The 1957–58 season was Northampton Town's 61st season in their history and the thirtieth consecutive season in the regionalised third tier of English football, the Third Division South, before a revamping of the league pyramid. The following season, teams in the top half of the division would be placed in the national Football League Third Division, while the teams placed in the bottom half would be find themselves effectively relegated to the newly constructed Football League Fourth Division. Alongside competing in Division Three South, the club also participated in the FA Cup.
Players
Name Position Nat. Place of Birth Date of Birth (Age) Apps Goals Previous club Date signed Fee GoalkeepersReg ElvyGKLeeds550Blackburn RoversSummer 1956£350Peter PickeringGKNew Earswick910Kettering TownSummer 1955 Full backsTony ClaypoleRBWeldon110ApprenticeAugust 1956N/AGeoff ColemanRBBedworth170Bedworth TownSummer 1955Bobby CorbettLBThrockley81MiddlesbroughAugust 1957Ron Patterson (c)LBGateshead2275MiddlesbroughSummer 1952 Half backsBen CollinsCHKislingbury2130ApprenticeSummer 1948N/AColin GaleCHPontypridd1061Cardiff CityMarch 1956£1,500Roly MillsWHDaventry10515ApprenticeMay 1951N/ATerry RobinsonCHWoodham140BrentfordJuly 1957John SmithWHLeicester1619ApprenticeMay 1949N/ABobby PeacockWHRushden20Rushden TownFebruary 1957 Inside/Outside forwardsJack EnglishOFSouth Shields302136ApprenticeSummer 1947N/ATommy FowlerOFPrescot43965EvertonMarch 1945Roger MillerOFNorthampton21ApprenticeSummer 1956N/AMaurice RobinsonOFNewark-on-Trent123Kettering TownJune 1957Ken LeekIFYnysybwl7629ApprenticeSummer 1952N/AJoe O'NeilIFGlasgow63Leicester CityOctober 1957N/ABobby TebbuttIFIrchester3013ApprenticeOctober 1956N/AAlan WoanIFLiverpool6631Norwich CitySummer 1956 Centre forwardsGerry BrightCFNorthampton40Bromsgrove RoversApril 1957Barry HawkingsCFBirmingham4722Lincoln CityJuly 1957£1,000
Competitions Division Three South
League table
Results summary
League position by match
Matches
FA Cup
Appearances and goals Player Division Three (S) FA Cup Total Starts Goals Starts Goals Starts Goals GK Reg Elvy 38 – 2 – 40 – GK Peter Pickering 8 – 2 – 10 – FB Tony Claypole 10 – – – 10 – FB Geoff Coleman – – – – – – FB Bobby Corbett 8 1 – – 8 1 FB Ron Patterson 40 4 4 – 44 4 HB Ben Collins 24 – 4 – 28 – HB Colin Gale 46 – 4 1 50 1 HB Roly Mills 37 4 4 1 41 5 HB Terry Robinson 13 – 1 – 14 – HB John Smith 24 – – – 24 – HB Bobby Peacock 2 – – – 2 – HB Ray Yeoman 42 1 3 – 45 1 OF Jack English 20 5 3 – 23 5 OF Tommy Fowler 39 2 3 – 42 2 OF Roger Miller – – – – – – OF Maurice Robinson 11 2 1 1 12 3 IF Ken Leek 32 14 4 2 36 16 IF Joe O'Neil 6 3 – – 6 3 IF Bobby Tebbutt 26 10 2 1 28 11 IF Alan Woan 34 20 2 1 36 21 CF Gerry Bright 3 – – – 3 – CF Barry Hawkings 43 20 4 2 47 22
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