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1982–83 Northampton Town F.C. season

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Northampton Town
1982–83 season
ChairmanNeville Ronson
ManagerClive Walker
StadiumCounty Ground
Division Four15th
FA CupThird round
Milk CupSecond round
Football League TrophyFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: Steve Massey (20)
All: Steve Massey (25)
Highest home attendance14,529 vs Aston Villa
Lowest home attendance1,706 vs Aldershot
Average home league attendance2,594

The 1982–83 season was Northampton Town's 86th season in their history and the sixth successive season in the Fourth Division. Alongside competing in Division Four, the club also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy.

Players

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As of match played 14 May 1983.[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 22) 11 0 Millwall March 1983
Mark Kendall GK England Nuneaton (1961-12-10)10 December 1961 (aged 21) 15 0 Aston Villa Summer 1982
Defenders
David Beavon FB England Nottingham (1961-12-08)8 December 1961 (aged 21) 2 0 Tsuen Wan March 1983
Adrian Burrows CB England Sutton-in-Ashfield (1959-01-16)16 January 1959 (aged 24) 53 5 Mansfield Town August 1982
Wakeley Gage CB England Northampton (1958-05-05)5 May 1958 (aged 25) 154 9 Desborough Town October 1979 £8,000[2]
Ian Phillips (c) LB Scotland Cumnock (1959-04-23)23 April 1959 (aged 24) 54 1 Peterborough United August 1982
Paul Saunders U England Watford (1959-12-17)17 December 1959 (aged 23) 141 5 Watford July 1978
Barry Tucker FB Wales Swansea (1952-08-28)28 August 1952 (aged 30) 273 7 Brentford October 1982
Midfielders
John Buchanan CM Scotland Dingwall (1951-09-19)19 September 1951 (aged 31) 209 34 Cardiff City September 1981
Peter Coffill CM England Romford (1957-02-14)14 February 1957 (aged 26) 84 5 Torquay United July 1981 £5,000[3]
Peter Denyer W England Chiddingfold (1957-11-26)26 November 1957 (aged 25) 170 34 Portsmouth July 1979 P/E
Mark Heeley W England Peterborough (1959-09-08)8 September 1959 (aged 23) 110 6 Arsenal March 1980 £33,000
Billy Jeffrey CM Scotland Helensburgh (1951-02-10)10 February 1951 (aged 32) 9 2 Blackpool March 1983
Maurice Muir W England London (1963-03-19)19 March 1963 (aged 20) 16 0 Apprentice April 1980 N/A
Adam Sandy U England Peterborough (1958-09-22)22 September 1958 (aged 24) 113 8 Wolverton Town February 1980
Gary Saxby U England Clipstone (1959-12-11)11 December 1959 (aged 23) 114 14 Mansfield Town August 1980
Forwards
Frankie Belfon FW England Wellingborough (1965-02-18)18 February 1965 (aged 18) 8 2 Apprentice April 1982 N/A
Steve Massey FW England Manchester (1958-03-28)28 March 1958 (aged 25) 72 30 Peterborough United February 1982
Dave Syrett FW England Salisbury (1956-01-20)20 January 1956 (aged 27) 45 16 Peterborough United June 1982

Competitions

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Division Four

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
13 Chester City 46 15 11 20 55 60 −5 56
14 Bristol City 46 13 17 16 59 70 −11 56
15 Northampton Town 46 14 12 20 65 75 −10 54
16 Stockport County 46 14 12 20 60 79 −19 54
17 Darlington 46 13 13 20 61 71 −10 52
Source: [citation needed]

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 14 12 20 65 75  −10 54 10 8 5 43 29  +14 4 4 15 22 46  −24

Last updated: 10 February 2024.
Source: [citation needed]

League position by match

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHHAHHAHHHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAAHAHAHAHHAAA
ResultDDDLWLWLDWLWLDLLWDDWLDDDWWLLLLWLLLLWDLLWLDWLWW
Position912152112145141511131114101216121214131516161715131315161616161619201617181916181716181615
Source: 11v11.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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  Win   Draw   Loss

28 August 1982 (1982-08-28) 1 Wimbledon 1–1 Northampton Town Wimbledon, London
15:00 BST D.Syrett Stadium: Plough Lane
Attendance: 1,703
4 September 1982 (1982-09-04) 2 Northampton Town 1–1 York City Northampton
15:00 BST S.Massey Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 2,257
7 September 1982 (1982-09-07) 3 Northampton Town 1–1 Chester City Northampton
19:30 BST G.Saxby J.Thomas Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 2,171
11 September 1982 (1982-09-11) 4 Hartlepool United 2–1 Northampton Town Hartlepool
15:00 BST W.Gage Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 947
19 September 1982 (1982-09-19) 5 Northampton Town 7–1 Bristol City Northampton
15:00 BST D.Syrett
S.Massey
P.Denyer
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 2,967
Referee: Ken Salmon
21 September 1982 (1982-09-21) 6 Northampton Town 0–3 Bury Northampton
15:00 BST Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 2,792
24 September 1982 (1982-09-24) 7 Stockport County 0–1 Northampton Town Stockport
19:30 BST S.Massey Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 1,621
28 September 1982 (1982-09-28) 8 Northampton Town 0–1 Swindon Town Northampton
19:30 BST Report P.Rideout 34' (pen.) Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 2,706
Referee: Gilbert Napthine
2 October 1982 (1982-10-02) 9 Northampton Town 1–1 Aldershot Northampton
15:00 BST S.Massey Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 1,706
10 October 1982 (1982-10-10) 10 Northampton Town 1–0 Tranmere Rovers Northampton
15:00 BST S.Massey Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 2,433
Referee: Alf Grey
16 October 1982 (1982-10-16) 11 Torquay United 3–1 Northampton Town Torquay
19:30 BST B.Wilson o.g.' Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 2,015
19 October 1982 (1982-10-19) 12 Northampton Town 2–1 Colchester United Northampton
19:30 BST P.Denyer 46'
A.Burrows 88'
Report I.Allinson 85' Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 1,955
Referee: Trevor Spencer
23 October 1982 (1982-10-23) 13 Hull City 4–0 Northampton Town Kingston upon Hull
15:00 BST Stadium: Boothferry Park
Attendance: 4,317
30 October 1982 (1982-10-30) 14 Northampton Town 0–0 Peterborough United Northampton
15:00 GMT Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 3,284
2 November 1982 (1982-11-02) 15 Rochdale 2–0 Northampton Town Rochdale
19:30 GMT G.Keenan 42'
N.Hamilton 63'
B.Williams Red card 87'
D.Syrett Red card 87' Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 1,019
6 November 1982 (1982-11-06) 16 Scunthorpe United 5–1 Northampton Town Scunthorpe
15:00 GMT S.Massey Stadium: Old Show Ground
Attendance: 3,412
13 November 1982 (1982-11-13) 17 Northampton Town 2–1 Blackpool Northampton
15:00 GMT P.Denyer Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 1,893
28 November 1982 (1982-11-28) 18 Northampton Town 3–3 Darlington Northampton
15:00 GMT S.Massey pen.'
A.Burrows
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 2,599
Referee: Alan Seville
18 December 1982 (1982-12-18) 19 Hereford United 1–1 Northampton Town Hereford
15:00 GMT S.Massey Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 1,679
27 December 1982 (1982-12-27) 20 Northampton Town 4–0 Crewe Alexandra Northampton
15:00 GMT A.Burrows
S.Massey
G.Saxby
F.Belfon
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 7,494
28 December 1982 (1982-12-28) 21 Mansfield Town 2–0 Northampton Town Mansfield
15:00 GMT D.Caldwell
J.Matthews
Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 2,843
1 January 1983 (1983-01-01) 22 Northampton Town 2–2 Port Vale Northampton
15:00 GMT S.Massey
D.Syrett
E.Moss
B.Newton pen.'
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 3,618
3 January 1983 (1983-01-03) 23 Bury 1–1 Northampton Town Bury
19:30 GMT D.Syrett Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 3,398
15 January 1983 (1983-01-15) 24 Northampton Town 2–2 Wimbledon Northampton
15:00 GMT P.Brady
P.Saunders
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 2,290
22 January 1983 (1983-01-22) 25 Bristol City 1–3 Northampton Town Bristol
15:00 GMT I.Phillips
D.Syrett
S.Massey
Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 4,874
29 January 1983 (1983-01-29) 26 Northampton Town 3–1 Hartlepool United Northampton
15:00 GMT D.Syrett
S.Massey
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 2,181
1 February 1983 (1983-02-01) 27 Halifax Town 2–0 Northampton Town Halifax
19:30 GMT Stadium: The Shay
Attendance: 1,927
Note: Fixture was previously abandoned on December 3, 1982.[4]
5 February 1983 (1983-02-05) 28 Northampton Town 2–3 Stockport County Northampton
15:00 GMT M.Patching
A.Burrows
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 1,982
12 February 1983 (1983-02-12) 29 Aldershot 3–0 Northampton Town Aldershot
15:00 GMT Stadium: Recreation Ground
Attendance: 1,761
19 February 1983 (1983-02-19) 30 Tranmere Rovers 2–1 Northampton Town Birkenhead
15:15 GMT D.Syrett Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 1,466
26 February 1983 (1983-02-26) 31 Northampton Town 2–0 Torquay United Northampton
15:00 GMT G.Saxby
S.Massey
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 1,817
1 March 1983 (1983-03-01) 32 Colchester Uniteds 3–1 Northampton Town Colchester
19:30 GMT I.Allinson 25' (pen.)
J.Hull 56'
T.Adcock 66'
Report S.Massey 2' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,501
Referee: Mike Taylor
5 March 1983 (1983-03-05) 33 Northampton Town 1–2 Hull City Northampton
15:00 GMT W.Gage Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 2,879
12 March 1983 (1983-03-12) 34 Peterborough United 2–0 Northampton Town Peterborough
15:00 GMT Stadium: London Road
Attendance: 3,778
15 March 1983 (1983-03-15) 35 York City 5–2 Northampton Town York
19:30 GMT S.Massey pen.'
B.Tucker
Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 2,802
Referee: Peter Willis
20 March 1983 (1983-03-20) 36 Northampton Town 2–1 Scunthorpe United Northampton
15:00 GMT W.Gage
A.Sandy
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 2,634
Referee: Tom Bune
26 March 1983 (1983-03-26) 37 Blackpool 0–0 Northampton Town Blackpool
15:00 GMT Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 2,054
2 April 1983 (1983-04-02) 38 Northampton Town 1–2 Mansfield Town Northampton
15:00 BST P.Saunders D.Caldwell Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 1,988
4 April 1983 (1983-04-04) 39 Crewe Alexandra 1–0 Northampton Town Crewe
15:00 BST Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 2,197
10 April 1983 (1983-04-10) 40 Northampton Town 3–1 Halifax Town Northampton
15:00 BST J.Buchanan
B.Jeffrey
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 2,208
16 April 1983 (1983-04-16) 41 Chester City 2–1 Northampton Town Chester
15:00 BST J.Allen
P.Manns
B.Tucker Stadium: Sealand Road
Attendance: 1,267
19 April 1983 (1983-04-19) 42 Northampton Town 1–1 Rochdale Northampton
19:30 BST B.Tucker 90' (pen.) M.French 27' Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 1,728
Referee: John Moules
Note: Fixture was previously postponed on February 15, 1983.[4]
23 April 1983 (1983-04-23) 43 Northampton Town 2–1 Hereford United Northampton
15:00 BST A.Sandy
S.Massey
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 2,071
30 April 1983 (1983-04-30) 44 Darlington 2–0 Northampton Town Darlington
15:00 BST Stadium: Feethams
Attendance: 1,042
8 May 1983 (1983-05-08) 45 Swindon Town 1–5 Northampton Town Swindon
15:00 BST J.Quinn 27' Report S.Massey 8', 75'
P.Denyer 18'
D.Syrett 68'
B.Jeffrey 70'
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 3,554
Referee: David Letts
14 May 1983 (1983-05-14) 46 Port Vale 1–2 Northampton Town Burslem
15:00 BST B.Newton pen.' P.Coffill
B.Tucker pen.'
Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 6,761

FA Cup

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20 November 1982 (1982-11-20) First round Northampton Town 2–2 Wimbledon Northampton
15:00 GMT A.Burrows
P.Denyer
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 2,627
23 November 1982 (1982-11-23) First round (r) Wimbledon 0–2 Northampton Town Wimbledon, London
19:30 GMT P.Coffill Stadium: Plough Lane
Attendance: 2,097
11 December 1982 (1982-12-11) Second round Gillingham 1–1 Northampton Town Northampton
15:00 GMT G.Saxby Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 4,054
14 December 1982 (1982-12-14) Second round (r) Northampton Town 3–2 Gillingham Northampton
19:30 GMT S.Massey
F.Belfon
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 4,209
8 January 1983 (1983-01-08) Third round Northampton Town 0–1 Aston Villa Northampton
15:00 GMT M.Walters 34' Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 14,529
Referee: Tony Ward

Milk Cup

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31 August 1982 (1982-08-31) First round 1st leg Millwall 0–2 Northampton Town New Cross, London
19:30 BST D.Syrett
G.Saxby
Stadium: The Old Den
Attendance: 2,947
14 September 1982 (1982-09-14) First round 2nd leg Northampton Town 2–2 Millwall Northampton
19:30 BST S.Massey Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 2,855
5 October 1982 (1982-10-05) Second round 1st leg Northampton Town 1–1 Blackpool Northampton
19:30 BST S.Massey Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 2,490
26 October 1982 (1982-10-26) Second round 2nd leg Blackpool 2–1 (a.e.t.) Northampton Town Blackpool
19:30 GMT D.Syrett Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 3,219

Football League Trophy

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14 August 1982 (1982-08-14) Group G Norwich City 3–0 Northampton Town Norwich
15:00 BST Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 1,801
16 August 1982 (1982-08-16) Group G Mansfield Town 1–2 Northampton Town Mansfield
19:30 BST D.Syrett
S.Massey
Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 1,485
Referee: Arthur Robinson

Appearances and goals

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Pos Player Division Four 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 11 11
GK Mark Kendall 11 1 3 15
DF David Beavon 2 2
DF Adrian Burrows 43 4 5 1 3 1 1 52 1 5
DF Wakeley Gage 40 3 5 3 2 50 3
DF Ian Phillips 42 1 5 4 3 54 1
DF Paul Saunders 34 2 1 4 3 42 2
DF Barry Tucker 37 4 1 38 4
MF John Buchanan 32 3 2 5 3 2 1 42 3 2
MF Peter Coffill 30 3 1 4 1 2 1 2 1 36 6 3
MF Peter Denyer 25 9 5 4 1 4 1 1 1 34 10 7
MF Mark Heeley 20 2 3 4 3 30 2
MF Billy Jeffrey 9 2 9 2
MF Maurice Muir 10 1 2 1 12 2
MF Adam Sandy 5 2 2 5 2 2
MF Gary Saxby 26 2 3 5 1 3 1 3 37 2 5
FW Frankie Belfon 2 4 1 1 2 2 5 3
FW Steve Massey 42 20 5 1 4 3 3 1 54 25
FW Dave Syrett 37 1 12 1 3 2 3 2 44 1 16
Players who left before end of season:
GK Neil Freeman 22 5 3 30
GK Richard Key 2 2
DF Paul Brady 11 1 1 4 3 3 21 1 1
MF Martin Patching 6 1 6 1
FW David Buchanan 3 2 1 4 2
FW Steve Perrin 4 1 2 6 1

References

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  1. ^ Rothmans Football Yearbook 1983/84, p.252.
  2. ^ Focus on Wakeley Gage, Chester City v. Burnley matchday programme, 5/10/85, p. 13
  3. ^ Jones, Trefor (1996). Watford Football Club Illustrated Who's Who. p. 58. ISBN 0-9527458-0-1.
  4. ^ a b "1982/83 Division 4". ntfcmemorabilia.weebly.com. 12 February 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2024.

Books

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