| Club: | Northampton Town |
| Season: | 1958–59 |
| Manager: | Dave Smith |
| Chairman: | Walter Penn |
| Stadium: | County Ground |
| League: | Division Four |
| League Result: | 8th |
| Cup1: | FA Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Second round |
| League Topscorer: | Alan Woan (32) |
| Season Topscorer: | Alan Woan (32) |
| Highest Attendance: | 14,365 vs Coventry City |
| Lowest Attendance: | 3,450 vs Carlisle United |
| Average Attendance: | 8,090 |
| Prevseason: | 1957–58 |
| Nextseason: | 1959–60 |
The 1958–59 season was Northampton Town's 62nd season in their history and the first season in the fourth tier of English football, the Fourth Division, after a revamping of the league pyramid. Alongside competing in Division Four, 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 | |||||||||||
| Tony Brewer | GK | Edmonton | April 30, 1959 | 31 | 0 | Millwall | August 1958 | ||||
| Reg Elvy | GK | Leeds | April 30, 1959 | 72 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | Summer 1956 | £350[1] | |||
| Full backs | |||||||||||
| Jack Bannister | RB | Chesterfield | April 30, 1959 | 25 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | Summer 1958 | ||||
| Tony Claypole | RB | Weldon | April 30, 1959 | 38 | 1 | Apprentice | August 1956 | N/A | |||
| Geoff Coleman | RB | Bedworth | April 30, 1959 | 18 | 0 | Bedworth Town | Summer 1955 | ||||
| Ralph Phillips | RB | Hetton-le-Hole | April 30, 1959 | 10 | 1 | Middlesbrough | November 1958 | ||||
| Ron Patterson (c) | LB | Gateshead | April 30, 1959 | 267 | 5 | Middlesbrough | Summer 1952 | ||||
| Half backs | |||||||||||
| Ben Collins | CH | Kislingbury | April 30, 1959 | 224 | 0 | Apprentice | Summer 1948 | N/A | |||
| Colin Gale | CH | Pontypridd | April 30, 1959 | 143 | 1 | Cardiff City | March 1956 | £1,500 | |||
| Roly Mills | WH | Daventry | April 30, 1959 | 149 | 21 | Apprentice | May 1951 | N/A | |||
| John Smith | WH | Leicester | April 30, 1959 | 185 | 9 | Apprentice | May 1949 | N/A | |||
| Inside/Outside forwards | |||||||||||
| Jack English | OF | South Shields | April 30, 1959 | 316 | 140 | Apprentice | Summer 1947 | N/A | |||
| Tommy Fowler | OF | Prescot | April 30, 1959 | 486 | 81 | Everton | March 1945 | ||||
| Alan Loasby | OF | Wellingborough | April 30, 1959 | 2 | 0 | Luton Town | Summer 1958 | ||||
| Roger Miller | OF | Northampton | April 30, 1959 | 4 | 1 | Apprentice | Summer 1956 | N/A | |||
| Béla Oláh | OF |  | Hungary | April 30, 1959 | 2 | 0 | Bedford Town | December 1958 | |||
| Kevin Baron | IF | Preston | April 30, 1959 | 27 | 4 | Southend United | September 1958 | ||||
| Brian Kirkup | IF | Slough | April 30, 1959 | 19 | 7 | Reading | Summer 1958 | ||||
| Bobby Tebbutt | IF | Irchester | April 30, 1959 | 45 | 17 | Apprentice | October 1956 | N/A | |||
| Alan Woan | IF | Liverpool | April 30, 1959 | 109 | 63 | Norwich City | Summer 1956 | ||||
| Centre forwards | |||||||||||
| Derek Leck | CF | Deal | April 30, 1959 | 14 | 4 | Millwall | June 1958 | ||||
| Ollie Norris | CF | Derry | April 30, 1959 | 15 | 1 | Bournemouth & B A | September 1958 | ||||
See main article: 1958–59 FA Cup.
| Player | Division Four | FA Cup | Total | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starts | Goals | Starts | Goals | Starts | Goals | ||||||||||||||
| GK | Tony Brewer | 31 | – | – | – | 31 | – | ||||||||||||
| GK | Reg Elvy | 15 | – | 2 | – | 17 | – | ||||||||||||
| FB | Jack Bannister | 24 | – | 1 | – | 25 | – | ||||||||||||
| FB | Tony Claypole | 26 | 1 | 1 | – | 27 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| FB | Geoff Coleman | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | ||||||||||||
| FB | Ron Patterson | 38 | – | 2 | – | 40 | – | ||||||||||||
| FB | Ralph Phillips | 10 | 1 | – | – | 10 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| HB | Ben Collins | 10 | – | 1 | – | 11 | – | ||||||||||||
| HB | Colin Gale | 36 | – | 1 | – | 37 | – | ||||||||||||
| HB | Roly Mills | 42 | 6 | 2 | – | 44 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| HB | Joe O'Neil | 22 | 1 | – | – | 22 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| HB | John Smith | 23 | – | 1 | – | 24 | – | ||||||||||||
| OF | Jack English | 13 | 4 | 1 | – | 14 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| OF | Tommy Fowler | 45 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 47 | 16 | ||||||||||||
| OF | Alan Loasby | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | – | ||||||||||||
| OF | Roger Miller | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | – | ||||||||||||
| OF | Béla Oláh | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | – | ||||||||||||
| IF | Kevin Baron | 25 | 4 | 2 | – | 27 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| IF | Brian Kirkup | 17 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 7 | ||||||||||||
| IF | Bobby Tebbutt | 14 | 4 | 1 | – | 15 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| IF | Alan Woan | 42 | 32 | 1 | – | 43 | 32 | ||||||||||||
| CF | Derek Leck | 14 | 5 | – | – | 14 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| CF | Ollie Norris | 14 | 1 | 1 | – | 15 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Players who left before end of season: | |||||||||||||||||||
| HB | Ray Yeoman | 17 | – | – | – | 17 | – | ||||||||||||
| CF | Barry Hawkings | 21 | 5 | 1 | – | 22 | 5 | ||||||||||||
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