| Club: | Northampton Town |
| Season: | 1976–77 |
| Manager: | Pat Crerand |
| Chairman: | Neville Ronson |
| Stadium: | County Ground |
| League: | Division Three |
| League Result: | 22nd |
| Cup1: | FA Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | First round |
| Cup2: | League Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | First round |
| League Topscorer: | Paul Stratford (12) |
| Season Topscorer: | Paul Stratford (13) |
| Highest Attendance: | 7,782 vs Brighton & Hove Albion |
| Lowest Attendance: | 3,911 vs Chesterfield |
| Average Attendance: | 5,750 |
| Prevseason: | 1975–76 |
| Nextseason: | 1977–78 |
The 1976–77 season was Northampton Town's 80th season in their history and the first season back in the Third Division following promotion 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 | |||||||||||
| Jeff Parton | GK | Swansea | May 7, 1977 | 18 | 0 | Burnley | Summer 1975 | ||||
| Defenders | |||||||||||
| Steve Bryant | LB | London | May 7, 1977 | 28 | 0 | Birmingham City | December 1976 | ||||
| John Gregory | U | Scunthorpe | May 7, 1977 | 203 | 10 | Apprentice | Summer 1972 | N/A | |||
| Alex Malcolm | LB | Hamilton | May 7, 1977 | 2 | 0 | Luton Town | August 1976 | ||||
| Stuart Robertson | CB | Nottingham | May 7, 1977 | 194 | 20 | Doncaster Rovers | Summer 1972 | ||||
| Barry Tucker | FB | Swansea | May 7, 1977 | 202 | 2 | Apprentice | August 1970 | N/A | |||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||
| Billy Best (c) | U | Glasgow | May 7, 1977 | 233 | 53 | Southend United | Summer 1973 | ||||
| Derrick Christie | W | Bletchley | May 7, 1977 | 89 | 7 | Apprentice | January 1974 | N/A | |||
| John Farrington | W | Lynemouth | May 7, 1977 | 121 | 11 | Cardiff City | Summer 1974 | ||||
| Don Martin | U | Corby | May 7, 1977 | 223 | 72 | Blackburn Rovers | November 1975 | ||||
| Andy McGowan | CM | Corby | May 7, 1977 | 77 | 8 | Apprentice | June 1975 | N/A | |||
| Keith Williams | CM | Dudley | May 7, 1977 | 17 | 1 | Aston Villa | February 1977 | ||||
| Forwards | |||||||||||
| Keith Bowen | FW | Northampton | May 7, 1977 | 1 | 0 | Apprentice | Summer 1976 | N/A | |||
| Jim Hall | FW | Northampton | May 7, 1977 | 125 | 34 | Peterborough United | Summer 1975 | ||||
| Ray Haywood | FW | Dudley | May 7, 1977 | 13 | 2 | Shrewsbury Town | March 1977 | ||||
| George Reilly | FW | Bellshill | May 7, 1977 | 23 | 2 | Corby Town | June 1976 | ||||
| Paul Stratford | FW | Northampton | May 7, 1977 | 186 | 61 | Apprentice | Summer 1972 | N/A | |||
See main article: 1976–77 FA Cup.
See main article: 1976–77 Football League Cup.
| Player | Division Three | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starts | Sub | Goals | Starts | Sub | Goals | Starts | Sub | Goals | Starts | Sub | Goals | ||||||||
| GK | Jeff Parton | 12 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 13 | – | – | ||||||
| DF | Steve Bryant | 28 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 28 | – | – | ||||||
| DF | John Gregory | 46 | – | 4 | 1 | – | – | 3 | – | 1 | 50 | – | 5 | ||||||
| DF | Alex Malcolm | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | ||||||
| DF | Stuart Robertson | 41 | – | 4 | 1 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 45 | – | 4 | ||||||
| DF | Barry Tucker | 37 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 41 | – | – | ||||||
| MF | Billy Best | 40 | – | 11 | 1 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 44 | – | 11 | ||||||
| MF | Derrick Christie | 37 | 7 | 5 | 1 | – | – | 3 | – | 1 | 41 | 7 | 6 | ||||||
| MF | John Farrington | 35 | 6 | 4 | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | 35 | 9 | 4 | ||||||
| MF | Andy McGowan | 25 | 6 | 4 | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | 28 | 6 | 4 | ||||||
| MF | Don Martin | 32 | 5 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 3 | – | 1 | 36 | 5 | 4 | ||||||
| MF | Keith Williams | 17 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 17 | – | 1 | ||||||
| FW | Keith Bowen | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | ||||||
| FW | Ray Haywood | 11 | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| FW | George Reilly | 19 | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 20 | 3 | 2 | ||||||
| FW | Paul Stratford | 40 | 2 | 12 | 1 | – | – | 3 | – | 1 | 44 | 2 | 13 | ||||||
| Players who left before end of season: | |||||||||||||||||||
| GK | Alan Starling | 26 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | 29 | – | – | ||||||
| GK | Bob Ward | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | – | – | ||||||
| DF | Dave Carlton | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | – | – | ||||||
| DF | Ian Ross | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | ||||||
| MF | John Gilligan | 5 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||
| FW | Keith Bowker | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | ||||||
| FW | Jim Hall | 11 | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 15 | – | 2 | ||||||
| FW | Bobby Owen | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | – | – | ||||||
| FW | Steve Phillips | 16 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 20 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
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