1987–88 Northampton Town F.C. season

Northampton Town
1987–88 season
ChairmanDerek Banks
ManagerGraham Carr
StadiumCounty Ground
Division Three6th
FA CupSecond round
Littlewoods CupSecond round
Sherpa Vans TrophyPreliminary round
Top goalscorerLeague: Tony Adcock
Paul Culpin
Trevor Morley (10)

All: Trevor Morley (16)
Highest home attendance7,934 vs Brighton & Hove Albion
Lowest home attendance3,076 vs Brentford
Average home league attendance5,514

Players

As of match played 2 May 1988.[1]
Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth Apps[2] Goals Signed from Date signed Fee
Goalkeepers
Peter GleasureGKLuton (1960-10-08)8 October 1960 (aged 27)2250MillwallSummer 1982
Alan HarrisGKNuneaton (1969-04-13)13 April 1969 (aged 19)00Nuneaton TownSummer 1986£15,000[3]
Defenders
David LoganLBMiddlesbrough (1963-12-05)5 December 1963 (aged 24)411Mansfield TownFebruary 1987
Keith McPhersonCBGreenwich (1963-09-11)11 September 1963 (aged 24)985West Ham United23 January 1986£10,000[4]
Graham ReedRBDoncaster (1961-06-24)24 June 1961 (aged 26)1042Frickley AthleticSummer 1985£6,000
Bradley SandemanRBNorthampton (1970-02-24)24 February 1970 (aged 18)20ApprenticeJanuary 1988N/A
Trevor SlackCBPeterborough (1962-09-26)26 September 1962 (aged 25)131Grimsby Town10 February 1988Nominal Fee
Russ WilcoxCBHemsworth (1964-03-25)25 March 1964 (aged 24)815Frickley Athletic30 June 1986£15,000[5]
Paul WilsonLBBradford (1968-08-02)2 August 1968 (aged 19)151Norwich City11 April 1988£30,000
Midfielders
Warren DonaldCMHillingdon (1964-10-07)7 October 1964 (aged 23)12410West Ham United4 October 1985Undisclosed
Dave GilbertWLincoln (1963-06-22)22 June 1963 (aged 24)8614Boston UnitedSummer 1986
Eddie McGoldrickWIslington (1965-04-30)30 April 1965 (aged 23)857Nuneaton TownSummer 1986£15,000[6]
Martin Singleton (c)CMBanbury (1963-08-02)2 August 1963 (aged 24)293West Bromwich Albion7 November 1987£57,500
Forwards
Tony AdcockFWBethnal Green (1963-03-27)27 March 1963 (aged 25)1810Manchester City25 January 1988£85,000 P/E
Paul CulpinFWKirby Muxloe (1962-02-08)8 February 1962 (aged 26)2010Coventry City10 October 1987£50,000
Glen DonegalFWNorthampton (1969-06-20)20 June 1969 (aged 18)111ApprenticeJanuary 1987N/A
David LonghurstFWNorthampton (1965-01-15)15 January 1965 (aged 23)377Halifax Town3 July 1987£40,000

Competitions

League table

Pos Team Pld HW HD HL HGF HGA AW AD AL AGF AGA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
4 Notts County 46 14 4 5 53 24 9 8 6 29 25 +33 81 Participated in Third Division play-offs
5 Bristol City 46 14 6 3 51 30 7 6 10 26 32 +15 75
6 Northampton Town 46 12 8 3 36 18 6 11 6 34 33 +19 73
7 Wigan Athletic 46 11 8 4 36 23 9 4 10 34 38 +9 72
8 Bristol Rovers 46 14 5 4 43 19 4 7 12 25 37 +12 66
Source: [7]

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
46 18 19 9 70 51  +19 73 12 8 3 36 18  +18 6 11 6 34 33  +1

Last updated: 7 April 2020.
Source:

League position by match

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAAHHHHAHAHAHHAHAHAAHA
ResultWLDWWLDWWDWDWLWDDDWLLDDDDLWWLDWDWDWWDDDWWWLDDL
Position1151211288613111533343466888876665666655555546556
Source: Rothmans Football Yearbook 1986-87
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

15 August 1987 (1987-08-15) 1 Chester City 0–5 Northampton Town Chester
15:00 BST Morley
Chard
Wilcox
Longhurst
Gilbert
Stadium: Sealand Road
Attendance: 3,453
29 August 1987 (1987-08-29) 2 Walsall 1–0 Northampton Town Walsall
15:00 BST Jones Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5,993
31 August 1987 (1987-08-31) 3 Northampton Town 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Northampton
15:00 BST Morley Armstrong Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 7,934
Referee: Keith Miller
5 September 1987 (1987-09-05) 4 Doncaster Rovers 0–2 Northampton Town Doncaster
15:00 BST Morley
Longhurst
Stadium: Belle Vue
Attendance: 1,869
9 September 1987 (1987-09-09) 5 Northampton Town 2–1 Brentford Northampton
19:30 BST Gilbert
Longhurst
Cooke  pen.' Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 5,748
12 September 1987 (1987-09-12) 6 Northampton Town 0–1 Notts County Northampton
15:00 BST Lund Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 6,023
Referee: Jim Borrett
15 September 1987 (1987-09-15) 7 Preston North End 0–0 Northampton Town Preston
19:30 BST Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 5,179
19 September 1987 (1987-09-19) 8 Bristol Rovers 0–2 Northampton Town Bath
15:00 BST Morley
Chard
Stadium: Twerton Park
Attendance: 3,668
26 September 1987 (1987-09-26) 9 Northampton Town 1–0 Port Vale Northampton
15:00 BST Chard Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 5,072
Referee: Colin Downey
29 September 1987 (1987-09-29) 10 Southend United 1–1 Northampton Town Southend-on-Sea
15:00 BST Hall Morley Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 3,506
3 October 1987 (1987-10-03) 11 Northampton Town 3–0 Bristol City Northampton
15:00 BST Chard
Bunce
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 6,234
Referee: Kelvin Morton
11 October 1987 (1987-10-11) 12 Rotherham United 2–2 Northampton Town Rotherham
15:00 BST Airey
Grealish
Culpin
Morley
Stadium: Millmoor
Attendance: 5,173
17 October 1987 (1987-10-17) 13 Northampton Town 4–0 Chesterfield Northampton
15:00 BST Morley
Culpin
Benjamin
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 5,073
20 October 1987 (1987-10-20) 14 Mansfield 3–1 Northampton Town Mansfield
19:30 BST Charles  pen.'
Hodges
Coleman
Culpin Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 3,646
24 October 1987 (1987-10-24) 15 Northampton Town 2–1 Grimsby Town Northampton
19:30 BST Gilbert  pen.'
Culpin
Turner Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 5,388
Referee: Kevin Cooper
31 October 1987 (1987-10-31) 16 Aldershot 4–4 Northampton Town Aldershot
15:00 GMT Langley
Johnson
McDonald
Berry
Culpin
Roberts  o.g.'
Morley
Longhurst
Stadium: Recreation Ground
Attendance: 3,358
4 November 1987 (1987-11-04) 17 Northampton Town 0–0 York City Northampton
19:30 GMT Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 4,950
Referee: Danny Vickers
7 November 1987 (1987-11-07) 18 Fulham 0–0 Northampton Town Fulham
15:00 GMT Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 6,733
21 November 1987 (1987-11-21) 19 Northampton Town 2–1 Gillingham Northampton
15:00 GMT Morley
Wilcox
Lovell Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 5,151
Referee: Stephen Lodge
28 November 1987 (1987-11-28) 20 Blackpool 3–1 Northampton Town Blackpool
15:00 GMT Cunningham
Walwyn
Morgan
Longhurst Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 3,593
12 December 1987 (1987-12-12) 21 Northampton Town 0–2 Sunderland Northampton
15:00 GMT Lemon
Gabbiadini
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 7,279
Referee: David Axcell
19 December 1987 (1987-12-19) 22 Wigan Athletic 2–2 Northampton Town Wigan
15:00 GMT Thompson
Pilling
Donald
Singleton
Stadium: Springfield Park
Attendance: 2,692
26 December 1987 (1987-12-26) 23 Port Vale 1–1 Northampton Town Burslem
15:00 GMT Hamson  pen.' Singleton Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 4,446
28 December 1987 (1987-12-28) 24 Northampton Town 0–0 Bury Northampton
15:00 GMT Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 6,067
Referee: Dennis Hedges
1 January 1988 (1988-01-01) 25 Northampton Town 2–2 Walsall Northampton
15:00 GMT Chard
Donegal
Jones
Cross
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 6,034
Referee: David Elleray
2 January 1988 (1988-01-02) 26 Notts County 3–1 Northampton Town Nottingham
15:00 GMT Lund
Thorpe
Morley
Keith McPherson
Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 8,153
9 January 1988 (1988-01-09) 27 Brentford 0–1 Northampton Town Brentford
15:00 GMT Chard Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 6,025
16 January 1988 (1988-01-16) 28 Northampton Town 2–1 Bristol Rovers Northampton
15:00 GMT Gilbert
Donald
Alexander Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 4,473
27 January 1988 (1988-01-27) 29 Northampton Town 0–1 Preston North End Northampton
19:30 GMT Jemson Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 5,052
30 January 1988 (1988-01-30) 30 Northampton Town 1–1 Wigan Athletic Northampton
15:00 GMT Adcock Pilling Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 4,825
6 February 1988 (1988-02-06) 31 Northampton Town 1–0 Doncaster Rovers Northampton
15:00 GMT Adcock Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 4,381
13 February 1988 (1988-02-13) 32 Bury 0–0 Northampton Town Bury
15:00 GMT Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 2,172
20 February 1988 (1988-02-20) 33 Northampton Town 2–0 Chester City Northampton
15:00 GMT Adcock
Slack
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 4,285
27 February 1988 (1988-02-27) 34 Bristol City 2–2 Northampton Town Bristol
15:00 GMT Walsh
Reed  o.g.'
Adcock
Chard
Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 8,578
2 March 1988 (1988-03-02) 35 Northampton Town 4–0 Southend United Northampton
19:30 GMT McGoldrick
Longhurst
Wilcox
Adcock
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 4,249
5 March 1988 (1988-03-05) 36 Chesterfield 0–2 Northampton Town Chesterfield
15:00 GMT McGoldrick
Gilbert
Stadium: Saltergate
Attendance: 2,400
11 March 1988 (1988-03-11) 37 Northampton Town 0–0 Rotherham United Northampton
19:30 GMT Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 5,432
19 March 1988 (1988-03-19) 38 Northampton Town 1–1 Aldershot Northampton
19:30 GMT Adcock Berry Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 4,322
26 March 1988 (1988-03-26) 39 Grimsby Town 2–2 Northampton Town Cleethorpes
15:00 GMT Cunnington
Robinson
Singleton
Culpin
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 3,406
2 April 1988 (1988-04-02) 40 Northampton Town 3–2 Fulham Northampton
15:00 BST Adcock
Stannard  o.g.'
Culpin
Skinner
Barnett
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 6,211
4 April 1988 (1988-04-04) 41 Gillingham 1–2 Northampton Town Gillingham
15:00 BST Lovell Culpin
Adcock
Stadium: Priestfield
Attendance: 4,131
10 April 1988 (1988-04-10) 42 Northampton Town 2–0 Mansfield Town Northampton
15:00 BST Wilcox
Kenworthy  o.g.'
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 6,917
15 April 1988 (1988-04-15) 43 Brighton & Hove Albion 3–0 Northampton Town Hove
19:30 BST Owers
Gatting
Nelson
Stadium: Goldstone Ground
Attendance: 14,455
23 April 1988 (1988-04-23) 44 York City 2–2 Northampton Town York
19:30 BST Howlett Culpin
Wilson
Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 2,048
30 April 1988 (1988-04-30) 45 Northampton Town 3–3 Blackpool Northampton
15:00 BST Longhurst
Gilbert
Adcock
Walwyn
Methven
Morgan
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 5,730
2 May 1988 (1988-05-02) 46 Sunderland 3–1 Northampton Town Sunderland
15:00 BST MacPhail  pen.'
Armstrong  48'
Gates  75'
Adcock  37' Stadium: Roker Park
Attendance: 29,454
Referee: James McAulay

FA Cup

14 November 1987 (1987-11-14) 1st round Northampton Town 2–1 Newport County Northampton
15:00 GMT Morley
Chard
Holtham Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 4,581
Referee: Terry Holbrook
5 December 1987 (1987-12-05) 2nd round Northampton Town 1–2 Brighton & Hove Albion Northampton
15:00 GMT Morley Bremner
Nelson
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 6,444
Referee: Vic Callow

Littlewoods Cup

17 August 1987 (1987-08-17) 1st round 1st leg Port Vale 0–1 Northampton Town Burslem
19:30 BST
Longhurst
Chard
Senior
Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 3,398
2 September 1987 (1987-09-02) 1st round 2nd leg Northampton Town 4–0 Port Vale Northampton
19:30 BST McPherson
Morley
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 4,748
Referee: Terry Holbrook
22 September 1987 (1987-09-22) 2nd round 1st leg Ipswich Town 1–1 Northampton Town Ipswich
19:30 BST Zondervan Gilbert Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 5,645
7 October 1987 (1987-10-07) 2nd round 2nd leg Northampton Town 2–4 (a.e.t) Ipswich Town Northampton
19:30 BST Morley
Donegal
Harbey
d'Avray
Lowe
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 8,316
Referee: Howard King

Sherpa Vans Trophy

Group 1
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Brentford 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 3
Notts County 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 3
Northampton Town 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 3
Source:
13 October 1987 (1987-10-13) Prelim round (S) Notts County 1–0 Northampton Town Nottingham
19:30 GMT Withe Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 2,351
28 October 1987 (1987-10-28) Prelim round (S) Northampton Town 1–0 Brentford Northampton
19:30 GMT Longhurst Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 3,076

Appearances and goals

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
GKPeter Gleasure 46242 54
GKAlan Harris
DFLee Carter 1 1
DFDavid Logan 242131 283
DFKeith McPherson 322412 401
DFGraham Reed 274242 354
DFBradley Sandeman 2 2
DFTrevor Slack 131 131
DFRuss Wilcox 464242 544
DFPaul Wilson 151 151
MFWarren Donald 3912222 4512
MFDave Gilbert 4162412 497
MFEddie McGoldrick 40621132 4672
MFMartin Singleton 28132 3013
FWTony Adcock 1810 1810
FWPaul Culpin 18210112 21310
FWGlen Donegal 28111 292
FWDavid Longhurst 332723111 3929
Players who left before end of season:
DFChris O'Donnell 1 1
DFSteve Senior 132 33
DFChris Scott 1 1
DFBrett Williams 31 31
MFPaul Bunce 55111 661
MFPhil Chard 33182131 3919
MFAidy Mann 1 1
FWIan Benjamin 131141 1811
FWTrevor Morley 271022442 3516

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee
June 1987RBSteve Senior York City
July 1987CBChris Scott Blyth Spartans
3 July 1987FWDavid Longhurst Halifax Town£40,000
10 October 1987FWPaul Culpin Coventry City£50,000
7 November 1987CMMartin Singleton West Bromwich Albion£57,500
25 January 1988FWTony Adcock Manchester City£85,000 P/E
10 February 1988CBTrevor Slack Grimsby TownNominal Fee
11 April 1988LBPaul Wilson Norwich City£15,000

Loans in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until
January 1988LBBrett Williams Nottingham ForestJanuary 1988
January 1987RBChris O'Donnell Ipswich TownFebruary 1987
February 1988LBPaul Wilson Norwich City11 April 1988

Transfers out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee
Summer 1987CBBobby CoyFree AgentReleased
Summer 1987CMRichard Hill Watford£265,000
October 1987FWIan Benjamin Cambridge United£25,000
October 1987RBSteve Senior Wigan Athletic
November 1987WAidy Mann Newport County
25 January 1988FWTrevor Morley Manchester City£175,000 P/E
March 1988UPhil Chard Wolverhampton Wanderers£45,000
March 1988CBChris Scott Lincoln City

References

  1. Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. Harpenden: Queen Anne Press. p. 258. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
  2. Football League appearances only.
  3. Joint buy with Eddie McGoldrick
  4. "Welcome to the Wonderful World of West Ham United Statistics - Keith McPherson". www.westhamstats.info. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
  5. 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.
  6. Joint buy with Alan Harris
  7. Edward Ackers. "Season 1987-88". English Football League Tables. Retrieved 6 August 2019.

Books

  • Grande, Frank (1997). Northampton Town F.C.: The Official Centenary History. London: Yore Publications. ISBN 978-1874427674.
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