| Club: | Northampton Town |
| Season: | 1961–62 |
| Manager: | Dave Bowen |
| Chairman: | Fred York |
| Stadium: | County Ground |
| League: | Division Three |
| League Result: | 8th |
| Cup1: | FA Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Third round |
| Cup2: | League Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | First round |
| League Topscorer: | Cliff Holton (36) |
| Season Topscorer: | Cliff Holton (39) |
| Highest Attendance: | 18,825 vs Kettering Town |
| Lowest Attendance: | 7,563 vs Bradford PA |
| Average Attendance: | 11,250 |
| Prevseason: | 1960–61 |
| Nextseason: | 1962–63 |
The 1961–62 season was Northampton Town's 65th season in their history and the first season in the Third Division, following promotion from the Fourth Division the previous season. Alongside competing in Division Three, the club also participated in the FA Cup and League Cup.
| Name | Position | Nat. | Place of Birth | Date of Birth (Age) | Apps | Goals | Previous club | Date signed | Fee | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||
| Chic Brodie | GK | Duntocher | April 27, 1962 | 35 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | September 1961 | ||||
| Norman Coe | GK | Swansea | April 27, 1962 | 45 | 0 | Arsenal | July 1960 | ||||
| Full backs | |||||||||||
| Tony Haskins | LB | Northampton | April 27, 1962 | 8 | 0 | Belper Town | August 1959 | ||||
| Ron Patterson | LB | Gateshead | April 27, 1962 | 317 | 5 | Middlesbrough | Summer 1952 | ||||
| Arnold Woollard | LB | Pembroke | April 27, 1962 | 13 | 0 | Bournemouth | March 1962 | ||||
| Theo Foley | RB | Dublin | April 27, 1962 | 49 | 0 | Exeter City | May 1961 | £1,000 | |||
| Half backs | |||||||||||
| Terry Branston | CH | Rugby | April 27, 1962 | 66 | 0 | Apprentice | October 1958 | N/A | |||
| Alec Carson | WH | Clarkston | April 27, 1962 | 8 | 0 | Apprentice | November 1959 | N/A | |||
| Barry Cooke | WH | Wolverhampton | April 27, 1962 | 64 | 2 | West Bromwich Albion | July 1959 | ||||
| Mike Everitt | WH | Weeley | April 27, 1962 | 57 | 9 | Arsenal | February 1961 | £4,000 | |||
| Derek Leck | WH | Deal | April 27, 1962 | 128 | 34 | Millwall | June 1958 | ||||
| Roly Mills | WH | Daventry | April 27, 1962 | 280 | 30 | Apprentice | May 1951 | N/A | |||
| Inside/Outside forwards | |||||||||||
| Cecil Dixon | OF | Trowbridge | April 27, 1962 | 16 | 4 | Newport County | August 1961 | ||||
| Barry Lines | OF | Bletchley | April 27, 1962 | 69 | 20 | Bletchley Town | September 1960 | ||||
| Tommy Robson | OF | Gateshead | April 27, 1962 | 4 | 1 | Newcastle United | August 1961 | N/A | |||
| Derek Woods | OF | Northampton | April 27, 1962 | 6 | 2 | Apprentice | June 1959 | N/A | |||
| Brian Etheridge | IF | Northampton | April 27, 1962 | 1 | 0 | Apprentice | July 1961 | N/A | |||
| Jimmy Moran | IF | Cleland | April 27, 1962 | 25 | 7 | Norwich City | January 1961 | ||||
| John Reid | IF | Newmains | April 27, 1962 | 26 | 3 | Bradford City | November 1961 | ||||
| Centre forwards | |||||||||||
| Bob Edwards | CF | Guildford | April 27, 1962 | 23 | 10 | Norwich City | March 1961 | ||||
| Cliff Holton (c) | CF | Oxford | April 27, 1962 | 44 | 39 | Watford | September 1961 | ||||
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See main article: 1961–62 FA Cup.
See main article: 1961–62 Football League Cup.
| Player | Division Three | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starts | Goals | Starts | Goals | Starts | Goals | Starts | Goals | ||||||||||||
| GK | Chic Brodie | 32 | – | 3 | – | – | – | 50 | – | ||||||||||
| GK | Norman Coe | 14 | – | – | – | – | – | 14 | – | ||||||||||
| FB | Theo Foley | 46 | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | 49 | – | ||||||||||
| FB | Tony Haskins | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | ||||||||||
| FB | Ron Patterson | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | ||||||||||
| FB | Arnold Woollard | 13 | – | – | – | – | – | 13 | – | ||||||||||
| HB | Terry Branston | 45 | – | 3 | – | 1 | – | 49 | – | ||||||||||
| HB | Alec Carson | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | – | ||||||||||
| HB | Barry Cooke | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||
| HB | Mike Everitt | 37 | 5 | 3 | – | 1 | – | 41 | 5 | ||||||||||
| HB | Derek Leck | 46 | 2 | 3 | – | 1 | – | 50 | 2 | ||||||||||
| HB | Roly Mills | 35 | 2 | 3 | – | 1 | – | 39 | 2 | ||||||||||
| OF | Cecil Dixon | 15 | 4 | – | – | 1 | – | 16 | 4 | ||||||||||
| OF | Barry Lines | 38 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | – | 42 | 15 | ||||||||||
| OF | Tommy Robson | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||
| OF | Derek Woods | 6 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 6 | 2 | ||||||||||
| IF | Brian Etheridge | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | ||||||||||
| IF | Jimmy Moran | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 10 | 2 | ||||||||||
| IF | John Reid | 26 | 3 | – | – | – | – | 26 | 3 | ||||||||||
| CF | Bob Edwards | 10 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | 11 | 2 | ||||||||||
| CF | Cliff Holton | 41 | 36 | 3 | 3 | – | – | 44 | 39 | ||||||||||
| Players who left before end of season: | |||||||||||||||||||
| GK | Brian Caine | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | ||||||||||
| FB | Tony Claypole | 22 | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | 25 | – | ||||||||||
| OF | Tommy Fowler | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | – | ||||||||||
| OF | Ron Spelman | 23 | 2 | 3 | – | – | – | 26 | 2 | ||||||||||
| IF | Dennis Clapton | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | ||||||||||
| IF | Mike Wright | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | ||||||||||
| CF | Pat Terry | 24 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | – | 28 | 11 | ||||||||||
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