| Club: | Northampton Town |
| Season: | 1962–63 |
| Manager: | Dave Bowen |
| Chairman: | Fred York |
| Stadium: | County Ground |
| League: | Division Three |
| League Result: | 1st |
| Cup1: | FA Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | First round |
| Cup2: | League Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | Third round |
| League Topscorer: | Alec Ashworth (25) |
| Season Topscorer: | Alec Ashworth (26) |
| Highest Attendance: | 18,717 vs Coventry City |
| Lowest Attendance: | 7,771 vs Colchester United |
| Average Attendance: | 12,680 |
| Prevseason: | 1961–62 |
| Nextseason: | 1963–64 |
The 1962–63 season was Northampton Town's 66th season in their history and the second successive season in the Third Division. 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 | May 25, 1963 | 85 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | September 1961 | ||||
| Norman Coe | GK | Swansea | May 25, 1963 | 45 | 0 | Arsenal | July 1960 | ||||
| Vic Rouse | GK | Swansea | May 25, 1963 | 0 | 0 | Crystal Palace | April 1963 | £1,000 | |||
| Full backs | |||||||||||
| Vic Cockcroft | LB | Birmingham | May 25, 1963 | 10 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | July 1962 | ||||
| Mike Everitt | LB | Weeley | May 25, 1963 | 87 | 11 | Arsenal | February 1961 | £4,000 | |||
| Arnold Woollard | LB | Pembroke | May 25, 1963 | 31 | 0 | Bournemouth | March 1962 | ||||
| Theo Foley | RB | Dublin | May 25, 1963 | 95 | 1 | Exeter City | May 1961 | £1,000 | |||
| Half backs | |||||||||||
| Terry Branston | CH | Rugby | May 25, 1963 | 115 | 0 | Apprentice | October 1958 | N/A | |||
| Graham Carr | CH | Corbridge | May 25, 1963 | 1 | 0 | Apprentice | August 1962 | N/A | |||
| John Kurila | WH | Glasgow | May 25, 1963 | 43 | 1 | Celtic | August 1962 | ||||
| Derek Leck | WH | Deal | May 25, 1963 | 174 | 39 | Millwall | June 1958 | ||||
| Roly Mills | WH | Daventry | May 25, 1963 | 299 | 31 | Apprentice | May 1951 | N/A | |||
| Inside/Outside forwards | |||||||||||
| Billy Best | OF | Glasgow | May 25, 1963 | 0 | 0 | Pollok | July 1962 | ||||
| Billy Hails | OF | Nettlesworth | May 25, 1963 | 26 | 5 | Peterborough United | November 1962 | ||||
| Barry Lines | OF | Bletchley | May 25, 1963 | 119 | 37 | Bletchley Town | September 1960 | ||||
| Tommy Robson | OF | Gateshead | May 25, 1963 | 5 | 1 | Newcastle United | August 1961 | N/A | |||
| Brian Etheridge | IF | Northampton | May 25, 1963 | 4 | 0 | Apprentice | July 1961 | N/A | |||
| John Reid | IF | Newmains | May 25, 1963 | 70 | 15 | Bradford City | November 1961 | ||||
| Don Martin | IF | Corby | May 25, 1963 | 2 | 0 | Apprentice | July 1962 | N/A | |||
| Ray Smith | IF | Kingston upon Hull | May 25, 1963 | 14 | 4 | Peterborough United | October 1962 | ||||
| Centre forwards | |||||||||||
| Alec Ashworth (c) | CF | Southport | May 25, 1963 | 34 | 26 | Luton Town | July 1962 | ||||
| Frank Large | CF | Leeds | May 25, 1963 | 20 | 18 | Queens Park Rangers | March 1963 | ||||
| Bert Llewellyn | CF | Golborne | May 25, 1963 | 1 | 0 | Port Vale | February 1963 | £7,000 | |||
See main article: 1962–63 FA Cup.
See main article: 1962–63 Football League Cup.
| Player | Division Three | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starts | Goals | Starts | Goals | Starts | Goals | Starts | Goals | ||||||||||||
| GK | Chic Brodie | 46 | – | 1 | – | 3 | – | 50 | – | ||||||||||
| GK | Norman Coe | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||||
| GK | Vic Rouse | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||||
| FB | Vic Cockcroft | 8 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 10 | – | ||||||||||
| FB | Mike Everitt | 28 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 30 | 2 | ||||||||||
| FB | Theo Foley | 43 | 1 | – | – | 3 | – | 46 | 1 | ||||||||||
| FB | Arnold Woollard | 15 | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | 18 | – | ||||||||||
| HB | Terry Branston | 45 | – | 1 | – | 3 | – | 49 | – | ||||||||||
| HB | Graham Carr | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | ||||||||||
| HB | John Kurila | 40 | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 43 | 1 | ||||||||||
| HB | Derek Leck | 42 | 5 | 1 | – | 3 | – | 46 | 5 | ||||||||||
| HB | Roly Mills | 19 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 19 | 1 | ||||||||||
| OF | Billy Best | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||||
| OF | Billy Hails | 26 | 5 | – | – | – | – | 26 | 5 | ||||||||||
| OF | Barry Lines | 46 | 16 | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | 50 | 17 | ||||||||||
| OF | Tommy Robson | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | ||||||||||
| IF | Brian Etheridge | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||||
| IF | Don Martin | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | ||||||||||
| IF | John Reid | 41 | 11 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | 44 | 12 | ||||||||||
| IF | Ray Smith | 14 | 4 | – | – | – | – | 14 | 4 | ||||||||||
| CF | Alec Ashworth | 30 | 25 | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | 34 | 26 | ||||||||||
| CF | Frank Large | 20 | 18 | – | – | – | – | 20 | 18 | ||||||||||
| CF | Bert Llewellyn | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | ||||||||||
| Players who left before end of season: | |||||||||||||||||||
| OF | Roy Sanders | 15 | 2 | 1 | – | 3 | – | 19 | 2 | ||||||||||
| CF | Cliff Holton | 21 | 14 | – | – | 3 | 1 | 24 | 15 | ||||||||||
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