| Club: | Northampton Town |
| Season: | 1965–66 |
| Manager: | Dave Bowen |
| Chairman: | Ted Buller |
| Stadium: | County Ground |
| League: | Division One |
| League Result: | 21st |
| Cup1: | FA Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Third round |
| Cup2: | League Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | Third round |
| League Topscorer: | Bobby Brown (9) |
| Season Topscorer: | Bobby Brown (10) |
| Highest Attendance: | 24,523 vs Fulham |
| Lowest Attendance: | 14,504 vs Blackpool |
| Average Attendance: | 18,634 |
| Prevseason: | 1964–65 |
| Nextseason: | 1966–67 |
The 1965–66 season was Northampton Town's 69th season in their history and the first season in the first tier of English football, the First Division, following promotion from the Second Division the previous season. Alongside competing in Division One, 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 | |||||||||||
| Roger Barron | GK | Northampton | April 30, 1966 | 0 | 0 | Apprentice | July 1965 | N/A | |||
| Norman Coe | GK | Swansea | April 30, 1966 | 62 | 0 | Arsenal | July 1960 | ||||
| Bryan Harvey | GK | Stepney | April 30, 1966 | 109 | 0 | Blackpool | October 1963 | £4,000[1] | |||
| Full backs | |||||||||||
| Vic Cockcroft | LB | Birmingham | April 30, 1966 | 47 | 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | July 1962 | ||||
| Mike Everitt | LB | Weeley | April 30, 1966 | 210 | 17 | Arsenal | February 1961 | £4,000 | |||
| Theo Foley (c) | RB | Dublin | April 30, 1966 | 203 | 10 | Exeter City | May 1961 | £1,000 | |||
| John Mackin | RB | Bellshill | April 30, 1966 | 9 | 1 | Apprentice | November 1963 | N/A | |||
| Half backs | |||||||||||
| Terry Branston | CH | Rugby | April 30, 1966 | 229 | 2 | Apprentice | October 1958 | N/A | |||
| John Clarke | CH | Northampton | April 30, 1966 | 0 | 0 | Apprentice | July 1965 | N/A | |||
| Graham Carr | HB | Corbridge | April 30, 1966 | 40 | 0 | Apprentice | August 1962 | N/A | |||
| Joe Kiernan | WH | Coatbridge | April 30, 1966 | 112 | 4 | Sunderland | July 1963 | ||||
| John Kurila | WH | Glasgow | April 30, 1966 | 84 | 3 | Bristol City | November 1963 | ||||
| John Linnell | WH | Northampton | April 30, 1966 | 0 | 0 | Apprentice | September 1963 | N/A | |||
| Inside/Outside forwards | |||||||||||
| Billy Best | OF | Glasgow | April 30, 1966 | 17 | 3 | Pollok | July 1962 | ||||
| Joe Broadfoot | OF | Lewisham | April 30, 1966 | 18 | 1 | Ipswich Town | October 1965 | £27,000 | |||
| Barry Lines | OF | Bletchley | April 30, 1966 | 198 | 45 | Bletchley Town | September 1960 | ||||
| Harry Walden | OF | Walgrave | April 30, 1966 | 64 | 1 | Luton Town | June 1964 | ||||
| Jim Hall | IF | Northampton | April 30, 1966 | 28 | 4 | Apprentice | July 1963 | N/A | |||
| Don Martin | IF | Corby | April 30, 1966 | 82 | 30 | Apprentice | July 1962 | N/A | |||
| Graham Moore | IF | Hengoed | April 30, 1966 | 22 | 7 | Manchester United | December 1965 | £15,000 | |||
| Centre forwards | |||||||||||
| Bobby Brown | CF | Streatham | April 30, 1966 | 52 | 23 | Watford | December 1963 | ||||
| George Hudson | CF | Manchester | April 30, 1966 | 11 | 6 | Coventry City | March 1966 | ||||
| Bobby Hunt | CF | Colchester | April 30, 1966 | 42 | 12 | Colchester United | March 1964 | £15,000 | |||
See main article: 1965–66 FA Cup.
See main article: 1965–66 Football League Cup.
| Player | Division One | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starts | Sub | Goals | Starts | Sub | Goals | Starts | Sub | Goals | Starts | Sub | Goals | ||||||||
| GK | Roger Barron | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||
| GK | Norman Coe | 15 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 16 | – | – | ||||||
| GK | Bryan Harvey | 27 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 29 | – | – | ||||||
| FB | Vic Cockcroft | 17 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 18 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| FB | Mike Everitt | 31 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | 34 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| FB | Theo Foley | 31 | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 34 | – | 2 | ||||||
| FB | John Mackin | 7 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| HB | Terry Branston | 27 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 29 | 1 | – | ||||||
| HB | Graham Carr | 27 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 30 | – | – | ||||||
| HB | John Clarke | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||
| HB | Joe Kiernan | 42 | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 45 | – | 2 | ||||||
| HB | John Kurila | 20 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 21 | – | 1 | ||||||
| HB | John Linnell | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||
| OF | Billy Best | 4 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||
| OF | Joe Broadfoot | 17 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 18 | – | 1 | ||||||
| OF | Barry Lines | 40 | – | 5 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 42 | – | 5 | ||||||
| OF | Harry Walden | 19 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 20 | – | – | ||||||
| IF | Jim Hall | 14 | 1 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 15 | 1 | 3 | ||||||
| IF | Don Martin | 26 | – | 7 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 27 | – | 7 | ||||||
| IF | Graham Moore | 21 | – | 7 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 22 | – | 7 | ||||||
| CF | Bobby Brown | 21 | – | 9 | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | 24 | – | 10 | ||||||
| CF | George Hudson | 11 | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11 | – | 6 | ||||||
| CF | Bobby Hunt | 13 | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13 | – | 3 | ||||||
| Players who left before end of season: | |||||||||||||||||||
| WH | Derek Leck | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | – | – | ||||||
| OF | Brian Etheridge | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | ||||||
| OF | Tommy Robson | 15 | 1 | 3 | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 17 | 1 | 3 | ||||||
| OF | Ronnie Walton | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||
| IF | Ken Leek | 4 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||
| CF | Charlie Livesey | 3 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||
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