| Club: | Northampton Town |
| Season: | 1957–58 |
| Manager: | Dave Smith |
| Chairman: | Walter Penn |
| Stadium: | County Ground |
| League Result: | 13th |
| Cup1: | FA Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Fourth round |
| League Topscorer: | Barry Hawkings Alan Woan (20) |
| Season Topscorer: | Barry Hawkings (22) |
| Highest Attendance: | 21,344 vs Arsenal |
| Lowest Attendance: | 2,412 vs Gillingham |
| Average Attendance: | 8,127 |
| Prevseason: | 1956–57 |
| Nextseason: | 1958–59 |
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.
| Name | Position | Nat. | Place of Birth | Date of Birth (Age) | Apps | Goals | Previous club | Date signed | Fee | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||
| Reg Elvy | GK | Leeds | May 2, 1958 | 55 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | Summer 1956 | £350[1] | |||
| Peter Pickering | GK | New Earswick | May 2, 1958 | 91 | 0 | Kettering Town | Summer 1955 | ||||
| Full backs | |||||||||||
| Tony Claypole | RB | Weldon | May 2, 1958 | 11 | 0 | Apprentice | August 1956 | N/A | |||
| Geoff Coleman | RB | Bedworth | May 2, 1958 | 17 | 0 | Bedworth Town | Summer 1955 | ||||
| Bobby Corbett | LB | Throckley | May 2, 1958 | 8 | 1 | Middlesbrough | August 1957 | ||||
| Ron Patterson (c) | LB | Gateshead | May 2, 1958 | 227 | 5 | Middlesbrough | Summer 1952 | ||||
| Half backs | |||||||||||
| Ben Collins | CH | Kislingbury | May 2, 1958 | 213 | 0 | Apprentice | Summer 1948 | N/A | |||
| Colin Gale | CH | Pontypridd | May 2, 1958 | 106 | 1 | Cardiff City | March 1956 | £1,500 | |||
| Roly Mills | WH | Daventry | May 2, 1958 | 105 | 15 | Apprentice | May 1951 | N/A | |||
| Terry Robinson | CH | Woodham | May 2, 1958 | 14 | 0 | Brentford | July 1957 | ||||
| John Smith | WH | Leicester | May 2, 1958 | 161 | 9 | Apprentice | May 1949 | N/A | |||
| Bobby Peacock | WH | Rushden | May 2, 1958 | 2 | 0 | Rushden Town | February 1957 | ||||
| Inside/Outside forwards | |||||||||||
| Jack English | OF | South Shields | May 2, 1958 | 302 | 136 | Apprentice | Summer 1947 | N/A | |||
| Tommy Fowler | OF | Prescot | May 2, 1958 | 439 | 65 | Everton | March 1945 | ||||
| Roger Miller | OF | Northampton | May 2, 1958 | 2 | 1 | Apprentice | Summer 1956 | N/A | |||
| Maurice Robinson | OF | Newark-on-Trent | May 2, 1958 | 12 | 3 | Kettering Town | June 1957 | ||||
| Ken Leek | IF | Ynysybwl | May 2, 1958 | 76 | 29 | Apprentice | Summer 1952 | N/A | |||
| Joe O'Neil | IF | Glasgow | May 2, 1958 | 6 | 3 | Leicester City | October 1957 | N/A | |||
| Bobby Tebbutt | IF | Irchester | May 2, 1958 | 30 | 13 | Apprentice | October 1956 | N/A | |||
| Alan Woan | IF | Liverpool | May 2, 1958 | 66 | 31 | Norwich City | Summer 1956 | ||||
| Centre forwards | |||||||||||
| Gerry Bright | CF | Northampton | May 2, 1958 | 4 | 0 | Bromsgrove Rovers | April 1957 | ||||
| Barry Hawkings | CF | Birmingham | May 2, 1958 | 47 | 22 | Lincoln City | July 1957 | £1,000 | |||
See main article: 1957–58 FA Cup.
| 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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