| Club: | Northampton Town |
| Season: | 1967–68 |
| Manager: | Dave Bowen (until September) Tony Marchi |
| Chairman: | Ted Buller |
| Stadium: | County Ground |
| League: | Division Three |
| League Result: | 17th |
| Cup1: | FA Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | First round |
| Cup2: | League Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | Third round |
| League Topscorer: | Don Martin (12) |
| Season Topscorer: | Don Martin (13) |
| Highest Attendance: | 12,625 vs Reading |
| Lowest Attendance: | 6,387 vs Southport |
| Average Attendance: | 8,937 |
| Prevseason: | 1966–67 |
| Nextseason: | 1968–69 |
The 1967–68 season was Northampton Town's 71st season in their history and the first season back in the Third Division, following relegation from the Second 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 | |||||||||||
| Roger Barron | GK | Northampton | May 4, 1968 | 6 | 0 | Apprentice | July 1965 | N/A | |||
| John Brooks | GK | London | May 4, 1968 | 1 | 0 | Ipswich Town | October 1967 | Free | |||
| Bryan Harvey | GK | Stepney | May 4, 1968 | 181 | 0 | Blackpool | October 1963 | £4,000[1] | |||
| Full backs | |||||||||||
| Brian Faulkes | FB | Abingdon | May 4, 1968 | 45 | 2 | Reading | August 1967 | ||||
| John Mackin | RB | Bellshill | May 4, 1968 | 93 | 12 | Apprentice | November 1963 | N/A | |||
| Clive Walker | LB | Watford | May 4, 1968 | 51 | 0 | Leicester City | October 1966 | ||||
| Half backs | |||||||||||
| John Clarke | CH | Northampton | May 4, 1968 | 4 | 0 | Apprentice | July 1965 | N/A | |||
| John Roberts | CH | Abercynon | May 4, 1968 | 25 | 4 | Swansea Town | November 1967 | £13,000 | |||
| Graham Carr | HB | Corbridge | May 4, 1968 | 96 | 0 | Apprentice | August 1962 | N/A | |||
| Ron Flowers | HB | Edlington | May 4, 1968 | 43 | 2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | August 1967 | ||||
| Joe Kiernan | WH | Coatbridge | May 4, 1968 | 187 | 10 | Sunderland | July 1963 | ||||
| John Kurila | WH | Glasgow | May 4, 1968 | 162 | 4 | Bristol City | November 1963 | ||||
| Inside/Outside forwards | |||||||||||
| Graham Felton | OF | Cambridge | May 4, 1968 | 35 | 1 | Cambridge United | August 1966 | ||||
| Barry Lines | OF | Bletchley | May 4, 1968 | 257 | 47 | Bletchley Town | September 1960 | ||||
| Tommy Knox | OF | Glasgow | May 4, 1968 | 16 | 0 | Mansfield Town | November 1967 | ||||
| Eric Weaver | OF | Rhymney | May 4, 1968 | 23 | 5 | Notts County | December 1967 | ||||
| Dennis Brown | IF | Reading | May 4, 1968 | 22 | 7 | Swindon Town | February 1967 | £5,000 P/E[2] | |||
| John Byrne | IF | Cambuslang | May 4, 1968 | 22 | 3 | Peterborough United | December 1967 | £9,000 | |||
| Ray Price | IF | Northampton | May 4, 1968 | 7 | 0 | Apprentice | July 1966 | N/A | |||
| Centre forwards | |||||||||||
| John Fairbrother | CF | Cricklewood | May 4, 1968 | 16 | 5 | Peterborough United | February 1968 | ||||
See main article: 1967–68 FA Cup.
See main article: 1967–68 Football League Cup.
| Player | Division Three | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starts | Sub | Goals | Starts | Sub | Goals | Starts | Sub | Goals | Starts | Sub | Goals | ||||||||
| GK | Roger Barron | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | – | – | ||||||
| GK | John Brooks | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | ||||||
| GK | Bryan Harvey | 39 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 4 | – | – | 44 | – | – | ||||||
| FB | Brian Faulkes | 39 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 4 | – | – | 44 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| FB | John Mackin | 38 | 1 | 6 | 1 | – | – | 4 | – | 1 | 43 | 1 | 7 | ||||||
| FB | Clive Walker | 24 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 26 | – | – | ||||||
| CH | John Roberts | 24 | – | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | – | 4 | ||||||
| HB | Graham Carr | 36 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 4 | – | – | 41 | 1 | – | ||||||
| HB | John Clarke | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | ||||||
| HB | Ron Flowers | 40 | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 43 | – | 2 | ||||||
| HB | Joe Kiernan | 37 | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 41 | 1 | 3 | ||||||
| HB | John Kurila | 29 | 3 | – | 1 | – | – | 4 | – | – | 34 | 3 | – | ||||||
| OF | Graham Felton | 18 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 20 | – | 1 | ||||||
| OF | Willie Johnston | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | ||||||
| OF | Tommy Knox | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 16 | – | – | ||||||
| OF | Barry Lines | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | 15 | – | – | ||||||
| OF | Eric Weaver | 23 | – | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 23 | – | 5 | ||||||
| IF | Dennis Brown | 14 | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14 | – | 4 | ||||||
| IF | John Byrne | 22 | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 22 | – | 3 | ||||||
| IF | Ray Price | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | – | – | ||||||
| CF | John Fairbrother | 16 | – | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 16 | – | 5 | ||||||
| Players who left before end of season: | |||||||||||||||||||
| OF | Billy Best | 8 | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||
| IF | Don Martin | 27 | – | 12 | 1 | – | – | 4 | – | 1 | 32 | – | 13 | ||||||
| CF | Jim Hall | 17 | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | 3 | – | 1 | 21 | – | 3 | ||||||
| CF | Frank Large | 16 | – | 7 | – | – | – | 4 | – | 2 | 20 | – | 9 | ||||||
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