| Club: | Northampton Town |
| Season: | 1968–69 |
| Manager: | Ron Flowers |
| Chairman: | Bob Brett |
| Stadium: | County Ground |
| League: | Division Three |
| League Result: | 14th |
| Cup1: | FA Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Third round |
| Cup2: | League Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | First round |
| League Topscorer: | John Fairbrother (13) |
| Season Topscorer: | John Fairbrother (14) |
| Highest Attendance: | 15,161 vs Luton Town |
| Lowest Attendance: | 4,406 vs Crewe Alexandra |
| Average Attendance: | 6,790 |
| Prevseason: | 1967–68 |
| Nextseason: | 1969–70 |
The 1968–69 season was Northampton Town's 72nd season in their history and their 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 | |||||||||||
| Roger Barron | GK | Northampton | April 29, 1969 | 19 | 0 | Apprentice | July 1965 | N/Ars | |||
| Gordon Morritt | GK | Rotherham | April 29, 1969 | 37 | 0 | Doncaster Rovers | August 1968 | ||||
| Defenders | |||||||||||
| John Clarke | CB | Northampton | April 29, 1969 | 36 | 0 | Apprentice | July 1965 | N/A | |||
| Ray Fairfax | FB | Smethwick | April 29, 1969 | 48 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | July 1968 | ||||
| John Mackin | RB | Bellshill | April 29, 1969 | 112 | 13 | Apprentice | November 1963 | N/A | |||
| Phil Neal | U | Irchester | April 29, 1969 | 22 | 4 | Apprentice | July 1968 | N/A | |||
| Frank Rankmore | CB | Cardiff | April 29, 1969 | 38 | 5 | Peterborough United | August 1968 | £12,000 | |||
| John Roberts | U | Abercynon | April 29, 1969 | 67 | 13 | Swansea Town | November 1967 | £13,000 | |||
| Neil Townsend | CB | Long Buckby | April 29, 1969 | 21 | 0 | Apprentice | September 1968 | N/A | |||
| Clive Walker | LB | Watford | April 29, 1969 | 80 | 1 | Leicester City | October 1966 | ||||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||
| John Byrne | CM | Cambuslang | April 29, 1969 | 44 | 4 | Peterborough United | December 1967 | £9,000 | |||
| Graham Felton | W | Cambridge | April 29, 1969 | 60 | 2 | Apprentice | September 1966 | N/A | |||
| Ron Flowers | CM | Edlington | April 29, 1969 | 67 | 4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | August 1967 | ||||
| Peter Hawkins | LW | Swansea | April 29, 1969 | 7 | 1 | Apprentice | July 1968 | N/A | |||
| Joe Kiernan | CM | Coatbridge | April 29, 1969 | 209 | 10 | Sunderland | July 1963 | ||||
| Tommy Knox | W | Glasgow | April 29, 1969 | 33 | 1 | Mansfield Town | November 1967 | ||||
| Barry Lines | W | Bletchley | April 29, 1969 | 281 | 50 | Bletchley Town | September 1960 | ||||
| John McGleish | CM | Airdrie | April 29, 1969 | 0 | 0 | Apprentice | November 1968 | N/A | |||
| Eric Weaver | W | Rhymney | April 29, 1969 | 50 | 9 | Notts County | December 1967 | ||||
| Forwards | |||||||||||
| Dennis Brown | IF | Reading | April 29, 1969 | 48 | 11 | Swindon Town | February 1967 | £5,000 P/E[1] | |||
| John Fairbrother | CF | Cricklewood | April 29, 1969 | 53 | 19 | Peterborough United | February 1968 | ||||
| Bob Hatton | CF | Kingston upon Hull | April 29, 1969 | 36 | 8 | Bolton Wanderers | October 1968 | ||||
See main article: 1968–69 FA Cup.
See main article: 1968–69 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 | 11 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 13 | – | – | ||||||
| GK | Gordon Morritt | 34 | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | 37 | – | – | ||||||
| DF | John Clarke | 29 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 32 | – | – | ||||||
| DF | Ray Fairfax | 43 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||
| DF | John Mackin | 15 | 2 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 17 | 2 | – | ||||||
| DF | Phil Neal | 21 | – | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 22 | – | 4 | ||||||
| DF | Frank Rankmore | 33 | – | 5 | 3 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 38 | – | 5 | ||||||
| DF | John Roberts | 38 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | 42 | – | 9 | ||||||
| DF | Neil Townsend | 18 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 19 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| DF | Clive Walker | 26 | – | 1 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | 29 | – | 1 | ||||||
| MF | John Byrne | 18 | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 22 | – | 1 | ||||||
| MF | Graham Felton | 24 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | – | 1 | ||||||
| MF | Ron Flowers | 21 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 23 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| MF | Peter Hawkins | 6 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| MF | Joe Kiernan | 21 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 22 | – | – | ||||||
| MF | Barry Lines | 20 | 2 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 21 | 3 | 3 | ||||||
| MF | Tommy Knox | 12 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | 15 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| MF | John McGleish | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||
| MF | Eric Weaver | 24 | – | 4 | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 27 | – | 4 | ||||||
| FW | Dennis Brown | 20 | 4 | 3 | – | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | 22 | 4 | 4 | ||||||
| FW | John Fairbrother | 30 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | – | 34 | 3 | 14 | ||||||
| FW | Bob Hatton | 29 | 4 | 7 | 3 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 32 | 4 | 8 | ||||||
| Players who left before end of season: | |||||||||||||||||||
| GK | Stuart Skeet | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | ||||||
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