List of Northampton Town F.C. seasons
Introduction This is a list of seasons played by Northampton Town Football Club in English football. It covers the period from the club's inaugural season in 1899, to the end of the last completed season. It details the club's achievements in all major competitions, together with the top scorers and the average attendances for each season. Details of the abandoned 1939–40 season and unofficial Second World War leagues are not included.Northampton Town were founded in 1897, joining the Northamptonshire League and then the Midland League for two seasons before taking their place in the Southern League, and finally joined The Football League for the 1920–21 season.
Seasons SeasonLeagueFACupLeagueCupLeagueTrophyOtherMost appearancesTop goalscorer(s)DivisionCompetitionOverallOverall1897–98NL   14  7  1  6  33  35  15  4th  DNE   Three Players '''14''' Albert Dunkley Maurice Jones  6''n/a''1898–99 NL 16  13  2  1  49  17  28 '''1st'''  2QR   Six Players  '''18''' Everard Lawrence  201899–1900ML   24  16  2  6  66  36  34  3rd  1QR  ''Northants Senior Cup''  RU Jack Hendry  '''25''' F. Warner  141900–01ML 26  13  10  7  65  43  33  3rd  1QR   Three Players  '''27''' 141901–02SL  30  11  5  14  53  64  27  11th  R1  ''Northants Senior Cup''  RUThree Players  '''37''' Tim Coleman  17 2,9281902–03SL  30  12  6  12  39  48  30  8th  1QR   RUFive Players  30 Len Benbow  22 1,8121903–04SL  34  10  7  17  36  60  27  15th  3QR    Bill Perkins  '''35''' 10 2,5501904–05SL  34  12  8  14  43  54  32  12th  5QR  ''Northants Senior Cup''  '''W''' 37 Herbert Chapman  10''n/a''1905–06SL  34  8  5  21  32  79  21  18th  R1    '''37''' Harry Springthorpe  71906–07SL  38  5  9  24  29  88  19  20th  R1    Pat Tirrell Mart Watkins  '''40''' Mart Watkins  121907–08SL  38  15  11  12  50  41  41  8th  R1    George Cooch Dave McCartney  '''40''' Jack Platt  141908–09SL  40  25  5  10  90  45  55 '''1st'''  R1  FA Charity Shield RU Fred Lessons  '''43''' Albert Lewis  311909–10SL  42  22  4  16  90  44  48  4th  R2    Thomas Thorpe Fred Whitaker  '''46''' 261910–11SL  38  18  12  8  54  27  48 2nd  R2    Thomas Thorpe  '''41''' 141911–12SL  38  22  7  9  82  41  51  3rd  R3    Thomas Thorpe Jack Hampson  '''42''' Harry King  211912–13SL  38  12  12  14  61  48  36  10th  R1   Four Players  '''39''' 271913–14SL  38  14  19  5  50  37  47  3rd  R1    Fred Clipston Jock Manning  '''39''' 221914–15SL  38  19  5  14  56  51  43  5th  R1    Bobby Hughes  '''40''' Bobby Hughes William Lockett 13''The Football League and FA Cup were suspended until after World War I. ''1919–20SL   42  12  9  21  64  103  33  19th  6QR    Frank Grendon  '''44''' '''George Whitworth'''  24 ''n/a''1920–21Div 3  342  15  8  19  59  75  38  14th  R1    Billy Pease  '''45''' '''31''' 7,1251921–22Div 3 S  42  13  11  18  47  71  37  17th  R2    Billy Pease William Lockett  45 William Lockett  21 6,7251922–23Div 3 S  42  17  11  14  54  44  45  8th  5QR    Billy Pease Charles Smith  '''43''' 14 8,2501923–24Div 3 S  42  17  11  14  64  47  45  8th  R1   Four Players  '''47''' William Lockett Ernest Myers 20 9,4251924–25Div 3 S  42  20  6  16  51  44  46  9th  R1    Willie Watson  '''43''' Louis Page  14 7,4001925–26Div 3 S  42  17  7  18  82  80  41  12th  R3    Ernie Cockle  '''46''' Les Robinson  29 6,9781926–27Div 3 S  42  15  5  22  59  87  35  18th  R2    Frank Brett Len Hammond  '''45''' Ernie Cockle  15 6,0531927–28Div 3 S  42  23  9  10  102  64  55 2nd  R3    Tom Smith  '''46''' Harry Loasby  21 10,0951928–29Div 3 S  42  20  12  10  96  57  52  3rd  R3    43 Ted Bowen  34 10,1311929–30Div 3 S  42  21  8  13  82  58  50  4th  R3    Len Hammond  '''45''' 28 8,8331930–31Div 3 S  42  18  12  12  77  59  48  6th  R1    Albert Dawes  '''43''' 28 7,8461931–32Div 3 S  42  16  7  19  69  69  39  14th  R4    Len Hammond  45 '''Albert Dawes'''  18 6,5351932–33Div 3 S  42  18  8  16  76  66  44  8th  R2   Three Players  43 '''37''' 6,0561933–34Div 3 S  42  14  12  16  71  78  40  13th  R5  Football LeagueThird DivisionSouth Cup  R3 Frank Davies  47 George Henson  20 6,2711934–35Div 3 S  42  19  8  15  65  67  46  7th  R3   R3 Richard Brown  46 Richard Brown  14 6,4201935–36Div 3 S  42  15  8  19  62  90  38  15th  R1   SF 44 Tommy Bell  16 7,0501936–37Div 3 S  42  20  6  16  85  68  46  7th  R1   R1 Billy Simpson  '''44''' Ralph Allen  27 9,9601937–38Div 3 S  42  17  9  16  51  57  43  9th  R1   R1 Bill Gormlie  '''44''' 14 7,4161938–39Div 3 S  42  15  8  19  51  58  38  17th  R1    R2 Billy Thayne  46 Fred Tilson  8 8,001''The Football League and FA Cup were suspended until after World War II. ''1945–46''n/a''  R3 ''n/a''  Grp''n/a''1946–47Div 3 S  3  42  15  10  17  72  75  40  13th  R3    Tom Smalley Dave Smith  46 Archie Garrett  32 7,9511947–48Div 3 S  42  14  11  17  58  72  39  14th  R2    Tom Smalley  '''46''' James Briscoe  12 8,5711948–49Div 3 S  42  12  9  21  51  62  33  20th  R2    Bill Barron  42Four Players  8 9,2111949–50Div 3 S  42  20  11  11  72  50  51 2nd  R5    Jack Ansell Tom Smalley  '''49''' Bert Mitchell  20 12,6771950–51Div 3 S  46  10  16  20  55  67  36  21st  R4    Bert Mitchell  46 Adam McCulloch  13 10,3081951–52Div 3 S  46  22  5  19  93  74  49  8th  R1    Fred Ramscar  '''47''' Fred Ramscar  24 12,0951952–53Div 3 S  46  26  10  10  109  70  62  3rd  R2   Five Players  '''49''' Willie O'Donnell  27 12,0311953–54Div 3 S  46  20  11  15  82  55  51  5th  R2    Tommy Fowler Alf Wood  '''49''' '''Jack English'''  '''31''' 10,2891954–55Div 3 S  46  19  8  19  73  81  46  13th  R1    Tommy Fowler  '''47''' Bernard Jones  15 7,8521955–56Div 3 S  46  20  7  19  67  71  47  11th  R3   Three Players  '''49''' Jack English  19 11,3191956–57Div 3 S  46  18  9  19  66  73  45  14th  R1    Tommy Fowler  46 Syd Asher  11 8,1581957–58Div 3 S  46  19  6  21  87  79  44  13th  R4    Colin Gale  '''50''' Barry Hawkings  22 8,1271958–59Div 4  446  21  9  16  85  78  51  8th  R2    Tommy Fowler  47 Alan Woan  32 8,0901959–60Div 4  46  22  9  15  85  63  53  6th  R1    Tommy Fowler Roly Mills  42 Mike Deakin  20 8,3061960–61 Div 4  46  25  10  11  90  62  60 3rd  R3  R2   Roly Mills  50 Laurie Brown  25 10,6821961–62Div 3  3 46  20  11  15  85  57  51  8th  R3  R1 ''Northants Senior Cup''  RU Derek Leck  '''50''' '''Cliff Holton'''  '''39''' 13,4201962–63 Div 3  46  26  10  10  109  60  62 '''1st'''  R1  R3  RU Chic Brodie Barry Lines  '''50''' Alec Ashworth  26 12,6801963–64Div 2  2 42  16  9  17  58  60  41  11th  R3  R3  RU Terry Branston Mike Everitt  45 Frank Large  12 15,3661964–65 Div 2  42  20  16  6  66  50  56 2nd  R3  QF  '''W''' Theo Foley Bryan Harvey  '''47''' Don Martin  16 15,3931965–66  1 42  10  13  19  55  92  33 21st  R3  R3   Joe Kiernan  '''45''' Bobby Brown  10 18,5841966–67  2 42  12  6  24  47  84  30 21st  R3  QF ''Northants Senior Cup''  '''W''' Barry Lines  44 Don Martin  18 11,9771967–68Div 3  3  46  14  13  19  58  72  41  17th  R1 R3   Brian Faulkes  45 13 8,9371968–69 46  14  12  20  54  61  40 21st  R3  R1 ''Northants Senior Cup''  RU Ray Fairfax  48 John Fairbrother  14 6,7901969–70Div 4  4  46  16  12  18  64  55  44  14th  R5  R1  RU John Fairbrother  '''56''' 25 5,5941970–71Div 4  46  19  13  14  63  59  51  7th  R1  R3  '''W''' Kim Book  53 18 6,6021971–72Div 4  46  12  13  21  66  79  37  21st  R2  R1  '''W''' Alan Starling  50 Frank Large  22 4,4861972–73Div 4  46  10  11  25  40  73  31  23rd  R1  R1  '''W''' Billy Baxter  43 Phil Neal  9 2,8351973–74Div 4  46  20  13  13  63  48  53  5th  R2  R1  Three Players  '''50''' John Buchanan Paul Stratford  15 5,4241974–75Div 4  46  15  11  20  67  73  41  16th  R2  R2   Billy Best  '''51''' Paul Stratford  16 4,1791975–76 Div 4  46  29  10  7  87  40  68 2nd  R1  R1 ''Northants Senior Cup''  '''W''' Barry Tucker  '''49''' Jim Hall  22 6,4161976–77  3 46  13  8  25  60  75  34 22nd  R1  R2   John Gregory  '''50''' Paul Stratford  13 5,7501977–78Div 4  4  46  17  13  16  63  68  47  10th  R2  R2   John Farrington George Reilly  49 George Reilly  22 3,5171978–79Div 4  46  15  9  22  64  76  39  19th  R1  R3   John Farrington  '''52''' 23 2,8291979–80Div 4  46  16  12  18  51  66  44  13th  R1  R3   Peter Denyer  '''52''' Keith Bowen  12 3,0241980–81Div 4  46  18  13  15  65  67  49  10th  R1  R1   Andy Poole  '''49''' Steve Phillips  22 2,3051981–82Div 4  46  11  9  26  57  84  42  22nd  R2  R3   '''54''' 12 2,3081982–83Div 4  46  14  12  20  65  75  54  15th  R3  R2 Grp   Steve Massey Ian Phillips  54 Steve Massey  25 2,5941983–84Div 4  46  13  14  19  53  78  53  18th  R2  R1 R1   Peter Gleasure  '''54''' Terry Austin  13 2,3431984–85Div 4  46  14  5  27  53  74  47  23rd  R2  R1 R1   Ray Train  '''54''' Ian Benjamin  19 1,8261985–86Div 4  46  18  10  18  79  58  64  8th  R1  R2 AQF   Ian Benjamin  '''54''' 26 2,3841986–87 Div 4 46  30  9  7  103  53  99 '''1st'''  R3  R1 R1  Three Players  '''54''' '''Richard Hill'''  '''33''' 6,3161987–88Div 3  3  46  18  19  9  70  51  73  6th  R2  R2 Grp   Peter Gleasure Russ Wilcox  '''54''' Trevor Morley  16 5,5141988–89Div 3  46  16  6  24  66  76  54  20th  R1  R2 AQF   Peter Gleasure  '''55''' Tony Adcock  20 3,9191989–90 46  11  14  21  51  68  47 22nd  R4  R1 R1   Peter Gleasure Russ Wilcox  '''56''' Bobby Barnes  20 3,1901990–91Div 4  4  46  18  13  15  57  58  67  10th  R2  R2 R1   Steve Terry  '''56''' 16 3,7101991–92Div 4  42  11  13  18  46  57  46  16th  R1  R1 R1   Jason Burnham  46 Tony Adcock  9 2,7891992–93Div 3  42  11  8  23  48  74  41  20th  R3  R1 AQF   Barry Richardson Steve Terry  '''52''' Steve Brown  12 3,1391993–94Div 3  42  9  11  22  44  66  38  22nd  R1  R1 R2   Steve Terry  45 Martin Aldridge  11 3,4541994–95Div 3  42  10  14  18  45  67  44  17th  R1  R1 R2   Ian Sampson  '''48''' Neil Grayson  10 5,0851995–96Div 3  46  18  13  15  51  44  67  11th  R2  R1 AQF   Ray Warburton  52 Jason White  16 4,8781996–97 Div 3  46  20  12  14  67  44  72 4th  R1  R2 ASF League play-offs '''W''' Ian Clarkson Andy Woodman  56 Neil Grayson  12 4,8251997–98Div 2  3  46  18  17  11  52  37  71 4th  R3  R1 AQF League play-offs RU John Frain  58 David Seal  14 6,3891998–99 46  10  18  18  43  57  48 22nd  R2  R3 R2   48 Carlo Corazzin  17 6,0681999–2000 Div 3   4 46  25  7  14  63  45  82 3rd  R1  R1 R2   Duncan Spedding  49 15 5,4592000–01Div 2  3  46  15  12  19  46  59  57  18th  R2  R1 R1   Jamie Forrester  47 Jamie Forrester  19 5,6542001–02Div 2  46  14  7  25  54  79  49  20th  R2  R2 R2   48 18 5,2532002–03 46  10  9  27  40  79  39 24th  R2  R1 R2   Paul Harsley  51 Marco Gabbiadini  14 5,2112003–04Div 3  4  46  22  9  15  58  51  75 6th  R4  R2 ASF League play-offs SF Martin Smith  56 Martin Smith  15 5,3062004–05 Lge 2  46  20  12  14  62  51  72 7th  R3  R2 AQF League play-offs SF Chris Willmott  54 Scott McGleish  17 5,9272005–06 Lge 2  46  22  17  7  63  37  83 2nd  R3  R2 R2   Lee Harper  50 24 5,9352006–07Lge 1  3  46  15  14  17  48  51  59  14th  R2  R1 R1   Andy Kirk  48 13 5,5732007–08Lge 1  46  17  15  14  60  55  66  9th  R2  R2 R1   Mark Bunn  52 Poul Hübertz  13 5,4092008–09 46  12  13  21  61  65  49 21st  R1  R3 R1   Andy Holt  50 Adebayo Akinfenwa  15 5,2002009–10Lge 2  4  46  18  13  15  62  53  67  11th  R2  R1 AQF   Ryan Gilligan  48 17 4,4272010–11Lge 2  46  11  19  16  63  71  52  16th  R2  R4 R1   Michael Jacobs  48 Leon McKenzie  10 4,6052011–12Lge 2  46  12  12  22  56  79  48  20th  R1  R2 R1   50 Adebayo Akinfenwa  18 4,8092012–13Lge 2  46  21  10  15  64  55  73 6th  R1  R2 AQF League play-offs RU Ben Tozer  56 17 4,7852013–14Lge 2  46  13  14  19  42  57  53  21st  R2  R1 R1   Matt Duke  '''50''' Darren Carter Luke Norris  5 4,5482014–15Lge 2  46  18  7  21  67  62  61  12th  R1  R2 AQF   Lee Collins  43 Marc Richards  18 4,5992015–16 Lge 2  46  29  12  5  82  46  99 '''1st'''  R3  R2 R2   David Buchanan  '''54''' 18 5,2792016–17Lge 1  3  46  14  11  21  60  73  53  16th  R2  R3 Grp   53 13 6,2452017–18 46  12  11  23  44  77  47 22nd  R1  R1 R2   Ash Taylor  52 Chris Long  9 5,8302018–19Lge 2  4  46  14  19  13  64  63  61  15th  R1  R1 R3   David Cornell  48 Andy Williams  12 5,1002019–20 Lge 2  37  17  7  13  54  40  1.57 7th  R4  R1 R2 League play-offs '''W''' Sam Hoskins  47 Sam Hoskins  12 5,1012020–21 3  46  11  12  23  41  67  45 22nd  R1  R2 R3   49 Ryan Watson  9 n/a2021–22Lge 2 4  46  23  11  12  60  38  80 4th  R1  R2 Grp League play-offs SF Fraser Horsfall  53 Sam Hoskins  13 5,3662022–23 Lge 2   46  23  14  9  62  42  83 3rd  R1  R1 Grp    Mitch Pinnock  48 22 5,9202023–24 Lge 1  3  46          R1  R1 Grp    Marc Leonard  ''35'' ''14''
Key Key to league record:*P = Played*W = Games won*D = Games drawn*L = Games lost*F = Goals for*A = Goals against*Pts = Points*Pos = Final positionKey to divisions:*Div 1 = Football League First Division*Div 2 = Football League Second Division*Div 3 = Football League Third Division*Div 4 = Football League Fourth Division*Lge 1 = Football League One*Lge 2 = Football League Two*SL = Southern League*ML = Midland League*NL = Northamptonshire LeagueKey to rounds:*DNE = Did not enter*PR = Preliminary round*1QR = First Qualifying Round*2QR = Second Qualifying Round*3QR = Third Qualifying Round*4QR = Fourth Qualifying Round*5QR = Fifth Qualifying Round*6QR = Sixth Qualifying Round*R1 = Round 1*R2 = Round 2*R3 = Round 3*R4 = Round 4*R5 = Round 5*Grp = Group stage*QF = Quarter-finals*AQF = Area Quarter-finals*SF = Semi-finals*ASF = Area Semi-finals*RU = Runners-up*W = WinnersChampionsRunners-upPlay-offsPromotedRelegatedSemi-finalsTop scorers shown '''in bold''' are Northampton Town who were also top scorers in their division that season.
Footnotes and references
External links * Northampton Town Football Club History Database.