| Club: | Northampton Town |
| Season: | 1974–75 |
| Manager: | Bill Dodgin Jr. |
| Chairman: | Neville Ronson |
| Stadium: | County Ground |
| League: | Division Four |
| League Result: | 16th |
| Cup1: | FA Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Second round |
| Cup2: | League Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | Second round |
| League Topscorer: | Paul Stratford (15) |
| Season Topscorer: | Paul Stratford (16) |
| Highest Attendance: | 7,275 vs Lincoln City |
| Lowest Attendance: | 2,482 vs Newport County |
| Average Attendance: | 4,179 |
| Prevseason: | 1973–74 |
| Nextseason: | 1975–76 |
The 1974–75 season was Northampton Town's 78th season in their history and the sixth 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 | April 25, 1975 | 185 | 0 | Luton Town | June 1971 | ||||
| Defenders | |||||||||||
| Gary Anderson | RB | London | April 25, 1975 | 11 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | March 1975 | ||||
| Wayne Cegielski | CB | Tredegar | April 25, 1975 | 11 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | March 1975 | Loan | |||
| John Gregory | U | Scunthorpe | April 25, 1975 | 105 | 2 | Apprentice | Summer 1972 | N/A | |||
| John Moore | CB | Harthill | April 25, 1975 | 16 | 0 | Luton Town | August 1974 | ||||
| Alan Oman | FB | Newcastle upon Tyne | April 25, 1975 | 96 | 3 | Apprentice | October 1970 | N/A | |||
| Stuart Robertson | CB | Nottingham | April 25, 1975 | 102 | 9 | Doncaster Rovers | Summer 1972 | ||||
| Barry Tucker | FB | Swansea | April 25, 1975 | 112 | 1 | Apprentice | August 1970 | N/A | |||
| Ray Tumbridge | LB | London | April 25, 1975 | 11 | 0 | Charlton Athletic | March 1975 | Loan | |||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||
| Billy Best (c) | U | Glasgow | April 25, 1975 | 142 | 33 | Southend United | Summer 1973 | ||||
| Dave Carlton | CM | Stepney | April 25, 1975 | 70 | 5 | Fulham | October 1973 | ||||
| Derrick Christie | W | Bletchley | April 25, 1975 | 19 | 0 | Apprentice | January 1974 | N/A | |||
| John Farrington | W | Lynemouth | April 25, 1975 | 36 | 3 | Cardiff City | Summer 1974 | ||||
| Graham Felton | W | Cambridge | April 25, 1975 | 275 | 26 | Apprentice | September 1966 | N/A | |||
| Robin Wainwright | CM | Luton | April 25, 1975 | 35 | 5 | Millwall | February 1974 | ||||
| Forwards | |||||||||||
| Jim Hall | FW | Northampton | April 25, 1975 | 64 | 10 | Peterborough United | January 1975 | ||||
| Malcolm John | FW | Bridgend | April 25, 1975 | 43 | 8 | Bristol Rovers | March 1974 | Free | |||
| Gary Mabee | FW | Oxford | April 25, 1975 | 36 | 13 | Tottenham Hotspur | August 1974 | ||||
| Paul Stratford | FW | Northampton | April 25, 1975 | 108 | 32 | Apprentice | Summer 1972 | N/A | |||
See main article: 1974–75 FA Cup.
See main article: 1974–75 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 | 45 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 50 | – | – | ||||||
| DF | Gary Anderson | 11 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11 | – | – | ||||||
| DF | Wayne Cegielski | 11 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11 | – | – | ||||||
| DF | John Gregory | 41 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | 3 | – | – | 46 | – | 2 | ||||||
| DF | John Moore | 14 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 16 | – | – | ||||||
| DF | Alan Oman | 21 | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 23 | – | 1 | ||||||
| DF | Stuart Robertson | 31 | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 34 | – | 2 | ||||||
| DF | Barry Tucker | 38 | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 43 | – | 1 | ||||||
| DF | Ray Tumbridge | 11 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11 | – | – | ||||||
| MF | Billy Best | 46 | – | 9 | 2 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 51 | – | 9 | ||||||
| MF | Dave Carlton | 31 | 1 | 5 | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 34 | 1 | 5 | ||||||
| MF | Derrick Christie | 12 | 2 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 14 | 2 | – | ||||||
| MF | John Farrington | 34 | – | 3 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 36 | – | 3 | ||||||
| MF | Graham Felton | 10 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | 13 | 1 | – | ||||||
| MF | Robin Wainwright | 23 | 8 | 5 | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 26 | 8 | 5 | ||||||
| FW | Jim Hall | 5 | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | – | 4 | ||||||
| FW | Malcolm John | 21 | 7 | 4 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 23 | 7 | 4 | ||||||
| FW | Gary Mabee | 29 | 3 | 13 | 1 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 32 | 4 | 13 | ||||||
| FW | Paul Stratford | 44 | – | 15 | 2 | – | 1 | 3 | – | – | 49 | – | 16 | ||||||
| Players who left before end of season: | |||||||||||||||||||
| GK | Stuart Garnham | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | ||||||
| DF | John Clarke | 4 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 5 | 2 | – | ||||||
| DF | Tom Kilkelly | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | – | ||||||
| DF | Phil Neal | 10 | – | 2 | – | – | – | 3 | – | 1 | 13 | – | 3 | ||||||
| MF | John Buchanan | 11 | – | 2 | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | 14 | – | 2 | ||||||
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