1992–93 Northampton Town F.C. season

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Northampton Town
1992–93 season
ChairmanBarry Ward
ManagerPhil Chard
StadiumCounty Ground
Division Three20th
FA CupThird round
Coca-Cola CupFirst round
Autoglass TrophyQuarter-final (s)
Top goalscorerLeague: Steve Brown (9)
All: Steve Brown (12)
Highest home attendance7,504 vs Wrexham
Lowest home attendance1,591 vs Barnet
Average home league attendance3,139

The 1992–93 season was Northampton Town's 96th season in their history. It was the third successive season in the fourth tier, in the newly renamed Third Division after the introduction of the breakaway FA Premier League. Alongside competing in Division Three, the club also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy.

Players[edit]

As of match played 8 May 1993.[1]
Name Position Nat. Place of birth Date of birth Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee
Goalkeepers
Barry Richardson GK England Wallsend (1969-08-05)5 August 1969 (aged 23) 84 0 Stockport County September 1991 Free
Defenders
Craig Adams CB England Northampton (1974-02-15)15 February 1974 (aged 19) 1 0 Apprentice August 1992 N/A
Terry Angus CB England Coventry (1966-01-14)14 January 1966 (aged 27) 138 6 VS Rugby July 1990
Jason Burnham LB England Mansfield (1973-05-08)8 May 1973 (aged 20) 87 2 Apprentice July 1991 N/A
Lee Colkin LB England Nuneaton (1974-07-15)15 July 1974 (aged 18) 32 1 Apprentice 31 August 1992 N/A
Paul Curtis RB England London (1963-07-01)1 July 1963 (aged 29) 62 2 Corby Town August 1992
Ken Gillard LB Republic of Ireland Dublin (1972-04-30)30 April 1972 (aged 21) 9 0 Luton Town March 1993
Mark Parsons RB England Luton (1975-02-24)24 February 1975 (aged 18) 36 0 Apprentice February 1992 N/A
Richard Preston RB England Basildon (1976-04-07)7 April 1976 (aged 17) 0 0 Apprentice August 1992 N/A
Scott Stackman CB United States Arizona (1975-11-16)16 November 1975 (aged 17) 0 0 Apprentice August 1992 N/A
Steve Terry (c) CB England Clapton (1962-06-14)14 June 1962 (aged 30) 166 17 Hull City March 1990 £70,000
Midfielders
Stuart Beavon CM England Wolverhampton (1958-11-30)30 November 1958 (aged 34) 119 18 Reading July 1990 Part Exchange
Micky Bell W England Newcastle-upon-Tyne (1971-11-15)15 November 1971 (aged 21) 120 11 Apprentice April 1990 N/A
Steve Brown CM England Northampton (1966-07-06)6 July 1966 (aged 26) 176 22 Irthlingborough Diamonds 21 July 1989 Free
Phil Chard U England Corby (1960-10-16)16 October 1960 (aged 32) 298 53 Wolverhampton Wanderers October 1989 Free
Darren Harmon CM England Northampton (1973-01-30)30 January 1973 (aged 20) 32 1 Shrewsbury Town 24 October 1992 Free
Forwards
Martin Aldridge FW England Northampton (1974-12-06)6 December 1974 (aged 18) 15 2 Apprentice April 1992 N/A
Riccardo Bulzis FW England Bedford (1974-11-22)22 November 1974 (aged 18) 4 0 Apprentice April 1992 N/A
Pat Gavin FW England Hammersmith (1967-06-05)5 June 1967 (aged 25) 14 4 Barnet February 1993 Free
Kevin Wilkin FW England Cambridge (1967-10-01)1 October 1967 (aged 25) 63 8 Cambridge City August 1990 Free
Stuart Young FW England Kingston upon Hull (1967-10-01)1 October 1967 (aged 25) 8 2 Hull City February 1993 N/C

Competitions[edit]

Barclays League Division Three[edit]

Main article: 1992–93 Football League § Third Division

League table[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
18 Carlisle United 42 11 11 20 51 65 −14 44
19 Torquay United 42 12 7 23 45 67 −22 43
20 Northampton Town 42 11 8 23 48 74 −26 41
21 Gillingham 42 9 13 20 48 64 −16 40
22 Halifax Town 42 9 9 24 45 68 −23 36 Relegated to Conference
Source: [2]

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
42 11 8 23 48 74  −26 41 6 5 10 19 28  −9 5 3 13 29 46  −17

Last updated: 26 April 2022.
Source: [citation needed]

League position by match[edit]

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
GroundAAAHAAHHAHHHAHHHAAHAHAHHAHAHHAAAHAAHHHAAHA
ResultWLLDWLLLLLLLWDLWLDWLDDLLWDLLLLWLWLLWWDLDLW
Position61117181218192122222222212121212221212120202121202020212222202222202120202020191920
Source: 11v11.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[edit]

  Win   Draw   Loss

15 August 1992 (1992-08-15) 1 Gillingham 2–3 Northampton Town Gillingham
15:00 BST S.Brown
M.Scott
P.Chard 		Stadium: Priestfield
Attendance: 3,869
28 August 1992 (1992-08-28) 2 Crewe Alexandra 3–2 Northampton Town Crewe
19:30 BST S.Brown
S.Terry 		Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 3,608
1 September 1992 (1992-09-01) 3 Cardiff City 2–1 Northampton Town Cardiff, Wales
19:30 BST P.Ramsey pen.'
C.Dale 		S.Brown Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 7,494
6 September 1992 (1992-09-06) 4 Northampton Town 1–1 Hereford United Northampton
14:00 BST S.Beavon pen.' Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 2,668
12 September 1992 (1992-09-12) 5 Northampton Town 1–0 Scunthorpe United Northampton
14:00 BST K.Wilkin Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 1,961
15 September 1992 (1992-09-15) 6 Barnet 3–0 Northampton Town Barnet
19:45 BST Stadium: Underhill
Attendance: 2,885
19 September 1992 (1992-09-19) 7 Torquay United 1–0 Northampton Town Torquay
15:00 BST Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 2,393
26 September 1992 (1992-09-26) 8 Northampton Town 2–5 Halifax Town Northampton
15:00 BST K.Wilkin
S.Brown 		Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 2,021
3 October 1992 (1992-10-03) 9 Northampton Town 0–2 Lincoln City Northampton
15:00 BST Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 1,929
10 October 1992 (1992-10-10) 10 Scarborough 4–2 Northampton Town Scarborough
15:00 BST S.Terry
M.Aldridge 		Stadium: Athletic Ground
Attendance: 1,539
13 October 1992 (1992-10-13) 11 Northampton Town 0–1 Chesterfield Northampton
19:30 BST Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 1,922
17 October 1992 (1992-10-17) 12 Northampton Town 0–1 Doncaster Rovers Northampton
15:00 BST Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 2,138
24 October 1992 (1992-10-24) 13 Wrexham 0–1 Northampton Town Wrexham, Wales
15:00 BST M.Bell
I.McParland Red card		 Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 3,095
31 October 1992 (1992-10-31) 14 Northampton Town 0–0 Shrewsbury Town Northampton
15:00 GMT Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 2,730
3 November 1992 (1992-11-03) 15 Northampton Town 1–2 Darlington Northampton
19:30 GMT K.Wilkin Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 1,991
21 November 1992 (1992-11-21) 16 Northampton Town 4–3 York City Northampton
15:00 GMT T.Angus
P.Curtis
S.Terry
P.Chard 		W.Hall
I.Blackstone 		Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 2,812
28 November 1992 (1992-11-28) 17 Carlisle United 2–0 Northampton Town Carlisle
15:00 GMT Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 3,607
12 December 1992 (1992-12-12) 18 Bury 3–3 Northampton Town Bury
15:00 GMT I.McParland
S.Terry
M.Bell 		Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 1,954
26 December 1992 (1992-12-26) 19 Northampton Town 1–0 Colchester United Northampton
15:00 GMT I.McParland 23' Report Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 4,962
Referee: Kelvin Morton
28 December 1992 (1992-12-28) 20 Walsall 2–0 Northampton Town Walsall
15:00 GMT Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 5,080
8 January 1993 (1993-01-08) 21 Northampton Town 1–1 Barnet Northampton
19:30 GMT K.Wilkin Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 4,253
16 January 1993 (1993-01-16) 22 Halifax Town 2–2 Northampton Town Halifax
15:00 GMT D.Harmon
I.McParland Red card		 Stadium: The Shay
Attendance: 1,323
23 January 1993 (1993-01-23) 23 Northampton Town 0–1 Torquay United Northampton
15:00 GMT Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 3,082
26 January 1993 (1993-01-26) 24 Northampton Town 0–2 Crewe Alexandra Northampton
19:30 GMT Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 2,510
30 January 1993 (1993-01-30) 25 Chesterfield 1–3 Northampton Town Chesterfield
15:00 GMT P.Chard
S.Terry
M.Scott 		Stadium: Saltergate
Attendance: 3,031
6 February 1993 (1993-02-06) 26 Northampton Town 2–2 Gillingham Northampton
15:00 GMT S.Brown
M.Bell 		P.Baker
P.Ritchie 		Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 3,812
13 February 1993 (1993-02-13) 27 Hereford United 3–2 Northampton Town Hereford
15:00 GMT S.Young
P.Chard 		Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 2,358
19 February 1993 (1993-02-19) 28 Northampton Town 1–2 Cardiff City Northampton
19:30 GMT S.Brown pen.' P.Stant
C.Pike 		Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 4,522
27 February 1993 (1993-02-27) 29 Northampton Town 1–3 Scarborough Northampton
15:00 GMT M.Bell Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 2,455
6 March 1993 (1993-03-06) 30 Lincoln City 2–0 Northampton Town Lincoln
15:00 GMT Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 3,328
9 March 1993 (1993-03-09) 31 Rochdale 0–3 Northampton Town Rochdale
19:30 GMT P.Chard 7'
S.Brown 15'
S.Young 21'		 Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 1,446
20 March 1993 (1993-03-20) 32 Darlington 3–1 Northampton Town Darlington
15:00 GMT M.Bell Stadium: Feethams
Attendance: 2,106
23 March 1993 (1993-03-23) 33 Northampton Town 2–0 Carlisle United Northampton
19:30 GMT P.Gavin
T.Angus 		Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 2,561
26 March 1993 (1993-03-26) 34 York City 2–1 Northampton Town York
19:30 GMT T.Canham
I.Blackstone 		P.Gavin Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 3,334
30 March 1993 (1993-03-30) 35 Scunthorpe United 5–0 Northampton Town Scunthorpe
19:30 BST Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 2,307
2 April 1993 (1993-04-02) 36 Northampton Town 1–0 Rochdale Northampton
19:30 BST S.Brown 67' Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 3,037
6 April 1993 (1993-04-06) 37 Northampton Town 1–0 Bury Northampton
19:30 BST W.Hawke Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 2,878
12 April 1993 (1993-04-12) 38 Northampton Town 0–0 Walsall Northampton
15:00 BST Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 4,177
20 April 1993 (1993-04-20) 39 Colchester United 2–0 Northampton Town Colchester
19:45 BST S.Ball 62' (pen.)
P.Abrahams 90'		 Report S.Brown Red card 83' Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,519
Referee: Roger Wiseman
24 April 1993 (1993-04-24) 40 Doncaster Rovers 2–2 Northampton Town Doncaster
15:00 BST S.Brown
M.Aldridge 		Stadium: Belle Vue
Attendance: 2,111
27 April 1993 (1993-04-27) 41 Northampton Town 0–2 Wrexham Northampton
19:30 BST Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 7,504
8 May 1993 (1993-05-08) 42 Shrewsbury Town 2–3 Northampton Town Shrewsbury
15:00 BST T.Lynch 24'
C.Griffiths 29'		 Report P.Chard 51'
P.Gavin 72', 84'		 Stadium: Gay Meadow
Attendance: 7,278 (2,000+)

FA Cup[edit]

Main article: 1992–93 FA Cup
14 November 1992 (1992-11-14) First round Northampton Town 3–1 Fulham Northampton
15:00 GMT S.Terry
S.Brown
K.Wilkin 		Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 4,823
6 December 1992 (1992-12-06) Second round Bath City 2–2 Northampton Town Bath
15:00 GMT S.Brown
P.Chard 		Stadium: Twerton Park
Attendance: 3,626
15 December 1992 (1992-12-15) Second round (r) Northampton Town 3–0 Bath City Northampton
19:30 GMT M.Bell
K.Wilkin
I.McPharland 		Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 4,106
12 January 1993 (1993-01-12) Third round Northampton Town 0–1 Rotherham United Northampton
15:00 GMT Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 7,256

Coca-Cola Cup[edit]

Main article: 1992–93 Football League Cup
18 August 1992 (1992-08-18) First round 1st leg Gillingham 2–1 Northampton Town Gillingham
19:45 BST D.Crown
S.Lovell 		o.g.' Stadium: Priestfield
Attendance: 2,245
9 September 1992 (1992-09-09) First round 2nd leg Northampton Town 0–2 Gillingham Northampton
19:30 BST D.Crown
T.Aylott 		Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 2,390

Autoglass Trophy[edit]

Main article: 1992–93 Football League Trophy

Group 1
Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
Northampton Town 2 2 0 0 4 2 +2 6 Qualified for next round
Barnet 2 1 0 1 5 4 +1 3
Colchester United 2 0 0 2 3 6 −3 0
Source: [citation needed]
1 December 1992 (1992-12-01) Group 1 (s) Colchester United 1–2 Northampton Town Colchester
19:45 GMT M.Grainger 27' (pen.) Report S.Beavon 45' (pen.)
S.Brown 63'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 1,454
Referee: David Axcell
9 December 1992 (1992-12-09) Group 1 (s) Northampton Town 2–1 Barnet Northampton
19:30 GMT M.Scott
I.McPharland 		Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 1,591
18 January 1993 (1993-01-18) Second round (s) Northampton Town 4–0 Hereford United Northampton
19:30 GMT M.Bell
M.Scott
I.McPharland 		Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 1,962
2 February 1993 (1993-02-02) Quarter-final (s) Port Vale 4–2 Northampton Town Burslem
19:45 GMT M.Scott
P.Chard 		Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 4,834

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 Barry Richardson 42 – – 4 – – 2 – – 4 – – 52 – –
DF Craig Adams – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
DF Terry Angus 36 1 2 4 – – 2 – – 4 – – 46 1 2
DF Jason Burnham 28 3 – 4 – – 1 1 – 4 – – 37 4 –
DF Lee Colkin 12 1 – – – – 1 – – – – – 13 1 –
DF Paul Curtis 22 – 1 4 – – – – – 4 – – 30 – 1
DF Ken Gillard 9 – – – – – – – – – – – 9 – –
DF Mark Parsons 19 – – 1 – – 1 – – 1 1 – 22 1 –
DF Richard Preston – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
DF Scott Stackman – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
DF Steve Terry 42 – 5 4 – 1 2 – – 4 – – 52 – 6
MF Stuart Beavon 21 3 1 3 – – 2 – – 3 1 1 29 4 2
MF Micky Bell 34 5 5 4 – 1 2 – – 3 1 1 43 6 7
MF Steve Brown 38 – 9 4 – 2 2 – – 3 – 1 47 – 12
MF Phil Chard 29 5 6 2 1 1 1 1 – 1 – 1 33 7 8
MF Darren Harmon 22 3 1 3 – – – – – 4 – – 29 3 1
FW Pat Gavin 13 1 4 – – – – – – – – – 13 1 4
FW Martin Aldridge 7 2 2 – – – – 1 – – – – 7 3 2
FW Riccardo Bulzis – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
FW Kevin Wilkin 34 7 4 4 – 2 2 – – 3 1 – 43 8 6
FW Stuart Young 7 1 2 – – – – – – – – – 7 1 2
Players who left before end of season:
DF Matthew Fox – 1 – – – – – – – – – – – 1 –
MF James Benton 2 3 – – – – – – – 1 1 – 3 4 –
MF Paul Lamb 2 1 – – – – 1 – – – – – 3 1 –
MF Sean Parker – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
FW Warren Hawke 7 – 1 – – – – – – – – – 7 – 1
FW Ian McParland 11 – 3 3 – 1 – – – 3 – 3 17 – 7
FW Morrys Scott 10 7 2 – 1 – 2 – – 2 1 3 14 9 5
FW Paul Tisdale 5 – – – – – – – – – – – 5 – –

References[edit]

  1. ^ Rollin, Jack, ed. (1993). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1993–94. London: Headline Book Publishing. ISBN 978-0747278955.
  2. ^ "England 1992–93". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2010-02-24.

Books

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