| Club: | Northampton Town |
| Season: | 1973–74 |
| Manager: | Bill Dodgin Jr. |
| Chairman: | Neville Ronson |
| Stadium: | County Ground |
| League: | Division Four |
| League Result: | 5th |
| Cup1: | FA Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Second round |
| Cup2: | League Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | First round |
| League Topscorer: | Paul Stratford (13) |
| Season Topscorer: | John Buchanan (15) Paul Stratford (15) |
| Highest Attendance: | 11,378 vs Peterborough United |
| Lowest Attendance: | 2,995 vs Banbury United |
| Average Attendance: | 5,424 |
| Prevseason: | 1972–73 |
| Nextseason: | 1974–75 |
The 1973–74 season was Northampton Town's 77th season in their history and the fifth successive season in the Fourth Division. Alongside competing in Division Four, 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 | |||||||||||
| Alan Starling | GK | Dagenham | May 1, 1974 | 135 | 0 | Luton Town | June 1971 | ||||
| Defenders | |||||||||||
| Dietmar Bruck | RB |  | Danzig | May 1, 1974 | 44 | 0 | Charlton Athletic | June 1972 | N/A | ||
| John Clarke | CB | Northampton | May 1, 1974 | 255 | 1 | Apprentice | July 1965 | N/A | |||
| John Gregory | U | Scunthorpe | May 1, 1974 | 59 | 0 | Apprentice | Summer 1972 | N/A | |||
| Phil Neal | U | Irchester | May 1, 1974 | 195 | 27 | Apprentice | July 1968 | N/A | |||
| Alan Oman | FB | Newcastle upon Tyne | May 1, 1974 | 73 | 2 | Apprentice | October 1970 | N/A | |||
| Stuart Robertson | CB | Nottingham | May 1, 1974 | 68 | 7 | Doncaster Rovers | Summer 1972 | ||||
| Barry Tucker | FB | Swansea | May 1, 1974 | 69 | 0 | Apprentice | August 1970 | N/A | |||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||
| Billy Best (c) | U | Glasgow | May 1, 1974 | 91 | 24 | Southend United | Summer 1973 | ||||
| John Buchanan | W | Dingwall | May 1, 1974 | 112 | 26 | Ross County | October 1970 | ||||
| Dave Carlton | CM | Stepney | May 1, 1974 | 35 | 0 | Fulham | October 1973 | ||||
| Derrick Christie | W | Bletchley | May 1, 1974 | 3 | 0 | Apprentice | January 1974 | N/A | |||
| Graham Felton | W | Cambridge | May 1, 1974 | 261 | 26 | Apprentice | September 1966 | N/A | |||
| Bobby Park | CM | Edinburgh | May 1, 1974 | 25 | 0 | Peterborough United | February 1973 | ||||
| Robin Wainwright | CM | Luton | May 1, 1974 | 1 | 0 | Millwall | February 1974 | Loan | |||
| Forwards | |||||||||||
| Tony Buck | FW | Clowne | May 1, 1974 | 18 | 3 | Rochdale | January 1973 | ||||
| Malcolm John | FW | Bridgend | May 1, 1974 | 13 | 4 | Bristol Rovers | March 1974 | Loan | |||
| Paul Stratford | FW | Northampton | May 1, 1974 | 59 | 16 | Apprentice | Summer 1972 | N/A | |||
See main article: 1973–74 FA Cup.
See main article: 1973–74 Football League Cup.
| Player | Division Four | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starts | Sub | Goals | Starts | Sub | Goals | Starts | Sub | Goals | Starts | Sub | Goals | ||||||||
| GK | Alan Starling | 46 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 50 | – | – | ||||||
| DF | Dietmar Bruck | 15 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 16 | – | – | ||||||
| DF | John Clarke | 39 | 3 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 40 | 4 | 1 | ||||||
| DF | John Gregory | 46 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 50 | – | – | ||||||
| DF | Phil Neal | 46 | – | 9 | 3 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 50 | – | 9 | ||||||
| DF | Alan Oman | 17 | 5 | 1 | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 20 | 5 | 1 | ||||||
| DF | Stuart Robertson | 31 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 35 | – | 5 | ||||||
| DF | Barry Tucker | 33 | 1 | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | 36 | 1 | – | ||||||
| MF | Billy Best | 38 | 1 | 7 | 3 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 41 | 1 | 8 | ||||||
| MF | John Buchanan | 40 | 2 | 13 | 3 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 44 | 2 | 15 | ||||||
| MF | Dave Carlton | 32 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 34 | – | – | ||||||
| MF | Derrick Christie | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | ||||||
| MF | Graham Felton | 43 | 1 | 5 | 3 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 47 | 1 | 6 | ||||||
| MF | Bobby Park | 3 | 3 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 4 | 3 | – | ||||||
| MF | Robin Wainwright | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | ||||||
| FW | Tony Buck | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | ||||||
| FW | Malcolm John | 13 | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13 | – | 4 | ||||||
| FW | Paul Stratford | 45 | – | 15 | 3 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 49 | – | 15 | ||||||
| Players who left before end of season: | |||||||||||||||||||
| MF | Gordon Riddick | 8 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||
| MF | Peter Hawkins | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | ||||||
| FW | Dick Krzywicki | 8 | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||
| FW | Derek Watts | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | ||||||
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