (1989-10-17) 11 Northampton Town 4–2 Blackpool Northampton
    19:30 BST W.Donald
    R.Wilcox
    B.Barnes
    D.Collins
    Stadium: County Ground
    Attendance: 3,098
    21 October 1989 (1989-10-21) 12 Bristol Rovers 4–2 Northampton Town Bath
    15:00 BST S.Brown
    B.Barnes pen.'
    Stadium: Twerton Park
    Attendance: 4,920
    28 October 1989 (1989-10-28) 13 Northampton Town 0–0 Notts County Northampton
    15:00 BST Stadium: County Ground
    Attendance: 3,734
    21 October 1989 (1989-10-21) 14 Fulham 1–1 Northampton Town Fulham, London
    19:30 GMT B.Barnes pen.' Stadium: Craven Cottage
    Attendance: 3,518
    4 November 1989 (1989-11-04) 15 Northampton Town 1–2 Rotherham United Northampton
    15:00 GMT B.Barnes pen.' Stadium: County Ground
    Attendance: 3,598
    11 November 1989 (1989-11-11) 16 Huddersfield Town 2–2 Northampton Town Huddersfield
    15:00 GMT M.Smith
    G.Mitchell
    I.Gernon
    B.Barnes
    Stadium: Leeds Road
    Attendance: 4,973
    Referee: Gerald Ashby
    25 November 1989 (1989-11-25) 17 Northampton Town 0–2 Brentford Northampton
    15:00 GMT E.May
    D.Holdsworth
    Stadium: County Ground
    Attendance: 3,165
    2 December 1989 (1989-12-02) 18 Bolton Wanderers 0–3 Northampton Town Bolton
    15:00 GMT B.Barnes
    W.Donald
    Stadium: Burnden Park
    Attendance: 5,501
    17 December 1989 (1989-12-17) 19 Northampton Town 2–1 Reading Northampton
    15:00 GMT B.Barnes
    D.Collins
    Stadium: County Ground
    Attendance: 3,025
    26 December 1989 (1989-12-26) 20 Leyton Orient 1–1 Northampton Town Leyton, London
    15:00 GMT B.Barnes Stadium: Brisbane Road
    Attendance: 4,784
    30 December 1989 (1989-12-30) 21 Mansfield Town 1–2 Northampton Town Mansfield
    15:00 GMT S.Berry
    B.Barnes
    Stadium: Field Mill
    Attendance: 3,210
    1 January 1990 (1990-01-01) 22 Northampton Town 1–0 Chester City Northampton
    15:00 GMT S.Berry Stadium: County Ground
    Attendance: 3,823
    Referee: Roger Pawley
    13 January 1990 (1990-01-13) 23 Northampton Town 1–1 Swansea City Northampton
    15:00 GMT B.Barnes Stadium: County Ground
    Attendance: 3,944
    17 February 1990 (1990-02-17) 24 Northampton Town 0–2 Bolton Wanderers Northampton
    15:00 GMT D.Thomas Red card Stadium: County Ground
    Attendance: 3,432
    20 February 1990 (1990-02-20) 25 Northampton Town 1–1 Walsall Northampton
    19:30 GMT D.Collins Stadium: County Ground
    Attendance: 2,617
    25 February 1990 (1990-02-25) 26 Brentford 3–2 Northampton Town Brentford, London
    15:00 GMT G.Blissett
    D.Holdsworth
    D.Thomas
    D.Collins
    Stadium: Griffin Park
    Attendance: 6,391
    3 March 1990 (1990-03-03) 27 Northampton Town 0–4 Tranmere Rovers Northampton
    15:00 GMT Stadium: County Ground
    Attendance: 3,147
    6 March 1990 (1990-03-06) 28 Bury 1–0 Northampton Town Bury
    19:30 GMT Stadium: Gigg Lane
    Attendance: 2,327
    10 March 1990 (1990-03-10) 29 Northampton Town 1–1 Cardiff City Northampton
    15:00 GMT B.Barnes pen.' Stadium: County Ground
    Attendance: 2,574
    13 March 1990 (1990-03-13) 30 Northampton Town 1–1 Wigan Athletic Northampton
    19:30 GMT P.Chard Stadium: County Ground
    Attendance: 2,172
    Referee: Jim Rushton
    17 March 1990 (1990-03-17) 31 Preston North End 0–0 Northampton Town Preston
    15:00 GMT Stadium: Deepdale
    Attendance: 5,686
    20 March 1990 (1990-03-20) 32 Northampton Town 2–2 Birmingham City Northampton
    19:30 GMT S.Terry
    R.Wilcox
    D.Peer
    N.Gleghorn
    Stadium: County Ground
    Attendance: 4,346
    Referee: Peter Jones
    24 March 1990 (1990-03-24) 33 Blackpool 1–0 Northampton Town Blackpool
    15:00 GMT Stadium: Bloomfield Road
    Attendance: 5,686
    27 March 1990 (1990-03-27) 34 Bristol City 3–1 Northampton Town Bristol
    19:30 BST B.Barnes Stadium: Ashton Gate
    Attendance: 3,296
    31 March 1990 (1990-03-31) 35 Northampton Town 1–2 Bristol Rovers Northampton
    15:00 BST A.Thorpe
    W.Donald Red card
    Stadium: County Ground
    Attendance: 3,774
    3 April 1990 (1990-04-03) 36 Shrewsbury Town 2–0 Northampton Town Shrewsbury
    19:30 BST Stadium: Gay Meadow
    Attendance: 2,314
    7 April 1990 (1990-04-07) 37 Northampton Town 2–2 Fulham Northampton
    15:00 BST B.Sandeman
    A.Thorpe
    Stadium: County Ground
    Attendance: 2,882
    10 April 1990 (1990-04-10) 38 Notts County 3–2 Northampton Town Nottingham
    19:30 BST S.Terry
    B.Barnes
    Stadium: Meadow Lane
    Attendance: 5,396
    14 April 1990 (1990-04-14) 39 Chester City 0–1 Northampton Town Chester
    15:00 BST B.Barnes pen.' Stadium: Sealand Road
    Attendance: 2,242
    16 April 1990 (1990-04-16) 40 Northampton Town 0–1 Leyton Orient Northampton
    15:00 BST Stadium: County Ground
    Attendance: 3,215
    21 April 1990 (1990-04-21) 41 Reading 3–2 Northampton Town Reading
    15:00 BST B.Barnes pen.'
    K.McPherson
    Stadium: Elm Park
    Attendance: 3,140
    24 April 1990 (1990-04-24) 42 Northampton Town 1–2 Mansfield Town Northampton
    19:30 BST R.Wilcox Stadium: County Ground
    Attendance: 2,119
    28 April 1990 (1990-04-28) 43 Northampton Town 1–0 Huddersfield Town Northampton
    15:00 BST B.Barnes Stadium: County Ground
    Attendance: 2,388
    Referee: Michael Pierce
    30 April 1990 (1990-04-30) 44 Northampton Town 3–1 Crewe Alexandra Northampton
    19:30 BST B.Barnes pen.'
    P.Chard
    A.Thorpe
    Stadium: County Ground
    Attendance: 2,622
    2 May 1990 (1990-05-02) 45 Tranmere Rovers 0–0 Northampton Town Birkenhead
    19:30 BST Stadium: Prenton Park
    Attendance: 5,363
    Referee: Paul Vanes
    5 May 1990 (1990-05-05) 46 Rotherham United 2–0 Northampton Town Rotherham
    15:00 BST Stadium: Millmoor
    Attendance: 3,420

    FA Cup

    [edit]
    18 November 1989 (1989-11-18) First round Kettering Town 0–1 Northampton Town Kettering
    15:00 GMT D.Thomas 69' Stadium: Rockingham Road
    Attendance: 6,100
    Referee: Ray Lewis
    9 December 1989 (1989-12-09) Second round Northampton Town 0–0 Aylesbury United Northampton
    15:00 GMT Stadium: County Ground
    Attendance: 6,098
    Referee: Allan Gunn
    13 December 1990 (1990-12-13) Second round (r) Aylesbury United 0–1 Northampton Town Aylesbury
    19:30 GMT B.Barnes Stadium: Buckingham Road
    Attendance: 4,895
    6 January 1990 (1990-01-06) Third round Northampton Town 1–0 Coventry City Northampton
    15:00 GMT S.Berry 43' Stadium: County Ground
    Attendance: 14,529
    27 January 1990 (1990-01-27) Fourth round Rochdale 3–0 Northampton Town Rochdale
    15:00 GMT Stadium: Spotland Stadium
    Attendance: 9,048

    Littlewoods Cup

    [edit]
    22 August 1989 (1989-08-22) First round 1st leg Mansfield Town 1–1 Northampton Town Mansfield
    19:30 BST T.Adcock Stadium: Field Mill
    Attendance: 3,095
    5 September 1989 (1989-09-05) First round 2nd leg Northampton Town 0–2 Mansfield Town Northampton
    19:30 BST Stadium: County Ground
    Attendance: 3,963

    Leyland DAF Cup

    [edit]

    Group 7
    Team
  • t
  • e
  • Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
    Maidstone United 2 2 0 0 6 3 +3 6 Qualified for next round
    Northampton Town 2 1 0 1 5 4 +1 3
    Colchester United 2 0 0 2 1 5 −4 0
    Source: [citation needed]
    7 November 1989 (1989-11-07) Prelim round (s) Colchester United 0–3 Northampton Town Colchester
    19:30 GMT Report B.Barnes 26'
    P.Chard 76'
    D.Collins 88'
    Stadium: Layer Road
    Attendance: 1,780
    Referee: Danny Vickers
    17 January 1990 (1990-01-17) First round (s) Southend United 2–1 Northampton Town Southend-on-Sea
    19:30 GMT D.Collins Stadium: Roots Hall
    Attendance: 1,346

    Appearances and goals

    [edit]
    Pos Player Division Three FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total
    Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals
    GK Peter Gleasure 46 5 2 3 56
    DF Irvin Gernon 12 1 3 3 1 18 2
    DF David Johnson 6 1 6 1
    DF Keith McPherson 43 1 5 2 3 53 1
    DF Steve Terry 17 2 17 2
    DF Russ Wilcox 46 3 5 2 3 1 56 4
    DF Wayne Williams 14 1 1 1 1 16 2
    DF Paul Wilson 26 1 3 2 1 1 32 2
    MF Micky Bell 5 1 5 1
    MF Steve Berry 41 2 5 1 2 3 51 3
    MF Steve Brown 15 6 1 3 18 6 1
    MF Phil Chard 29 2 5 2 1 36 3
    MF Warren Donald 20 7 2 2 1 2 1 25 8 2
    MF Trevor Quow 25 5 1 3 2 30 5 1
    MF Bradley Sandeman 20 9 1 2 1 1 3 26 10 1
    MF David Scope 2 5 1 3 5
    MF Martin Singleton 6 4 2 2 8 6
    MF Aidey Thorpe 13 3 13 3
    FW Bobby Barnes 37 18 5 1 3 1 45 20
    FW Darren Collins 33 2 8 4 1 1 1 2 2 39 5 10
    FW Carl Leaburn 9 9
    Players who left before end of season:
    MF Dean Thomas 31 3 5 1 2 3 41 4
    FW Tony Adcock 8 3 2 1 10 4
    FW Paul Culpin 1 3 1 1 2 4
    FW Glen Donegal 1 1
    FW Terry McPhillips 1 1 1 3

    References

    [edit]
    1. ^ Rollin, Jack, ed. (1990). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1990–91. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 258. ISBN 978-0-356-17911-7.
  • ^ "Welcome to the Wonderful World of West Ham United Statistics - Keith McPherson". www.westhamstats.info. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
  • ^ Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2002). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2002/2003. Harpenden: Queen Anne Press. p. 438. ISBN 978-1-85291-648-0.
  • ^ "Welcome to the Wonderful World of West Ham United Statistics - Warren Donald". www.westhamstats.info. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
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