1995–96 Northampton Town F.C. season

Northampton Town

1995–96 season
Chairman	Barry Ward
Manager	Ian Atkins
Stadium	Sixfields Stadium
Division Three	11th
FA Cup	Second round
Coca-Cola Cup	First round
Auto Windscreens Shield	Quarter-final (s)
Top goalscorer	League: Jason White (16) All: Jason White (16)
Highest home attendance	7,427 vs Gillingham
Lowest home attendance	2,109 vs Plymouth Argyle
Average home league attendance	4,878
← 1994–95 1996–97 →

The 1995–96 season was Northampton Town's 99th season in their history and the sixth successive season in the Third Division. Alongside competing in Division Three, the club also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy.

Players

As of match played 4 May 1996.^[1]

Name	Position	Nat.	Place of birth	Date of birth	Apps	Goals	Signed from	Date signed	Fee
Goalkeepers
Billy Turley	GK		Wolverhampton	(1973-07-15)15 July 1973 (aged 22)	2	0	Evesham United	10 July 1995	Free
Andy Woodman	GK		Camberwell	(1971-08-11)11 August 1971 (aged 24)	62	0	Exeter City	10 March 1995	Free
Defenders
Lee Colkin	LB		Nuneaton	(1974-07-15)15 July 1974 (aged 21)	104	4	Apprentice	31 August 1992	N/A
Lee Maddison	LB		Bristol	(1972-10-05)5 October 1972 (aged 23)	25	0	Bristol Rovers	22 September 1995	£25,000
Dave Norton	RB		Cannock	(1965-03-03)3 March 1965 (aged 31)	51	0	Hull City	15 August 1994	£25,000
Ian Sampson	CB		Wakefield	(1968-11-14)14 November 1968 (aged 27)	93	6	Sunderland	5 August 1994	£30,000
Mark Taylor	LB		Saltburn-by-the-Sea	(1974-11-08)8 November 1974 (aged 21)	1	0	Fulham	26 February 1996	Free
Ray Warburton (c)	CB		Rotherham	(1967-10-07)7 October 1967 (aged 28)	114	9	York City	4 February 1994	£35,000
Midfielders
Jason Beckford	W		Manchester	(1970-02-14)14 February 1970 (aged 26)	4	0	Millwall	15 May 1995	Free
Chris Burns	RM		Manchester	(1967-11-09)9 November 1967 (aged 28)	67	10	Swansea City	13 January 1995	Free
Ollie Cahill	LM		Clonmel	(1975-09-29)29 September 1975 (aged 20)	15	1	Clonmel Town	27 September 1994	Free
Neil Doherty	W		Barrow-in-Furness	(1969-02-21)21 February 1969 (aged 27)	9	1	Birmingham City	16 February 1996	Loan
Ali Gibb	RM		Salisbury	(1976-02-17)17 February 1976 (aged 20)	25	2	Norwich City	5 February 1996	£30,000
Roy Hunter	CM		Saltburn-by-the-Sea	(1973-10-29)29 October 1973 (aged 22)	85	7	West Bromwich Albion	2 August 1995	Free
Danny O'Shea	CM		Newington	(1963-03-26)26 March 1963 (aged 33)	52	1	Cambridge United	23 March 1995	Free
Dean Peer	CM		Wordsley	(1969-08-08)8 August 1969 (aged 26)	50	2	Walsall	22 August 1995	Free
Michael Warner	CM		Harrogate	(1974-01-17)17 January 1974 (aged 22)	0	0	Tamworth	31 May 1995	Free
Gareth Williams	RM		Cowes	(1967-03-12)12 March 1967 (aged 29)	60	1	AFC Bournemouth	27 September 1994	Free
Forwards
Neil Grayson	FW		York	(1964-11-01)1 November 1964 (aged 31)	91	22	Boston United	19 June 1994	Free
Garry Thompson	FW		Kings Heath	(1959-10-07)7 October 1959 (aged 36)	51	6	Cardiff City	10 February 1995	Free
Christian Lee	FW		Aylesbury	(1976-10-08)8 October 1976 (aged 19)	9	0	Doncaster Rovers	13 July 1995	Free
Gavin Worboys	FW		Doncaster	(1974-07-14)14 July 1974 (aged 21)	13	1	Darlington	18 January 1996	Free
Jason White	FW		Meriden	(1971-10-19)19 October 1971 (aged 24)	51	16	Scarborough	15 June 1995	£35,000

Competitions

Endsleigh League Division Three

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
9	Chester City	46	18	16	12	72	53	+19	70
10	Wigan Athletic	46	20	10	16	62	56	+6	70
11	Northampton Town	46	18	13	15	51	44	+7	67
12	Scunthorpe United	46	15	15	16	67	61	+6	60
13	Doncaster Rovers	46	16	11	19	49	60	−11	59

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
46	18	13	15	51	44	+7	67	9	10	4	32	22	+10	9	3	11	19	22	−3

League position by match

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

FA Cup

Coca-Cola Cup

Auto Windscreens Shield

Group 3

Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
Peterborough United	2	1	1	0	3	0	+3	4	Qualified for next round
Northampton Town	2	1	1	0	1	0	+1	4
Plymouth Argyle	2	0	0	2	0	4	−4	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	Billy Turley	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	–	–
GK	Andy Woodman	44	–	–	2	–	–	2	–	–	4	–	–	52	–	–
DF	Lee Colkin	14	10	1	1	1	–	2	–	1	2	–	–	19	11	2
DF	Lee Maddison	21	–	–	2	–	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	25	–	–
DF	Dave Norton	42	2	–	2	–	–	2	–	–	3	–	–	49	2	–
DF	Ian Sampson	30	3	4	–	–	–	2	–	–	2	–	–	34	3	4
DF	Mark Taylor	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–
DF	Ray Warburton	44	–	3	2	–	1	2	–	–	4	–	–	52	–	4
MF	Jason Beckford	–	1	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	4	–
MF	Chris Burns	40	3	7	2	–	–	2	–	–	3	–	1	47	3	8
MF	Ollie Cahill	2	1	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	2	–
MF	Neil Doherty	3	6	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	3	6	1
MF	Ali Gibb	12	11	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	14	11	2
MF	Roy Hunter	26	8	–	2	–	–	–	–	–	4	–	1	32	8	1
MF	Danny O'Shea	37	1	–	2	–	–	2	–	–	2	1	–	43	2	–
MF	Dean Peer	37	5	1	2	–	–	2	–	1	4	–	–	45	5	2
MF	Michael Warner	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
MF	Gareth Williams	25	10	1	1	–	–	2	–	–	2	1	–	30	11	1
FW	Neil Grayson	37	5	11	1	–	–	2	–	–	2	–	1	42	5	12
FW	Christian Lee	1	4	–	1	1	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	4	5	–
FW	Garry Thompson	21	13	2	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	1	–	21	16	2
FW	Gavin Worboys	4	9	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	4	9	1
FW	Jason White	40	5	16	2	–	–	–	1	–	3	–	–	45	6	16
Players who left before end of season:
DF	Darren Hughes	7	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	8	1	–
DF	Derek Mountfield	4	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	4	–	–
DF	Tony Smith	2	–	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	–	–	–	4	–	–
MF	Gordon Armstrong	4	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	5	–	1
MF	Rob Scott	5	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	6	–	–
FW	Martin Aldridge	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	2	–
FW	Steve Taylor	1	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	1	–

References

Books

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