| Club: | Northampton Town |
| Season: | 1964–65 |
| Manager: | Dave Bowen |
| Chairman: | Fred York |
| Stadium: | County Ground |
| League: | Division Two |
| League Result: | 2nd |
| Cup1: | FA Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Third round |
| Cup2: | League Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | Quarter-final |
| League Topscorer: | Don Martin Bobby Brown Tommy Robson (13) |
| Season Topscorer: | Don Martin (16) |
| Highest Attendance: | 20,660 vs Plymouth Argyle |
| Lowest Attendance: | 9,586 vs Bury |
| Average Attendance: | 15,393 |
| Prevseason: | 1963–64 |
| Nextseason: | 1965–66 |
The 1964–65 season was Northampton Town's 68th season in their history and the second successive season in the Second Division. Alongside competing in Division Two, 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 | |||||||||||
| Norman Coe | GK | Swansea | April 24, 1965 | 46 | 0 | Arsenal | July 1960 | ||||
| Bryan Harvey | GK | Stepney | April 24, 1965 | 80 | 0 | Blackpool | October 1963 | £4,000[1] | |||
| Full backs | |||||||||||
| Vic Cockcroft | LB | Birmingham | April 24, 1965 | 28 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | July 1962 | ||||
| Mike Everitt | LB | Weeley | April 24, 1965 | 175 | 15 | Arsenal | February 1961 | £4,000 | |||
| Theo Foley (c) | RB | Dublin | April 24, 1965 | 169 | 8 | Exeter City | May 1961 | £1,000 | |||
| John Mackin | RB | Bellshill | April 24, 1965 | 0 | 0 | Apprentice | November 1963 | N/A | |||
| Half backs | |||||||||||
| Terry Branston | CH | Rugby | April 24, 1965 | 199 | 2 | Apprentice | October 1958 | N/A | |||
| Graham Carr | CH | Corbridge | April 24, 1965 | 10 | 0 | Apprentice | August 1962 | N/A | |||
| Joe Kiernan | WH | Coatbridge | April 24, 1965 | 67 | 2 | Sunderland | July 1963 | ||||
| John Kurila | WH | Glasgow | April 24, 1965 | 63 | 2 | Bristol City | November 1963 | ||||
| Derek Leck | WH | Deal | April 24, 1965 | 257 | 46 | Millwall | June 1958 | ||||
| John Linnell | WH | Northampton | April 24, 1965 | 12 | Apprentice | September 1963 | N/A | ||||
| Inside/Outside forwards | |||||||||||
| Billy Best | OF | Glasgow | April 24, 1965 | 13 | 2 | Pollok | July 1962 | ||||
| Barry Lines | OF | Bletchley | April 24, 1965 | 156 | 40 | Bletchley Town | September 1960 | ||||
| Tommy Robson | OF | Gateshead | April 24, 1965 | 64 | 18 | Newcastle United | August 1961 | N/A | |||
| Harry Walden | OF | Walgrave | April 24, 1965 | 44 | 1 | Luton Town | June 1964 | ||||
| Ronnie Walton | OF | Plymouth | April 24, 1965 | 1 | 0 | Apprentice | September 1963 | N/A | |||
| Brian Etheridge | IF | Northampton | April 24, 1965 | 21 | 1 | Apprentice | July 1962 | N/A | |||
| Jim Hall | IF | Northampton | April 24, 1965 | 12 | 1 | Apprentice | July 1963 | N/A | |||
| Ken Leek | IF | Ynysybwl | April 24, 1965 | 88 | 32 | Birmingham City | December 1964 | ||||
| Don Martin | IF | Corby | April 24, 1965 | 55 | 23 | Apprentice | July 1962 | N/A | |||
| Centre forwards | |||||||||||
| Bobby Brown | CF | Streatham | April 24, 1965 | 28 | 13 | Watford | December 1963 | ||||
| Bobby Hunt | CF | Colchester | April 24, 1965 | 29 | 9 | Colchester United | March 1964 | £15,000 | |||
| Charlie Livesey | CF | West Ham | April 24, 1965 | 30 | 5 | Brighton & Hove Albion | August 1964 | ||||
See main article: 1964–65 FA Cup.
See main article: 1964–65 Football League Cup.
| Player | Division Two | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starts | Goals | Starts | Goals | Starts | Goals | Starts | Goals | |||
| GK | Norman Coe | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| GK | Bryan Harvey | 42 | – | 1 | – | 4 | – | 47 | – | |
| FB | Vic Cockcroft | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 8 | – | |
| FB | Mike Everitt | 39 | 2 | 1 | – | 3 | – | 43 | 2 | |
| FB | Theo Foley | 42 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 47 | 5 | |
| FB | John Mackin | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| HB | Terry Branston | 34 | 2 | 1 | – | 4 | – | 39 | 2 | |
| HB | Graham Carr | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | – | |
| HB | Joe Kiernan | 41 | 2 | 1 | – | 4 | – | 46 | 2 | |
| HB | John Kurila | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | |
| HB | Derek Leck | 42 | 3 | 1 | – | 3 | – | 46 | 3 | |
| HB | John Linnell | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| OF | Billy Best | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | |
| OF | Barry Lines | 9 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 10 | – | |
| OF | Tommy Robson | 36 | 13 | 1 | – | 3 | – | 40 | 13 | |
| OF | Harry Walden | 39 | 1 | 1 | – | 4 | – | 44 | 1 | |
| OF | Ronnie Walton | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | |
| IF | Brian Etheridge | 9 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | 10 | 1 | |
| IF | Jim Hall | 6 | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | 8 | 1 | |
| IF | Ken Leek | 12 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | 13 | 3 | |
| IF | Don Martin | 30 | 13 | – | – | 2 | 3 | 32 | 16 | |
| CF | Bobby Brown | 20 | 13 | – | – | 1 | – | 21 | 13 | |
| CF | Charlie Livesey | 25 | 3 | 1 | – | 4 | 2 | 30 | 5 | |
| CF | Bobby Hunt | 16 | 4 | – | – | 2 | 2 | 18 | 6 | |
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