1992–93 Northampton Town F.C. season

Northampton Town

1992–93 season
Chairman	Barry Ward
Manager	Phil Chard
Stadium	County Ground
Division Three	20th
FA Cup	Third round
Coca-Cola Cup	First round
Autoglass Trophy	Quarter-final (s)
Top goalscorer	League: Steve Brown (9) All: Steve Brown (12)
Highest home attendance	7,504 vs Wrexham
Lowest home attendance	1,591 vs Barnet
Average home league attendance	3,139
← 1991–92 1993–94 →

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

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

Competitions

Barclays League Division Three

League table

Pos	Team v t e	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

Results summary

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

League position by match

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

FA Cup

Coca-Cola Cup

Autoglass Trophy

Group 1

Team v t e	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

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
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

Books

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